, 1875-01-07

VIcroR1A, Dec. 28.-The wreck of the
bark Edwin, lest q few days ago on this
coast. together with her cargo of 300,-
900 feet of lumber was sold at auction
for $25. y fa9ssri .dJtgswras.. alssa.sait !,
H. N. s. Boxer will leave here IN a
day or two for England. and will call at
San Francisco fur supplies. 10
: NEW ORLEANs, Dec. 3O.-The Sub.
Committee. Foster. Phelps and Potter,
commenced sitting to. day, and decided
to confine their investigation to the re-
turning board aud the White League
matters. Nothing new developed. At
the night session. Messrs. Packard;
White.s aud Burke. of Orleans, and
Knoblock, of Lafourche Parish, were
examined. Packard stated that he knew
The organization of the White League
before Sept. 14th. 1t is believed it ex-
tended throughout the State. There
were from 5000 to 5000 White Repub-
licans less in New Orleans, in propor-
tion to the voters, than any other portion
of the State. He believed tho colored
voters were intimidated. some by threats
Of violence and others by threats to dis
charge. refusal of leases, etc. Mr..
White stated as to the registration in his
district. that $50 whites were striken
from the rolls who were entitled to vote.
The authorities struck off the names of
several hundred fraudulently registered
blacks. ,-. -.a.. ...l. --..
-Knoblock testified that there was no
intimidation in La Fourche parish. 120
negroes voted the Conservative ticket.
The returning board refused to throw
forty fraudulent tickets out. Eowever,
the Conservatives carried the parish.
E. A. Burke testified at IL O'Clock,
giving an account Of the organization of
the Conservative party. for canvassing
the city to verify the registration. They
detected $500 fraudulentlv registered
votes in four wards. II a number they
succeeded in having few striken from
the rolls.
A number of the committee stated
that the President had recognized the
Legislature of 1872, but not elected in
November. to which election they will
call attention.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 30.-Coroner de
la Blanc made an affidavit against War
moth. charging him with murder. The
case was tried to day before Judge Stoes.
Several witnesses were examined, whose
testimony agreed substantially with the
account of Ex-Governor Warmoth. Af-
ter hearing the evidence Judge Stoes
decided that the charge of murder was
not proven against Warmoth and the
prisoner was discharged.
Boston, Dec. 30.-The report of Mr..
French. chairman of the legislative COM
mittee on reservoirs, who visited Hay-
denville yesterday. says that the cause
of the disaster was faulty engineering
and material. The dam was not wide
enough and the stone was poor quality.
] MADRID, Dec 80. Gen. Martinez
Compos has prom in favor of
Prince Alphor 20 with two batallions of
soldiers at Murvideo, in the province of
Valencia A portion of the Republican
army of the centre has been withdrawn
from the pursuit of the Carllsts to march
against him.
, VIRGINIA. Dec. 31.-A shift of ten
men was blown up by an explosion in
the Sutro Tunnel at four O'Clock this
morning. Two of the miners, John
Delaney and Samuel Richards were
blown into atoms. A Mr.. Pillow was
thooght to be mortally wounded, and q
number Of others we've badly injnred.-
The accident occurred at the time of
CHANGING shifts. A blast was about to
be exploded in the face or header of the
tunnel. The men retreated back about
600 feet. where battery used in explod-
ing the blasts was situated. Several
boxes of giant powder had been left near
the battery when the blast in the header
was touched off. It lie thought that the
giant powder exploded by an electric
spark. 1
CH1cAao. Dec. 81. = A Washington
special says prominent Conservative
now in Washington, known to have
the confidence of Louisiana Democrats,
says Democratic leaders are opposed
to revolutionary action. They fear it
would prejudice them before Congress
siOnal Committee, and result in the re-
establishment OF a Military Governments.
They think they can obtain control of
House by bribing Negro votes and will
be able to control the Senate and inn
peach Kellogg and Antoine on last day
of session. Democratic Speaker will
then become Governor until next legis-
lature and would have the making of
appointments and thus aisintegrate Re-
publican party. o
The bored of education = Children
who hate school.
When a man amt good for anything
slse. he is about right to sit ON jnry.
Tireiis saidto be a dissipated elenent,
because it goes out almost every night.
A mother-in-law is not a heavenly
body. but she has often eclipsed hon
eymOOn