The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-05

-, memorials will controi Tue VI sa"'Haio"
~. y" ,hc House Monday by peaceaoie msans'
S =. Republicans will absent themselves.
T>''Vsyor WIFI is the Democratic cho'ee LOT
Speaker. e., sosrs
>rv ORLEANS, January SIT was rumofea
.t, streets tonight that Inc Returning
U' - h,d assembled and counted IN ne
-,,Ti;ran members from the parishes "nich
i i,,, tss referred TO the Legislature. inis
r ~, however, is generally Regarded ~ II
tamnrd e ,>,-,od nc having
.,o.od 70 GcrcralEmory to-day thst al, nSai'
i~~, Al the Legislature declared 10y LUG ny
!"'H, ,1;,,sd "a the State. House. The Con.
* "',.,, scrm 10 think that only those de-
Sy y','5 nc the Returning Board will be ad.
ta '.,S, General Derrobr!and will command
tbc troops covering the State-hoose 'o'lhot-
n,,-i,c the excursion to-day, 1t Is stated,
,.no',,n1es.lonal committee were unanimous
-, Kissing the opinion that the action OF
~ p.,urninr Board cannot stand. IheS
t''r;'v. that the Democrats have ms)or,ty
:, ,ro House. and the Republicans ma
800, :, tho Senate. The Conservatives re-
~. t,rtv.eicht members IN caucus tonight,
81 The Republicans forty. At midnight the
>' rIr roiorcd man reported to have been
>:I.; on TolouSe street about O'Clock Is
saii 10 BE- member of the Legislature.
FURTHER PRECAUTIONS.
The doors of The State House are tonight
.a,ur,Jy bsrricidcd, except the Royal->treet
nn.rsYrr. 4 Conservative who called there
oa,fy nix evening had 4 conversation with
Mr Lowell. and was informed by him that
+be rr.ub,icanS bad forty members in the
bri't;G-. who were there last night and will
r,n,,ju there tonight. There is also strong
i9,rP OF police in the building.
KIDNAPPING REFrBLlCAS MEMBERS OF THE
LEGISLATURES.
Nv ORLEANS, January 3.-Three Re
rrblr,n members Of the House are miss.
ing. S,r,aIn, OF Carroll, was taken forci-
bly from the Jackson train just outside
Of the CITY hist night by party Of men.
ChzzIn. cf s.. Tammany, who was staying
with relative in the outskirts Of the city,
wa, also kidnapped. Devices, of Red River,
brother Of one Of The victims Of the Cou-
sha,tq massacre. is missing since Friday, and
his friends fear he has been killed. The po-
lice are dom. their utmost to discover the
uhrrcaJ outs Of theSemen.-Spec1Ql to the
Washington Republican.
THE LOUISIANA ISvESTIGATIoE-How THE RE-
TURNING BOARD MANAGED oLoRED con-
SENTATIVE CLrBs-M lSRCLE AND MERCANTILE
BUSINESS, ETC.
New ORLEANS, January 3.-The inyestiga-
ton By the congressional committee Of the
political affairs in Louisiana was resumed
Yesterday. c. $. Abel, clerk of the Return.
Ing Board, testified that when protests were
made 10 the Board the returns to which they
had reference were counted and the protests
were left for consideration. Papers were re-
,cted without any entry being made or
minutes taken, nor was there any mention
made in the minutes Of such changes as were
made by the Board. The conclusions or
decisions were arrived at in executive ses-
sion. and were not placed on the minutes.
There is no record eXtant showing these
changes. the only way TO arrive at it being
10 compare the original returns made by the
Supervisors with The statements published
or promulgated by the Board. There was
evidence tiicd in the case Of the parish Of
Rap!deS. At the suggestion of the commit
tee i was agreed TO produce the tally sheets
and he SUPERVISORS returns aud all the d..
l"rs in the cases Of the parishes Of Iberia
aud RipidcS; also, the journal wherein the
compiled statements were promulgated. Se-
vera! witnesses were examined, showing the
existence Of cOlored Conservative clubs,
which took action against the Republicans
in the last election because they were tired
OF existing evils.
A. L. Lenissu testified: Resided in Caddo
parish: 4 man who votes the Radical ticke!
III Caddo parish Is oStracised. He was asked
by Mr. Potter if he was elected to the Legis
Iature. to which he replied, was returned
member by the Returning Board, but not
by the popular vote. u
Joseph Bowling testified: Reside In New
Orleans: is a merchant. Touching thescOm-
merci4l condition of New Orleans be said it
vas much depressed; persons were afraid to
enter upon enterprises of any character. He
attributes this to the cXorbitant taxes that
existed: was here on the 14th OF september.
TIE feeling in the business community after
that event, that is. when 1t was supposed the
peoples government had been established,
vas buoyant, Il revival of business was anti
cipaled. There is an extended desire on the
part Of the people TO leave Louisiana because
OF exiting State affairs.
Mr.. Foster desired to know if murderers
were generally condemned by the communi-
~ and dealt with according to law by the
courts; also, if general inmunty from
punishment OF these murderers has the effect
Of preventing in a large measure immigra-
ton 10 this State.
Bowling replied: Generally any murder
ptrpetr4ted in the city is largely condemned.
If the persons are not arrested in some in.
stances, as in that which occurred Thursday
night, 10 which Mr.. Foster referred, it was
mainly attributed to the inefficency Of the
police OF the Re rublican policy; didn't
knoW whether it affected immigration or not.
Witness had seen it in the newspapers that
many criminals had been pardoned, and
thought pardoning had tendency to er-
courage crime.
General Busey, a merchant, testified that
New Orleans lost more in one year by her
obstructious than would build five Fort st.
Philip canals; but if it had good govern
ment the city would again be prosperous.
George Jones, president OF the Canal Bank,
testified TO depression in business, and said
that all that was wanted was government
elected by the people, whether Republican
or Democratic.
General De Trobriand testified that there
"ss no intimidation on elcction-day.
Bishop Wilmer testified that the depres-
SION Of business was without precedent the
people are In despair, and those able are
ieaving the State. rhe causes are loss OF con.
hdence, universal distrust. heavy losses, the
change in the system of labor, and unnum-
'@ed depredations to which people are ex
Posed without redress; and in the country
II l. impossible TO keep anything after raising
IL, everything being stolen. What is needed
IL government that will be able to punish
those violating the laws. JurieS are partial
ID Judgments and unjust In decisions.
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