The New York herald., 1874-11-01
L o UISIA N A.
Alleged Fright Of Republican Lead
ers in New Orleans.
Divisions in the Parishes Threaten
Defeat.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. a. 1874.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct, 81, 1874
The republicans have become alarmed lest they
should lose the Assembly. After a caucus
held last Monday, Marshal Packard as CHAIR
man Of the State Committee. issued telegraphic
orders to the faithful. to elect republican
representatives at all hazards. The secret
OF this Is, one OF them tells me, that in
some parishes the republicans have two or three
tickets In the neld. while the democrats have but
one and are united. The probability is that the
democrats win slip In their Assemblymen between
the rival republicans and get majority In the next
House. majority OF the Assembly can impeach
the Governor and suspend him during q trial by
the Senate ands with this would come dis
grace and loss OF patronage. The republicans also
fear enough Senators would join the democrats
to convict ana remove Kellogg In these disaffected
parishes the republicans WILL In the first place.
concentrate all their strength to elect their As
ssmblymen, and In the next upon their Congress.
men. In this city they res0rting to every con-
ceivaDle dodge TO prevent . fair election. and II
they can irighten more Of the whites into the
woods and swamps they may, with the aid Of
Merrill's cavalry, carry the State.
ARRANGING THE MILITARY FOR RLECTIoN DAY
General Emory tomorrow Will make the neces-
sary disposition OF troops for election day, and
issue an order admonishing the forces that they
can only be used In suppressing conflicts between
armed men; that they must remain In quarters
until called upon to suppress turbulence. De-
tachments will be located at the police stations
and also wherever there Is federal property.
Major Merrill sends teegraphio report charg-
ing much OF the intimidation by the whites in
Natchitoches parish as an excuse for the alleged
crueltes OF Lieutenant Mcintosh whose acts II all
the reports be true, are only excelled by the
atrocities Of Quantrei and Wirz in the late war.
The reports are quiet concerning the feeling about
Shreveport The revision OF the registry closed
tonight, and OF the 5000 fraudulent negro repeat
unearthed less than 500 were cut or by the re-.
publicans. over 5000 afIldavits nave been made
against radical repeaters. The democrats openly
express their hope Of carrying all but two Con-
gressmen ana the lower House.
have Just learned that many of the people,
frightened away to the swamps by the cavalry on
the line OF the Red River are now returning. and
mean TO vote.
General Emory's Military Order.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 81, 1874
The following is the general order issued from
the Headquarters Of the Department of the Army
OF the Cult in relation to the disposition OF troops
on Monday
The troops are in this city to preserve peace and
order and to prevent conflict between armed
win continue to abstain from political
discussions and any interference with the
election. All the Of1cers and men are required to
remain IN their quarters during the day OF elec-
tlOn, unless called out to prevent conflict be-
tween armed bodies or by orders from superior
II turns out that act "A Of 1865 has been inope-
rative since 1858, when the laws Of the State were