The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-04
The Investigations in La,
and Miss.
Death of e. 3. Ward.
Increase of the Public Debt
Fatal Fight in Des Moines
Other News Items.

DciiioCCICldiy VI ttlS IStuIuluS UUdTu. Ile
gave statement Of his duties as secretary;
no papers sent to the board disappeared,
to the best of his knowledge; when protests
were made, the board generally counted
the returns to which the protests referred,
then left them for consideration.
Charles Provoste was produced to prove
the existence of colored clubs, who acted
against the parish Republicans have been
ostracised socially to a great extent.
Joseph Bowling testified he resided in
New Orleans, merchant, member OF
the firm of Pete, Yale & Bowling; touch
ing the commercial condition of the COM
pany he said it was much depressed; per-
sons were afraid to enter upon any enter
prise; attributed this to the exorbitant
taxes that have existed.
Il. LeWison testified he resided in Caddn
parish a man who votes radical ticket
in Caddo parish is ostracized he was re-
turned to the legislature by the returning
board but not by popular vote.
l., w. Baker testified he resided in Bos-
sier; large club in the second ward ope
rated with the Conservatives because they
were tired of the existing evils; they voted
the Conservative ticket openly.
George Duprez testified to the existence
of similar clubs; heard McEnery's speech
in Baton Rouge, which was extremely par
tisan and advocated, in the event OF the
people electing their candidates that the
people should occupy the city and see that
they got their seats in the general assem-
bly,; McEnery also spoke on one occasion
at the variety theatre in about the same
strain as at Baton Rouge Adjourned.
New ORLEANS, Jan. "A letter from
Gov, Kellogg, was delivered, this evening.
| 1t protests against the action of the cOm
mittee in deciding to exclude the election
| OF 1872 from the scope of the investigation,
and urges strongly that it be proved,
whether or not, he was lawfully elected. =
He says he had instigated the investiga-
ton for this purpose; that it will require a
few days work and will give the greatest
satisfaction to all parties to have such ex-
animation made and reported He sug
gests that the returns of 1872 made
by the Fusion Roard. be taken as correct,
unless differing widely from the returns OF
the Lynch Board, and that those differing
parishes be taken as representing the vote
of 1872. This he believes will give salts
faction. He will gladly abide by the de-
olson, whatever it is. He hopes the op.
position will be allowed also to make good
some of tFeir allegations of corruption
He will afford facility to a thorough III
iquirV.
WASHINGTON, Jal. 2-The public de0
increased, during Dec $3,659,967.
| VICKsBURG, Jan. 2.-To, day, the BoarC
of Supervisors issued an order to sheriff
Crosby to appear, Monday, aud show caust
why his bond should not be declared Insult
icient Yesterday, supervisor Lehman ac
cepted the Flanagan bond and issued
certificate of election as sheriff of WarreI
county, elected at the election held on las
Thursday, though the legislature>at a lat
called session, had repealed the act allow
ing special elections in such cases. Th
latter, last night, demanded the keys of th
office, which Crosby refused to deliver, an
! Flanagan took possession of room i
the court house and opened his office a
sheriff this morning.
The Legislative Investigation Commit
tee will adjourn from here, this Afternoon
to jackson where the legislature will re
assemble on Monday. The action of Flar
nagan, in assuming the Office of sheriff
will doubtless complicate matters yer
much.
). VICKsBURG, Jan. 2. -Refore the Con
=, gressional committee, this morning, E(
ward S, Butts, cashier Of the VicksbuI
Bank, gave the first testimony, to the e
: feet that returning from New Orleans D.
cembcr 9th, the next morning he hear
: the alarm sounded, and found forty to fif
men at the court house, under commar
Is of COL Bacid, who marched them again
re some negroes, opposite, whom they dl
tI. lx- l. nf
being killed and one white man; Crosby
card excited the negroes; the impressi,
Sc prevailed, at jackson, that the militia wou
nd reinstate Crosby; there is no hostility
IN Vicksburg against the negroes on the pa
of the whites, the latter wouldn't depri
the negroes of civil or political rights; pl
m, vious to the fight. witness never saw riC
OIL GUS demonstrations on the part IF t
whites; the whites pay SO per Gel
of the taxes, and 800 or 400 color
ir, children attend the public schools; in Il
:. tax payers league, the only question abe
'' office holders is capability and honest
. witness knew colored family named Mo-
for gomery; they were not second to the la
ter est tax payers experience shows that
(as es, Republican officials are unfit and incapa
1ur of holding office witness did not kn
he anything about color line; had voted
.T .Ee negroes for high offices and would supp
re one, if honest, for any cfice; their ba
ND makes no discrimination on account OF C
Ike or. having accounts with many negro
Isl and Davenport is under several indictmel
md for official malfeasance Butts then p
5rk duced the tax receipts Of an estate, for VIII
md the bank is agent, showing greatincre;
sh, in 1874 over 1869 ; this, witness thoug
nee was owing to the recklessness and extra
hat gance, which caused the formation of
ess tax payers league; knew of an install
. where Crosby, while the treasurer, fun'
one warrant twice and therefore objec
/ to his handling taxes without a good bon
=" witness thought the negroes intended
y reinstate Crosby, and to plunder at will
G would have joined the whites as amean
defeuse for his family, if they had been
the county.
Darwin Richardson, who was put
. charge of the court house when Crosby
- signed, testified he gave the alarm on
oo day of the fight. He gave in detail W
= he saw from the cupola with field glass
n during the day he heard Capt. Butts S
" he was not in favor of taking any pris
o ers: Col Miller opposed violence to p
y ! oners; body of mounted citizens be
the firing, among them was Furlong, s.
10 70 senator, Charles Wheeler, Pat Nal
eb- Randall, Yates and Morris.
: re- Norris, on cross examination, stated
d Is was a policeman; had been Republi
sus- till last August, when the ticket was SO
he voted with the Democrats vas C
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