The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1877-12-08
AN APPEAL FROM LIVINGSTON.
THE WHOLESALE SEIZURE IN THAT
PARISH OF LOGS. WO0D AND
SHINGLES.
The Facts Laid Before The Executive
consultation with the United
States AutIH0rit1Na

The Facts Laid Before The Executive
Consultation With the United
states Authorities.
Gov. Nichols was visited at the executive office
yesterday by Representative Epiller, OF the par
isb OF Livingston, who came TO the city in the
interest OF those residents of his parish who
depend for living upon numbering, that is, get
ting out logs, wood, outing shingles, sto.. and
rafting.
This class of people, Mr.. spiller says, are
almost in
DESTITUTE CONDITION.,
from the fact that the United States authorities
some time ago seized all of their logs, shingles
and wood, and, further even prevented them
from cutting or shipping TO this market from the
Amite river any wood or shingles, even though
they lived and worked where they had lived all
their lives and where their ancestors had lived.
never once dreaming, nor is IL yet settled, that
the land belongs TO the United States govern.
ment.
The seizure of the logs, shingles and wood has
reduced them to such an extremity that Mr.
spiller says they have now bus q soanty supply of
food left, and none Of them are in position to
relieve themselves, consequently, unless their
property is released by the United States authori
ties, they will be c5mpeed to
SEEK BREAD AND MEAT
here in the city.
After hearing the report Gov. Nichols sent
polite request to Deputy United States Marshal
office. which he did, and the state Of facts pre-
sented by Mr.. bpler wss presented to
him. 10 reply he said thst Of the entire number
OF logs sezsd in the Amite river all but 1910 had
been bonded, and these. unless bonded within
the next few days. would revert to the govern.
ment. As far as the seizure OF wood and shingles
was concerned, there had been no orders issued
from the marshals Office for such seizure,
although orders had been given to prevent
further outing or shipping from the land which
the United States government claimed as its
OVID, and which Assistant Attorney General Of the
United States Williamson had tBUt Isd Hs teiUup.
ing to the government.
During the conversation Mr.. 5piller stated that
the deputy marshal had even
BRANDED THE SHINGLES
with the letters o. g., and had given positive as
suraness that the material was under seizure
which, Mr.. Wurzburger said, WAS without au.
thority OF law. He said further, that he had in.
formation that man giving his name as Smith
had represented himself in that section OF the
eountry as q deputy United States Marshal. and
ne thought 1t might have been thst individual
who did the branding; further, that his men had
been hunting Mr.. smith, and would arrest him
when they found him.
The result Of the conference was that Mr.. Spill.
Ter was authorized by Mr.. Wurzburger to say
upon his return that the wood and shingles could
be
SHIPPED TO THIS MAnHET
without further detention on the part of the
deputy United States msrshal or his Keepers
In n conversation with DEMOCRAT reporter
subsequently,, MIR. Spier stated that the land
from which this timoer is cut belongs to the
succession of tbs old Houms estate or claim and
not TO the United States government. He stated
also that he had presented petition to the
Governor giving all the facts and that will doubt
less be forwarded to the Secretary Of the Interior
who has not yet. it seems. passed upoa the
question Of the ownership OF the land.