Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-01-31
NEW ORLEANS.
Marshal Seeley's Sly Little Game
Exposed.
Another Batch of Hearsay Tes-
timORy, but Nothing
Positive.
Kellogg Relterates His Oft-TOId
Yarn.
aEOre Testlmony Before the Inyesti
RafinE Committee.

More Testimony Before the TnEestf-
gazing Committee.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 30.-Msj. George
z. Head, Of the Third infantry, testified be-
fore the Congressional Committee that be
came to Louisiana about Sept. 10, and
went TO Monroe the 25th Of October.
was requested by Marshal Seely to assist
him in making arrests. l was shown a
warrant by the Marshal and list Of $50
names Of persons 70 be arrested. On cleo
tion day be sent a detachment TO the town
Of Cuba to make an arrest. cannot say
whether the troops were used for any pO-
litical purposes. Seely had number of
blank warrants in his possession while
at Vienna. Il was not stated BY Seely
that he had failed in the execution
of legal processes. tie was unpopular and
probably would have been unable to make
arrests, but any other man could have done
50, 1 could see Seely was active in his co
operation with the Republican party. The
troops were kept in their barracks on cleo
tiOn day, with the exception Of the expedi-
tiOn to Cuba. There was no disturbances
in the parish at tie election or since. When
Seely was in Vienna Jail, he proposed to
me that l should fill out one Of the blank
warrants in my possession with his name
and to arrest him, so as TO get him out Of
the clutches Of the authorities. He after
wards carried out bis plan, and filed out
warrant charging himself with embezzle-
ment.
Judge Myers testified that he had lived
in NatchitOches fifteen years, and that he is
afraid to return because he was threatened
through the papers. He never heard Of
negroes being hung in the parish, but there
had been thirtv-three murders since 1865,
twenty-five being eol0red men. Some par
ties had been arrested and tried for these
murders, but acquitted. He personally
knew of no OutTages there.
Mr.. Isnach testified to existence Of in
timidatiOn in NatchitOches, and that he was
shot at the night after the election. He
knew of no other act; saw no violence at
the meetings towards eOlored people.
Thomas LightfOOt, a cOlOTed man Of New
Orleans, testified that while under bond
for COW stealing, Mr.. James came to his
house and told him if he would use his in
fluenee, work and vote for Democrats, he
would obtain his final discharge for the
crime lie was charged with, and that be
(James) did so. That he was offered S4OO
should come before the committee and
testify for the Democrats, but that he had
not been offered anything by the Republic
cans.
Sandy Rice, another negro, made a SINH
lar statement.
Gov. kellogg was examined at great
length, but be simply retOld his old story.
Riot Among Negro wharf Rats
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 30.-StTiking col
Ored 'lOngshCremen attempted to interfere
and stop all those working on the leyee for
less than twenty-five cents per hour. They
succeeded in driving of the men at some
points, and finally attempted TO stop those
engaged in loading the steamer Natchez,
all the men at work there being
employed on the boat. a squad of Metro
pOlitans endeavOred to quiet and disperse
the rioters, but were assailed with stones.
The police then opened fire with revOlvers,
when the negroes Tetreated in confusion,
one or two being slightly wounded. The
ringleaders were arrested. No further
trouble appreheLded.