The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-23
LOUISIANA.
More Arrests.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 22.-Capt. E. Il. King.
just from st. Martinsville, reports the arrest
night before last of Charles Herbert, Jr., and
Plocide Huval by the deputy United States
marshal. There is also a report generally be-
lieved that warrants are in the hands Of the
deputy marshal for the arrest of Col. Alcibia-
des Deblanc, Gen. Declouet, Col, Faurnet and
other prominent citizens.
The Sugar Crop.
The latest advices from the cane growers re-
turns show an uncommonly good Weld of cane
per acre and greater proportion Of saccarhne
matter.
The prospects are now good for the production
of the largest crop of sugar which has been
made in Louisiana since 1861.
A New Cause for Dispute.
Wright, the state register of votes, gave no.
tice to-day that he would to- morrow receive the
opinion of the Attorney General as to the le-
gality of naturalization before the second dis
trct court. The conservatives assert that this
question has been sprung at this late day by
the Republicans, with view of throwing out
about 1000 white voters by striking their names
from the registration lists, it now being too late
for them to naturalze and register.
The Attorney Generals opinion of the legali-
court will not be officially delivered till to-
morrow, but he to-day expressed conviction
that all the naturalization papers issued from
that court since 1864 are null and void. The
Picayune says the question has been submitted
to the District Attorney and to all the judges
and there is only one idea on the subject All
the great legal minds this state has ever pro-
duced have failed to discover any illegality in
this naturalization. 1t was left for our Attor-
ney General to spring the question just before
an election.
Steamer Burned.
BATON ROUGE, Oct. 22.-The steamboat Es-
peranza was burned last night at Profits
Island. Boat and cargo are total loss. The
chambermaid was lost but the others were
saved.
Merchants To BE Arrested.
SHREVEPORT, Oct. 22-The question whether
warrants are to be issued for the arrest of SO
merchants who pledge themselves not to re-
tain in their employ persons whs support the
radical party in the impending contest was to-
day settled in the affirmative upon the authori-
ty of Gen. Merrill of the United States army
and ABB. Levisser United States commissioner,
who stated that the papers were being prepar
ed and the arrests would probably be made to-
morrow
Since the first announcement (Monday) of
the intention of the authorities to make these
arrests the temper of the people has generally
improved, and it is not now probable that any
of the parties will endeavor to evade or resist
arrest The parties interested have consulted
several leading attorneys, who advise them
that their pledge is not in violation of the en-.
forcement act
Immediately after the authorize announce
ment of Gen. Merrill and Judge Levisser the
pledge was again put in circulation and re-
ceived 100 additional signatures These names
include Republicans of nearly every business
establishment in the city.
Copies of the pledge were also sent to the
country, and are said to have received the sig
natures of the planters in all parts of the par
ish. 1t is not known yet whether any other.
than the original sixty-nine signatures will bt
arrested.