The Portland daily press., 1877-12-10
LOUISIANA.
Piuchback Witbdraws.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. S.-Ex-Gov Pinchback
mas addressed an open letter to Gov. Nichols
resignlng his place as United States Senator
Pinchback's letter says:
My defeat in my first contest was referable
TO the votes OF certain Republican Senators and
on the alleged ground that the returning board
that gave certificates to the general assembly of
1873 was unconstitutional and the legislature
orgauIzed thereon illegal With the creden-
tlais Of 1875 still pending before the Senate and
inferring from the action OF Senators above re-
L ried to relative 10 the powers and decision of
the electoral commission, and more recently
from their seating William Pitt Kellogg, that
the oDln10nS of these gentlemen as to the con-
sttutional powers of the returning board in
the matter of creating legislature had under
gone Change, L determined to make Sec
oud contest Ter my seat IN the Senate.
a majority OF the committee on privileges and
elections, including three Republican members
nave, however, reported that JAS B. Eusts is
lawfully entitled to seat in the Sen ate for the
unexpired term for which l was elected Not
willing under the circumstances to continue
the contest, and by seemingly factious oppos-
ton embarasses Mr.. Eustis and deprives the
otate or ner due representation, L now respect
fully tender TO you, as chief executive of Louis
Iana, my resignation / believed, as Senator
elect. not only represented the popular major
lty OF the State, but possessed a title lagal and
valid, but submitted to the decision of the
SENATE on the assumption that the honorable
Senators were not only honest ia the grave con-
stitutional objections they raised, but were SO
lar acting fran a con eviction as would authorize
the expectation OF consistency of conduct when
similar case should be presented for their con-
sideration. Now | fed that when Gov. Kel-
logg presents claim, essentially like my own,
but weaker that the gentlemen who SO earn,
estly combatted my claim, promptly, and with
out hesitation, admit and defend him.
The assembly of 1873 may have inadvertently
and by enforced Ignorance of the only tribunal
competent to act 10 the premises had men in it
not entitled to sit therein, but the Packard
assembly in its Senate and in its House held
members in insufficient Numbers to have broken
tne quorum IN each, who were put there to the
knowledge of the returning board, not only not
having received the majority of votes, but to
the exclusion OF men who were we'll understood
TO have been elected This assembly passed
away in a few weeks without leaviog behind it
as evidence OF Its existence a simple living
statute. An election by such body is certified
10 6y Gov. Packard, whose title was as baseless
and whose tenure of office was as uncertain as
MS general assembly, and makes prinaa fdcie
ana on Its merits the case of Gov. Kellogg
1t taxes both my credulity and charity to con-
Geoe either sincerity or consistency to the
htpaohcan Senators who SO earnestly opposed
my claim from 1873 to 1876, and SO promptly
ana soldy supported the new Senator from
Louisiana,
The Myra Gaines Suits Again.
Ann M. Killett. Christian KiIJett Anna
Maria Shae1er, George Dreher, Catherine
Elizabeth Dreher and Christian James Dreber
filed bill in equity yesterday against Mrs.
Myra Clarke Gaines. The petition sets forth
that Ann Maria Shaeffer is a resident of this
city, and that the others are subjects of Germs-
ny;that in 1885 one John Michael Shermmiman
died in the state of Louisiana, leaving a con-
siderable amount of personal property and real
estate 10 that stale, out left no legal representa-
i've; that the plaintiffs are entitled to the
property "a parcel o. land on which is erected
the St. Charles Hotel, parcel of land which
nas Deem the subject of controversy between
New Orleans aud the defendant; 10000 acres
Oh laua suJoinlng Fort Hudson; % 600 acres,
upon which Baton Rouge ia located, and which
were the subject of Spanish grant in 1902,
and we're conveyed to Snermmiman and his
heirs. They charge that said defendant has by
multipicating suits without making plaintiffs
parties thereto, obtained judgments of custer |
against tenants, and sllege that within the last
year she offered to compromise with said plain
ffs, thus recognizing their claim, and they |
have equitable claim against her to remove the |
cloud upon their title, and they pray that de- |
fendana be compelled TO make to them quit |
claims &c. I