The New York herald., 1869-08-28

do anything for HIM ar the boat lie gave them
letter to mail Late at night they returned and
mark, 'sYou are wanted at the landing" shot him
through the head. When he came TO himself he waa
lying IN the DOORWAY with fourteen wounds on his
body. He left that neIQhborhood
Thomas Hudenall white republican OF More
house parish, was waited upon at hts brotherln-
laws mousse by party OF forty masked hOrsemen.
lie eDtrenched himself In hs bedroom, In company
with three shot guns. rine and revolver They
attempted 10 force the position but his sister threw
herself before them and said "Gentlemen II you
f. come I'm to murder my brother you WIZ pass over
my dead body" They told her she had saved her
brothers. llfe and they gave him five days to leave
the country. He did 1t In less time.
Coroner Womack OF De Soto parish, was called
by one OF the democratic claimants to prove that in
that parish, at all events everything was pastoral
eoa h ts e ad 70 sms
OF hold six inquests over negroes killed during che
campaign, one OF whom was found In the woods
snOt through the head both eyes gouged out, four
teen shos through his breast and considerable indi-
cations Of bowie knife. "Could you ascertain
''well, this was before the election, and he was
said TO be q leading boy" replied the Arcadiau
Mi. John R. williams was or ought to be, another
OF Judge Baiey's witnesses, for he told the commit
able restore slavery on beeca
naenGe 1a, over oyer the negro race. So ought Mr.: f. L.
dy that wantd s ce to u
attacked, because '.he knew what the result would
publican party in New Orleansn
All the weak points, however. were not on one
side. The republican witnesses presented IN rather
strong light some OF the
:. BEAUTIES OF CoLORED SUFFRAGE. fr
Mr. Mumford Mccoy (backl recently raised to high
judicial rank by Governor Narmoth, did not know
exactly what the United States Senate was, but
thought 1t ran on the same ticket as General Grant
pop waned tS so Tas sure a me
VINO the republican candidate for President was, but
Mr. Merritt Gardiner tblack, wanted TO vote for
Grant because ne mad heard OF MIN as "a very
Mr. rperfnv l,Joo olN v,,a<,o oF tt,n
Peace OF Sabine parish, believed ku Kux to be the
ghosts of rebel soldiers; knew man who hai been
he nxed his back bone,n and had heard or another
OF them drinking three buckets OF water in success
sion and then complaining OF thirst. g q.
Mr.. Lewis Taylor (blackb returning officer OF
Rapides could neither read nor write, but inge-
ntously avoided detection by wearing his right arm
Mr.. Robert Ray, colored oiilcer Of police, grew
eloquent over the Injustice Of coored clubs being
shackedY'' inquired the commIttee. 81 mean they
ned like sheep replied the Witness happily uncon
HUMOROUS INCIDENTS
seem frequently to have varied the monotony OF the
e Dsf NJ Saas
| imposed upon him the duty OF serving all the
lnJuncioas ,os ana nd. mandamIse, issued BY Judge
| the last three mOnths) pronounced himself to be
"Unlon man. consistent and unconditional, as all my
sNone Of them in the rebel army .o6 Yes, sir; four
Of them" There are good many "Union menu Of
Mr. DICKS stripe In Louisiana who are not half 50
candid. -"
| Richard Everett democratic negro, was cross.
examined about the X. w. C.'s:-
e. D you ever hear Of eoOrsd democrats joining the
heard % S, WS .5sr VOW did s
u,elia is u '"' "A'' 'A''''' ~" ANU" ""-' 'A'
@ Did you flower called the white cameia
A. don't know what that kind OF word is; 1 knew q
girl of that name once that Is, she was 'Meis.
2 But she was wa: black csmeia wasn't shs' N
A NO, sir, pretty near white.
MAKING vOrEs.
Not the least curious part OF the record Is the
statement Of one OF the registrars Edgeword as TO
which are mainly inhabited by Spaniards. TAM
many sachems know thing or two about naturaliza-
tiOn but even they can take lesson from Louisiana.
The troublesome formula OF requiring the parties to
| appear IN court with witnesses was entirely done
away with by the compacency OF Judge Cooley and
his clerk, who sent out to each precinct, signed.
sealed and attested certificates in blank leaving the
parties TO MI up the names to suit themselves. much
| Sunday, when the parson marres two or three hun
| dred couples in lump, requesting them TO sort
themselves when they get outside.
| GENERAL CONCLUSIONS.
From the tone and tenor Of the whole investiga.
tiOn the probabilities seem 10 be that the committee
| (which consists OF Mr.. j. q. Stevenson, q smart
Illinois lawyer; Mr.. Burdett naturalized English.
| man FROM Missouri, and Mr.. Kerr, OF Indiana, the
| present majority report declaring the election In
Louisiana last November null on the ground OF tnti.
mdatlcn and fraud assertingtnat no other election
| can with safety be held under present clrcum'
| Morey, Sypher Darrell and Newsham. The only one
OF the elected democratic candidates who seems to
have the falntes chance OF taking his seat Is Judge
4 Ryan, whose alleged tneligibtiIty rests on evidence
too ch1ldishly ridiculous to stand one ni0nent5 IN
vestlgnton, ana whose opponent Is not ail popu-
| lar even with his own party.