The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-05
THE SOUTH.
Louisiana Finances-.Statemcnt by
Kellogg.

Kellogg.
NEW ORLEANS, October Sin reply tc
q criticism that the only reduction O
State expenses under tho present STATE
Government has been at the expense O
the bondholders. Governor kellogg hal
addressed the following supplemental
statement to the P;eRyVae: The expen
aes oil the State government last yeal
were $4l1 900 less than the expenses o
1879, $S03, 600 less than the expenses Of
1871. This year the expenses will show
still greater reduction. II Is true the
tax Of four mills for general purposes re,
mans unchanged, but this tax has here.
toiore never been sufficient 10 meet the
expenses OF the State Government, In
1869 the amount Of warrants Issued In cx.
cess Of receipts from the lour.mill general
fund tax was $750,502. In 1870 Il was
$SSs,3l4. In 1871 1t was $l,407, ,169; and
in 1872 It was $1,11G,O4O. 1t Is by this
excess OF warrants over receipts that a
large portion Of the floating debt OF the
State has been piled up. We are endesv.
oring 10 contlne the expenses within the
receipts from the iourmill tax, and have
80 far succeeded that there remained only
a balance Of $lS0000 excess OF expeudi.
lures over the receipts last year. This
year It is believed the receipts will nearly
or quite cover the expenses. One of the
Constitutional amendments 10 be voted on
in November renders it impossible for
any State Government hereafter 10 issue
warrants In excess OF It's receipts, aud this
cuts of one great source OF the present
financial difficulties oi the State.
DEMAND OF THE REMOVAL OF THE
BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS
NBw YoRK, October ga Charleston
dispatch states that ten thousand voters
Of the city, white and black, assembled
in mass meeting last night to demand
from Governor Noses the removal OF the
present Board of Election Commissioners,
alleging that they are inscriptions par
tisans. All the speakers, Colored and
white, says the dispatch, urged petition
to the Governor first, and II that fails, q
resort to the only means left the people.
A committee was appointed 10 present to
the Governor the petition for the remov-
OF al the Election Commissioners.
ARMIES RETURNED.
A Baltimore dispatch in the Times
states that the steamship Wilmington,
from New Orleans, brought back thirty
cases oI arms shipped from Baltimore Ior
the White Le8guGrs, and returned by
them to prevent seizure under the Kel.
logg order issued Just previous TO the late
Penn revolution. The house which ship
ped the arms had orders for sixty cases
more, but the orders have been counter
manded.
Address FOR TIE EXRCUTTCE COMMITTEE
OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, October 3.-The State
Executive Committee OF the Democratic
and Conservative party Of Alabama have
Issued an address to the people of the
United States, denying the truth Of the
charges made by Senator Spencer and
Congressman White, Hays and Pelham
and j. ], Martin as to the oulrages in
this State, and submit proofs TO show tho
untruth OF these charges, and that these
charges were made for the purpose OF
influencing the elections in the North and
West, and 10 procure Federal troops to be
sent 10 control the election in Alabama,
They alsS state that rations donated by
Congress for the sufferers in the over
flowed districts Of the Tombigbee, War
rior and Alabama Rivers, are being used
as corruption fund all over the State OF
Alabama Tor the purpose OF controlling
the election by the Republican party.
TIE MURDER OF BILLINGS IN ALABAMA,
WAsHGNGToN, October 3.-The Attor.
ney General has received a dispatch from
the United States Marshal at Mongome-
ry Alabama, announcing the arrest of all
persons charged with completely in the
murder Of Billings.