Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 18, 1875, Page 1

VOLUME 28, GREAT SALE MEURG EMBROIDERIES! 50,000 Yards of EAMBURG EDGINGS AND INSERTIONS Will be offored at Ttetatl this MONDAY MORNING, SIMPSON, NORWELL & (0., 40 ots., 8 cin., 10 cts., 12X cts., 15 cts., 18 fné.ao dts., 33 0t8., 6 ‘ots., 38 cta,, 30 ota., and up. EXTRAORDINARY BARGAINS! STMPSON, NORWELL & C0., 79 & 81 State-st. e m—————— —— CUTTERS AnD SLEIGHS. A A i STODEDAKER BROTHERD, 263 8:265 WABASH-AV. - Have a large and i fine assortment of Cutters & Sleighs made of the best selected material at their manufac- tory, South Bend, Ind. T0 WATER & GAS COMPANIES. GLOUCESTER IRON WORKS, GLOUCESTER CITY; N- J. . BROWN. Pros. JANES P. MICRELLON, DD OH W, Tronse WA, BEXTON, Supt. Ofice, Philadipmla, 0 North Sventhat, Ve 5 , Cant Flan) [eal g R e A or izco, FIRXE EXTDER.ANTS, Gas Holdors, Teloscopic or Singlo, aud Wronght Tron Work of atl kinds, for Gas IRON WORKS. uatin: ‘arls BUSINESS CARDS. OWEN FARGUSSON, . ¥. Koot & Co.), Geners! Commisslon Mer- ataet S k1o, i ons amd Troniatanm, 129 Broad-at., New York. Al guslomary faciliy b fora by permisajon to Fou e ‘Rational Hank, Chicagoi A- i, Kent & Eflf“ém”".u“.'na Now Yoris 1. T, Hutohiocn, Hag., thibage COAL: COAL. F¥or the convenience of my South Side oustomers I have oponed an offige at No. 80 East Twenty-sec- ond-st., northeast corner of Indiana- . av, snd Twenty-sccond-st, . ROBERT LAW. ——— e +___ ARTISTIC TAILORING. 10 Pr Cent DISCOUNT on all Garments erderod of us during Janue wary and Febraary, 185, % EDWARD ELY & CO,, S Importing Tailors, Chieago, 111 TESTARLISHED 1834, FINANCIAL. ¥ $SS00. 8500. il $1,000. $1,000. $1,000. A $2,000. H3,500. % gna other suws 1o loa for thres years at 10 per cont on i hioago real estats. Purchase manoy notea bonght. 3 TURNER & MARSH, 102 WASHINGTON-ST. IGWYNNE & DAY, i Bankers, No. 16 Wall-nt., New Yarik. A % (ESTABLIBHED 1854,) ‘We reccive depos check l‘ sight.'and allow Interost ou balauco: soll ou comimlasion .fi tallroad Btocks, Bouds, sither fo. ah of on T lime. Wemake advaccos (0 custimmars, o carry ¢ tocks an inarkins for Inog or whort perinda. “ LAUNDRIES. ¥ MUNGEIS. ‘Laundry, OFFIOFS-12 Dearbornt., 136 Michigan.at., 199 Weat Madjsun-st. WANTED, Buxp ror PuIcE CUNRENT 70 A, K. BUIKHARDT & €0., M [uinl Ksuorters of Amarican ur Bkiny, 113 Wout Fourth-at., Olncinnatl. ~We RAV EURS lmy tho highest pricus cuireut in Amfl. tea, Bliypine o us direct will sava ¢ ANTE proliteol widlieman, aud briag prowsl JINCEULERROLn STEAN-DREDGR FOR SALE, Tic e W Jsbwe Camcuey fr o e o n I SPECIFIC MIXTURE 154 vare 0 urs f42 Private Dissnrae, TOR RALM BY ALL PEUUUINTS, WASHINGTON. The Admission of Colo- rado and New Mex- ico Debated. New England Senators Op- posed to the Scheme, Whitelaw Reid to Be Examined in the Pacific Mail Affair To-Day. The Records of the Late War Being Prepared for Publication, Tom Scott's Latest Rivals--- Other Subsidy-Seeckers. Some of the Tricks and Manners of the Ceniral Pacific, Capt. Eads’ Jetty Scheme Approved by the Engineers’ Commission, Vice-President Wilson Rises to Maintain that the Republican Party Is Alive. NEW STATES. THE OPPOSITION FIOM PIG3Y BTATES. Svecial Dispatch ta The Chicage Tridune, Wasnixarox, D. 0, Jan. 17.—The debato in tho Henato caucus, yosterday, upen the bill for tho admission of Colorado and Now Maxico as States was very apimatod. Theso bills passed the Iouse at tho last scesion by more thana tno-thirds majority, The Colorado bill was tho one bofora tho Sennto caucus. Senator Morrill, of Maine, vigorously opposed tho passage of the bill in tho Senate. Ho bases Lia objection upon two points: First, that tho admiesion of what ho called 80 small & State a8 Colorado was be- neath tho dignity of tho Amorican Statehood ; second, thalt (hero was no reason to be- lieve that Colorado, it admitted, would be Republican. Tio New England Benatorr, who represent tho smaliest States in the Union, aro always conspicuous for their objoctions to ibo avmission of what thoy call small Btates, si- though somo of the Btates to whose ndmission thoy have mado objection cover n preater arca thnn all New England. In tho course of tho dia- cusuion, Henator Morrill, of Maine, urged that thero woro no gusraniees of the permanency of Tepublicaniem in any portion of the Northwest. To this Westorn' Henators replied with great vigor that the mognitude of Weat- e terntory and tho extont of Western opulation “was littlo undorstood in the Bast. They alao urged toat, while Massachu- setta went Democratic and otbor New England Btates returned decroassd Republican majorities, tho ouly Staton i whicls Rapublicsn majoritics woro increascd wero in that same nncortain Northwest. The fricnds of theeo two bills are very active, but, at present, it is not possiblo to form s judgment as to the probabllitios of their paseRge. ———— THE PACIFIC MAIL SHAME, THE INVESTIGATION NEATILY OVER. Special Dispatch to The Chicago Iribune, Wasiinaton, D. 0., Jan. 17.—Whitelaw Reid inexpected Lero to tostify ta-morrow in tho Pacific Mnil invostigation. 1t is understood that he in called for the purposo of giving his ovi- denco a8 to the famous Dillon list, The indications now aro that the Committos intend to close tho oxamination at the earliest possible day, on account of the pressure of other bueineas. inveatigation should be too lomg protracted some Congressmen might be discovered, Irwin, it i8 sald, intends totell all be knows in cage ho Is liberated. It is thought, howevor, that ho will not bave much to tell that hasn't al- ready beon disclosed. 'The lobby scems to hiave beon tao sbarp for bim, The way which the bribe monoy took was so circultons, and the gamen of chiance in which it played s _part were #0 isolated, that it ia doubtful whother Irwin him- solf could tegally prove that the monoy weont to the persons for whom it waa deeigned. e THE VICE-PRESIDENT. I8 VIEWS ON THUE FUTURE OF TUE BEPUBLIOAN PARTY. Spectal DisnateA to Ths Chicaco Tribune. ‘Wasutnaron, D, 0., Jap. 17.—Vice-President Wilson statos to-night tuat ho has written a letter on the political situation which will ap- Pear to-morrow in tho Bpringfleld Republican., The lotter was called out, ho said, by s para- §7aph fn the Springfield Republican which rop- rosonted him ns saying that the Republican pasty is dead, Tho Vico-Proaident bad neglected tokeep acopy of tho letter, but Lo said that the cluet purport of it is this: Ho dis- clalms any boliof that tho TRepublican party is doad; inelsts that {6 s not dead, nor hopolessly defeatod. ‘The elements of ita origiual strength remain, and proper manago- moat will indurs its continued future success. A wigo lygl magnanimous policy is necessary to this end. Those who went with Hornco Greoloy, in 1873, should bo invited back. ‘I'hicir co-oporation for the succesd of the principlosin which they bo~ lisvo should bo enrmostly mought, Hohssno faith in a party digcipline which would inflict sovera enalties upon those whohold difforentopinions, [hero sbould bo & new polioy toward the South, The bad men i the partyshould bo ejectsd; tho goad men outsida of it be invited to enter, This reorganization should immediately begin, ————— THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. A MAJOIITY AND MINOKITY NEFORYT, Special Dispateh to The Chicago ribune, Wamunatoy, D. C., Jan. 17.—~The Commission ‘which was appointed to roport upon the varions plana suggested for tho Improvement of the Missienippi River, including the 8¢, Philip Canal scheme sud fetty projoct, have mada two reports. The majority roport recommenda the jetty system. The minority report, signed by but ons ofcer, advocates tho Bt Philip Csual iiprovement. ‘Thero ia considerablo fee]- in the Enginoer Oorps on accaunt of this majori- ty report, aa Gen. lumphrics, Chief of the Corps, hins been very carneat in his opposition to the jetty system. The caucus Committees on ‘Transportution of both 1lousos have beon wait. ing for thiy report before coming to any conclu. 8100 a8 to the speclal plans of internal improve~ ment, if any, which shall be recommended for passage ab this session, [0 the Associated Press.) CAPT, XADA' FLAN, Wasmmiazox, D. C., Jan, 17.—The Southern and Western Congressmon are expacted to at ance unite all their energies to securo the adop- tion of Capt. Eads’ proposition, now that a ma- Jority ot the Comminsion have reported in favor of the joity systom for tho improvement of tho mouth of the hlhdugpl River, The proposi- tion that the General Government shall construct levees aloug the Missiusippl is to b pusbed with great earncutness, aad a p(é:lr{nl influence is ) alvendy - sk work. mmigalon, com- 1ba ntwn’n; 1» “.Klnom. o n::.flud B Min e d " of ) rlaes or ‘Te Missialy ulalans, ean b’ beli e It secms probablo that if the'| CHICAGO, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1875. | a cost of €3,500,000. One great argument that will bo ured in thinhehalf I8 that it will go far to s0lve the troubleaoms Sonthern questior, RECLAMATION OF OVERFLOWED LANDS. The Commirsion of engincors on tho alluvial brain of tho Missiasippl will rend their ropoit to tho Presidont to-morrow. ‘Thoy recommiend Government aid for {ho purpose of .recluing thess alluvial Iandy, and sugrests an immediate anpropriation of 1,507,000° for Louisinna, and 500,500 cach for Arkansas and Miseissinpi, to closo existing breaks and crevanses. A pormanent wyatom of reclamation of thosn lands wil), the Comuission say, requito at leart §16,000,000, et NOTES AND NEWS. 1100 TAT DOO, 3 Bpecial Dispatch to The Chicago Tribune. WasisozoN, D. C., Jan. 17.—Tom Beotl's Toxas Pacific achemo Lias eucounterod an organ- {200 opposition, only loss formidabla tha publie sontimout, in the lobby of the Southern Pacifle snd Central Pacific Railroads, shich is repro. sented bors by Iluntington, President of tho Cautral Pacific Road, Mills nud Gen, Colton, ogonts of the latter road. 'Tho Centrul Pucific ineiat @ that, if Tom Scott’s bill is to rass, an smondmont must bo addod to It providing that the Sonthern Yacific, now in process of conetruc- tion from tho Pacific Coast cast, shall bo eutitled fo tho unme priviliges which are to Le accorded to ficott. Nepresentotives of tho Sowthern Pacific ltoad say that Tom Beott shall not be permitted to enter Califormn and control the Pacific trado. This xosd is now uuder constrite- tion toward Arizona. It is intended that it #hall crous that Territory on tho thirty-sccond parul- lel uniil it can make vomo caslern comuection, It i tho purposo of the Southorn Pacific ta con- tzol all tho soutbern npproaclies tu the Pacific Btates, The Bouthern =and Central Pa~ ciflc peoplo, who aore practically the samo, represent that, even if Scott should get tho subsidy, tho Teoxus Lncific would not Lo built. This now lobby, althoush nominally friondly to Scoit's scheme, 15 practically injuring Lis chances, T'ho Contral I'ncific, at the time tho Union Paciflc charter was granted, adopted a similar line of policy. 'Tho resnlt wau that tho Central Pacific sceured its valuablo chartor. TR GOVERNMENT PRINTER, Tho Government Printer is protabiy the only ofticer who i#_benofited by the chango of ma- Jouity in the House. Undor tho present law ho Is au oflicor of tho Sonato, and las supervision of the priuting of both Houses, Tho House Liss long beeu very restivo undor this_supervinion of its printiug by an oflicor of the Bouate, and there in hittle doubt that they would bave no longer consiented to permit such supervision had the Riepublicaus retained control of the next House. ‘Tho law cannot, of couree,ba repeated 5o long a8 tuere is o Iepublican majerity in tho Benato. TUE THEASURY DEPARTMENT 10 BE REORGANIZED. I'iio bill for the reorganization of tho Croasury Department is completed, aud will scon be pre- sonted to tho louse. Ono purpose of this bill 18 Lo placo the Ireasury Department loss at tho mercy of tho incoming Democeatic Ilouse. Undor tho logisiation since tho War, the major purtion of the business of the Ureasury Dopart- ment Lios beco made dependent upon the pro- visious of the annnol appropriztion bills. Bomo yory important burenus are based entirely upon tha appropriations for eachh current yoar. The effect of this bill will bo materially to reduco the clarical forco and tho expenditurcs, and tu pro- vide for permanont appropriations which will Eos be moditied by the uncortaintios of snnual ills SU'GARRATIAN, Billy McGarmhan is preynzing evidenco, and making arrangoments to induce thonext Congress to iuventigate tho uew Idria Quicksilver Mining Company, which dofoated the McGarraban scheme somo yenrs ago. McGarrahan insisis he Las undoubtoed ovideuce of a very uncomfurtablo nature to thoss who opposed Lim. MUCH WOIK AEAD FOR CONGEESS. Only one sppropriatior bill (the Naval) haa assed both Houses, Three bave passed tho ouse, Tweive have yet (o bo acted upon in the Bevate, and ten _in the House, There remain but thirty working days in this seseion, In that time all these billshave to be passed, the Louisi~ aun and Arliansas questions to bo discussed and sattled, boeides the other genoral buriness. It is oxpeeted there will be might sessions during most of February. TIE COLOBADO JUDGESHIPS. 1t is staled that tho Presidont, finding that thera is no pussibility of harnmnouizing the Me- Cook uud ChnfTco factions in Colorado, in tho matter of the vacant Judgeshipy, baa decided to salect two Associste Justices from persons not connected with either of the factions, and non- 1osidents of the Territory. TIE RECOLDE OF THE WAR. The Secrotary of War has about arranged the records of tha Jate War in shape for printing. ‘Tha cost of priuting is estimated st about $100,~ THY DEWOCHATIO CONFERENOE. The private conferenco of Democratie leaders from all portions of the eountry still continucs, Micbael C, Korr, of Indiapa, & vory proinent caudidate for tho Speakership of tho next House, arrived this morning. 1t is not the purpose of these leadera to take any dalinite pablic action at this timo. or to agres upon auy policy upon which thoy can go to the conntry. Their solo object i8 “to sectro an interchango of views of the Ioaders of the party in difforont gections of the country, with & view of arriving ot the basis of s possible fature agrecment. Ouo of the purposed of the Damo- eratio conference liere is to srrange for publish- ing a daily Democratio newspaper, with largo capital, in this city, DISTRICT LEGISLATION TO DX GIOWDED OUT. Owlng to the shortness of the sossios and the pressura of other businees, it is not supposed tbnt Congress will dediviteiy act ou the bill of tho Bolect Committeo providing o Government for the District of Columbia, but will continue the present temporary srrangoment, with such m‘lceaury logisiation as its financial affaira ro- uire, i THE DEYOCRATIO COUNCIL. ‘The time s not yet lixed for the proposed con- sultation of leading Domacyats, numboring in all botween thirty and forty. Lx-Gov. Mugofiin, Reverdy Jolndou, Jeremiah 8, Black, Mr, Ker- van, of Now Yprk, and Eaton, of Conuecticut, are usmed as among them. Nowe of tho proseut mombers of Cougress havo been invited to the confarenco, The obicct is to consider tha preg- ont condition of palifical Affairs, and what sbould ba dona by the Democrats in tho event fof a called sesslon of Cougrosy. Thoeir action In tho way of suggestion would then be reported to the Demacratic members-elect. CASUALTIES, RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR DANVERS, Spezal Dispuleh ta The Chicago Tribudie, Broomivaton, 1il, Jsu. 17.~The vight ex- press, bound oast from Peoris, on the Iudiun~ spolis, Bloomington & Wentern, laat night, wea throwx from the track noar Daunvers, sbout 10 o'clock, by & broken rail, Ous car was thrown ontiraly from the ralls and turned completoly round. Tho train was running 23 miles per hour, and, s no one was killed or seriously In- Jured, the result must bo coosldered as remark- ablo, A number of paesoungers wers bruisod considerably, some of whom are now laid up here for ropaira. TRAIN DITCHED, Bpecial Dispatch to The Chivayo Tribune, Brooxixoton, 1., Jan, 17.—At Bhirby, the Chicago & Alton night expross was ditchod at 3 o'clock this marniog, sud delayed some hours. ¢ MILWAUKEE, MBeer=The s Kontinel ¥ 'Troubles—Ars rest of au Allogea Forger. Special Dupatch to T'he Chicage Tridune. Miuwavzeg, Wis, Jan. 17,—Retutna of the broweta for last yesrgive 301,840 barrels brewed, 208,042 barrols sold, and 64,678 barrols in store, of which Bost browed 118,653, Svhiita 70,704, and Blatz 55463, she balance being distributed smong alx othors, In the auit of ths Sentine! Compsny agaiost A. M. Thomson, tho now fumous suit, in which the S:llllanl are reversod, Judge Mann yesterday ovorrulod as frivolous tho demurrer of Thomaon, and defendant was ordored to answer within twonty days. ‘T'to suit i8 to recover moneys overdrawn whilat defond- a0t wae Prosident of the Company, A man was to-duy arrestod hore on tha charga of passing & forgod chock on the Hide and Loather Baok of Chicago. The Nationsl Association of the Order of fl:l'll %’lx“h.r ta in lnd&ulpoun numtbu fl:&h o | Loat it propsrations are belug msds A GIGANTIC FRAUD. Otherwise Known as the Gov- ernment of Louisiana, The Sub-Committee of Congress on the Iniquities of the Returning Board, The Charges of Imtimidation and Cheating Not Maintained. Yet Pinchback Will Yery Likely Be Allowed a Scat in the Senate, Clen, Sheridan’s Tour of Obger- vation in the Country Parishes. Apprchension of Renewed Troubles in Vicksburg. Notes from Various Quarters, REPORT OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE. THE CONCLUSIONS ON WHICH THLY WEKE UNANI= MOUS ONLY FRESENTED—TNE REIURMING DOAUD FOUSD TO DE ILLEGALLY OLUANIZLD— ABDITRARY AND CUNPAIR DECISIONS DY THE BOARD — NO OUTGAGES OR INTIMIDATION BHO Following is the full report of tho Sub-Com- mitteo appoiuted to mvestizato Louisiana alairs, an abatract of which nppesred in our itsus of Saturdsy: In pursuance of the orderof tho General Com- mittee, of Dec. 22, the nndorsigned visited Now Orleans, and thero procecded with all diligenco Lo tho examination directed by the Committee. During tho eight days they remained these {hoy were attended throughout their gessions, vihich wera public, by the counsel of the Republican sud Consorvative State Committecs. In that poriod thoy examined over ninety-five wit~ neages, besidos taking » large smount of documentary evidence, amonunting in all, it is estimated, to more than 1,500 printed pages. In view of tho exigency that now exiats in the offaira of thatState, aud of the delay of weeks which must elapso Lefore that tostimony can bo written out and printed, your Committee has dotormined to stato the conclu- sions at which they bave arrived, 6o far na they aro unanimous in rescuing thefr conclusiops. The Committes undertook no investigation of the election of 1872. Much ovidence has alroady been taken by other committoes of Cobgress up- on that question, and the time allowed both for thoir action and for tho seszion of Congress seomed to be too short to call for their then en- toring on that investigation. They snnouncod this conclusion, aud that, therefore, they would first proceed ¢ an examiuation of the acts of tho Iteturniog Board of the State in respect of the Jato clection, and thon {0 as inquiry in reference to the White Leaguo. ILLEGAL CONKTITCTION OF THE RETURNING~ BOARD, The law providos that the Board shiall consist of five persons reproseotiug all partics. It con- aisted at tho oponing of their lost session of five Republicans, upon the resignation of ono of yrhom (Gon, Lougstreet) Mr. Arroyo, a Conserva- tive, was takon 10 fill tho vacancy. After pro- tosting againat the action of the Board in secrot eksion, Mr, Arroyo resigned beforo the conclu- nion of tho labora of the Board, and his place was not filled, o that, as_ your Committeo ik, the 10w a8 to tho copstitution of the Board was not ozmplied with. THE BEGIETRATION AND ELECTION LAWS. Tho olection laws of Louisiana provide for a Buspervigor of Registration, who appoints his own & puties for each ward 1n New Orleaus, and for o110 Buporvisor of Negistration for each parish in tho Btate. The ofticers were all ap- pointed py Gov. Kellogg. In sddition to those Bupervigors, the Iolice Jurors, the loval authorities of the periskes, appolnted th ree Cornmissioners of Election for each poll in Lo parish, and thero were also two United States Bnpervisors, appointed by tie District Judgo of tho United Btates for eack poll.. The law further provided that, i caso of such violence, intimida- tic o, or corruption, at or near either poll, either during registration or election, prevonting o tair, fre 3, poacenblo, and full voto, the Commissioners of Election if tho occurronce was on olection day,, the Bupervieors af Registration it on the dny of rogistration, whould moke a full vexified statement of tho occurranco, forward the mamo with and apnexed to tho roturns; and furilhor provided that wheu the Rotorsing Board, in ¢anvarsivg the returns, should come to any poll whero the xoturns wera gecompanied by such a protest thoy shoutd not canvase, eount, ov conrpiilo the statement of voters from euch poll untll tho wstements from all othior polla had boeu canynesed und compiled. Tho Couscrvative cour: 1e} cbjocted that the loard on reaching the rotu: b from such protested polls read and becamo infored of thoso returns betore laymg them aside to tako up the other polls. Thoy ipeisted that tho purposo of the law was to proveut tho Comn rissioners from kuowing what the rosults st the: polls protosted ageinut were, in order that when they camo to exsmiue the polls protested “againgt, thoy might do o viithout being biared by kuowing what was the result returmed; and they object ed that in these cases of protest the Board hod preocesded to road the rewurns, add up, and compil 0 them, aud then defer their detesmina. tion of the case until after Laving acquired Enowlcxdge of how the returns protested against would affect the electlons, On tho other hand, the R.ipublican counsel insiatod that such a course was fmpracticabla; that tho object ot the law’ in deferring any detormination of the results of tho polla protested agaiust until the returna from the other polls wero canvassed, was mrely to ennble tho Doard to ascertain whethe ¢ the resuil of tho disputed returns would riffect the election, Lowever declded, so that Ir lbe{ would not the Loard might bo spared (he labor of copsidering this protest. Your Ciymmitteo have uot tound it vecesaary to come to uny determination npon that question. THE ELECTION AND THE COUNT. The ¢ lection embraced but ono State ofticer. ‘Tho chi of struggle was over the election of mem- bers of the Btate Legislature and parish ofiicers, and in 1. hese olections local and persoual comyii~ orationiv, as well as natioual and Biate potitics, ontered.. The returns by the Commissioners of Eloctior 1, cowpiled and forwarded by tho Boper- visors o t Regiatration, gave tho Cousorvatives a majorlcy of twenty-nine members out of a total of 111 1iombers. In only threo instances wero therull:ipm!ealu accompanying the returns. Tho e {brning Board was in sexsion for wans woeks, As flunllf' aunounced, their findinga gave, 34 Qov, Kellogg?seckonod it, fifty-threo metben 1 to tho Republicaus aud fifty meus- bers to the Democrats, of whom, bow- over, 006 was reyarded as Dol & ‘stay- ing " Do tmocrat. Tha Board made no decisiou as to {he s semalning fiva seats. The publio sit- tings oft the Returniug Board were attended by the cout.wel of tha liepublican snd Coneervative Biate C'ommittess, Objections wore recelved from My eounael of 1Re Fespeeiive pasiias 10 the returns from different polts, The objecting party wen geucrally allowed to produce evidence to Fipnort the nbjection, and the otber party to reply by aflidavits, A dav wan fixed for themo proofs to bo clored. Affor theeo public sessions the Board went into privato, or, as they were ealled, cxecutive aessions, whero bhe proots aud mattery in dispate were diecurxed, and a decivion arrived at, The minntes of tho Bosrd are very meagre. They contain littlo mors than n record of ity meeting, yrotng; into exccutive, reerion and itw adjourning, and some formal public_orders, They contrin nn mivutes whataver of the pro- ceedings in exocutive session, and furnish there- fors littla hight upon the findines of tho Loard. THE RAFIDES PAISH DECISION, The Parieh of. Rapides choso three members of the Legisiatu, 16 returns eleeted all threo Coneorvatives, When the polls closeid tho only paper filed with the Tleturniug Loard was the efiidavit of the United Staten Supervisor that tho election was ia all respects full, fair, and free, 1t was not knoan fu the parish that any cantest exi5ted against thoso membere. They feft their Lumes and procecded to New Orleaus to be ckent ot the opening of the Legintature, no enticn of contesting their seats, ar ubjection- to their election, haviog heen given by tieir ap- punents. At ouo of their last ressions the e~ turpiug Doard deciated all the liepnblican mem- Lem elected fiom the parish. Whon the pape of the Returving Board were producod hefero YourCommittee, “thero were found among them 8n afiidavit by Mr. Wells, the President of the Board, doclaring that intimidation had existed as .certan pointa in that parich, aud that the returns from those polls rhould, therefore, bo rejected. Tho couneel for the Demoeratie Committee testifiod that they bind no onportunity to contradict the statcments of this paper ; that they had nover eeen or known of it before, and that upon an sxsmination of the papers before the Board when tha proofs closed it wasnot smong them. The eounrel for 1he ltepubtcan Committee reserved the right to make oxplanation npon this point, but offered uone. ‘Lo affidavit was dated —- dav of Do- cemter, 1574, I appesrs that Gov. Wells was not Liini#elf i the perish on the day of tho elic- ton, and thonugn at the opening of the firat ses- #ion your Committeo dectared their ju- tention to exummno into the action of tue Re- turnivg Board, Goy. Wells never came forward 38 o witners, At the closo of our proceedings lcavo was awked that bis depoition migkt bo given. 'Thiy way declined, sud Mr, Wells wan invited to appear Lefere tho Committee, but ho never come, Leave was also given for taking Lis testimony by & Comunrrioner. if he declined to appenr, Ut this was not avalled of, Yeur Compnttee, therefore, are constraived to declaro that thoe action of the Returuing Bosid in_tho rejection of theee roturns in the Vanwh of Tiapider, and giving the seats for that purich to tho Republican candidaten, was arbitrars, unfair, and without warrang of Jaw. I the Committes woro to £o behind the papers befcre the Board sud cousider the alleged charge of intimidation upcn the proofa Lefore the Committeo, their finding would necesearily be {he ksime, It nas asmerted in Gov, Wellg' atlidzvit that the Me- Luery officials Lad usurped the oflices of tho parisk, oud thereby iwtimidated voters. lm: moedistely after the 14th of bejtemb when the Kcllogg suthorities in XNow O leans wero pu: out by the VTenn autborities, cortain chengea took placo in come of the pai isliea, Wheun the nows frum New Urleans resched thiese pariehes the MeLnery oflicers drmauded their places of the Kellogg ofticials, anil they were at once given up. When tho Federal Government intervenod apd unscated tho M- Lnery autborities, the Kellogy officils detnand- ed aud received bacx their places, but rome time keomod to have elapsed Letore the Kellugg of- ficials took lhcir{flucen tack., Iudeed, the Me- Lyuory Register of Decds was ehill sctiug a8 such whon your Commiittes weie in New Osloaus, tho Kellogg Reginter nevar Laving como to reciaim tho place, which wan gaid to bo worth nothing vow. In Rapides l'asies the Kellogg Clerk wus Mr, Wells' son, who, having vielded his place to tho McEnery compesiior in Soptomber, does not appear to have reclaizmed it, aud he was_sccord- ingly sent for alter the clectiun to coma from lis 1esidence, some miles distant, to sizu tho returns of tho clections, whict ho did. Your Cowmitleo are at & Joks to feo 1 their action ruy intimida- tion of Mr. Wells, till lcsa of tho electors of the pasish, INTIMIDATION, Tt £o happens thct this parish was taken asa sample parish_of intimidation, muny wituestcy frow whicly, of both perties, were examined with refetenco to it. They kbow Leyond question that there was s frce, full, fair, and peaccable election and regietration there; ihere was no evidence of any mtimidation of voters practiced on the day of election. Although it was aszertod that intinndation of coloted mon before the elec- tion bad been effected, by threats of refusal to employ them, or to discuarge them if thov voted tuo lepublicen ticket, uo evidence either of dinchargo or of refusat to cmploy was produced. Certain_wituosses themselves, ‘every one an oflice-holder, testifled generally to such action ; but bardly any one was ablo to specily a einglo ivstunce in whioh he heard auy employer #0 throaton or discharge apy voter, or Luew of any employe Leing so threatoped or Gischarged. Not ono tingle cojored man throughout the entire parish was produced to testify oither to such a threat,/or totha execution of such & purpose, whether before or after the eleclion. ~Tho action of the Returning Board in hie 1'arish of Rapides alono changed ihe politi- cul complexion of the Lower House, and their action in the other parishos was equally objec- tionable. For instance, in Iberia Parish it was claimed befora yonr Committes that the vote by Poll No. 1in that poansb Lad beon rofected on accoust of intimidation, bul tho papers pro- duced by the Clerk of the Board showed nosuch * proof whatever, Oue of tho counzel (Mr. Ray) produced vomo afidovits, wiuch ho declared hud beew submittod to the Board by apother of the the coursel (Gen. Campbail), “The Coneervative coupsel innisted that tuose rapers had nover boen beforo the Board, when the opportunity vias given the Twpubiican coungol to show thiat tho paper hisd beon submitted, but the testi- mony offcred for that puiposs by them Ko far, however, from establisking that fact, estab- lished tho revorso. 1t was then osserted that the yeturns were rejecied beenuse the nccouuts of the ciection were not delivered to tho Super- visor of Registration within twenty-four Lomurs | after the close of the_election, which was 6, o'clock on tho 3¢ dav of November; whereas, it avpeared that both 10 the murning sud afternoon of thio U of November gearch was muade for this b‘u‘smn-luur of Registration for thac parish, in otder to deliver to him thcroreturns, and ho was ot to be fuund wntil after & o'cloek ; but that, a4 soon 88 he conld bo found, on_tha ovening of that duy, they wero offered to' him, and again the next momiug, but wera rofused to bo ro- coivod. Yot tule samo Supsarvisor of Begisira- tion reedived other Republican returns, after Ls bad refusod {o receive thoss Coneervative unen on the ground that they wero oo late, aud tho Relurning Loard, althougl: it bad held, s8 to otber polls in tne Biato, that tbo returna were not o bo rejected merely bocruva they were sont too Iate, rejected the returns from this poll, thereby chaugiug the representation of the par- ish from Consorvative to lopublicen. THB PARISH OF LE 8010, Solu the Yarish of Do Suto, the rotarns showed & Conberyative elected by over 1,000 wa- ority, 1¢ wau ulloged that the Bupervisor of tegistration bad bronght the returvs to New Urleaus, and had left siem with a woman of bad character, who offered to produce them on pay- ment of $1,000; the Couservative Committeo took Jegal dwlmcnedjngn to compal their produe- tion, but the Court hiold it had no jurisdiction to that oud, Thoy theu causcd to bo produced bofors the Doard the duplicates of thoso ro- tusns from the offico of the Sceretary of Btate, together with the tally-sheots, poll-lista, ete,, tlled there aecording to law, Thess duplicates correspoud exactly with the alloged rosuls of the compiled returns which the said woman had produced, aud of these alleged facts undisputed proof was snbmitied to tho DVoard, Neverthe- Ieay, tho Board refusod tocount tho vote for that parish. WINN PANINH. 8o in Winn Parish, where 404 Oonservetive and 164 Republican votos were cash, npon & ver- Lal proteat thas 1he Nogeter of Elections was not properly qualified, of which the only proof was that be Lad fsiled to forward his oath of ofiice to the Beciotery of State, hough there ‘Was DO pretonse that the eloction was not a fair representation of the will of the peoplo, tho wholo vote of the parish was rojected, and the case 1eferrad to tho Leguiaturo, THE PARISH OF TEEBREDONKY, Boin Terrebonno DParish, where thers was s Condervative majority, 1t was proved shat tho Conmissioners of Licction, throush misappre- betsion of their dutios, inclosed all tho votorns in the ballol-boxes, and deposit- ed them with the Clerk of the Court wih whom the law required the boxes to ba left, The Judge of the courtthereupon is- rued & mandamus cotmanding the Olerk to taka rotusns from (e boxed and fosward theia (o the e Chicagn Daily Teibune. fecretary of State, which wasdone, Neverthe. leex, tho Bosrd rejected thie returns from thers pollz, thereny giving the imm to the Republic. aae, with the result of chooking & Republican Serator, two Lepublican members ot the Logia- latnzo, wed o Tepublican purish officars. Without now referring to other instances, woare coustrained to declaro that the action of thoe Je- turniug Loard on the wholo was arbittary, un- just, and, i our opinion, illegal ; and that this arbitrars, unjust, apd iliezzl action alono pro- vented the rotiarn by the Liavd of & majority of Conservativo memberns 10 the. Lower onke. TR OUTRAGES AND INTIMIUATION, Upon the general sulject of the Muto of af- fates 1n the South, and sy to whetiier the alleged Wrongs to eolered citizens for pulitical offenses aro real. or were asncried without dite founda- tion, your Commuttee took such proof as tha oppostunity offered, Lot parties agreed upon four purikbee as kamples of the condition of af- fairs in that sespeet v the State. Of theso, ow- 1ng to the impos iiity of proeuring witnesses frem the locality in tune, sour Cemittes wera obliged to confing their fpecial examination o two parivhies, They received all the testimony {hat was offered, and in addition they reccived all the teatimony that wau then on haud in New Orloans, offesed by citlier 24 to tho condi- Lo of sffuirs in oiher parts of (ho State, As n whole, they ureconstsained to kay that the intimi- dation charged is nat borne ons by the facts he- fore us. No gonera) mtimidation of liepublican voters wan ebtablished. No colored man was produced who bad been threatoned or ammanlted by any Conwervative Lircsuse of political opinion, or discharged from emploviment or refured om- vloyment, ~ UF all those who testitied to intimi- dation thero waa hardly suy oue who, of his own kuowledge, conld rpecifv a reliable matance of s1ch acts: and of the white mien who wero pro- duced to testify generallv un such subjects, very nearly all, if not every einzle ouo, was tlio holder of an oftice. Throughout the rural die- tricta of the Btate the number of shite Kepub- licans are very fem. 1t bardly cxtends bevond tuoso Lolding vttice, aud thore connected with them. No witueeres, we believe, succeeded in Laming in any parish five Ropiblicaus who pup- ponied tho Icllogy Government who wero not themeolven officeholders or related to ofliceholders, or thoss Leving oflicial em- poyment, On tho other hand, aprlicaticns to the United Statex Commirrionets in the vorious parshies, uot ouly for slieged crimes, Lut bo- causa of alluged thrests of dischnrue aud non- cmployment, or othier interferenco with political profereuce, were frequent. Upon theeo upplica- tions worrsnts wern often iskued aud white citi- zens arrested and bound over for triul. -In many localities tho T'aderal troops wero detaived for kervico under the Marshals aud Deputy Marchals, and pot only mada many arrests immedi- atels Lefore tho election, bLut tho re- Joris that they wero comitg to par- ticuiar neighborhoods about the timo of tho elceiim, for the (uirpese of making such arrcste, &crved, ax theConecrvatives claimed, to intimidate, nud sutiezimes even fo prodice a stampedo amoug the whitc voters. How dif- fetently the two partics luok wpen tho eame fact will_sppear from the teeitcony of Mr. Riddle, He was o United Btatea Comwmirsioner n the Parieb of Iberin, Shortls Lcfore the elee- tion, upon the apulication of colored pervous, he issued n large number of warzauty, Ho consid- ered it his duty, upon the arreat of 1o yetroua chasged. to requite barl from wureties who pee. serred landed estates within tho parisb, cerhiticd 10 by the Assestor of the parehto b of sutti- cient value, ana of which the title way approved Dy the Itagirter of Deede. This ruls pecereanly produced delny in procurizg Lail for tue pesons arrerted. and e was waited on iu ope cane by & procession of citizens, who offered him s bind migned by every men ju tho proceusion. This Le reyarded as in denwion of lus_proceedings, and refused to receive the bend. He was called as a witness to prove the intimidation tius existed in that perish, Ho Lad no Luowledga of any sch of the kind excopt this pro- coisicn, which bo thought was caleulated to intimidate the colored votera. 1o had nio idea that the arcests mado upon his warranze, und the procecdines under them, bnd any effcct i inter- fering with tue Censervative votors, On tho other hand, tho Conservativey in (e neighbor- Locd thought sbout tiis just the reveree. In- deed, ttie reports of the military ollicers in cGui- wmand of the forces of the Uwited Statea iu the country, though geverally indicating u condition of quiet and oider, tako komotimen an eotirely different viow of the situation, Ou iho other baud, it was in ovidence that the blacks who sought to et with tuo Conservauve party were, on their part, somctines exposed to enmity sud abuge. In the interior une ¢olored mau wis shot for making a Coneervativo speech, and ip New Orleans 1t appeared frem the testimony that col- ored men who sought to co-onerato with tho Con- servalives were tubject to 50 muck abuse fron: tho police aud cluerwiso that an sesociation of Inwyers volunteered to protect them, but with littie eflcet, GENTCEAL STATE OF ATPAINS, The genersl conditivn of affairs iu the Btate of Louisinun £eetus to e as follows: Tho con- viction hay boeu general amongs the whitex since 1574 that the Keliogy Government was an neurpation. This couviclon smong them has been girengtliened by tho acts of tho Kelloge Legelature, abolisbivg cxisting courts aud Judges, and substituting others yresidod averby Judges appomted by Kellogp, having extraordi- nary and exclusive jurlsaiction over political queations; by chaugeu in tho Jaw centralizin in the Governor every form of political control, including the ousvension of the olections; by continuing the Iteturnivg Board with abrolute power over tho returna of olections; by tho ox- traordinary provisious ouacted for tho trial of titles and clsius to ofice; by the conversion ‘of tho police force. maintained at tho expenza of the City of Now Orleans, into an armed brigide of Btate tmilitia, subject 1o the commaud of tho Governor; by the orection, {u seme placcs, of _monopolies 1 markets, gus-muking, water-works, snd ferries, cloaning vaults, removing filth, and deivg work as whartinzors; by tho abolition of cousts with elective Judges, siid the substitubion of other courts with Judges appointed by Kellogg, in eva- sion of tho Copstitation of the State; Ly enact- ments punishing criminally all persons who at- tempted 1o 5l oficial positions vuless returned by the Hotnrng Board; by uolimited appropri- ations for the payment of milifta exponses, and for tho pasiucit of legislative warrauts, vduch- ers, and checks issued dwing (ko years 1870 to 1878; by laws declaring that no person in ar- roars for taxes after defautt published shall Lriog sy suit in any court of tbe Siato, or bo allowed to ba a witueces in bisowu bolall; moae- ures which, when conpled with tho extraordina- rv bardens of {axation, lave cecmed to vost, it the language of Gov, Kellogg's counsel, **n degres Of power in the Uevernor of o Btate eenrcely exercised by any eovercign in tho werld.” VYith $his conviction is & general waut of confldence in tho integrity of tho exitting Stato snd local officinls, & want of coufldeuce an\ull_v in their persons and iu their possonncd, whictils accompauied by the parulyzation of bumness and destruction of values. “Tho most liopetul witoess produced by tbe Keliogg party, whale Lo declared that businces 14 in & sounder condition than aver beforo, becsuse thero was Jezn credit, Lias wince declared that thero was no rosperity, ‘I'hie escurities of tha Biate lave Tallon it two years from T or B0 to 25; of the-City of New Oileane, from H0'or 00 to U or 407 whilo the fall in bank eharcs, railroad sbares, city, and other corporats_companies, bave in n_degree corresponded, Throughout tho rural districty of the State tho negroes, rearod in the habit of relianco upon their masters for support, snd in s community in which tho members are atways ready to divide tho uecessariea of lifo with eact otler, not regarding such actiop ns very avil, and baving immunity from punisbmeut from the nature of the -Jocal: officials, had come to filching. and etealing fruit, vegetablen, ‘and poultry so gonerslly, as Bishop Wilmor ststed, without coutradiction from any source, that tho 1alsiwg of these articlos lad to be entiely abandoned, to the great distress of {he whito veopla. While, within the parishes as well &3 ju New Qrleans, the taxation had been. currivd al- wost literally to the extent of couflscation, in Now Orleavs the Avscssors are [aid a commisgion on the amount appruised, and houses awl stores are to bo bad there for the taxee. In Natctutoches Yarish tho tasation reached about # por cent ussessedl valuo on_ property, lIu wany pariehes il tho whifa Republicava_aud all the oflicoholdors belang to a siugle family. Thero aro tive of tho Greeus in oflico in Liucoln Parredy, and thicro are eeven of tho Boults in otice in the Parsh ot Nutchitoehes, As the peoplo Baw tazation lo- croase, and_ prowperity dlninieh as thos grow poor, whils tho ofticiula grew rich, ey becamo naturally sore. ‘Lhat they Joved their rulers cau- ot be protended, THE DEDT, The Kellogg Govervmeunt claim to bave re- juced tsxation. Thiy hay beon effected jn _part toblishing & Bosrd to fund the debt of the $ €0 por comt of ie face value, T = o NUMBER 149, QYR {TN »aroused preat hoatility, not mo muc! b g of tho reduction of ita acknowledge 4 ='* a becauso it gave to the Funding-Toard Whume powers reein to be absolute an without = roview, discrotionnry amhont to admit to ho funded some $0,000,00 of dobt alinged to bo fraudulent, #o ths under tho dirguiac of reducing the scknowledgo debt it gave oppartunity to wwoll the fraudulen debt ageinst the State. " This nominal reduetic, of tho Htate taxes Lian been sccompnnied by provivion that the parishes taxed shall not ox veed tho State. Dut pacishes have, notwith sianding, created Labilitics, judgmenta hav ing Leen recoived on thew; tho courts bav directed taxes to bo loviod for their payment and thus the actual tnxes have beeu earriod fa beyond the suthorized rates. Ringa hiavo ben formed {n parislies composed of the pansh ofi cers, tacir relatives, sud of the co-operatin, 5, who wonld buy up theno ublfifmmu put themin judement, and cause them to b enforced, to’ tho great dietress of the neigh Lorhvad—n distress ro great that tho sales o land for taxes have becowo wlmost absolutel impossibie, DIVIAION OF THE NEGRO YOTE, jut the reduction of waper, the non-fulfll ment of porsonai or politica’ pledges, the mal feasance of home and local ofticials, dispute smong tho leadimg colorad persous, in othe localities tho Jows or embozzlement in eom cuned of the school-funds, and the failure of th Frecdinen's Lavk, all combined ta divide th views of tho colored votera during the lato cam paign. An effort was nccordiugly mada by th Courervatives to acquite o part of th negr vote. With that view it wag sought iu man quarters to propitiate them. Tho frequent a1 reuts by United States Marsbala for intimidatio or threats of nou-omotoyment, and the oporet gion that was felt that” the Returning Boas would count out their wen if an excuso for suck a courro weso offered, all combined, eepeeially sfter the Lith of Septomber, toput tha Consarya tives on their good * Lehavive, and the result wae that in November, 1874, tho peoplo of tha State of Lowrsiana did fairly have o froe, peacoablo, and fall registration ‘and election, i which a clear Conxervative majcrity was electod to the Lovwer House of the Legiklature, of which ma- Jority the Cunscryativen’ were deprived by tho unjust. illegal, and arbitrary action of tha Ra- wirning Board. That thero sere tnrbulent spirits eantot be denied : thoeereturned to oftica Ly tho Neturning Loard in violation of thy wishes of the people, aro especinlly odious, In ons iustance the editor of the Surovesport News, in avticipation of the frustration by the Lieturuing Loard of tho will of tho peoplo, openly declared that the ouly remedy was **to Jall the usurpers,” aud declared this to be tho sentiment of the Coneervatives of his section ¢f the State: but, beyond a newspaper oditar or two, no declatativn, oven of that sort, was brotgbt to onr nctice. although it was samitted on all hauds that the white people of the wholo Stato felt greatly outraged by the action of the teturning Board. Irdeed, it it conceded by all parties that_tho Kellogg Goverument is only upheld by tho Fed- eral mulitnry, Withdraw the_military aud that Governmort will go dow, This was truo bu- fere tho tho of Jatuery as well as now. Qave Kellogs, suys thin 1 owivg to the doabt that Con~ s1056 Lng permitied about the legality of his sovernmout, 'The Coneervatives say that this {a nut only because Lis Government is” illogal, but Lecaueoit bns been abusive and conupt, THE WHITE LIAGTE. In this counmoction we refer to the Whits Lengue mentioned in tho meesago of the Presi- deut. In the last camraign in Louisisuu the op~ onition was composed of various _elemonts,— omocrat, mory, direatisfied Republicans, Libezal Liejaillicsh, ol Whige,—aud, in order to indace the co-peration of all, some of whom 1cfueed 10 unite with en orpauization called Democrate, ther took tho nema of *Tho Teople’s Parts," called in some localitien * the Courervativo perty,” in othem “the White Man's party,” inolliers * The Whito Loague," and lad ordicary poluicsl einibn unde CH0 uamces turouzrhout the rural districts, whicl wero ordinary political elibs, atd wolbing wmoro— ueitber secret, nor armed, nor otherwise differ~ cat from ueusl potitical orpanizations, Theso must not, bowever, be confounded, from tho sinulaiity of nume, with tho * Waite Longue of the City of New Orleans.” That leagne is an organization compiised of different. clubs, num- bering in all betweoa 2,500 wud £,80)—the mem- bess of which have provided xrms for themuolves, and with or without a1ms engage in militory drill, They Lave no uniform, und the arms ara tho hms’uny of tho individuals and uot of the or- gauizstions. 'Lhey comprive n Iarge number of reputable citizeus and of property-loldery in New Orlesns. Their purpose they declare to bo sitoply protection, 8 neceisity occasionod by the exstence of leagued among the blacks, of o haetility with which tho Kellogg Govern- ment arrayed tho blacks sgainst tho white race, of the want of sccurity to eacablo citizens and tuseir fomilics, which existed for those rcasons, and bovause x'soof the poculiar formation of Palico Brigade, On tho ather Land the Repub- Iicaun gaeort that this is an armed bady of vol- unteors, oxisting for the purpaso of intimidating tho blacks end ovorthrowing the Kellogg Gove erument. Tlat it Lad suy cousiderablo relationa outside of the City of New Orleans, or that it waa intendod 1o &uy woy to interfero with tho |, rights of the colored ‘citizens, did not appesr; 10, on the other hand, did it appear tha thero was suy extonsive secreb loague amoug tho blacks of sny kind. That the White Leaguo would readily co-oporate in avy fossible schcwo for overtbrowing the Kellogg Government, your Comwmittes do pot doubt ; so will, substantially, all the whito citizens of Louisiana. Such or- Kanizatiovs msy bo dangerous, and are vory raroly to Lo juatified. THE, WUITE-LEAOUR INSURRECTION. The affiur of the t4th of Septcmber is an illus~ tration of this. The membera of the Whito League had purchased nrms, Thae police had seized theuo arms without process of law, taking hem forcibly from tha merchauts wha had sold and from tho members who had bought them. A consignment of arma was to arrive by tho ateam- or Miusiseippi, The mowbors of the Lesgue wore called out on the morning of the 14tb, to g0 and tako them ina body. ‘The police under- ook to seizs the arms, ‘The two bodies csmo into collision on tho wharf, and saveral persons were kitied and wounded. There waro then hard- ly any Fodoral troops in New Orleaus, and tLo disintegration of te Kellogg party was anch that before night 'enn and aasocintes had only to toko posession of the Execntive offices without s Htruggio. ‘'ho movement was avorywhero qui- etly accepted by the whites thraughout the State, uutil tbo Fedoral Governmant interfored, whon Peun and his sseociates at ooce surronderod. It Louisinos wae s countty by itsolr, AcEuery and hin associates would at once bo iu- stalled in power, but the Conservatives of Louisiaus do not proposo to fight tho Federal Uovernmont, They submit, not because thoy wang to, but bocause they must; not bocausy they proclaim any enmity aguinst the dag: na Lecuusa free labor has uot becu corrupt. ludeod, in our judgment, the substantial citizons of the Htato will submit to auy fair detormiuation of the queation of the Iata ciection, or to anything by which they can securo a firm and good Gow ernment. What thoy seek “is peace and sn nr pottuuity for prospenity. To tlat end. they wik support auy found practicable, not bocanss o auy lostility to the colored people bocause they ars coloted, but bacause they regard themsclves a8 defrauded out of the eloction of 1872, and yel more, ont of tha lust election, and beoause they think their State Uovernment has been to thy laat degree dontructive, any form of Governmeui that will afferd them just protection. In theis distress they have got beyond sny more questios of political party. THE ELLEIION OF 1872 AXD THE coMPROMISR, Aftor your comiuittee bnd avuounced thelr in tantion not to investigate the election of 1872, they rccoivod a letter from Clov. Kollogw, ex- Frnmnmrl dogiro that thoy should investigate hat subjoct.. Later thoy received a lotter from AcEnery. andPenon and associates, proposing to submit their claims to the Btate officcg to the Committes #a arbitrators. Iu view of tha assur- wauce that a liky submission was desired on the part of Messre. Kellopg aud Antoine wnd thelr suociates, the Cummitteo addrossed s lotter to eacls of these gentlomen destring to know explicitly whether each one would submit to the determiation of the Committes, and if they found he was not duly clected Lo would resign his office, or all claimy to tho oftice, and would not euter upon 1t during tho torm for which Lo claied to Lave becn elected. To this communication they received a reply from Mr. AcEnery, and those associated with him, as- seutfug to the submission; aud in the courve of lus examzation beroro the Committee, Gov. Kollogys expressed the samo_iutontion, and his opinion that thoso associated with him ought ta coosent to tho arrsugemont, llis formal reply bus Loen received eince our returu, sud we see by the public press that Alr. Autoiue bes expreased Lbis willingness to mu:!a to the nrn’tnment. TUB COUF D'ETAT OF Jfl. (3 A 0 the procesdings on th of January,