The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-09
LOUISIANA,
Kellogg Accepts the Proppsiti0 for Ar
bitratiOn.


bitratiOn.
NEW York, Jan. 8-A New Orleans de-
spatch to the Times says Kellogg yesterday
states that on Thursday morning he had sent
Congressman Foster letter accepting the
proposition to arbitrate. The House had fifty
members present yesterday, which is quorum
Cousin (colored) of st. Tammany parish, spir-
tied away on the third by the White League,
has been allowed to return to the city unharm-
ed. He was taken by body of armed men
across the lake and secre.ed in the woods, where
he was kept under strong guard until yester-
day. The alleged charge against him was en-
bezzlement of $15, 900, committed in 1872, when
he was tax collector for week in the parish to
which he was taken by his captors. The other
cOlored member kidnapped also turned up yes
terdav unframed.
The conservative members in caucus hope to
complete their memorial tomorrow. The
members elected to the House still remain a
upit, but nine Senators acting with them are a
little weak, claiming that there can be but one
Senate, and they might as well be with that
body where they might prevent the passage o.
obnoxious measures. The outside pressure
against their going back is very strong. Gen.
Sheridan stated that Admiral Mulaney was in
structed to support him if necessary, but he re-
garded the crisis passed, and ibid not look for
any trouble in the future. He was Thursday
morning served with notice OF three suits
brought against him in the Circuit Court for
trespass. The notice was served in person by
u.
in close consultation with Packard Thursday
afternoon, and the people fear warrants OF ar
rest are preparing.
Gov. Kellogg has forwarded to Senators Nor
ton and Frelinghuysen threatening documen is,
purfortiug to come from members OF the
White League, consisting of skull and cross
bone plaeards bearing terrible warnings to him
and direcl threats against the negroes:
United States troops are still in the State
House. The city is quiet, the people gloo my
and dspirited, and all amuSements except the
theatre are suspended.
Despatch from Gen Sheridan.
In reply to the protests against Sheridan's
language, that officer last night sent the follow
us New ORLEANS, JAM.
~. Hon w. W. Be!knap, Secretary OF War:
Several prominent people here have TOR the
past few days been passing resolutions and
manufacturing sensational protests for north
ern political consumption, They seem to be
trying to make martyrs of themselves. 1t can
not be done at this late day. There have been
too many bleeding negroes and ostracised white
citizens for their statements to abe believed by
fair minded people. Bishop Wilmer protests
against my telegram of the 4th inst, forgetting
that on Saturday last he testified under GA tn
before the Congressional committee that the
condition of affairs here was substantially as
bad as reported by me. will soon send you
statement of the number of murders commit
ted in this state during the last three or four
years, tEe perpetrators of which are still I'M
punished. 1 think the number will startle you.
It will be up in the thousands. The city is
perfectly quiet and no trouble is apprehended.
p. FL. SHERIDAN, Lit Gen.
Another Dispatch from sheridan.
w. W. Belknap, Secretary of War:
shall send you this evening a report of af
fairs as they actually occurred of the 4th inst
My telegram to you of that date aud those of
the 9Th and 9th inst are SO truthful of the con-
dtion of affairs in this section and strikes so
near the water line that ministers of the gos-
pei are appealed to keep the ship from sinking.
Human life has been held too cheaply in this
state for many years.
(Signed) Z. IL. SHERIDAN,