, 1876-11-20
CHICAGO, MONDAY NOVEMBER

CHlCAGa
What tho hrst dccision OF the Board might be
l,o could only conjecture, and when he had
beard tho evidence upon which they would bnse
their docikIon he would bo better prepared to
give an opinion.
VISITING HnruBLIoANs
haVo mado arrangements whereby they can a1l
at one tfmo or another ho prcsent at the delib-
crRtfons Of tho Board. All these Northern
gentlemen evtnce sincere desire to learn the
trlc condition Of affairs here, and especially do
they seek to get at the truth In regard TO tho
alleged prescription and social ostraciBm Of
Northern people who come 8outh. They pny
thelr own hotel bills, and gencrally havo avoid
ed being captured by the hospitality dodge,
which has been played upon certain army OH
ccra and former Congressional Committees sent
hers with marked etTcct-notab1y tho Phelps
Fostor.Pottcr detachment Of tho Wheeler Com
m!ttee.
x11RQRs.
A large number Of negro refugees arc here
from East Fclic'ana, and moro arc arriving
every day. Among others Is an old man named
Ezekiel Ditt1cs, whose buck Is ono nlass Of
bloody welts, tile result Of terrible whipping
which hc received on tho Saturday night before
election. On TINT night some men tar1e to lila
house to lcmnnd tllat l,c join Democratic
club. He refused, and Was taken by them from
his house nbout hn1f Il milo in tho
woods, whore several moro mcn
scizctl him and hull-doacd him with
cowh!dcs. Tho Clerk of tic Supervisor Of
Registration, Y. c. Bittlcr, was killed in the
samo par!ah ono night last week. Particulars
nro sncagre, hut ho was shot from The bushes
by tho roadside.
THE LAST WHITE REPUBLICAN "WANrED."
James Dcgray, about the only white Rcpub-
lican rho has been ablc to stay In East
Fclctana through alt the troubles, was slot last
Wednesday tn the forehead, but tho ball glanced
and ho wilt recover. Ho WAS United States
Deputy Marshal, and It was suspected, proba-
h1y with truth, that ho was collecting evidence
in regard to the recent election.
ABSURD.
Tic statements sent to some Of the Northern
papors that hundreds OF af1ldavits aro being
mado Of intimidation, etc., which aro to be
counted by tho Returning Board as votes, are
almost too absurd to need contradiction There
is Of course, no Inv for sucl, proceeding, and
no such intention. Atlldnyits are being made.
and evidence to substitute them will DO FORTH
coming, to provo intimidation at many OF tho
polls In the State, and tho Bnard viii bc asked
to reject the votes at such polls, which
It has power to do; but It will not
be asked to declare votes cnst which wcre not
cast, and which 1t has not the power to do.
Both parties will make contests under the law.
rna RETURNING HOARD
will tomorrow decide whether to hear Mathcr
Xachnric, counsel for the Democratic party, In
support Of his protest to the Jurisdiction Of tho
Board; further as to whether they will not iii
the existing vacancy; still further a. to whether
they shall commence tho count Immediately, or
whether they shall walt until all the returns arc
in. Gen. Anderson Is understood to fnyor
IN Immediate commencement and probably
that course will be pursued. No further figures
than thoae sent heretofore eau bo given, but It
can be said With to1erable certainty tlnt the do
cistnn of tho Board as to tho legitimacy Of tho
shotgun and cowhide argument as IN elections
cering agencT will Affect tho result In the State.
FIGURES WHICH, IF TRUE, ELECT TlLpRn.
To shs Hksstrn Assoctatea F5tss,
NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 19.-Thn total vote Of
the State, made up from duplicate poll-ltsts re-
ccivcd from forty-soycn parishes, and ten par-
fshcs cstimatcd By registration this
year and tho vote Of 1871, is as follows:
For Governor, Nichols, 8i,202: Packard, ~, 11a:
total, 100, ,oA; total voto for Treasurer IN 1874,
147,705: increaso this year orer 1874, 1a5lo.
Nichols majority over Packard Of tie votes
,,,1oJ q mn ~ N, rr,,d., E,octors nvs 1ors
: rna,orl.. oro- ". ,frhoat voto r.. po,,,,,,,o.
~ W.. 'ae kaeo1 ,,." u..o ~ nepuune
ans OF s.sfoi TUG othcF TWO !!loeh E1ee1o1s aaVc
matority OF 1906. The discrepancy In these
majoritics Is caused by tho omission Of tho
names Of five Haycs Electors from tho Nepub-
''eaH ''e"'' ~ e'se'a. pa.'sne''
noha AGAIN.
Tho following natned gentlemen havo left the
CITY: Oswald Ottcndorfer and r, r, CopdlfJ. Of
NJ yor,.. q, ", Woo,cr NJ Connec,Ic,,t :.
~" ,,.na.t, 49,. , ~, T.s,...' su. -. ~,
tfen' D. =. Mc1oha!a aaa do"n eoousn, o. !nal-
at,a; ex-Goy. John Lee Carroll and ". I. Hatn-
Teunsylynuta: j. W. Cl,ap1nnn, of fowa:
r,.or,.s. ctr,aar ~ hftss,uv;. + n r.ro-v an,1
-, H,''.lce ~ ,, unoe'' ~ ~ aoo
W. H. sul1iSan' OF t'1'caso'
suoRT-5lANp.
sr,. u+In,,., 1.~., n t1,n r.n,,a.+ ~ +ho p,o,{