Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 24, Number 24, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 January 1875 — Page 6

T ilE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, TUESDAY JANUARY 19 1875

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H ECU KT AYFlSnitA. J, pASTn.IHTIC rASTisr" ruo tue u kch ov TllEOPHILK OAVTIEH. BT FRANCIS HASTING DOYLE. From Cornhlll's Magazine-! fwd In the vanished time, two statues wh.ltf. SrfaS old Temple' front, 8leami Of n Athenian sky, instinct with light. Trended khelr raarule dreams. In the same shell Imbedded (crystal tears lur lul mo.irninz her Venus flown),

rwopearlsof lonliet ocean, Uroah long J ears, Kept wnisperiu " in f'ph nleasauuce, by (Jrensda's river, lrhlr'fp,h inw.volced fountain's silver close to tha UOWfW, Twn rose, irom umduu Mingled their murmuring Howem. VP?? V1?' yi?hÄ hi day. Two whidovrtnmeir feet of Pin. found rest ... Through the oft month of May. .Dove. roe, pearl, marble. nto rain dim a ii 1 1.. . .i A thorns vf4. Rillte oecAy . F.an. .il flower wither, marble suapea dirlimn, And bright birds float away. .h element, once free, flies back to feed The unfathomable Hfe-dust, yearning dumb. IVhenco U 1 a ail-snaping Laud iu silence knead Kaca form that la to come. Rv .in, slow chance, to white and tender flehü, Tee marble softens down Its flawless rale ; The rose. In lips an sweet and rtd and fresh, Keögured, blooms again. ThP rtnvM ouoe more raurraer and coo beneath The hearts of two young lovers, when they " meet; . , ... Tii. TwaxU renew themselves, and lUs.fi as teeth Throvgh snrJes divinely sweet. Hence sympathetic emanates flow. And with soft tyranny the heart control ; Touched by them, kindred spirits learn to know Tnelr sisterhood of s-.ul. O'aedlent to the hint tome fragrance sends, Home cojor, or some ray with tnys'lo power, Atom t j atom never wtrving tend, As the bee seeks her flower. Of moonlight visions round the temple shed, Of lives linked In the es, a memory wake", Of flower tulk Uusoln throush the ptais red Where ttie bright fountalu break. Kisses, and wings that shivered to the kiss, O'j ("lden dorne afar, come back to rain Hweet Influence: falthiul to remembered bliss. The old love aiir.i agla. Fogot'en presence shlue.s forth, the pa.it iHior the viMonaryeye unseaed; The breathing dwer. In crim-xm lips"redäst. Lives, to herself revealed. Where tho laugh plays a glittering mouth ithin The pearl reclaims her luster softly bright; The marble throbs, fused in a maiden skin Aslresh, a pure, and while. Under some low and gentle voice the clove Has found an echo cf her tender moan ; Resistance grows impossible, and love Hprmgs up from l he unknown. Oh! thou whom burning, treiublins, I adore, What shrine, what (tea, what dome, what ro.,etrce bower, 8-iw us,r.h mingling mirble. Joined of yore. As pearl, or bird, or llower? ABOUT WOMEN. Eight bund red thousand tnoro women than men iu England. Queen Charlotte, wlf of the kins of the Friendly Inlands, is a Methodist miuhter. Ann Klizi suj-s that thirteen of Brighain'a danghteissat in the front Beats and made faces at Ler the first time she lectured. There are 150 students in the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. Tho general average of tho work done is said to be very good. "Fanny," iu a note from Brooklyn, says the one great wish of-ner heart is that she mav live to see what will be the fashions in bonnets in 1S00. Mr. and Mrs. Feltmann, of-Chicago, after living In wedlock 32 years and iu divorce two months, have just been reunited in the presence ol their children and grandchildren. A country girl coming from a morning walk was told that the looked as fresh as a daisy ki-eed by the dew, to which she inno cently rei ned: lou've gat my namo right, I)ais ; but Lis isn't Djw." A lady in TYrre Haute has a solitaire dia mond finger-ring which has been in hor family 150 years, she being the seventh rep re.-eniative of the family upon whose linger ii has glowed and glittered. Miss Ilraddcn locks like the principal of a girl's Echool or a spinster aunt. She is tall and rather angular, past 40, wears her dark and gray streaked hair cut short, and has coarse liues ao ut the mouth and a deep fur row between the eye. Lady Wentworth, wife cf the son of Lady Lovelace, I.yron's Ada, is a fairwofnan with trown hair and a girlish contour of face. ne was a very Jfaycbe ol girls, and she is yet so beautilul thalr her ap)earauce in publie is tho signal for a rush. Alluding to the announcement that Miss Adelaide Phillips is about to retire front the lyric fctago, the JJoston Transcript approves it the suggestion that a series of farewell operatic tcHtimonials bo extended her In that city some time in the spring, the financial success of these complimentary perforinences to be secured in advance" by subscription. Mrs. Grant, though not the handsomest woman in America, is, perhaps, one of ths best managers. The tact of his having such a wife is only another illustration of Grant's rare luck. If he knows how to light a luttle and drive a horse, she understands all about house-keeping, marketing, shopping, and how to keep tue buttons ou the children'a clotbes. Washingtofi Letter. A female justice ot Wyoming was married last week, and true to her prole3sional training, sho previously notified her friends to be present by a printed form, as follows: "I am about to marry Mr. J D , of this county, and he will be qualified and sworn in at my office on Wednesday morning next at 10 a. m. You are invited to attend.'1 Nellie Collins, a "variety girl" at Dallas, Tex., wan tLo only person among the large population with euOicient heathen charity to take in and care for ten women and children, Immigrant from South Carolina, who arrived there starving, shelterless and penniless. She gave up her room to them, bought them food, and brought their ca9 before the public authorities, who provided for them. An actre3 of one of the prominent Paris theaters approached the physician of the establishment the other day, and aaid: "Doctor, you can do me a great fjvor." "Name it," sai i the doctor, who was onamoredcf the actress. "Oh!" was the response, "it is not a very difficult thing. You are the physician of Mdlle. Z. Sae is my rival. I waat you to give her a fver which will keep Ler from the stage for a fortnight." In Springfield recently a younz married woman became possesed with the idea that her proper vocation was that of a novelist. Si she secretljr began a thrilling story in which the hero vas to be strangled by bis Jealous wil?. Imo the murder scene the determined to pour ber whole soul, ancTin orfler to properly deajudbe it she went to the

bodside of her sleeping spouse a.-j placing

hr hands about nis nee cuyxea h m into insensibility, lie knocked her down trfth a chair as soon as ne re vi vea, ana tna novel went into the stove. . A leading Paris authority iu fashionable matters says there, nothing more difficult tor a woman to do than to sit gracefully in a carriage. The lorette lies down at full lnc(h; the stronct minded woman croses berlegs, the bonrgeoise sticks up her knee; the waiting maid leans over the side; and the high bred lady only holds hersell as she mi cht to do. without either carelessness or fctitTiess. and lookinc as though ehe had been bora in a carriage. . The editor of the Rome (N. Y.) Sentinel has been shown a design lor an upholstered front gat?, which seems destined to become very popular. The foot-board is cushioned, and there is a warm soap-stone on each side the inside step being adjustable, so that a abort girl can bring her lips to the line of any eiven moustache wiinout trouDie. n the gato is occupied at iu:j p.m., an iron hand extends from one gate post, takes the vouDi man bv the leit ear, turns him around, and he U at occe started home by a steel loot. Lawrence. Mass.. is scandalized over the arrest of James M. Fairfield, one of her old et and richest citizenr . for abusintr his wife Fairfield has been associating with disre putable women for soma time, and nialtreatiug his wifa. who finally went to Iloston,several weeks a.-jo.for medical treatment. She returned on Saturday evening, but had no sooner entered the bouse taau tairueld pnransr at her and dashed her against the wall, whereupon her relatives had him arrested, and be was held under ?10,0OO bonds to annear Monday mornioz. Mrs. ! airfield will now insist on a separation. A recent lecturer on the "Blue Stockings öf tu Lighteentn uentury" says: Let us btck for a moment upon female edui .untnrrnfwi,!,!. t sneak. tsWaI tlacea cat 'on in the century of which I speak the biographical sketches and other works of that dav. find vou will find in them a Itll.V,i.v..fw. . - - . . - strong prejudice against the educa'-loa of a woman. If she could read enough to peruse her Uib'e, tho psalter and Watts' bymns, that was considered enouch for her noccssi ties, although a smack ot arithmetic was not seriously ol jected to. Therefore what higher education a woman in tnoso days got was ob tainod by her own exertions. Knowledge among women leing so discountenance!, most ol tho female writers ofthat day wrote under an assumed name, and were generally thedaugbtors of actors andprolessional men. YoiiDg ladies in that day who were so ambi tioi.8 as to write books, concealed their identity from thrir nearest friends, as well as frnn the genersl public, so disreputable was the higher education of woman consid ered. It w as almost, if not, a disgrace tor a woman to be known as a lover of books and science, or in ether word, a "Bluestock ing," and is was even dangerous for tho reputation oi a man to be known a3 the companion cf one of this class of women. Book, aa a matter of course, were scarce and almost considered a luxury; even such itf.oks as Cinderella and other juvenile storien were unknown to the children of those days. Hut the perseverance of woman succeeded, and, at last, it was no longer necessary for them to conceal their names from any of their publications, and it soon becamo an honor for a woman to be known as a first class author, DOWN TO DEATH. A YOU NO LADY LKAr.S FROM TIIE RAILROAD 1UUDOK AT ROCHESTKR, N. Y., AND PASSES OVER TUE BRINK OP TUB GENESEE FALLS. The Iloehester Democrat of the 8th lust, gives the following facts connected with the s-uicide ol a young woman in that city: Shortly after ü o'clock laat night a wild cry came from the lips of a woman standing ou the east end ot the Udntral railroad bridge, which cro-sses the Genesee river but a f jw yaras aoovo ine laus, mere was no one there but herself, for the night was cold, the wind blew strongly from the gulf below, and the mist and scow leu in a verv un comfortable way. The bridge is a very cold and desolate place tturiDg a winter's storm Hearing the cry, I nomas Ityan, a flag man, hurried irom his shanty at the iooi oi w ater street, ana a uraKeman rushed out from l ell s saloon near by. The girl was ringing her hands and cry ing piieousiy as she gazed at a dark figure uioviug downward iu the water. When the men tMuia up to her and spoke she turned and lied screancing down the railroad track. Thero was no necessity of asking any ques Hons, however; too plainly visible lacts told that a terrible tragedy was bein enacted, that a human being was stand ing at the door of eternity. Fully out lined against the sky and only a few feet from tha edge of the fall?, stood a female lor in. rso word was uttered by her as shs steadily approached the brink, and no word was spoken, save a stifled crv of honor lrorn tiio two witnesses, as she threw out her arms aad went down with the whirling waters to her death below. Upon the ice, just below tho bridge, were the marks the suicide had made when SUE TOOK HER MAD LEAF. She had jumped over tho railing, falling upon her bauds and knees, got up and walked deliberately over the ice to where the current swept by. As the water is not very deep now, she must have passed slowlv to war j ine laus, ine clrl who had run irom the scene hurried to the houso of her father. John Wldmer. No. 30 Herman street, and gave the sau tjuings in an excited manner. A crowd was soon n the spot. The fathar. uroiuerana nusoana oi me suicide went A. 1 1 I m . . ... " down the icy, dangerous path which leads .ÄÄ H"9' hi?83.. C?ff: morning. The facts of this melancholy -'u - wjwa t J-i 13 I case.pnor to the leap from the bridee. are as . - follows: Julia lheuer. the wife of Christian 'lheuer, a cabinet maker, anJ the dauzbter ' of John Wid- . . . I mer. of No. CO. Iltrmau street. gave birth to a child about a year ago. The child died. Grief unseated reason und Mrs i neuer uecame a maniac. She wanted to follow her child, was tired of life and often expressed a desire to die. About eiirht months since she was removed to the insane asylum at Ltica, from which she returned about two months sgo, much hotter,' but still Buiierin irom her malady. One re cuiiai phase of her Insanity was that she shunned and DISLIKED II KU II USB AND, though without cause. Since her i 3turn she acted in a rational way and was allowd to walk out, though always iu company with some one. Last evening she left her home in company with her sister, Barbara Widmer. Alter walking about, they reached the corner ot Atwater and Clinton streets, wnere Juna said she wanted to go down to see the falls. Her sister accom panied ber to the railroad bridge. They wa.fc.tfu up mo sou in sine, ana, as the pecu liar manner in whicu Julia actod rendered her sister suspicious t hit slie contemplated suicide, she tried to persuade her to leave the bridge. 'I hey pasjed to tho north, side oiu, annual rearaou tue east end aaain. when Julia turned suddenly, placed ber hands upon the railing, aud tried to jump over. Barbara tried to" hold her back, and implored her to desist irom her attempt; uuv, wita one wnu exertion oi ner lrenztd power she broke loose and jumped to the ico ueiow. j una screamed and the men ap peared. The rest has been narrated above. Deceased was twenty-six years of age. re spectable, and beloved by a large circle of i iriecda who wiil mourn her tragic death.

LOUISIANA.

PRESIDENT GRANT RESPONDS TO THE SENATE. And Narrates tho Whole Story of the Louisiana Difficulties From Ilia Point of View. He Thinks the Military Were Guilty of No Intentional Wrong. OUTItAES llEIIEAKSED. Congress Urged to Take Up and Manage the Whole Business. TIIK SPECIAL MESSAGE. Louisiana's woes the klkction of l&W KELT.OOO, WARMOTH AND Sl'iCSEKY DURELL'S ORDERS THE COLFAX MASSACRE SKPTEMBKR's OUTBREAK THE SUPERViSINO BOARD AND THE MILITARY. To the Senate of the United States: I have the honor to make the following answer to the Senate resolution of the 8th Inst., asking for information as to any inter ference by any military oüieer or any part of the army of the United States with the organization or proceedings of the general assembly of the etate of Jyjuliana, or either branch thereqf, and also inquiring iri regard to the cxistenco of an armed organization iu that section hontile to the government thereof, and intent on overturning such government by force. To say that lawless nieu, turbulence and blcod 8 have characterized the, political allairs of that state stnce its organization under the I . i , . . . reconstruction aci a, is oniy to repeat wnat repeat na oecome wen Known as a part oi its unhappy history. But it may be proper here to referto tho election of ltfiS, by which the republican vote of the state thjongli fraud and violence was reducedlo a few tbcu'aad?, and the bloody riots of iiSGt) and 1S'3, to show that the disorders there are not duo to any recent causes or to any late action of the federal authorities. Prepara'ory to tho election f 1872, a shameful conspiracy was fjrmed to carry that election against tbe republicans without regard to law or right, and to that end the most glaring frauds and forirries were committed. In return, after i.jouy colored citizans had been denied registration, and others deterred by fear from casting tbeir ballots, when the time came for a final canvass of the vote, in view of the foregoing l.cts, William P. Klloge. the republican candi I I . .Ml.. . date tor governor, brought suit upon the equity side of the Circuit Court of Louis tana and against armoth and others who had obtained possession of the returns of the election, representing that several thousand voters of the state liar been deprived of the elective franchise on account of their color and praying that steps mignt oe tauen to nave tneir votes counted and for a general relief. To enable the court to inquire as to the truth ol these allegations A TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER was issued against t.he defendant, which was also wholly disregarded' and treated with contempt by those to whom it was directed These proceedings have been widely denounced as an unwarrantable interference by the federal judiciarv with the election of state officers. Hut it is to le remembered that by the filteeuth amend mont to the Constitution of the United States the political equality of the Coiored citizens is secured, and under the eecond section ol that amendment, providing that congress snan nave power to eniorce its provisions by appropriate legislation, an act was passed on the 31st of .May, 1670,and amended iu icri, me cneci cr winch was to prevent the denial or abridgment of sufii ago iu citizens oa account oi color or previous c mdition of servitude, and it fcas been held by all the federal judges before whom the question has arisen, including o uMny o.roug, oi tue supreme uourt, that the protection afforded by this amendment and these acta extenda to tut aa T Z C . i . n .. well as to other elections. Tht.t it i it, uuiyoi tue lederal courts to enforco the provisions of the constitution of the United States, and tbe laws passed in pursuance thereof, is too clear for controversy. Section fifteen of the said act, alter numerous pro visions therein to prevent an evasioji of the laws, or the fifteenth amendment. rm. "vides that the jurisdiction th Circuit Court of tha United S:ates in all cases in law or equity arising under the provisions of the said act and ot acts in amendment thereof, cocgress seems to have contemplated equuablo as well as legal proceedings to prevent the denial of the suf frage to colored citizf-ns. and it mav be eaiety asserted that if Kellogg!s bill in th aujteuameu caie aoes not present a case lor the equitable interposition ot the court, that no such case can arise under the act. That the courts of the United States nave the right to interfere in various ways with the stat-a elections, so as to maintain Domical equality ot rights therein, irres nee tive of race or color, is couiDarativelv a new. auu io eumd stems to ue i. . A 6TA RILING IDEA. But It results as clearly from the fifteenth amendment of the constitution, and from the acts which have been passed to enforce the amendment, as that the abrogation of state laws upholding slavery re-U Its from tbe thirteenth amendment to the constiturinn IV 1 rk 4,i lr,.l lii t. a. ,' "r T-. ' '"""'1 iuwuu t. j w a itiini tk mi linn ii ui'ii is clear to my mind, it secerns that niiiiin I some ol the orders made bv tho fude in that, and the kindred case of Antoine. were illegal. But while they are so held atd considered It is not to be forgotten that tbe mandates of his court had been contemntuouäly defied, and they were made while wild nwuts oi anarcuv were s wet nine? awav au restraint or law and order. .ii ... .. . " . ------- - . -j Doublless the judge of this court made crave mistakes, but the law allows the chancellor great latitude, not only in punishing those wno condemn rus orders . and Inductions. but in preventing the consummation of the wrong Which he has judicially forbidden: Whatever may be iid or thought of these matters, it was only made known to me that the process of tho United States Court was resisted, and as said, tbe acts srjeciallv provides for the use of the army aud navy when necessary to force judicial process arising thereunder, I considered it my duty to see that snch process was executed according to the Judgment of the court. Resulting from these nrncpedings, through various controversies and complications, a state administration was organized, with Wm. P. Kellogg as gover nor, wnicn, in the discharge of my duty under section 4, article 4. of the consti tution, I have recognizeHl as the govern ment of the state. It has been bitte-rlv and 1 porsi&r.enuy alleged that helloes was not elected. Whether ho was or not, it is not any more certain that his competitor, McKnery, was chosen. The action was a gigantic fraud, and there are no reliable returns of its results. Kellogg obtained pos session ot the oihee, and, in my opinion, has more right to it than his competitor. On the 20th of February, 1S73, the committee on privileges and elections of the Senate made a report, in which they say that they are satisfied tfiat the manipulation of the election rna-

chinery by Warraoth and others was equivalent to 20,000 voters, and they add that to recognize the McEnery government would be recognizing a government based upon fraud, in defiance to the wishes and intention of the voters of the state. Assuming tbe correctness of the statements in this report, and they seem to have been eenerallv

accepted by tbe country, tLe great crime in Louisiana, about which so much has been done and said, isthat one is holding the office of governor who was cheated out of 20,000 gainst another whose title to the oflice is undoubtedly a fraud, and in defiance of the wishes and intentions of the f täte. Mirtintormed and misjudging as to tbe nature and extent of this report the supporters of McEuery proceeded t displace by f jrce, in some parts of the state, the appointees ot (iov. Kellogg, and on the 13th of April, in an effjrtot that kind, a butchery of citizens was committed AT COLFAX, which, iu blood thirsliness and barbarity, was'hardly surpassed by any acts of savage warfare. To put the matter beyond controversy I quote from the charge of Judge Woods, of the United States Circuit Court, to tha Jury in the case of the United States vs. Cruikshank and others, in New Orleans in March, 1871. lie said: "In tie case on trial there are many facts not In controversy. I proceeded to state some of them in the presence and hearir. tr of the counsel on both sides, and it I state as a conceded lact any matter that is disputed thev can correct me." Alter stating the origin of the dilüculv. which crew out of an attempt of the white peisons to drive the parish judgo and sheriff, appointees of Kellogg, from office, and their attempted protection by colored-persons which led to fighting, in which quite a number of negroes were killed, the judge states: "Most of those who were killed were taken prisoners. Fiftoen or 16 of the blacks had lifted the boards and taken leftige under the floor cf the court house. They were all captured. About 37 men were taken prisoners. Tho humbf r is not cviiujiciv nxea. rnev were kent nndr guapl until dark, and then they were led out by twos and threes and shot. Most of the nipu were shot to death. A Jew were wonndeluo; nv;rtally, and by pretending lo ba dcsvl were afterward, during the night, able to make their escape. Among them was the Levi Nelson named iu the indictment. The dead bodies of tlo negroes! killed in this affair were left unburitd till Tuesday, April 15, when they were buried by a deputy rnarshsl and au officer of tho militia Irom New Orleans. These persons found 59 dead bodies. Thev showed pistol shot wounds, the great m:.j -üity in the heart and most of thnm in tho back of the head. In addition to tho dead found, some charreJ remains of dead bodies were discovered near the court hour-e. Six dead bodies were lound under a warehouse. All were shoe in the heart but one'or two, which were shot in the breast. The only men injured from the beginning of thoe troubles to their clo?e were Haduot and Harris. The court house and its contents weie entirely consumed. There is no evidence that any one in the crowd of whites bore any lawful warrant for the arreat of any of the blacks. There is no evidence that either Nesh or Cozabot, after tbe affair, ever demanded tha olüce to which they had sot up a claim, but the register contiuued to act as parish judge." These are the facts in this cae as I understand them to be admitted. To hold the people of Louisiana generally responsible for theso atrocities would not be a fact, but it is a lamentable lact that insufferable obstructions were thrown In the way of punishing these murderers, and the so called conservative papers of the slate not only justified the massacre, but denounced as federal tyranny and i'tspoMsm the attempt of the United States officers to brirjg the criminals tu justice. Fierce denunciations ring through the country about office holding and election matters in Louisiana, while every one of tbe Colfax miscreants goes unwhipped of justice and no way can be found In this boasted laud of civilization and Christianity to punish the perpetrators of this bloody and monstrous crime. Not unlike this was the massacre in August last. Several Northern j youne men of capital and enterprise h'i ' carted the little and flourishinc town cf Cousbalta, Srae of them were republicans snu Ciii0e-hold6ts under Kellogg. They wire, ii-creiore. doomed to death. S x of them were seized and tarried away. from t.-.oir firmes aud murdered in cold blood No one has been punished, and the conserVMiive press of the state Renounced all efforts to that end and boldly justified th crime. Many murders of a like character have been committed In INDIVIDUAL CASES which can not be Lrre detailed. For ex ample, 1. 3. Crawford, a parish judge, and tho district attorney of the twelfth judicial distiict of the state, on their way to cour were shot from their horses by men iu am bush ou the 8th of October, 1873, and the wife of the former, in a communication to this department of justice, tells a piteous taleot tho persecutions of her husband be cause ne was a Union man. No efforts were made to seize those who had committed a crime which, to use her language, lettlwo widows ana nine orphans desolate. To say that the murder of a negro or white republican is not considered a criim in Louisiana would protably be unjust to a great part of the people, but it is true that a great number of such murders have beeu committed, and no one has been punished therefor. Manifestly the spirit of hatred and violence is stronger thau law. Kenresentations were made to methat the presence of troops iu Louisiana were unnecessary and annoying to the people, and that there was no danger of pu blic disturbance ir they were taken away. Conbequectly early in" last summer the troops .were withdrawn from the state, with the exception of a small garrison at New Orleans barracks. Ic was stated that a comparative state of quiet had supervened. Political excitement as to Louisiana affairs seemed to be dying out. But the November election was approaching and it was necessary for party purposes that the llame should be relighted. Accordingly, on the 14th ol September D. B. I'eun, claiming that he was elected lieutenant "governor in 1872, issued an inflammatory proclamation, calling upon the militia of the state to arm, assemble.and to drive out the usurper", as he designated the officers of tha state. The White Lemrues. armed and ready for the conllict. promptly responded. On tbe same day the governor made a formal reouisltion upon me iu pursuance of tha act of 171)5, and section 4. article 4. of tbe constitu tion to aid la suppressing domestic violence. On the next day I issued my proclamation commanding the insurgents to disperse within five days from the date thereof. But before the proclamation was published in New Orleans the organizations had armed. and a usurping government had taken for cible possession of the state house and tem porarily subverted tho government. iwenty or more reonle were killed, including a number of tne police of the city. Tho streets of the city were stained with blood. All that wa desired in tho way .of excitement had been accomplished. In view of the steps taken to deny it that THERE WAS INTIMIDATION of the republican voters at the election, notwithstanding this precaution, admils of no doubt. The following are specimens of the means med. On tbe Uth of October 80 per sons signed and published the following at Sbreverort: "We. the undersigned, mer chants ol tLe city of fchreveport,iu obedience

to a request of the merchants cf Shreveport, agre to use every endeavor to get our employe to vote tbe people's ticket at the ensuing election, and in the vent of their refusal so to do, or iu any case, they vote the radical ticket, to rbfuse to employ them at the expiration of their term ol service." On the nmo day another Isrge bodv of persons published the following:' We'the undersigned, merchants of tbe citv of Shreveport, owing to the great importance of giving a good and honest government to the state, do agree and pledge ourselves not to advanco any supplies or money to any planter during the coming year who will give employment or rent lands to laborers who vote the radical ticket in the coming elettion." I nave no information ol the proceedings of the returning board for the said election, which may not be found in tho report which has been published. But it is a matter of public information that a great part of the time taken to canvass tho votes was comsumed by the arguments of lawyers, several of whom represented each party before the hoard I

j have no evidence that tho proceedings of IUI uuaru nere not in accordance with the law under which thev aitea. Whether in vawuuiuk iiom ineir count certain returns iiiey were right or wrong is a question that depends upon the evidence they had before them. But it is very clear that the law gives . imm me power, ii trey cnooee to exerJ eise it, of deciding that way, and prima I facie the persons whom thev .-etnrnod I a eieaed are entitled to the office I ,or which they were candidates, ltespec.ing ;Qa RueP Interference by the military with ! lbo organization of tho legislature of Loui.au., mo -j.d insiar.i, a nave no knowledge or inf:)rm:Uion which has not beea received by me sinca that time and published. My FIRST INFORMATION was from the papers of tho morning oi the ö:h of January. I did not know that any suchthing was anticipated, aud no orders and no suggestions were ever given to any military officer in that stato upou that sub ject "prior to th9 occurrence. I am well aware that any military interference by tho officers or troops of the United States with tho organization of a state legislature or any of its proceedings, or with any civil department of the government, i repuguant to our ideas of government. I can conceive cf no case, not involviug rebellion or insurrection, where such interference by authority of tho general government ought tote permitted or can be justifibd. Bat there are, circumstances connected with the leulalative imbroglio in Louisiana which teem to exempt the military Jroui any intentioual wrong in that matter knowiiig that they bad beeu placed in Louisiana to prevent domestic violence and to aid in suppressing violence. The revolution was apparently in existence, though it is believed really abandoned, and the cry of federal usurpation and tyranny in Louisiana was renewed with redoubled energy. The troops had been sent to the stato under tho lequisitiou ot the governor, as distuibances seemed Imminent. Thev were allowed to remain there to render the executive euch aid might become necessary to enforce tbe laws of the state under fears of continued trouble which seemed inevitable the moment the lederal support should bo withdrawn. Prior to and with a view to the late election iu Louisiana, the white men had associated themselves together iu armed bodies, called White Leagues, and at the same time threats were made in the journals of tbe state that tho election should be carried against the republicans at all hazards, which very naturally greatly alarmed the colored voters. By section 8 of the act ot February 28, 1871, it is made the duty of United States marshals and their deputies- to be at the polls whero votes are cast lor represntatives iu luugres:, to seep oruer and to preventuy wi4imasui tue so-caiied enlorcement acis and other offenses against the laws of the United S:ates. Upon the requisition of THK MARSHAL OF LOUISIANA, and in view ol the armed organizations and the porteutious circu instance I cused d6A t . . laoninenis of troops to bo stationed In various localities in the state to aid blm in vhv performance of his official duties in tho enforcement of the state laws, The officers and troops of the United States may well have supposed that it was their duty to act when called upon by the . government for that purpose. Each branch of a legislative assembly is the judge ol the election aud qualifications of its own members, but it a mob of unauthorized persons seize and hold the legislative hall in a tumultuous and riotous manner, and so prevent any organization by those legally returned as elected, it might become the duty of the state executive to iuterpose, if requested by a majority ot the members elect, to suppress the disturbance, and enable the persons eiec.e.t to organize the House. Any exercise of this power would be justifiable under theori ost extraordinary circumstances, and it would then be the duty of the governor to call upon the constabulary, or, if necessary, tbe military of fee stale. But with reference to Louisiana, it is tote borne in mind that any attempt by the governor to use the police force of that state at this time would have undoubtedly precipitated a bloody conflict with the White Leatue, as it did on the 14th of September. There is no doubt but tbe presence of the United States troops on that occasion prevented bloodshed ana the loss of life. Both parties appear to have relied upon them as conservators ot the public peace. The call was made by the democrats to remove persons obnoxious to them irom the legislative hall, and the second was from tbe republicans to remove persons who had nsurped seats in the legislature without legal certificates authorizing tbem to take seats, and in a sufficient numlr to change the maioritv. Nobodv w.is disturbed by the military who bad a lejal right at that time to occupy a seat in the legislature. That the democratic mlnoritv oi me ttouse unuertooK to seize its organi ziiion uy iraua ana violence; that in this at - ' - , tempt they tramoled law uuder foot; that vuey uuueriooK 10 maice persons not re turned as elected members, so as to create a inajorr.y; ta&t theyacteJ under a Drecon cor Lea pian, and unnpr idlse nre- . . .. . . . - ... lencBf, ana introduced into 1!p hall men W support their preteus-ions by force, if neresfcary, ana that conflict, d:s-cter and no.ous proceed! n .13 followed. 5ro facts whicfi eeeinto be welt established. Audi am credibly informal that these violent Dro cteding" were a part cf a premeditated plan to have tho Houso organized ia this way to recognize what has been called the McLuery Senate, then to depose Gov. Kellogg, and so to revolutionize the state government. Whether it was wrong for the governor, at the request of the majority of the members returned as elected to tbe House, to use such means as wer in his power to defeat those lawless and revolutionary proceedings is, perhaps, A DKBATKABLE QUESTION. But it ia quite certain that 'there could have been no trouble it those who now complain of illegal interference had allowed the House to lis organized in a lawful and regular manner. When these who Inaugurated the disorder and anarchy disavow such proceedings, it will be time enough to condemn those who, by such means as they had, prevented the success of their lawless and desperate schemes. Lieut. Gen. Sheridan was requested by me to g; to Louisiana to observe and report the sicuatiou there, and if, in his opinion, it were necessary i to assume the command, which he did on the 4th inst., after the legislative disturbances bad oscurrod at 1) o'clock in the evening, a uumbsr of hours

after the disturbances. No party motive or prejudices can reasonably be imputed to him, but, honestly convicted by what he has seen and heard there, he has characterized the leaders of the White League in severe terms and suggested summary mode of procedure against them, which, though they can not te edopted, would, if legal, aooa put an end to the troubles and disorder in that state. Gen. Sheridan waa looking at the facts and possibly not thinking of tha proceedings which would be the only proper ones to pursue iu a time of peao. ire thought more of the utteily lawless condition ot the society surrcuudin" him at the time of his despatch and of what would prove a sure remedy. He never proposed to do an illegal act nor expressed a determination to proceed bevond what the law in the future might authoriz for the punishment of the atrocities which have been committed, and the commission of whici can not !e successfully denied. It Is a deplorable fact that political crimes and murder biro been committed in Louisiana which have gone unpunished, and wMck have been justified or apologized lor, which must rest as a reproacn upon the stato end country lops after the present generation has Passed away. 1 have no desire to have the United States troops interfere in the domestic affairs ol Louisiana or any ether Plate. On the 0th of December last Oov. .VAm ?rVd to me bis apprehension. ?.Vt K Lta2uo intended to make another attack ujon the same dav. I mad. the following answer, eince which no communication has boen tent to him: "Your dispatch of this date is just received. It is exceedingly unpalatable to use troora in anticipation of dacgers. Let the state authorises be right and then proceed with their duties without apprehension of dan -er Ii they are then molested tbe question will be determined whett er the United Stales is able to maintain law and order within its limits or not. I have deplored the necessity which turned to make it my duty under tbe coLstitution and laws to neoe-si-tate such interterenrvt. r ,,-

always refused, except when it eeemed to be mjr imperative amy, to act in such a manner under the constitution and laws of tha United States. I have repeatedly ar.d earnestly intreated the people of the South to live together in pcaco and te obey the laws, and nothing would give ice greater pleasure than to see reconciliation and tranquillity everywhere prevail, and thereby remove sll necessity for TOR PRESENCE OF TROOrs among them. I mgret, however, to say that this state of things aoes not exist, nor doe its existence seem to be desired. In localities, and ?.s to those it may be proper for me to say that, to the extent that congress has conferred power on me to prevent it, neither Ku-Klux Klan, White Leagues, cr any other association using aru.s or iolenco to execute their unlawful purpose?, can be permitted in that way to govern any part of the country, nor can I see with indiffcrenca Union men cr lepublicans ostracised, persecuted and murdered on account of their Crinions, as tbey now are hi some locftiities. I have heretofore urged the case of Ixmisiana upon the attention of congress, and I can not but think its inaction has prejudiced the great evil. To summarize: In September last an armed and organized body of men in the support of candidates who had been put in nomination for tfce office of governor and beut-g'.vernor at the November election in 1S72, and who tad been declared not elected by the board of canvassers, recognized by all the courts to which the question had been submitted, undertook to subvert and overthrow the state government that ' bad been recognized by me in accordance with previous precedents. The recognized governor was driven from the state hcue. and but for his finding shelter in the United States custom house in the capital of In tnt3vJ W,f 1ChJl wa3 governor, it is scarcely to be doubted that he would have been killed. From the statewhLi; before he had baeu driven to the custom hTljh f.WMade-f iu accordance with enLl -W r U, 0,TTe 4ih rtlc!ö 0 Constitution of the United States, for tbe aid oi the general government tn .1,,0 mestic violence. Under those circumstances, and in accordance with my sworn duties my proclamation of thelö:fiof September: 18i4, was issued. This served to reins ate Gov. Kellogg to als position, nominally, but it can not bo claimed that the insurgents have to thisday surrendered to the state authorities the arms belonging to the state, or that tney have in any sense disarmed. On the contrary, it is known that the armed organizi. Lons that existed on the 14th of September in opposition to the recognized state government, still retain their arms, equipments and commanders, and may be caded out at any hour to resist the KtutArnrrmcrr Under these circumstances the United States military force has been continually in Lou-ls-.ana, as it was sent them lm.lcr tha ti-t call and under the same general instructions. I repeat that the task assumed by that corps is no a pleasant one to them. THE ARMY is not composed cf lawyers, capable of judging at a moment's notice of just how they can go in matters of law and order, and that it was impossible to give specific instructions providing for all possible contingencies that might arise. The troops were bound to act upon their judsment. Let it be recollected, too, that upon my recognition of the Kellogg government I "re--ported the fact, witfi toe grounds of the recognition, to congress, and askod that body to take action in the matter; otherwise I should regard its silence as acquiescing in the cour be. No action has been take by that body, and I have maintained the position worked out. If error has been committed by the army in these matters it has always been on the side of the preservation of good order, the maintenance of law, and the protection of lif?. The bearing of the commanding officers upon each sudden j.oiiu(ig(;i.uesthat aro-e ween instructions vouju ouiy reacn tnem after th thraf--wum uui liroi'U tut) ened wrongs had ber committed which tney were called on to . prevent, upon the soldier, ard if reflects credit wrong nas resulted, the blame lies with the turbulent elements surrounding them. I. now earnestly ask that such action be taken by congress as to leave my duties perfectly clear in dealing with the affairs of Louisiana, giving assurance at tbe same time that whatever may be done by that body in the premises will be executed according to -the spirit without fear or favor. I herewith transmit documents containing more specific information as to the subject matter of the resolution. Signed U. 8. Grant. Executive Mansion, Jan. 13, 1875. The case of the typhoid epidemic at St. Mary's school, Burlington, N. J., deserves mention as one of hundreds of similar occurrences and from similar causes. The water is reported as foul, the outhouses were neglected, and there was neither proper drainage nor ventilation. It has always been remarked that "mysterious visitations of Providence" follow such violation of simplest laws of health. Cleanliness must go cefore culture, and neither French nor music Will do pupils much gdod if thev not jrovided with pure air and cleau water ana protected from poisons. There are death trap3enocgh without having them set iu boarding-schools to, snatch our daughters away at tLe most interesting neri.tt r ifn raphic. "Sarah was a good wifj," said a Georgian. speaking of his latewifa, 'but she could never do a shirt up real nice."