The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-02-10

the lOliua east " HIEEt, t''H') -"
Commission will decide to 90 hchind
the face of the certificates to aSccr
tain if the Returning Boards proper.
COUNTED RESULT or POPULAR
VOTE,
but not to 90 behind returns from
connty'> an;! parishes to inquire into
the action of persons at the polls on
the day of election, or at other times
The Commission will deny the pow
or claimed by the Returning Boards,
and will decide they
CANNOT THROW OFT NOTES'
David Dudley Field still cross cx-
aiming Mat Wells. Yesterday Wells
admitted the correctness OF Sundry |
documents produced in evidence, and
sought to explain them. Field had
other documents in lis pocket and
Intercepted Wells concerning them,
before he produced them. Wells de-
MED knowing any thing of them
Fields thcn prodnccd the documents
and Wells was coniuundrd. Bailey
Green. culortd Clerk Of Returning
Board, will <orrounlate LlttIrilrlds
testimony.
RADICALS DEMOEAL!ZED HERE
and if packard's Rump breaks up to-
morrow nobody would be surprised
} here.
Shreveport, La Feb. 5.-My Wa sh-
inyton dispatches last night stating
commission had decided by vote of
eight to seven not to 90 behind re-
; turns were very discouraGing. Those
this morning throws a much more ia
t vorah;o light on the case. 1t seems
, it meant no new testimony should he
I introduced. Chief Justice Waite is
stated as saying, "ycstcrday's pro-
g ceedings are merely preliminary and
furnish no indications. of the. issue" "
l Dan Voohies say a h!?ck eye, moth
S inc serious. The Washington Union
;. claims that in all essential particular
it the question is before the commission
= in the shape indicated and decided
= bv Mr.. O'Conncr in his opening state
,nvn,. Ti,v tr~0''irStvn r'v'' tito
h patches say the stunning effect OF the
l. patty decision yesterday on the main
= oucstion is somewhat '|isSipatcd this
ID morning. 1t will probably he Sat.
s. u,dav before the Florida case is set
tied. think it is 2 black eye an'
may be serious. Appearances in
i dictate that election will 8" to Con
gress though everything rests will
Bradley.
AID. BATTLE
New Orleans, Feb. ,8.-The dccis
We sion in the Florida case at first ere
cs ated much dependency here. Lat
ct special to Democrat has revived hope
cd full feelings. The decision restrict
al evidence to be taken to that sent i
er by President of Senate which il
yer cludes both certificates, the quo wal
IT'S rants proceeding, action of the Leg
islature ordering new count and dc
D" cission of Supreme Cont trlbunf
Z" who decides to hear testimony as
ca eligibility of electors. This is sn(
" staptially all O'Conncr asked for in IL
I'VE argument. ! think vote of Flori'
" will finally be thrown out. The maj
w. fight will be on Louisiana. | thir
there will be no result of any impo
lance before Saturday when final d.
cission in Florida case is expected.
'"o HEARsEY.
~ New York, Feb. GA dispat
,,t from Tongue River states that &c
:, Miles had another battle with t
mi; Indians in which he fought them t
or,, 6vo hours signally defeating over
49, thousand Of their warriors,
NV Washington, Feb. 6.-Continu
cns oross-examination of Wells:
Question: Did you say in
course of your conversation with
stha. 0. Barrett that you had dctermin
H No a to make statement to Cover
Ions. Nichols ?
Dnga Answcr.-1t is a most infamous
ands Q. Do you mean to say the qu
st;an is an infamous lie ?
n ayiS A. say the substance of the gu
rs, to ton is a lie.
dress
T. Sy. q. IF Won would answer nv Ou
ton in q way witness should
cted swer' IL "ou'o W o'''e''
can A. 1 will not ask your advice /
by shall answer question.
ICY Finally witness answered no.
, it proceeded to deny everything tou
ing the Maddox and Littlefeld n