, 1876-12-30
: LOUISIANA.

NEw ORLEANS, Dec. s0.-Tbo Senate Com
mlttue DEVOTED tho cnt!ro day to hearing re-
buttiug Testimony III reference to Eliza Pluks-
TOMS testimony. 8omc ten or twelve wit
ncsscs, white mud coorcd, testified to her noto-
rluusly bad conduct, being charged with
in!ant!c!de, and leaving another child In fcnca-
corner to die; also that aho had uuen discharged
from two plantations beeauso all tho colorc.t
women refused to stay unless sho wns sent
away; that she WIS notorious prostitute, and
unworthy ot belief,
Chairman Howe sail lie Ind long since coma
to the conclusion that nothing Eliza said was
to 10 believed merely because she said so.
Therefore thcro WIS no use to strengthen that
opinion by s.Ich evidence.
Mr.. Salisbury thought those charged by her
with participation III tbs assault should be Al-
lowed to contradict.
Mr. llowe said t'lny might nlso say tllat tho
facts that Eliza Sss wounded md Henry killed
were facts nut Affected hy t.gr statement,
6everal witnesses testified to Alexander
llruuks hnvi,r ttlrcatcned to kin pnkston lust
May for bca,!ng him ind biting hts Hngsr oil.
THE hE4ATH SUBCOMMITTEE
went tu the residence of Eliza r;llkston at noon
o,akc her Testimony, hut founsl her laboring
under such !ntenso lervoua excitement that Il
WIS abandoned f"r thu present. The pGoole
with Who'n sho llvca said uorSon i,al calic.l
there .hs 'nnrn!ng ind excited her by telling
her that tllu penrlc frnn Ouacltta wora coming
tu testify numerous things aguiust her
III reference tu lEr children. The Committee
returned TO The Custonlio io4se, and examined a
nnnAher Of wiinrsaes rclat!yo to brcaking up
Cu:ou Rights stup Club Ill East Baton Rouge
md lptimiatton nf ,lcgroes.
.tieorgu l!cirkenegvl, Deputy United states
SlArshal fur that parish, testified to the intlnf.
,atl,'u asal bnlhluzing. ol c0lure1 people there
AID unfI!fless VI the election.
la,aca l'aynt, ,n.cl Y, colore1. detailed tlls
taking away u his iatller by Regulators. aud
sArl t;roEEr CArr pulled lin out from un,lcr tho
ncrs, aud ti,at tley heat lin, called lin KaI.
eal, MI,l that he hnfu a,b wulIttl die,
OHc j. D. ColllnB testified tn thu intimidation
ht ro!urcl Republicans III the City Of Raton
EouEt, bY which inany wcrc prevented frolu
Voting,
THE HOusY SUBCOMMITTEE
cxamlncd tarcu witnesses in reference to Ia.
1nussl,v Parish, who testified to intimidation
% aud e0"s p1ssls s'f,' IT, cy'ss csy fSS,e a,o w0ss N
alntnc't seven witnesses frotu PInque-
lnlne Parish, WIN testified to many irregu-
lnrit,cs aud considerable erooksdarss IN
!Ae ,Elrt ri oillriab Who conducted thu election.
trAtluf!, lIaA uStcA very unfairly in the regsira
tim md uuiping Of voting -pfAces; TINT he
lul the reputation Of being u professional lal-
l"t.lox suffer. Ono witness saiu tllera. wcre
;soo prrv Marshals III tho parish on s'o aay
OF election.
Charles j. Lewis colpscl, snitl hu was l1.vtn-
bcr VI the Council Ut Freedom, of which nearly
every prominent Republican IN the State wus q
death tor uny member who clectluueestd for
DciaocIats- A copy ot thg bylaws aud collstl-
THIS HOUSE coNMlrrEk
ia exainlhiEg Col. Pattrl,, thr Chairman Of tia
nc,nMsat!e stats Committee, Will. tic llut,ku
EntrConlmittet, up To noon had been unabc
1t Is bail that the House Committee will re-