The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1875-02-11
LOUISIANA.

One or Williams, Marshals-.In,iu,;
datiOn i'm MISUNDERSTANDING in
New Orleans..Keli0gg's Descrtp,iou
Of Affairs.-D efies Proof Of a Sinpl.
Corrupt Act.
Major George E. Hese of the third infap
try testified, Saturday Jan. 80, before thu
Congressional committee at New Orleans
that he was requested by Marshall See
leye at Monroe to assist IN making arrests
Seeley exhibited a warrant and list O.
one hundred and fifty persons to be ar
rested on election day. He was unpopu
lar and probably would have been unabl
to make arrests, but others could; I could
Seeleye was an active Republican. Whel
he was in the Vienna Jail he proposed t,
me that | should fill out one Of the blan
warrants in my possession with Seelcye'
name, and arrest him, so as to get hin
out Of the clutches of the authorities. H
afterwards carried out his plan by film
out q warrant, charging himself with en-
bezzlement.
NATCH1TOChES PARISH.
Judge H. c. Myers, Mrs. Octari
Myers, his wife, and Mr.. Nisbach, {
Natchitoches, gave evidence Of intimid.-
ton and ostracism of Republicans, bot
black and white in that parish. Judg
Myers left tn ere from fear of personal il
jury and dared not return. Since 1856
thirty-three persons had been killed
the parish of whom twenty-five were n,
groes; and no one of the murderers hs
been punished. Mrs. Myers said tt
Judge was popular until he attended tn
Republican State Convention in July
Mrs. Isbash was shot at the night aftt
election; the Mayor mad tw
hundred white Leaguers for speci,
policeman on election day; the viii
Leaguers prevented him from qualifyir
as supervisor; they told him if he a
tempted it they would put him and h
books out Of the way.
BRIBERY.
Thomas Lightfort, colored, of New O
leans, swore MIR. James offered to and
procure his discharge from an arrest f
cow stealing for voting and working +
the Democrats; that he was offered So
or $500 by the president Of his club if l.
would come before the committee al
testify for the Democrats; that he ga
two dollars each to fifteen colored men
vote the Democratic ticket, having
ceived the thirty dollars from his clu
and that Horsce Phillips managed
voters he furnished and saw that tn
voted.
Sandy Rice, also cOlored, swore he e
$3.50 for voting the Democratic tick,
and kept the money without dividi
with anybody; and that he was offer
$500 if he would come before the comm
tee and testify in behalf Of the Democra
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE STATE.
Gov. Kellogg said he did not Sc
troops to suppress the Grant par
troubles because he was misled by Jut
Manning and other Conservatives and
cause there was combinatien to ref
transportation to the State militia. Il
alton in the country parishes, rs RI
he said was not excessive; the valuat
is generally ridiculously low; in. Der
cratic parishes there are large lists
delinquents but in the strong Republic
parishes comparatively few. In \
Orleans the assessments were high and
system bad; he would have reforme'
last year If but six of the Democrats
refused to take their seats in
Legislature ha1 come to his aid.
commerce Of the city, he
serted, was greater than for tw--
ty years; the import trade
fallen off, owing to political troubles,
distractions at the bar, and more
all to railways tapping the CONNER
but the Western produce and the ste
boat trade had largely increased.
rich planters complain that all their p
tations had been mOrtgaged before
war, and they never had been able to
deem them. The formerly rich men
becoming poor, and the formerly
daily becoming rich. a number Of
ored men were acquiring property,
the large plantations were being div
up into small holdings. The asser
that the funding board had funded
or ten millions Of illegal obligations
absolutely false. Only one million
half have been funded, and they were
legal. He would furnish test Of t
to the courts. He defiod any on
prove single corrupt act against
He was poorer to-day than when he
came Governor.