The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-03
THE STATE OF BLAINE.
Popular Excitement Over the Po-
litical Situation Subsiding.
The State House Guarded by Armed
Men-Republican Satisfaction
Over the Submission of
Questions to the gu
preme Court.
Resignation Of Tusienists.

AUGUSTA. Jan, IAN armed guard at the
State House is there only In the night Time and
then not to keep away any one who has busi-
ness at the Capitol. The authorities explain
that such force is deemed prudent on account
of threats made In public meetings and other
wise OF forcible resistance to the regularly con.
stituted authority. 1t is very uuiet here now
nothing of public interest having occurred.
The Fusionis ts and Republicans will be here In
large numbers by Saturday. 1t is expected
that the decision Of the court at Bangor on the
questions at Issue will be rendered by satur-
day.
BosTor, Jan. "A special dispatch t, the
Advertiser says: The Republic ns are wall
pleased that the Governor and Council have
submitted any points to the Supreme Court,
and bave deetee Of confidence that, notwith-
standing the ingenuity exercised In framing
the tnterrngations 80 as to put the court Ia the
position OF witness VINO IL permitted 10 give
yers eonduotifg an examination choose to
ask, the court will find a way to Indicate its
opinion concaruing what may lagitlmately he
done under the constitution and the laws I D
secure Just declatation OF the results Of the
election.
The same dispatch says II is re.
ported, on good authority, that the DEM
ocrats have arranged for centertna the
seats Of a number Of Republicans and to settle
the election cases before doing ANYTHING else.
and that tn would turn out another Repub-
itean for every one of those eouuted out whofn
they saw at to admit, and thus preserve their
majority.
The fret numher OF H. r. Pll'abnry's new
democratic s daily parer. the Standord. ap-
hs + has eS
sion OF the Legislature will b. one Of the most
important. interesting aud exciting ever held
In the State, Faf tha il st time In twenty years
The opponents of the Republican patty will be
Ia the mai lrity In both branches and In con
troll OF the State atesovernment"
THE SUPREME COURT IN SESSION
BANGOR Jan. 2-Ohi4f Jnsties Appleton
Judge Peters and Judge l. bbsy were In this
city Thursday when the aueslipns forwarded
hy the Governor arrived here. Judge Burrows
and Judse Walton came last night. and Judge
DaGforth and JUICE nymonds came this morn
ing SO that full eourb is now In session
FUSION MEMBER RESIGNS.
FKowHEaAN, Ne. Jan. 2.-Oel. Danial Snow LOT
this town, Fusion Representative TO the Leais-
lature. to whom certificate OF elect on has been
given. refuses to accept.
AN OPINION FROM hy SENATOR MORRILL,.
PORTLAND. Me-, Jan. 2--Ex- Senator Morrill,
in an interview to-day, said he considered Gov
Garceinn's questions evasive, but thought the
court would answer the real questions.
DEMOCRATIC OFFICIALS QUALIFYING IN PORT
LAND.
PORTLAND, Jan. At ts understood that Ma
than Useavss. past Judge of probate. and the
Democratic candidate recently counted in, quail
fled thie morning TO avid complications and
Immediately resigned Other Darsneratie can
bate, Caleb OhRulaip. of Harrison holds on
and go does w. b. Skilln county com missioner
but II is Thought A. HI Mouton. county attor-
ney will resign.