The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1877-01-20

dorsed and will be strictly adhered to
by the Legislature.
The s72. 900 Steal of ReturnIna Board
Anderson
The House Committee has concluded
its work of investigation. Messrs.
staeg, Dasson, Prescott, OF ST. Landry,
and General Munford Wells, of
Rapides, testified to the unreliability
of General Anderson, and as to how
he had manipulated the Bayou Brf.
Improvement aud Navigation Com
pany, by which he is alleged to Rave
secured $4,000 from the state for an
expenditure of s., 600.
The High Moral character of Return.
ing Hoard kenner.
Frank Wheaton, of New Orleans.
testified to the Indictment of Kenner,
of the Returning Board, for eutering
false names on the pay roll o. street
iaborers and collecting money on il
from the city aud to his confession, but
the case was subsequently nolle- prosed
by the districrattorney, notwithstane-
his confession to the foreman of the
grand jury.
The seaates Drag Net ia The East Fe-
iicisna Parish Rsasco.
The Senate committee continued its
examination of the parish of East Fe-
iiciana. Washington Saunders, Charles
Robinson, Joseph Maxwell, Roderick
Dunn, Governor Jefis, all negroes, tes-
titled thst they voluntarily joined the
Democratic clubs and voted that tick ct
and that the election was quiet and
peaceful, while Isaac Perry. Louis Tones
aud Charles Williams, all blacks, tes-
titled TO numerous acts of violence,
and that they were afraid to vote. the
Republican ticket. Williams said he
had been scooped out by q party OF
whites, and had received twenty-three
lashes, and that they partly larcerated
Allen Mari by whipping. Jones de
tailed an uprising of blacks to defend
him when it was reported the whites
were ming after him, aud how the
matter was compromised, as has been
frequently referred to In the evidence
on the subject.
Contradictory Testila0ny Concerning
Buiideziag In ~ vest Feiiciana.
The sub-Senate Com tnittee resumed
the examination OF West Feliciana.
Or. ]. w. Wade testified to aquiet and
peaceful election. II. Noun, Jagias.
per, 'fheo. Stewart aud Isaac Vessel,
all ebony hued, testified to general
intimidation of colored Republicans by
the members OF the 'Ss Club.''
Afmory related he had ten bull.
dazels TO stop him when he was going
TO the tenth ward polls with Repu blican
tickets and told him no one could live
in that parish after voting that ticket
he witnessed the killing OF Ike
Mitchell by Chaos Boro, Democratic
candidate for clerk OF the court, and
that there were eight in the party and
can testified to the saine things.
Gem raj r.ongsireet y Declares Nichols
| Fairly Elected aad II In Favor of nis
GeSernmeat.
In an interview to-day General
LoDgstreet iterates his recent declara.
'ions to the special correspondent oi
the Newe York Herald, when he ex.
| pressed his firm conviction that the
Nichols government had been fairly
elected, that it should aud would be
sustained. The Returning Board had
been unjust in its action, and he de.
clined recognizing it in any event
fhe outrages occurring had no political
significance any more than if they
had occurred in maine, New York OF
Illinois. He does not believe that any
intimidation, se.called, occurred al
this election. Any Irregularities thai
may have occurred were fully coun.
terbalaneed. He considers the face cI
the returns fair Indication OF the re-
suits, and as giving the Democrats ths
State unquestionably. He proposed
to take no action in the matter what
ever, but il compelled to do so. il
would certainly be In favor Of the
Nichols government. 1t was hi.
opinion that the United States militia
ry authorities did not care who wa.
declared governor, provided the pub
lie peace was preserved AS pertinent
to this opinion il may he stated tha
he had received q visit from Genera
Augui only a short time before.