The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1876-11-25

bring the same before this Board o.
Returning OH .srs forthwith.
The annexed proofs show that J.
1Eady, Supervisor Of OnschiLa, had
bis returns in New Orleans fCr a week
past that }. A Vesssy, supervisor
ior Lafayette, had his returns ia
week ago; that F. A Glover, supcrvi-
sor for East Baton Rouge, has teen
here with his returns for the past ten
dAys; that A. A. Carouga, supervisor
of Red River, has been here with hi-
returns seven days; that W. II Ne.
( hsy, supervisor of Franklin, farw ard
I'd his returns on the I2th Instant, and
Is no. IN the city himself.
The proofs show that George l..
smith, Republican candidate for Con-
gre-s IN the Fourth district, /. ia tine
! city of View Orleans, brought with
him the returns from Shreveport aud
other Red River parishes, and has the
returns still under his control.
The proofs further show hy an an
nexed copy ofa circular letter To- III.
supervisors Of rePisiraiiou. from ID. u
A. Jeweti, secretary of the i.tpubli-
can Campaign Committee. that super
visors ia Cadio AID other parisbr-
were Instructed TO bring the R.pubii-
can vote of their parishes up 10 the
largest Republican vote ever cast
etc.
ons motion Of General Ardtrson,
the president % the Board II Returns,
Instructed the secretary 10 issue ORD. r.
all supervisors H. the rit7 of New
Orleans To file their returns ,di-
ateIy.
To request made 10y coursei tor the
Democratic caIdiLsiss, ihEt they he
notified as TO the order In which the
contested parishes would BE taken %.
in order tina; they might have ,iale 10
summon witnesses, President Well.
said The rules governing the board
could not be changed.
Notice would lie given when a con-
tested parish was 10 be considered, Tut
nc order 10 that effect established.
IL wss finally agreed that East Baton
Rouge should be the first l.arish IL ken
up. This Is the parish that has poIied
the largest coiored Democratic VOC. /:
the Que which the Republicans have
spent the most time and mouey on in
hiking up intimidation testimony, and
the one Ike Democrats are coutideni
they can establish was quietly aud lie
ultimately redeemed from Radicalisn.
The United STATES barracks being 10
Gated there, the charge of "6ulldoziny'
VIII be refnted by army officers.
a special TO the ST. Lauis Republican
says thar during the past week negro
witnesses have been arriving on every
6ast from parishes, brought 10y United
States deputy marshsls for the purpose
of t'stifyiDg before the Returning
Board. The manner Of procuring heir
attendance gi.Odnts To little less than
compulsory arrests. la some instances
a summons j. first obtained from Com.
missioner Wolfiy, who Is United states
circuit court clerk, which substantially
states that the person described within
Is wanted IN testify in the case of a
particular congressional district. The
summons is then presented to Pitk.u,
who hands it to a deputy, together
with the sum of so,
This Is faf the purpose of paying e1-
penses, aud herein, says the Picayune,
60 In
funds. Every yer Congress makes a
court appropriation for the purpose
among others of deiraying the tx
, penses of witnesses in criminal cases
In these instances money Is paid in
the matter of political contest, AND
. PItkin IS by consequence in contempt
Of the law. There is no fund for the
purpose to which Pitken H. ROW lend.
ing his energies. / have il from the
negroes themselves that their expenses
to this city are paid in this way, but
they say these officials will not pay
their way back.
One Or two who are reported to have
been whipped have been brought down
and shown in the custom house t.
Sheridan and some Northern RepubIj-
can leaders here for effect, their Lor.
ror being, Of eourss, unprecedented a,
such sight.
The Radicals have also ado, ted .
: different policy for their Returning
: Board 20 pursue than that of 1874.
iheir supervisors daring registration
, we're instructed from the state hou--
here TO make the Republican reeistr.-
t'on as large a. possible, aud ultima
tons were made to supervisors that
their reward depended upon the fol-
lowing out of the Instructions. In case
they carried the State the returns will
: show that the instructions had been
carried out in spirit OF implicit obedi-
eace, and IL will be found that the Re.
turning Board will not find il nec,s-
sary TO act in such an sudacious man.
DER rs in 1874, in order to demoiish the
. Democratic majority.
The returns have been so faIsilie.I
aud doctored a. to throw out Demo
cratic votes to o large number. IL IL
suspected that the supervisors have.
IN some cases thrown out the total
vote at certain polls, and assuming ;u-
dieiai powers, have presumed to cast
aside the nta!ements of votes from IN.
polls in other parishes OF wards. The
rules laid down by the returning board
and stoaily Insisted upon, seem to give
force TO this suspicion. The Demo.
cratic counsel are not t. he permitted
TO examine the returns when opened.
except where contests are raised. This
Is the memorable fiat of the board.
ST. LOUIS, November 2i.-Gepersl
l.. b. Parsons has been appointed tenn
porary receiver for the property Of the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad Conn
pany in this city.
| New YORK, November 2l.-The
storm which has been raging in this
vicinity since Sunday morning Is clear
Ing away. ..
I sANFAfE, \. NJ, November a.
Maak ed man rnhf.aa a. IN