The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-01-01
THE LATEST.
WASHINGTON, d. CT
Dec. %, 1878.

cans who is now here, had a good p
deal of valuable information about
the canvass Of 1876. y
This mornings Post prints, prom i
inently displayed, a column interview r
with Southworth, which has made a
the most decided sensation of the
season.
He says that ia 1876 tue R p'eli $
cans bulldozed the Democrats out OF
10000 votes in New Orleans with
sewing machine warrants, and that
the Democratic majority in the city
ought to have been $4,000 instead OF
good; that persons against whom he
issued warrants were innocent, ana
it was only done to keep them from
voting; that the scheme was fully
understood by all the Republican OF
fcials. and it was done because they
thought the end justified the means.
and they wanted to keep Louisiana
| in Their hands.
Judge southworth makes the 1ol
lowing statement:
| AS United States commissioner
Issued the warrants, and know ex
actly how many were issued and how
many were executed.
(, Pitkin. as marshal, was entitled
only to fees for the warrants execu-
i ted, but he charged for every one
that was placed in his hands, and
lots of them were returned to my Of
fee endorsed "Not found"
! He got from the United States
treasury forty seven hundred and odd
dollars, when he was legally entitled
/, to only about seven hundred dollars.
E Pitkin, it is reported, denies this
:, statement enLlreiy.
Q Southworth will be called before
G the Potter Committee, and will, it is
+ understood, supply the missing link
n in the history of the canvass of 1875.
ell WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The re-
j, ports telegraphed hence to New York
o and Western papers in the last three
or four days concerning the Federal
a. patronage in Louisiana, are without
IS foundation, and are simply an echo
'e of the vaporings Of Tom Anderson
r and Pitkin. The most ridiculous O
l. these reports is one to the effect tha
o if Smith is removed Anderson vii
r he his successor. This report is cv
8, identity inspired by Anderson him
n, self, and its absurdity is self-eyiaent
ID in view Of the fact that the princlpa
IL charge against Smith is that he a
~ lowed Anderson to organize an OF
es ler-warehouse ring to blaekmail I'm
nd porters. Nothing will be done
4 any direction till after the sevcnt
on of January. pi'kin claims 10 hav
on the support Of Devens for his reli
,st statement, vice Wharton; but lnqn
Al
;ol ry at the White House develops I'll
in. fact that whatever may be done vii
nd Wharton, Pitkin's name for the SUI
ba cession has never been nentione
re seriously.
90 WASHINGTON, Dec. 81. Friends
or, the Army Bill now believe that
AL will pass both Houses at an ear
;si day. 1t is the special order Of v
dor doy in the Senate for January 8, al
~ IN the House for January 8. j
I'd fact that Its main features are
,oo dorsed by the higher grade OF arr
ons officers gives it great strength, a
.nd the committee having it in char
q: will recommend such amendments
may be suggested by Gen. Sherm
,o,a and others, and which do not int
10 fere with the general scope and pl
aud Of the bill.
~, New YORK, Dec. 27.-O'Leary
-. Campana continued their walk
IN. Gilmore's Garden this morni
!. !. The former was so miles ahead
L in night, but had been crept upon
HON Campana until, at 10 o'clock
been morning, onlh IS miles separa
them.
- ! ~ O'Leary walks with undated
inst or, but Campana's movements
.lice. only sustained by great physical
INA fort. About 10 o'clock this m
'lous ing O'Leary had completed
, o,ars miles, and his opponent 3OS N
!, and The impression is steadily gai
ground among sporting men thai
white match was gotten up more for
~ purpose of making money than
ce Of a view of testing the powers OF
nd in durance of the two pedestrians.
n OPP New York. Dec. 27.-At midr
smles O'Leary was "a miles ahead Of