The New York herald., 1874-12-25
Resignation Of a Member Be-
cause Of Palpable Frauds.
THE PRETENDED LEGISLATURE.
TWENTY-FIVE Conservatives Debarred from
Taking Their Seats.
EIGHTEEN RADICALS COUNTED In.
Gloom and Anger Among the
People.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. -. 1874.
To-day Mr.. Arroyo sent in his resignation as
member OF the Returning Board.
TELLING INDICTMENT.
He says:-"I am impelled to adopt the present
course by the rulings OF the Board in the last few
days, IN returning to The Legislature as elected
members those VINO were unmlstakably defeated
rulings which, to my mind, are SO clHarly partisan
and unjust, defraudlng the people df Louisiana OF
their chosen representatives. that ny se!i-respect
will not allow me longer to retain a seat in the
Board" ~
THE RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Mr.. Arrcyos resignation was accepted, and the
Board went into executive session.
THE RETURNING BOARD ANNOUNCE THE RESULT.
The Returning Board fnisned its labors tonight,
after having canvassed and ordered to be promul-
gated the returns OF forty-nne parishes and re-
1erred the four remaining ones 10 the Legislature.
The original returns, as received and compiled by
the clerks OF the Board Indicated the elec-
ton OF seventy conservative members and
forty-one radicals, but their manipulation now
gives the new Legislature flty-four radicals
and ftty.two democrats, clear majority for the
Kellogg government. Moncure. the democratic
candidate, originally returned by about $500 ma
jority, under the same process Is beaten by Du-
buclet, radical by about 1,5OO majority The
result, which is not yet generally known
throughout the city, has very depressing effect.
and vii! be provocative OF excitement tomorrow.
INDIGNATION AND DEPRESSION.
Your correspondent visited McEnery's head
quarters this evening, and found the few there
assembled both depressed and indignant. Upon
being questioned as to what effect the action OF
the Returning Board would have upon the
people, Governor McEnery replied that II
had virtually annuiled the election BY
the people. who would necessarily be
nd la
that in this Staee, as in oil other States, the mem
bers elected by The people should appear and take
their seats when the Legislature assemblies, and
said 1t Is impossible to i0rete the result or any
revolutionary act OF the Returning Board tending
to deprive them Of this right. He spoke very feel
ingly OF the necessity OF establishing good govern
ment in Louisiana and apprehended
THE MOST DISASTROUS RESULTS
to our commercial and agricultural interests in
case OF fAlure TO do SO. The emigration from
the agricultural parishes would be immense, and
the condition OF the people become deporable
indeed. Your correspondent subsequently visited
Governor Kellogg at his residence and questioned
him TO the same effect Kellogg replied that
he was as yet unaware OF the final result
OF the Returning Board, but presuming the In
formation to be correct the majority was close
that the reforms desired by the people could be
readily effected. The majority included several
reform republicans, such as Ex-Governor
Hahn and Judge Cole, and in this
view Of the matter he did not apprehend
any trouble. II the opposition, as they claim.
simply desire conservative Legislature, they
have it, and 1t win undoubtedly represent the
wealth and Intelligence OF the State. Messrs.
Anderson and Wells, OF the Returning Board, are
reported to have left the city this evening by
the steamer Lizzie Taylor, but the report SO far
lacks confirmation.
HOW THE RESULT WAS ATTAINED-THE JUG
THE PEoPLE-RADICALs RETURNED UNDER
DEMOCRATIC CoLoRs.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. "a, 1874.
Bulletin extra has the following regarding the
> Returning Board -
The deliberations of the evening resulted in a
final decision regarding the parishes Of Claiborne,
Caddo, La Fourcne, Lincoln, Rapides and st. Mar
De Soto were referred to the Legislature that their
several cases may be adjusted
Ine representation, as returned by the Board,
making majority OF two Tor the latter. Although
1t VIII be observed 'tnat neither party is given
quorum In the House, II Is some what suspicious
tnat the Board did NOT take unto themselves
sufficient number with which to organize
suited the purpose OF Wells and Anderson to make
the returns as above, and doubtless they knew
under conservative colors, VINO, upon an emer.
Gency, will offer allegiance to The Kellogg
regfine and repudiate utterly the cause OF
Board on Thursday were largely democratic, but
by extensive doctoring ana manipulation they
were returned as follows :-Cadoo three republ-
cans; Lincoln, one republican; Rapides, one
republican; Claiborne two democratic; ST. Mar
tins, two democratic; La Fourche. two demo-
cratic; Bienvie. Grant, Wlnn and DE Soto are
thrown out, making representation In the
House OF ffty-twO democrats and nlty.four repub-
iicans.
BY the throwing out OF the above named parishes
and several polls IN CadCO parish seven were
thrown out to overcome democratic majoritles)