Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 19, Number 1, Jasper, Dubois County, 5 January 1877 — Page 2

WEEKLY OOTTiOER

JA5MER. -v INDIANA. WAM.MfUTi. Soaster rny, I'rwid ef tke Senate, Mys that fa all ee.i wkere eoBMitlMC eteral oertMeaiea are kaewa to have bees Issued, receipt wilt be gives by him U President Orte, ef th Western Unto Telegraph Ceaipaay, e tbe bl, interned M ieieeal ooaaniiHeos thai the Beard ef Dlrceter of tbe Company had by cUMekl resolution taken from Its oiws tbe aairel ef ati atcreageo hw in poaeste of tbe Ceaipaay, asdtbath would therefore be mhU te respond to the subpsenaa IsMedagaiast him. The present condition ef kit health beiitjr. somewhat critical, he begged that the House Committee would xeuse Mm from pereal attendance upon them at Stew Orleans. The feet has reeeatly been made public that tease weeks ago a package, said te e taia 9M,M,wa neat from tke eeeh reeaa t tbe Treasury Depart meat at Washington to the Illinois Xatreaai Bask at Ckteero.by ex press, and upon its receipt it wee found to aeataia ealv a let of waete paper. Where .jtd b what manner tke wbberyrae aooom peeked to entirely unknown. Hhe Presidest, oa tke ttth, sent te tke Senate a message, inclosing tke report awl Journal ef the proceedings of the eoisuate lea appelated ia aeeordaaee witk tke pre vision et tke Iadim Appropriation bill of last yee'f te treat witk tke Siouv Indians for tke relinquishment ef tkeir ri&nt te tke Btaek UUk. By tke terms ef tke agree meat tke country is sow opened te white settlers. A Washington special te tke St. Loute CHob-Lteo&rt, 3fith, saye: fiea. Aadersea, ef thd Leuktana Returning Beard, had aa interview witk tke JVeeklent to-day, and gave him a complete inside history of tke Louieiaaa eieetfea. He indicated that tke BerdiOHkl refuse to answer all tke Howe Inveetigatiag Committee's demands, aad weald submit te imprisonment for eoatenet. Ceng-re . Hie Senate, oa tke. 30th, passed the Peneea approprtttioa bffi. Tke resolution m regard te tie aliened ineligible K lector la Owfea wee again takes up ami UwMetl at mxb leefk. Ttie Ilooee peeced a resolution Uietreeaag tkeionetiUeeoa Foreiira Afafre to re. pert at reMrenee to tee ooirnuulury addreee ef tke Iriek Katioa to tee Uatted St tee, of whteh Mr. J. O'Coaeor Power, M. 1". , whs tee bearer te tek eountrx. The report of lite JmlioUry CommHwo oa Ute qeetUoa of the power of the ooiaritteee to conpel tke prodeetiOM of tek Kraawwae auMte. with a report whfeh aeeerta flMtrkkt. (The Coaeiittee eteed 6 to i oa the adoption ef teU report.) lathe Seaate, oa tbeSltt, a resolution wee adopted proTidiBs for adjoarameet from Friday, 2Jd, to TueeJay, 96th, witk the geeml aadetntaadiBtt mwg tee Seeatora ttwt the Sea ate weakl adjourn f root Taeeday to Frkiay, aed free Frhtay wTueedar, Jaaoary 5, 1S77. witheat teaneaethig aay kaeiaoM. Tke Chair appelated ae the fpecial eomaiittee auMWixed by Ike reeeatreeolettoa of Mr. daiad to device aeMtetkeproeereoaatof tbeTote forPreei deat aad Yiee-Pieekleat. ia ooaoeetioa with a Heritor eowmiuee of the llouee; Meeert. lMwaade, Mortoa, FreliBghu;een, Loaa, Thanaea, Kar,r;! aad Saneom. Reeotadoae ef reeptet awt aiproprwie aoureeeee were maoe fat eaterT oi we late sohuot Lferon, aadasa farther stark of reiet the eenate adjourn!. In tkellonee iee. mt. rum oaereu a reeoiH tfea for the anpoliitawat of a telect eommlttee to iMTetBfrwe me enarges aMtie jeett-roay uy Mr. Hewitt lhAt hit letters had been umpcreil with in the Xew York Poet-oatce. In eonaectioa with It Mr. Piatt Mt to the Clerk's ok aaU bad read a telegram from Foetataetor Janes, proaoaaetag the aecaMUoa utterly and abAofatety falfe, Mr. tlewltt, in explaeatioa, said that a bvre aaailer of the letters received hy hin throuch the ew Tork Fot-oalce bore aanistakaiile marks of hariaf: beea opened aad reteatcd by soaiebody. awl, aHaeeKh bewse satisted that JPeetaHMter Jaases knew nothing about it, he had reaioa te bellere tkat it occurred in the New Yerk Post oKec. Mr. Hale, to whom Mr. Hewitt had shewn a number of the appareetlT re-tested letters, aereed that they bad every appsaraaee of bavisr beea tampered with, aad advised htm to bring the matter before Ike Mease. It was anally referred to the com. mMt e new Iflvefttifstiin? the eteetioss ia New York CHy. A reeeteUoa was eaered that Barnes, maeseer ef the Westera Uaioa Teteirraph la ?ew Orleaas, be arrested awl breeght before the Mease for contempt. Debate wae eat off, ait the HepaMtesas atteavpte! te preveat aotioa by parkaaisatary deviees, bat anally it was agreetl taet aa aears aueaiMoa saoatd be ai atlowe)!. wbea ase resolution wae adonted whheat al ia the Seaate, e the 33d, a resolution wae passed for a osmmMsee to. iaveetiffate the ease ef tke disputed Presidential Blester in Ore gea. Adjourned tiUTueeday......The Speaker ectbe House announced the appoinHneet of the feaewtagenatmiMees: To ftteertaln and report whet are the privileges, powers aad duties ef ee neaee of Kepreeeatattvee ia eouauaf: the etes for PreskentandVieePreide)c: 3deers, Knelt, Sparks, Tucker, Marsh. Murehard( A.). aeeive, Monroe Oa oountbg the electoral etes: Messrs. Payne, tluaten, Hew kt, Springer.MeCrery.UoaraadWtUard. The enly business tnussaeted by tke Sen ate, the th, was the appsMtawat, at the reeestef Mr. Morten, eaahrmau. of au aMI ttowil meaiberto the Committee of frivllees and Bteetieag, the great body of the eowmittee ewvieg woee aeutn le oeaduet Hie imrMma. The Ckeir ansoth-Md Mr. MtteterfPof Jgaflp (JNkMju, eMhfj tea uujifkl BAST. If. 5. Wall, Money-order Superintend eat la the PHteburtk Port-office, bae ab seeaded, leatiaf bis aee&'jr; about 18,000 ft soft A eeaettKetie of leading Democrats of Pennsylvania wee ketd at Harrisburgtt oa the Sad, and aa address was adopted, dekr iag TUdeaand Hendrkks fslrly elected and ttrgiaf upon Ceafreee the duty ef seeing Mse reetilt se declared. ax ittmi. A serenade wae tendered te Gen. Kiehells aad Mr. Wlltr, Demeeratie eattdkletm for Qeteraer and Lieut. -Governor, at New Orieaae ea tke lStk. Gen. MlehelN made a ehertspeeek, la wklek he expreeeed hie 1hlief tkat he had beea keaestly eketed Goveraer by ever ,m mejrity,Mid aaneuaeed hce detoratteetlea te assert and maintain his right te the peeftlea. Mr. Utz made a feeeh of similar Import. A yetM mm aamed Gaily Bead shet and kitted aa eM men aeated. L. I. Hill, abeat

fettr HtHee aertevet Shelby Depot, Ten a., eathe lAMt. Bead wae aa HMeueeeeefwl MiMer fee Mill' daafhter, aad, after hkeetbeg tke old aeatleauut, He Miaed the girt mhI fereibly farried ber te the reehieaee of Melkboriag eierjfjaiaM, where be iaskftetl upon beiag iMatediately aurried. Before the uereateay eottld Wperferateti, however, a pom ef aeitkbeneante tip to nrrwt lUHtd. wbea

he deliberately shot eae of tkeat, aad, Ukia the wouaded awta' koree, rode etf aal tateeeeefuHy eluded hi pursuer. Tke aieaaier Moataaa, plying betweea Saa FraaeiKo aad Mexieaa ihkui, was bunted off Cape Harrow, Gulf of Califor aia, ea the Htb. The steamer was run sphere aad all the paoieaKers aad erew oaf ely haded, but tke veseel aad earKo were total lose. A tHrtv et dve ea, ia cbarxe ef four freickt teams, were attacked by tke Iadlaae while la camp oa Iauiaa Creek, six dies aortk of Hot Creek, Wyoming, on tke aiekt ef tke ISHk. Three of tke men eeeaped, but tke otker two were murdered asd tkeir bodies horribly mutilated. Tke Illinois Democratic State Centra! Committee met at Spriugield, oa tkeSUt, aad adopted resolutions amrmiag tke oon stitutloaal right of tkn House to participate ia tke eleeteral count and denying the right ef tke President of tke innate to conduct tke oouataloae; also requesting tkat taase meetings sh&U be held December 89 in each oouaty of tke State, of citizens irrespective of party, fer the seleetion of deleeates to a oayeatiea ia Sprinif field, Januarys. An unusually large and brilliant meteor was, visible throughout Illlnoig, Keatucky IMieeouri, KanH, nad adjelniaf; States, oa the eveuiagof the 21st, betweea 8 aad 8:30 o'clock. IUooursewas north-easterly, and it disappeared witk a tremendous explo sion, apparently falling somewhere inCen tral Illinois. 1). F. Webster, cxprees-mefsseager, was killed by an accident oa the Kansas Pacific Railroad, near Hays City, oa the 2lt. !Mr Craadall, mail clerk, was badly btiraedt Tke Miaaesota Democrats kelda secret convention at St. Paul, on the-SIst, to considertke iolttieal situation. Another ineendiary fire at Little Rock, on nicht of tke 2 1st, destroyed several buildings, and there were ateo tiasiteoeseful 1 attempts to fire a cotton warehouse and a dwelling -house. It wae rtporteil from Boeensan, Montana, oa tke aid, that Ma. Randall and his entire party kad been aumsaered by tbe Indians under Craxy Horse, la tke 1 Horn Mountains. Tke report wae not credited by the War Department. Lieut. Frank P. Baldwin, commaadiag Fifth Infantry, on Dee. 7, witk a force of 100 men, followed and drove Sitting-Bull's camp of 190 lodges across tke MifMHiri River near tbe mouth of Bark Creek. Lieut. Baldwin says that Sitting-Bull is now in eaap there with over bOO warriors. At Harrodsburg, Ky., on tke Slat, Z. B. Heary shot and killed Robert Gallagher and his eon James. There was aa old family feud. The Virginia Senate, with but four dissenting votes, iMsed a resolution condemning Federal interference in South Carolina. The Supreme Court of Florida, 9a tke S3df granted a peremptory order to the State Returning Beard, requiring tkeat to count all tbe returns as regular on their face. Counsel for tke Board gave notice of a motion to answer. The Democrats claim that this will give Tildes tke State by 91 majority, aad also elset tke Democratic State ticket. Tke President has pardoned Major John L. Klttiager, of St. Joseph, Me., who was serving out asenteaee ia the Buchanan County Jail, tor complicity ia the whisky frauds. Gov. Grover, of Oregon, arrived in San Francisco oa the 9fith, and was tendered a reeeptioa by Gov. Irwin and other Demo erats. Gov. Graver made a hort speech, defending tke eenstitutienality of kis action, aad tke meeting adopted a resolution Indorsing his eourse. Tke preliminary conference ef Plenipo teataries at Constantinople is satisfactorily ended, and tke decisions arrived at have beea approved by tkeir respective Govern stents. Another revolution has takes place in San Domingo. President Gonzales has been deposed, and a provisional Govern stent formed for tke purpose of restoring ex-President Baez to power. It is estimated tkat ISO veeeels and 360 lives were lest in a recent severe gale en the north ooaet of Soot land and the Orkney Islands. TbeFlen&ry Conference ef the represent atives of the Powers held its first session at Ceastantiaonle on the 94th. Savit Pasha presided. It wne proposed that tke amis tiee be prolonged 1ft days. Tke new Turklsk CentititutloH, which was proclaimed on tke day preceding tke meeting of the Con Terence, is extremely liberal In Its pro visions, guaranteeing the liberty of the press, and tke free exercise of public wotship by all creeds, and making primary education compulsory. Tke convent of tke Sisters of Providence, at St. Bliaabeth: near .Toilette, Province of Quebec, wm burned to tke ground on Christmae ntgkt, and thirteen of tkn in mates perished is the flames. JHtUTH CAKIjI;YA AFFAIKfl. Ia tke Demeeratie House, os tke llth, 79 Senators aad Representatives being present, etaimed to be a legal quorum of the Joint Assembly, M. C. Butler was ekosea United States Senator. A large meeting ef Conservative tax-pay-era wss held at Charleston, m the 21st, at which reeelMtioBs were unanimously ad opted, recognizing Hampton and Simpson as lawfully elected, and pledging them moral, finaaekl aad material kid. Hetk State Legislature adjourned sine die ea tkeMd, leaving the two State Kxeeutivee te act upon tkeir awn responsibility. The petition te the Supreme Court te re-1

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TIMea Klseters aaeH the Mayas Kleeters ih aeutk Carolina was deeuied ett tke mh. Justice Wlllartl delivered the epinlea of tke Cottrt, refusing the motion to remove tke ease to tke United States Circuit Court un der the not of Congr f VO.KliiNIOKAK, lXVleNTIUATIOXM. LohUUhh, THK tfKXATK COMMITTKK. The Kepubllean and Uemocratiu State Committees, on the 1Mb, submitted to the eommlttee the liae of evidence which they iwsitee. lively mtead to irolef. The KepublteaH eharges are as follows: tioneral intimidation, eorporal punlshmeHt, aut murder Kt'pHbllmm in eertain parishes by ao.ealletl bulldosers, ity which irom js.mhi u p,mi KtHtiiicUH were altogetlier prevented from voting, ami trmn 5,oeo to s.uoj Kepuoiieans loreeu Hgainst ua-ir win to vote the Democrstio ticket, tlte localities wbera sueh Inlimklation, etc., existed, being Mte whole or iart of the f llowing parishes, to-wit; Kast Its Ion Kouge. Kast Feliciana, W'est ft' 11olana, Ouaohlta, Morehouse, Kieidaml, (Irani, Livingston', Franklin, .Sabine, Caldwell, Laieyette, Kast (JMiborne. He Soto, Jackson and Natchitoches. 'Die speciao instances of such crimes adduced are: the murder of John (alr In Ka&tFelloiaua, the murder of Dr. k. II. Dinktrave in Ouachita, ami the attempted murder of eaaterTwitchcll In Ked Kivor, all of which are chanted aa the result of poUMeal hostility ami nairea, ami,, as is utriner enargen, ine result oi a conspiracy toea.ry the State for the Demoorate. The action of the Returning Hoard in rejeoting from tlte nan) count tke votes in the localities namet is deolared te be IniUi legal and Just. The Demesratic claim Is as follows : That the legal Democratic majority hi the .State at the late election was an average of about d.WW vote; that the election, so far as the Democrats were concerned , was fair and peaceable, but that on the other hand their opponents, some timeprevleae to the election, conspired and determined t carry the State by fraud and unfair weans, among whiob are cited the apolntieMt aaefeetlofi omcera W none but Keimbfleane. and many of these iioS"canMr eorrupi ami itishonest men; impedtecttiie registration ot Demo, era to. by whWa a' large number were actually dlsfraaoMml, and issuing large numbers ot fraudulent reeisira tkm papers to color el Itepubllcsns, amounting in the euure State to more timn Io.iko. It is further charged (hat tke lUpubliotui leaders eon spired with tiie Keturnlnr Itoanl to illegally throw out a large number of Democratic vo, and that the Ueturuing I'-osrd was in ittelf illegally constituted, it not being composed of Hvh members of liotli political parties, as ronoired by the law. It is Anally charged thtt two of the Itepublican Electors, Itrewater and l.t;vlse, declared chosen, are ineligible, and that in a number of parishes where mm Kepuldtean ticket contained the namea ot only three Klcclors, the Koturnlng Itoard counted the tickets m tor the whole rteht Klectors. thus uddiiwc nearlv S.IM I 'vL"" c,ually c4t ,or ' fire KhKtors On tbe 20th, a statement ot voters rejected in each parish and at what polls rejected was received from' the Returning Hoard. Senator McDonald made a motion that a sKbposaa tfucrs tecum Issue to the Keturning Itoanl for all protests aad atudavits accompanying the consulltlated statements ot the Superiors; also for tlte returns of the Commissioners of each poll in each parish. Tlte motion was argued, but no decision ntade. A number of witnesses were examined in regard to intimidations and outrages. Hen. Jaines, colored, of Ouachita Parish, a constable, and abte United States Deputy Marshal at the time of the election, testified : Was captured by a party of armed white men while carrying a poll-box from Monroe to logtown; endeavored to get away and was tbot and wounded ia the ami, bat finally succeeded In biding in a ditch ami thus effected his escape; siated that the negroes were threatened and Intimidated, and thstthe election had not been fair and eaceablo. (James's testimony was previously glvrn before the Returning Hoard nmt is published In Senator Sherman's report.) Aceitulcate, signal by two physicians, stating that Kliza Pinkston, the ooiomt woman who testified before the Hjturnleg Hoard, was physically unable to appear tef ore the committee, was received and tiled, Anotlter physician testified that Katoa Logwood, whose deposition was ordered to be taken, was so, badly injured by gun-shot wounds that he eouhl net attend, r.nd his Injuries were likely to prove fatal . Jane Logwood, wile of Km ton, testified that on about Uie 1st of SepteraIter, Capt Theobald, with IM armed men, came to their house and inquired for her husband, who was not there ; Theobald said he had Iteard tkat Logwood wanted to arm the negroes ami whip bis company; alter searching lor him some time they went away. On the bthof the rune month, witness heard two shots fired outside; her husband too Ids gun and ran away; wRstess then went to the door ami met Iter brother-in-law. Primus Johnson, with his baby in his arms, who said, "Oh. my poor sister, I'm killed ," and fell down ami dkd. ( Here witness burst into tears; alter a moment site continued:) He was shot in the side; did not see the men who did the shooting; Johnson was sit ting on tbe lumber pile in the front yard w hen shot; lie was a HanUst minister; Iter husband was shot and wouw led; alter he returned home Capt. Theobald came to see him ami sent for a doctor to dress his wounds ; her husband asked the trooite at Monroe to protect him, ami they guarded him for 11 days; iter husband had four balls In the shoulder, one in the arm, ami one in his able. Cora Williams, colored, of Ouachita Parish, testified that site attended a Ktpublican meeting four dsys before tlte e'esiion; iter husband ami Henry Plnkstoh were together, and Pinkston eried, "Three cheers for Hrewstor:" Uu mm nlsht Pinkston was killed: witness on the same night was terribly whipped byTheobabl's oon-pany of build oners; and Iter father-in-law. Abram Williams, was also whipped the same night. Marlon Rhodes came ami ltade h?r good-by the night lie was killed; the blacks in that neighborhood wire all Republicans, but were afraid to vote tbe Republican ticket because the Democrats were armed around Die 1 tolls. Andrew McLeod, colored, of Ouachita Parish, testified that be w s shot by the bulldozers; received two buckshot in the back, one in the arm, ami one ia the hip; Captain Theobald and some of bis men come to tlte house all armed; Theobald said, "1 you, think of Dinkgrave, and if you can get, well enough to creep, you nad better leave Louis ana." James Gallaeher, aged AO, a native of Ire land, testified before tbeeemmlttee ontbe3let; Lived in Ottaeklt during the eleotton on Mr. Whited's iriantauon : Whlted was a IteeublhsaH. and tevanl aouada of bulldozers visited hbn to force him to Join the Democrats;, finally they staw)telen au the hands, ami Mr. ntnt Aire W'iltcd and Uie witness fled to the cotton field . where they lay out all night; wns at tlte polls on election day for about three hour ; every thing was qnlet, but ail on one sble, as they were not aiHtwri 10 Uistriouie uepuiiiicAn uchw, mien the officers adjourned at ww the Republican vote was annoummd a fit, hut when the polls closed at night It was announced as 33; the 1 Ineelubs rode around at night, fully armed, ami terrorized the colored iteoplej tlte negroes disliked to Join the Democratic cltibs, but were forced to do so. James It. Hall, formerly of rerre Haute, Indiana, ami m tlte United States Army, teetlllt-d: Had lived for two years in Otichita; previous to the 4th of July every thing was peaceable, but on that day there was a report that tho negroes were organizing on the ismnd , and the whiles thereupon began organizing rifie companies, and every white man was waited upon by a committee and urged upon to Join; the committee said they were appointed by the Democratic Executive Committee at Monroe; these rifle-clubs would rhle around at night and sheet into the negro quart rs. Witness corroborated Gallagher's testimony in regard to tlte bulltlozers' treatment of Mr and Mrs. Whlted ami the stampeding of their negroes; they said they went looking for a negro named Jesse Rrlggs, who bad refused to allow a colored Democratic preacher to preach In the church of which he (Hrlggs) was a deacon. Witness further testified that lie had seen negroes forced up to sign the roll at Democratic meetings; was appointed Commissioner of Election at roll 8, together with two others; a Mr. Searhormtgh stood near the noils anil scrutinized the tickets of all tlte neareas: heard of the murder of itenrv Pinkston andehlld. Primus Johnson. Dr Dlnkcrave aad James Jackson, and theshootlnf ef Raton Legwood, use. amotion ana outer nefmmioans; no nhite Demeerats were killed dunnir the nam. palga; after the election witness was requested

to Mwm to the sefoe4 house aad take am4avt, and Isfag ndastlee ef tke Pease did so; a num' ber ot negroes sigaad antdavlu saying that they bad 'Oted the Dimooraki ticket without ikwr or re wan I, but wiiw of tbe negroes said It was lwnl for them to swear to It. witness said that he was Intereslotl lu a plantation for wkllih paid f S.ftoe rent, but did not Inlewl to return toOuamita, at be win afraid to do so j Dr. Young and two others brought him aMlavtts to sign after tbe election, seulng forth tkat iheebMNim was lair ami )eacAble; lie declineil Ksitiveiy to do so and was advised bvfriendt to leave If He

rid notetnUwm,Hdso be did leave. Gcorje ( Hamlet, Sheriff ot Otiacldta tesUned: Am a t native ot Ohio and have Iked in the Ntste slnee M7S; all was jieftoealile iu . Uie lmrieh until tlie . etecUiHi .I8.'"'- wt?..A...W,rr . organised, and by means of threats and Inttml groes, ami gave the names ot those who bad been kiiicii anu wmuuieii or wniicti una driven away from Ihelr houes. u Itness said that the Deim-crats had charged hiiu with having organized the negroes to light, but that it whs im true; Ids life lad len oontimmlly tlireetcnwl, but notwithstanding he had organized tlte Republicans in the lat election, being protected by United (States troops, ltelng oroseextiwiuel, wllness said that the bouses of a nnmler ot white men on the island bad been tired into at night; as Sheriff he went to investigate the matter, but failed to find any ot the guilty parties ; liail no den who killed Dr. D nkgrave; tbe rifle-clubs furnl.hedHposse to pursue the assassin; the officers of the parish were all Republicans, but no indictments or Information had been filed against the nuttiors of the dUturbanee.'becauAethe party in piwcrwere unable to enforce tbe law: the whites ware armed and would not obey a summons; knew nothing except by beresav of tin killing ana whipping of Heparans narasu. On tke lid, a vote was taken on the reto lullen of Senator McDonald, requiring tbe Returning Itoanl U produce tbe original records of the vote of tke State for Presidential Electors, and It was defeated by a party vote, the Republican members stating that they were ready to agree, at a proper time, to any motion Utat would throw light on the subject, but thought the resolution linpraoticable at present, inasmuch as it would embarrass the labors of the Hoard. W. Jt. Hardy, Dlstrlct-Attor-nCy pro tern, ot Ouachita Parish, testified to general intimidation and violence by organized imads previous to the election : amen those killed were 11. H. Dinkgrave. James Thomas, colored, Primus Johneon, colored, and the wounded wei Henry Jturrell while manv color. homes. teiihen Wow I, supervisor at Poll , Klevcnth Ward, Ouachita Parish. tentlHed that his house had lieen tired into and ho wae compelted for several nights to steep In the woous. Other witnesses Wirt t Rod as to Iteputmr.an meet I nt-a kaTlnir Ltecn dlsturbcil and broken un bv the bulldozersT and that colored Kepublicans were driven from tlte oolls. urn en irom wte jious THK HOUSK COMMITTKK. On the J9tk, ex-Qov. "Wickliffe was crossexamined by Gen. Hnrlbut. In reganl to the organization In kis parish known as Regulators, said they were organized white he was out of tlte State, and that ho knew nothing about their con suiuuon or wotinoi proccuHre; Knew nowtinoi bodies of armed men moving over the parish at night; believed that the change of voice in Ids parUli was due solely to tho arguments used by tlte white towards the blacks; knew of t.o threats ot discharge or any thing of that sort ltelng used to Influence voters; bad received a cireular from the Iemocrtk State ommltleo, in which itwas stated' Von cm not con vt see a negro by reason, but may by positive statements OO repeated;" he did not agree with thin, however, as lie bad often found negroes readily convinced by arguments. William Maxwell, Jerry Hall, and Antolne F. Oiaeco. all colored, of OrI leans, each testified to having vo'unftrily voted , tlte Democratic ticket. Maxnoll tsld tte had 1 been knocked down by two colored men, alio ihreateoed to kill him tor voting the I)emcrtitio ' ticket. Hall, a former member of tlte Lei-Ma ture, canvatsed Uie State fcr Ute Ieimcrati,and testified that he changed his politics tiecause he wanted a better Government; believed the present State Uoverment Inevitable of pndecting the colored people oeoausc It had not the confidence of the people, and thought that the Government winked at outrages committed oh colored men because It would benefit the party. Olasco also canvassed for the Democrat, and testified to a fair ami peaceable fleet km. Gen. Thomas C. Anderson of tho Heturning Itoanl appeared Itelore the committee ami hu omitted as his reasons for not producing the documents called for by the submeaa, that the Hoard had not yet cowiHcted their labors and that they were compelled by law to hand over to the General Assembly on the 1st of January nil tlte original statements regarding the canvasti in their possession, in order that lie General Assemblv might canvass Ute returns for Governor, etc, Tlte committee declined to receive the answer as sufficient. On the 30th, George A. Branstorph, colored, tetified that he was knocked down ami beaten for voting the Democratic ticket; made complaint to the poliee, but they refused to protect him, but arrested him for dldurbing the peace ami he was fined $3. On cross-exmina-I km, said he was formerly a Itepublican, but changed his polities because he ttad nothing to do ami wanted work. Charles Cawnave, of the Keturning Hoard, testified that all tlte mem Iters of the Board belonged to the Republican party; there waa a vacancy In the Board, but they ooubl not agree about filling It; tlte iloard made up tbe returns from the consolidate) I statements of the Supervisors; never allowed any additions to be made by Ute .Supervisor after the stakinents were received by the Itoard; in a few eases they sent for boxes, but don't remember what parishes, did not canvass Grant Parish; received some irregular returns: threw out Kast Feliciana because of the general Intimidation Itefore ami during the election; don't know whether the Tilden or Hayes Klectors had a majority of votes cast aoconllng to the Supervisors' statements; never heard any member say who had tlte majority; knew they threw out two ftarlshea and several polls lit othjr ttarlshes; think the votes thrown out aggregated several thousand; a.ublu't say how many. When asked It he Intended to bring for tlte Instteethm of the committee the origins! returns ot the Sutter visors, lie sahl be woo id consult the other members of the Hoard ami IhIik them if they consented. Titos. G. Anderson, of the lie turning Hoard, was recalled: He bawl. I a statement to tbe committee, saying itwas the original statement signed by all the mew Iters ef Ute lie turning Hoard, showing the vote for Presblemlsl Klectors in thetate. The statement contained the aggregate vote, not the vote by parishes, ami It waa evident to Ute committee thut the figures and letters had been changed, which' was explained Ity General Anderson 'a saying that some of the itsrishes had been misplaced tty the clerk, but thst lie did not remember v. ry well how the mistake occurred; that the elerk had satisfactorily explained it at tlte time. No otto was present In the room wltere the IVtord WAS at work on the night lieforo the promulgation, except memltersof Uie Hoard and the counted when hrotiKht In to give legal advice Tlie wllness produced a memorandum of the )tolts rejected by the lteturnisg Itoanl , with reasons therefor. Tlie list siiows tt polls in HO parishes thrown out, and also the )rlshes of Grant and Knst Felkiana. On croa-exHinin.tt!on General Anderson testified: Am Ad years of age; am a planter, but have been a merchant; was a Confederate soldier during tlie war; am worth, in real estate Bituaiedln Louisiana, about $100,000, became a Itepublioait In 1870; was appointed on tbe Keturning Hoard In 1M7.1; officiated in 1874; based our reasons for throwing out tlte tolls on what we considered good ana stttficientevtdenees took up the contested parishes alter we were ttirough with the uncontested ones, ami gave ample opportunity to all to take testimony; In some Instances extended the time for taking testimony. K ibert 1'otndexter, colored, testified! Lives in New Orleans; was formerly, for 31 yuars, a resident of Assumption Parish; took theixnsits oi Assumption Parish in 1878; maim report to tho Slam Register; found out after signing the report that tlie figures had been ohanged so as to Increase the vnunv tvmiMlaUftn atioHt HOO: remarked the change and Informed the clerks in the Kegis. trar'a oMee, and was tolu that It was necessary to swell the colored vote; became almmeerat In AuKHst or September alter the Baton Koure iwvnvaaitltua! had tunrn iMMtgdflMee In NinLOnB than In Packard: always believed the te XepubHean party Ih tke State

MaTor bTirntStoritetvT ' WW uintreoelvtMftwlwaVasM of tl amsUsauSa of the Suibs of i fir by lU)n H-eresenlby mail, wnne by express, ?7 ii fLtlo.n ' . :..ei I .L.i'ii.' .Lllliir I nnd some were delivered by band, the bJw re

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r reti. nynum.coiM'eu; among i " -." . nmwi mu rs Katon Logwoo.1, colored, j memhraaeo of; am a inemlier of the Flour Hoard

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fdmen were driven irow their Kuri, aiti aiii iy wie iee oi iuo oiu ;o, Which

be empt slnec, when a Hmt Ih IH, was eaere.1 a paper ami $3500 to vo me a printing bill; oanvatsed tlui 8tite forth Ustasesatie parly; never heanl H tbolnUmhla "on of aobwetl psoi.le by tke whiles i was assault' d with lwlk-lwU after attending meeting of the Democrat o club; lielleve the R'publfean. party reetHMisilde for all tlw wunlers awl outrages commltleil In Grant Parish in ml, and at other ti mes; the Democratic stwuke s in tlieir stmerhee alwaysooiinseled peace, order and fairww It ho very best feeling exlsu nutong whites and blacks.

J, Madison Wells, Presitlent of the tte taratng Jtoard, testiiod on the list: All of hi KeiUibllcan KleetOrs were voted for in Concur. dla l'arish.lmtthevoteawcranotiirouerlvaounU liv infill; did net oanvass the returns from Grant Parish because they did not coins through the Supervisors; did ohiivase mmhb of the returns from Concordia parish whlcli did not come tbrougb lite Stiiwrvlsors; the law requires that Commissioners of Kkclkm shall lteapiHlnU'il from lioth imrlies; do not kiww thst all the H)1U in tlte State were represented by Democratic Commissioners, and do not know that there was any Democratic uservlsr of Uegislratfon in the State; am a decided partisan, but would not allow polities to inBuence me to do any thing unjust; am Purveyor of the ort and President of the Keturning Itoanl, but do not think thst holding both onees is in contradiction to President Grant's orders that no Kcdoral ofUeer slutll held a State office; the )hw says there, shall be a Detnccat on the Hoard, but did not kll the vacaucy tiecause the Itoanl ooubl not agree; Dr. Hugh Kennedy, the gentleman proposed for the vacant po!tlon on the Hoard, is a gentleuin.i ot high standing, Irreproachable character ard a friend of mine, but tbe Hoard could not agree oa bis sppolniment, and no other name was pro(tented; did not vote on the question nor think that any member of the Hoard was much on. posed to Dr. Kennedy; but, In talking over tfic question, we found that we could not agree, 'ihc Mliiute.book containing tbe proceedings of U Hoard was produced, and witness was assed to explain a number of entries and nmlvsion to widen his attention was sailed, but was unable to do so. Charles 8. a bell, Assistant Seeoetary of the Itoanl, testlaed: Did not know that auy 1oJ1 is the Parish of Orleans were thrown out; tlw Hoard had no official knowledge ot any thine; not returned by the Mipervitois and could not acton Kllsnot before them, Witness was In terrogaieu in reference to uie action or Uie ltoars run eomcumes to one uiiTidrci uoii.irs jkt month; In 1874 was ln)ector in the Custom house at three or lourdoliars per day, was then Assistant Secretary of tlw Keturning Itoard. Witness staled that he had rcnl ex Lite, but rutued to stale where It was located, saying Itwas out of the state. Krank .lobnson, colored, of J1"" . i ti 'V01.1' "Ti1.0' s Catshotlla Parish, testified that he canvassed the rf , f Wemocr4U ; wnl tt n,,,. ot tho lit (Hist Church, and was turned uul of thecburch Ix cause be was a Democrat; knew of a tecret organization celled tlte "Couucilot Prcednien i" It was oath-bound; the members had ttrumnnd cartridge ; wae President of a 0 dored Democratic club of about thirty members; no intimidation was tifed to Induce colored men to join the Itemocrats, but tbe Republicans intimidated the iemocraiic speakers; torn mem mat 11 tuc ucraiKntts succeeded the negroes would nil bo put back into slaverv. On cros-cxamlnation. said hequli preaching when he joined the Democratic jtartyj they turned him outaud fcntk his license nwsy from him; tbe election pasted off quieUy at tlw poll where lie voted ; ouly one slrulgnt Ho publican ticket was voted lit that poll. Tlie House Committee, in executive tension, to-day instructed Mr. Morrison, . hainium, to roHrt Ute members of the ltcturnlng Hoard to tho House forcotitmit in refusing to produce the rcconlu called for. lleforc the nouso Committee, on tho aid, K. .1. Hogan, colored, of iVeit tVllcInna Parish, testified that the election was fair, froe and peaceable; tho only intimidation wns by colored Itcpublicaa' of colored Democrats, witness wade an affidavit at the l itstom bouse tome time after election; did not know what was in it, aid only swore to his signature; heard other conned witneeeee say they did not know what was in the aMdavlla they swore to. Several Witnesses swore that Uie election at Poll .', Kleventh Wan), was fair and iteaceabte, and that the returns were legally signed (This poll was thrown out by Ute Keturning Itoanl.) Lieut. Samuel . Holmes, ot tho lth United States Inlantry, testified! During (he election wasatltaton Itouge; the general disposition of the people during toe canvass in Katt Baton Itouge ami Kast Felieiamt was to avoid any disturbances ot any kind by either Party, and especially was that the case with Democrats; have not Iteard complaints of an unfair election by either party beyond the tact that Democrats expressed themselves ntcprlsed at Utat potl ltelng thrown out, they having a majoriy there; in Kast Feliciana, Iwforu the election, 1 knew that meeUngs w ere held by both parties, and every thing was conducted quietly and peaceably; am not well enough conureanl Willi tuc situation to say whether or not there was any feeling of dread among colored people. FlBrlda Before the House Committee, on the 19th, 14 colored men whose names apicar on the polllist of Precinct 1 1 In Tallahassee, asd for which Uie re were votes Intlie box to correspond, each testified that he did not vote in that precinct. In reference to Manatee County, Ute whole vote from which was thrown out because there was no Clerk in Uie county during the ekctlon, Judge Graham lesUfied that the Governor did not fill tlte vacancy in time to complete the registry, but that lite election waa regularly called by the Republican County Commissioners and regularly held by Inspec tors appointed by tber , and Utat no one was allowed to vote at said election without first subecribtna: to Ute oath which recited that lie was a regularly qualified voter, and was on the registry list of the year before Tlte Senate 1 em. mittee was in secret session, ami did not make pHbllcanyo! tbe evidence taken lie I ore It. Tho Senate Committee, on the 20th, called on tlte Secretary of State for a tabulated statement of tlie vote for Presidential Electors on the face of Ute returns, which was turn shed, mir lag tip: Hayes, 2I.S70, and Tddcn. M.tli; Mils, Including return No. 1, irom Italer County, whlcli was by the unanimous action of tbe Hoard rejected and other returns substituted, gives Tilden IH majority. Evidence was taken In regard to irregular Kiss in the polling ami canvassing ef Ute votes In Friendship Church Precinct, Jackson unty, where the ltepublicin Supervisor was driven from the door, as Is nllegcd, and tiro canvass took place two miles Iroin Uie polling' place The House Committees have proceeded to take evidence elsewhere, NoHth Carolina. Comptroller-General Dunn appeared before tho House Committee, on tho luth, and Icstlfied that the Klectoral vole wns canvassed by the Suite Hoard of Canvassers, and was mmlotip and cemited from returns of the county canvass ra, Including the counties of Kdgcdcld and Laurens, which arc excluded In the count lor mcmlicra of Uie Legislature... .....The Senate Committee was In secret session. Tho teacher had been giving out words which the scholars wore to in corpornto into sentence. Ho gave to one young miss tho word 'obligatory." He explained that obligatory meant binding. The young lady laid nor head upon her hand and scorned puzzled. Nut in h moment or two her eye rooted upon her well worn spelling-book, and her feature! brightened m a happy thought seemed to strike her. The noxt instant the astonished teacher read the sentence t The obligatory of my spelling-book is worn out." He fainted. Prtpartd Flour. -Put 1 heaping toaspoonful of any good baking-powder, and k teftsnoonful salt to a pint of the 1 finest flour, and sift.