The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-16
TELBGRAFAIC NEWS.

: WASHINGTON, January 11.-HoUsI
In his prayer this morning the chaplai
feelingly alluded to the death of MI
Schlelcher, of Texas, and INVOKED til
Divine blessing On the remaining men
bers of the House.
After the reading of the journal MI
,, GiddIngs, of Texas, announced tn
, death of Gustave Schleicher, of Texas
, and resolution was adopted for tn
appointment of committee of seve
Representatives and three Senators t,
take order for experimenting the fu
neral and escortlng the remains to Sal
Antonio. The Speaker appointed Gid
dings, Shelley, Mckenzie, Mueller, Lor
ing, Brentans, Townsend, of New
York, and Powers as such committee
on the part of the House, and thu
House then, as mark of respect fol
the deceased, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, January 1.-the Com
mlttee on Ways and Means went
through the testimony submitted OF
the sugar tariff question but arrived al
no conclusion.
The Potter committee, by a party
vote of six Democrats and three Re-
publicans, adopted resolution that the
chairman return to counsel of Secreta-
~ Sherman the affidavit of st. Martin.
former deputy sergeant-at-arms, con-
Tossing that he had sworn falsely be-
fore the subcommittee and casting
imputatlons upon Representative Stem
ger IN that relation, and that he fur
ther inform Sherman that st. Martin
will be examined touching matters en-
braced in the affidavit should it be de-
sired by Sherman or any member of
the committee.
NEW YORK, January II - Bishop
Lyman, of North Carolina, arrived to-
day from Europe.
BosToN, January 11.-George H.
Allen last night skated twenty-four
hours at rink without rest.
LONDON, January II. - The steamer
Barnad Castle floated by the bark Day
Star, of New Orleans, put into Crook
Haven, having Loot two men overheard,
and afterward went ashore and now
has ten feet of water in her hold.
New ORLEANS, January 11.-Judge
L. V. Reeves, of Tensas, chairman of
the Democratic committee, testified in
regard to the fusion organization in
the parish, which included such Re-
publcans as Judge Cordell and Sheriff
Register. After this we declined to
appoint a committee to confer with
Fairfax. The differences that subse-
quently arose, am convinced, did not
arise from political causes. Capt.
Peck visited Fairfax's house for a po-
lItical purpose. A rumor had spread
that the color line was to be drawn
and the people felt alarmed at the
prospect. My opinion is that Peck
went to Fairfax to expostulate with
him and induce him to withdraw from
his purpose of setting the blacks
against the whites. His story of what
occurred is we'll known. Capt. Peck
was shot down and, in the fight that |
ensued, several negroes were wounded,
one of whom afterwards died. This |
was the starting point of the trouble,
aad the question became no longer q |
political one, but a contest between the |
whites and the blacks. The negroes |
at once massed in large numbers and it |
became necessary to restore order. For |
this purpose Judge Cordell and Sheriff |
assembled posse to put down
the disturbance. Warrants were issued |
for the arrest of Fairfax, but they
could not be served, on account of |
the negroes who flocked around him.
ALI was peaceable and quiet on cleo
ton day.
G. w. Norwood, of Caddo called. He
with bandaged head. He
spoke with difficulty, having been shot
n the face in the Caledonia affair.
The first shot was fired by negroes,
md at me; did not fire shot that
lay; it was reported the negroes had
guns in Reems's house, near the poll
ng place. Is Republican in princi-
Die; always worked for negroes
bought it hard they should be the
irst to shoot him. We started to
teems's house with McNeal, deputy
herifr, to take possessions of sl.o 81.
hen tearing threatened disturbance by
negroes there; as we approached the
louse we were fred upon.
VIM. A. Leahy, of Caddo. LAWYER
nd editor of the Standard, said he
onsidered attorney Leonard response
lie for the troubles in the late cleo
ion. He is now accusing US of dong
That he advocated In past years. Hell ]
tated IN his interview with President I
iayes that there were no whites on {
be streets Of Shreveport on election G
ay; the reason was, the negroes had c
the polls and the whites
tayed away to give them fair show I
1g in the election; fair sDd peaceful i
egroes voted without molestation. q
j. c. Moncure, of Caddo parish, and s
peaker OF the House of Representa-
YES, testified that the election at i,
hrereport was fair and peaceable, and h
he negroes voted freely until District c
ttorney Leonard, seeing no chance of S
lrrying the election for the Republi- "a
ms, ordered the negroes to leave the
oils and go home. Witness thought n
lat some of Leonard's speeches were +
aRd calculated to excite | b
I'd blood between the whites and r
acks. r
Emanuel GuvIne, Of CAddo parish. c,
as called by the Republicans, aud Is
stified to facts already given. Ad- Of
urned till Monday. Of
Randall Mcdowell and Claiborne
ennard, colored, Of Point Coupee. CT
stified that they had to leave their o,
mes on account Of political persecu- &C
ms; they stated that the bulldozers
that pansh committed great outra- W
5 by whipping and killing negroes. L
Thomas 5. Kelley, colored, was pI
lied, and stated that he was en- be
Dyed - Gov. Kellogg's messenger to
December, 1879. Being asked
neither he forged the names Of Jelfer- NJ
n and LeYisee on the Louisiana pres ri
sntlal certificate, and being pressed fie
: An answer remarked that before b