The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-01-04
THE DISPUTED STATES.
LOUISIANA,
The Conversational Investigation.

New ORLEANS, San. 3-Dr. Abbey, COM
mander of various rifle clubs, testified before
the Senate committee that after shooting into
the house on the island he had ordered them to
patrol the parish for some ten days; that reith'
er Republicans or negroes belonged to the rifle
clubs; had always intended that the men
should avoid all acts of violence.
Filha Watkins and Isaac Garrett contra
dicted the statement of Burrell, Moore and
Williams that they and others had arrested
them and burned the Republican tickets, and
said Burrell burned them against their protests
saying he was afraid 10 carry them to Column
bia
A. Burke member of the Democratic CEN
trail committee, testified at length 10 reference
to the registration and vote of the parish. He
said the registration was 627 more ID 1876 than
In 1874, and five more votes were cast than
were registered; while there had been COM
plants about the registration he did not think
the vote was materially affected thereby; heard
that over 200 negroes belonged to Democratic
clubs in the parish 10 October; the original re-
turns of the supervisor of that parish showed
the total vote to ba 1850. In the interviews
and lengthy correspondence with Gov Kellogg
or the chief supervisor he says no com plants
were made of intimidation or violence in Qua
chita.
The Senate sub committee examined some
ten witnesses, prime paly colored. whe detailed
numerous cases of violence and intimidation in
East Baton Rouge, most of which have already
| among the blacks there,
Sheriff Foreman gave terrible account of
Intimidation practiced and said that after the
| fight at Mount Pleasant the colored persons
would have been killed but for him, assisted by
| Capt McGrath's company
The House committee heard several witnesses
| in relation to the election in st. Tammany and
| Corcordia parishes, who testified to the intimi-
| dation of colored Democrats by men of their
| own color.
Judge Davis of East Baton Rouge said he
| had been waited on by committee and ask
| ed to resign; he regarded it as a threat and
| left the parish.
MIR. Dupree chairman of the committee who
| asked Davis to resign said that politics had
| nothing to do with him. Criminals were not
punished and Davis was living in adultery with
| Mrs Stevenson.
The committee then examined Col Nc
Cormick, aid to Gov Kellogg, at great length,
but failed to elicit anything satisfactory.
| Mr., McMahon has gone to Washine ton.
| Lieut. Gov. Antoine Gov. Kellogg, and U. S.
| Marshal Pitkn have been summoned before
| Morrison's Committee.
A Democratic Manifesto.
A card is published, signed by about 40(
| firms and business men, reciting that the
| liberties and welfare of Louisiana depend upon
| the establishment of lawfully elected govern
ment, of which Nichols is the executive head
and promising to pay per centum OF the taxes
| for the ensuing year In advance to support the
| same, and advise the citizens throughout the
state to do the same. The Republicans say
| that many who signed the call had already
| paid their taxes. The Democratic Legislature
| has rented Odd Fellows Hall to hold theil
sessions.