The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-12-19
south Carolina Legislature.

NEW 3oRK, December l5--A Time
special from Columbia. s. O., says tha
the resolution that passed the lower
House several days ago for an adjourn
ment sine die Oi The Legislature on tht
ODD inst, will be amended by the Senate
and the caucusses Of the Assembly so as
10 take recess from Friday next 10 some
day In February.
Owing to the political disturbances
here the State officers and heads Of de
partments have been unable TO make uI
their reports TO enable Gov. Chamber.
lain to prepare his annual message 10 the
Legislature.
Il Ia said that during the recess Of the
regular Legislature, writs will be issued
by Wade Hampton for new elections to
GlI vacancies so as to provide him yith a
Senate, but IL is certain that portion nj
least OF the Democratic Senators will re-
fuse 10 leave their seats in the regular
Legislature. Nothing was done in
Hampton's Assembly beyond taking an
other ballot for United States Senator
and The appointment Of committee to
draft memorial. TO Congress relative 10
the political complications In this State.
The Senate investigating committee
continued TO take testimony to-day rela.
tive TO the Hamburg massacre and other
outrageous proceedings Of the Presiden.
tial election. II Is said to have been Of
the most startling character.
The House committee has decided 10
split up into three subcommittee, two
OF whom are 10 10 10 Charleston to.mor-
row night, and the third il 10 remain
here. The Democrats on the committee
have abandoned all further attempts
to change the electoral vote Of
the State aud are now going for
their mythical persons known as intimi.
dators Of Democratic negroes. The DEM
ocrats here have told them that down In
Beaufort there were several negroes who
were going to vote the Democratic ticket
but their wives would not let them, and
the committee are on the war path for
those intolerant spouses. The committee
is bound TO do something and II they can
not show that Tilden carried South Car.
olina they hope to prove that he would
have got at least few colored votes had
the Democratic negroesli their candi-
date remained bachelors.
The committee to-day took testimony
introduced by the Republicans, showing
why no regular return was made from
Robbins precinct, Barneyille county,
which poileI over 1900 Republican
majority, and which was not counted
by the Canyassing Board. Il was
proved that the bnilding where the polls
was held was fired into by Democrats,
and the voting broken up, and some Of
bullets grazed the heads Of the managers.
II was shown why no polls was held at
Canaan Fair precinct, 10 same county.
One Of the managers David Nixon, on
going to Blockyille to get the ballot box
found the following anonymous letter.
70 Mr.. Dorid NirsOw
You had better not go to the voting
precinct Of Canaans Fair, as we have
heard that there would be no soldiers
there and we intend to carry that box or
kill you and the other man, 30 as friend
] warn you to stay away from there.
Take heed to what | say. Your friend,
JUDAS.
Asimilar condition Of things was proved
to exist at Millet's precinct. The man.
ayers say the leaders engaged In intim.
idatiOn and violence there were from
Georgia.