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THEIR PLOT In LOUISIANA.
PACKABD & co INA Bile TO INrIME-
DATE LEGAL VOTERS.
The Republican Leaders. Unable to Ipcite .
Riot, Now Conceding tho state to the Dera-
ncrnfa hx fully Ten ThOus nd MaiorItX.

Tho Republican Leaders, Unable TO Ipcits .
Riot, Now Concedins tho state TO the Dera-
ocrsts bv fully Ten Thousand Majoritv.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct 30.-The plot oi
Packard, Kellogg, Dlbble, ct ais. to intimidsts
several thousand legal voters by charges %
fraudulent registration has been failure so fac
It's main design was concerned. The accused
citizens come up to the United States Conmts-
sioner's Court to prove that they are not fraud
uiently registered as fast as their names are pub
lished In tho Democrat. The court manages 70
dispose OF about one out OF every nfty OF the
cases coming up In day. The Republican Load
ers here are badly weakening on this plot, since
It has failed to bring about riot, which was the
chief object In view at the tiuie OF its oonooo-
ton. The Conservative Registration Com mivt6s
has discovered 1000 fraud ulently registered col-
ored voters-repeaters, several times fegistereds
and names enrolled from fictitious residences
forming the bulk Of such frauds. II Is feared
that the State and Federal authorities will re-
fuse to take any action In their cases.
The nrst batch Of prisoners from West Felcis
ana was brought into tho city this morning on
the steamer Gov Allen. They numbered four
teen, were given preliminary hearing before
the United States Commissioner. and we're held.
eacn In $500 ball. to appear before this United
States District Court. Hundreds OF men were
ON hand eager to furnish bond :, and the prison.
ers were immediately released.
Gen. Nichols left this city vesterd W morning
to conclude his canvass by visiting the country
bordering along tho Mississippi from New or.
leans to tue mouth OF the river. fhi part Of
the State contains a large majority OF negro
voters; but about one-hulf Of these have all
ready Joined tue Democratic party, aud the oth-
er haf have been whipped into discipline by
Packard's brother. a L. X collector, by Kellogg,
and by Boss Packard himself. The chief Con.
servative can nvnssinR party concluded to leave
the two parishes IN that district to the Republi-
cans Dotwl wlthstand Ing the fact that one OF thesa
1874 for ,ndall Gibson aud other candidate on
tue Conservative ticket. These gains have beea
retain d, though no especial effort was ade to
hold them, aud the colored Democritic vote
will be increased to ut least loo 10 total negro
vote OF about 22OO- Tho visit of the canv Issing
party may win over three-iourths of this vote,
as the whole negro population resident IN the
district have expressed desire to hear Gen.
Nichols and have sont numerous delegations
up to the Democratic committee TO request that
be should come down aud speak to them. Tho
active part Of the Conservative canvass will end
with a monster torchight procession IN this city
on Saturday Dtght. II Is expected that at least
SJ,OOO men Will he Ia line. he active part Of the
Republican canvass will end when they get
through with the AFFIDAVIT plot and the wholesale
arrest conspiracy.
1he results Of the canvass thus ending indi
cate that the Democracy will sweep LOuislana
on the State aud national tickets. Now that
they are convinced that nlden's election Ia al
the State to the Democracy by 10000 majority,
which uf course will be reduced by the Return.
ing Board into "a Conservative defeat should
Hayes carry the day. Prominent Democrats
900. Your correspondent thinks 15,0O0 for our
Site ticket and 10000 for Iilden electors would
he the safest majority to estimate at present In
view Of the extent VI Re .ublican frauds.