Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-11-29
TELEGRAPHIC.



New ORLEANS, Nov. 2I.--The Re-
turning Board met this morning.
Present, Palmer, Trumbull o.. X.
Smith and Julian. for the democrats,
and Houghton, Hale, Van Allen,
White and McGrcw for the republic
cans.
Gov. Wells stated he had commu-
nication from the Supervisor OF
Nachatochcs county, stating that the
names of number of electors had
been left off the tickets.
The report from the Supervisors
was read, in which it was stated i'll
ward eleven the vote for Hayes cleo
tors was $40, Tilden electors l73 that
it was thought only necessary to
count the vote for the electors at
large, and the elector for the Fourth
Congressional district. The report
was from the United States Supervl-
sor.
Returns from the three contested
parishes, East Baton Rouge,St. Tam
many and Iberia, were taken up.
East Baton Rouge has eighteen poll
ing places, but the returns when
opened were from only seven. After
much discussion the returns of East
Baton Rouge were laid aside. The
only parish finished to-day was st.
Martin-Tilden 1,O23, Hayes l,O97.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA COUNT.
COLUMBIA, Nov. 25.-Court con-
vened at p. m. In response to the
rule issued at the morning session to
the Board of Canvassers to show
why they should not be attached for
contempt of Court in refusing to
| obey its mandate issued on Wednes-
day, the U. S. District Attorney Cor
bin, counsel for the Board, introduced
an affidavit asking for further time.
The Court stated that if he would in
dictate line Of defence, or assure the
Court that they would obey its man
damus, further time would be grant
ed. He would not do this, and the
request was refused.
/ The counsel for REALTORS were in
structed to draw an order, as reel.
, tation ofall proceedings was required
as a preface to the order to commi
, the Board for contempt. They re-
, quested until tomorrow morning Il
file it. The Court said that they
hoped the board i'm the morning
would obey its mandate and purge
contempt. If they do not they will bt
committed to Jail.
Counsel for REALTORS then moved
! that peremptory mandamus issue tt
ii. +. Payne, Sec'y of State. to issu'
3 certificates to all members of the Gen
eral Assembly, including the coun
ties of Edgefield and Laurens, in &C
cordance with the order of Court o
Wednesdays session.
Associate Justice Willard said tina
the REALTORS ought not to pray this a
, this state of the proceedings, as MI
\ Payne was now in contempt, and tn
4 Court had no assurance that he woul,
: obey, as he had disobeyed their man
\ date already, intimating that tn
counsel ought, therefore, to await tn
s result of the rule before moving thi
;. order.
i Judge Willard said: Here VIC hav
It just made a solemn decision, in whic
n ii. Z. Payne is a party as a member Q
IS the Board of State Canvassers, and a
Secretary Of State. If the order j
!, that case-an order directed to hii
!, as well as to others on the Board
Il had been obcycd, this question woul
G not have arisen. As the case no,
,, stands an incident has occurred rar
It in history of civilized society.
G Board, clothed with civil authority {
# limited character, subject to the court
Il of the land, have placed themselvC
c in defiance of the highest court in tn
2. State of South Carolina, and are no.
Q jeopardizing the security Of iustit
q and security of peace. They are j
t an attitude of defiance, not again
q abstract law, but against its embed
ment in this court They have bro
political death for moment upon til
Is State and upon the nation. The actiG
n of this Board in my opinion will
r more to call out the generous spir
N in the people, and forgctful of part
% sansilip, to cause them to unite upo
" high ground of justice and trut
I, than anything that has been done
M the history of the country since i
n first origin. Has this court any re-
is son to believe that its process will I
I, respected?
, The court meets tomorrow ut 10