, 1874-11-13
80 j. MISCELLANEOUS,
ILLINoIS CONGRESSIONAL DIS
TRtCTS.
VOTES or CONG Rl:ssI{NAL DISTRICTS.
{GDhltiete1
LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD,
TROUBLE ANTIC1TATEp.

TROUBLE ANTIo1rATED.
!Suecidl Disputch to 1Nc chtcuac Tribune
New ORLEANS, Nov. ia vory peculiar anil
critical condition OF affairs exists in tls city aud
State at the present time. Although tho ooc-
ton has passed OF without opou violence and
actual shedding Of blood, it doea not from prca-
cut appearances, aeom likely that we arc long to
enjoy immunity from other. Tho trouble is
likely to arise from tho action Of the Returning
Board III making official roturns Of tho election.
It il by law mado tlo duty Of the Board to nycs-
tgato all complaints which may 10 made as to
tho fairness Of olcctions bold. and, in caso it il
demonstrated to their satisfaction That
VIOLENCE OFT INTIMIDATION
have boon exercised ut any parish, psocfnct, or
poll, 1t Ia their duty to throw out I'LL such from
their compilations. Tive law creating the Re-
couraglng and preventing that intimidation Of
cporel yotors which is 10 oasiiy accomplished,
and the Doari cannot oyasle tho tamty Of making
investigations II they would. An,ong the curl
ouB featurua Of tho eleotion ia tho faot that
IN DEsoTo PARISH,
whose Aegiatrar, Doves, wHB one Of the n.1r-
dorei CouBattR prisoners, and Which lus hore-
toioro cast a Republican, majority, but Jig votes
were tlla y9ar caHt tor tho Republican ticket,
In Sabine Parish the vote was. DomocratIc,
842; Republtcan, 9. ln Dionvillo, will voting
population Of ahont l.5oo, Moarly oqnaly divided
III to color, tho Eoto was, Democratic 7S0; Ko-
publican, none. In Unioa Parish, tho regiatra-
lion books aud papers woro stolen tito night be-
foro election, but the election vas carriod Oh In
formally and without data, resulting in 800 uu1n-
oesa.,o majority. It is difficult to conceive how
tho Returning Doard can, ulltlor tho Inv, roturn
tho elections IN thoao parsshos rs fairly AID 10
gally conducted; but, II they throw thona
tim al to which party has bean Bueceesful, by
giving tho Republicans large majority OH their
Stats tuAet. aud would also elect S.nith {aepuh.
licau) for Congress In tho Fourth District. This,
1t IL dou}aged by tho Democrats, will
RESULT IN uLauNSItEn,
and throatH Of assassination arc made to tho
members Of the Returning Board md leadiug
Republicans generally.
1T prosens. tho Board Is at work on tue re-
turns OF thu city, about which there IL not mich
bo arrived at for 4 fow days ut loaBt.
Tho Board IL composed uf ex-Hny. ].
Madison WollB, Con. James Longstroes, Con.
Thomas G. Anderson, G. Casanare, and Louis
Konner who lro
MEN NOT L1KEIY TO Be Fn1aurENED
into course which they deem wrong nnd un-
lawful. At tho same tsnse they vii! undoubtedly
la In danger OF pureuing tho opposite oourBc.
for although tho United 1tntes troops could
probably prevent Or sapprosa an open outbreak.
1t would be moro dlhtcu1t to pr0yont secret and
powerful organization like tho White loaruo
position, and TINT tho Dsanoesatlo papers do
clavo thoy have In oaBe sl,e Doard doos not act
in manner to sslss tneir party.
fIo tho AsaoctatrG I'rcss.1
NEw ORLEANS, Noy. y. -Tle Returning
Board met to-day. and adjourned to nwa!t tho
appointment Of tho oommitsea by tho Colsaolya-
ttyes TO ho psesent during tho co'tut. Coy. Kel-
logg to-day aldreHHed communication to tic
Rot,saing Doasd, In which ho saya:
When ths Asnate elected tho present Returning