The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-13
LOUISIANA.
A Model Radical OfiicehoIder-
a Competent Witness.
The Military Campaign OF Il TO b,
Repeated Under the Leadership
Of Longstreet.
Governor Nichols Delivers an Able and
EIoquent Address to a concourse
OF Over Five Thousand
Citizens.

OF Over Five Thousand
Citizens.
Testimony of Naturalization. bat with
the hug Under the chip.
J. b Harris, of Point Coupee parish,
Liberal Republican, testified he mad
accompanied Packard into East Baton
Rouge and East and West Felieiana,
and found colored Republicans who
felt they could not vote their ticket
with safety in the county, and that
Republican speakers there were jeerei
at ard insulted. bat were well treated
in Richland parish. On a lengthy
cross-exaninstiOn he said he had su-
perintended the preparation of afiida-
Wits in the custom house at the instance
OF Packard, and had a two-foId pur-
poee in preparing them, viz: for the
use of the Returning Board and TO as
sist United States Supervisor Wolfly in
making bis reports, and that the lat
ter had furnished copies to be incor-
porated in Shernian's report; witness
thought
nniaras Republican Majority I'm this
state IL Ten Thousand,
And that no considerable number of
colored men voted the Democratic
ticket of their own choice.
D. B. Gorham, of Natchitoehes, and
,y;stri.f offnrp.., tba.n .as.;Sz. ,lo.
during the campaign he visited Qua
chita and found a reign OF terror there,
and colored men afraid to attend Re
publican meetings and Joining Demo
cratic clubs for safety.
Three coiored men were examined in
regard to the election in MorehOuse
parish, all of whom testified that o
large number of colOred men voted
the Democratic ticket at the last elec-
ton, and there was no intimidation.
TBe Pinkston Custom usnse Horror
Case.
Two negro witnesses testifi d to a
fair and peaceful election in Morehouse
parish, and that numbers of negroes
voluntarily voted the Democratic
| ticket.
Seoator Salisbury read the aflidayits
of Captain Theoboid and James q.
Logan denying Eliza Pinkston's and
Cora Williams charges that they took
part in the murder of Pinkston and
Williams, and that both could prove
an alihi; also that they decline to obey
the Summons to testify, unless guaran-
teeG that they would not be arrested,
as was dune in the ease of Lyons and
Phillips " hen here to testify before the
Returning Board. The committee de.
| eiined to order their depositioDs taken,
as asked for by Mr.. Salisbury.
| Consultation of the Unisn Ris his ssou
Club.
The report of Mayor Jastremsky, of
Baton Rouge, substantiated the testi.
mony OF DR.. Dupre. He said he was q
| member OF the 29s club, but had never
met with il since the election; thought
he could get permission to tell about
It's objects.
| Major Baskom, of the Thirteenth
infantry, testified as to the constitution
of the Union Rights Stop Republican
club organization. He said the oath
bound the members to secrecy and to
obey orders; said in regard to the
killing, that after the third invitation
to join, 8 warning was sent on q sep
arute piece of paper without date, one
of which he had turned over to the
civil authorities.
| he wouin't Have, II and Cos ON His
| Ear xbout It.
| Amadee Deiambre testified in broker
| English to the organization of bull
dozers or regulators In East Feliciana,
for the purpose Of preventing stealing;
! he and others had subscribed to arm
those unable to arm themselves; Col.
Frank Powers, Republican, was
chief commander. During cross -ex-
animation, the witness became very
much excite d, and spoke of "your gang
stealing the votes" and ..your scala
wags,' but immediately apologized TO
| the committee. AT the demand of the
| chairman for = peremptory answer to
a question, the witness jumped up and
asked the chairman il he wanted ia
| fight.
| A RepuSiiens ADMITS He was Fairly
aBd Peaceab.y Defeated.
Several witnesses were heard in ref
erence to Livingston parish. E. b.
Lockhart, Republican candidate for
sheriff. stated he was fairly defeated,
and the election was fair and peace
| able.
George WEIGH, coiored, said his house
was burned because his sons were ae.
cused of stealing hogs, but never said
1t was burned because he was Re
publican; the affidavit to that effect
before the Returning Board was
false.
Israel Raglos, colored, testified the
colored Eaen Were istimidated by
Democratic negroes whipped in nearly
every ward in the parish, and negro
church was fired into eight or nine
times while service was going OF.
keilsgg's Ramp-H How the Legislature
{. Reinx Dsrked.
In the Republican Legislature yes
terday resolution was introduced de
clAring that the seats of all mem bers
who have been declared legally elect
ed, and which shall be vacant Janu.
AIRY 6th without formal leave Of alb.
sence from the House, shall BE- de-
elarcd permanently vacant, and that
new writs Of election will be issued a.
prescribed by law.
Thomaa E. Meredith, Democratic
| atate Senafur fron tho Nts,tb d,s, r,.t