The New York herald., 1877-03-03

oil procedure Above all thiugs the peace 10 DO pre-
served.
PROCLAMATION PREPARED.
Immediately upon the withdrawal OF the troops
Governor Nichols viii issue proclamation with this
| end in view, and which has already been prepared
and may be issued at any moment
DEMAND or THE STATE HOUSE.
formal demand will then DO made for the surren-
der Of the State House. and denied the various off,
cers-elect viii proceed recover their Offices through
| the agency OF the courts.
| ASSEMBLING THE TROOPS
| with view Of preserving the peace orders have
already beon issued to the First regiment to assemble
| at It's armory where 1t win be held in readiness
to act should their services DO needed for yhat pur
pose. All agree that the change win DO instituted
without any violence.
| WATCHING THE STATE
Rumors having been received that the archives Of
the State were being boxed up this morning prepara
tory from the State House, the streets In
the vicinity of that building being closely watched
and will doubtless be picketed tonight
GOVERNOR NICHOLS SICK.
| About nve O'Clock your correspondent called upon
Governor Nchols but found him very sick in bed,
attended by his ph ysican and suffering from
! fever
INTERVIEW WITH GENERAL AUcUR.
General Augur, In answer 10 tho inquiry whether he
had received orders tor the immediate removal OF the
troops, replied that had Just rcceivsd despatch
bearing that point. but that he did not yet
know TO what extent would CO. He had just sent his
aid MAJOR Russell, to Governor Nichols upon
subject, and At hafpast seven O'Clock he would bo
ready answer the question definitely. Major Rus
scll's intorview with Nichols postponed until
eight O'Clock by the physician in attendance.
vIoruALLiNG STATE HOUSE,
Up to four p N. nothing in regard to the above had
been received by Governor Packard State House,
where unusual activity prevails The barricading
still going on, and this morning largo quantity Of
provisions, in the of hams, canned meats bread
&C., conveyed thither though preparing for
siege.
QUIET.
The city is very quiet, but few being at present
aware Of the important movements In progress.
PACKARD mot AT HoME." "
Az halEpast six O'Clock Major Russell called Gov
Packard at the State House. after which time the
latter refused to anybody and denied admission to
tho HERALD representative stating that he would
positively communicate information tonight The
inference Is that Major Russell bore General Augurs
caton Of the prospective abrogation Of the satu qo
GENERAL AUGUR HAS DONE.
General Augur informed your correspondent at eight
P. NJ that up to that hour he had received
concerning the removal OF troops. His despatch re-
to-day embodied the copy OF sent yesterday
by General Grant to Governor Packard, In
which he stated his reasons for declining to
recognize him, said 1t obviously
against public sentiment that United States
troops could longer DO used In interfering with the
political affairs Of State. and formally withdrawing
their support. General Augur interpreted this into
virtual abrogaton of the status quo and has notified
the rival Governors furnishing Nichols with copy of
the despa patcn. says, however, that the troops will
be employed. casa of any disorder to preserve pub
lie peace and life.
PRESIDENT GRANTS LATEST VIEWS.
Governor Nichols has just received (tcn p. MY
long despatch from the Louisiana representatives at
Washington detailing interview held to-day with
President Grant, in which he stated In addition 70
matters related above that he regarded tho status
quo abrogated. and had thought that yester-
days notice Packard would have caused
him to abandon furthor contest He advised
the issuance OF proclamation by Governor
Nchos and stated that the processes OF the Nichols
Supreme and other courts would not be intcrfercd
with, that the troops would only be used to que mob
violence and not to obstruc any way whatever legal
action might be taken with regard to tho occupation Of
Offices by the Nichols candidates elect.
NICHOLAS PROCLAMATION
Nichols issued his proclamation at ten to might No
definite policy OF action has yet been decided upon.
Proceedings writ of quo warrdnto require
a ten days. citation, and therefore havo been
abandoned. II Is understood here and be-
eved TO be understood at Washington
that the Packard government will melt away In n
few days under tho altered status, but will
certainly bo speedily taken to expedite IT.. Governor
Nichols is very sick, suffering with high fever, and
the councils of tho party leaders thereby somewhat
distracted. Since nine O'Clock his physicians have
allowed no to him.
REPORT OF THE SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE
LOUISIANA ELECTIoN-A voLUMINoUs DoCU-
MENT-sEvENTEEN PARISHES INIIMIDATEp.
WASHINGTON, March 9, 1877.
The report OF the Senate Louisiana Committee pre-.
sontcd by Senator Howe to-day, is volumnous docr-
ment of about 100 manuscript pages although they
state 1t is only report in part The committee, after
explaining what they required to do under the
resolution, say that there ways which tn,
right OF suffrage may be abridged One is to deny tho
legal voter tho privilege of depositirg his ballot
tho other is TO refuse to count tho ballot after II is do
posted BY different parties 1t is claimed that both of
methods have bccn pursued within the State Of
Louisiana The allegation 10 the last cannot bc
controverted. The laws OF Louisiana authorZe Its
tribunals under certain conditions to reject from the
count not only tho entire vote OF precinct, but tho
entiro vote OF parish.
SEVENTEEN PARISHES BuLL-Doznp.
In conclusion. the committee say that the testimony
taken is not sufficiently compete to enable them TO
say positively what would have been the result OF tho
election in the State II intimidation had not been
plcycd at ulL But organized intimidation is charged
against seventeen parishes OF the State Against forty
no such charges are made. In those forty parishes
the oolored registration numbered $1,000, and tho
white registration numbered 72034, leaving ma
jority of colored voters registered Of ,965.
RkPCDLICAN MAJORITY.
Those forty parishes returned 65 TAI republican votes
and So 392 democratic votes that in that part OF the
State where Intimidation is not charged there was
republican majority of 1858 votes 1t Is not pretended
that the same arguments, &c, were employed In the
forty parishes that employed in the other
teen but tho results are very different In the seven
teen parishes said to have been tcrroriZed
the colored registration ~, ,259 and the white
registration 1870, giving majority OF colored
voters Of 6949 nearly half large the coorcd
majority In all the rest OF the state But the vote In
the seventeen parishes returned showed but 1890
republicans and II, 1873 democrats In tho seventeen
parishes, where there a majority OF nearly 1000
coorcd registered there majority OF TO- 1873
democratic votes returned