The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-01-25

| 1t is understood that the bills for new election
| I'm Louisiana proposed to be offered by Messrs.
| Carpenter and Butler in their respective houses
| are substantially alike. commission Will lie
| created to supervise and conduct the regis
! tration OF voters and the election, the CON-
mission exercising the functions now performed
! by the Governor, in appointing registrars, and
also the functions OF the State Board OF Returning
Officers, in canvassing the votes cast and making
| returns thereof The commission would use the
election law OF November 20, 1872, and act under
| Its provisions. In this law the commissioners or
| election or judges are appointed by the police
juries of the several parishes. the law providing
that said judges shall represent each OF the poit
cal parties or the State. The constabulary force
| necessary 60 preserve peace and order is also
provided for In this law OF 1872. and no increase OF
troops would be necessary in the State, nor would
the troops be present at the polls or in any way
interfere In the election but only be held and used
according to law in any case Of sudden emergency
| to preserve the peace. 1t is conceded by both
| republican and democratic members OF Congress,
| that 1t will be to the interest OF each party
! to have quiet and orderly election, and
| that violence need not be apprehended The conf
| mission. whether appointed by the President or
elected by the respective houses OF Congress, will
probably be mixed one, representing in It's mem
oers both parties. This will, it is said be the case
| II the appointments are made by the President.
The law would retain in ONCE the elective State
0ncers now In position until their successors were
| qualified but take from Kellogg the power to
| appoint officers, and give the same power to the
| commission. The dc JdctO government would be
permitted to make no disbursement OF funds nor
| do any act further than preserve the peace. The
purpose of the law is, by lair election, held under
authority OF Congress- to secure a government
that tI,n
FORE stable, and result In public content and pros
| perlty.
| Pinchbnck's PrOspects-Senator McCrary
| to Open the Attack on Monaay-The
| WOuld.Be Senator Confident of Sue
| cess-BrOther-tn-Law Casey at the
| Presidential Ear.
| AS the opening OF the demonstration in the
| Pinchback case draws NIGH being Sc. down for
Monday, when Senator McCrary, Of Kentucky WIN
| have the floor, curiosity OF the public mind in
creases here to know what is going to be said and
done. McCrary being very solid. sensible man
OF the OLD school, and one OF recognized ability,
! will open the case, no doubt. in
vigorous manner against the admission of
Pinchback. Besides, being a Southern man,
| with the prevailing prejudices against the
presumptiOns OF the c0iOred race in the strife for
| recognition and equality, he will bring all the
| gravity and force to the attack Of which one of
his strong convictions ana purposes Is capable
and will do all he can to floor the aspiring Pinch
back. The developments are expected to be OF
racy character, ana he win be roughly handled
| Pinchoack was at the Capitol to-day, having been
indisposed for few days past. He was in con-
sultation with Senator Carpenter, at his private
law office last evening, with Others, acting in an
advisory way. friendly to the cause of the would
| be Senator. Plhchback, IN conversation with
your correspondent to-day, said he was sanguine
that when the merits OF his case were Investigated
| he would be sustained and that he looked forward
to successful result In his favor. He stated that
all that was published about his having
secured his election by bribery and cor
| ruption was untrue, and he was prepared to show
that he and his friends had acted fairly in the elec
ton. SO Tar as the other statements and accuse.
tons which were made in the discussion Of the
case were concerned he had nothing to say, but
would leave that to be determined at the investi-
CATION which was to be made and which he
courted. He aimed to be clrcumspect, lest ne
| should say anything which might prove indiscreet
| or be construed as prejudicial to his interests.
| He Is evidently well schoOled, and his coach
| ing is in the hands OF wary and faithful
adherents, who. If they are not OF the
highest type, conspicuous for devotion to their
imperilled friend Collector Casey, OF New or.
leans, the Presidents brother-tn-law. who is sus-
pected OF being the Guy Fawkes OF Pinchback's
| parliamentary edifice, walked out ON the avenue
to-day leisurely with the President chatting in an
off-hand way upon some subject in which the lat
| ter seemed interested. Beyond Durell Warmoth
and Kellogg, Casey may be said to know more O,
New orleans affairs, and to exercise more influence
| in them, than all the others combined
| in the conflict 1t may be that Casey has
| brought about this untoward turn In Pinchback's
case, which has 80 suddenly and recently taken
| place, and in the feelings OF Grant against tue
whole Louisanl government inasmuch as the
President places great reliance In what this
favored brOther-naw says and, naturally, be
believes that Casey ought to know all about this
and to be honestly interested in the successful ex-
trication Of Grant from the dsagreeable dilemma
in which he finds himself. No resources on either
side of the contest which can be properly employed
will be left unused to carry the case as their re-
spective opposing interests lead them to DESIRE
Miss Nellie Grants Approaching Nup-
tials.
| Miss Nellie Grants engagement Is one OF the
leading topics or society chat here. 1t will be re-
membered that Fanny Kembe, the tragedienne,
VINO married MIR. Pierce Butler, OF Philadelphia
and was afterwards divorced from him, had q
| younger sister who evinced O great talent for
music. She studied in Italy and In Paris, and made
a sensation at several concerts, but before she was
| larry Oh Tue Stdse aS pTlIuh uOuud she was WOOeu
and won by Mr. Sartons, rich Englishman OF an
old family. Now, when Miss Nellie Grant returned
from Europe last year she made the acquaintance,
on the steamer OF the second son of this Mr.. and
Mrs. Sartons, and the intimacy ripened into afrec
ton. Just then the elder brother died and the for
tunate swain thus becomes the heir TO the Sartons
estate. 1t Is intmated that the marriage will come
or in the spring, and at the same time Colonel
Fred Grant will marry Miss Kitty Cook, the eldest
daughter or the Ex-Governor OF this District.
Colonel Van Burcn's Japanese Con sui
ate Hanging Flre-The Vienna Scam
! dai Revived I'm the Senate.
1t is said that Thomas b. Van Buren, will be re.
jected as Consul to Kanagawa, Japan, the Com.
mlttee on Foreign Relations refusing to report the
nomination lavoraply, on the ground that II Mr.,
| Van Ruren be guilty of the charpea made by Minis