The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-10-26
LOUISIANA.
ACTION OF THE DRMocRATIc STATE CEN.
TRAL COMAEITTRR.


ACTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE CEN.
TRIAL COMMITTEE.
NEW ORLEANS, October 24.-The fol-
lowing was unanimously adopted by the
Democratic and Conservative State
Central Committee:
NEw ORLEANS, October "a, 1874.
"WHRREAs, Several thousand Of our
toreign'born citizens were naturalized In
the Second District Court upon the ad-
vice OF the best legal talent In the State,
said advice being based upon previous
decisions upon said question, and acqui.
esced In for many years; and
"WHRREAs, AS said naturalized citizens
have been registered without opposition
being made 10 their right TO register, and
have therefore become qualified electors
CndCr the Constitution and laws Of the
United States and Of the State; and
"WHRREAs, It Is contemplated by the
Republican leaders, Kellogg, Packard,
Beckwith and others, 10 deprive our
cltizens thus naturalized oil
the right 10 vote by advising the Assist.
ant Supervisor to arbitrarily strike out
from the list Of registered voters names
OF said ioreign.born citizens, thereby In.
vesting said supervisor with tho extraor.
dinary power OF arrCsting from snid cid-
zens the right Of citizenship, secured by
the Judgment OF o Court Of competent
Jurisdiction, and recognized by their full
est extent by said Supervisors by their
Official act OF registering said citizens; Rnd,
"WHEREAs, This conspiracy between
the Governor and Federal officials ia in-
tended to secure by fraud the same results
in the parish OF Orleans which they are
attempting TO secure in country parishes
by inumidating white voters through the
prostitution OF the Federal judiciary and
degradation Of the United States army to
local police purposes; bit .
"RSS0Ered, That we denounce in un-
measured terms this movement 10 deprive
said foreign born citizens OF their right OF
and this persistent interler-
ence OF Federal officials in the affairs of
our State, intended TO invite conflict and
disorder, and we denounCe the weakness
and disposition Of the Executive In sub.
hitting 10 the dictation Of said Federal
officials.
"Rs'Olvsd, That We earnestly recon-
mend to every registered citizen thus nat
lralized to present himself at the polls
and cast his vote.
"ResOESed, That il this outrage be con-
we hold up 10 popular execra.
lion the individual authors OF this foul
against a worthy class OF our
citizens: ALBERT VooRHrRs,
"PreItdsnt q EteeRtire Committee,
"E. G. Dill, Chief Secretary"
MILITARY REVIEW.
The troops stationed in the city and at
Jackson Barracks, under command of
Jol. Floyd Jones, will be reviewed TO-
morning on Canal street. Two
Of the 18th Infantry arrived
Company G, 18th Infantry,
soes TO Greenville, Alabama, and Compa.
~ q, I'd Infantry, to Mobile. A daily
1srade OF the troops has been ordered,
he object being the exercise of men, both |
or sanitary purposes and TO meet the re-
luircments OF the service.
ARRESTS IN ST. MARTINS PARISH.
Parties from ST. Martins report the ar
eat at Bereaux Bridge by the United
States Marshal, Of EGG. Duris and A.
1ebcrt. They, with those previously ar
ested, were removed TO st. Martinsville,
where they are 10 have preliminary ex.
next Monday. Il is unknown
lpon what charge they were arrested.
The police jlry met yesterday and re.
uaed to take any action towards holding
IN election. The whites arc supposed 10
De ahead at the close OF the registrations.
ARRESTS AT SHREVEPORT.
SHREVEPORT, October 24.-The follow.
ng gentlemenwere arrested this morning
oy the United States Marshal, charged |
with violating the tho Enforcement Act
George A. Pike, banker, E. Jacobs, oI
The firm Of E & B. Jacobs, the wealthiest
1rm in the city, John ]. Horan, OF the
arm Of Horan s. Loney, W. P. Ford, OF
The firm Of Boisseau s Ford, Il. II. Lind. |
lay, Of the firm Of Steers & Lindsay, and
J. G. McWilliams. Other arrests are
threatened. The warrants were served
by O'Neal, Radical candidate for sheriff |
in Bopsier parish, and were based upon
The sttidavits OF General Lewis Merrill,
United States army, commanding the di.
vision. No resistance was offered, and |
no one attempted 10 escape. The exam |
nation was set Tor Monday morning.
LATER,-No additional arrests have
been made since morning, but ninety
warrants have been prepared, at the in. |
stance of General Merrill, il Is said. |
These will be served on Monday.
TICKET MADE IN ST. MAR.
TINS PARISH.
franklin, LA, October PA large
md enthusiastic mass meeting of the
white and colorrd people oil tho Parish Of
St. Martin, called in accordance with the |
'esolutions adopted by the White League
Convention on Saturday last,
vas held today. A compromise similar
% that recently made in the Parish of
rerre Bonne was effected. The meeting
throughout was orderly, and the speeches |
delivered by both white and colored men
were well received. The following COM
promise ticket in opposition 10 the
'traight,out Republican ticket was
adopted with great enthusiasm: Arthur
colored, and L. s. Clarke, white,
or Representatives; j, W. Lyman, white,
or Parish Judge; Timothy Davis, COL
bred, Tor Sheriff. The whites have three
and the blacks two candidates Tor the
Police Jury, and the Ward Constables
and the Justices Of the Peace are equally
divided.
NEW York, October 25.-The Rsrdlds
New Orleans special says the registry
returns, now completed, show that one in