Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-13

was CODJluutu III lcSIlueu undC III 1860 ana
1866, In Desoto parish, Louisiana, he was shot
at twice by bandits white men), the reason
given for the assault being that he was trying
to get negroes to leave the parish. Witness
had prepared and submitted a long written
statement of outrages that he had seen COM
mttted on negroes while he was travelling about
getting information for use of his organization.
Cross-examined by Mr.. voorhees,, witness said
ton to the colored race in 1874 was made
through President Grant. No response was re-
ceived, but troops were soon after sent
PART Of the s SEVENTH we cs sars % easrag ss
toned at Shreveport, and witness was
employed by Maj Merrill as scout at $50 per
month, but he thought rail-splttt1ng would
in 1877, not because President Hayes was In
augurated, but because their condition seemed
hopeless. They had urged President Hayes
voorhees, asked witness how he accounted
for the fact that the republican party did not
use Their poWerfor the protection of his race.
Witness could not account for it unless the
party thought such efforts would be unsuccess-
full, and let the matter sleep.
THE DEMOCRATIC acknowledgements
Whitthorne, of Tennessee, thinks Seymour is
the strongest man the democrats can nominate
for President. "But, If be refuses the nomina-
tion?" suggested STAR reporter. "Oh, If the
convention nomjnates him, he can't refusen
was the reply. mo man could refuse nom'-
nation thus forced upon him." Leaving Sey-
mour out Of the question he thinks the party
had better nominate some man comparatively
unknown, like Joel Parker, of New Jersay.
because he would not have the opposition OF
any party factions, or Gen. Hancock, who could
only three available candidates now know Of
said Mr.. Whttthorne, meaning Seymour, Parker
and Hancock. He continued: 81 believe that
eighty per cent of the working democrats of the
United states to-day are for Tilden; that If the
nomination could be made by a party vote,
fully that per centage would vote for Tilden.
The remaining twenty per cent of the democrats
are for Bayard. But here's the difficulty about
party who would not support him for
the nomination would not vote for him
at the polls, if he were nominated, while
the eighty per cent. who would nominate Tilden
would vote for Bayard as their party nominee.
That is the difference in the strength of the two
men. One Of the shrewdest New York demo-
Gratis l know told me recently that I'VE (the
state, and can always carry it when our party
Is united. He said that Seymour could COM
mand the entire party vote, but he wou,d not
get any OF the floating vote or scratchers. But,
he said, il we nominate any good man, not a
Bourbon democrat and not identified with any
OF the party factions, he would get larger vote
nGm the sefatchers than was cast against Cor
outside Of the state of New York, though. Sey-
mour, however, would get the whole party vote,
regardless OF anything Tilden might do"
THE SwATARA.-A cable dispatch to the Sec
rotary OF the Navy announces the arrival of the
SWatara at Port Said. She will leave for Suez
on the 22d, and for Alden April 9Th,
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. 2. L. Tanner from
duty in connection with the construction of the
fish commission steamer Fishhawk, and ordered
to command her. Lieut.. F. s. Bassett to equip.
ment duty at navy yard, Boston. Ensign F.
w. Coffin from the Adams aud ordered to the
Alliance.
NATIONAL EANK NOTES for redemption to the
amount Of $685., 900 were received at the
Treasury for the week ended to-day against
S26l2,0OO for the corresponding week Of last
year.
GEN. GEO. H. SHIELDS, who was retired as
chairman of the Missouri central republican
committee by the election of Claiming j. Finley
of st. Louis, claims that the action Of the COM
mittee was illegal, aud that he will call meet.
ing of the committee for March %, at Jefferson
Cav tn call state convention.