Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-11-23
THE GREAT MIDDLE.
The Situation in I.ouisiana.

electors, ana The ofnclal returns made by the
cOfnmls SlOners of election showed that the
other five ran behind the remainder of the
ticket; but the supervisor of the parish, in
consolidating the returns, counted the cleo
tors whose names were omitted shaving re-
ceived as many votes as the other three.
When the board met this morning the returns
from fifteen parishes had not been received.
although nj least one-half of them are known
20 be in this city, and some of them have
been here a week. They are in the hands of
the republican supervisors.
The board has not filled the vacancy vet.
Republicans say that the place has been of
f6rt q TO SIX conservative democrats, but that
all OF them have declined to serve. Thedem-
Ocratic committee know nothing about this
n rumor is aiioat tonight that the republic
cans pretend TO have discovered a plot to buy
up the TWO colOred members of the board for
one hundrt q Thousand dollar each, and then,
win The q Of the democrat when he is APP
POINTED. TO return the 5 ate for Tildnn.
Inc returning board to-day repaired the
breach IL It's entertainments made yesterday.
ara ropellcd the intruder in the person of
Gov. Wicklifie. In accordance with the per-
mission of the board given yesterday, Gov.
Wlcklife undertook to remain and witness
the canvass OF the vote, but acting under the
instructions of the board the Sergeant-at-arms
compelled him to withdraw. The only ex-
ElanatiOn vOuchsafed for this summary ac-
tloli was that the clerk of the board had made
a mistake.
The republican state committee are still
hard at work at the custom-house with a
force of clerks filling out blank intimidation
affidavitS. 1t is understood also that about
one thousand negroes are to be brought here
TO swear TO intimidation by demOcrats.-I Ne1U
Orleans dispatch TO Baltimore Sun, N0U. %.
At the session of the returning board to-
day, il was discovered that the Hayes electors
fall behind four hundred more votes i'm con-
sequence of the votes being cast for them at
Only one precinct. This is independent of
the parishes heretofore reported, in which
only three republican electors were voted for
Julian has been substituted for Watson, on
the democratic committee. Randall, Wat
T..RS n,.I l~Et
Thur far eighteen parishes have been can
yasSed by the board. All the contested par
ishes have been laid aside. 1t has leaked out
that the vacancy in the returning board will
Sherman committee has scented vile and
mOnstrOus plot to buy the colOred members
of the board who, with the democratic mem
Der, would give the state electoral vote to
Tildcn. This is sufficient evidence of the re-
publican opinion of the personnel of the board.
i Nt1C Orleans dispatch 10 baltimore Gazette
Nor. Z2.
The Situation i'm south Carolina.
Concerning the action of the returning
board of South Carolina denying the juris-
diction of the Supreme Court of the state, the
Baltimore American says:
The returning board, restricted in its juris-
dictiOn and hampered in its action by sundry
orders passed by the Supreme Court at the
instance of the counsel Cor the democratic
candidates, yesterday concluded to deny the
jurisdiction OF the court and to finish up its
work in Its own way. The immediate cause
of the rupture was the passing of an order by
the supreme Court requiring the board to
show cause why il should not make another
canvass of the votes for Presidential electors
and correct the returns by comparing them
with the certificates of the precinct managers
Ii will be remembered that before the board
began TO canvass the returns an order was
procured from the Supreme Court directing
IL TO proceed in purely ministerial capacity,
ard 10 report what candidates We're elected
by the face of the returns, without any in
quiry as to the regularity OF the >ame or the
leLa ,i:y of the votes. This order was COM
pit with. and il was found that upon add
ing up the figures reported by the county can
vassers the Hayes electors had a majority.
was further asCertained that the returns
elected Hampton, and gave the democrats
a majority OF four in the lower branch OF
the legislature, and a majority of one
in a joint convention OF the two houses. This
result having been reported to the court, an
order was passed directing the board to issue
certificates OF election TO such candidates for
the legislature as had a majority on the face
of the returns. This order was procured for
the purpose of giving the democrats the con-
troll OF the organization of the legislature and
the determination of the question as to
whether the members from Edgefield and
Laurens had been elected by intimidation
and violence or otherwise. Close upon this
order came another order requiring the board
to show cause why it should not resume its
judicial functions (taken away by the first
order of the COURT and proceed to compare
the returns showing the vote for electors with
the precinct books of the election managers
The object Of this order was TO give the coun-
sci for the democratic candidates an opportu-
nifty to raise technical objection to the count
Ing OF the votes from one of the precincts of
Beaufort, which il thrown out would give
two Of the Tilden electors a majority over the
two lowest Hayes electors.
The board determined not to obey either of
these orders, and proceeded with the canvass
In the regular way. The returns from Edge
field and Laurens were thrown out certffi-
Gates OF election were issued to the HAYES
electors, to all the candidates on the repub-
ncan state ticket, and to the candidates for
the legislature, who had received majority
OF votes (save the democratic candidates in
these two counties mentic led above,) and
Then the board adjourned sine die. We have
no information as to what action is contem-
plated by the democrats. 1t looks very much
as II the supreme court had been checkmated,
completely outwitted. Unless something is
done to reverse the action of the returning
| board the republicans will have a majority
| in both branches of the legislature when II
| meets and will control the Organization"
| THE NEW YORK CENTRAL AND BALTI-
MORE AND OHIO RAILROADS.-The Now
York Tribune of Wednesday says: There is a
doubtful report from Baltimore to the effect
| that Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt has bsen
hnally worried into proposal to the Balti-
more and Ohio to waive his former demand
that In any schedule OF freight rates from the
West no discrimination should be made
against New York on account of its greater
distance from the leading Western shipping
points. This very proper demand by Mr..
Vanderbilt in behalf of New York was the
origin of the whole railroad war. II he sur
renders this we do not see why he should ever
have made any fight at all, and we confess
that we are not yet prepared to believe that
he has surrendered it. We do not think the
New York Central has always served this
city well, but 1t has certainly done its duty
manfully In protecting us from unjust freight
Determinations in favor of rival ports. We
do not believe the pressure of the times has
been quite SO hard as to force the Central into
abandoning this cardinal point of its policy.
or that Mr.. William H. Vanderbilt is the
sort Of man to stultify himself.
IMPORTANT ARREST OF CoUNrERFErr-
ERs.-At Richmond, Ind, last evening, two
Henry Boland, were arrested, and about
5000, mostly counterfeit money nearly all
United states treasury notes, captured. The
men are supposed TO be recently from West
Virginia. Among the bills captured are tei
800 treasury notes, reported as splendidly
executed and well calculated to deceive.
was evident, from the articles found in their
possession, that they had been engaged in
passing counterfeit money by making small
purchases thoughout the country.
In THE VIRGINIA CONFERENCE of the