The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-26

NEW ORLEANS September 2o.-Ihe
State Central Committee of the Peoples
party, had meeting this evening. Res
olutions were finally adopted to 60 into
the November election with spirit and
energy. The propriety Of not voting
was discussed, but the majority against
this proposition was overwhelming. The
Paris Committee participated in the
meeting.
NEw York, September 25.-The Tri-
b'me has the following special from New
Orleans: On the day of the Penn colp
dc etGt, when the revolutionists seized
the State House after Gov. Kelloggs re-
treat 10 the Office Of Marshal Packard, n
large number of official and private let
tiers were found in the archives If his
Office, and have since been in the posses
sion Of the citizens. Among these letters
were a number which passed between
Governor Kellogg and prominent
congressman. Ii has been freely
intimated that they contained inn
manner in which the Louisiana case was
managed in Washington with view OF
seating Pinchback in the Senate, and
keeping Kellogg and his party in power.
The Tribune representatives succeeded to-
dsy in seeing the originals and copies of
several of the letters, and some are given
herewith. The first is from 4. Billings,
Republican lawyer Of this city, one of
the counsel of Governor Kellogg while
the Louisiana case was before Congress.
MILLARDs HorRI,
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 1873
DEAR Gov vERNoR:-William r.. Chan
dler is working with us, and has worked
with Us nobly and more etIeCtually
than any one except Williams. He
wishes me To writo Ia you about
his fee. | would arrange matters with
him at the earliest possible moment
Signed, EDWARD {. BILLINGS.
The following were written when
Senator Carpenters Louisiana bill waS
before the Senate, and shortly belmr
Congress- adjourned:
WAsHINGToN, Jan. -, 1873.
M Dear Sr:-l have Just received
yours of the 18th, having been out ol
town for ten days. and have accordingly
drawn on you for 1000. Did state IN
my previous letter that Of the dram of
$1,000 which YOU sent me some time
siace, found Il desirable to deliver 81 600
To Chandler am glad to see that all
opposition Ia your administration is dy-
ing out, and public confidence is being
restored. shall be- happy Ia scc you
when YOU come here.
remain, yours truly,
lSigncd) &. CUSHING.
To WiHiom Pin Ketiogg.
NEW ORLEANS, July II, 1873.
HIS ErccNeHcy:
DEAR GOvERNOR:-l may leave for
the north on Thursday, and II you are
going 10 advance ~" anything nn my
fee IN your case, You can hand II Ia Nj
Barrett. our common friend.
am yours truly,
Signed EwD G. BuLINGs
i. 81 have hopes that you will
make u payment n larg" n $1,000.
NEw ORLEANS, July |, 1873
Received from Hon. W. T. Kellogg
~, 500 on account for professional ser
vice. in the case Of Kellogg ~ War.
moth ct k
Signed EDWARD {. BILLINGS.
The Ohio Expedition.
CINCINNATI, September 2j.-Thc Di-
rector General and members Of the FL
! nance and Executive bosrds Of the Cen
| tcnnial Commission visited the EnpnsI-
tion to-day and will visit the suburbs to-
morrow, and return Ia Philadelphia
tomorrow night. The attendance at the
Exposition ha. averaged $1,000 daily
during the week The tests of circular
saws aud car wheels has excited deep in
tcrrst. The receipts tonight were $500.
An accident occurred this afternoon IN
Morgan n Co.. printing establishment.
Samuel Van EmHn was testing n hy-
draulic press, when il burt throwing
the cap Of the press on him, crushing his
leg. and fracturing his skull 20 that h"
/ cannot recover.