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— 4 \ | ¢ 4 i ey 1) id > . \ y ¢ j 1, { >» + ” ¢ i ols 4 no 6 “ALONSO THE TWHLFTL The King of Spain Acknowledged by the Nation. Republican Armies Do Fealty to the Crown. ‘Warm Congratulations from the Orteans Princes. THE THRONE PROGRAMME OF GOVERNMENT. Constitutional Monarchy and Colonial Integrity. @e Trusts to the Army and Con- ciliation for Cuba. Manprip, Jan. 1, 1875. ‘The republican armies in Catalonia and Saragossa have accepted Don Alfonso as King. ‘SHE TROOPS OF THE LINE AND THE NAVY LOYAL. The Spanish army and navy yesterday ‘everywhere accepted Don Alfonso as King. Marshal Serrano has quietly transferred the ‘onmmand of the armies to General Laserna. CUBA TO BE CONCILIATED, Itis reported that one of the first acts of the mew Ministry will be to telegraph to the Cap- ‘tain General of Cuba to exercise a conciliatory gpirit, and to pacify the Cubans by estabdlish- fmg as far as possible a cordial understand- ing between the home and provincial govern- ments and the creotes. ‘THE MONABCH’S PROFESSION OF CONSTITUTIONAL DUTY. Lonpon, Jan. 1, 1875. In his interview with the Paris corre- spondent of the London Times Don Alfonso @aid:—‘‘Liberal constitutionalist as I am, I ‘know well that it is not a matter of pleasure to be King of Spain at this moment, but I ehall try to understand my duty and do it.” SERRANO WARNED OF THE COMING ROYALTY. Lonvon, Jan. 1, 1875. A special despatch from Madrid to the ‘London Times says General Primo de Rivera wwome time since informed Marshal Serrano that he intended to have Alfonso proclaimed ‘King, and persisted in this intention despite the offers of Serrano to him of the most ele- vated positions in his gift, including that of Captain General of Cuba. Marshal Serrano was unable to supersede Bivera, as he alone had the disposal of the military forces in Madrid. CUBA AND COLONIAL INTEGRITY. The Zimes correspondent also says that the mew Ministry have telegraphed the Captain General of Cuba, ordering him to announce ‘the proclamation of King Alfonso to the army im Cuba, which the King trusts will ‘more determinedly than ever defend the integrity of Spanish territory.” GENERAL DORREGARAY SURRENDERS. Pans, Jan. 1, 1875. Despatches from Spain say that General Dorregaray has laid down his arms, and that other prominent Carlist leaders are about to give in their adhesion to King Alfonso. THE EMBASSY AT PARIS VACANT. The Spanish Ambassador at Paris has re- signed. (HE FRENCH ORLEANISTS ACKNOWLEDGE THE DYNASTY. The Duke de Montpensier and the Orleans ‘Princes have congratulated Don Alfonso upon ‘his accession to the Spanish throne, BARCELONA AGITATED. Lonpos, Jan. 1, 1875. Disturbances are apprehended at Barcelona, & OARLIST CANARD CONCERNING ESPARTERO, A special despatch to the News says:—The report published in a Carlist paper of the ‘death of the Spanish statesman, Espartero, is | without foundation. ‘THE KING PROCLAIMED IM CUBA. Havana, Jan. 1, 1875. ‘Gaptain General Concha has issued a proc- ‘amation announcing the accession of Prince ‘Alfonso to the Spanish crown. RECEPTION AT COURT. The Captain General held an official recep- ‘tion at the palace this afternoon. ‘THE SPANISH NEWS AT WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1, 1875. ‘The State Department has telegrams confirma- ‘ory generally of the fact of the revolution in Spain. There ts notning in them at vartance with ‘the accounts already published in the newspapers. ENGLAND. ABTISANS ON STRIKE AT HULL. LONDON, Jan. 1, 1875 ‘The planers, riveters and boiler makers at Hull have struck work on account of a reduction of ten per cent on their wages. BULLION TO THE BANK. The amount of bullion gone into the Bank of Bngiand on balance to-day was £127,000. STORM IN ENGLAND. LOnpon, Jan. 1, 1875, Snow fell at some places in the south of Engiand | ‘to-day. A heavy gale is blowing around the coasts of the United Kingdom to-day. ‘BURADSTURTS ‘The brvadstufls market ts quiet. Prop .—Lompom, Jan. 1L—Refined Ci Tak bet Gallon.” Spirits of vurpentine, We a Rs NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, LOUISIANA INVESTIGATION. GENERAL EMORY TESTIFIES BEFORE THE CON- GRESSIONAL COMMITTEE—HE KNOWS OF NO “WHITK LEAGUE”—INTIMIDATION ON sors | SIDES. New Onxeans, Dec. 31, 1874, Mr. Forman, in continuation of his testimony de- fore the Congressioual Committee, said :— Jacob Haw kine, Judge of the next most import. | nt Court, 18 a disreputable character; he Was a member of the notorious Lynch Returning Board | | and 1s utterly unreliable; these are samples of the Test under the Kellogg régine; there are in this city three or four honorable exceptions on the “District Bench; these are the immediate cause pot the distress and depression prevailing; the primary cause of ali ts the perpetual interierence‘of the lederal government with local concerns by means ot the army and the federai | omfietals in “New Orleans; ifthe federal army had | Not seized the State House anu controlled tue or- | ganizaiion of the Legisiature in 1872 the McLnery «| government and conservative Legislature would have complete control; if the federal army had not demanded the surrentier of the State House and public buildings on the 18th of September, | 1674, the McEnery government would have undis- puted and peaceable control of the State unttl the end of its term of office, and peace and confidence would have been restored; all we wish, all we need is to be allowed to govern ourselves and select our own Legisiature and oMcers without interierence oy federal officials, civil or mulicary; | we are tully capavie of sel-goverumeut, with equality for all betore the law. GENERAL EMORY TESTIFIES, General Emory was called, and testified :—Have been commander here for three years; I was liere belore and during the election; all my troops were brought here before the election. After giving in detail the disposition of the troops as they existed on election day, Generai Emory stated that they were so piaced by order of | superior military autuority, based on a requisition | from Attorney General Williams, 1 was directed to arrange my men tn the city, 80 as to preserve peace; there was no disturbance; 1 could not say any troops were used on election day; 1 have no Knowledge of a White League; my impression is that peace was kept op election day only by the presence or the troops; here were several reviews fore the election; Lhey were not made vo alfeck public sentiment. INTIMIDATION BY THE WHITES. Captain Snow testified he was in Rapides parish on the day of the election; he knew of no tntimi- dation except what he was told by Mr. Kelsu, Allen Greene, of Lincoln parish, testified that he ‘was waited upon by conservatives who requested that the meetings the negroes were holding at night be discontinued; we did 80; was alterwards ‘waited on by @ party of men who requested him to make some changes in the parish officers; 1 thought the best thing was to resign. Mr. Greene then Went on to gay that he was intimidated. He enumerated the members of his family hoiding office in the parisu—some half a dozen. THREATS USED AGAINST COLORBD VOTERS, State Senator Stamps testified that he knew of no inumidation except threats of non-employ- ment; some of the colored men were told i! they did not turn in their registration papers to the democratic committees they would be discharged ; ‘that iorm of intimidation did not enable them to. carry tue district; he tainks about 200 voted the democratic tcket; has taiked with about twenty- five of the 200 since the election; about 500 whites voted the republican ticket; a white man could not vote the ‘republican ticket without being ostracised, called a nigger and anything else but arespectadle gentleman. The generai construc. tion of the election law in his district was that any one who gotrid of his registration papers gona get a duplicate; that was the custom with | em. Cross-questioned—The applicant had to swear that the origmal was lost; there is no secret or- nization of colored people; has-a better oppor- unity for knowing than any other colored man; | Kuows of no cause of intimidation except the threat to discharge; some whites went with their | Servants to the polls’ and saw that they voted the conservative tcket; the colored people feared as- sassination by the White League; he tad sucn | fears himself that he did not go oui as much as he Otherwise would; did not recoliect any particular person who had’ threatened to discnarge any one Who had voted the republican ucket; Cuaries Hodges, candidate for Mayor of Kennerviile, said 1m a specch that if the colored people in his employ aid not vote the conservative ticket they could ater election seek employment eisewhere; ue el- Tect O1 the Mth of September was that the colored people felt unsafe, and were deterred irom regis- veriug from iear of being assaulted; don’t think there were many, not more tuan filty or sixty, in Carroliton district who did not register; don’t know of any one being attacked on his way to | Tegister by reason of the White League; he as- | sured the people oi bis district Lhat they would be protected If they would come ont and vote; a tew | Gays betore the election confidence was some- | What restored, and several colored men who had not registered asked him if they could not vote on their oid papers, they having failea to register; he toid them tue, could | | not vote on their old papers; think there | were about fifty or sixty in this fix. WHY NEGROES VOTED CONSERVATIVELY, Dr. J. B, Sullivan, of Rapides, testitied that he spent the sucmer in the parish of Rapides and saw no evidence of Mmtimidation whatever ; the colored | people on lus piantation and those adjoining came | to him and told him that jor severai reasons, | | among Others the misapplication of the school | | fund, they, the negroes, would tuis election vote | the conservative ticket; heard of no efforts at in- | tumiaation except what was told him by Governor | Wells; is an old line whig; never‘voted the | democratic ticket in his le; continued to vote | for Henry Ciay as long as he was on top of the ground; was a Union man during | the wat; was arrested by the Confederates and | | thrown into prison with 300 negroes and jay- | hawkera, covered withjvermin of the most disgast- ing nature ; his nephew, who had all ius lite @ democrat, was a candidate during the late elec- ; | tion on the republican ticket, but was not | lelected; nad never made any effort to influence | | the colored men on his place to vote for conserva- ' tives; did not Kuow of his neighbors taking any | such steps; the colored people became dissatisied | with the republican party because of bad local vernment and the failure of the Frecdman’s fivings Institution; througbout the country it | was understood among them that all their sav- | igs had heen swept away by this failure. FEELING BETWEEN THE RACES. Michael Legnas, Tax Collector of Rapides parish, | testified :—Don’t know of any unusual efforts be- | | Ing made to get the negroes to vote the con- | servative tcket; heard ‘of no intimidatio | heard no colored person say he had be threatened with discharge on account of | young the republican ticket; heard nor | knew of nothing but a iriendly feeling be- | tween blacks and whites; did not vote hunself, and for that reason did not interfere in such mat- | ters; told Mr. Kelso that they were going to make arrests; that Mr. Kelso was one of the suspected persons, and that if soch was the case be had bet- | ter get away; it was reported tiat the lederal troops were to make arrests generally throughout tne parish ; did not vote because he did not want to; | has been an old line whig; sometimes collects tw: thirds of the taxes; one year pard in about $30, 00 only collected about one-balf of the assessment knows there are republicans in tbat parish; never heard of any coercion veing used to induce the Clerk of the Court to sign election returns; the the 19th of September, and held on unttl the elec- | tion, when the Kellogg officials were reinstated ; the McEnery Recorder,still holds bis office in that arish; know of only one effort to raise money in pides for the Grant parish prisoners, and that was unsuccesstui; believed any honest man who attended to bis bustness and let other people alone could live in Rapides parish and exercise Petes Tights without regard to party; ason of Matt. Wells is Cierk of the Court; couidn’t say ‘Wells was reinstated for the purpose oi signing the election returns to make them legal; thinks he was reinstated but a short whue before he ed the election returns; saw him sign them; the McEnery Recorder still holds his office, but told me he Was willing to surrender it when called upon to do so; it don’t pay anything (laughter). THE TAX COLLECTION. John M. Barnett, cierk for the Tax Collector ot Rapides parish, testified he knew of no intimida- tion in an. j} has not heard any complaint about the conduct of the election; @ great mauy b colored people voted the conservative ticke thinks the colored ople voted the conservative ticket because of dissatisfaction with the Sciool Board; they collect about two-thirds of the taxes; no more are collected because the peopl @ now able to pay; no one th his parish would buy prop- | erty at tax sales; no one was compelled to leave the parish On account of his politics; ia a con- | servative himseif; hearu some talk about intimida- tion by threats to discharge negroes, but knew of no case; has not heard that any one was dis- | charged for voting the republican ticket, A COLORED POLITICIAN. | Joseph Connaughton, a colored candidate for the Legisiature from Rapides parish, testified :—A body | of men were riding about over the country, cali- | tng themscives the White League, at least that was reported, but he never saw them himsel they intimidated voters by threatening to discharge olored people il they voted the republican ticket; not more than twenty-five or fity colored men voted the democrattc ticket; not mora than five or six were democrats irom choice; there were 500 or 600 colored persons who dvi not vote be- cause of intimidation; the Caucasian organiza- tion in Alexandria threatened the lives o! all leading republicans; knows of gervative meeting in Alexandri: the Grant parish massacre ; e Cai , threats after, not betore the electiol did not bimseif hear any thre jargze; gave NO Dotice that he intended to con- test the election, but toid Mr. janus some days after the election that he wor contest; told any one positively that he would not contest ; there were avout fifty colored votes in the pariah polled against Lim of the 200 who voted; @ vt was maue that if he took his seat in the Legisia- tare he wouid be killed, but he did not fear such a result; did not believe they would kili him; Mr. Ginger told him uf he did not leave Alexandria he ‘would be killed; nobody else said anything of the Kind to him; the mounted White Leaguers came up to him and Dek and told Delacy that he (Delacy) had been arousing the colorea men—raising devilment among them—and rea if he did oot stop it they woukd get m4 of nim; the Oh nig Ben him was about 300, but he mn counted McEnery officers, sheriff and clerk took charge on | ty Jews, in Alexandria, who did cause of intimidauon, Benjamin Cooper. of Rapides parish, eigut miles from Alexandria, vestftied saw @ny White Leaguers jn his neighboriood; never heard of any except in New Orieaus, When asked we explain the reason Why negroes voted she con- sefvative ticket he said:—In my neigaborhood, @ lew days before the election, a cviorer preacher uiade a specch, telling tue colored peo- ple that about $10,000 of the school fuud had been deposited in the Freedman’s Savings Bank, at New Orleans, and the bank had burst; thts pro- duced great dissausiaction among the colored eople, and alter that about foriy of them toid im they weré going to vote with him; he told them he did not think they could worst the: selves much; wat if the conservatives did Rot do better tian the republicans, they could return to their old party; knew of no intumdation belore the election; made no effort other thau that men- toned to secure colored votes jor the conserva- ives. At noon the committee adjourned to meet at the St. Charlies Hotei, at eight o’cl P.M. THE CAVALRY BALDING. Judge Trimbie was the next witness examined, he stated that the election was periecily quiet in bigsection, Including Ove parishes; knew of no midation, except that produced by United not vote for him be- a planter, | States cavairy raiding’ through the country ana in an- the case oi Mi. Greene, which he spoke awer to @ question Why the prese: caused the. white population to leave the Judge Trimbie stated that they were anxious to Vote at the election, and after that tuey came for- ward and offered ‘to surrender themselves, but were not arrested; the offic ey said Were to be arrested, inciading many prowinent persons; deputy mare shals had warrants of arrest in blank, He testi- fled to the cutting of telegraph wires and the ar- ratgnment beiore him of the officer who bad com. Muibied the act. parish, EVENING SESSION, The Congressionai Committee reassembled at eight oelock P, Mr. Le Clerek, Chief of Police, testified that he had mlormation that those persons who were elected or claimed to be would go to the State House in such force as to be able to install them- selves; that it persons attempted to meet who were not daly elected by the Returning Board a didiculty would ensue; that he had called Generai Brooks’ attention to the matter; knew of uotuing to prevent such a body from meeting. Dr, Sacketi, of Rapides parish, testified as fol- lows:—The election was as quiet as any he ever knew; muny colored people voted the conservative ticket; according to his judg- ment the installation of MeckKnery officers iw Rapides parish did not nave a ten- dency tO intimidate colored voters; expected to induence More negro votes this r than last year because they were tired of misrule; was in- dicted for participation m the Coifax massacre, but he did not take part in the massacre; the ne- groes supported him because they knew he nad | nothing to do with the Coilax affair; he nas al ways paid his taxes in til, bat understands that ouly about two-thirds of the assess- ment of the parish are paid; stated that the peo- ple of Alexandria regretted the necessity of the Colfax massacre, but regarded it as a necessity ; he approved of the massacre because ce believed it necessary for the protection o! life and prop- erty, the negroes having taken possession o/ the Court House and defied ail laws; knew no one who participated in the Colfax affair. Captain Bodley, of New Orieans, has been here two years; his business has deciined because of bad government; his firm nave a manufactory in Wheeling, W. Va., and sell zoods here; their Ousi- Fae OPA from sales oF $200,000 a year to 0 Isham Jones, of Assumption parish, testified as follows:—Is a republican; did-not vote for the re- publican ticket in 1872 because he could not afflli- ate with tnose of that party in his section; the election was lair; never saw ole conducted more quietly. Captain E. W. Sylvester, of St. Landry parish, ts a planter and a republican, but voted the mixed ticket at the late ‘election; he has never been ostracised because o! bis pol- itics; was @ soldier In the federal army; knows colored men who voted the democratic ticket; knows of nothing in the, condition of society that prevents a man irom being a republican, W. B. McOuteneon, of New Orleans, testified that he was in Alexandria during tne laie election ; gaw about a hundred negroes vote the conserva- | tive ticket; heard of NO INTIMIDATION, Captain Belger told him he never saw a more peaceable election ; heard a aoctor taiking loud to a colered man Close by the polis, sayiny, “1 have attended youali tae year and helped you along, now you go against me; the negro fluaily voted the conservative ticket; witness did not consider this inumidation. M. H. Twitcieltly, of Red River parish, a pianter by occupation, said he hadlived in that parish four years: was a Union soldicr; was married in Bien- | ville parish; 1s a republican; there have becu at tempts at ostracism, but he jelt it very lightly; stoce the murder of his brother, people there | seemed Very anXious to speak with him, toudtiess hoping he would assist them out of the trouble they were in; the reign of terror did not set in Untii just beiore the Coushatta affair; he was warned by [riends to get away and leit Cou. suatta with a relay 01 horses, geting fitty miles | away; Went back with two companies of United States troops ond remained there until aiter the election; was not troubled be- cause he never went) out. of sigut of tie troops without being well mounted and weli armed; that he had iniormatton that it was tue purpose o: the White League to arive out every white republican; that they intended to get possession of the gov- | ernment, peaceably if they could, forcibly if they must; Knew it would not be saie for him to return there in the absence of United States troops; in Coushatta at the massacre six whites were kilied, Vorether With two negroes svon after hung and several others; he could not tell how many, but a large number; has been four years a memper of the Legisiature. C. J. Greene, of Idncoln parish, testifled: -Is a lawyer by occupation; a native of the South, born in Alabama; had lived in bis parish many years; was before the war very poptwar; avout two years ago le went into politics with bis father, who is a republican, and since that time has been socially ostracised; other white republicans ure treated in tie same way; hada brother in the coniederate army; his father was a Union man; is Parish Judge of Lin- coin; the Sheriff told him be had been insulted; was @ republican, but did not vote at the last election; believed he had been vstracised; be named half & dozen members of his jamily who held office in the parish. Charles Puckett, editor, of Natchitoches parish, said, regarding social ostracism, he thougnt it was more directed to individuals than to party men; during the recent campaign, which was a ho: one, he noticed that seme of the people gave Dim the cold shoulder, but he thougnt it was because they thongnht he, being old citizen, should have voted witn an them ; thinks everybody voted who wished to do 80; there Was ho intimidation against the mass of voters; any ii-feeling Was directed against the leaders; the people requirea the parish judge to resign because lie was not a lawyer; about | twenty negroes voted at the box were he was, and there was no intimidation whatever; ill- jeeling against the whites was because ol bad local government; the republican police jury is- sued large quantities of cercificates of mdebdted- ness, which the pecple now have to pay; they hold ‘ne republican party accountable; they feel that they have been almost ruined by excessive taxa- jon. ‘The committee adjourned at eleven o'clock P. M. to meet at the Custom House at ten o'clock A. M. to-morrow. INTEREST IN THR INVESTIGATION. Much interest is manifested in the proceedings before the Investigating Committee. Their rooms @re crowded during the examination of the wit- nesses, and there scenia to be no clashing, politi- cal or otherwise, The investigation progresses very smoothly. The committee wu probably get through th two or three days. There Beings large number of persons in the city from the interior to attend the meeting of the Legislature, all the wit nesses Wanted, or, rather, necessary, cau be sum- moned at once. SUICIDE OF A NEW ORLEANS MER- CHANT. New ORLEANS, Jan, 1, 1875, Colonel §. N. Moody, @ prominent merchant of this city, committed suicide at nine o'clock to- night at his residence on Canal street by shooting himself through the head, He left his piace of business at two o'clock complaining of a pain in the head. He hada severe nervous attack some days ago but had apparentiy recovered. He was @ native of Manchester, England, and was lorty- seven years of age. ASSASSINATION IN NEW ORLEANS. NW ORLFANS, La., Jan, 1, 1875, Last night, avout hali-past twelve o’ciock, T. McKay Dunn, colored, while walking on Canal street, near the Basin, was fired upon by two un- known men and fatally wounded. Dunn was con- veyed to the Charity Hospital and soon alter xe pired. The murderers escaped.” A MISSISSIPPI STEAMER SUNK, Mewruis, Tenn., Jan. 1, 1875. Aspecialto the Appeal from Helena, Ark., to day, says the steamer John By Maude struck an old sunken barge last night about midnight, while near or at what is known as 0. K. Landing, forty Miles acove Helena, and sunk in about twelve feet of water, No lives were lost, The Mande left ‘this port last evening with 800 bales of cotton and list of passengers. All the passengers ught back nere by the steamer Pail It is believed the boat :and cargo will not total loss, but the river is rising so fast at int that ‘she is in great danger unless Allen. ARRIVAL OF THE SCANDINAVIAN. PORThAND, Me,, Jan. 1, 1875, ‘The steamship Scandinayien. (rom tverpogl, at- in by the Re Board cquld nage afew Walfe men. degmana aud | rived Jaat midnight, troops | ‘S$ exhibited long ists | 1 THE VICKSBURG. SLAUGHTER Contradictory Testimony Before the Cougres- sional Committee—Absolute Rule of the Negroes—Crosby's Unfortunate Proclamation and Its Mis- interpretation, VicksBuna, Miss., Jan. 1, 1875, The Congressional Committee met at ten o'clock, | when the examination of Colonel Horace Miller ‘was continued. To Mr. 'Brien—Held the office of Judge of the Criminal Court in 1867; in 1852 I was appointed | Chargé d'affaires to Bolivia, which position I filled three or four years. in answer to a question re- Garding the origia of the so-called color line he | Slated tiat for some time after the war | | the ‘whites mage earnest efforts to ac- }commodate themselves to the new state of affairs, especially with reference to negroes Voting, by holding out every mducement to get them to yote with the whites by nominatiug some efthem for oMce; this was continued for years Without success, when 1t became a well recognized fact that every negro whose name was placed on the couservative ticket was ostracised by his own them had been; after many unsuccessful attempts the feeliug grewupon the community tuat it was impossible to conciliave that element, owing to the iact that THE PREJUDICES OF THE BLACKS were continually tuflamed against the whites by the appeals of carpet-baggers, politica! adven- turers and the worst elements of the white race, to the effect that the whites were their natural ene- mies, and exaggerated statements of cruelties and punishments inflicted on tue diacks in slave times, and that the object of the democratic party was to reduce them to slavery again and their only safety was in adhering to the republican party; every them, and the result was that iu every election for Solid mass and Were often carried to the pods in military array under leaders, where they re- mained until the whole column had voted, the leaders handing them their tickets or else aeposit- ing ballots for them, This state of affairs proauced the color ine, the whites being satisfied it was useless to coalesce with the negroes tn vot- | ing, and that they were incapable of Mininistering any Office for the beuefit of the country, and determined in future to vote oly ior waite men for oficé, but im this had no intedtion | of depriving the negroes of we right of tne franchise or other vested rights granted them under the constitution; nor had he heard the abridgement of their rigits as voters discussed at ail; the Waites of Mississippt accept In good faith ILUTIONAL AMENDMENTS and laws passed by Congress in relation to the ne- groes; the only exception to the blacks being tree to vote as they please comes from thelr own | Face, and sucn is the intimidation used in this case that they dare not vote against the republi- can party; he cited two individual cases; that of a colored mun, one of his iormer’ slaves, Wio wanted to. vote the democratic Vicket, bot he (Miller) had advised him not to do so, as his Ddiack veimghbors would hill him; also of another man iy Vicksburg cailed Edmund, who on two occa- Sions ad to be escorted (o the polls oy whites in order to deposit a democratic ticket, and each | time on returning hme was assauited by mobs of black men and women, and ouly escaped mur- der by the interference of white men; knew 00 | instance Where the negroes had been discharged | for not voting the democratic ticket; had heard men say in Consequence of the enormous taxa- tion they Would not employ negroes wio voted with those who had saddled their taxes on, CROSBY'S BOND. On Friday, December 4, Crosby told him in the | presence 0: General Wirt Adams that he could not | periect is boud; tried alrer consuitation with a number of taxpayers to etlect a compromise by | getting Crosby wo appoint some mau acceptable to | the taxpayers as deputy who could give a bond | | and give him possession of the office, with full authority to discuarge the duties; Crosby thougac | he was entitled to the emoluments of the omce: | ola him he and the one selected would | doubtless make a satisfactory arrangement; Crosby asked time to consider the question ; made two appointments to meet him and get an answer, but Crosby kept neither of them; aiterwar learning that he went to Jackson that night, r tarned the pext morning and issued hs proclama- tion on the night o: veceuiber 7, When in charge; Crosby, when 1 told-tim what Owens had said about him, said that Owens and the colored pe t ple nad misunderstood his order; he had not in- structed them to come into the town; then, again, be admitted that he had , done 80; his answers in reference | to the card published over lis name were contra- dictory; the card Was written by a leliow ip Jack- | sou, Who signed his name to it dud who had made | Tt stronger than he (Crosby) ; but admitted that it | Was written at bis request and circulated by bis | order; General Packer and Colonei Lee said when they saw the card that it was dangerous and likely | to produce bad results; they were voth in the city | on the day o1 the fight, put he (Miller) did got see | them; they nad toid tum they wee here. PECULATIONS IN OFFICE here dated back to the accession to office of Crosby us County Treasurer and Cardoza as Cir- | cuit Court Clerk ; the increase ol taxation here has | been rapid and cnormous; now the entire taxa- | tion—State, couuty and city— was hear six per | cent; @ reduction has been made in the rate of | | city taxation’since the democratic government | was elected; the former city governments since 1872 Lave been republican; It Was dificult vo esti- mate the wssessiments on iauds outside the city | | with the real value, but im nearly every case If put up at public sale they would not bring | the assessed vaiue; the value of jands in the State since 1860 have deteriorated from fifty to seventy- five per cent; lands in the vicinity worth prior to the war from $25 to $50 per acre are now only worth irom $5 to $10; ‘California,” a plantation | on the Loutsiana side, whica soid besore the war | for $100,0, sold recently ior $15,000, He also 1n- | stauced similar cases 10 Issaquena county, | THE LAND ABANDONED, To Mr. Spear—Large bodies of land in this and adjoiniug counties have been abaudoned by the owners or else iorfeited to the state for taxes be- | cause of excessive taxation; there was no secret | litical association among wie Whites here; the ‘expayers’ Assogiation Was Dot a political organ- ization. ‘To Mr, Hurlbert—There was no organization to establish a color line; there never had been @ con- vention of that Kind held; knew this feeltug | prevailed throughout the State, but had not yet | taken shape, but would doubtiess result in a polit | teal organization; at tue late municipal election, | the color line Deing then in its tnetpiency, | did noi enter into it; the republicans, prior to | this election, had a small majority; kuew of no intinudation toward oflicers charged with con- brought bere about that time by gun dealers and sold to the citizens; they were generally Win- chester rifles or carbines, not over seventy-tive in umber, and were brought here in the monia pre- ceding the election; all the militia companies | had needle guns; the colored company had | about elghty only; there was one armory here at that time; know of guns sent here on consignment, and alterward distriputed to the citizens; the debt of Warren county and city was about $1,400,000; a large portion of this came trom loans to railroads and so-called pudiic improve- ments ; Furlong Was Sherif before Crosby; he was | first appotnted by General Ord, and then elected | twice; Furlong’s assertion in the Legisiature that 100 negroes were killed near the Pemberton monu- ment Was antrue, To Mr. Willlaims—The citizens believed there was a conspiracy between Crosby and otuer off- ctais to deiraud the people, To Mr. Speer—Severai nights before the Augast election Hail’s colored company had pickets out | on the streets and stopped gentiemen in carriages | aud searched them; among those searched were Horace Marshall and Charfes Prime and wie; this cuused much indignation and the purchase of arins by some of the citizens; from conversation | with Crosby I thought Governor Ames and Car. | doza had advised fin to regain the Sheriit's ofice ; In fact, saw the iollowing ietter on official letter pape Tacksox, Miss, Dec. 6 1874, Dean Crossy—Do not make any compromise with those fellows. Tho governumentis at your back. Steps will be taken for your relief. They will be ample and You need not tear. 1 do not care to say now what they Will be, but you will be all right. We are opposed to any and ailcompromise. Your iriend, CARDUZA. Colonel Miller’s examination lasted four hours, and a large portion was a mere repetition of his examination yesterday. Dr. vey Shannon was the next witness. He testified that he was in charge of the cavalry on the day of the Might; he went on @ scout in the morning, with a few men, un the Cherry street road, and was fired on by the negroes; they re- turned to town; When returning they met iour or five negroes near the obvridge on Cherry street, and told them to go back, belleving they were going to join the invaders; that nis orders were to clear the streets; one of them named Furman refused to do so and drew a pistol; he was fired on and took another step forward and attempted to ratse his pistol, when he was shot down and died soon after, ‘To General Huribert—Furman was killed by the party with me; I deciine to say who, as the matter will undergo judicial investigation; did not know either of the other negroes; they went back when element of discord was constantly kept before | @ series of years the negroes voted 10 almost.a | | | and | parties. ducting that election; knew that arms were ¥ ing JANUARY 2, 1875. | groes soon fied; afd not tnink anybody was burt | Ou eituer side, The committee adjourned till ten o'clock A. M. to-morrow. The democratic members of the com- mittee will request that Governor Ames and Adjutant Generali Packer be summoned to tes- tily. Tne imvestigation will probabiy continue un) Friday next. KALAKAUA IN BOSTON. Boston, Mass., Jan. 1, 1875. The programme for the entertainment of King Kalakaua at New Bedford two-day was successfully carried out tn all its details and proved a grand ovation, the populace generally turning out to do him honor. The King abstained from speech- manne at the public reception, but in private met all with affability, ‘The royai party left New Bedford at ten minutes of five P.M. and arrived tn this city via the Prov dence road at six o'clock, Large crowds were as sembled at ali the stations aiong the route, At Mansfeld a band greeted nis arrival at the station, The King and Governor Kapena showed them- seives upon the plaviorm, and were received with enthastastic eheers. The royal pariy are quartered at the Revere House, and will remain in the elty th Monday night, visiling Lowell on Tuesday. SIR JOHN FRANKLIN. LADY FRANKLI REWARD OF TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE RECOVERY OF THE RECORDS OF HIS EXPEDITION, Lonnon, Dec. 16, 1874. Taco, no matter what his former connection with | TO THE Eprtor or THE HERALD :— I am desired by my aunt, Lady Franklin (whose exceedingly weak state of health for- bids her addressing you with her own band), to bring under your notice the fact that she has renewed the reward (of £2,000) offered for the re- covery of the records of her husband’s expedition, It was first made public about three years ago in | Engiand, and almost simultaneously in America, where its promulgation is at least as necessary as ; at home, and my aunt ventures to hope that you will secure for the subject the most widely ex- tended circulation it can receive, by giving orders that the reward be made known in the pages of the New York HExALD, In this hope we shail place before you the lead- ing {acts as to the object in view and the still ex- isting probabilities of success, | It ts naturally concluded that on the abandon. from the mainiand, the journals, ships’ logs scientific observations would not be left to certain destruction with the | ships, but would be lanaed for deposit at the spot whence the survivors started on their ad- | Journey to the Fish River. Safe concealment only, with a view to the future recovery of valuable data, would be the object, and not the depositing information in conspicuous positions, as was done in respect of the proceedings of tne retreating It is evident, thereiore, that this locality should be searched when the snow is of the ground, ‘The same condition ts necessary for examination of the known line of retreat toward the Fish River. Sir Leopold McUlintock made this certain to us, but the track was gone over upon the snow, which only partially, though sufficiently, revealed the fatal traces of their passage. It is well known, by means of the whalers who have visited Repulse Bay, that the Esquimaux have been attracted to the weat coast of King Wilitam Island by the débris of every description which would follow the breaking up of the vesseis, | as well as those cast down and abandoned by the retreating party. It is also known that various expedients were adopted in their extremity for conveying news of themselves; for instance, Mr. Hall brought home a tin matchbox which had been carefully sewn up in canvas, and contained a Piece of paper--so said the Eaquimaux who gave up the box. It 1s obvious that personal communt- cation with these people would almost inevitably be the means of recovering some of these irag- ments of later information. The way of reaching the area to be searched—now Clearly limited and defined—may be by ship down Peel Sound, or by Regent Inlet and through Bellot | | Strait, which would place the searchers at once | need not tell you has never been accomplished. The other route would be by land, starting, as Mr. Hall did, from Kepulse Bay. ‘The choice will depend probably upon the habits and experience Of him who undertakes it, Jt 1g a quest worthy of your Mr. Stanley, and tt he were not engaged in other work my aunt?! Would ventare to stimulate his enthusiasm in 1s behalf, In consideration of the diMicuity of providing for the equipment of such an andertaking my aunt has added to the reward of £2,000 on ro- ceiving possession of the documents in question the offer of some compeasation for the outtay, the adjudication of tuis, as well as of the reward itself, to be made by three persons approved by navy who have bad experience in Arctic service, and who must thereiore be competent for the duty kindly undertaken by them, It is right 1 should add that the payment of the sums te be claimed ts made binding upon my aunt's executors in the contingency of her death during the progress of the work. You will excuse, my aunt hopes, tho lengthy ex- planation with which we have troubled you. itis Offered rather a3 8 guarantee for the reasonable- ness and nopefulness of the object, which may therefore commend itself to your advocacy as ‘well as your sympathy, of which, indeed, my aunt has no doubt. She begs her Kind regards to you, and I am, dear sir, yours very truly, SOPHIA CRACROPT. PROBABLE MURDER. Joun Finlay, aged fiiteen years, residing at No. 452 Second avenue, was celeprating New Year's late yesterday evening, in company with some half dozen juvenile companions, on Third avenue, near Twentieth street, by indulging in @ variety of boyish pranks, hie tnQs engaged the feelings ol Finlay received a severe shock, a8 he noticed an Itaitan laugh. heartily at him, Taking exception to the spectator’s mirth Finlay demanded its cessation, and, on receiving no satistactory assurance of compliance therewith, struck the Italian in the face, whereupon the latter drew a large dirk knife and plunged .t twico into Finlay’s physician deems of a most critical character. ‘The Italian quickly fled after the commission of the deed and has not yet been captured, aithough Captain Gunner, of the Eighteenth precinct, feels positive of his speedy apprenension, as he is well nown to the police. 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