The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-28


County-Court Seal; Point Made that the
Gloucester Returns do not Bear the Pro-
per Seai-The O'Ferrall-Paul Contest.
! The State Board OF Canvassers, consist
/ ing OF Messrs. w. 4. Cameron, Governor;
| w. &. Elan, Secretary OF the Common
wealth +. S. Blair, Attorney-General; ID.
X. Reyeley. Treasurer. and s. Brown Al
| len, Auditor Of Public Accounts, met in
the Office Of the Secretary Of the Common
wealth, at the Capitol, yesterday soon after
II O'Clock.
Their first act was to send after DR.. Laf-
ferty TO act as stenographer. The Doctor
came up and stated that he was preparing
to leave for Wilmington, n. c., to deliver
lecture, and that he would. therefore, be
unable TO serve.
Probably in the hope that some other suit
able person could be obtained, the Board
resolved to 90 forward with the work sof
verifying the compilation made by the
clerk Of the Secretary Of the Common
wealth with the returns themselves, taking
up the First district first, and to receive
objections rs they went, but to consider
them subsequently.
no PLACE FOR REPORTERS.
The reporters Of the press were not in
yited in, but all the candidates were allowed
to be present while the returns from their
districts were under consideration.
Among the gentlemen noticed about the
Library were the following: John +. Mas
sey, George T. Garrison, Colonel Marshall,
G.. ID. Wise, George {. Cabell, Charles I.
O'Ferrall, John 5. Barbour, Eppa Hunton,
John Il. Harris, James y. Stubs, \. VI.
Kelley, W. f. Sims, John Paul, p. 7.
Woodfn. Edgar Allan, J. Il. Wilton, and
United States Marshal Watts.
GARRISON AND MAYO.
The Board having made oil preparations
for the examination OF the returns OF the
First district, Mr. Massey and his counsel,
| Mr., Kelley and Judge Harris, and Judge
Garrison, with General Eppa IIunton as
his counsel, were called into the Office OF
the Secretary OF the Commonwealth. Col
oncl Mayo was not present, but Edgar Al
Ian, Esq, was there 10 represent him.
In the course Of an hour or two it be-
came known on the outside that when the
county Of Gloucester came up for consider
alton Mr.. Edgar Allan claimed that the re-
turns did not bear the seal Of the County
Court.
An examination OF the seal showed that
the impression (scal) was made With the
seal of the Circuit Court, and that over the
letters "Circuit' was distinctly written
the word " County" and the clerk certified
" hereto set the seal OF the County Court
Of Gloucester"
The Board adjourned consideration Of
this point until to-day.
FOG ISLAND HERD HEOH.
When the returns OF the county Of
Northamp.on (where Mayo had n large ma
joriiy) came up, it appeared from state
mcnts made by Mr. Elan that two returns
came originally from that county, both
without seal, and that in accordance With
his duty under the law, he returned same,
and returns lriM seal were sent back here.
Mr.. Massey asked him if he sent back
| the Gloucester returns, and calico the
| clerks attention to the seal used. He said
he did not.
From all that could be learned on the
outside. the Northampton returns we're
"mixed'' from the beginning. When
they were first made out Hog Island pre-
cinct had not reported. Subsequently the
vote of Hog Island was received. Polls
were opened (but with some informaliticsl
on the ISLAND. All the votes cast 14> were
for Massey and Garrison. The second re-
turn either embraced or referred 10 this
precinct. Hence the IwO returns in the
first instance. Both returns reached here
bv same mail. The third return under
seal excluded the iiog Island precinct.
THE GLOUCESTER SEAL.
As for the Gloucester seal, Mr.. StubbS
member of the House rom Gloucester, and
4 IN mber OF the bar with good practice
state. that the COunty-Court seal vas los'
or barnt up during the war; and that th'
Clrcuit-Court seal-with the WORD Cir
cult" changed to County ty"-bas Ions
been used by the County Court: = in fac
the County-Court seal, Is the clerk wei
and truly said when he declared 81 heret'
set the County-COlnt seal
Upon being informed of TIE, pom
raised by Mr.. Edgar Allan Mr.. SiubbS LEI
the city FOR Gloucester CourthSiise, anI
will return to-day, il is expected, VIII
proof that the s,sh used in these Glouces
ter returns is the EOunty-Court %al.
II is believed t,iat the very same seal wa
used last year yhen the rcturn' OF IN
county for GovcgnOr and members OF th
Legislature We're sent up here ahd counted
THE ENPORTANT POINr.
! Gloucester gave Garrison - majority
. With it Garrison has j6 majority. Will
out il Mayo is elected by one vote.
LIBBY Or LIBBEY, HENRY or HARRY.
, After the First district was passed by Il
J to-day the second district was taken III
There wers 3 good many informalltles, Dl
, none that seemed very serious.
, But since the other side was relying
/; strongly upon technicalitifs, General liui
!. ton, who appeared for Colonel Marshal
! nointed out that some ci the returns gay
!, votes for Libbey and some for Libby. III
:. former. il is held, is the correct Speilin;
T, Further, the party was everywhere vote
=. for As Harry Libbey or libby, whereas II
,lleoed flat his real name Is Henry
Libbey.
THE COLORED MAN MUST GO.
:, Hon. George u. Wise was present wh'
L the returns for the Third district were {
o alnincd. There was claimed 10 DE IN lritg
:, l,ritv as TO Chesterfield. The organi1a'f
II of the Board and returns were not IN
~ cordance with law. There were TWO se
= both faulty, and both were thrown OF
40 MIR. John :. Wte had majority III
Ia county OF 80. o.....,
VI " Pichmond. made his way into the room a
= : renresented that he bore q petition sign
rs by 2.3O0 colored citizens protesting agar
10 =" the certificate being awarded Captain " L
I" is The door was pointed out to him. lie "
nd told to go, He went.
RECESS.
In the Fourth district-where neitl
Z. tbc democratic nor Republican can
rg dota snpeared-Mr. Massey pointed
lie some Irregularities, not OF very gr'
character, however. 49,.
les After viewing the returns from this q
". riot the Board, after O'Clock, took n
IT. cess till O'Clock.
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