The New York herald., 1876-12-13

Prison In Richmond, Va He eane 10 this State with
General Daniel y. sckles during the Reconstruction,
having left the army with tho rank OF major In 1868
he elected to the Stale Constitutional Convention
and subsequently TO the State Senate from the same
county. He appointed Unitea States District At
torney by President Grant 1869, and has served In
that capacity since Among the legal fraternity
he 10 regarded intellectual light weight, AMI by
the people as the bitter partisan in the State
yEDKgAL SrERrxRKScK xIscHIEvors.
Senator Robertson sends the following telegram
COLUMBIA, s. e., Dec. IL, 1875
GENERAL .. s. GRANT. PRESIDENT oy rnE UNITED
STATES, WASHINGTON D. o. =
break the peace at this time ! hope the federal ad-
nlnstrasion VIII not attempt 10 interfere IN tho settle
ment of State afaira In that case am satisfied
thai peacenble and legal solution can be reached
I. J. ROBERTSON, Cnitod States Senator
THE nxRws WAR
Speaker Wallace OF the democratic House. issued
pay certificates 500 each OF the OF that
body which all promptly cashed by the Carolina
National Bank. The whole amount paid was $7,loo
This bad depressing effect upon tho negro members
OF tho Mackey House. who have prospect OF getting
their pay, aud Is that the Hampton gov
crnment win be sustained by tho money, power and
property holders Of the State.
FURTHER PARTICULARS or DEMOCRATIC PLANS
learn tonight, at ten O'Clock, that the democratic
programme above Indicated viii be carried out with
exception. The law in relation to the election OF
United States Senator requires that when election
takes place the nrst day, majority OF the members
only OF both houses shall meet in joint session
day and proceed to ballot Tho demo-
cratic House has now sevsnty-one members
and these, with the thirteen democratic Senators,
make eighty four which constitutes majority Of both
houses tho whole number or tho Senate and House
being l57. on tomorrow this democratic quo
rum Of eighty four win continue to b ,lot until
United States Senator chosen. who, IL is claimed,
will then have been legally elected, and win have
proper right aud title TO the position. am able also
predict the Inauguration OF Hampton on Thursday,
and the OF an entire and separate dem
ocratic government.
WORK INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
The Congressional Committee has boon bailcd and
retarded in its operations far by the inability to
force the co,ored secretary OF State give up the
election returns. This dsaiculty has been over
come to a certain extent The committee has not only
begun to mako some Roadway, but to make also
STARTLING DISCOVERIES
The mombers are reticont as to the nature OF the
latter but have authority for the statement that the
returns Of thirty ballot boxes which gave demo-
cratic majortcs united for In tho returns
of tho canvassers and that errors discrepancies and
Irregularities been ascertained to such extent
as will probably elect the entire Tlden ticket In the
of the thirty boxes just mentioned returns arc
forthcoming in the once OF the Secretary Of State; but
the committee have arranged TO summon witnesses
who will establish frauds perporacd by the repub
Lcan managers and commissioners OF elections.
WITNESS ATTEMPTING
sergeant arms experienced considerable difi-
Guilty tonight in dctanng witness who was endeav
orng TO escape from the city the Charleston train.
Altogether tho democratic prospects arc much
brighter tonight
FLORIDA.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE TO 1NvEsr1-
GATE THE STATE AS WELL AZ NATIONAL
ELEcTIoN-RErURNs TO BE FURNISHED ny
| THE SECRETARY or sTATx-MINUTxs OF THE
cANvAssrNa BOARD PUBLISHED.
[Bx TxLEaRAPz TO THE HERALD
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. IL, 1870
| tho Congressional Committee met this morning in
the Senate Chamber. Mr. Thompson, chairman, read
tho order under which tho committee created, and
ruled that the power tho committee extended only
| to an investigation OF the electoral vote
| Mr. Hopkins, Of Pennsylvania, rose quickly and
argued that the committee ordered to investigate
the election for Cougrsssmen, State officers and all,
a6dfng that Idg;.s eScme ~ isporant for Congress
to know who was the real Governor Of Florida any
| thing else
1 The republican momOe0 aonereo 10 MI Tn0mpS0n'S 8
view, and the debate growing the committee
won't into executive session 1t was determined in
that session to look Into tho whole election.
Mr. Hopkins, democrat, offered resolution 10 the
effect that no parte afndavits depostons be
taken. After debate 1t determined that no
affidavit Of this sort be made part OF the record, but
that thcy be for the inspection OF she
mittec
tn. cAsvAssERs' RETURNS PRESENTED
The Chairman then made written request to tho
Secretary OF State asking for certified copies of the
returns hle his olce, and also for tabulatcd
statement OF tho result reached by tho late
the State Board.
Tho Secretary replied that ho would furnish tho do
sired papers tomorrow morning.
REPUBLIcASs CREATE DELAY.
His compliance with this request created sur
PRISE It Is reported and generally believed here.
that Nj! W. f. Chandler had tccgraphed back to the
Governor to allow the committee to have to
mono OF the papers in his oce until the Senate
mttce was heard from. II Is said also that Mr. Cow
Gull telegraphed to General Barlow to say nothing
about Florida until his (Cowgils) letter received.
| 40 PROGRESS IN PROCEEDINGS.
| The Supreme Court had session to-day, and the
mandamus not heard. Court will meet to-
| morrow morning. when the ndamus case will bo
| tried
IMPORTANT DOCUMENT PUBLISHED
| The minutes Of the Board of Canvassers
peied to-day, and given 10 the public for the nrst
| time. Your correspondents obtained copy aud for
wardcd IT, These minutes not signed by Attorney
General cocke but present the first coherent and on
cia record OF the proceedings OF the Board may
be called lis defence.
MINUTES or cASvAssIxG RoARp MEETINGS..
Certified Copy OF tho Minutes OF thc Proceedings the
State Board OF Csnvasscrs at their Final Session,
December and 6, 1876
Tuesday, Dec $40 A. NJ. Tho Board met in pri-
vatc session. II ordered that those counties
which tcs a. Id be first taken