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Show Joliusou versus Jniuol. New Orleans, 7. In the case of Johnson, republican state auditor, vs. Juaiel, who took possession of the office April 25, Judge Billings of the unnt'u ottuea instrici- court, in a long decision, dismissed the petition for an injunction restraining Jumol from acting as auditor and, says the petitioner peti-tioner has alleged that ho was deprived de-prived ol an election, that an attempt to deprive him of the office was defeated by the returning board, aud eflect given to every vote, thus he has secured the election aud has been deprived of the office to which he was elected and declared elected, not by the exclusion of votes, not by any reason, but by a revolution. The statute limits jurisdiction to the sole question arising out of the denial of tho right to vote. Its scope extends ex-tends from the first act to the final canvass. If the preliminary exclusion of votes has be?u prevented, or the result declared without discrimination or exclusion, by the patper state authorities, then the etatute closes tse doorway upon the jurisdiction of this court. 'The defeat must be aecimpiisaed by l:;e machinery ot election. An election free from exclusion, ex-clusion, the pl.iintill alleges, has been aacoaiplished, and the result arrived at under the statutes been declared. It gives no jurisdiction over a cause merely to physically regain an office, lue question by which the court could tsko jurisdiction is not presented. |