Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-29
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THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE LEGISLATIVE MIDDLE.
FLORIDA REPUBLICAN.
The State Declared for Hayes.
LOUISIANA.
Exciting Scene in Returning Board.
Battle WITH THE INDIANS
FLORIDA REPUBLICAN.
The State Declared for Hayes.
LOUISIANA.
Exciting Scene in Returning Board.
Battle WITH THE INDIANS
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The State-H ouse u<exi~I afure

SOUTH CAROLINA.
The State-H ouse Legislatures.
NEw YORK. Nov. 29,-The Herdlds Column
hia, - C., special says ofthe state-house legis-
lature: "A negro named Lee, OF Chester who
Was included In The vote for Mackey, says he
did not vote az all, which would invalidate
NE election Of speaker. Amer the election OF
the regular officers. and the members having
been sworn IN, this body appointed a COM
The number usually being eleven. allowing
room for four democrats, should they relent
ct that occurred was a motion OF a member
who wished 10 know whether
THE COUNTIES OF EDGEFIELD AND LAU-
RENS
were 10 have any representation An the leefs-
lature either by republican or democratic
representatives. Some debate on the Ques-
Ton enSued, but the matter was laid over
The concurrent resolution was adopted an
pointing wednesday. the 18th. as the day ON
winch The returns for governor and lieufen-
ant governor should De canvaSsed by the
senate and house in ioint session and the
persons aScertained 10 have received the hiQh-
esi number OF votes declared elected To those
oInceS. In The senate the senators from Edge
neld, laurens, and 4 bbeville counties pre-
scented themselves and were admitted on GER
uncates OF The supreme Court, but were re-
fused seats. The standing committees were
appointed and the credentials OF the above
mentioned senator's were taken I'm charge by
the committee on priv ileges and electionS
and would be acted upon In due time
THE SENATE
IS composed OF 80 members: 3 of these befnc
excluded leit ~ only; OF that number IS
were republicans and u democrats. Three
OF the republicans will vote with the demo-
Gratis, which makes a deadlock in thai bodv
Inc three excluded democrats have the best
prospects OF being admitted.
The democratic legislature. which organ
lied az Carolina Hall, appointed a committee
70 waitupon the senate and inform that body
that the house was organized and ready for
business. They also appointed n committee
TO take action TO obtain the returns OF the
votes for governor and Lieutenant governor
nom The secretary OF state, and adjourned.D
The Situation To-day.
COLUMBIA, =. g, Nov. 29.-The situation
Today Is unchanged, with the exception that
the republican house has been I'm session al
the morning, hut unable TO transact business
on account OF absences, which leaves ID with
out quorum. The senate is discussing n
concurrent resolution passed by the house
yestenday TO go into a canvass OF returns for
governor and lieutenant governor. The
democratic house went into secret session
in Carolina hall after receiving a report OF
the committee appointed yesterday to obtain
returns from the secretary of state for gov
ernor and Lieutenant governor. The COM
surrendered the returns TO Mr.. Mackey,
speaker or the republican house. The
military still garrison tho state house.
The supreme Court met and adjourned with
out tranSacting any business the LAWYERS
being engaged making a return 10 tine ha6eas
corpus case of the board of canvaSsers I'm
Judge Bonds L. =. Circuit Court. The Ser
gcant- alarms of the repu blican House is en-
gagged looking up absentees, without success
80 far.
Horrible story OF Outrage and
MrOng-Au Exciting Scene i'm the
Returning Board.
NEW YORK, Nov 29-The Times New Or
leans special of yesterday says Before the
returning board to-day four witnesses Were
examined, who had been shot for their repub-
lican principles. Two We're brought 20 the
city on cots. Their names are Ben. James,
katon IongwoOd, ii. w. Burrell. and Eliza
Plnkston. During the latter's recital Of her
wrongs, telling of her husband. who was
emasculated and then killed before her eyes;
OF her babe, whose throat was cut i'm her
arms; of her own gashed breast and limbs;
and finally the outrage OF her person, ex-Csov.
Palmer. of Illinois leaped from his chair and
said in wrath: If this story be false those
hat prepared il for this poor woman should
he hanged. But IL, as / firmly kRlieve, IL is
ine NE wretcnes who can Perfetrate such
/ will spend Sio,00O 10 ferret out ibis case. II
looks true. This poor woman has certainly
been cruelty wronged.
GOVERNOR PALMER WAS GREATLY Ex-
CITED -
while making these remarks, and a.. .,,,,,,x<...
the Louisiana IAN. democrats; who triei In vain
Wisconsin, also exhibited much oxci,a,.ei, "a
and turning upon l.,cai democrats. said,
You lou =, nave ave, SsSSrved us" subsequently
room during the woman's RECITAL. fiaflv com
CURED with Gen. Palmer. 10y WI
Tc-nlgnt me chief OF police has been COM
a fssfl
within which Ms. Pinkston lies PROSTATE ON
the floor.
Another Version ~ the Shocking
story.
The World dispatch says Mrs. Eliza
Pinkston, a middle-aged negreSs, was
brought in on chair and laid on q sofa, I'm
which position, another negress sitting by
her, she gave the testimony. Her story N
this: On the night of November a large
crowd of men, 30 or more. came 10 her house
where she was with her husband and child;
SIX OF them came into the house and took
Pinkston outside, mutilated him in a shock
ing manner, and then cut the child's throat
Alter this four of them seized aud outraged
her, and others assaulted and cut her with
knives. The leaders of the party She de-
clared to be DIR. Young and Mr.. Logan resi-
dents OF Ouachita parish. white men. and
WHY Parks, colored. When the democrats'
counsel proposed 10 cross-examine the wit
ness desperate effort was made 10 prevent
~. On being croSs-examined the woman adj
mltted mat there were colored men among
the assailants, aud that she heard those out
side shout :. Hurrah for Brewster" Brewster
being well-known and leading republican
IN IN Ihe parish, che also admitted that a few
days Afterwards she had told several white
gentlemen who came TO visit and attend her
mat the whole a fair was the work of coloned
r. a,,d ,ba, ~ hid ME-, were eoncerned IN
tics. When asked If She had not been ac-
cused OF some crime, allusion being made 10
am in9lctment Tor murder now hanging over
her She said "Crlme, what dat; OIL You
means dat Rose Hill. didn't kin DAT gal,
The case viii come up again to-day Or.
Young and Mr.. Logan, who are pow here.
Will then appear with their witnesses Willy
PARKS, the colored man named by Eliza
I'm P,Iink , has been dead for three months.
The truth OF this case is, that Pinkston was n
democrat and had voted the democratic
ticket at the last election.
And Yet Another
The S1l special says.-The cross-examina
tlon ellelted the fact that her husband Pinks-
tohl was democrat; that two negroes had
= n ma me gashes i'm her side with axes; that
she did not know the color OF the men who
killed Pinkston, nor what became OF her in
fart.
FLORIDA REPUBLICAN,.
A small Majority for Hayes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 29.-The Times has the
Rooms OF THE STATE CANvAssING
BOARD. TALLAHASSEE, Nov. 81 hereby
certify that the returns from all the counties
OF the state, except Dade county, Were this
day opened by the board Of state canvasserx
and the vote for electors, as ofi1cially an
from the faceof the returns in detail.
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