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SPAIN. —— + GERMAN SAILORS STILL HELD PRISONERS BY THE OARLIBTA-—-A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CABLISTS. . BAYONNE, Jan. 30, 1875, The captain and several of the crew of the Ger- Man brig Gustav, who were captured by the Car’ ‘Mats, aro atill held a8 prisoners. THE OAR ALEXANDER RECOGNIZES KING AL- FONSO. Lonpox, Jan. 30, 1875. The Government of Russia has recognized Al- fonso as King of Spain. WHE CAMPAIGN AGAINST THE CARLISTS—vIGOR- 0UM ACTION OF THE ARMY OF THE NORTH-— POSITION OF THE KING'S FORCES, MaprID, Jan, 30, 1875. ‘The operations of the army o/ the North against | ‘the Oarliste are progressing satis‘actorily. General Moriones 1@ making u flank movement with the right wing by way of Sauguesa, a town twenty-five miles southeast of Pampeluna, while General Primo de Rivera is marching up the val- ley of Curascal to attack the enemy at a point ve- ween Tafalia and Pampeluna, Another division of the royalist army bas moved by way of Losarcos and is threatening Estella, which is twenty-six wiles souchwest of Pampeluna. General 1.oma is threatening the cannon foun- | 4ries of the Carlists in the provinces of Guipuz- cos. The garrison of Bilbao of Durango. General Vallegas is invading the province of | Blucay. is acting against the town ALFONSO'S HEADQUARTERS, ‘The headquarters of King Alfonso are at Ta- Talla, + ‘GRNBRAL GARIBALDI AT INTERVIEW WITH THE KING-—THB AGED VETERAN A SANITARY RE-d FORMER. i se . Romp, Jan. 30, 1875, King Victor Emmanuel gave andience yesterday to General Garibaid!, and a cordial interview took place on the subject of the unticalthy condition of the Campagna. LAA QUEEN VICTORIA'S sete COUNCIL. THA MINISTERS PREPARING THE SPEECH For THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT. Lonpoy, Jan, 30, 1875, ‘The object of the Queen in conveuing a Cabinet | Counc! at Osborne was to have a discussion on the Royal Message to Le submitted to Parliament at the opening of the approaching session, | GERMANY. THE BANE BULL PASSED IN THE PRUSSIAN PAR- LIAMENT BERitN, Jan, 20, 1875, ‘The seasion of the Reichstag was brought to a close this evening. The Bank bill passed to-day. THE EASTERN QUESTION. BOYAL RUSSIAN CONGRATULATIONS PRINCE OF MONTENEGRO. Sr, PETERSBURG, Jan. 30, 1875, The Ozar has sent a note to the Prince of afon- | tenegro, congratulating him upon the peaceable solution of the diMculty which a:cae between: his government and that of Turkey from the Pod- gorttsa adair. CHINA. To THE THE QUESTION OF THE SUCCESSION TO THE , THRONE A CAUSE OF AGITATION. HONG Kona, Jan. 80, 1875, It te rumorea that disturpances have taken piace im Pekin growing out of the question of the succession to the throne. | ROYAL SCANDALS. | { DISOOVERY OF THE OLD BOOK GIVING THE SCANDALS OF ENGLISH ROYALTY—A THOU- SAND POUNDS REWARD OFFERED FOR IT. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 30, 1875. | | | ITALY. | | | | of bis friends, who are NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1875 INGTON. GENERAL WASHINGTON DESPATCHES. WASII WASHINGTON, Jan, 30, 1875. PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE. Immediately after tue meeting of the House the reading of the journal of Wednesday (being the | record of the forty-six hours’ session) was com- | menced, the Clerk undertaking, as usual, to omts the detalis of the votes—the names of the mem- bers voting in the afirmative and negative aud not voting at all, Mr. Randall, of Pennsylvania, ipsisted that they were part of the journal, and must be read tn ex- tenso, Alter @ discussion, in which Mr. Randall statea that bis object was to consume the whole day in thia Manner 80 a8 to prevent @ day's notice being given of a resolution to change the rules, and thus throw that back for another week, the Speaker decided that under the constitution a member nas a right to require the reading of the Journal in full, and thereupon the Clerk proceeded with the reading. © The proceedings in the House were brought to a ciose at half-past four P. M. by an adjournment on motion of Mr, Butler, of Massachusetts. Up to that time nothing was heard in the House but the voice of the reading clerk, drawiing out the names of the members who had voted on the various mo- tions during the Milbustering proceedings. Several democrats , kept scanning over the record ! containing the official réport. of the pro- ceedings, to see that the Olerk did not jakip any names or omit *,anything, In this way some seventeen or dighteen of the | | roll calls had been read through, out of the | seventy-five taken; so tnat it would have beon daylight on Sunday morning before the journal would have been concluded. A motton to adjourn by Mr. Eldredge, of Wisconsin, was voted down, simply because i¢ came from the democratic side of the House; but immediately tne same ; Motion was made by Mr, Butler and carr:ed, That was the easiest and shortest way | to dispose of the lung journal of Wednoadav'a iy ‘oil: hy ry hen the Hon Hot lay tho only rani vat Hit wi be tho few | lines of to-day’s proceedings, During the day an attempt was made to have the bil) passed to pay | Interest on tne three-sixty-five bonds of the District | of Columbia, but Mr. Holman, of Indiana, ob- | sected, and 1t consequently fatted, | REPUBLICAN SENATORIAL CAUCUS. | The republican Senators were in oaucus to-day for about tive hours on the Loatsiana question- Much dobate ensued, wnen it was finally con- ctuded to support the President in what he had already done relative to affaira in that State, | and to stand by him in tne future in the support of the Kellogg governmentin all lawfui authority. It is saia there are eight Senators who dissent from this position of their republican as. sociates. The guestion of Mr. Pinchback’s admis sion was not discassed, as it is still before the Committee ofi Privileges and Elections, THE NEW SENATORS. WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, Jan, 30, 1875, The ninth ballot for United Stdtes Senator taken to-day stood as follows:—Carpenter, 61; Bragg, 44; Coie, 13; Guppy..3. Atwood, Cameron and Bunn one each, A number of members have paired of and gone home, MINNESOTA. St. Paut, Jan. 30, 1875, A vote, In Joint session of the Legisiature to- day for United States Senator, was substantiaily the same as that of yesterday. There is no im- Mediate prospect of an election. Senator Ramsey loaves ior Washington to-mor- row anda will take no further part in the Senatorial canvaas, leaving his interests wholly in tne hand: & liberty to withdraw his name Whenever in their judgment the imtercats | of taeir party can be sustained thereby. FLORIDA. TALLAHASSEE, Jan. 30, 1875. ‘The vote for United States Senator to-day was as tollows:—Call, 34; Sam Walker, 10; McLin, 9; scattering, 8. ‘ ALBANY NOTES. ALBANY, Jan. 30, 1875. RESIGNATION OF A COMMISSIONER, Mr. William C. Kingsley has resigned his position as New Capitol Commuissioner,’and his resignation has been accepted, ‘The 014 book published in re‘erence to the scan- dais of the royal family of England, and for which | ® reward of £1,000 was recently offerea, has turned up in this city and 1s in the possession of a | Jawyer ot Louisville. It was imported about two | years ago by John P. Morton & Co., booksellers, | and was procured from 0, D. Casenore, of London, having been bought up from some dealer in second hand books, THE GRASSHOPPER REGION. S1oux Ciry, Iowa, Jan. 30, 1875. An executive committee appointed at a meet. | ing of the citizens of this city have issued an ap- | peal for assistance for the settlers of Northern | Nebraska, Southern Dakota and Northwest- ern lowa, whose lands have been deso- lated by grasshoppers. They urge especially on the public the necessity of seed for | the tarmers. Food, ciothing and mone: are also needed. The territory wuere aid is neede 48 principally in the countles of Cedar, Dixon, | Knox and Dakota, in Nebraska; the settled portion 01 Southern Dakota, and that )ortion of Lowa sit- uated in the Upper Des Moines Valley. The com- mittee assure contributors that donations sent to them will be gidictously distributed. ‘The appeal ieee by Mayor Warner and other prominent sitigens. THE JAMES BOYS. Sr. Louis, Mo., Jan. 30, 1875, A joint resolution was introduced into the Lower House of the Legislature to-day | calling on Governor Hardin to inquire into and report as early as possible the real and alleged facts relating to an attack on the house of Reuven Samuels, near Kearney, Olay county, last Tuesday night, when the house was set on fire, Mra, Samuels severely ‘wounded and her child killed by the bursting of @ shell which had been thrown into the house, THE TROUBLE IN THE*+ COTTON MILLS. COTY Fax. River, Mass., Jan. 30, 1875. The trouble in the cotton mills of this city prob- | ably reached a culmination to-day and a disas- trous and general strike seems inevitable, A con- ference of the manufacturers, at which @ delegation of the diaffected weavers were present, was held this evening, and, after a lengthy discussion, a proposition was agreedupon, virtually giving back to the operatives one-thire of the ten per cent reduction. A meeting of the weavers of the Merchants’, Granite | and Crescent mills was immediately heid, and it was unanimously voted to reiuse -anything short of @ restoration of taeir tull pay. ‘The two weeks’ notice of the weavers in the | two last named mills are up to-night ana of the | Merchants’ on Monday night. Tie operatives are ) therefore on a strike, which must cause & stoppage of these three mills, Mucn excitement exists | over the matter. AN EXPENSIVE SMOKE. } SPRINGFIELD, MaQss., Jan. 30, 1475. Riley Maynard's tobacco barn, at South Deer- field, with sixty cases of tobacco, was destroyed by an incendiary fire last night. The loss is $40,000, Fully insured in Greenfleid and Hartiord companies, ROBBERY OF AN EXPRESS OFFICE. | Utica, N. Y., Jan. 30, 1875, ‘The office of the American Express Company in this city was robbed this morning, at four o’clock, by five masked men, who gagged, tied and hand- cuffed the watchman. They found the keys of the outer vault and took @ Brueseis carpet bag con- taining the night train packag ‘the loss so far as known ts only $395. The watchm: that the robbers were all armed witn revolvers. BURNING OF MACHINE SHOPS. LITTLE Rock, Ark,, Jan, 30, 1875, ‘The machine shops of the Memphis Railroad at Argenta, opposite this city, were burned to-day, yes $20,000; no insurance. ; Missioners of the State Board ot Charit! | Where railroad companies reiuse (o pa: | ated hig experience abroad, and reported that } | | | THE SUPREME COURT JUDGESHIP, It is said that the Supreme Court Judgeship of this district has been tendered to Hon. Samuel Hand and that he has accepted it. RESIGNATION OF COMMISSIONERS. Nathan Bishop, Howard Potter and Benjamin B. Sherman, of New York, and James A. Degraun, of Brooklyn, have resigned their positions as Com- | THE MAINE LEGISLATURE, Asavuera, Jan. 30, 1875. The Judiciary Committee of the Legislature have completed the hearing on the capital punishment question, and will probably report in tavor of a bill making the punistment imprisonment for life | Jor all crimes wherein tue death penalty is now a sti bilt will be reported to the Legislature enforo- ing the tax on ratiroads, providing that in cases he tax assessed the Sheriff shall distrain the goods, chattels and franchises of the companies for tne amount of the tax, and sell the same at public auction unless the tax be paid within lour days. The rolling stock to be considered legitimate prop- erty to be sold. A SCARCITY OF WATER. THE UNSEASONABLE DROUGHT IN SOUTHERN | NEW HAMPSHIRE—STOPPAGE OF THE HILLS- BOROUGH MILLS. Nasuva, N. G., Jan. 30, 1875. Toe unseasonable drought, with the fact that many of the brooks and springs are frozen solid, bids fair to result in serious inconvenience to the farmers and manufacturing industries of Southern New Hampshire, In many of the towns tarmers are obliged to melt snow to get water for their cattle. Hillsborough Mills at Wilton, and Morse, The Haley & Co,’s mills at Miliord, nave stopped be- - In Nashus cause of an insufficient supply of wa' the mills have been runing on about half time, and corporations are paying, the board of opera- tives when the latter are idie. The Nashua and Jackson companies will both start with steam on ‘Yoesday next, making three-iourtns time. Rain is greatly needed. A CENTENNIAL REGATTA. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 30, 1875. A large meeting of the members of the Scbuyl- kul Navy was held to-night, at which the report of the committee appointed to suggest the best plan for a centennial regatta in the summer of 1876 | was received. The report suggests a national | college and an international collegiate re- gatta, the latter to be open to all amateurs 1p the world, and 4 professional regatta, Most of the participants are to receive presents or prizes. The report of the commitiee was pte had A — i ie tions, the only material change being committee who shall have charge o! the regatta shall give a suitable prize for the international rofessional regatta. On motion it was resolve 0 appoint committee of twenty-five or more to decidé upon the character of the rizes to be awarded. Commodore Fergurson re- London and Paris crews had expressed their de- sire to come here and compete with American | crews. He had also seen tne college clubs of New England, who likewise expressed their desire to | participa: THE REPRIEVE OF LEPINE. Sr. Pact, Minn., Jan. 30, #75. At Fort Garry yesterday there was great excite- ment in consequence of the commutation papers { Lepine not having arrived, and yester- day vert etheday fixed ior his execution he was re risved for a week by Chief Justice Wood, Mass meeting was held last evening to con- sider the matter. ARRESTED KOR POISONING. Batrrwors, Jan. 30, 1875. Joseph Kamer, 8 German, was arrested in this city yesterday on the charge of poisoning Frana Bets also @ German, at Millersville, An Krundel Sounty, on she 2d of January. “ev articles belonging to the deceased were found on Kamer. It is alleged that Kamer lived in crim- nai intimacy with Betsohart’s wile, ALABAMA TROUBLES. oye tere The Evidence Before the Con- gressional Committee. Testimony of State Officials and Citizens. Burning Charches, Slandering Republicans and Political Persecution. ia il MR Pi aT The Women Not To Marry Democra WASHINGTON, Jan, 30, 187 Four hundred and eighty pages o! the Alabama Investigation have been printed. It commenced on tho 24th of December, in accordance with the resolution of the House of Representatives. Tne first witness was Elias M. Ketls, of Eufala, Al @ republican, He atiended and took part in a number of political meetings, and narratea at | length agsanits on the republicans by the demo: | crates, guns and pistols being used and baliot | boxes destroyed, | A MOBILE JOURNALIST, Philip Joseph, living in Mobile, a journalist, tea- | tifled as to intimidation of repuvlicans by the | democrats, some of the latter riding up and de- luberately firing into the crowd on the day of elec. ‘Mun, killing one man instantly. THE POLITICAL MBEZTING. Robert Reed, of Sumter county, was generally | in Alavama during the late political, canvass, and | testified as to acts of intimidation and yiolence in | connection with political meetings and free ex- pression of political sentimeats by republicans, | Ivey, @ route agent, was killed, but witness aid not | Koow Whe com, the deed, 3. R. Hubbara, residing in Opect4> nevi | for three years; did not see any intimidation be- fore or alter the election; there was some crowd- ing of negroes away from the polls; he employed some troops then to open the way and let the voters go in; he had no further trouble, EVIDENCE OF THE AUDITOR, R, T. Smith, residing at Opelika, Auditor of Ala- bama, wis the boxt witness. He was asked what was the reason the republicans request the col- ored men to go to the county seat to vote. He | replied, because there are, perviaps, some pre- cincts in which there are no white republicans, | no man of intelligence enough to see that an elec: tion is properly managed, and that tne negroes | are liable to cheated; there were two repub- | ltcan factions m ontgomery, and consequentiy a stormy time; There was very litile opposition there between democrats and republicans; there were two republican tickets and a good deal of | confasion and strife between these factions; he had heard a go6d deal of breaking up of meetings and general disorder among them, BURNING CHURCHES, | Isaac Campbell, living in the Wacoochie Valley, testified as to the burning of three colored | churches; the enemies o/ colored Reonte wanted to burn up all the churches; they beat Sum Toe and bis wile, SLANDERING REPUBLICANS, Isaso Heyman, United States Commissioner, having been asked whether he Knew of any ate tempt to coerce democratic voters into voting tue republiccan ticket, he testified he dia no but there was Pr Fence) Spirit, such @ spirit could hardly be described. It was of a general natnre; it was one of abuse, vilifcation and un- called for slander of repubiicans; it was part of | the programme, on the part of the democrats, 10 make republicans as odious as possible, so far as they couid do 1 by speeches or any other means they might employ to accomiisn that object: POLITICAL PERSECUTION, Robert Bennet (coiored) testified be had been | voting the democratic ticket tor the lust four years, and for this the church of which he was a | trustee and steward turoed him out, THE GOVERNMENT BACON. Lieutenant Frank E. Taylor, at Opelika, was asked whether any government bacon nad been | distributed among the sufferers there from the overflow. He replied that ie was given to under- stand there had not been any. That wnen the bacon Was sent there the chairman of the Democratic County Committee protested agalost it being dis- tributed, as they never had had an overfiow there, and consequently the distribution was suspended. Mr. Beyman, United States Commissioner, thought such distripation improper. CAPTAIN KELLOGG’S BVIDENCH. Edgar R. Kellogg, Captain in the Eighteenth in- fantry, at Opelika, testified that he, with the troops, simply alded the civil authorities to keep order at the polls; nota menace was made nor a° harsh word uttered py Dimsol!; he was contident the presence of troops preserved peace, and pre- vented bioodshed and riot, 4 GOOD WORD FOR THE DRMOCRATS, Adam Kirk testified that tne colored people were told if they voted the democratic ticket the: would be put into slavery; the democratit whites are just as kind to republican blacks ag they are to democratic blacks; they empioy them just as quick and think just as well or them, A BLACK DEMOCRAT. Sam Keller Geer) testified that he was turned out of a republican meeting because he said ne was going to vote the democratic ticket ; the waite people had always treated bim with great kind- ness, and he thought they treated colored people With more kindness than they ought to have done, considering the way they bave been treated by the blacks. Willis Perry (negro) was discharged by his em- ployer because he would not vote the democratic tucket. “NOT THE KIND TO SPBAK.’? H. A. Campbell (culored) testified—He had been | & democrat five years; there was a row on the 25th of September at Montgomery between the two Jactions of the republican party, and one col- | ored man was killed; in Bullock county the demo- crates were not allowed to speak at the public | meetings. Q. What was there to prevent you from speak- | ing? A, They sald it was not our turn and we could not speak; we were less in number and we would not persevere. Q. What réason did tney give? A. They said we were ruining the county as democrats and we were not the «ind to speak any way at all would not insist upon it, He further t the republicans broke up another demoor: | meeting in that county about the 29th of Septem. | ber. Jolm Bennet came up and said to Cesar Shorter, one of the speakers, “You ought to be ashamed,” and he (Bennet) drew a weapon on Dim and said ne could whip him, and did strike Bim one Or two licks, which resulted in a row. What did he say he ought to be ashamed of? a A ontrol the other negrocs to be democrats, | d said, “We ought to hang you, and if I had my | way I would do it;” at anocher place called Lime- kiln, in the samo coun y, they were broken w to speak Were shot at twice. WOMEN NOT TO MAKRY DEMOCRATS, In Chambers Cog the colored rel formed a | society to prevent women irom Ing demo- crats and to advise the separation of Hustand and wife where the husband was a democrat and to ex- clude democratic negroes irom all society; @ simt- lar organization existed in Lee county; the mem- bers of that society had a pledge thats woman would leave her husband if he was a democrat, ora young Woman would not marry a man if he was a democrat. in Montgomery county, a preacher of the Methodist Episcopal Churon deprived the sec- retary of tne salary of his office beeause he was a democrat, and stopped another man trom being & aeacon ot the churcn for the same cause. Q. What is the spirit Te | the colored republt- cans here against the colored democrats? Is there Proscription or ostractam? A. Yos, sir, the ostra- clam 18 very great, 80 great that we do not speak when we meet them, and they do not treat us properly in our diferent societies; witness ad- | dressed whtte democratic meetings and with white democratic speakers; took bis meals at the same table with democratic speakers at the hotel, AN EX-aTTORNEY GENERAL, Benjamin Gardner, ex-Attorney General of Ala- bama, testified that he was a repuolican; tbat rotten eggs were thrown by whites at a meetin wherg he wus speaking; it. was his deliberat opinion that if it were not for the violence, intimi- dation and proscription the republicans would have 20,000 or 25,000 majority In the State. The remainder of the evidence is of a similar character. ACCIDENT IN A COLLIERY, Wuite Haven, Pa., Jan. 30, 1875, Yesterday, while a party of men were loading coal at the Beaver Meadow Colliery, a slide of coal | came down, killing John Dougherty and breaking a of Richard Hall. Edward Riley, James Mathews and Mr. Varrigan were slightly injured. Dougherty leaves a wie and small iamily, STREET CAR HOMICIDE. Thomas Burns, of No. 244 West Forty-seventh street, was thrown trom the tront platform of car No. 97 of the Eighth avenue line, last night, at the Junction of Hudson and Bane streets, oy the driver, Richard Rooinson, of No. 159 Wasbington street, and died suosequently at Bellevue Hospital trom injuries he _ received, Burns attempted to get on the car, but Robinson would not allow him, and the latter fung him back with such vivience thi the wheels of the conveyance passed over his arma and = leg. Gap’ Ninth precinct, ar Rennedy, of ted binson and looked him up at the station house and had Burns.con- veyed to the hospital. He died there about elowen o'clock, avd the doc.ors were of hg srg what hig Aissoludion Was due to the tujuries he recelved, | | turnis! | tion. | | Judge Manning ana other prominent conservatives entirely. Witness and another man who intended | id --QUADRUPLE SHEET. LOUISIANA. Testimony Before the Oon- gressional Committee. JUDGE MYERS AND HIS TROUBLE Colored Voters Recite the Story of Their Wrongs. GOVERNOR KELLOGHS GOOD INTENTIONS, Naw ORLEANS, Jan. 80, 1875. The Congressional Committee continued its in- | vestigation to-day. MAJOR BRAD'S STORY. George KF, Head testified:—I am major of the Third tnfaniry and came to Louisiana about Sep. tember 19; went to Monroe on the 25th of October; was requested by Marshal Seolye to assist him in making arrests; was sown & warrant by the Mar- skal and a jist of 150 names of persons to be arrested; on election day Marshal Seelye sent a detachment to the town of Quba to make an ar- rest; cannot say whether the troops were used for any specific political purpose; Seelye naa a Dumber of blank warrants to his possession wile at Vienna; it was not stated by Soelye that he had fatied in executing legal processe: he was unpopular, and probably would have been unable to make arrosts, but other men could have done s0; I could; BSeelyo was active in his co-operation with the repudlican party; the troops were kept in their barracks on election day with the exception of the expedition to Cuba; there were no disturbances in the parish at the eleotion or sinc {u she Vienna ole. TODO! “ hid fil out she "the blank Watfaots Io SaeaBl yith Seslyeis ame, and atrest him, 0 as to get nin of the clutohes of the authorities; he aiterward carried out this plan and filled out a | warrant charging himself with embezzlement, JUDGE MEYERS’ TROUSLES. Judge A. C, Meyers testifled—| reside in Natchi- toches parish; have been there for twenty years; the principal trouble among tne people | Oliginated {rom the taxes, As to intimidation, Mr. | Meyers gave as an evidence the reso.utions of a Mass meeting near the town of Natchitoches and several extracts from parish democratic pape He said that during the last election he does not think many negroes voted the con- servative ticket, and sia'ed that he is afraid to return to Natchitoches and that he wae threatened through the papers; Meeting the repubilcans were in no danger; never heard of negroes that were hanged in the parish, butthere have been about thirty murders tn the past jew years; the population ranges irom 19,000 Lo 20,000, Mr. Frye then asked a few questions as to the | relative registration, &c., the witness stating that | he kuew of but five or six negroes there who would vote the democratic ticket. He was also asked as to the cause of his leaving home, and | Stated in reply that {tt was irom tear of | personal violence; that the republicans were | sate there up to the time of the meet- ing on the 22d day of July; that he and his family were ostracised: that he did Dot think tt safe to return to Natchitoches; that there are no courts held there now except magis- trates’ courts; there were uo outrages that knew of Peoengy thirty-three persons have been kliled since 1865; twenty-iwo were colored men; there has been no punishment for murders; ; some men had been brought to trial, but were acquitted, PERSECUTIONS OF MRS. MYERS. Mrs. Octavia Myers, wile of Judge Myers, testi- fled as to the causes which compelled the Judge to leave bome, aud corroborated iuily the statement made by him in his testimony as to ostracism, per secution, &c, She said:—Befora Judge Myers | came down to the Convention he was much liked, and bis de isions in court were complimented in the papers; my husband was once at the pointvof deatn ior weeks, and there were no democrats to sit up with him; on the 27th of July a mob came into the town to ask the officials to resiga, MORE INTIMIDATION, Mr, Isnach, of Natcnitoches, was next sworn, and corroborated the previous testimony as to intim- idation, &¢., in that parisn; he was a republican | and was shot at on the night aiter the elec- | tion while he was going home; he heard one shot that was fired at Pierson; (ee eral intimidation prevailed; he said that | the Mayor had two hundred White Leaguers on duty as policemen on election day, while ordl- Barily there were only two policemen; witness gia the speciai policemen were all democrats; he was threatened and prevented trom performing hig duties a8 a supervisor by threats irom tne White Leaguers, who told him that if he at- tempted to qualify voters they would put bim and bis Looks out 0! the way. Cross-examined :—About. two hundred colored | men were prevented from voting by intimidation; saw no violence at meetings toward colored men; | was two hundred yards from the Oourt House when Pierson was shot at; he (Isnach) was snot at with buckshot; saw the man whenthe fired, who immediately broke and ran; witness has re- mained there ever since, INFLUENCE OF A COW STEALER. Thomas Lightfoot, a colored man, a@ resident of this city, testified that while under bonds for cow stealing Mr. James came to his house and told him that if he would use his influence, work and vote for the democrats, he would obtain bis final discharge for the crime he was charged with, and that he (James) did 80; that he (Lightfoot) was offered $400 or $500 by tne resident of his club if he would come before the commiitee and testify for the democrats, but that he had not been offered anything by the republicans. | Witness alsq produced a salety certi- ficate, which was filea in evidence; ne said he got $80 from the club and gave $2 each to fifteen colorea men to vote the democratic ticket; that Horace Phillips managed the voters hed by him on election day aud saw that they voted. | Witness was then cross-examined by counsel | for the conservatives, but nothing important was elicited, =~ A CHEAP VOTER. Sandy Rice (anotner colored democratic voter) was neXt sworn, and identified his safety certificate and testified as to his cunnection with the elec- He said he received $7 50 for voting, aud that be kept the money and did not divide with Fmggiem Ai that the democrats offered him $400 it he would come before the committee and teatily in their behalf. GOVERNOR KELLOGG’S OROSS-RX AMINATION, Governor Kellogg was recalled and cros#-exam- tgreatiengtn. In reply to Mr, Marrastowny Not sent the Metropolitan militia to Grant parish daring the troubles there, he said—First, that there was a persistent effort to misiead him, assuring him that there woula be no trouble, ai second, there was @ com! boat men to refuse transportation to the State militia; be made many efforts through General ¢ to obtain transportation, but was re- ; Subsequently, when General Emory de- sired to send up United States troops, he (Emory) had almost to buy the boat they went on. In answer to Mr. Marshall Mr. Kellogg asserted ation among stea in the heavy republican parishes, where the abiding, th were compara- vel linguent taxes; in the “Hill”? arishes, W White League operated, de- fingue tax amounted to more than double the parish debt; the assessm arisnes was ridiculously low feche were assessed would be assessed five amount in Illinois, and the products of those lands were five times as valuable as the products of corresponding lanas tn Illinois; it was true, before the war the taxes were about five mills and now were fourteen mills, but the assessed val- uation had been reduced accordingly. He in- stanced Assumption parish, where, before the war, the valuation, cluding slaves, was $9,000,000, and now it was $1,000,0 0; in the city of New Orleans the assessments were high and tne sys- tem was bad; he had strenuously tried to cnange it, and came withio, six votes in the Legislature last year of doing so; 1 only six of the democrats, who refused to take their seats, had come to his assistance the whole of the oppressive sys- tem of tax assessments in New Orleans could have been cnanged; he asserted that the com meroe of New Orleans was greater to-day than it had been for twenty years: the import trade had fallen off, owing to the riots, political troubles, | obstructions at the bar, and, more than all, to rail- road traffic, but tne Western produce and steam- boat trade had largely increased. In reply to Mr. Hoar, he suid the rich planters complained; all their plantations had been mort- gaged before the war and they have never been able to redeem them; the formerly rich men were daily becoming poorer and the formerly peor men were becoming richer; numbers of colored men Were acquiring bb eiae dd and the large plantations were being divided up into sinail holdings, In answer to Mr. Frye, he said that the asser- tion that the Funding Board had funded $8,000,000 F $10,000,000 of tliegal obligations was al solutely fais ‘only $1,600,000 had thus far been funded, General Lane againgt the guerillas and was bre- rn of the Mexican war f iY Rann when Seelye wa: | up to the time of the muss | | sion of the Nineteenth | of Hon, Emerson Ethertage, died at Dresden, Bamber of murders afieged to have beew com- mitted since 1868; be could uot say what propor- Mon Were political. ONLY TWO ORBENES. Allen Greene, State Senator from Lincoln parish, took the stand and denied the report of the sub- committee that there were six Greenes in office to Lincolo parish; he said he had only one son now in oMice in that parish and. one at West Point; ne was nearly the largest property owner im Lincoin; he owned | & tannery and shoe mannfactory, the machinery io wh cost Bim $10,000; his business was Stopped because the work he brought from Massachusetts would not remain on account of ostracism. Mr. Greene was still under examination when the committee adjourned until Monday. OBITUARY. BRIGADIMR GENERAL BENJAMIN 8, ROBERTS. Brigadier Genera Benjamin 8. Roberts died at Wasbington, D. C., on Friday evouing, of pleuro- pueumonia, aged sixty-four years. He waa born at Manobester, Vt., im 1811, and was graduated trom the Military Academy at Weat Point in 1835. Alter serving on frontier duty for tour years he resigned and became @ civil engineer. Ho was the principal engineer of the Champlain and Og- densvurg Kaliroad in 1839, and in 1841 he became Assistant Geologist ‘or this State. In 1842 he wens to Russia a8 assistant engineer to Lieutenant Whistier, who bad been charged with the con- struction of ratiroads in that Empire, but he re- turned the next year, and, being admitted to the Bar, begun the practice of the law in Iowa, He Temained at the Bar till 1846, when the war with Mexico brought nim back to the army, When he regigued tn 1839 he held the rank of firat lieutenant in the First dragoons, aud he re-entered the army with the same rauk in the Mounted Rifles. He rhe pe yy in the siege of Vera Cruz and in tae attles of Corro Gordo, Contreras and Churubusco, ; the storming of Chapultepec and in the assault and capture of the (ity of Mexico, He beoame a captain in 1847, and the same year was breve tod Ley} for gatiautry at Chapultepec, where he com- mahded an advance party of stormers, Alter the capture 5 ky? Mexican capital he served ubdor bell ty im Waantoatoa and on here eR, a New fexi00, but his health was very feeble and during several yeara he was unfit for duty. ‘(he rebellion found him iy New Mexico, where he was assigned to the comthand of tae Northera district: in 1861. In January and February, 1862, he aeiended Fort Craig pagalnst the Texans, under General Stdviey, aad | fought tho battle of Vaiverde, He nad previously been appointed major in the Third cavairy, and he was brevetied lieutenant colonel for gallantry in that action. Hoe was ordered to Wastington in June, 1862, and, being appointed a brigadter gen- eral of volunteors, he wus ordered tu join the Aimy of Virginia, under General Pope, aa culei of cavalry. He participated in the battle of Cedar Mountain and the second battle of Bull Run, as Well as in the intervening skirmisnes, acting, be- | sides, as inspector general. In the autumn of 1862 he was in service against the Indians o: Min- hesota, as inspector general vi the Depattment of the Northwest. He was ip commaud of the de- | fences of Washington in the spring of | 1868, and later in the year commanded | the Independent Brigade, operating in West Virginia. From June to December, 1863, be com- manded the district of lowa, and in February fol- Jo took command of the district of Varroilton, La. He subsequentiy commanded the first divi- rmy corps and a8 chief of nt o: the Gulf. He also 0, Where le was in com- mand O! the cavairy division at the close of the war. He was made a major general of volunteers by brevet, and was brevetted brigadier general Marob 13, 1865, In June, 1866, be was appointed lheutenant colonel of the Third cavalry, but his health being feebie he Was absent irom his com- maud most Of the time on leave, and was flaally placed on the retired list in 1870. Since that time @ resided mout of tue time in Washington, JOHN T. GREEN. Tho death is announced of Judge John T. Green, of Sumter, 8. C., one of the most prominent men of the State. At the Jast gubernatortai election in South Caroiina Juage Green received almost the entire conservative vote, vut was beaten by Gov- ernor D, H, Cuamberiai ANTHONY DIBRELL. Anthony Dibrell, the father of General Dibrell, Congressman-elect from Tennessee, died at Sparta, in that State, a few days ago, He held numerous positions of honor and trust in his State, among them that of Regisier of the Land Ofiice for five years, Circuit court Cierk of White county twenty- One years and Treasurer of Tennessee ten years, He was also ™ member o1 the Legislature of 1545-46, and made the race for Congress in 18387 on the whig ticket. DR. H. W. EB. MATHEWS. Dr. A. W. B. Mathews, a leading physician of Now Haven, Conn., diea in that place on Thura day. Dr. Mathews was born in Georgta, in 1827, but spent the greater part of his life in Connecti. cut. He was educated at coon Oollege, Hart- ford, and studied medicine at Yale, being gradu- ated jrom the /ormer institution in 1847 and trom the latter in 1850, Subsequea’ @ began the Practice of his profession in Ne: ven, and was one of the most successful physicians of tnat city during the last quarter vi a century. MRS. ELIZA MATILDA LOVE. Mrs. Eltzs Matilda Love, @ granddaughter of the distinguishea Richard Henry Lee, of Revolu- tionary fame, died in Laciede county, Mo., on the 22a inst., aged eiqnty fone years. Always tak- ing @ deep Interest in the politics of the country, she devoted the declining years of her life to writ- ing the reminiscences of the impressions left upon her mind by the discussions at her fatoer’s house with the most eminent men of our aarly history, and with her impressions of the civil strife; all of which may some day be published, MRS. ELIZABETH ETHERIDGE. Mrs. Elizabeth Etheridge, the venerable mother Tenn., on the 17th inst., at the advanced age of 102 years. She was born in Currituck county, North Carolina, on the 27th of February, 1772, and married in that county in the year 1792. She came | with her family to Weakiy county, Tenneasee, in the year 1833, and resided there ever since. She was the mother of nine children, seven sons und two daughters, of whom only three, two sons— Hon. E. Etheridge, oi Memphis, and B, B, Bthe- eridge, of Harrison county, Texas—and daughter, Mrs. J. G. Parker, survive her. She had been for re Ua ahd member of the Methodist Churob, WILLIAM H. DICKINSON. This well known resident of Jersey City died at an early hour yesterday morning, at the advanced age ofseventy-two, He always enjoyed remark- ably good health till five d ago, when he was attacked with eryatpelas, was @ resident of Hudson county, New Jersey, for forty 8, and was 80 widely Known and respected that he was looked upon as an old landmark. The jumeral will take place Irom St. Mark’s Episcopa) church, corner of Grove and Montgomery streets, to-mor- row afternoon. DIED. SHaav.—In this city, on the 80th inst., HELEN Key, wife of John T. Shaaff and yeseeaet daugh- ter o1 Peyton A. Key, Esq., of Keniucky. The funeral servic will take place at the Union Square Hotel, Monday, st ten o'clock. a “other Beans 3o6 Tensh Page.) SOALD READ, AND NUMEROUS OTHER DIS. it s, a wi $f'Sfatinent and pinstor have been tuvented by iaodiont men, can be simply and effectually remedie wash- Bois BA Be PORE Net en nT e. AN EXOURSION IN THE TROPIOS, ishing to avoid the severity of a Northern vail theme! the new and firs clase eUEW YORI, HAVANS AND MEXICAN MarL ORS STEAMSHIP LINE to visit the beautiful and iuteresting places about the Gull of Mexico. New York the topped Progret id aan in Yucatan. T remain five days at the old and historical city ot Ver: Crug, giving, also, ample time for a Journey by rail over the inountans, passing sconery unsurpassed Jor ite grandeur, to (he ancient and interesting City of Mexico Bnd its surroundings. From Vera Crua the route con. tinues northward, stopping geveral hours at the Mext- can ports of Tuxpan and Tampico, amd terminate: New Orleans, trom where passengers an continue home overland, or, atter a stay ot five days in that beautitul Southern port, return with the steamer to New York, retracing precisely the same route, and in the same me, a4 on tha outward trip. es of passage, including tweals on board at places of stopping. New York to Havana. --++ $65 currency New York to Vera Orua 100 gold. New York to New Orleans. + 130 gold Now Orleans to Vera Orua + 60 gol New Orleans to Havan: 90 gol txcursion tickets al reduced rates, Rae of remaining over one or more steamers 01 and they were ull legal; he would furnish a list of them: the nity at the ingvance ot “himself, had passed upon $2,500,000 of the bonds issued oy Mr. ‘moth te vhe Chattanooga Ratiroad, as alleged, without consideration, and had declared them null and void; he defied any one to prove a Siuglo corrupt act against him; he was poorer to- day than when he became Go f. THE MURDER RROORD. D. J.M. A. Jewett, United Svates Comntissioner in North Louisiana, who issued the warrants upon whioh several arrests section, Was examined and rt. For hlrther Rertieniens appl to ALEXANDRE & SONS, 33 Broadway. J. M. WITHERSPOON, Agent at New Orleans, AN OFFER WILL BR RROZIVKD FOR TWO ‘Tew ano Taree Kieat Oriinpgr How Rotary Praesens; 9 Be SE tt a A.—TH® RUSSIAN VAPOR BATHS, 2% BAS?” rth street, aford Colds "and “houmauma ihe iarecst, best patesel end most luxurious Bares on (his Coutineat A.—PATENT WIRE SIGNS, ENGRAVED MET Ale and brass Signs, store, office aud sign Painting. UPHAM & CO., 399 Droad tapi way, A VALUABLE INVENTION.—THB BLASTI Truss, 883 Broadway, well known everywhere, siway, retaius ruplure, never displaced by hardest exercise, aad soon eflects @ pertect amd permanent cure. A.—SILK ELASTIC STOCKINGS, BELTS, KNBR Shoulder Braces and Contshs at ML Aaiia Teas sabe phoul ad Cru 4 al ok"; No. 4 Vesey street. Lady in attendance. ™ A.—RUPTURES AND PHYSI successfully trea opposite St. Pau! L DEFORMITIES by Dr. MARSH, a1 No. 2 Vesey stroat! ehure! A.—FURS.—NOW IS OUR TIME TO BUr closing out balauce of ohoice stock. BURKE, 214 Broadway, Park Bank Ballding. CORNS, CHILBLAINS, BUNIONS, BAD NAILA 40., oured without pain. Coun Cons by mail, Bo. Dr. RICK, 189 Broadway, deur Ley street. CRISTADORO'S HAIK DYE AOTS QUICKLY, thoroughly and 4p idly. imparting moss natural hues, aud Gasily applied. cold by druggists. CORNS, BUNION! ds or Veet—Cu: ow AnMonta, . aud G1 a Lottie ENLARG JOINTS ONY guaranteed. i! Lincumne | Depog 451 sixth avenue, New Yora! All druggises DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY FOR BAD hing, The Wanwicx CoLtas looks beticr than linen, does not nesa w DEW.OF THE ALP: of Europe having diso —THE WORLD OUTSIDE ered that this palatable touio, Mquor is the duest inv orator extant, the demand for a in the United States, the West indies, South Ameri and Australia has literally become enormous. It i strange that for hundreds of vears 0 Wonderiui an aj betizer and stomachio should have been comparativel, unknown beyond the swiss frontiers, and tne. thank: & Co., the Ger jilions are due to Breslin, Bischo: anulactarers for having introduced it into this c try, and subsequently into so many regions, 1 Monts to Australia during the past year have been large as to Warrant (he beef that the Dew or rm Atrs will eventually supercede most of the advertises touics now in use. DYSPEPSIA, HEADACE, CONSTIPATION, Heartbarn, Waterbrash, sour Stomach, cured oy bad Swage’s Srxorrio. Retail Wenk's Paarxiouss, House and 391 Sixth avenue. mended by the medica! profession as superior to Frenché Brandy. 10 casks or cases. U. Branch, 5t Broad ay EVERDELL’S ELE Cans Onusts, Monognams. T WEDDING AND BALfs Onpwes of Daxcixc, Foreign Sore Parag, 802 Broadway, New York. FASRIQNABLE DRESS AND CLOAK MAKING, Ewskorpery and (ine Sew in all its branches, ard done at the INDUoTRIAL SCHOOL, 343 Weat Portye geoond street, city. YOR RHEUMATISM, GOUT, GRAVE from which 40 many suffer, Mrcx or Maanmsta Is ( positive reiiet and cure, To be had of any druggist. GRANITE MONUMENTS AND HEADSTONES—, Cemetery lots enclosed with Posts or Coping, Quineyy! Scoteh, Maine or Connecticut Granite, L ILDKETH, 62 Bowery, corner Canal, Ct nye GLOBE BIRD MEDICINE—FOR BIRDS OF ALI« kinds, while moulting and during breed An excel lent remedy (or aimost all diseases. “For sale by drug gists and bird doalers. Twenty-five cems per bette. Prepared by tho SINGER GRAVEL PAPER UOMPANY) Sed Hudson sire KEEP WISTAR'S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY, always in tho house. It is the best Cough Remedyy Known. 6) ois and $1 a bowtie; large Lottie much thes cheaper, OPEN WORK WIRE SIGNS AND BANNERS, | TO ORDER, BY HOJKK & GRAHAM, W DUAN STRELT. RUPTURE CUR rere SURGICAL BAZAAR, 1,266 Broadway, radi ure and other TRuases im nted by lave Marsh & Co. and their employes properly adjusted (withouy assumed ‘title of Doctor) at reduce prices, SILK ALAasTIo BELts, Sr Kwxe Capa, Bnovtpan Braces, Surrortres, Lady attendant. Open evenings unti! 10. GbORGS CALOWKLL, late Marsh & Co, SUCCESSFULL er RUPTURE AND DEFORMITIE: treated at the Orthopadic Instiinte, 697 Broadway. sal lsiaction gaaranteed. Eveuings sund. MISE ETE le 8 t RHEUMATIS! DURING SUVERK tal ohangeablo weather no one subject to Rheum Pa should be one aay without Pewn's extravr, which al ways relieves. SMOKE SURBURQ’S GOLDEN SCEPTRE; DOE® not bite the tougue. For sale at No. | Barclay strent, VALENTINES !—FOR ONE WEEK, COMMENO; {ng February 11, [shall offer a superb stock, which have manufactured expressly for retailing. No fines stook, either in quality or variety, has ever been offered, Prices range from be. to $50, A. J. FISHBR, Manuteg= 98 Nassau street, New York. 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