Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-12-04


Of Wallace were reduced to writing, and there
the matter stands.
On Wednesday one of the radical membcrs,lt
now turns out, had been sworn in aud has au-
swercd to his name by proxy every day slHce.
This members name is Sllas Cave. But a
telegram from Barpwel states that Slas Is
Quietly at home picking cotton. UNCONSCIOUS
that lie has been elected by the Mackey House
TO scat IN the Legislature of South Carolina.
The man who has been representing HIM IS
tho object OF great so!cltuie TO the democrats
but he has not so fer been discovered.
Another browning outrage was perpctrateu
Saturday evening by the Mackey House. They
were so mortified by the detection and descr'ion
TO the democrats Of Tom Hamilton and Myers
| that Immediately afterwards their committee
on privileges au,! elections held 4 meeting in y
corner Of the hall and submitted report seal
| ing four more delegates from Abbcvilla county
without shadow OF law CT authority. rs IN
| the Barnwcl case, al the very time that th!s
was done the democratic members from that
county, holding the certificates 81 Tic boar! 81
canvassers, were then in the i!&!l, but they were
entirely ignorant OF the PROCEEDINGS unni The
| bogus members were called and seated.
The seating OF the Abbeyil!c delegation is
| the Mackcy House was signazod by demon
|
| members. They checrcd and yelled, and 50
| carried away were they that the whole Mackty
| House begun singing Hold the Fort Tor Hayes
and Wheeler"
| 1t wes reported last night that preparations
were being made by the State constabulary or
| militia to remove the democratic Speaker from
| the chair he occupied and eject the democratic
mcubers OF the ElgeticId aud Laurcns coun-
" delegations whom the republicans claim
were not legally elected.
The report stated that the militia would be
sustained by the United States troops. Owing
| 20 these reports the democrats we're preparing
| for the worst Ii was feared they would resist
the State coastabuIary, but not tho troops.
Large numbers OF people were expected to ar
rive to-day to the State fair in anticipation Of
Gen. Hampton s inauguration. The situation
last night was critical.
The crisis which has been postponed iiom
day TO day durius Tie past week seems lacTi;a
BILE to-mcSaE. The patience oi the dc1nocrsts
is about exhausted, aad the republicans feeling
that every day Of delay tells heavily aEaln''
them, are willing 70 f!sk a good d. lot :
change in the situation.
The Union Herald, Gov. Chambcr:aiH's o.
gan, suggests an adjournment CT the lIosI>I,1-
| lure Tor 4 week, 10 give tie inasr,?s.!a:H!
/
Columbia Il, once, a chance to Patch UP Il sort
of Wheeler compromise, but the democrats
will make nc c0mErGmlse whatever as TO thclt
State ticket, and everybody Is expecting warm
work tomorrow.
Facts that have leaked out tonight give
good reason for this expectation. Orders have
been issued to the soldiers at the State House
10 ADM. GO one to- morrow except. persons haV-
Ing the certificate Of The Secretary OF State or
wearing c0nstab!es badges. II considerable
number e black rougha from Charleston, who
were conspicuous in the riots, haee hoen com.
miss I3rcd as GGnsabIes, aud admitted into tho
State louise tonight, where they are sleeping
in the Committee rools.
The republicans say the constablos, support.
ported by the troops, will eject Speaker Wal
lace and the Lauruus aad lligeEald delegations
at the bidding Of Mackey tomorrow, and Chat
this cjectment will be tic preliminary 10 the
counting of the votes for Governor and Lieu
tenant Governor. This ls The progr&nmc,aal
if it he carried out u bloody fight j. considered
almost certain. Tie people hayt s'ic rios5
friendly feeling for the Uoicd Sacs troops
and wish to avoid a collision, int i is doubtful
if even the influence Of Hampton coG!,: r2str"n
them il the Chamberlain usurpatlon Is so.l%:it
to be fastened Oh them through the agency oil
y -
ojMc Baltimore SIN.
| FLORIDA.
A letter has been received nj Tallahassee
from member of The Northern democratic
committee now at New Orleans stating that. the
secretary OF tho natioua republican c0mElttca
had dispatched to Louisiana, South Carolina
aud Florida, asking that the words, "!n pur-
suanco Of the laws of the United States" DO
inscribed in the election certificates. The dem-
ocrats here call :hc attention o. their commit
tees Throughout the country TO this point, aud
suggest the Insertion and 10 addition tile words,
"AtJ also in rur.uancc Of the Laws OF the
State"
The democrats formally raised question Satur-
day us 10 the eligibility oil Humphreys, col
orcd clcctor, vino has al appointment as ship.
ping master Ut Pensacola. 1t il said that he
has esl2!:,! !ha shipping master : place. The
other coorcd e!ector, Icarcc, Is q rartoned can
Wet, having been acGtancea to the pcniteDtlaTy
and pardoucd ~ the Governor. II Is possible
that question will b. made ~ 10 his acIisl-
bility.
The official returns from padG county we're
were received Saturday. aCl the chairman
stated he would read chem The vote rs
announced was Is voted 10 al, republicans .
and democrats 1. The vote for Inc las; two
and 81 democrats and republicans. TIC
democrats gave notice that they would contest
Dade. 1t is notable That Mr.. Gleason ccrE, Of
Dade county, who has been missiog, arrive! c'
the same train with the delayed returns, and
that the returns are post marked JacksoD,j,i2
over 800 miles from Dadc, while the law spsc:
ally requires that they shall be forwarded from
each county by mail by the clerk Of the court.
The board of canvassars has adjourned, sub
jet to the call Of tic president. The clerks
arc now compiling the returns Of ele:tion. The
electoral vote at least will be promulgated on
Tuesday. The republican visiting committee
have departed homeward.
| NEBRASKA.
The Governor cf Nebraska has Issued call
for an extra session of the Legislature to count
the electoral vote. The law: previous 10 the
adoption Of The new State constitution made
the executive officers of the State count the