The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-03-14
The Louisiana situation.

The Louisiana Situation.
Late information from New Orleans,
received on Tuesday, is quite Interest,"
ing. The charge of violating The tn
lorcement or Ku.Klux act brought
against the parlies concerned in the
attack on the Kellogg police stations
has been formally withdrawn by the
United States district attorney, who
douh hted the jurisdiction o. the United
States courts In the matter. The par
ties were therefore remanded to the
jurisdiction OF the state courts, and al
rhat furnished security were released.
Governor Yarmouth had Informed
those WHO called on him alter bis re
turn from Washington that at present
he had no idea OF success TO the Nc
Enery cause, but advised that the or
esnizstion should be kept up. de te!t
convinced that Grants present policy
u;Il rn;n the administration On
Friday last q caucus Of the McEnery
Legislature was held. at which were
present a number OF the lead Ipg hu-l-
ness men and property holders OF New
Orleans. An executive commItiee Tor
the CITY and Tor each parish OF the
State was appointed TO keep up
thorough organized resistance to any
recognition OF the kellogg government,
and both city aud country members
pledged themselves and their consttu-
ents 10 resist any and all paymeuts OF
taxes to the Kellogg government.
Intimations were received OF willirg-
ness on the part OF Kellogg TO again
open negotiations Tor a compromise
but it was unanimously agreed TO
make no compromise which would
leave Kellogg in the gubsrnatorlai
chair
The south Carolina Senator.
The documents sent here from South
Carolina, alleging bribery and corrup-
ton in the election OF Mr.. j. j. Pattero
son 10 the United States Senate, are
'compsnied by petition from many
ct zens, including q number Of MEM
ers OF the legislature. asking tue
sspate TO investigate the means by
y hich he was elected. The petition
I.ges that, prior TO the eIecnon Mr.
! a,teraon Openly avowei that he inten'
dsd 10 use mot ev to be elec Ell, and that
he would sperd $4,000 for tnat pur-
pose, a, d after the election announced
that be had spent that amount Ac-
compsnying the petition are seVeTa
depo.l,ions OF members OF the Leg'sla-
ture. to the effect that tnev were ap-
preached bv Patterson in person, or D.
his agent, II. G. Worthington, aud di-
rectly offered money, varying IN amount
rom $500 to $1,000 Tor their voIes Tor
Patterson as Senator.
Badeau aud the Buell. Papers.
Considerable comment has beeu
made Tor long time past over the dis
appearance from the archives oi
the adjutant generals office o.
the papers of the court marital
which tried Gen. Don Carlo
Bueli. and OF other war records. IL
has been verv COZ fideutly stated that
these papers had been taken from the
sdiutant generals office by Gen. bs-
desu, OF Gen Grants -rsti for The max
ing up his history o. Geu. Grant "en'
Bsdesu ia now consul general at Lon.
don o. the IA b OF January las'
Hon. John Coburu, chairman OF the
House com IN ttee on military AFFAIRS
addressed letter to Gen B.deau. COW
eripg a series otiutrrogstories as TO me
Buell. court martial papers. Gen' ba'
deau replies thst all the papers ever
delivered 10 him were promptly retur
ned. but as to the Buell. papers ne never
saw nor sought tr see them
GoyeInment Directors.
The President reappointed the pres
ept government directors OF the Uo'ou
Pacific Railroad Company tor one Seai
IN Tpesday. They are Hiram Pric'
8 I'D James F. Wilson, o. Iowa, J Z )
HARRISON, OF Indiana; J. ID M,'isrd' o
Nebraska; and DR.. 5. Ruddoch' o
Come cticut so,
Transportation Routes 20 seHpoS'"
The retention of Norwood, OF de0r'
gia, and the dropping OF Lewis OF VIZ
g;pis, on the Senate Committee OF
TRANSPORTATION Routes 70 the Sesboard
is looked upon as an advantage gA'ne'
for the Georgia schemes OF lnteio
Lines ol water communication paf'icu