The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-11-28
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Third Edition
FROM THE SOUTH
The Count Progressing in
Louisiana and Florida.
All the News from All Points as Accurate
as We Can Get 1t.
FROM THE SOUTH
THE MILITARY IN SOUTH CAROLINA.
THE LATEST FROM THE SOUTH

NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-A special to the
Evening Post from Washington says
that Columbia dispatches state that
fully five thousand members of riff
clubs are in that city, and strong Ian.
guage is used against Chamberlain and
the General Government. There are
only three hundred U. S. troops in the
City.
A dispatch from Richmond, Virginia,
says: The State Board of Canyassers
have decided to give the certificate OF
election for Congressman, in the Fourth
District, to Jorgenson, Republican, and
refused the request of Hinton, the Dem
Dcratic candidate, to charge mill
tary interference with the election.
Hinton will contest the seat.
A dispatch received in Wall street
from Columbia, s. c., says that the
State-house is surrounded by an armed
mob Of two thousand, and more United
States troops have been sent for.
VIA WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 28-Archi-
bald Sterling, of Maryland, who went to
Columbia, S. c., in the interest of the
Department of Justice, returned here
this forenoon, and had a long con-
ference with the Attorney General
previous to the meeting of the Cabinet
His report of the condition of affairs
80 nth Carolina will be presented to
the Cabinet.
The Attorney General received dis
patch from Tallahassee, Florida, saying
that the Canvassing Board had COM
,'Nenced operations, and everything was
nroe resSing satisfactorily.
Co1rrn>,sIA. S. c., Nov. 2S.-The State
bouse is su, ROUNDED by United States
troops. and no person is admitted ex-
cept on an order OF Mr.. Jopes, the col.
pred Clerk of the House. Tie troops
are under command Of Dennis White, a
former Superintendent Of tue Peniten-
liary.
sentinels are at every door, and even
the Judges of the Supreme Court can
not attend without pass. Representa-
tiyes of the press are allowed to enter
only on urgent solicitations, and all the
Democratic members are excluded.
There are grave apprehensions OF
trouble. Is
TO-day's Herald on the Situation.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-The Herald, ed
itorialiy discussing the political situ-
alton In South Carolina and the Presi-
DENTS responsibility in the present
crisis, hopes there will not be repeti-
tion in Columbia to-day of the outrage
In Louisiana in January, 1875, when the
Legislature was dispersed by Federal
soldiers at the point OF the bayonet.
That act of military violence was COLI
nemned by Eyarts and other eminent
Republicans, and should be caution to
The President not To make the same mis-
take again. The House OF r prcsenta-
tiyes have both the power and will to
impeach him ii he should prostitute his
authority over the army to ala the DIS
honest election of his successor and set
mn President at Washington as he set
m Governor at New Orleans. Presi-
dent Grant can no. wish to court an I'M
peaehment when he is about closing
his long career of distinguished, and in
the military part OF it AT least, glorious
public service. The Herald does not
question the uprightness OF President
Grants Intentions, but points cut the
dangerous consequences OF his Delng leo
by the hot-headed partlsans, and says
that whatever he does III this extremely
critical posture of atfairs, he needs 10 DO
with the full appreciation and declared
sanction oil those eminent Republicans
both in and out Of the Cabinet in whose
moderation and i'll whom the whole
country has confidence.
News of Il Truce,
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S.-A Washington
special to the Graphic says: News has
reached here that o movement is on foot
in the city to induce the two Presiden.
tial candidates, S. j. rilden and r. b.
HAYES, to meet together with a certain
number OF friends on each side, so as to
see If the pre- lent deadlock can not be
overcome.
There Is such paralysis OF business
that anything would be better than The