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Show AFFAIRS I. LOHSIASA, New York, 10. The Times' New Orleans special of last night says -Nothing new in the way of election returns to-day to change the cati-niatea cati-niatea madeof republican majorities in the stale. Tho communication addressed by tho visiting democrats to republican gentlemen hue not as yet been replied to. In the communication communica-tion signed by J. M. Palmer, Lyman Trumbull, and others, the democrats intimated that a count of the actual votes cast will Eatisfy the country ut large, aud a conference was invited with a view of securing such n canvass. can-vass. Governor Carrol is in favor of such a count as they bad in Maryland. Mary-land. A reply will undoubtedly bo made to-morrow. It is understood tho republicans addressed, Judge Stanley Matthews aud others, will not entertain guch a proposition or recommend re-commend it as practicable, deemiug it necessary that tbe election laws of Louisiana must be fully complied with and that outside parties cau have no voice in the matter. Governor Kellogg had a long interview inter-view wilh tho democrats to-day. lie came before them merely to explain the laws of the state. Curtio takes a gloomy viev of the situation. Ho has written home to Pennsylvania that in view of the laws of the etato governing govern-ing the returning officers of Louisiana, Louisi-ana, be knows of no power able to secure this tato for Tilden. There is ! a rumor that the democrats are pre-f pre-f paring to influence one or two of the returning officers with a barrel ot All is quiet hero on the surfaco, but tho citizens are apprehensivo of danger from the negroes who are intensely in-tensely excited over the neultof the counting of tho state election. Rumors of all sorts fill tho air and it requires but a spark to start the conflagration. conflagra-tion. New Orleans, 10. Ex-Governor J. aL Wells, General Thomas 0. Anderson, Ander-son, G. Casanue and L. MeKeuner, to-day, took the oath of office, filed the necessary papers with the secretary secre-tary of slate and went into executive session in the room assigned them m tho Fttalo bouse. Nothing lias Iran-rpind Iran-rpind rcgardiug their proceedings. Governor Kellogg stated this afternoon after-noon that Ihe vacancy iu tho board , had not yet been filled. Tho board adjourned to meet on Saturday at noon. Governor Wells, in answer to an inquiry whether or not reporters ami ppeet-itors would bo admitted, tsaid it was tho wish, aud be evidently expressed the eenlimeuts of all members, mem-bers, that the board should 8it with clostd doors during tho canvassing and compiling of returns, except when information was wanted con-cerniuE; con-cerniuE; a particular poll or matter connected with tho election, or when some point win to be argued before the board. He said that neither the governor nor any state officer, if his wish was regarded, should have free access to the room during the sessions of the board. If the board wanted legal advice lie said (hey would call on the attorney general, but at no other time winild that bo udniitted. I Both Mr. Wells and .Mr. Anderson1 said that the board w.h an entirely I independent Ixdy, and Would not be controlled in its action in any wav, either by the eiLcutivo or by other Cnicag.j, 16. TVa New Orleans i ivs the excilemi-nt has entirely died down there, but reprints tho con-j con-j duct of the tr'X'ps an irritating lu the l p' ipulatii n. It nays the situation i very grave. Slate conservatives re mucii mor.i ml- r.ted in defeating I'.ickard than eNeliii; Tilden. A tnij-rityof the politic: i:n here will whimsy b-t the national txket gt, if thereby they can have, ihcir Ut" jtickft, '': hue ot Ihe returning j'"ianl, t.id.iy, b-avts no h'-pe that i then Hui he tvrn a f'u.w of p.is'.ice t'i I ur democracy. Tao Ci.iiiiling iu o! Packard mil le t:.e r. al gri'.v.inc., aiid liir only reun dy ugiiit it, h.-a h.-a -t;n it; -n w fr-ely UIk.,1 of. P. Wk-uiil be "dwrn on ii,f ,atI of i:.,rth-o:n i:.,rth-o:n l...r!eoof Ik it cUitiH n from nli.er i:U of tne I n; -n, In l-irn to toy I',-, m ..f (i.'-:r hnuili- . I ne rad; aU iiAc g. t the f ,rt and li)-y pr p-e it ,,., a. Pr.V Alt ad v;i .'... .w that thu ih-m j o.ir.it hae g.ven up al, h p-: of car- r inK L nuin.i t r Ti' !-u. Ni'. t'. at;, 10. ttat.-dim 1 C ratio ! .hi mill en in - de api.'.icali. li I it a reprenenUtive on (he rih.nnin; I oanl. .No ac'.i I in y rI-w, d.-. B'.red tb tl a pub rommitli e I ',', i -l to attei d ti-itlir iri of the U-ud. In reply (iov n T U el s H.'Ud that tu all C.lCfl of r.itil' -t 1 p".. f.'MiD rtt.v L'l'i.t Hirr Would be imMfh-d. Tin-Niird Tin-Niird would hear argument fmm Ixith -i.lri. The t.oard ROjourmd (ill Saturday al n.n. 'I nit givrs ne to poi tiiati'nit m to 1 1 if. ( mufo ul d-lay in beginning their lalmr. Kvertxly here appear tu b waiting f.-r drtiniN' ni-w"j from Sai'.U Carolina and i Kiorulu. |