Show by telegraph AMERICAN DENCE R L I 1 28 it is understood der stood that a special session bession of the general assembly will be convened on friday to elect a presidential elector in place of geo aj A corlis united states centennial centennia Commis loner ioner held by the supreme court to be disqualified TREN trenton tor TOx 28 at a rne ine meeting eting of the state board of canvassers this afternoon a protest was presented against granting a certificate to benj williamson as elector on the ground of ineligibility as lie ho is a united states commUs ioner loner the democrats were much annoyed A decision has not yet been reached philadelphia 28 baltz baitz malt house and th thompson ompson streets was bureeda to day loss insurance wool dull colorado washed 20 24 unwashed 18 j 20 extra and merino pul pui pulled ieda ledA 35 3 33 no I 1 and bu super er pulled 35 G 38 texas fine an and medium 18 25 coarse 18 20 california fine and 18 6 28 coarse 18 19 0 2 22 battery if third U S artillery numbering thirty men which bad been on out duty in the camp within the exhibition ground since binco the ath of may and ordered to fort mchenry will leave tomorrow to morrow morning COLUMBIA SC 28 the democratic members from edgefield Edgefi oid old and laurens have been refused ad admittance m itta C to the hall of the house of representatives the republicans immediately proceeded to organize fifty nine members answered to their names mr jones clerk of the old house declared fifty nine to be a quorum and E W BL mackey and N meyers colored w were ro nominated for speaker no democratic members having yet come into the house mackey on the call of the roll received 57 out of 59 votes and was duly elected speaker the demo democrats c rats having retired mackey took the chair in explanation of these proceedings it must be remembered that the house when full consists of members and 63 leing being being a major bority ly area aren are a quorum q u m for the transaction of business the democrats including the nino nine disputed members from edgefield and laurens Ii aurens have 61 members and the republicans only 60 when all their numbers are present the democrats claim that 63 is the lawful quorum while the republicans claim that a majority of the members embers m admitted by the canvassers to be elected namely is a quorum and with their 59 have gone to work mackey on taking his seat as speaker speakers delivered a speech and the 59 members were then sworn in only one ono republican being absent 0 A jones the former colored clerk was elected and sworn in the house as now organized consists office of nive five whites and fifty four negroes the democratic members before reaching the door of the state house this morning surrendered all their private arms A democrat who had a certificate of the canvassing board went into the hall and found the republicans organized with a speaker and clerk he attempted to pass out end was prevented until he threatened prosecution for false imprisonment reddish red Bed dish a prominent republican member refused to enter the hall with federal bayonets thedoor at the door and acts with the democrats general hampton at the request of the federal officer commanding dressed addressed nd the excited crowd which had assembled and said my friends I 1 am tr truly uly doing what I 1 have don done duning during this whole exciting contest pouring oil on the troubled waters it is of the greatest importance to us citizens of south carolina that peace should be preserved I 1 appeal to you all white men and colored as carolinians to use every effort to keep beep down violence or turbulence one act of violence may precipitate bloodshed and desolation I 1 im fiore elore you then to preserve peace beg all my frienda friends to dis persie dersie to 10 leave the grounds of the capitol and I 1 advise all colored men to do the same keep perfectly quiet leave the streets and do nothing to provoke riot we trust to the law and nd constitution ot lion llon and we have perfect faith in the the justice of our cause the Tho whites immediately dispersed and their conduct was followed by a great many colored people the democratic members after leaving ea ng the state house had a secret consultation but without formal action hadj adjourned burned till 3 p m there are only three whites in the of republicans as or organized g anizel the democratic elect to the house of representatives met at seven pm in Carb cardlina carolina lina llna hall sixty four democrats and two republicans participated participated and were sworn in by budge adge the house is organized and will claim recognition tomorrow this leaves 58 members in the republican Hous eor one less than the quorum they claim and five less than the democrats clai cial claim rn necessary fora for a quorum each house housa will demand of the secretary of state the returns of the vote for governor all is quiet tonight to night the supreme court has not yet decided the question of counting the electoral vote CHICAGO 28 wm P frye and G F hoar in their newspapers deny that as members of the investigating ti committee in new orleans in 1875 they denounced the board of state canvassers they each separately explode this story by quoting extensively from the report frye states that the congressional report only expresses the opinion that in rejecting some returns the board had in the committees mit tees opinion exceeded its legal powers powen though the whole committee believed they had done so honestly believing that it was a proper construction of the law and that actually though perhaps not legally they were justified in BO so doing frye devotes devote 8 some space to the history of the members of the board who he be asserts are highly respectable he adds adm the only fear I 1 have is that to escape the suspicion of seeming partiality to the republicans they may lean too much to the side not of merey mercy but of murder and outrage the twin champions of the democrats is in louisiana hoar makes a similar argument and forms a like conclusion the rimes times columbia special says a sufficient number of republicans will probably leave the state huse heuse legislature to give the democrats an overwhelming majority and leave the state house legislature with no quorum even on the theu basis of members the moderate republicans denounce the proceedings as revolutionary it is understood that general ruger euger says the united states troops transcended their authority in refusing the democrats adm admission hion wion ruger bugen r hrs baa lad haa a conference with hamilton gordon bradley johnson and haskell the result of which is unknown democrats crausare brats sare aro are confident and exultant many republicans are ate disgusted with the election of mackey as speaker and seem to desire a compromise there is excitement on the streets but joyful excitement among the democrats the tho times rimes new now orleans special says Gs vernor wells announcement today to day that all the re returns turris not in by tuesday would ilot be cou counted cited shows plainly what are the boards board lis intentions this would take 2000 votes from the democratic majority for five parishes are out and the returns in the hands of the republican supervisors who have had them since the tho election but where they are is not known indianapolis 28 pete mccartney the notorious counterfeiter was sentenced by the U S court today to day to fifteen years in the penitentiary and his hia associate walter to ten years NEW W YORK 28 the T cibit citizen n an 11 ibish ish journal of this city h has p passed assed into the editorial control 0 of ilas lins A michael michaei i ibb ael aei J He fl hennerman efferman flerman former editor of the irish people and the american celt in describing the scenes at columbia last night the times special says the republicans especially the colored men were excited and alarmed and had begun to gather in some places near the state house the inflammability of the community was apparent to every observer white men in red shirts swaggered in the streets of the town displaying their revolvers while there were some colored men i talking wildly no local authority would have been bennof of the least use in quelling a riot if it had started it was in the interests of pea peace ce and order and as purely a preventive measure that gen euger at the i request of the Governor sent a small smal I 1 force to the state house houtie all well disposed persons aro are glad to feel safe because of their presence tonight to night the democrats hed a mass mee mec meeting ting which was addressed by gen garry carry and judge mackey the proceedings of the republica republicans nsf and especially the use made of the united states troops was bitterly denounced there seems to be no danger of trouble tonight to night the bar rooms are closed and the leading democrats seem to be disposed to quiet the ehe turbulent members of their party the cold rain helps to keep the peace and the gramme pro for tomorrow to morrow on the part of the democrats is unknown save by rumor it 1 is cerU certainly their intention to keep up the house of their own and ind to trust to accidents they are using every art of threat and bribery to seduce some of the republicans public ans to their side the tho democratic members have fitted up carolina hall halls and hold a secret caucus tonI tonight to night Fht the billiard tournament was brought to a close tonight to night cyrille dion defeating daly to joeeph dion defeating nudolph budolph to 76 the result of the tournament is budolph joseph dion and alesson are tied for the first second and third prizes and gamier garnier the four fourth t h joseph dion fakes lakes the billiard table prize for the highest general average 28 the canvassing board met with local and other politicians present and began opening the sealed packages of votes the republicans gave notice that they would contest the counties of columbia hillsboro son levy tevy liberty manatee nassau faaui giaui orange putnam polk santa rosa sumter suwanee taylor valusia sia sla bakalla Wa kalla walton and washington the democrats notified that they would contest alach ua baker clay duval JS 14 gadsden Jef jefferson ierson lerson lem and marion the result of the electoral vote from the face of the returns was as follows on the highest in each case republican majorities ala chua baker 41 duval E escambia s gadsden jefferson 1923 leon 2032 mabon marion nassau the total republican majorities kero vero ere the democratic majorities are brevard 53 bradford 04 calhoun columbia clay frank lin 76 hamilton hernandes hillsboro holmes 84 jackson 93 03 lafayette liberty 64 levy levs yia Ifa manatee natee monroe 67 oranee change putnam 20 polk santa rosa st john sumter suwanee taylor valesea mafua linval ton washington total democratic majoria majority y bet ket republican majority m dority 42 fade dade dade co is not yet in the mor majority ty I 1 in the county cannot be over twenty either way the democrats have a claim of 23 omitted vates v cs in clay county which appear on the face of the returns from that county but are not added up in the geuy geny general result because it is not in in evidence that the inspectors and clerks were sworn the 23 votes will be counted probably by the committee oi on consent this would leave a majority of nineteen for the republican electors the county that made mado the only violent inroad on the democratic calculation was baker they had a regular certified copy of the returns from that county giving a democratic majority of 94 chis this return was regular and it was thought final this morning a new return was waa received signed by the judge and sheriff but not the county clerk w which aich by the throwing out or ofed ev e eral ral rai democratic precincts give a rep republican majority mao rity of forty one making ing a difference cf ef votes the d democrats mger ts were astounded at this alteration alteration and will produce precinct returns to show it is an incorrect return upon completing the counting of the tho returns the tho tb board adjourned until 4 pm on the assembling of the board this evening mr for the democrats demanded to know inow whether the board had bad nat n qt received another return from baker county than the one read the chairman declined to state as baker county W was s under discussion mr 1 insisted n listed that a paper antedating anti dating the one read regularly signed by the clerk of the court and aud as required by lat law and giving a different result h had A been sent to the board and ana demanded tornow why that return had been suppressed and by whom the chairman still refused to consider Pasco enquiry then read the second rule ruie which reiterated that all returns shall behold be told before the board and the board should decide which w were ere legal and regular on their face he then chang charged d that thab the return from baker co county t iad had been suppressed and another return read to its exclusion he then demanded the suppressed paper to be reaia in ln order that the board riligh might decide with the aid of testimony which was the right and proper return at this point the Secre secretary without further opposition read the returns signed by the late justice 3 and properly attested which gar gave P a democratic majority of ninety five it appears that two re return turne one signed as above and another signed by the judge and sheriff and justice were bent heni up with the first return it is admitted that the tilden electors have majority with both returns held subject to future decision the democrats have two electors by five majority and one by three majority majori and the republicans have one elector r by one ma bority TOPEKA Ks 28 the total vote of electors is hayes tilden NEW ORLEANS 28 in the rl returning board today to day judge spafford suggested that the board give an order compelling the supervisors from franklin grant elyin livin livingston Liy lly ingston lafayette and parishes to hand in their returns in these parishes es there were large democratic majorities nad aad by iby holding back the returns contrary to tb law the supervisors might make or unmake the governor or president governor wells said it if the votes totes were not here they could not be counte dand the board was entirely independent of supervisors even if it copies could not be received he would give ive lve an order to the super visors if the returns were not produced by wednesday col Za zacharie charle ebarle made a motion affecting the contestants testimony which was overruled and the board went into executive se session slon sjon in executive session the board inspected the returns from the remaining wards 1 in n the city and three parishes all of these were laid over to for future action and the parish of ol jul jui Oui ful chata was waa taken up much to the surprise of the democratic counseled coun counsel selE beast ast baton gaton ro bouge duge being the parish fixed for today to day four negroes were introduced as witnesses for the republican behalf and were examined fully accor accord ink ing ag to interrogatory tho tao board ruled in the first place that unless he the democrats had cross cros tolu tories s uney uty not be to examine a witness orally but finally after remarks by the republican an and democratic visiting comm commissioners the bo board ard bonsen t ted to allow the cross examination of witness by the democratic committee the testimony of witnesses was as to intimidation and outrages the democrats will introduce e lebutt rebutting ng testimony mony mouy tomor to mor row san SAN SAX FRANCIS FRANCISCO 28 frederics frederice Fre derice derles W WM arriott publisher of the san francisco mews news le lefer er WAS today to day convicted on a crit criminal nimai suit of extortion tor tion brought brou glit by Fre fro frederck dellek denck clay late cashier of the |