The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-04
ByIglglgraPR.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT.
TO THE DAILY INTELLIGENCER,
THE SOUTH.
The Louisiana Investigation.

the Board; all evidence taken, by th
Board was WTlttept and 30 found, fles
with papers In each case which came VI
before the Board; can produce minutes
no papeEs sent to the Board disappeared
TO the best Of witness knowledge,
Mr., Phelps-What was the action o
the Board when protests were presented
before III
Answer-Well, the Board generally
counted returns to which such protest.
had reference, and then left them Tor con
sideratiOn; papers were rejected without
any entry being made on the minutes, moi
was there any mention made In the min,
utes OF such changesas were made ip tht
rettrhslby the Board; conclusions al DC
cisions were arrived at In the executive
session, and were not placed on the min
utes. There is no record extant showing
these changes, the only way to arrive al
Il being TO compare the original returns
made BY the Supervisors with the state
ments published or promulgated by the
Board. There was evidence filed In the
case Of The parish Of Rapides.
AT the suggestion ofi the Committee, II
was agreed to produce the tallysheOLs
and SuperYaorS returns, and all papers
In the cases OF The parishes Of Iberia and
RapideE also the journal In which the
compiled statements were promulgated
p CONSERVATIVE CoIORED CLUBS. !,
Charles ProVoste-This witness was
produced to prove the existence Of Color
ed Clubs who took action against the Re-
prblican party In the late election. There
VAS large club In the Second Ward, oil
cOlored, who co.operated with the Conser-
yatiyes because they were tired OF the ex-
listing evil. This club voted the COnserva.
tive ticket to nearly It's full strength, and
voted the ticket openly 4 ID Etg5 ~
George DupreE Organized a COlored
Club In the Third Ward, Al the poll
where their club voted, q negro precinct
exclusively, over three hundred votes
were cast. The majority ut the election
for the Conservatives foot up one hundred
and twenty.seven, These sulIrages,were Of
laborers. A White Lacquer was captain
OF the company; the object OF the order
was 10 oppose such organizations AZ the
Republicans had formed, 10 meet The I'M
lawful aggression Of the Metropolitan
Brigade, &c. The White League has
made no preparations to take action next
Monday. a''.t. N'.'
VIOLENT PARTIsANIsM.
l.. B. jerks testified: Was at the Con.
ventioniin Baton Rouge; voted the fusion
ticketih 1s72,withune exception, that ,is,
voted Tor Kellbeg, instead oi NcEhery;
heard McEnery speech in Baton Rouge,
which was extremely partisan; advocated
IN the event Of the people electing their
candidates, they Nhe people( should oc.
cnpy the city and see that they got their
seats IN the General Assembly, M6Enery
also spoke on one occasion at the Varl-
eties Theater in about the Eame strain "a
he did al Baton Rouge iMf. Mari also
spoke at the VartelieSI tlis speech was
like that Of McEnerys In tone and
temper. ..........
Major William Robinson, the news
editor Of the New Orleans Republican,
was brought forward TO testify to certain
extracts published In his paper as being
genuine frSPtdldct lions ~ iaese taken
from ccrtait country exchangeE-the
Shreveport Times, NachitOches Vim.
diedior, and others. He agreed 10 make
an affidavit 10 the required effect.
A. D. Levissee testifed-He resided In
CaddO Parish; aman who votes the Rad
ical ticket In CaddO Parish Ia OstEaciEed.
lie was asked by MI fPottef II he, was
elected to the LegiSlatnre, Stb' Which he
replied, ! was returned member by the
Returning Board, but not by The popular
vote, fsH .i
L. ". Baker testifetl-Ie resides In
BosSier Parish; Ia Parish Judge; Re-
publicans have been ostracized socially
10 d great extent.
BUSINESS DEPRESSION.
Joseph Bowling, testifed-He resides
In New Orleans; Is merchant, and mem.
ber Of the firm Of MeSSrs. Peet, Yale 4
Bowling. Touching The ronmerclnlcon.
ditidh Of New Orleans, he said git SY5s
mitch dep and etsonss were ldtaid
10 enter upon any character Of enter.
prise; attributed this to exorbitant taxes
that have existed; this depression Ia evi-
dent In one particular by lhegteat nunt1
Der Of business houses now offered for
rent; some houses are offered blythe own.
era to such pets6HS aA Will take them, pay
The taxes, and keep the hotises IN repair,
and frequently there Me NJ takers even
on these terms; was here on the l4th Of
September; the feeling Of the business
community after that event, that Ia, when
Il was supposed that the peoples govern
ineht had been established, was buoyant
and revival Of business wa AntieipatedI
there Ia an extended deSife on the baft, oI
The people 10 leave Louisiana, because OF
The existing state Of affairs.
Mr.. Foster desired 10 know II murder.
ers were generally condemned BY the
community and dealt with according to
law BY the eotiftS also, II the general
immunity from punishment Of these mtif.
defets Md The effect Of preventing, In a
large measure, immigration 10 this State.
K. Generally any murder pefpetrated
In the city Is largely condemned, and u
The persons are not ARRESTED bt 4oihe III
stances, a. In that whiclf 6ecdtted ThdtS.
day night, 10 which Mt. Foster referred,
Il was mainly attributed to the ineificien.
cy Of The poiiCe-the Republican police;
didn't know whether II affected ihihigtal
lion OF not.
Alt, Potter wanted to know II Governor
K.ita,sss kaI AL t,aas, Ia tha hahtN ~ t,a ID