, 1875-01-03
rev Orleans in a FearfuIly Dcmor-'
allied Condition.,
Two Republican Legislators Kid
mapped BY the Conservatives.
a Mode Adopted to Obtain
Control of the House.
Kellogg Makes a Fair Proposition 10 the
Congressional Committee.
THE FEELING IN NEW ORLEANS,
L IEoIsLAToR KIDNAPPED.

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SPECIAL UtspateA to IAs Chtseoo Tribune.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan 2--The Democrats hayt
struck new plan for preventing the Republi'
cana from organizing the House next Monday,
which ia to hdnap Republican members To.
day ten men in = couple Of carriages drove up te
the stopping place OF L. j. Causen, colored Rep.
xesentative elect from St. Thomas Parish, en-.
tered and placed revolvers 70 Causen's head, and
ordered him to ''go with them, and mako nc
damned fuss about it either" He vAt
PLACED in ono OF tho carriages, which
rapidly droye Cd. and the last that he MAS seen
he was in Possession OF the men on board n
stesmer, which At o'clock left for St. Tammany
Parish. It is probable that the men we're men,
bers Of the White League, and that they will
Keep Possession of Caosen till after the Organ
izAt1on.
1t has been threatened in st. Tammany Parish
tha: If Causlo should take his seat i'll the Legis-
latn:e. winch Is coctested BY Democrat. he
would be killed, and 1T il possible he has been
spirited away BY people from that PARISH.
ANOTHER COLONEL kErupI1cAH MEMBER,
Cain bartaine, from Ca,Tou pa,lsh, who, left 2lia
harao on tram which arrived tLis evening, WAS
lot On the train when it camo in. It Is feared
laAt lie has heen captured By the League on bis
way down, though the1e is no positive evidence.
His die=I pearanoe is regarded as very mysterious
to ray tie }eas1.
DENoEALlZED CITY
There never was q city more demoralized than
New Orleans il LOW. Yesterday there we're no
less than twelve shootang and cutting Affairs,
several Of which resulted fatally. Tue police
hare been inefficient slnce last September that
Every body t1nyels armed to tito teeth. Ycster-
day being devoted to conyiviaiity. many were
el1der the influence OF liquor. and we're shooting
Irearms rccsleasly- Some Of the most wauton
Md 1ne1c2,eaLle shooting occurred that caa
be imagined a neGru bo: 10 years old was ahot
kal Killed on Daupllue street by partiAl1y-in-
:oucated man. vino loo6 tho pistol away fron,
.he boy. TITO boy followed the E,an. begging
fcr l,,s },lsytl1ne, and ca1gh: bold Of big ieE,
Ebcn the 1nan drew revolver from lis pocket
md hhor the boy dead: This case is 4 sanple
ot many others.
ALL SORTS OF RUNons
sro in circulation to-day. 1t was reported about
.a~n thar the body Of Judge Macarthur, OF the
iurt Auu;cipal Court, s Republican. who has
oo* been ra,esing nearly weox was found in
AeW Basin with pistol bad hole tLrs,ugh the
bead This proved false, and the Judge il still
nirs:nE. 1t was also stated that colored Br1ga-
aiti-Geueral Barber Lad been shot, but this a1eo
proved ialse.
1t il currently reported that United States SOL
tors VAL 10 qlactered II or close to the State
House, notwithstanding the White League aay
they won't STAND it.
TIE LEGISLATURE
It looks nov as though the Conservatives
rouu sst the organization Of the House, and in
:hat cAse they Will not want 10 fight, but il they
thought tie Gay was going against them there il
10 doubt in tue minds OF the best informed peo-
sac that they would give Gen. Sheridan an op-
poxiuoisy 20 sho.. what he IL made Of.
TIE CONGRESSIONAL CoMM1T1EE
sook testimony nine hours to-day, aud are taking
/ vast anouut Of evidence.
lIAe publication OF yesterdays testimony ia
ae.orted until to-morroW.-ED. TRIBUNE