Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-09-28
The Louisiana Middle.

GOV. KELLOGG EXPLAINS THE CAPTURED LET-
TERs-THR "FEss" PAID TO GsN'L BUrLgE
AND OTHERS WE'RE PoR LEGAL SERVICES.
y special 10 the New York Times from New
Orleans says that Gov. Kellogg states most pos
itively that, while he had certainly hst many
communications from the gentlemen named in
the correspondence recently published (printed
IN Saturdays STAB, yet he had never received
from Gen. Butler or Caleb Cushing any letter
containing request for money which was 20 be
given in payment for any service other than a
perfectly legitimate one. The governor states
that in December, lo,2, an application was
m tde TO the supreme court of the United States
Tor 8 writ of prohibition in the case Of Kellogg
against hcEEery and Others-the object being
TO prevent further proceedings in the case then
pending in the circuit court of Louisiana. The
governor wrote at that time to Caleb Gushing,
b. + Butler and Matthew Carpenter, retaining
them as legal advisers in the case, which was
RfterW ards fully argued and decided, the writ
OF prohibition being refused. subsequently be
again wrote TO the gentlemen named, asking
them for statement OF the amount TO which
be was indebted TO them for the services they
had rendered. In reply he received the LETTERS
captured when the state house was taken. Mr..
kenOgg " most emphatic in the statement that
the fees paid to the gentlemen were for legal
services only, and were not intended to and did
not in any way inf ueDce the action of Congress
IN the Louisiana case. The White League party
claim that they have in their possession letter
which is very damaging to Senator Morton.
Mr.. Kellogg denies this, and says that he never
received any communication from Morton which
in the remOtest degree relates TO money matters
or connects him with anything Of adishOnoratle
nature.
CIRCULAR
was distributed by Mr.. John ;. .McEnery on Sat-
urday calling upon the officers of State troops
10 turn over at once all State arms, ammuai-
ton, &c, 10 the United States authorities: also,
earnestly requesting all citizens having in their
possession arms or ammunition belonging TO
the State to deliver the same to the persons
above indicated, and saying that "persons de-
hvering arms or ammunition will IN nOwise be
interfeIed with by the United States or State
authorities"
THB CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
on Saturday again discussed the questSOn of the
returning board. An arrangement will Droba-
bly, be made by which both parties will have an
equal number of clerks, registers, and super
ytkors, each party TO have two members on the
returning board, and the fifth man 10 be q mod
crate republican, TO he named By the other p Ar
ties. Troops have been forwarded by Genera al
Emory 10 the pt ints designated in the original
order of Attorney General Williams-ShreVe-
port, Monroe, COushatta, &c. Mayor WIltz has
issued his proclamation for the election OF
mayor and seven city administrators, to be held
November ,, under the auspices of the sams
commissioners as for the election Of State off,
GERS.
WHAT KELLoGG's CHRCK-BooK SHOWS.
The New Orleans Bulletin publishes a long
list OF stubs of Kellogg's check-book, showing
that Carpenter received 81 500, Packard 81 100,
and Beckwith 81 SEQ. The Bulletin says:f'We
have seen letter from Carpenter to Kellogg,
calling for more money, As he was hard up"