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South Carolina Canyassing Board in Jail.
COLUMBIA, S. c., Nov. rs.

COLUMBIA, 5. T., NOV. 20.
The Supreme Court has ust ente red
Judgment of $500 fine each and commit
ment..-of all the members of the board
Of canvassers to Jail until released by Or
der of thescourt. The court is now pro
ceeding with the case against United
States District Attorney Corbin, counsel
for the board, for contempt. There is
considerable suppressed excitement. Mr..
Corbin, disclaimed any intention of con-
tempt, and asked until Monday to salts
ty the court. Granted.
| The Court this afternoon took under
advisement the order requiring the board
of state canvasscrs to make comparison
returns OF county canvassers and returns
of precinct managers in the case of pres
idential electors, and will give a decision
Monday. The court declinec to issue an
order giving certificates to members of
the legislature from Edgetied and Lau-
rens counties, refused by the board, but
stated such members could obtain a copy
of the record from the clerk of the ceurt
which would be equivalent to a certiti-
cate. The five members of the board OF
canvassers who were constitutionally ar
rested this morning reported at the jail
this evening, where they are now connti-
ed. Their names are +. l.. Cardoza.
treasurer, It. c. Dunn, comptroller, Gen.
VIM. Stone atty general, II. c. Hayne,
sec. of State, and II. W. Pnrvis, ex-adju-
tant general-composing the board Of
canyassefs.
New ORLEANS, Nov. rs.
When the returns from parishes mark
ed contested, were opened, the democrat
ic counsel were allowed to be present.
The returns from De Soto parish Were
brought in, and contained in one pack
age sealed with wax. When the seals
were broken by the members of the
board, there were found inside the con
solidated statements Of the votes, the
commissioners statements and tally
sheets. Attached to the returns were u
large number Of protests and affidavitss
The secretary OF the board said the
package had been received on the 18th
inst, and such was the entry on his re-
ceipt book. The returns, he said, had
come by mail. In the course of inspec-
ton it was discovered that one Of the
protests Of the supervisor, charging gen
eral intimidation, was dated November
25, and sworn to in this city before a
commissioner Of the circuit court. When
called On to explain how protest dated,
on the 25th instant (to-day) could get
into sealed registered package, received
by mail on the 18th instant, the secreta-
ry said he had received two packages.
lie was detected by one of the demo
cratic counsel present, in the act Of ma
king another entry in his book of two
packages received. After some delay,
another package was produced and found
to contain a consolidated statement OF
votes aud the commissioners returns,
but no protests or atfidavits. The mem
bers OF the board We're unable to explain
the matter, anl Senator Sherman, OF
the republican visiting committee, re-
marked that there was no use to disguise
the fact that the returns had been opened
and the protests inserted after the pack
age Of returns had been received The
affair created quite sensation among
the members OF the committees present
The members Of the democratic commit
tee were very outspokcn in their opin
ion that the fraud had been perpetrated
and the republicans did not deny that the
affair had IL very peculiar aspect. The
democratic counsel say that similar
thing has occurred in the case of other
parishes, but as they were not admitted
until to-day, there was no opportunity
to discover the fraud.