Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-28

SOUTH CAROLINA EXCITED.
TROOPS IN fHE STATE HOUSE.
DEMOCRATS WITHDRAW.
ASSEMBLING OF TINE LEGISLATURE
FLoRIDA's CLOSE VOTE.


FLoRIDA's CLOSE VOTE.
North Carolina Claimed for Hayes.
GOV. HAYES WILL STICK.
Withdrawal Story Conradicted.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
General HamptOu,s Mistake.
NEW YORK, Nov. 2S-The TrilD,taes Wash
mgfon dispatch says: The President has
placed no troops under the command of Gov.
chamberlain, as intimated in Gen. Hamp-
tons protest. The United States troops In
South carolina at Columbia are under the
commands from the President; or the general
OF The army through the War department"
A Democratic Coup d'Etat Fails.
The ITfbtule'S Columbia correspondent tele-
graphs that the democrats attempted TO take
possession of the chamber of the house last
evening, but finally abandoned il upon infor-
nation that a guard of United States troops
would be put I'm charge Of the building in the
night.
An Editor Prosecuted for Contempt OF
Court.
Proceedings for contempt were entered i'm
me supreme Court Yesterday against ]. @.
comments upon the action of the court i'm
committing the board OF canvassers TO pri-
son.
4. .. Troops i'm the state House.
The HerdbFs Columbia correspondents saws:
General Kruger arrived here at twenty min
uteS past 10 p M; parteok OF supper, and i'm
mediately went to camp. At midnight three
companies of infantry were marched into the
state-house, where they are CHARTERED"
Intense Excitement fn Columbia
CHARLESTON, y G., Nov. 25.-At midnight
the State House in Columbia was occupied
by federal troops, who camped i'm the rotunda
and Kept the doors barred. This morning a
Gordon of sentinels was formed around the
building, and admittance denied to all except
uOSe wing passes from Gov. Chambcrlain,s
private secretary, W. X. Jones. The streets
OF Columbia are crowded with people from
all parts OF The state. Quiet reigns, but the
excitement is intense.
The Burning Of Hamptou,s House
COLUMBIA. =. c., Nov. 2s-The house
burned on Friday last. miles from this city
was the property OF the sisters of General
Wade Hampton, but was occurred by him
and known as his house.
GREAT EXCITEMENT TODAY
The Disputed Delegation not Admit.
ted To the State House.
There Is great excitement here to-day. L.
-. troops have possession of the state house.
and have refused admission TO the Edgefield
and Laurens delegations.
All Who Claim Election 10 the Legis.
1ature Admitted To the state m ouse
COLUMBIA, >. G., Nov. D, lilo p. NAT
midnight last night the state-house was occu-
pied by L. =. troops. No one was allowed 10
enter without pass from Mr.. Jones, clerk of
the late house, or Mr.. Dennis, one Of Cham
berlains men. About 9 O'Clock Gen. Gordon.
L. >. Senator from Georgia, and Gen. John
son. State Senator OF Virginia. with Messrs
feek aad Jeffreys, members of the egisla-
ture, demanded admittance. The rotunda
was filled with troops and arms stacked
around the Washington statue The mem
bers OF the legislature exhibited their certih-
Gates nom the Supreme Court OF their cleo
ton, and the corporal of the guard refused
them admittance under the orders of Dennis.
who was standing by. The democratic MEM
Ders then met IN caucus, and about HE'S pro-
ceeded in a body TO demand admittanca In
the meantime Gen. Hampton had an inter
view with Gen. Kruger, who then changed the
orders so as 10 allow any one TO pass the SEN
tinels who claimed to be elected members of
the legislature. Under this change of orders
all the members are now being admitted
slowly as the corporal of the guard examines
their credentials. The members are thus adj
United 10 the State-houSe, but not to the hall
OF The senate or that OF the house OF repre-
sentatiyes.
The Democrats Withdraw from the
Legislature and Read a Protest.
COLUMBIA, Nov. g. - The democratic
members of the house, after gaining admis-
of the house with abe 70 6e F door
field and Laurens at their head, and de-
manded admittance on the cert ficates OF
election taken from the records of the SUI
either side of the approach to the door: two
officers in the center. The certificates of the
sented, were decided invalid by the door
keepers, whereupOn the entire body of demo-
Gratis withdrew. They assembled Ia front of |
the state house, from the steps of which the |
following protest was read in the presence OF
the military and citizens:
COLUMBIA, s. c., Nov. 2s.-We, majority
m ahar- Of l.a Al.
south Carolina elect, protest against the re-
fusal 10 admit us 10 the hall of representa-
uyes. We protest against the military power |
OF the United States barring the passage into
the state-hOuse of members elect of the legis-
lature. We protest against the legality of the /
proceeding, and especially against the army |
pose of this exclusion under the command OF /
one John Il. Dennis, partisan of Governor /
chamberlain, We protest against said Den /
MS, instructions TO the guard to admit no one i
10 the state-house except upon his own pass:
or pass OF A. o. Jones former clerk of the /
House, who may thus exclude all except his /
own partisans, and who by the republican
programme, is to organize the said House. i
We have presented ourselves Wit n the judg-
ment of the highest court OF Sou III Carolina,
certified to by its clerk, with IN e great seal OF
the court attached, as 10 our right TO partici-
pate in the organization of said House. We
are refused, by orders OF said Dennis, admis-
sion 10 SAID hall, except upon his pass. The
pass OF said Jones, or the certificate l.
OF II. z. Hayne, Secretary of State
who is now under condemnation of said /
court for refusal TO issue certificates in ac-
cordance with its judgment and mandates
In protesting against this barefaced usurpa- Il
ton, this trampling on the laws and consti- /
tuition of the state, this defiance of the highest
tribunal OF the state, IL is our purpose to offer
no resistance to this armed intervention but 4
TO make our solemn appeal TO the American /
people, without distinction OF party. Our /
veneratlon for law, our respect for the SUI Il
preme Court, and the usages OF all legis-
i u, Yea, assemnlages forbid our participation
proceedings
Signed by all the democratic members, ca
in number.
The democrats then proceeded 30 the hall
over the Southern life insurance company's |
building. where a caucus was held, which |
adjourned TO meet at three O'Clock p. m. at
Carolina hall.
TENyESSEE
The G1efal Vote.
NEW YORK, Nov. ga Nashville ispatch |
says: The Official vote, footed up today,
gives Tilden *, 1e6; Hayes, s9.566 Porter |
123, 740; Thomas, 73,6 s5; Nancy, 10.sS6; Yard
~. 2, lS5; total vote, 2l0.03s. In the LIST dis
trict, Randolph, repL received - so; McFar- |
land, DEM, II ,2l5 Certificates will be issued