The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-01-04

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those around them.
Mr.. Foster-You have confined your
self to minor crimes, Let me ask you con
i cerning higher ones, Does white MAJ
suffer disgrace for killing i negroH
The Bishop-I take II for granted tha
he does without any qualification, can
not imagine any greater crime than whel
q man commits such IN act for pOlitica
reasons, whether he Is white or black,
Mr.. Foster-We are Of opinion that l
would not injure man TO kill negro,
The Bishop-I think our people arI
more prone than others to sudden acts o.
violence. V.dA
Mr.. Potter-Can you say whether there
Il feeling Of insecurity among white
people as to persons and property Z
The BishOp-VeFy great, ! think there
Is more security in the northern part oI
the State, .. ~.
This concluded Bishop NVilmer's testi
mony, and the aftidayits in the Rapidei
case were brought In and handed over il
the clerk for epitomizing previous to ex'
animation. Ir.I E.E.fIs.-
PARISHES Thrown OUT.
Mr.. Zaeharie-I would say that this Il
the first time have seen this affidavit Of
Mr., Wells, II was not among the papers
before the Board went into executive ses.
sion. II was on this a pdnc affidavit Of
Mr.. Wells that the parish Of Rapides was
thrown out, The document was surrep-
titiously inserted. The Board said no
evidence should be fled after their ad-
iouFnment,
Mr., zacharies protest was entered upon
the records.
Mr.. Ray-Iwrote the affidavit for Gov.
Wells.
Mr.. Leonard, proprietor Of the shreye.
port Times, was the next witness. An
edition Of his paper for the 10th Of Nos
vember was shown him, and he was asked
II q certain article In Il represented the
tone Of the paper. ITe said that the spirit
of paper could not be asCertained by
reading d single article, When asked II
he endorsed the Times In its advice 10 do
away with the obnoxious men who were
not legally elected, but returned by the
Board, he answered that he was opposed
to tyranny. ,.-i ~
Mr.. Schwing stated that Poll No. |, III
Iberia Parish, was thrown out under the
following circumstances: The boxes were
to be handed In at o'clock u. N. At B
o'clock Mr., Dumartrail, United States
Supervisor, took the box 10 the Commits.
sioners house and to bis store, and look.
ed for him In every direction, and only
found him at 8 o'clock, when he would
not receive The box. The whole result Of
he election In lhat parish was changed
by this. .,n ..l r,a.0
.... coLORED DEM0CRATS. .a4
Mr.. Durmatrall gave corrob0ratiVe tes-
limony. .,If ,.iIyt
Mr.. Dcmarget, colored, q butcher In
Iberville Parish, said he belonged to q
Democratic club; he saw twenty.six color
cd men vota the Conservative ticket.
Henry Wagner, colored, from Iber-
vile, siatelSs that he thoughtit II his duty
to sustain the country, 40 he voted the
Democratic ticket
John James, colored, from The same
parish, also went with The Conservatives
he said he voted Just rs he pleased,
Martin ULCER, colored, Of Iberyille
Parish, remarked that he put In a White
League ticket, and belongs TO that Orga-
hizatiOn.
James Taylor, Colored, Of New Orleans
He is President Of colored Demo-
cratic cldbof 1888. One of his men was
arrested on election day on q frivolous
charge, and taken to the station house.
Taylor went to inquire after him and was
himself inCarCerated till the next morn
Ing; said he was once in the Republican
party, but that on the principle Of leaving
. sinking ship he left.
Henry Keys, COlored, Of Terre Bonne,
stated that he was elected on the cOmpro.
mise ticket. The unification had been es-
tablished OH account OF corrupt govern.
ment. '.H d.t'0
EVENING SESSION. ~.
LII. Higley, testified have resided
In New Orleans since 1868; was a candi-
date for Administrator Of Commerce; was
elected by 1900 majority. Business il
greatly depressed, owing 10 want Of
confidence In the Administration; the
bar at the mouth Of the Mississippi has
considerable 10 do with our prOStratiOn;
] think The affair Of the 14th of ,Septem.
ber has deprived capitalists Of confidence,
things were good deal better before
than now; wrote a letter 10 the New
Orleans Times, saying that our taxation
amounted to ConhScation; Kellogg has IA
good personal standing In the com.
munity a. anybody II he bad his own
way he'd do we'll.
General Cyrus 1luAsey-f am n commits.
sion merchant In New Orleans; business
Ia now very depressing owing to bad gov
efnment, the river bar, overflow, etc.;
New Orleans has not lost her cotton
trade; 81. Louis has taken much Of our
Texas trade; this city has lost more IN
one year by the bar distractions than
would bnild five Fort 81. Phillip canals.
II we had good government now, as be-
fore the war, the city would again be
prosperous; The State debt Ia now $lO,.
000,6 900 more than II was before the war.
Mr.. George Johes-f am President Of
The Canal bank. The diversion Of trade
from New Orleans and the want Of con.
fidence inthe government has destroyed
our business; we're taxed 10 death; our
greatest grievance IL our State assess.
fients; II we had confidence In the Gov.
ernmentS our capitalists would build
railroads; there is no confidence In our
Judiciary; all we want Ia a Government
that the people elect, whether Republican
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