The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-10-29

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sented, holding that no valid alienation Of
the wharf or other property or rights of
the city could hold beyond the military oc-
cupation.
The following appointments have been
made: Gen. Shields, collector Of customs
OF the port Of Galveston; Ridge, son of
Judge Paschail, collector at Corpus Christi
Judge Wesley Ogden, collector at Indianols. |
No change in Brownsville custom house. |
Gen. Mallory, collector Of internal revenue,
Jefferson district; Robert T. Campbell, col !
lector Of Austin district The other dis |
tricts have been consolidated, SAVIOR retir-
ing; Sinclair retaining his place.
WASHINGTON, October 26.-The Postoffce
Department loses a million yards of
washed postage stamps.
Appointments -Blumenthal, collector of
customs at st. Marx, Florida, and several
Indian agents.
The third term was delicately observed
in the cabinet. The President did not want
to talk.
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, October 21.-The failure
to agree, and the final adjournment of the.
conference committees at II o'clock last
night in the manner they did, impairs the
agreement heretofore made, except as to the
advisory board, which can do nothing with
out an umpire. Col Packard stated to-day
that the Conservatives would be given the
number of members of the returning board
as per original agreement
For wonder, neither political party to-
day has any fresh Outrages, grave apprehen-
sions of serious alarms, or reigns of terror
to report. ~
/ s NEW ORLEANS, October 22.2The follow
ing account of the recent affair at Jackson,
La, was received to-day from Mr. Law, an
anti-Gair man: Barnon, who was IN the
buggy with Gair, is reported as having ac-
cidentally shot him. 1t is untrue that Gsir
was to speak in jackson. The meeting was
one of all those opposed to Gair and was in
the interest of the white and colored people.
Breaux and Weber were in Bayou Sara when
the shooting was done. 1t is untrue that
armed Weber and Breaux men were parad-
ing the streets of Jackson. Gair asserted
that he was going to break up the meeting.
Butler and BarnOn, both Gain men, stopped
the band from playing and fired into the
assembled masses and dispersed them. Early
in the evening and again at night, six un-
armed colored menwere wounded by Butler
and Barnon. This statement will be sub
stantiated by Parish Judge Kllbourne and
Mayor Hazard, of Jackson. JAS. Law.
NRw ORLEANS, October ga dispatch
from New Iberia says Captain E. T. King,
| Just from st. Martinsville, reports the
arrest, between 10 and 2 O'clock, night be-
fore last, of Charles Hebert, Jr., and
Placlde Hawai-, blythe deputy United States
marshal He also reports the general belief
that warrants are in tho hands of the
deputy marshal for The arrest of Colonel
Alcibiades sDeBlanc, General DeClouet,
Colonel Tourrett, and other prominent citi-
zens.
NEW, ORLEANS, October 22.--The Third
Ward Conservative eolored club now has
one hundred and eighty members.
The following special is from Democratic
sources: Shreveport, October 22-On the
authority of Gen. Merritt and Commissioner
Ilevisee, we learn that warrants are being
1 prepared for the arrest of merchants and
Others, which will take place probably to-
morrow.
The Times in an extra, advises submits
sion to arrest by the United States soldiers,
but. advises the parties so arrested not to
give bond. The card on which the arrests
are to be made, is getting additional sigma.
lures to-day, and our people show no sym
| toms of weakening. H .lGH.
New ORLEANS, October 22.-Hives's po-
litical organization, who bad nominated a
4WlI munieipal and parish ticket, have with
drawn in favor of the Conservatives.
| NEW ORLEANS, October 23.-Two thou
| sand registration frauds have already been
discovered, and theiavestigation continues
One cOlored man registered fourteen times.
NEW ORLEANS, October 24.-Attorney
General Fields opinion on second district
court naturahzing question, will not be
given until Monday.
| Police authorities took possession Of all
registration books tonight. They were
deposited IN State house
Registration in city-white, IS, 57S; col
ored, 17,431. White majority in city,
III, 447.,5 Thirty-three parishes give whites,
90, IT'S; colored, Do, $685. Total registered
as far as heard from, whites, 81, $50; col
ored, 59,839. sColored majority, 2, 2S3.
| Twenty-four parishes to hear from. Some
of returns given above are incomplete.
A gentleman from Natchitoches states
that Mr.. Cesgrove, editor of the Natchi-
toches ViHdicGtOr, was arrested at that
place on Wednesday by the United States
Marshal and taken to the military camp.
Our informant states that Mr.. Cosgrove's
friends are not allowed by the marshal
4 to communicate with him, who says he has
warrants for the arrest of one hundred
others in that parish The cavalry which
left here day before yesterday are now
quartered at Minden, Webster parish, but
sgyet have made no arrests. The company,
which has been at Coushatta and Natchi-
toches, created considerable alarm in DeSoto
parish and attempted to make several ar
rests, but the parties they were after had
been advised of their approach, and as far
rs heard from, had Effected their escape to
! the woods.
Passengers from the East report cavalry
detachments, accompanied by the United
States Marshal, approaching Lincoln and
Union parishes, but their intentions have
not been ascertained.
NEW ORLEANS, October 26.-Capt. w.
T. Scovell, of the steamer Bryorly, which
arrived last night from Shreveport, states
that on the way up be Engaged full cargo
of cotton for the return trip at points below
Shre4eport In the meantime cavalry APP
peared, accompanied BY the United States
Marshal, who was reported to have writs
for the arrest of several hundred citizens of
the pafish es AOrd ering on Red River. These
reports and the presence Of the cavalry pro-
duced panic among the whites, who in
discriminatory took to the woods. The ne
groes stopped work, and out Of q full cargo
engaged, the Bryorly got but twenty-five
bales, there being no one to haul the cotton
to the landings. Capt. Scovell states that
cotton picking has been almost entirely sus-
pended on many. plantations, which will
cause heavy losses to both planters and mer-
chants. - ~ kAC-Sf
Gen. Emory reviewed the troops here this
morning.
NEW ORLEANS, October s6The st.
Martins prisoners brought here to-day by
the United States Deputy Marshal and
squad of cavalry, had preliminary. exsmi-
nation before United States Commissioner
E. II. Riddel, district clerk Of Iberia. The
arrests were made under the. Ku Klux act !;
two otthe prisoners held to bail In the sum of
$4,000 each, and one in the sum Of $1,000 to
appear before the United States District
charged.
Prominent citizens from st. Martins
parish were present to sign bonds for any