The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-12-18

mittee appointed yesterday. l am conf
| dent that thorough and complete
investigation will vindicate the policy o
your administration; will strengthen tn,
Republican party; and will place tn
State government of Louisiana in NOR
lust light before the country. Th
presence of this committee here at thl
| juncture, will also go far to secure order
and hope contribute IN some degree t
| bring about the solution Of our difficulties
GSigned.1 w. P. KELLOGG"
The Louisiana Returning Board.
New ORLEANS, December 17-Th,
Returning Board have been trying lat,
Chief Clerk Campbell, charged will
tampering with the returns and testi
mony, but they could not prove 1t
When the Lafourche returns were beln:
canvassed, important testimony, filed b,
the Conservatives, was found to be miss
ing. Mr.. Whitaker requested that th'
Conservative committee be allowed t.
inspect all papers bearing on th'
parishes, coming before the Boar'
under protest previous to con
sidering them, in order that the.
might see that all testimony wa
present. Governor Wells objected, say
ing it would detaiu the Board too long
Mr.. Whitaker then presented the evi
dence, proving that the signatures on th'
Sabine parish returns were torgcrieS.
The Board has decided upon the re
turns from twenty-thrcc parishes, beside
the First and Second Congressional dis
tricts. These give in the House-Ral
icals, 80; Conservatives, 81.
Separate Schools Demanded.
The students of the Central Boys IliGl
School, to-day, appeared nj the Lamar
Girls High School, and compelled the re
moval thcrefrom of II number of c"Iorct
pupils. A committee OF five entered th'
school and stated the purpose {" thei
visit, threatening to use force if necessary
All the colorcd girls present prompt.
and quietly left the building and the b0yj
returned to their own school. 1t II
believed that the school board will cstab
iish an additional high school for coIorcc
children, thus preventing further trouble
Row Between Whites and Blacks
New ORLEANS, December 17.-Tht
row between the white and colorcd schoo
boys this afternoon, terminated in gen
eral melee between the whites and black
in the ncighbOrhood. One of the colorec
policemen was badly hurt by bcinG
struck in the breast by II negro with ;
Delaying pin, and number ofpcrson
bruised. During the excitement negro
man fell dead of heart disease.
MmndaIhus Denied.
In the case of j. B. ELAN, praying fol
writ of mandamuS, to compel the Re
turning Board to receive the canvass anC
compile the returns of Besoto parish
Judge Hawkins, of the Superior Distrlc
Court, decided that he had no iurisdic
ton to issue the mandamus, as he CoulC
not come to any conclusion whcthar they
were the proper returns or not the he
turning Board having been constitutes
for that purpose.
Amcs' Message to the mississippi
Legislature.
JACKSON, December 1.-The lcIiSla
turc assembled ut noon with nearly al
the members present. The Governor
sent in his message, claiming that tn,
present condition of affairs was brought
about by violent white men, for poltica
purposes. lie says: "At this moment
the state and county authorities are sue
cessfully resisted and the free action o
the officials impossible. Armed insur
gents procure orders for local election.
with the intention that the ballot,
shall be cast in such reign of ter
ror that the will Of the majority will b,
undone by the minority. lnsurgent'
have deliberately and knowingly entered
into the works of msurrection, and W.
must face the facts as they exist. II thc
| insurrcction is successful, We must re
duce the majority to the will of the mi
nority, and that minority, which means
power by force, must retain it by legisa
ton us harsh and cruel rs the first act
! OF violence. in which case on" race vii
br deprived Of their rights, and remand
| cd back TO rs unfortunate condition Il!
they have ever known, or else compelled
to wander, seeking freedom rather thar
| homes as is now the case with many o
| their race in other States. lie makes n,
recommendation to the Legislature, hu
when it is remembered that majorit,
of the House are blacks, and the Govern
ors whole message an appeal to the prcJu
diceS of that majority, Its general teno
cannot be- mistaken. He closes by re
qucsting the Legislature to take sucI
/ steps to overthrow the insurr ection il
! Warren county, and prevent simila
| occurrences. ''and | venture TO aSscr
! that but few of our icllow-citizcns, vii
not respond checrtulIy to any drmanc
made upon them
The Legislature don't seem to know
how to grapple the problem presented +
them. Probably V they will ask for Unite'
States troops for Nieksburg. They ma.
repeal the law authorizing special Gle,
tiou. thinking to defeat special electl !
already ordered in Warren county, o.
December 3lst.
Pork Packing i'm the West.
CINCIXNATI. December 1.-The Gin
| cinnati Price C,TrcJh a leading author
ity npon hog packing statistics, will ipub
! lish tomorrow morning "a very full pre-
! liminary report of pork packing in tn
! West. Returns have been received from
points which packed last season 4-l0th
of all the packing done at interior P"int'
The aggregate packing, to dates rangini
from the 9th TO the 10th of December, a
279 points is given at l,l9O,0o0 head
against l,097,009 last season, an incrca-
of OOON; and thc.e nnint. packed Ia.