The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-04
PROGRESS OF THE INVESTIGATION
Anderson's Series Of Interviews
4 and the Results.
DEBATE ON THE POSTAL BILL
Action Of the Senate Appropriation Com
mittee on the Army Bill.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON. juno 3. 1873
THE ELECTORAL NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ANXIOUS TO QUIET THE coUSTRY-DAM-
AGING EFFECT OF ANDERspN's TESTIMONY
REPUBLICANS LOOKING ABOUND FOB con.
FORT.
Tho democrats advising together about tho best
way Of making public declaration that they do not
intend disturb the Presidential title II was At nrst
proposed 10 hold and dec.ara rlon on
The subject but to-day IL thosght to ask tho
Judciury Committee to mako adverse report
on tho Blair resolutions and tho Kirnmel
bill. and II is probable that this Will
DO done, and this adverse report will thereupon DO
adopted by the House. II is understood the
ocrats the Judiciary Committee have thought
yell enough or these two to taKo them
up for consideration
Tho republicans are moro demoralized by Ander-
son's testimony to-day than they were yesterday,
though Secretary sherman's frienos assert that on
the cross-examinaion OF Anderson the force
OF his testimony 10 tho alleged let
ter will be broken down. aud they point
out as important. ana casting doubt all that An
dcrson says about Il, the fact that as Anderson
acknowledges Sherman gavo oven slight en-
couragcment to his applications cr o1lco, but per.
cmptorily refused either to gIvc him place In the
Treasury Department or to ask Secretary Evarts to
provide lpr him. II the Secretary had really
Ton Anderson letter, under tho circumstances
Alleged they say 1t Is incredible that he should ut
least have temporzed with him aiterward and triod
TO satisfy his demand for ONCE
Friends OF the President say that Anderson did
really 20 to him several times that, coming recon-
mended from Senator Matthews and others and being
sober and coming in the character Of Louisiana
martyr, the President readily recommended him for
Office, but that the last time no to tho White
House he was tipsy, talked about having bis de-
mands complied with at oncc and was
dismissed peremptorily aud thereupon the President
gave positive order thar hc should have place
whatever.
But these things DO mot oomfort the republicans
much. They do not care about the Presidents Sec
setory sherman; in fact. most Of sncm would rasher
enjoy seeing she administration dirtied What en-.
bsrrasses them b tho eviaence that Louisiana was
parricd BY an organized conspiracy Of fraud. They
feel aud privately adm that II further testimony on
this subject 10 produced by the democrats Il will 20
very far TO ruin the republicans the public esteem
and make their this fall 1880 hopeless.
Farther developments are looked for with intense
interest
THE STORY OF THE FELIcrANA PARISHES
REPUBLICAN, nuTrIASs KEErINa THE OUT
RAGE MILL GRINDrNG-A "REMINISCENCES or
KErLoGo's RULE.
The story Of the Fellciana parishes which have be-
como prominent through Audsrson's testimony, AZ
fordsa curious example Of the Kellogg and PACKARD
misrulo Louisiana. The republicans always
claimed that these parishes particularly unruIy
and given to buIidozing and outragss tho colored
people. and II Is a notorious fact that gangs OF
called buldoz.rs did niest them did for several
years commit depredations whites and blacks but
oftener the colorcd people, because these werc
slow TO defend themselves. These outrages were
always conveniently charged upon tho democrats and
Kellogg and the Louisiana carpet baggers took
that they should DO ascrlbed to political
But the notorious leaders OF these sufnanly gangs
were Powers and p Butler. both leading
republicans. Of them, Butler having boen rcpub-
lican assistant OF Anderson registering East Fell
and being suspected Of shooting at Anderson to
irshten him away from the parish order 70 carry
out tho plot which looked to making election I'm
possible there, and thus causing the parish 10 be
shrown out. Powers an1 Butler, both prominent re-
pubicans, werc tho terror OF the two counties for
long time, being nc the head Of organized
gangs Of mounted ruflana Butler Il said 10 have
killed than twenty men. Powers was, u
10 sad, originally republican member of tho Misss-
sppi Legislature, aud later removed the
border 10 East fecinna whore ne began hts outragca
Kellogg, while Governor, often urgca by rcpub-
leans as well democrats 10 send his police up on
tho railroad and catch and summariiy hang Powers
and bis gang and thus give peace 10 that Of tho
ssass, bat no never did this when, however, their
misconduct became unbearabic, he made Powers .
Collector OF Taxes and thus rewarded him for having
kept tho outrage mill In motion for good while.
The democrats and whites were OF course held re-
spopsiblc tho North TOR all tho murders and rob-
berries committed by these two republican bandits,
and tho scheme ofthrowng the Felciana parishes
on general charge OF democratic intimidation was
based Tho terrorism which had been created BY
Powers and Butler.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDt