The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-12-07


county and wish to 20 TO the hall"
Corporal of Guarii-''Iou cant 20 in without
i pass from MIR. Jones or Mr.. Dennis"
Mr.. Jones is tie old Clerk, who is BY the Re-
publican programme 50 organize the House ana
whose pas, Wa, 10 admit whom he pleased.
Nj. penui- il The contractor for the Slate fur
nlture ahoFr referred 10 and il n partisan OF
Gay. thaphcrlain, under whose immediNte
orders the military III" now acting. Mr. Dem
ms was SEM t'r, and came ont Of an adjoining
room, when iAe corporal WAS asked in his pres
thcc Ii The soldiers there received their orders
1Iom Nh. Dennis; if Mr.. Dennis was an army
oiiicfr The corporal replied that he was uh-
der the orders of Mr.. Dennis, bat Mr.. Dennis
was not Il soldier. Dennis was asked upon
whose authority he WAS acting; he refused all
information except that lie was acting under
orders.
| wish to bring these startling facts, which
came under my observation to Your attention,
because TWO years ago YOU did me the honor to
commend my efforts in the nited States Sen
ate IN reference 10 the dispersion OF the LouSi-
ana Legislature. and because you have gained
the confidence of the whole country by your
refusal TO sanction the infinitely less objection
able proceedings in New Orleans two years
ago. There the Judgment OF Judge DureIl SEEM
ed 10 .nction the procedure. Here. siXty-four
of the III members elect who are Democratic
We're reported by the Board of Canyassefs to
the supreme Court as receiving the highest
number OF votes. and the Secretary of State
ordered by tins Republican Court to issue GER
uicates 10 those thus reported. Among these
are the members from Edgeiielu and LaurenS
counties. Idgetield gave the largest Democratic
majority in the State, and was garrisoned by
seven companies of troops, almost one-fOurth
81 all the companies i'll the entire state. Lau-
renS was also garrSOned by troops, and carried
by Democrats by majority Of over 100. This
Is in a county whose Republican messenger re
fused to surrender the returns until arrested
Ter " IL lE f,1n at he
democrats received their largest maoritee
where the troops We're stationed. Thi i. the
Citation at ths hour, 10 \. NJ Ii i hened
llf ten. i.uger will mot permit such pr0ce-
tute. The people OF South Carolina are peace
ul, and will content themselves with protest
ing in the ln~-ahdn%, berty-loying spirit OF
The American people. j. y. GORnUN.
LOUISIANA.
,,eW Orleans Despatch Nov. - to \. y. " orld
The Returning Board fixed th- day for The OIL
f-taf Baton Rouge, but according to custom triekri
the Democratic counsel by taking up Ouaehitu II
Nus here that they expected to make their grand
point. Here they had something which, in its the.,t
ftr1! and dramatic aspects, to overShadoM al!
the fraud of the Returning Board, and to div ert
public attention from the infamous practices hy
which they have resolved to reverse the vote of IT.,
-tdtc.
Ihr heroine OF the case, Mrs Eliza rin.>ton. =
middle-aged negress, was brought i'll Il clair and
lad on a sofa, in which position, another negres-
sitting hy her she gave the testimony in which she
Has Dtt'l uIllltu DS Inc Ittpulilicun cOnSpfatOlS
Ray, M0rey and Gorham. Her story as told by her
all, is this On the night OF Nov large crowd o
men, thirty or forty, came 10 her house, where Sht
with her husband and child. Six of them can't
into the house and took Pinkston outside inutila
ed him in a shocking manner, and then cut the chd>
throat. After this tour OF them seized and outraged
hcr, and others assaulted and cut her with knives
The leaders OF the party she declared 10 be Dr. Young
and Mr.. Logan residents of ouachita parish, Whit
lucn, and Willy Parks, colored
W men this testimony had been given, Kelley
~tOugltOn and Hall
tested deep feeling, as if the whole thing was new
whereas all three Of them had been with the woman
and aided her to get up her statement. When the
Democrats counsel proposed to cross-eNamine the
witness desperate effort made TO prevent it.
John Ray Frank Nlorey and Gen. White OF Pennsy
wanna suggested that the Courts Were the proper
place to investigate these Wells adopted this
view, and said that the mission of the Board was to
decide political questions and not TO 80 INTO the cN
ANIMATION OF criminal charges. Eugene Hale Gen
White and Mr.. Kelley COncurred in this view. ana
tried to avert crosse summation and to prevent any
introduction Of contradictory testimony. Senator
Sherman dissented, and finally els reluctantly per
United tllt cross-eNanlination % proceed.
On being cross examined the woman admitted that
there Were colored men among the assailants ano
mat she heard those outside shout "Hurrah tol
brewster brewster being Well-lnoWn and lead
ing Republican in the parish She also admitted
that few days afterwards She had told several white
gentlemen who came to visit and attend her that tllt
whole affair was the work OF Colored men; that mt
white men were concerned i'll ii and that il had moth
to do with politics When asked if She had moi
been accused of some crime, alusion being made ID
an indictment for murder now hanging over her, he
said, Crime, what dat? OH YOU means dat Rose
Hill; didn't kill dat GAL rhe ease will come. m
again to -murroW.
Dr. Dung and Mr.. Logan, who are now here. w
then appear with their witnesses. Both OF them
will prove that the charge is an infamous lie Or
Dung will show that lie was fifteen miles away al
The time OF the occurrence. Both Of these are re-
~rectable gentlemen. Willy Parks, the coored man
named by Eliza pinkston, has been dead for three
months. The truth of this case, as it will he con
clusigely proved, is that FinkSton was a Democrat
and had voted the Democratic ticket at the last elec
ton. short time before his death he had dies per
ate light at Ouachita City with a negro named Alex
Brook, in which both were much injured
Brooks was afterwards heard to declare that he
would be revengeu on PnkSton. lie was seen netI
Finkston's house on the evening of the murder
Thomas lyons, cOlored Democrat and a witness on
the Democratic side, came to this city with the QUA
cllta delegation OF coored men. II arrested
this evening on a warrant sworn out by Eliza Pink
stOn, charging him with completely in the murder
Lyons Is of the persons to whom she made tlp
statement that the murder committed by colored
men and had no connection with politics.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
New Orleans Despatch (Noy. . TO New ork sun.
The first person brought into the room was Eliza
pinkston, person held in terror by her own race.
She Killed sick negro woman i'll bed twelve months
ago, and has the reputation Of destroying her Oft.
spring. She was requested by the Board to unfold
her tale OF intimidation to the National Commuters
Eliza began by partly disrobng and disclosing two
deep gashcs in her side She testified that her his
band was killed and her new born infant kidnapped
ny nl.n'MH WitG ny VINO Iidu entered iltf mouse
a lew nights before the election. EYtrybod in the
ROOM was justly horflhed by TINS recital OF crime
Ai'tl the woman got through ana was about TO 60
away, meihpc Oh IN" National Committee suggest
ga 4 cfoss-eNahlhation W ellis sad that this thing
was against me fuits anu could not be permitted.
stoughton, Iale and White supported Wells in short
eNclleu SpeecheS Senator sherman SAID II was CON
lfaTy 10 Ai4 lhW not to permit cross-eXamination
'IoF falner denounced Nelfs ruling in indignant
terms ana, turning to the state Committee Who
III the fooln' sald
GENTLEMEN OF L0UIsIAN.t-In behalf OF NV own
people at the North / here inform you thar thcst.
men referring to Lalc, Stough:on and White are
not representatives. of Northern sentiment.
There was ,nucb o,,citer,.n+ i, A., ,l, ,,,, 49,.
scene I,-ntrd Nv stnntto III, ~ ~ op "l,u lIlt
hair iandimg m nd AZ somai ,t soch ~ gray
around, and the sem-dsrobed African a. !. centre
R pee, was hghly dramatic The result was that
T cr a. W. a., ' ~ an TX i';ia,Gs
n,ifta ~ rn iijaJ -, ine Nltliohai
Pinkstonl va n Democrat tht to nrnn.
made the gashcs in her side with axes; that She did
not know the color OF the men who killed Pinkston
nor what became OF her infant.
ne ni5ih these atrocities We're committed party
~ IN 1at hearing OF thtln ilistened
tlintip her vin rond Woi,li ana
cared for her in eYery way She made to them e
he supposed a diving declaration that her homsr,y.,s
mObbed by crowd Of negroes, who killed her h,,S