Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-03
WASHINGTON.

| HAsHISGToN, Feb. 23.-The follow
ing is q synopsis of the report of the
minority OF the committee on Louis
ana affairs: They say the Republican
party has long had control of the
machinery of the State. The late leg
islation shows the excess of colored
over white voters to be 14,000. That
the late election was free and fair.
The statement of the minority that
enough colored voters in two parishes
were prevented from voting at the
late election to have changed the result
of the election throughout the State is
aviolent assumption, when both these
parishes elected q full Kellogg ticket
by increased Republican majority, and
is not to be received If any other cause
for the vote of the State can be found.
The registration was incorrect and
exceeded the colored vote, and was in
the hands of Kellogg officials. In
only three parishes did the Republican
Supervisors of Registration complain
of unfair registration. On the other
hand great complaint was made by the
Conservatives, who report twelve
hundred false registrations in New
Orleans. The registration of eoiared
voters exceeded by 1000 the total
number of colored adult males return
ed by the census; the registration OF
whites ten thousand less. II was to
the interest of the Conservatives at
the last election not to intimidate, but
to acquire, by every fair means, the
colored vote. Local combinations
were made in many parishes, against
the Kellogg candidates, by men of all
parties and colors. In several parish
es union ticket of colored and con-
servative names was voted for and
elected. The only intimidation that
existed was rather in the interest of
the Republicans than the Conserva-
tives. The election returns were in
the hands of Governor Kellogg's
officials, and their account and return
did show that 20 majority of the
members of the Lower House were
elected by the Conservatives. The
direct evidence of the election of
1S74 clearly indicates peaceable
and fair election. A portion of the
Conservative members thus elected
were refused their certificates,an act of
great injustice, and of the greatest
danger to the State and free govern
ment, and should be Immediately cor
rected.
The recognition of Governor Kel-
logg is based upon general impression
and not upon the evidence. On this
point no evidence was taken by the
committee, as Kellogg is, and has been
acting as Governor OF Louisiana for
the past two years, and to deny his
rights and install another In his place,
might involve incalculable mischief to
the legal and political interest of the
State.
The proposed compromise between
the Conservatives and Republicans in
Louisiana is not yet settled. The
President to-day had a conference
with Packard and Wheeler.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-On the ar
rival of the train from Richmond at
Alexandria this morning 1t was dis
covered that ex Senator James w,
Nye, who last seen was occupying
section of sleeping car, was missing.
His boots were still in his berth. He
was on his way north from Jackson
vile.
1t was supposed Senator Nye got
up in his sleep and walked of the car,
but his friends say there must be a
mistake, that the person to whom the
accident occurred is another person of
the same name. When his friends
last heard from him he was in New
York not able to leave.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.--A telegram
from Richmond says Senator Nye has
been found there all safe and nearly
nude.
1t seems he slipped ont just as the
train started and concealed himself in
the depot.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2G.-Mr Bartlett,
Attorney for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company, left this morning for
Minnesota to attach the property OF
VIM S King in order to recover the
amount received by him in connection
with the subsidy