Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-29
SOUTH CAROLINA.

Il
Carolina legislature withdrew yesterday.
THE REPUBLICANS
Immediately proceeded 90 organize, and -
members answered To their names. Mr..
| Jones, clerk OF the old house, declared 80 20
be quorum, and r. W. NJ. Mackey and ".
| Meyers, colored, were nominated for speaker.
| hackey, ON the call OF the roll, received 81
out of 50 votes, and was declared the duly
elected speaker. The house when full con
| slsts of l2i members, and % being a majority
are quorum for the transaction OF business.
Ghe democrats, Including the disputed
members from Edgefeld and Iaurens have
| % members and The republicans only 6s
| when all their members are present. The
democrats claim that Is is the lawful quorum
| while the republicans claim that a majority
| OF the members admitted by the canvassers
1 10 De elected. viz: one hundred and fifteen, 4
quorum. and with their 80 went To work
Mackey, on taking his seat as speaker. de-
| livered speech and 70 members were then
| sworn in, only one republican being absent
| q. y. Jones, the former colored clerk, was
| elected and sworn in. The house, as orga-
nized' consists of I'VE whites and 81 negroes
| INCIDENTS.
The democratic members before they
| reached the state house building yesterday
morning surrendered all private arms. One
OF me democratic members who bore GER
| tlfcate OF the board of canvaSSers went into
| the hall, and found the republicans already
Organized, with a speaker i'm the chair and
clerk at the desk. He returned to the door,
| and was refused egress until he threatened
| prosecution for false imprisonment. VIM.
| n Reddish, prominent republican MEM
A
| bayonets at the door, and is now acting with
| the democrats. During the excitement
created by the refusal 10 admit the demo-
Gratis an immense crowd had assembled i'm
| ffont of the state house.
GIN. HAMPTON'S ADDRESS.
When The federal officer in charge APP
| preached Gen. Hampton, who was i'm the
state house, with request TO prevent the
crowd from pushing in, Gen. Hampton inn
mediately appeared upon the front steps of
me capitol and addressed the crowd as fol-
"My Friends: / am truly doing what /
have done earnestly during this whole eX-
citing eontest-pouring oil on the troubled
waters. IL is OF the greatest importance to
us all, as citizens of South Carolina, that
peace should be preserved. i appeal TO YOU
all, white men and eolored, as Carolinians,
| 10 use every effort 10 keep down violence and
turbulence. One act of violence may pre-
cipitate bloodshed and desolation. implore
YOU, then, TO preserve the peace. beg all OF
my friends to disperse, 10 leave the grounds
of the capitol, and / advise all the colored
men to do the same. Keep perfectly quiet
leave the streets, and do nothing 10 provoke
riot. We trust TO the law and the constitu-
| ton, and we have perfect faith in the justice
OF our cause"
The whites Immediately dispersed. and
lheIr conduct was followed by great many
OF the colored people.
THE DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS ELECT
TO the house of representatives met at y. m.
IN Carolina hall. Sixty-four democrats and
two republicans participated and were
sworn in by Judge Cooke. The house organ
lied and Will claim recognition to-day. This
leaves hfty-eight members I'm the republican
house. one less than a quorum claimed by
them, and five less than the number which
the democrats claim l. necessary for a quo
rum. Each house will demand of the secre-
tary OF state the returns OF the vote for gov
ernoI.
FLORIDA.
MIGHTY CLOSE FIGURING.
The board of canvassers met at Tallahassee
al ten O'Clock yesterday morning. There were
present for the republicans Gen. Barlow, of
New York; Messrs. Ampt and Moves, Of
ana; w. f. Chandler, OF New Hampshire,
and several local politicians. For the demo-
Gratis appeared Messrs. Manton Marble and
Paris, OF New York; g. w. Biddle, ID. w. Sell
lers, j. X. Read, Samuel j. Thompson, Nal
colin Hay, q. w. Guthrie, of Pennsylvania;
| G. w WOoley, of Ohio; L. Saltonstall. OF
Massachusetts; Mr.. John F. Coyle, of Wash
ington; Charles Gibson, of Missouri; Perry
Smith, of Illinois, j. T. Brown and p. VI. b.
Young, of Georgia, with several local pOliti-
clans. Gen. Brannon, OF the United States
army, had a seat inside the railing with the
board. The secretary AT once began the open
| ing OF the sealed packages of votes. As the
reading proceeded the republicans gave
notice Thai they would contest the counties OF
| Columbia, Hillsboro', Holmes, Jackson,
Levy, Liberty, Maralee, Nassau, Orange,
Putnam, Polk, San Larosa, Sumpter, SUI
wannee, Taylor, Volusia, Wakulla, Walton,
and Washington. The democrats gave notice
of contests in Alachua, Baker, Clay, Duval,
Eseambia, GaSsden, Jefferson, Leon and
vote as read from the face =. the returns
showed net republican majority of az Dade
county not yet i'm. This county cannot be Owe
20 either way. The democrats have a claim
OF 3 omitted voters in CLAW county which
appear on the face of the return from that
county, but are not added up in the general
result, because the evidence that the inspect
oTs were sworn Is not in. The % votes will
DE counted by common consent. This would
leave majority of 10 for the republican
electors. The county that made the only vio-
no n1.r,l
BAKER. They have regularly certified CODY
OF Tie return from that county giving a dem
oeratic majority OF "a. This return was reg
uiaf, ana IL was thought final. Yesterday
morning new return was read, signed by
the judge and sheriff, but not the county
clerk, which, by the throwing out of several
democratic precincts, gives "A republican ma
lority of II, making a difference OF 1874 votes
The democrats were astounded al this altera-
ton, and will produce the precinct returns TO
snow mat IL Is not correct return. Upon
completing the counting of the return the
board adjourned until D. m.
Upon the assembling of the board last
evening, Mr. Pasco, for the democrats, de-
manded TO know whether the board had not
received another return from Baker county
than the one which was read. The chairman
declined 10 state, as Baker county was not
under discussion. Mr.. Pasco insisted that a
paper pre-dating the one read, regularly
signed by the clerk of the court and a Justice
as required by law, and giving different
result, had been sent to the board. and de-
manded 10 know why that return had been
suppressed, and by whom. The chairman
still refused to consider Mr.. Pasco's inquiry
Mr.. Pasco then read the second rule which
reiterated that all returns should be told be- |
fore the board, and the board should decide 1
which were legal and regular on their face.
de then charged that return from Baker Il
had been suppressed, and another return read \
10 its exclusion, and he then demanded that \
the suppressed paper be read, that the board /
might decide, with the aid of testimony,
which was the right and proper return. AT 4
this point the secretary, without further Il
opposition, read return signed by the clerk Il
and justice, and properly attested which gave
democratic majority of 95. IL appears that Il
the returns-one signed as above and an
other signed by the judge and sheriff and /
Justice-were sent up. With the returns
claimed by Mr.. Pasco admitted, the Tilden
electors have l35 majority. With both re- H
turns held subject TO future decision, the
democrats have two electors by five major
lily, one by three majority, and the republic
cans have one elector by one ma;ority.1
THE CENTENNIAL BUILDINGS belonging
70 the board OF finance and number OF
others will be offerded at public sale on the L
grounds on Friday next, and the Indications |
are OF very large attendance of bidders and
purchasers. These will be entitled To free adj
mission on the day of sale. The battery of
me Y Third y. 3. artillery which has been on