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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
Superior Criminal Court.
THE INVESTIGATION IN THE FELL.
ClANAS.
Trying to BulIdOze n Vermont Congress.
man.

Trying to BulldOze n Vermont Congress.
A special dispatch to the Cleveland
Leader January IL, says:
Congressman Joyce, of Vermont, a mann
Der of the Louisiana investigating commit
tee, arrived here from New Orleans last
night. de was a member of the sub-eom-
mittee which went to East and West Feliei-
ana parishes and Baton Rouge. Mr., joyce
says he can only speak of the parts of
Louisiana he has seen, but if the whole
State is like those parishes he visited. IL
ought TO be legislated into barbarism at onoe.
Tor ne never hesrd of cruelties more infa-
nous than those practiced there on the oOl-
Ored people tor political purposes. Before he
went South he had an idea that a great deal
OF the outrage business was newspaper talk
for political effect; but no newspaper he
ever saw or read approached an adequate
description of the barbArities perpetrsted,
They were not SO great this wear "a for.
merry, because there was no necessity for
them. In 1872, 1874 and 1875 the coiored
people were so outraged as TO be thrown
INTO state OF terror from which they will
never recover, and ali the White League
have now to do is to tap colOred man ON
the shoulder and say, "COme, You iOin our-
Democratic club; all niggers must vote the
Democratic ticket this election" !" and the
negro wall obey like q passive slave be-
SNNHS Ao A1S AcaHAou by example and 6Xs
perienee that 1t costs more than life Ia worth
TO be Republican.
Mr., Joyce says that very few negroes
could be persuaded to testify before the
committee because the sessions we're
public and their prosecutors present, SO that
every word they might say would be used
against them. From most of the negro tes-
lmOny alone, Mr.. Joyce says one would
suppose that the State was, as Mr.. Wat.
terson said, "as quiet as q nursery" but he.
went about inquiring privately into mat
ters, and by assuring them that they would
not be called upon to testify he got much
information which was valuable in sup-
gesting questions to be put to White League
witnesses.
Mr.. Joyce went into the John Gair case
extensively, and learned from the mouths,
OF Democratic witnesses the names oil men
who took part in GAir's murder as well as
the murder of his sister, Babe Matthews,
who was accused of poisoning DR. SAM
ders, The circumstances have been widely
published and will be remembered joyce
got Sanders himself into so desperate 3
position that the latter attempted to kill
hun, and was only prevented bV Msssrs.
New, OF Indiana, and Beebe, of New York,
democratic members of the committee,
Mr. Joyce knew nothing Of the matter until
when on the cars from New Orleans h. was
told the whole circumstance by Mr.. Beebe.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
ChanRinR the Man.
The New Iberia Sugar Bo,ol says

The New Iberia Sugar BolUt says:
Mr.. Robertson, of st. Martin, in intro
ducing bill to restore the original lines OF
st. Martin and st. Mary parishes, and
changing st. Martin to La Sale parish,
did not properly represent his constituency.
That is strictly st, Martins vile move, to
prevent the removal of the courthouse to
Breaux Bridge-the center of the parish.
The bill will not pass. 1t would be inn
polite to make the change now, for it would
divide our people when We so much need to
be united. Iberia has, at considerable ex-
pense, purchased property, whereOn to erect
a courthouse, ETC., and besides, New Iberia
is commercial centre, where people natur-
ally come, and to retain the courthouse
there suits very large population better
than elsewhere. To reduce the number of
parishes would be an economy, very true,
but the convenience of the people must be
considered. The proper way is to reduce
the salaries and fees of parish officials, and
not TO ineOmmode the people by making
them travel so far to the courthouse.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

To determine which of the claimants has
been declared elected by the legally cOnsti.
tueed tribunal, and inaugurAted the sue
eessOr to a recognized State government,
will not require much time. Louisiana is
sovereign State. Its law-making power has
the right to enact any laws they deem ex-
pedient for the oanYassing and declaration
Of the votes in any election not repugnant
to the Federal constitution. That law
making power has constituted Return
ing Board, upon which is conferred un-
usual powers, but which, from the
peculiar character Of the people, seem
necessary to insure q governments IN accord
ance with the will of the majority. This
Returning Board has, in conformity to law,
declared that Mr.. Packard has received q
majority of the legal votes, and the State
House Legislature 10 made mp Of members
who have received certificates from this
board. The President, therefore, finds that
Mr.. Packard is clearly the lawful executive.
If Mr.. Nichols had been declared elect cd
by the same board the President would
have been eompeiied by the law 10 nseog.
nize him.-.Bosson Tpasraal.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
Sugar Prospocls In PlnouemSueu

The Plaquemines Observer of January %.
says;
Our sugar planters are highly encouraged
by the splendid crop of last year and the
high prices obtained therefor, and will open
the planting campaign with renewed conf
denee and energy. Many sugar plantations
heretofore planted In rice will again resune
the cultivation of cane, and it ia reported
that many small rice planters In the upper
portion of the parish will plant their front
lands in cane, the produce thereof 70 Be
sold to the sngar planters or be hauled te
their mills and ground ON shares on the
same system that prevails in Martinique
and Guadaioupe, and which has been as
tended with the mOst brilliant results.
We desire to sec this experiment fairly
tried, and predict tor it the most com pleta
success.
MT. Dyam0nd, one of the largest, most
skiiltnl and energetic Of our sugas planters,
has tried the system In m0diGed form aud
WITH cheering results. he has furnished
the land, seed, supplies, mules and ell the
other necessary appliances 70 make cans.
and Is said to receivs therefor 4 oertain
share Of the crop. 1t is said that he and
his tenants bsvo nstted snms which aDpeaP
incredible whan contEneted with. the. crdip-
airy proceeds Of similar lnkor.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
OF SENATE COMMITTEE
ksE PACKARD's RECOGNITION
Ieities Of the Louisiana
Democracy.
the New Orleans Republican,

hsH AsHNGToN, January "a, 1877.
a. rison investigating committee
|, Il, |. rtar when they brought Mar
ct pn the witness stand Monday,
sterday.
., al had o large amount of re-
!. valuable information, and was
llipg to impart it, but it was
Z Z aging to the Democratic party.
Il. be here are more sanguine of
'Ofd ght than ever.
o.l pFal bill is admitted to be ex-
er in both houses, but which ever
Hayes and Wheeler will be in
:. and a commission goes behind
ID North Carolina, Mississippi
ilden States must be thrown
bs and Wheeler will be elected.
"A esion do not go behind the re-
RRE and Wheeler have 1856 legal
ast be counted.
l9S epublioans regard success as
SpT nd any contingency, though
: An n nittee bill is yet doubtful. 1t
'ss yesterday.
fl fics liean members of the New
pr ature have adopted a resOlu-
all Ing Senator Frelinghuysen,
Z tv, Legislature has withdrawn
T., I, of approval, and will 90
: sIi' !. nt delegation in Congress is
Iinaa Senator Edmunds.
st b the only Republican member
- delegation who favOrs it, has
Dspr Rday and yesterday, sixty let
ISL ams asking him to go against
HB
investigating committee has
, R commenced work on their re-
gly favor the recognition of
in5 ms kard.
llosa low nographers who accompanied
n. & say the reliable evidence was
lg 10
ID. q ...
lai9i gentlemen remarked here
the that seeing was believing;
'lsns lfsns Id go to New Orleans with
sum Democratic atrocities.
IN d. d. c.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

Rev. DR.. Storrs said, recently: "FOur of
the richest men in America have died SO
close together in time that it must be that
God is teaching the people lesson that the
rich man, as q roh man, can not enter the
kingdom of heaven" 1t was only Rev. DR..
Deems who received legacy.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

DONNIE Of the United States, on the
the bill for the relief of
Parish Michael Granary and
70. vas passed. The Dill directs
y a. 90 4 the Treasury to pay to
| Ice No. D tichael Granary and MOlIere
lry 20, ls e sum of $500, in refund
=. Aueso5 Gs., money exaoted from them
'ssnS SS AM IN on q bond taken by Colonel
Tissot. provost marshal OF the dis
be parish puge, Louisiana, in the year
uoic au'' appearance of one 3. f.
II EoTB ment of which was imprOp-
in the enforced by the marshal.
nolia Pa teenth instant the bill for
90 PisI'S aL mas n. Simmons passed.
ing da.s to the proper accounting
! by Fred eaeury Department to pay
doTsed, simmons $5994 SO, in full
| hs sst sun ~ ~ ~; use and occupation of the
eTs us Re Rsevsrs As the Alabama Press Yard
pal and Z escent City Press in New
balance q Pc, in the years 1868, 1864
January United States troops, and
- on Of any and all liability
|UPTOl = for rent O''' occupation
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

NeW UrIeAnSi JANUARY 81 1871. J
Hon. s: B. Packard State House, New Orleans,
Louisiana:
SIR have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of your letter informing me that
General Nichols has violated the status quo
in appointing and installing certain civil
officers in the parish of Ouachita. l have
called General Nicholls' attention to the
matter, and hope to be able to commune
cate to you the result in the morning.
am, sir, very respectfully your obedient
servant, G. G. AUGUR,
Brigadier General Commanding.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

Among the latest Democratic lies that
have come home to rOOst, the story of the
transfer of the Thirteenth United States
Infantry to Washington from this point has
been eontradicted, and General Augur has
telegraphed a denial of the story about
smallpox in the soldiers quarters.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

Beecher says, "Wit and humor are the
orphans of religion that have been kicked
out of the church, where they properly be-
long
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
Home Matters.

A deputy sergeantat-arms of the national
House of Representatives arrived in this
city Sunday, with writs for the arrest of
Messrs. Casanave and Kenner, of the Re.
turning Board. They left for Washington
Tuesday evening.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

A erevasse in front of the Sauve planta-
tion, just below Kennerville, in Jefferson
parish, is giving the authorities some un-
easiness since, unless the break is promptly
repaired, an inundation of the city is
probable.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

A BARREL HOUSE INCIDENTAL difficulty
occurred at noon yesterday in the barrel
house OF John Geydan, at the corner of
Customhouse and Front Levee streets, be-
tween Francis Edmonds and George Bow
ser, during which the former was shot ard
dangerously wounded in the left side. The
wounded man was conveyed to the Charity
Hospital, where he received surgical at
tendance. Bowser, who was arrested and
locked up in the third precinct station,
charged with the shooting, states that two
men were fighting in the saloon and he in
terfered to stop the disturbance, when he
was set upon by Edmonds with knife,
when he ran, followed by Edmonds, and,
seeing him gaining upon him, he drew his
revolver and fired fOE the purpose of dis
abling and frightening his pursuer, but not
to seriously iDjure bin. The wounded man
states that the shooting was for the pur-
pose of numbering him, and not as stated
by the accused.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

Flora Temple is thirty-One years old and
sets good example by dropping tho airs of
e colt
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

Twenty-Five hundred men are kept out Of
employment at the shipysrda at Chester,
Pennsylvanis, owing to Indictment rTeather
There are nine new steamshipe IN ier con-
tract.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
|UPT0l
I, q nnca xIean Items.

Xay --ANIA- ANGA8Ne
isss special to the Galveston
says that the merchants
IS MARsHll furnishing General Rev
ans Janus silly. He wants $500 per
rICK Thi buttons are paid to United
las ,.a.a pesI stats ilsOn, who pays 1t TO the
tbe estaH takes q reoeipt-a nice
|sans. in tta representative of q great
ma, sdl,asai itting to perform this hui
titisoini; tioii,syT NJ consul is actuated by q
n eanIrupt 11rvIt gners, if he can.
sfer Of snl ed the doors Of drinking
that . b closed at eight o'clock.
1, 70 PIgSiSSa dread of something. 1t is
Nm siyIptcy, shcts we're fred at him
Il Januafy, and that he placed =
gpstomih house. Revueitas is cor
Eellogg both sides Of the Rio
United stsl
as, commanding at Mata-
for Diaz on the eight
HAISs rtina there was no need
--....,--, .ha Rio Gran ie, and that
...s.sb
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

The Bos ION 1raUeller concludes that play.
ing with dice is rather shaky business.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
POLITICAL NOTES.

Hon. George F. Hoar, the new Senator
from Massachusetts,, is the same who was
here in 1875, chairman of the committee to
investigate the election of the year before.
He was born at Concord, graduated at
Harvard, is a brother of the independent
candidate for Congress who ran against
Butler at the last election, and is even fifty
years of age.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
appointment.
D. C..

| asd cll Lanier, of Carroll parish,
nu1it' ake Providence True Repitb-
4, 1876 ste tax collector of that par
ave- sASSte SsTs. appointed and confirmed as
he said at.l ernal revenue of the second
Lord 90 lisiana, vice Oscar Holt, of
,1I pev uge, declined. ...
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

MURDER.-A difficulty occurred Monday
night at the corner of Willow and Erato
streets, between Frank Steele and John
Tillighman, during which the former was
shot and dangerously wounded, the ball
entering on the side of the abdomen and
coming out in the back, just over the left
hip. The wounded man was conveyed to
his residence, No. 379 Thalis street, where
he was attended by a surgeon, who pro-
nounced his wound fatal. Tillighman
made his escape after the shooting, and is
still at large. The wounded man Steele
died at his residence at twelve o'clock
yesterday. Coroner Roche and DR.. Drew
held the post mortem examination on the
body yesterday evening, and adjourned the
inquest until ten o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Charles Kelly, Angeline Gates and
Rosa Hamilton were arrested and locked up
in the second precinct station, charged by
Benjamin Steele, a brother of the deceased,
with being accessory to the shooting.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

The complaint now Is that eolored men
abroad at night are halted by men claiming
to be Nichols police, who demand to know
their names and what business calls them
out. Stories of forced contributions on
those so detained are also told.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

A nun er of American fire engines have
been or red in Germany,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

Governor Kellogg left for Washington on
Monday evening. Judge Leonard, of the
Supreme Court, left the same evening for
Philadelphia on private business.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

E. w. Barnes, local manager of the West
ern Union Telegraph Office in this city, re-
turned home on Sunday, having promised
compliance with the order of the House of
Representatives in the furnishing of such
dispatches as the Morrison committee re-
quired.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

The Boston Herald (Democratic) thinkl
that the proposal of the New Orleans Dem
ocrat to hang Packard ''looks as if Packard
hired Democratic paper in New Orleans
to abuse him for effect at the North"
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
THE STATUE QUO
THE SITUATION IN oUAoH1TA

The following correspondence passed
yesterday:
STATS OF LOUISIANA
Executive Department, )
Kew Orleans, January %, 1877
To Brigadier General c. C. Augur, Commanding
Department
SIR am informed that on the seven
teenth of January persons holding commits
sions from General Nichols took posses.
sion of the offices of parish Judge, recorder,
clerk of court and police Jurors of the par
ish of Ouaohita, in violation of the ex-
pressed wish of the President of date Janu.
sry l6, communicated through the Secre-
tary of War, that the present status
throughout the State should be maintained
till the return of the congregational commit
tees. l respectfully ask that the officers
thus dlspOssessed be reinstated.
Respectfully, YOUR obedient servant,
S. B. PACKARD, Governor.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

The White League garrison still remains
on duty at the central police station and at
the Supreme Court room at jackson square
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

OK THE BEAT-Last Saturday evening a
drunken man was lying on the banquette
on Common, near Magnolia street, as eight
of the Nichols policemen were passing.
Two of the number reused the man and
we're about taking him to the police station
when, it is alleged, the other six rushed at
the prisoner and for some unknown reason
or other the eight policemen beat, kicked
and dubbed the unfortunate man in such a
shameful manner, that several gentlemen
residing in the vicinity had to interfere and
prevent the prisoner being killed. When
one gentleman who keeps a grocery tried
to prevent the policemen from beating the
man, he was informed that if he persisted
in interfering, that he himself would not
only be given the same treatment, bat
would be shot. Alter the men had beaten
the prisoner until he could hardly walk,
they refused to lock him up, but ordered
him to get up and go about his business.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

simultaneously with the announcement
that the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have decided to surrender all political
dispatches, leading Democrats admit that
there will be found among the files of the
company a number of very damaging dis
patches signed by Colonel Pelton, Tilden's
secretary. These dispatches, Democrats
admit, have very ugly look, and will Gre.
ate something of sensation.
1t is the purpose to try and break the
force of the disclosures, rendered certain
by the production of these dispatches, by
aware of their character. 1t is not believed,
however, that such an explanation will sat-
isfy the country, as Tilden made the same
excuse when the Tweed circular was fast
ened upon him,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

BRIEF MENTION Mark Heating was ar
rested at twelve O'Clock yesterday, and
locked up in the first precint police station,
charged with burglariously entering the
premises OF j. S. Noise, No. % Carondelet
street, with intent to steal.
Pat Moran was arrested and locked up in
the same station, charged, from information
received, with being fugitive from justice
from Shreveport, Louisiana.
John Grsss, Pauline Gross, Henry Webb
and Mary Green were arrested at an early
hour Tuesday morning, and locked up in
the first precinct station, charged by Mrs,
DonOhue with breaking open her grocery
store, at the corner of Peters and Notre
Dame streets, and rObbing it of lot OF
groceries on Monday night last.
Simon Lee was arrested on DryRdes
street and locked up in the first precinct
station, charged by Love Hulbart, his step
daughter, with assaulting her with an iron
bolt with intent to kill.
Eugene Lewis was arrested on Royal, be-
tween Orleans and st. Ann streets, and
locked up in the third precinct station by
William Cooper, colored, of the Nichols
police, who charged Lewis with assault and
battery upon him with intent to kill,
Thomas Ford was aFres ed on TchOupi-
tOulas, between Julia and st. Joseph streets,
and locked up in the first precinct station,
charged by David Landrigan with the lar
ceny OF $50.
Augustus Jones was arrested and locked
mp in the first precinct police station,
charged by Adolphe Read and w. R. Suth.
erland with attempting to collect money
from them under false pretenses.
Last Saturday night as private Hayes, of
the Sixteenth United States Infantry band,
was going up Magazine street he was as.
saulted and robbed of $40 in currency. He
states that he was plundered by one of the
Nichols city policemen.
One of the warehousemen employed in
the hardware store of Mr.. Lafayette FOlger,
No. 43 Magazine street, was seriously in
iured about the head Monday evening by a
lot empty boxes which were being lowered
from the third story slipping out of the
sling and falling, striking him on the head.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

pnstitueuts Trying to
straighten Him,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

N. B. Nash, cOlored, Republican Senator
and Presidential elector of South Carolina,
has testified that Colonel Chllds, of the
Carolina National Bank, had attempted to
bribe him to vote for Tilden.
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

In the Legislature of New Jersey yester.
/ day morning vote for United States Sena-
tor resulted: John Il. MACPHERSON, Demo-
crat, IL; Frederick T. Freylinghuysen, Re-
publican, 10. In the House-John r. Mac
Pherson, 80; Frederick t. Freylinghuysen,
30.
Logan is beginning to drop. On the thir-
ty-third ballot, taken yesterday, in the Illi-
nOis Legislature, the vote stood: Logan,
s3; Anderson, SO; Washburne, Is; scatter.
ing, 10.
The vote in Georgia yesterday stood:
Norwood, l04; Hill, So; Smith, %; Walker,
A; Jenkins, l. Necessary to a choice, 1O9
Norwood will be elected to-day, probably,
New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1877-01-24

UGLY ACCIDENTAL five o'clock yester-
day evening, as Peter Wittinger, driver
driving his float, loaded with fifteen kegs
of pork, on Peters street, near Canal street,
he suddenly fell off, and by some manner
or other was caught in the harness and
dragged about fifteen feet, by the mules,
upon his face and right side. The mules
were stopped by some citizens and the in
jured man picked up and placed in a wagon
and sent to the Charity HOpital, where his
injuries were found to be of serious ma.
ture, and his life is despaired of,
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