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Show LATEST DISPATCHES. GENERAL. SOL Til CAROLIN A. Meeting of tin Kourtl ot Stme ('iiuiasM'rs-DeuioiTUlif i'ro-lt i'ro-lt sis, etc. Columbia, 13. Tho board ot Btate commissioners met at 10 o'clock today, to-day, Payne, Mime, Purvis, Dunn, and Cordoza being present. Tin following resolution vtus unanimously adopted: That the board hear oral arguments on the point as to limitation limita-tion in which the board cm canvass returns tor the president and electors, ,tnd lhat the arguments be limited t haif an huiir en each siiio. (.it'nent: James Conner, in bchnlf of the democratic demo-cratic candidate, submitted the fol lowing in regard lo the jurisdiction o the board: Oj bt-ualt of the citizens of th sta'e, whom we represent, and of thf democratic candidates of the at ate wo submit that all the acts of ilu general assembly authorizing a board of stale canvassers to hear and decide all caes under protest or con etl lhat may arise in regard to the election ot electors tor president a id vice president, presi-dent, mem tiers of congrcas and all otlicers elected at any general election in this state, are in violation of the twenty-sixth paragraph ot the constitution consti-tution and therefore void, and in behalf of the parties aforesaid we demand that the Uurd of canvassers canvas-sers now assembled shall not hear or decide any such cases of eon test of votes, but shall only act minis U'rially in ascertaining from the returns re-turns and statements forwarded by Hie boardd ol cuuuiy cimAaners, Ihe persons who have received the n-at-numler 01 votes for the ullice? fcr which they were respectively can didates, and dcclaro the eamo and certify it to the secretary ol state The board went into secret session to consider the point raised. Alter some deliberation, tho duors were opened and Secretary ol'8:atu 1'ayne. president of the board, announceil t iat as the point of jurisdiction was a new one, liie board would like lo hear tne constitutionality ot the question argued. Una o'cloek was lixrd ao ttia hour of hearing tho argument. Tne following resolution was adi-p ted: KtsoUe l, That tho loard of state canva)era wih proceed lo carivas liie returns fr the election of prudent and vice nre-idrnt, beiiiniii m tin-loth tin-loth day of November, unless lue re turns irum ull roimtiei b vv b-eu previously received, and will continue lo count and canva-s such rettirn-from rettirn-from day lo d iy until the Ut il y o: of their s'-fwion, if il b nece-wary if do wj. Too board ailjurin il to rivet at 1 o'clock. Cnarietun, 13. Th democrats today to-day filed 'a pmte-l against tins Ute election in Criarleacntj county. Tiny l!-ge that the whole county was con (roiled by intimidation and terrorism, and that no opportunity to Vulo w.n glTen cjua ifj-.d voter; nl-o lhat a urge number wlio denired to do fo wan prevented from voting tho democratic demo-cratic ticket; al-o thai toy iftai number num-ber of p'llln were not opened. Thf New York ll r.iid ul Sunday contained dupUchM from fiovernor C'taniberlain and Wade Hampton dated the previous evening. Ine former staled thai the orlicial return had been received from only tight counties, and that the repuhheau eslimal, nasou on roin U' tn'K;raiir HHd republicnn r'-turni, Rivvf tif Mtate to J laves liy 3,.0. Wade Hamptn said that full relurns from all tho ci,uiitit-s euve KnriiUii l. lMl majority lor governor, adding: Trie balance, of tho Btato tif k'-t and the presidential ticket have, n emalkr vofe. Th" eiar:l ddf.-renec is not yet HMcertaiiicrl, tiul Wi think all will b-elecled b-elecled Tim Jegjilaturu ba lJl members in Ihe lnnif! and 'CJ in thu Nenate. We have efivod fj t rnem-ber.i rnem-ber.i of the home and filteen of the senate, a majority on joint ballot. (-hghed) WAOK flAMITfW. A Charleston ilch miyd : Pro- li-tM will tin rnndc by tho reptiblifiinn h"lore thf) loard of CAiivts-ers in r-gard r-gard U at le.tHt kix count!-'-4, whieh, if Hueceniful, will give im O.OoO or S.fK) mmoritv. |