New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-06
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
LOUISIANA MISRULE.

KELLOGG's SECOND CHECK-BOOK.
A CHECK FOR $1,000 SENT THROUGH WILLIAM Y.
CHANDLER TO CALEB CUSHING AND SENATOR
CARPENTER FOR LEGAL sERvIcEs-LIBgRAL con-
TRIBUHoNs TO THE SUPPORT OF THE LOUISIANA
MILITIA AND FOR POLITICAL PURPOSES THE
MONEY PROBABLY TAKEN FROM THE STATE
FUNDS. .r..
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
NEw-ORLEANs, Oct 5.-Reference has hitherto
been made to q second check-book Of Kell0ggs, cap
tured by the revolutionists the day Of the coup
detat The TRIBUNE correspondent succeeded to-day
in finding this check book. Ii is 10 the hands of
private citizen, by whom IL was taken from the
State-house after Kelloggs retreat. Only few
pages of checks have been taken from this book aud
it seems to have been used only few weeks imme-
diatey preceding the first date covered by the other
The second entry is the following:
April IS. IS7s.-Myself sent WIN. f. Chandler. Wash
ington, d. c.. for c. Cushing and Matt II. Carpenter.
fees counsel 5000.
This is the only entry of the 10 or IS in the book
in which the name of Mr.. Carpenter or any other
Republican statesman of national reputation occurs.
The other stubs all show liberal contributions to tho
support of the Metropolitan police. the militia, and
gunboat, with which Gov. Kellogg was In tho
Spring and Summer of 1878 overawing the people in
the rural districts who sympathzed with and sup
this little army and navy he was trying to show {,
the world that his usurpation could maintain itself
without the assistance of the Federal authority 1t
appears from the two check-books before that IN
less than nine months the following appropriations
took this direction:
April 20, 1s73--Gen. A. 8. Badger, forImiltaipur.
poses. ~
Apri 25-To blank for military supplies. LOG 20
April 29-Gen. A. 8. Badger, for military pur-
poses. CSC OF
May 2--Gen. A. g. Badger. for military expedi.
tion................ I,Sco o.
May "a M. c. Jersey, Company F. 9Th Regi-
ment, Louisiana National Guard. 600 90
May CIV. X. spearing for military supplies,
horses, &C. ...................s 5000 %
May s--Transportation OF troops. ......... 2o4 90
May eGen. Badly, for saddles brides, &C.. $40 90
May sCol. W. F. Loan, militia supplies and boat 300 20
May ls--Gen. Badly, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SIC 90
May 1T-Col. Loan, supplies and wages, steamer
Ozark. en IS
May 15-Commissary Department .............. N5 o5
May 29-To Adjutant General. .............. $50 %
June 2-wm II. Holmes, militia rent. ......... 1,2so 90
June 5-Adjutant-G General. ................. 6% 20
June 2o-W. F. Loan, steamer Ozrks repairs,
................. lss, -
June 25-PaiDtDg Ozark $50 20
June 25-W II. Holmes, rent Of arsenal. l,20 90
June 3O--Col. Thos. Fannagan's uniform 100 10
June 30-MaI. Boyle's uniform. 700 %
June 30-Maj Ryans uniform. .................. 100 ~
July FORAGE 81 20
July 7-Adjutant General. bfo 70
JuIv ,0-Militia uniforms ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l62 -
July 10-Horseshoes, militia. 20
July lO-Msjor Sherman, 5th louisiana Mita.... 1i0 70
July l0-Adutant General ......................
Aug Nv. IT. Holmes. balance rent OF armory. ~ 10
Aug Adutant- General freight bills. to re-
nars and Baltimore ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 81 81
onisv,ua uuns .................. LAG 80
.,a ~, Aa;utapt Ceueral salaries rent, &C.,. $3.50 %
W., ~ II w Dek,vne Ozark ........, l50 10
Nov AT. w. Deklyne, Ozark................ 400 ~
The total amount expended by the Governor IN
warlike experiments during this period seems 10
have been over $4,000. 1t is hard to tell whether
this money came out of the Governors pocket or
the contingent fund of the Executive Department.
1t is only certain that 1t had the same source as tho
counsel fees in the Kellogg and McEnery ease,
charity contributions cab hire during political con-
yentions, and other items in infinite variety. 1t
was to these expenditures for political and military
purposes, probably that State Auditor Clinton re-
ferred when, on the wtness-staud in court, be
testified that the money of the State had been used
to "repress rebel skunks," and while he acknowI-
edged that such use of it was aot contemplated or
authorized by law. avowed his purpose 10 use 1T