The Portland daily press., 1876-12-16
FLORIDA.
Gen. Barlow's Report on the Recent
Election,

: NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Gen. Francis G. Bar
low, who attended the canvass of the vote in
Florida at Gen. Grants request, reports the re-.
suit OF his observations. He says he cannot
tell which way the state really went, but that
If he had been member Of the Board of Can
vassers he would not have thrown out the
returns from certain strong Democratic pre-
cincts, which he names, the rejection of which
secured Gov. Hayes majority of nine hundred.
He says, however, that the evidence was CON
f1cting, and fair-minded men would come to
opposite conclusions upon it.
Accompanying the report Is letter from
Controller Cowgirl, one of the Board of Can
vassers, and also the protest of Attorney Gen.
eral Cooke. Mr.. Cowgirl in his letter states
the unanimity of the Board on most points and
his own personal anxiety to come to correct
decision on others. He said he consulted law
yers and studied the evidence closely. The
protest of Mr.. Cooke is based chiefly on points
in law and evidence, which he CONSTITUTES as
warranting the acceptance of certain rejected
returns.
The Congressional Investigation.
TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 15.-The congressional
committee are still at work on Leon county,
but appear to work quite slowly. The Repub-
llcans have had most of the say and have sub
mitted but little in rebuttal of the charg es
made yesterday. The Supreme Court will re-.
assemble in the morning and the mandamas
case will be taken up for final argument and
decision. Everything is quiet.
LOUISIANA.
Some Testimony which the New Orleans
Democracy are Putting up.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 15.-Only witnesses, the
counsel of the parties and the persons specially
invited were admitted to the session of the
House committee today.
Henry Carroll (colored) testified he lives in
Orleans parish, on the. right bank, five miles
below the city: was formerly a Republican /:
Joined the Liberal party and voted for McEne-
ry IN "; voted the Democratic ticket this year,
for which his life was threatened and attempts
made to murder him; man was shot and kill
ed November 10th, being mistaken for tho wit
ness
William Ward (colored) of Grant parish. ties.
titled that in 1874 he was shot and knocked
in the head by Republicans because he wanted
to run for the Legislature; he was then Re
publican, and had to leave the state because he
knew too much; he remained out of the state
SIX months; he took his seat in the Legislature
in 1874 though he was fairly beaten at the
polls. A paper written by the witness entitled,
"a history of Outrages on Red River" was
handed him. Ward said he wrote it, and be-
lieved it true at the time because he had been so
informed by whites Now he knew better,
Committee requested Ward to make such
corrections as he desired and return the paper
tomorrow. Ward is now Democrat
Several other negroes testified that they had
been threatened for voting the Democratic tick
et. ODe testlned TO conversations with SUPER
visors of elections, who said that their parishes
were Democratic but they would fix the vote
all right for the Republicans
a negro, formerly custom house officer
said he was present at the New Orleans custom
house when intimidation affidavits were pre-
pared. He said he had been advised not to tes-
tify lest he should not get his office back again.
Mr.. Morrison telegraphs to Speaker Randall
that every obstacle is thrown in the way of the
investigation, and wants the House kept in ses-
sion to compel the enforcement of its process
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