The New York herald., 1874-10-28
OUISIA N A.
Merrill's Military Desp0 tism Dis
heartening the Whites.
FRAUDS IN REGISTRATION.
Details Of the Operatio MS of the
Troops In the Parishes.

The people are becoming dlshes rtened by Mer-
rill's military desposm, and some are IN favor Of
letting the election 20 Dy default ;and trusting to
Congress for relief. The leaders OF the whites,
however, will strain ali their resources Tor lair
election, and send as many democrats as possible
TO Congress. Kellogg claims 2l00p black majority
In the registration tu twenty three parishes heard
from.
THE RADICALS
are so desperate thar the metropolitan po-
lice were yesterday detailed as canvassers
IRON house 70 house. but they struck
against 1t, and to-day the employees or the Mar
snal's ONCE In the Custom House dong it. One
OF them tells me he has not unesrthed fraudu-
lent democratic registry In his district. The
Democratic Committee in eight or nine wards al
ready canvas ed claim to have e.scted 4,l7a radi
cal frauds, and have sent them before the Grand
Jury. There are eight more wards TO canvass that
will probably expose 4,c00 additional frauds they
think.
REPORTS FROM THE PARI EHEa
The following dispatches have been received
here:-
. HOMER, La. Oct. q; ls7A
parish since Saturday. There are several bodies
Of troops In various parts OF the parish. Il. II.
Maxey, republican,. says that waf an are out
for over two hundred citizens. Not single
threatened individual has left or wip leave. There
Is difference Of opinion among the republicans
here as to the effect ot the arrests OF Saturday,
some Of tdem repud!ating the whole affair and en-
deavoring to shit the responsibility. Rumors OF
arrests are frequent from th.e neighboring
| parishes.
NEW IBERIA, La, Oct. q, 1874.
IL Is reported that Zack Fournet and Benjamin
Bertrand were arrested at st. Martins to-day by
the United States Deputy Marshal TTne prisoners
tried here yesterday still custody, all offers
| to sign bonds being refused. General DeCouet,
| one OF the weaitnlest planters in St. Martins
| parish, came here to-day 10 sign bonds, but was
| refused permission.
FRANKLIN. La, Cpct 27. 1874
hak nont nf up, n -
| Their ARRIVAL caused much surprise among all
never more quiet than an At M present. pre- aud 4 better
| and more friendly feeling exists am ong the two
races now than ever before.
| The investigation before Commissioner Jewett
Of the case Of Judge Scott, Recorder Ramsey ana
who were brought here yesterday, clo scd to-day.
| The decision Will he rendered Tomorrow. The
q Scott nans eoo1sd ne principal
lican meeting broke up because OF ps tol shot be-
Ing fred IN the street about square away. No
one disturbed or threatened the meeting, but he
| (Rains was subsequently, personally abused Dy
wnIie man. bur did not leave town iall sunset.
Young Maxey: the other government witness, tes-
titled fayoraDly to rne accused.
sheriff Aycock, summoned by the defence, testi.
were active in keeping the peace, which was
threatened by the violent action OF the negroes
had dficully with negro, during wn icn pistol
shot was fired. ana that he summoned
Several WnteS as an armed posse 70 suppress
the mob; that he arrested the white an; tnat q
orclble seizure OF him oy the blacls was at
tempted; tnat there was no politics IL the case;
thai there were only ABOUT dfty white men Ia the
town to 800 blacks
Rev. J.. 4. Jordan, also for the de .ence, cor
when he saw the blacks rushing 10 seize
the white man he laid his hands on
| the shoulders OI the foremost negro and told
him to await the action OF the q authorities;
several il the rear cried KNOCK the ANN white
man loose;'' the negroes halted, however. and
! finally quiet was restored. Here the evidence
closed, and the case was argued py John Ray Tor
the prosecution and Judge Richardson s.nd captain
| under guard, In an old, 0ilapidated residence.
The trial OF Henry Mayheld and Phill lips, OF Lin
| coin, IL fixed l0r tomorrow.
HOMER. La, October 81 1874.
Judge TrImbfe has information that when
Sheriff Aycock reached Vienna, and served the
were treated in o most cOntemptuOus manner
the writ OF habeas corpus was dlsreg arded, and
shameful and abusive language was us ed by Lieu.
tenant HO0gsOn in command, and by Marshal
sou were surrounded by soldiers with Jguns cooked
and presented at the law onicets, anu the wrlts
| were defed by the military officers. Judge
Trimble IS indignant that the civil au thOrity was
| disreQarded, and will take steps to punish the
| offenders. Trimble ls a republican, and supporter
| OF the Kellogg administration.
! MONROE. La, Oct. q. 1874
| The telegraph company Is taking, testimony
relative to the cutting OF the wires BY Lieutenant
| Hodgson and Marshal Seelye west OF Vienna
| Both wires were cut III six different places, and
forty or fifty eet taken out OF each Ire, and the
ends wrapped around trees, and tue iiisulatOrs
moved. The rcpairer was several hours in repair
| ing the damages. The atlldavlts VIII show that
! the cutting was done by the soldiers. aud under
orders from Lieutenant Aodgson end Marshal