The New York herald., 1874-10-24
THE SOUTHERN TROUBLES.
No Now Arrests-The Labor Pledgc-A
Cavalry Dotachment ON the Move.


Cavalry Detachment ON the Move.
SHREVEPORT. Oct. %. 1874.
Ng'he warrants which were prepared yesterday
ior the arrest OF the merchants who signed the
LABOR pledge were not served to-day. ana the
whole matter is again in . muddle The United
States authorttiea are very retcenL ana IL is i'm
possible to obtain any satisfactory information a.
to their purpose.
1t Is rumored that General Morrill, now declares
that he does not intend to make general arrests,
but only make an example OF the most prominent
sgners. Another rumor ia In circulation to the
enect that Deputy United states Marshals Heating
aud White have resigned, leaving the Commits
sioner without an officer to serve the warrants.
letter from Coushatta states that no arrests
have been made there since sunday.
gentleman rom NatchttOches states that Mr..
Cosgrove. editor OF the NatchltOches VtsdicGtOr,
was was arrested At tnas place on Mednes.
saken to the camp Of the military.
Our informant states that Cosgrove's friends
him by the Marshal who says ne has warrants ior
the arrest OF loo others In that parish. The cav
gs e ssr s ts d
yet have made no arrests. The company winch has
been at C0ushatta and Natchitoches consid-
make several arrests, but the they alter
had been ADVISED OF their approach. anu, as far as
Passengers from the East report cavalry detach-
ment, accompanied by United States marshals.
operating IN Lincoln ana Union pRrlBne6, out their
intentions have not been aScertalned.
Registration Frauds I'm New Orleans
Democratic Negroes.
NEW ORLEANS, oct. x3, 1874.
The registration, which closed to night. shows
in round numbers "a, 900 whites to $1,000 blacks
registered, with one ward to hear from Of the
whites. About 1000 are republicans. TnS con-
servative papers severely crlticlse the mill.
tary parades, and grand review is. osdered
ior Sunday. No estimate Of Registrations In the
organizing Democratic clubs, and % many viii viii vote
with the whites. 1 personally investigated the
irands by negro repeasrs, anS nnd the charge
dence OF 1900 Iraudulent negro reglstra-
lions, and have sent number or cases TO the
Grand Jury. Gae~
The Regfstration Books Seized by the
Police-Number OF Voters.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct %. 1874.
Attorney General Fields opinion on the Second
District Court naturalization question VIII not bo
given until Monday.
The police authorities took possession
of all the registration books tonight.
They were deposited in the State House. The
registration in the city is 2ss7s whites aud IT, 4sl
colored leaving majority Of 11.447 whites in the
city. In the country thirty-lhree parishes
registered as far as heard from is-whites,
cOlOred, $3.50, giving net cOlOred majority OF
z,l13 Iner0 arc CWoHty.iOur parishes 10 DC nt6ru
from. Some Of the returns given above are In
complete. .aMt
Trial or the Sumptor County Prlsoners-
Tho Detective Hester, Ono Of Raphael
2 Semmes' Rebel Crew-Witnossos Sub.
pGnaed Before tho offence Was Conn
mittod.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. %, 1874.
During the trial Of Colonel Wetmore. one OF the
sumpter county prisoners before United States
Commissioner Gillette, Hester the United States
detective. chief prosecutor and witness for the
government, was instantly recognized BY Captain
Raphael Semmcs VINO was present at the trial,
as one OF his crew OF tho steamer
sumter. Hester came forward and at
once confirmed the Captains recognition
by Offering his hand Hester was appointed mas
ter's mate by che captain, and at Gibraltar while
mdshipman. was temporarily in charge Of the
steamer. Captain Semmes stated that Hester shot
and killed O messmate who was lying In his DUNK.
It was supposed asleep. and subsequently escaped.
In the trial to-day was developed the point that
subpgnas Tor witnesses were issued by Commis.
sioner Gillette. OF Mobile september 80 two weeks
before the offence ia alleged to have been COM
miIted.