The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-05-21

orleans May IL, stating fugitives from the
details were horrible; that Blk white men were
Killed and sixty negroes were killed and
hanged. and inquiripg if the special committee
of the Senate could not ipquire into the trouble.
The House has adopted the following.
A resolution calling on the President for tn
correspondence in relation to the removal of
John T. Henderson as special counsel in the
whiskey cases.
A resolution calling on the Secretary of the
Treasury for the names of persons whose
accounts remain unsettled since 1865, and the
amounts.
Calling on the Secretary Of the Treasury
for copies of all letters, kilograms, orders and
instructions relating to the organization and
called whiskey rings at st. Lonis, Chicago and
Advantageous l4l, nays SO. A party vote !;
great excitement.
Allowing third class matter to be sent in
packages not exceeding four pounds through
the mails at the rate ofone cent for every two
ounces. In advocating this Randall said that
the express companies bad their paid attorneys
and agents on the floor of the House to defeat it.
The House ordered the Speaker to certify
to the Courts the facts in the case of the pub
Fc printer Clspp with view to his criminal
ment Of large amount: Under his manage
ment the printing cost $500 900 q year more
than was necessary.
:. TESTIMONY BRRoRE THE LOUISIANA IEYESIK-
eating CONFERENCE.-The House Committee to
examine into the management of Federal affairs
in Louisiana has been examining the witnesses
in Washington. Among others the notorious
Seeiye was examined and testified as to the
man Morey for the intimidation of the people
of North Louisiana during the campaign of
1872 He said that preliminary to making
arrests at Homer he ordered the troops thither
by direction of Morey. He had no basis then
but some blank warrants, to which Morey had
forged the name Of j. Q. A. Baker, United
States Commissioner. On their way they
came up with Commissioner Junett, who, with
Morey and the Greens, filled up the warrants
in regular shape during the night, dating the
warrants back to cover the expenses already
incurred, and to legelize the case which had
been made to serve the writ. Seelye received
no instructions from Marshal Packard, and re-
ported no details outside of expenses, beyond
the matter of cutting the telegraph lines. He
Lowell escaped punishment for embezzling
sac, 900 of government funds.
Another witness, G.. w. Ferguson, employed
in the cigar room of the Customhouse, test.
fed as to frauds whereby cases of cigars were
passed as guava jelly.
OHIO DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE.-THE anti
Hand Money Democrats or VIM. Allen party
controlled this Convention which met in Gin
President, and the committee on resolutions
appointed stood 12 hard and soft money
men,. The majority report was rejected by
the Convention. and the minority report was
ton presented the name of VIM. Allen it's
first choice for the Presidency.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Advices from Bagdad state from the 23vn to
the 29Gh of April, inclusive, thoIe were 1889
deaths from the plsgue-The bill allowing
Gen. Shermen's daughter to receive her we'd
ding present from the Khedive of Egypt free
of duty, passed, and goes to the President.--
Emigrants to the Black Hills are returning
with melancholy stories. The mining settle
ments will soon be deserted. The plains are
infested with ood-thirsty Sioux. Caster
City, which had 1900 inhabitants, has only 800