, 1875-01-14

Clearing House to-day tesosus'oNs
pssssd coudemping the recent telegrams
from General Shelldan to the Secretary
Of War. ssi - 1s'-it'N ..-AfTs
kellogg legislature met today. House
had no quorum. Is q .asesoag ~ y st.s
Senats-37 were present; no Consef-
NATIVES. Foster. Chairman Congress
sional Committee. has Acknowledged
! the receipt Of a proposition from con
tending officials to leave the matter to
Arbitration Committee It is stated
they cannot consider the question I'M
less certainly assured that the decision
would be acquiesced in and accepted BY
all as f,nal. McEnery and Penn pro'pt'
| " replied afirmaiively. Governor Kei.
logg. it is said. promised to reply by
letter 10 Washington. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Antoine said this evening in AL
Interview that he wonld consent to no
such compromise.
| NEwORLxANs.J Jan 6.-Board of under
writer's to-day, passed resolutions simi-
lar to those adopted by tho Cotton Ex-
change yesterday. ~ .s d., t..,,.... -,4f
With regard 70 the recent kilograms Of
General Sheridan to the Secretary Of
War, Chairman Of the Conservative
Central Committee has issued call to
the people to be calm and moderate to
avoid. all traps ret by enemies, assuring
them that tho sympathy and support Of
the entire American people are with
them. An address TO the American peo-
pie. declaring Sheridan's recent state-
ment to the Secretary Of War to be up-
merited, unfounded and erroneous and
calculated to serve only the interests Of
corrupt politicians. now making an ef-
fort to perpetuate power in Louisiana.
was issued to. day. signed by Archbishop
Percha. of Nav Orleans; Bishop Will
mer. Of Louisiana and number Of 9th
er Clergymep.
Tho following dispatch was sent to
Secretary Belknap BY General Sheridan
o-day: "City is very quiet to-day.
some banditti made idle threats las,
night that he would assassinate me. be-
cause dared tell the truth. l am not
afraid and will not be stopped from in
forming the Government that there are
localities in this Department where
every air has been impregnnsed with as
sassination for some -eafs."
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.--The following
telegram was sent General Sheridan at
New Orleans to-day:
81 telegraphed you hastily to-day in
answering your dispatch. You seem to
fear we will be mis-led by biased or
partial statement. as to your acts. Be
assured the President and Cabinet con-
fide in your wisdom. Rest in the be-
lief that all acts Of yours have been and
will be jndicious. This intended to
say in my telegram"
(Signed) VIZ. H. BELKNAP.
vIcksBuRe. Jan. G. Congressional
Committee to-day. Examined about a
uozen Negroes. Testimony did not off
fer materially from that of those pre-
viously examined.
| SAN DIEGO. Cal. Jan. T. A cores
pondent Of the Union. writing from
Campo. Jan. ), says: On the End inst.
man known as VIM. Andrews was
found in dying condition at hs own
house about a mile and half from
Hills Station on the San D,sgo & Yuma
road. His skull WAS broken and his
throat cut from ear to ear. From all
appearances the deed had been done
two or three days before the discovery
Next morning the alarm was given and
everybody went to the scene Of tragedy.
Andrews was still alive. but insen-
sible. II. expired about noon yesterday.
Nights have been very cold. ice freezing
An inch thick and this poor wounded
man lay without any bedding or fire for
tmree nights Of the severest weather we
have experienced this winter. he ~as
not conscious after the n. ighbors came.
The people are securing the country but
no trace of the murderels has yet been
found. They are supposed to Be In.
dians.
New Cn1EAxs. Jan. Z Both houses
Of the Kellogg Legislature are in ses-
.o-day. Conservatives remain in eau
Gus. Nothing new reported in military
circles. Kellogg in an intervi " to-day
said he was willing to abide by the de-
cision of . Congressional committee. II
they would arbiirate the 1872 election.
New YoRK. Jan. Ian address has
been issued hersfor an indignation meet
ing. in view of the recent military inter
ference in Louisiana. in Cooper's lnsti
tute ON Monday evening. signed by W.
q. Bryant, VIM. Wickham. VIM. M. Es-
arts. w. B. Duncan. August Belmont.
Manton Marble, whitelaw Reid. Chas.
A. Dana, Sidney Webster and others.
LITTLE Rock. Jan. 7-Resolutions
were introduced in the House to-day
and referred to . special COMMITTEES. .rsr-
ROTATING the recent action of the miti-
tary at New Orleans. and repelling the
charge BY Sheridan Of the state Of ter
rorism which exists in Arkansas. where
he has never been and about which he
can only know by hearssy. 3" 'l--a-'
v1cKsDuso, Jsn.7.-The Congression-
al Committee to-day examined Judge A.
H. Arthurs. Judge Of the Circuit Court.
relative to frauds of Cardozo. Davenport
and Crosby. He produced evidence
showing that all of them bad sxindled
the county and State and had adminis-
tered the Offices in the post corrupt
ways. aa s- Iaaeq .a
Lansing, Mich. Jan. 7.--At the Re
Z ublicsn Senatorial caucus to-night 81
Senate. and Representatives we're pres
-. :~fo-,,o al ballot IN which