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WHERE ARE WE NOW?
THE ELECTION.
LATEST DISPATCHES.
THE DISPUTED STATES.
NOTHING SETTLED YET.
CLAIMS OF BOTH PARTIES.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
BOARD or CANyASseRs METTo-DAY.
LOUISIANA.
The Gathering at New Orleans.
SHERIDAN ORDERED SOUTH.
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.
Effect Of the Cars Speech,
SHERIDAN ORDERED SOUTH.
THE EUROPEAN CRISIS.
Effect Of the Cars Speech,
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Meeting Of the Board OF state Can

COLUMBIA, g. C., Nov. I5-The beard OF
state canvassers met at 10 o'clock TO day
Hayne, Stone, Purvis. Dunn and CORDOBA
being present The following resolution was
unanimously adopted: That the board hear
oral argument on the point as 10 Limitation
OF time In which the board can canvass the
returns for Presidential electors, and that
argument be limited TO half an hour on each
side. General James Conner, on behalf OF
the democratic candidates, submitted the
following paper In regard Ia the Jurisdiction
OF the board: On behalf OF the citizens OF
Tue state. whom we represent, and OF the
democratic candidates OF the state, we sub
init that all acts OF the general assembly
authorizing the board OF state canvas
sers 40 hear and decide all cases I'M
der protest or contest that may arise In
regard to the election OF electors for Presl.
dent and Vice President, members OF Con-
gress, and all officers elected at any general
election held In this state, are in violation
OF the Goth paragraph OF the Constitution,
and therefore void; and In benalf of the par
ties aforesaid We demand that the board OF
carvassers now assembled shall not hear or
decide any such cases of contest or protest,
but shall only act ministerially In ascer-
tanning from the returns and statements
forwarded by the board OF county can
vassers the persons who have re-
offices for which they were respectively can
didates, and declare the same and certify IL
TO the Secretary OF State. The board went
raised. After some elaboration the doors
were opened and Secretary of State Hayne,
president of the board. announced that as
the point OF jurisdiction was new one, the
beard would like 10 hear the constitution
ality OF the question argued. One O'Clock
was fixed as The hour. The following reso-
luton IVES adopted:
ReSolred, That the board OF state canvas
ters viii proceed 10 canvass returns
for electors for President and Vice
President, beginning on the 10th day or
November, unless returns from all counties
have been previously received. aud will con-
time to canvass such returns from day 10
day until the last day of their session, IL II
be necessary TO do so. Board adjourned TO
meet at one O'Clock.
A protest
CHARLESTON, Nov. l3-The democrats
to-day filed a protest against the late cleo
lion in Charleston county. They allege that
the whole of the county was controlled by
Intimidation and terrorism, and that no OPP
poriunity TO vote was gived the qualified
voters; also, that large mum oers who desired
TO do so were prevented from voting the
democratic ticket; also, that the egal num-
Der OF polls were not opened.
Repu blfcan Expectations.
The following private dispatchI was re-
ceIved this afternoon at 8 o'clock:
COLUMBIA, 8 c.. Nov. IL, IS p. NV.
Scott Smith: Officisi returns received from
eighteen out OF thirty two counties. Esti-
mate Of parties differ widely. Republicans
expect from five to six Thousand for Hayes,
and from four to five thousand for state
ticket. WALTER r. JONES,
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