The Portland daily press., 1875-01-04
THE SOUTH.
The Louisiana Envcs,igatiom.

The Louisiana Envcs' igatiOM.
New DREAMS, Jan. 2.-The investigation by
the Congressional committee was continued
last night /. e. Clerk, Chief of Police, testi-
fed that he knew those claiming to be elected
would 90 to the State House and install them
selves. If other claimants than those duly
elected by the Returning Board appeared there
trouble would enSue. he knew of no way to
avert this. He had notified Gen. Babcock that
if Democrats vent there no trouble would fol,
low unless they attempted to expel Kepuoli-
cans.
Isham Jones of Assumption parish was a
Republican, though not voting that ticket. he
thought the election in 1872 the fairest imagin-
able.
Can't. E. w. Sylvester of st. Landry parish,
knew of no condition in society preventing a
man from being Republican. He was SOL
der in the federal army and is Republican.
w. B. McCutcheon of New Orleans, was
present at Alexandria during the election. He
saw many negroes vote the Conservative ticket.
The election was PEACEFUL and there was no IN
timidation to his knowledge.
NJ HI. Twitchell of Red River parish had
been warned to leave, and did so, returning
only under the protection of United States
troops He thought that the White Leaguers
intention was to drive out all Republicans.
They meant to get possession or the govern
ment one way or another. In Conshatta SIX
whites were killed, two negroes hung and 9th
ers disposed of. He has been in the Le2isla-
ture four years.
G. j. Green, a lawyer OF Llncoln PARISH, tes'
titled in a similar vein.
The Congressional committee resumed its
sessions to-day.
C. S. Abel, Secretory of the Returning Board,
testified that all the papers pertaining to the
different cases were filed with such cases, and
all documents of the board were filed by him
with the Secretary of State. In cases where
protests were made, the Returning Board acted
on such protests, and the testimony in execu-
tive session making no record OF their proceed
ings other than changes made in returns from
those first received from the supervisors The
committee are to investigate the tally sheets
and supervisors returns in the several parish
returns.
Charles Provost testified to a colored club
openly voting for the Conservative ticket.
George DupreZ testified to organizing Color
ed Conservative Club.
L. b. Jencks testified to the incendiary char
acter of McEnery and Mari at Baton Rouge
and New Orleans.
A. B. Levisse and L. B. Baker testified to
and Bosser parishes. The former said he was
not elected to the Legislature, but was return.
ed to it by the Returning Board.
A letter was received from Gov. Kellogg urg-
ing the committee in the strongest manner to
include in their investigation the election of
1872. as he (Kellogg) claims that he was then
elected by the Republican party, and this has
been the cause of all the trouble in the state
ince that time.
James Graham, ex auditor of state, testified
to the depression OF business property was
very low and no sales of real estate, owing to
bad government. The state debt before the
war was $40 100000, and is now VA, O000 600.
Corruption was confined to the Republican
party.
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bad government. He said that Gov. Kellogg
had broken his word several times.
Bishop Ailmor testified to depression in
business without precedent. The people are in
despair, and those able are leaving the state:
The causes are loss of confidence, universal
dstrust, heavy losses, charges in the system
of labor and unnumbered depredations to which
the people are exposed without redress, and in
the country it is impossible to keep anything
after raising it, everything being stolen. What
is needed is q government that will be able to
punish those violating laws. The juries are
partial in Judgment and unjust in decisions.
The Bishop said he was absolutely opposed to
universal suffrage and the character OF the
judges generally bad, the parish judges espec-
tally being very ignorant he considered that
negro but said the people are more prone than
others to sudden acts of violence and there is
insecurity here.
Mr.. Leonard, of a Shreveport paper, being
shown an article in his paper and asked if he
endorsed it, said he was opposed to tyranny.
Several colored men testified to voting the
Democratic ticket in Iberville and other plac-
eS.
J. L. Highly testified that business was better
before the 18th of September than since. but
thought the bar at the mouth OF the Mississippi
had considerable to do with the prostration OF
business.
The Meeting of the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for n Row.
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 3.-In response to the
tequest of Gov Kellogg, Gen. Emory has Or
dered disposition of troops tomorrow in close
proximity to the State House. Gen. Hugh j:
Campbell will command the forces inside OF
the State House. What this force will be has
not transpired. A body of Metropoltans with
out guns will be there as conservators OF the
peace.
Police officials state the Metropoltans have
not been requested to occupy the state house
as soldiers
1t is currently reported tonight that the
White league has been or1ered to meet to-
morrow. Nervous people persist IN talking
about prospects of a row, but the citizens gen
orally maintain their usual composure, not
withStanding the disposition OF the trOO pS.
The Warmoth-J Jewell duel is off by agree
nent of the friends of the parties
EX-Mayor Wilt is the conservative nominee
for Speaker of the House. Estellett seems to
lead with the Republicans, but Lowell and ex-
0OV. 1duu are also ntultOucus
Murder,
Thursday night about half past II o'clock I.
Mckay Dunn (colored) while walking on Can
al sire ct, near the Basin, was fired upon by two
unknown men and fatally wounded. Dunn
was conveyed to the charity hospital and soon
after expired. The murJerers escaped.
Fresh Complications ut vicksburg.
VIcKsBURG, Jan. 2.-Yesterday the Board Of
Supervisors issued an order to Sheriff Crosby
to appear Monday and show cause why his bail
should not be declared insufficient Supervisor
Dehman also accepted Fannagan's bond and
issued a certificate of his election as sheriff of
Warren county. The latter last night demand
ed the keys of the office, which Crosby refused
to deliver, and Flanagan took possession OF
the room in the court house and opened the
office as sheriff this morning The legislative
investigating committee will adjourn this after
noon to Jackson where the Legislature re-as-
sembled Monday. Flannagan's action will
doubtless complcate matters very much.
The viclksbura Investigation.
E. S. Butts, cashier of the Vicksbnrg Bank,
testified to the excitement in the city conse-
quent upon the card of Sheriff Crosby and the
marching of citizens out Of the city. Saw
some negroes on the hill skirmishing with a
few mounted whites, but the negroes soon dis
persed and he returned with his company with
out firing shot. Butts said there was no feel
ing against the negroes. All the trouble was
caused by the negro officials overawing their
own race, and the whites had no idea of de-
privipg negroes of any civil or political rights.
He was member of the taxpayers league,
which was not political, and negroes could be
members if they desired There was no riot
ing before the recent fight. He stated thet the
chancey clerk of Davenport refused to allow
him and the Taxpayers committee to examine
the books. The whites pay 50 per cent. OF the
taxes. Our experience with Republican off
Gals has been that they are neither capable nor
fit to hold Office. If the negro is capable and
honest he would vote for him as well as for a
white man.
Butts testified to the increased taxation,
showing tax bills for 1869 and 1873 in proof,
which was caused by the reckless extravaganza
of county officials. The tax payers league
grew out of this state of affairs. Crosby had
funded one warrant twice and the league OBJ
jected to his handling the taxes without good
bonds.
Another EHyestigatiOu.