The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-19
LOUISIANA.
Tho White LeaguerS Of st. Mary'I
Parish, Louisiana, Propose TO De
vide Nominations with the Colored
phnnIh.

Tho White LeaguerS Of st. Mary's
Parish, Louisiana, Propose TO De
vide Nominations with the COlored
People.
FRANKLIN, La, October 17.-At the
parish nominating convention oil the
White League OF st. Mary, held here TO-
day, the following preamble and resolu-
tions were unanimously adopted:
we, the White League oi the Parish
oil 81. Mary, in convention assembled, do
hereby declare and recognize fully and
freely all the political aud civil rights oi
the colored people, and In order 10 give
them conclusive guarantee Of our good
faith In this recognition, be 1t
~. ResoEred, That We clothe our Par
ish Executive Committee with lull pow
er to retire the name or names Of any of
the candidates for the parish officers nom.
mated this day by US, In favor Of any
competent colored man or men, provided
that not more than half Of our ticket be
concluded TO be colored people, and pro
vlded their candidates be competent to fll
the respective offices:
%. Res0Iued, That we hereby invite
the colored people to meet US In mass
meeting on the 24th day Of October, 1874,
at Franklin, to nominate their candidates
and 70 accept the proposition herein
made"
CoLoRRD OFFICIALS INDICTRD-ATTRNPr.
nd ASSASSINATION.
NEW ORLEANS, October 1S.-The Con.
cordla Parish grand jury, composed oil
two white men, balance colored, found
true bill against Dave Young, a colored
member Of the Legislature, for en-
b.zzliug $4,000 belonging 10 the parish;
also found true bill against Owen
Stewart, Sheriff, for obtaining property
under false pretenses.
Careful inquiry fails to confirm the re.
port that four members Of the Returning
Board have resigned. No one has YET
been appointed to succeed BOnzano, as
umpire ot the Advisory Board.
CLINTON, La October II "A teud be-
tween the Creaux, Weber and Gair Re-
publican factions, eliminated to day In an
attempted assassination between Bayou
Sara and jackson, Louisiana, Of John
GAR the Independent Republican candi-
date tor the Senate, by parties unknown.
Gair was wounded but not dangerously.
NEW ORLEANS, October 1S-Thcre
will probably be meeting OF conference
committees tomorrow, the Conservatives
having TO- day sent note 10 the Repub-
llcans inviting conference. The twenty
days allowed for creating vacancies on
the rntNFninH Ronrd hu thu taprOo NJ tho
conterence,y agreement expired 10 day.
The Conservatives are ready with their
men 10 fill the two vacancies that we're
promised. Governor Kellogg has not as
yet been able 10 obtain the required resig.
nations, but four members OF the return
ing Board have agreed toresign provided
Wells will resign. Wells Is absent, and
the date Of his return Is uncertain.
JACKSON, La, n. M.-VIA CLINTON,
La, October 19.-At mass meeting Of
colored people held at this place. called
At the insligation OF E. L. Webher,
Breaux and Law, q riot took place about
five o'clock r. NJ, between the Breaux
and Gair men, In which four colored men
were shot, three probably fatally. In the
morning Jno. Gsir was waylaid and shot,
as rumor says, 10 prevent him from
speaking at the meeting Some OF the
Break orators assailed Mr.. Gair; hence
the riot. The colored people In numbers
of ten and twelve are patroliDg the streets
on horseback with guns, The United
states Supervisor, Captain T. A. Jenks,
has been consulted, and II Is probable that
he will call on the United States troops.
Great excitement prevails Weber and
Breaux have just arrived from Bayou
Sara, and brought four Winchester rifles
10 furnish the rioters.