Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1874-11-21
The Rascally Supervisors.

New ORLEANS, Nov. Is Under
wood. Supervisor of Registration, and
Cohen, Clerk of the Court Of st.
James parish, were arrested today.
charged with being engaged in alter.
ing the election returns. In he room
where they were arrested. on Ram
part street. a quantity of tally-shcets,
statements of the votes, several thous-
and Republican tickets, and iEc seal
Of the Cont of -. James parish were
found. Commissioner Craig bound
the parties over in $1,000 each. Tn
derwool and Coien both assert that
their only purpose was to make out
copies ct :bc returns t. Gle with the
Clerk Of The Court Of the parish, As
required by law.
The woman in whose house Under
wood and Cohen were arrested states
thai six persons worked there al night
for four nights. Conservatives be-.
lievc they were making up returns for
parishes that we've not promptly re-
ported.
The returns from st. James and
several other parishes have not been
delivered to the RetAruils Board
vet
John VI Sandidge ha- been elected
q member of tie Returning Board,
wee Longstrcet, resigned.
New ORLEANS, Nov. l6.-Tnc Re
publican SAYS the st. James parish
clccli"n returns were probably being
arrange! To elect Bovce to the Senate
instead o! bis opponent, both kcpub-
licanS Bovcc was fnruerlv Sccrtta-
~ Of State. 1t is known Lc was en-,
gagged, with others in the house ,underl
Wood .,ai CoErn. who were arrested
but h" r:,i finished bis part and ,c.I
turn,t .,nc. All those ingayed ~
tbs laa-a.tion will he arrested to-
m.tr.., includ;ag Bovce.
IL. Hon W. H. spencer, candidate|
for Congress- from the 9Th district.
says BE- was clcc,ed, and whether the
Returning Board counts him in or out,
he will appear before Congress and
demand his seat
Gen. Emory issued an order for the
removal "f troops rom The State
House morrow. 1t is g,rcrailv
believed i; 5 in pursuance Of orders
from Was ngion.
Gen. Morrow, who has been to
Monroe Investigating charges against
Lieut.. Hodgson, returned to-day 1t
is probable a court-martaI will follow.
New ORLEANS. Nov. 1.-THE
Cnited Stat, troops who have been
occupying the Statehou>e fos some
time past were withdrawn at 6 a. m,
and Cap LAWYER with thirty police
men supplies their place.
John " Sandidge, who was elect
ed by the Returning Board To fill the
vacancy pccasioned by Long-treet'S
resignation, declines serving for the
reason that he has no expression. or
inIimstion from the Board that a place
would be made FOR another Conserva-
tive member, placing the party he
shonld represent on something like
equality with that Of its contestants.
and nos having been requested by the
Executive Committe of the Democrat
ic aud Conservative party to ac. in !
such capacity. The Returning Board /
met at H. a. m. llunsacker of ST. /
James parish. the Republican candi-
date for the Legislature, desired to
he informed whether the returns bad !
vet been received from St. James par !
i>h. The Board informed him that
the re-urnS had been received ten DAYS |
ago. At 81 O'Clock the Board resum- /
ed counting the poll Of the second !
ward of the city.
The returning officers elected o
ArrrZn. Democrat, to fill the vacancy
in the BoarG. He took the required .
oath and was seated