, 1877-01-19

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New ORLEANS, Jan. 18.-The manner in which
Gen. Augur preserves the statu quo throughout
the State mny be Judged from tho fact that in
all the bulttIozed parishes tho parties who were
defeated in tho tato election accur1tfng 10 the
legal returns are forcing themselves every 1ay
into t1te oitacca, their only claim being commits
sions from Nichols.
The Senate Committee today closed It's in
yestfgation, and will leave for Washington. To-
morrow evening. Senator Howe stated to THE
TRIBUNE correspondent tonight Tint he re-
garlel the investigation incomplete, "a the
Committee Ind exhausted it, funde,bcforc taking
up oil the parishes. It has, however, been
very thorough as To Tho parishes which hail been
taken under consideration, md particularly as
TO ouacblta, Eas. and West Fe!lc1aua, East
Baton Rouge, anu Morehuusc, deno,nfuatcd
THE nuLLpozzD PARISHES.
There had been witnesses examined in nddttion
from Kchland, Webster, and one or two other
parishes. III reply to tho inquiry as to
how tho Committee would he able to make Il
report upon an incomplete investigation, Senator
Howe said that they could take the parishes
which had been examined a. tasts. II
the Committee found that action OF
tho Returning Uuard In relation to
them was justified hy facts, they might rcason-
ah'y conclude that tflc7 !lati not gone far am(ss
IN regard TO other localities which the Commit
tee has Ecen lnals1o to examine. II, OIL the
other hand tho Committee found that tho uc-
finn nf thu Hoari was not t,,stt1rd bv the
foot. T., tto., ,,a.t,hos 5t,ro,ort aa,,,I,,t,,,
4"stn ~ ."'se pa;is'v.. @ uste's"' eo''e'u''o'.
MlGht bc Fcarltct. Nhllc tho senators arc Oh
course retsccnt as to what their report will be,
m nne vfn bns tccn Drcscnt ttrn,trlt their
cnt,rc tnvcst,catton. n, has Trr Tn,n,,sr cor,
80 ~ w
Respondent can entertain my doubt rs to
WHAT THEIR oFtsioas ARE
IN regard to the violence, outrage. anil murder
p"n,,,,,.ssns ~, ~" ,ax.s, a0 ""A >0'''e"
f'sp"osa11 a"n..saa a,l.,t' ~ s"e pa's"s;
seHas"F aics'l!ah was h'eo u nMemhcr oi LUG
Boutwell, MlRetestppt Committee last year, and
understood the situation nrctty we'll before
hc romc aoyn hcrc. Seno.or Wc5,etrb hn4v.
49,. .ta.a,, ~ ,.a. ,,,s ,,r.,
,,a ssa'' sa.e ~ e n,',,,a .n". us 'na ,,a
h1d underwent complete revolution since lie
had been down here. lie liat not believed 1t
noRtlhlc. nor wnr,h he 1ave b..,fcvr,1 n. Ind hc
~ .no,, r.. ,ts,.o,t 49,. .,,at .-t,r. .,I ~
A"l ee." 's' l'.'''eo'i '''at o"e .'l'cs eoui" ~
committed rs Ho mas seen eVlicnco OF 10 thts
State. 8cnntor Uglcsby has taken great pa(us
in and out Of tho Committee to
ruouo,,outr 1nronu u1usr1r.
'"''
! ha'o seen Ms laee reaach WIN Inauguration
when Gel THU witnesses have related their wofna
experience.
scuator soulshurv dora nat bcl,crc anvthlnp
o.s..a u.1,aa,, ",.. ~. ne - ~, .""s' 'Es:
senator ''epohala Is an aF1ent Dc5nocsai, nut
too Eood-hcastcd not to eympatlizo with sufler-
Ing when he eces It. To-day after Amy Mitchell,
widow Of Isaay Mitchell, a colorcd mou who
hn,, heo,, ,i,I,1 r., ,,,t,n-or< Ia, hoo., ~, ~
',.. '"u "ae. N.''." ~ n".oe, "ua p.en y" .''e
WithcsA bianu Win hcs iathcEiess oaby, senator
Mcdonald started subscription for her, giving
s. 10 commence with,
This Investigation ha, hccn fa,r. and TIM r..
f ~ W. -
to't " tnc sohl'i1t'ec VIII oc aupatahta'
basls to 20 Oil.
Tho House Committee investigation was an
extremely markham affair
tnnrsren
"m"es'e". .-.
WAs1its6ToN, D. e., Jan. ls'-t'cn. Anderson
and c1-t}ov. Wells, Of tho Louisiana Returning
Board, arrived at tho Impc7ial IIutet
~ o,cIacn t,1. n,,r,,,n,, ann -. ,,,siI,,,,t
s.oxa .sse..., wa j., .,,a c", wv ~ aa' t
wcsc affesfcd W thc ocfceant-at-Afhis
Of the lfousc Of Representatives. An OIL
ccy Of thu liuuse left last utcht fur Nvw Or
leans tu hrint, Ecnn.r orI Ca.,p.vc Nv, ~.
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