The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-09-29
THE UNHAPPY SOUTH.
KELLOGGs KINGDOM.
THE TWO PARTIES.

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New Orleans on the 2lst inst. gives the con-
<iition of the State government affairs up to
date. II says: The conference at the Gus
tom house was carried on during the greater
mart of Sunday and Monday. The members
OF the committee were extremely mysteri-
Ous in their movements, and very
gssardaed in .,t what nnd they oor sald
Grafton. They finally adjournd about
O'Clock to-day without having come
20 any agreement. All the McEnery people
continued to attend the slttings until the
last, including Penn, ex-Lieut.-Gov. Voor-
hies. Senators Jones, Chaplin, Beard and
others. Many of the republicans dropped
out of the affair at different times, especially
those whose Offices it was proposed to trade
of. There seemed to be spirit of willingness
on the part of everybody to swap of every
one else's Office, and great reluctance TO de-
prive the State of their own services. About
tic toughest question to settle is, what side
should carry on the registration and cleo
ton this tall, both parties being very anxious
10 have it under their own authority in or
der to insure that IL should be carried on
with the utmost fairness. The argument on
this question was a very heated one, the re-
puolicans arguing that in the northern and
Fed river parishes the colored republicans
would have no show with democratic regis
Tars and supervisors, and Mr.. McEneryis
sfriends pointing out the extreme improba-
. DltLy OF IdlrQbSS u0Qcr Ln6 dpDOlQIeoS Oh
Kellogg. Reports come in from the country
parishes of tumult and disturbance conse-
q uent upon the changes OF officials. The
McEnery appOintees now have possession in
most OF the parishes of the State, and the
fact OF the five days mentioned in the presi-
dents proclamation having expired does
not seem TO alarm them. 1t is likely that
the Kellogg parochial officers will meet
with great deal of opposition in getting
bask, unless they are assisted by United
States soldiers. II they attempt to get pos
session through the aid of the military,
which Of course must consist of negroes,
they will be accused of melting the ne
groes to deeds of violence, and the honest
country people will get together with their
shot-guns and clean them out. The negro
IS bound TO get the worst of all armed con-
fiicts.
WHY THEY COULD NOT AGREE.
The registration question was finally set |
Sle6 by an agreement that both parties |
should jointly have supervision of the cleo |
ton machinery. The subject on which the |
conference finally split was the returning |
hoard. This board has extraordinary super |
visory powers. Is is composed of five mem |
bcrs-T. G. Anderson, ex-Gov. ]. Madison |
Wells, Gen. Longstreet, r. NJ. J. Kenner and |
u. Casonaval. 1t is their duty to compile |
and announce the result of all elections in /
~he state, and they have authority to throw
ont any parish, precinct or poll in which vi
olence or intimidation has been used, of
which fact they are to be the judges. This
board is elected by the senate. The law re-
qUires that it shall be made up of all parties.
The McEnery COMMITTEES proposed that
three vacancies should be created IN the
board, alleging that at present they were en-
tirely unrepresented. The republicans
claimed that they were represented byMessrs.
Anderson and Wells. Those gentlemen
have, in their official acts, placed themselves
Kn opposition to the other members of the
board. Two of the vacancies thus created
were to be filled with names to be suggested |
by the friends of McEnery, and the third
TO be filled by mutual agreement between
the parties, with the name of some
gentleman of integrity, irrespective of
party Affiliations. The republicans were
willing that the McEnery party should
have the naming of two members
uut they would not consent to third va
cancy. The conference committee then ad-
ourned. Immediately after, meeting of
State and parish central commit
ees and the committee of seventy was called /
Tor this evening at 7:30. Their action has
not yet been made public.
RETURN SHOTS. na
In most of the city papers of Sunday
morning appeared a statement that III. @. |
Dibble, assistant attorney general, amember |
OF Gov. Kellogg,s staff, and republican can
didate for Congress, had during the engage |
ment last Monday fired from the window of
the custom house and killed man on Canal |
street. In reply Mr.. Dibble published in an
evening paper to-day reply. one paragraph |
Of which is as follows: lr -
During the progress of the fight 1 stood at |
the window looking out, but taking no part. |
was IN the Uniform of my rank in the State |
militia While there, person on the oppo- |
81 te of the street seeing me, fired two pistol |
shots at me. was incensed at the act. and |
drew my revolver and returned the fire with |
one shot. Gen. Thomas G. Anderson was |
standing near the window in company with
one or two gentlemen at the time. Soon |
alter, and while these gentlemen
were still there, one of. the persons in
the body opposite, took a rifle and deliber-
atelY fired at me, the ball striking near my
head. 1 was very angry at what deemed
a wanton attempt upon my life, since was
rot in the engagement, and Immediately
called wounded soldier, and taking his
rife, fired again, and remained at the win |
of sight. No one was killed at the spot from
which the shots were directed, and to which
point fired. II any one was I'M ured by me
am painfully sorry for him, but am not
conscious of doing any unsoldierly act.
Tomorrow mornings Bulletin viii con-
tain, in refutation of Mr.. Dibble's explana-
ton, the following communication:
Ny attention has been called to card In
the Picayune of Monday. signed Henry O.
Dibble. In that card he states he
was seen to fire from a window IN
the custom house, but that no one was
killed by, him (Dibble). state emphatically
that he did shoot from the custom house, at
the corner OF Magazine, the southeast quar-
ter of the custom-house, and as emphati-
calEy state that III. G. Dibble, to me person
ally known, without uniform, and in his
shirt-sleeves, and without coat, did fire at a
man on my left, and kill him;
THAT MAN WASH. NJ. WEST;
that no firing from Cannl street toward the
custom house was made before Dibble COM
menced firing. / am the individual who
AIRED the two pistol shots at Dibble in con-
sequence of Dibble's firing at us, and closing
the window of the custom house after his
FIRE. / now pronounce the statement Of
Henry @. Dibble as false. malicious, and OF
radfcsl birth G.. M. PHILLIPS