New Orleans Republican from New Orleans, Louisiana • 3

Ea friroWitttt. THE tffTED STATES JOURNAL OF HEW OM.EINS HUB SUHON THIS DAY. Dirrm sm'tbb hamhxl, 0 Customhouse, ihe sohooucr Sea Witch. Intelligence. Old Oot and thi Ohs dee W.

L. of She First Police Co art. has resigned that nd Mr. Patriok Creagh has ted to dll the vaaenoy. It la oi hat Judge Evans, who was the in candidate for the Honse in tl rard of thiB oity, intends to oonte claimed by Mr Foerster, the Dei candidate who is returned urted that there are good reaaons that Mr.

Foerster was net eligible Mition at the time he wee ohoeen. ih the First ahd Sixth Disthtcts. aa discovered at three o'olock Sna- I 1 Corning in a hot home owned by O. at the corner of Magaxtne and nhioh, together with plants valued nt was totally ted The house was valued at was caused by the Igniting of the wbloh the fires wore kept to heat Cfr fire was discovered at six o'clock morning in the rear of thekitoben Id to the two-story frame honse No. Lyra street, owned and oooupied by Armstrong as a grocery and dwelling, lued nt wbloh was totally deInsured in the New Orleans Mninranoe Company.

The fire spread iadjoining double frame cottage, No. by Mrs. Armstrong, and ooby Mr. DeBoia and Mrs. Sales, ess also totally detroyed; no inenrThe alarm was tamed in from box 6 oorner Poydras and Claiborne I Iiad six o'olock San'ening Evsristo Davis, a youth of years, reported nt the first preoinot on Csroodelot street, that while np St.

Charles street, opposite the irles Theatre, ho was assaulted by an rn boy, who struck him a severe rith a pistol on the right aids of iflicting a painful wound. The boy uveved to the Charity Hospital by I Francisco, whore wound jt, after whioh he was taken to the ioe of hla parents at No. 102 Frank early all bhi loess were closed nt an early hour yen orning. It may have been because was disagreeable, or b-cauee first ot a new year, or bolt political exoitement. did not assemble in ntte square Bonday evening, the main eing severe min storm.

The meeti postponed until the lest day of this day was the worst and best day of mnt of an alleged accident the reservoir did not give up I of water Saturday night from nine until one u'eloek. This nfiorded an nt ouanee for printing office boilers jn burst, hat fortunately the look hpply waa discovered la time. Had been fire between the hoars menthe department would have been for oeiog ones words. New, Beebe and Joyos, members Souse investigating committee, who been taking testimony in Baton have returned to this olty, though have not completed their inbora of the gentlemen attended the session of the Morrison oommittee. day of the new year was not illy celebrated in any particular way.

New Year eve made notorious by ny drunken men turning over now I i callers splurge ay. Political matters had the eall. day's prooeedioge of the I committee were not altogether iniz, unless the witnesses from ConIparish took an interest In receiving pay. As each one accepted his ocrpe rushed down the stairs and i you date your promissory notes to- not forget to write pair of sevens. -DIBTlOH of Vkxacitt Two Iehbh.

Mr. Abraham Anderson takes hon to the testimony ol Mr H.T. Lawlven before the Honse Investigating Mr. Lawler as fri slitl ai 1 1 littee on Saturday. I that he saw tire false papers in the hands of Mr.

on tie day of the election, at the the comer of Aai'erlfz and Tchoupi streets, in this oity; whioh statement Iderson eeys is not trne. the old let be of in to TIT. tlifl of iitj tl of ten lot fl folio stiek'ni (men's Charitable body held its annaal election last ofiioers, with the -following I. N. Marks; vtoe president, seoretnry, Henry Andry; irer, W.

J. Chevallier; bo-rd ot comiero, O. Snllivno, Henry Wax, W. H. kg, Wm.

Stephenson; fiosnoe oomr M. J. Hart, N. A Llamhtas, W. J.

chief engineer, Tbos. O'Connor; nt M. Ray, Patriok Ford, woe, Frank Herron. was eleoted on the first klnat two opponents. received the highest vote aoy candidate, and now he don Iho known it.

I Six, of oirarse, pntr in her work by Mr. Ray first assistant engineer, the understanding that this Ray i outshine all eompotitors. engineer and the assistants are 1 for a term of five years; the others i year rbb Cornered Fight. three yesterday evening a difficulty ooJ in a barber shop at the corner oi its and Giraud streets. Third District, ten J.

F. Brown, Henry Brown and ns Feranoise, during whioh the latter hot in the left arm, left side and light per and dangerously wounded. The Ted man was conveyed to hie oorner of fit. Anthony and fit. John where he received and J.

F. Brown was and locked np In the fifth preoinot lire PartalJ np I station, oharged with the shooting its brother, Henry, was also looked up same station, charged with being aoky thereto. Itvnio With At five I yesterday evening Frank Porter, a ol ton residing with bta at Mb. C15 TohAnpitonlaa street, fe some gunpowder which ho had into ptedfuraaoe. The powder flashed up, the yonth badly about the hands Ml squr ait'l best New Year present ever mode, it, ooettng enly one dollar, la the Great dollar drawing, Great dollar drawing, Grant dollar drawing, (mat dollar drawing, Great dollar drawing, Gnat dollar drawing, It oan win fortune of at and beat ohanoe over offered.

Tbe River Survey. High onrvey of iho Mtssisaippl never been made. The maps in oompllsd from detached surveys tha States. An appropriation of purpose was mod. in July 4 the work had began at Cairo, Ttda place was seleotod at ths operations beoaute It is at the juno the Ohio and Mississippi, and climate ia fovorabla to winter Floss this point tho survey will bo 1 to Mow Orleans.

Efficient engineers Targe and careful observations will 1 ia regard to tha wear of the river's i beet sites for the cons ot 1 whatever may acme nit hla tha Yw.lilb Day. Senators Howe, Oglesby and Saolsbnry et as naoal at their room ten o'oloek ssterday morning, apd continued the investigation of the Ouachita ease. The drat witness was Emily Sloan. To Senator aeross the road from Henry Pinkston's house in Onsehita parish saw the men when they went there and killed him beard them ask for Henry; heard Elisa any ha wasn't there; they broke in the door; heard pistol shots; there were no gnna; got frightened end run under my houae; Pinkston's house was a few steps from the honse; after leaving my home went to the gia honee; went baek to my honse nbont daylight; beard my dog growl and went to see what it was about; Henry Pinkston's body lying in the his back, dead had several road dat on pistol shots in his head; did not see the child. To Senator body was lying about five steps from the huuae.

William Logwood, colored, stopped on the road while attempting to go Monroe to vote by armed white men; they were W. B. Lewie end Joe Mitchell; 'Lewis said "yon id damned niggers have 'had yonr way long enough;" they lodged knein the ealaboooe. I Colonel Clayton Halo of the Sixteenth Infantry and brevet on tenant oolonel United States army; am at Monroe with mv oompaoy; ive been there sinee the twenty-third of iptembor; there was a oompaoy of the lirteeoth Infantry in Monroe on my aral, under Lieutenant Henry M. McCaw; sent ten men to Baatrop; bad about men under ray command; a great complaints were made to me of dis'anoes and note of vlolenoe, bat I was a ess of only one; that was nt 8 t.

James on the third of November; a Reman meeting was held, and I went win detaohment of eleven men to preson the peace; a crowd of people, white anlolored, were on the ground; the white sere on horseback, marohlug about, valry; first saw them at Phillips' placed my command about one 1 yards from place of meeting; the inker was a colored man named Aat not hear what he eaid; heard his shments denonnood as lies, him line; the colored people llarmed and oommenoed surging ere were twenty or thirty white slug right up to the wagon some were Iwing revolvers; oolored man )umpelpto the wagon and drew a revolvi ordered him down, and he got dot told the white men that their sots wtoaloulated to prednoe a breach of tha ph, aud I was there to preserve it; the ororUoally quieted and the meeting proeeedArithout turther serious iy of armed men parsed my i my return to Monroe, and Ph Hips' honse; 1 had sent tion; the eommanj stopped detnahmitf truope'nndernoom missioned "jh Republican meeting in the parish, byLosat, as I believed they would otherwiMHiomrbod- considered that my duty uodeW general iostruotions to presetvo thejoe; my command never atteudod a (Aoratio mooting, as I had no reason to 7e such meeting would be disturbed; thought a disturbance have sent detaohment; a colored men oame to Mond to the seventh of Noe many of them brought about the eixth Mayor oolamatiun setting forth ad oooupied Monroe, and to leave; the mayor he believed there were distribution to the oolished me to assist him: irobable sh probabi large ni roe vember; I pi their guns; Eadorn issu that armed commanding oame to me a arms in tow ored people, iromi promised to went with him to Mr. man, who kept a colored 150 oolored had two gnns, who boarded 1 ably moat of hi altogether eleve Overton's store tl Valley Moore's, honse; he said tb use; there were a boat Mr. Overton said he Hamlet, the eheriff, had two, and probrders had one; touud ns in the honse; in sere none; wen to Mr. or oolored boarding' ad some arms on his pleoe; they belong colored people who had come in from! ooun and feared they might be OQ the told ns where they er a pile of Inmber; Mayor ftred there was a whole araenal thea an altogether at the two houses, pieces, nearly all old fashioned shotA nk they would have been as er8on bring as io the possession of the guns tht ni in tke Wia ner schoolhouse gheriii Hamlet pIOtGftsd the arms, as the colored peoP ybe left wi hont protection; be returned after puM essiod of them for iear of seixiug them; returned to after Mayor Endom oame agl Mld he had information that almB PoreIed in the cellar of Ihe candidate proceeded with hii to the latter's house; and did not find an arm i dom expressed hirnatl rch, and eaid that he Bn-water Identiai eleor. Brewster every room lnQ rm Akiml; Mayor Endom expressed with the the aonld here ML en without my or n( om the Monroe on in sight that the qketed on election; ing for ehotiondav, declined to of the polls; it was a oon roads out from Monroe the day of and previous when srith Mayor Endoi arms, oolored men told 11 he knew it was not safe for them nt om a in tbe country; that he and Parker and their men Ibe roads, and that his (Endom 4 uled provisions out to them dom made no reply; lieves now, that the colon Monroe solely tor the pnrpo not to create a stationed in Monroe, and at the mayor moved my troops protect goods during tbe proj struotive fire; sinoe the eleotioi have been made to me by ooloi having been driven from their in oonseqnenoe of having voted! Uonn tioRet or of having givei sifioe; very many complaints me before the election by every and nets of violenoe; have of bnt a few of them; on the t.

of September Aaron Turner, Geoi ley. Ned Mitohell, Andrew Hi Lee Pool oame to me and oumpl they bad beth driven from the plai Joseph T. Swan for attending a ml dressed by Mr. Paokard; on the eli Ootober eont a detaohment of trn William R. Hardy, distriot atton desired to take the dying deolan Eaton Logwood; understood that tl through the Chauvnn swamp was pi Logwood's brother informed me stopped aod searched: perso.

stopped and searonea; as had shot Logwood and killed Frimnslonaohits; eon threatened to return and fimalLogwood work, I had a guard plaoed over bmlHherifi' the eleventh to twenty-first of OcM a i oolored men, who stated that while oofonlars way to Caldwell parish with Repoblt were stopped by armed near Cuba and compelled to destroy and to pledge themselves to vote the oratio tioket nod join a Demooratio 0l they were fnriahed with protection pafM run OIB.OUIU 1 when he wna removed to Monroe ha guarded while in town; oolored named Burrell oalled on moon the fon November, accompanied by two by a young man Lacy, uireoiou R. Riohardton, at Monroe; signed To Senator Endoi showed mo proclamations Indorsed on book; one was ''Tohsll with your pr-- 1 os, or something of the sort. To Senator Endom proceed no four of armed white men said be did not want Parker and his to oome into town end disarm the eolored people, for he thoaght that would lead to fight; a oolored man named Barrington showed ms two anonymous warning him not to talk against the Demoori tlo party, the other inolooing number bnokshot, stating that the message would oome ia a package similar to tha ona inoloaed. James Brewster, sworn-To Senator in Oneehtta parish, firth ward; aas a farmer; was at oasgtine superin uinuUnn (nr fifth District ten dent of ednoatton voted the Repabiteag by friend that batter not vote the I fifth Distriot; was assured to lira I re two Republican tickets aaat at that poll; ninety-six Demoeratio. To 8 enator not knew that there never were nnv Repul lean votes oast nt that poll; know that at special elnotion there wore throe; tried toobtain Republican eketa from Monroe, but no one dare bring them ont.

Caroline Jonas, colored, wife of Hawkins Junes; live on Mrs. Edwards' place in Oaaohita pariah; three men oame in onr honse In 1 know how nianv there wore told my husband be would have to vote the Demoeratio tioket or be killed; he voted the Deuooratid tloket; don't know who the men were; it was a week before the election. 8 enator Howe stated that the Republicans had two or three more witnesses to examine, bnt they were not present, and asked 8 enator Saulsbury he wished to present -inv. Senator Saulsbury called David Faulk. To 8 enator in Ouachita parish; io the latter part of August there were some shots fired into my honse, and into two others; do not know who did it; no one was arrested; removed my family to Monroe; believed that it was done by colored people living in the neigh oorhood: there wee great alern in one case a colored man was seen; the popnlation ie largely oolored; am a member of the executive committee of the Demoeratio party in the pariah; did all oould for the party among the oolored people by talking and advising them; never used any other meam; there was a strong diepodition among the oolored people to join the Demooratio party, bnt were afraid of social ostracism by persons of their own color; some said their wives would leave them; many joined the Demooratio olnbs, and voted the Demooratio ticket; there wae no poll at Logtown; the box did not come; it would have been a Demooratio poll, almost solidly; the voters had to go to Cuba, six miles distant; never saw so quiet an election in my life; the people were intermixing, white and black; it was the deoision of the Demoorats, after consultation, that there should be no forbear and keep quiet; not to take the law into their own an address was published by the Demoorats to that effect.

To Senator were about 200 votes usually polled at the Cuba poll; a majority of Republicans; this year there were two Republican at the Logtown poll there bad been heretofore a Republican ajority; do not know the reason why the ix did not arrive at Logtown; did hear of a oolored man named Ben James being shot about a mile from Monroe, while bearing the box; have not heard of rifle clubs being organised; they were oalled Rifle Clubs; de not know that they "operated;" they were principally organised for the purpose of proteotiog Demooratio oolored men; a neighbor of mine, Mr. Cann, was captain of a club; have no doubt that Ben James was shot; have heard of one Demooratio oolored man who wsa killed; don't know his name; have heard of several oolored people being killed; don't know what their politics were; the night was lignt; there is an open space around my house; ran oat bat ooald see no one; Captain Hardy wanted me to identyfy some one; he said I surely could have seen the party; think he wanted me to bring a charge against some one, so that it ooald be proved the party was not there; my reason for thinking that my house was fired into by oolored people is because I think they were pat np to it by the white Republicans; think they wanted to excite the white people to some aot of violenoe in order to make "bloody shirt" story for the North; nineteen oolored men on my ice voted the Demooratio tioket; one took i gun and went to Monroe; I suppose he voted the Republican ticket; he is now in Morehonse parish; his name is David King. To Senator is ray belief that the shooting of Ben James was a "put np job" ot the Republicans to prevent a box being placed at Logtown. To Senator the shooting of Dr. Dlnkgrave was a "pat up job;" think the friends of Wimberly or Adams put up the job; have no idea whioh one; heard a brother of Wimberly threatened to kill Dinkgrave; don't know mnoh about Adams; have heard that he la a very determined man; never heard that he was a oruel man; have never heard that he was a man who would be guilty of assassination; oan not say 1 believe either of the men put it up; Mr.

Adams was arrested by Dr. DiDkgrave, I think, illegally; don't know whether I)r. Dinkgrave had a writ or not; know that if he had arrested him illegally he would be liable in damages; know that no effort was ever made to reoover. ever to reoover. F.

JN. Desnoier in Ouachita parish; resided with Captain Phillips on the fourth of November; George Phillips wad At that Dr. YoHng was there also; locked the gate where the horses were kept and pat the key in my pocket; am satisfied that the horses were not taken during the night; saw George Phillips at eight and twelve o'clook in the evening. To Senator Phillips is about twenty-seven years old; Dr. Young a away; it is five or six miles from Pinkston's; "aw Young and Phillips about sunup.

W. Lewis, Senator in Monroe, Ouachita parish; am deputy sheriff; went to Eaton on the day the shooting took place; Primus Johnaon body was lying on the gallery; Logwood told me he oould not tell who shot him; that they were blaokened, and he could not tell whether they were white or black; the first saw of them was when he looked np and saw them standing at the gate; one said, Is that yon, Eaton, old fellow," and fired at him as he ran around the houae; followed tracks away from the house; they were, of oourse, shoes; did not look like white men's tracks; they led toward a negro settlement; did not onrse William Logwuod, Eaton's brother, and tell him, "You God niggers have had yonr way long enough To Senator igwooa lived on the road to Oaaohita City; there are a good many oolored people living in the neighborhood; the tracks led south; the road runs north and aontb; the honse was fifty yards from they bayou; could not see the tracks until after crossing the bayon; met Logwood's brother in Monroe; Harry Williams and another man were with me; had no conversation with Logwood; Williams knew him; don't know why I asked who he was; didn't remember the conversation twent; minntes afterward; turned around, am heard some disputing between Williams and Logwood; we all went together to Grand of us; asked them if there were oommittee adjourned until half-past aeven o'olook. The Wadleigh senatorial committee met, bnt transacted no bnrinees, and adjourned until ten o'olock to morrow morning. EVENING SESSION. The oommittee was oalled to order at P.

Joseph E. Vincent, was deputy sheriff; I went to fimalLogwood at the time of the shooting with Lewis; saw Logwood there and i bed him about the afiair. Here illowed the particulars of the affair ah ady pnblished Amanda Bnmll also to the par oofonlars of Logwood's killisg, ns already en fceuben Vasterfield in parish. also to oirD-'Smtancee of Logwood's death, in matters pnblished Mr. Stnbbt told me to down here; voted the Republican in 1874.

)ert in Ouachita par iad no connection with the shooting of i Logwood; was at home the whole preoedtng tbe killing of Eaton Log; that morning went to a neighbor's men! eolored to a against a next similar Senator ward; superin District Distriot; assured I bad for tbe purpose of getting a wagon bad nothing to do with tho scooting iry Pinkston, the whippiog of Clara Alex Williams, and tbe other oharged to me; Mr. George Phil, a an excellent reputation; Dr. iss also; did not know Eaton Log rbo just left tbe stand. Tandnll, in Onnish, ward two; voted tbe Demoket; connected myself with the i party nbont three weeks before thoaght I would try tho had about 100 iu the olnb of wbloh I was president; said If they did not make'a ths bettor in tbe matter of would go srith ns. David Faalb's day morale £04 Johnson, and the shooting of Baton Logwond; made no exoitement among the colored people in my Neighborhood, bnt no these jnen had been shot for nothing they that they might be shot too; Mr.

FAulk never bothered me nbont polMlea. Joseph Benoit, Ben James: WM Tery noisy, bustling man; he was very "sassy" to white people; ho had enemies among tha oolored people; he aaid a who voted tha Demoeratio not ought to noticed. To senator had a couple of qoarreis with him about a cross cut saw. Adjourned till to-day at ten o'clock. MOU 8 INTBBTIGATIKG COM.

AUTTEB. Seventeenth Day. The Morrison House oommittee assembled a few minutes after eleven o'clook, yesterday morning, and began work, there being present Messrs. Morrison, Jenks and Townsend. It was understood that only witnesses from Concordia parish should be examined, and the array of witnesses on hand indicated that they would take up five or six hours.

These persons from Concordia parish testifled to what they knew, and some of them to what they did not know. It appears that the Demoorats bad OQt hut the Republicans were divided into two factions, the David Yonng and the Jaokson faotions. The Republican divisions were very bitter toward eaoh other, but it was shown that the David Yonng side of the honse was victorious. Mr. Jenks, for the Demoeratio side of the oommittee, pressed the witnesses on several points, the principal one being to prove that Senator Yonng had failed to aooonnt for $31,000 of thepnblio school fund of Concordia parish.

He succeeded in showing that Mr. Young had been indicted on that charge and that the accused had never been tried, because the indiotment had been quashed by the distriot attorney. It was clearly shown that the contest was entirely between the Republican factions, and that the few colored men who voted the Demooratio tioket were not molested in the most distant way. As Demoorats were not oounted in in this oontest in Conoordia parish, and as their rights were not invaded by anybody, it is a matter of conjecture as to why tbiso ommittee should take so muoh trouble to expose the fight between the Young and tbe Jaokson faotions, who were oontesting for the possession of a few looal offices. After a tedious sitting the oommittee adjourned until eleven o'clock this morning.

Money, Misery aad Merriment. Hew Tears are all very well To those who heTe money and plenty to sell, Or vttb plenty of money to buy, But for those of exceedingly limited parse, Or a famine of which Is very much worse, The happy la "all In your eye." After all it ia only "money makes the mare go;" without it life, at best, is bat a bitter struggle. Not a step do'we take, not a duty do we perform, not a comfort do we long for, not a pleasure do we indulge in but the ravenous, unsalable ghost of expense" blocks oar way, and must be laid before the first gleam of satisfaction oan be felt. Knowing this, experiencing it as we all have daily and almost hourly, ought any legitimate and honest means be neglected of adding to onr store Ought not every be taken, every effort made, no matter how nnoertain; every risk be essayed that does not materially affect our fortune to seonre this great desideratum so fraught with benefit and happiness 1 Few will deoide otherwise than in favor of these self-evident propositions. Admitting this, therefore, ought the great dollar drawing, with whioh the Louisiana State Lottery Company inaugurates the new year, to be overlooked or neglected 1 A scheme so novel in oharaoter, so liberal in tei ms, so well adapted to the wants and necessities of the times, we oan not wonder at its success in the prospective closing out of the entire stock of tickets long before the day of drawing.

Few can or are disposed to resist the temptation of winning $15,000 when they can do so by the trifling expenditure ot oaly $1. Why, it is almost worth the trial to lose. Bnt then there is a positive certainty that over 1800 people will draw handsome $15 000, one $10,000, one $5000, two $1000, etc. Harry np, then, before it ie too late. B'or tone never turns back, and only smiles upon her most ardent wooers.

Get your tiokete while there is yet time. ansuatBis. "La Jolie t'arfumnee was given nt the Varieties Theatre last night by the Aimee Opera Bouffe Troupe, to an audienoe whioh greatly relished its nice musio and naughti ness. To night will be presented "Lee Dragons de Villora," for the first time in many years. A matinee will be given on Wednesday.

Mile. Aimee, qneen oi the genuine Frenoh opera bonffe, will take her first and only benefit on Friday night, when strong bill will be offered. Through the ngenoy of Mr. Elward Vorater, No. 70 Common street, we have been favored with samples of bottled lager beer, pnt np by the Anhenser Company's Brewing Association, St.

Lonls. The beer is of excellent flavor, and carefully pnt np for family nse. It was justly awarded the first premium at the Philadelphia exhibi tion. Mr. Vorster is sole agent in New Orleans for the Anheueer beer.

One dollar New Year presents, One dollar New Year presente. One dollar New Year presents, The beet tiokets in The best tickets in The beet tiokets in The best tickets in The grand drawing, January 2. The grand drawing, January 2. The grand drawing, Janaary 2. ('Ionian tb.

Centennial Banineas. A Washington speoial to the Philadelphia Prets says: General Hawley, president of the centennial commission, bos arrived here, and has had an interview with the President, In whioh he stated the condition of the business of the exhibition and its rapid approach to a elose. So far ae the commission is oonoeroed the werk on the ground, he says, is oompleted. As soon oh the aooounta are audited and the reports of subordinates submitted, the commission will prepare their general report of the exhibition to be preeenied to the President, whioh, it is believed, will be by tbe first of May. By time it ia expected that the oase in court will have been disposed of, end tbe two millions at issue between the board oi flnanoe and stockholders and the United States will be distributed pro rata to the rightful wners.

II tbe decision is against tbe Government Ihe stockholders will reoeive about ninety per cent. The President expressed to General Hawley bis appreciation of tbe labors of the commission, whioh, be said, were shown in the unsurpassed success ot the exhibition in point of grandeur of dimensions, magnifioonoa oi display and attendance. In ths brief space of six months (he nations of the world had learned more of the ingenuity of onr people and the resources of our oouatiy then in the previous one hundred years of progress toward the point ol development sograndly brought ont in the late exhibition. The reports of ths loreign commissioners are already reaching their governments, and, according to the correspondence of onr diplomatic representatives, the other notions have thus early shown a marked difference of opinion of American civilisation and institutions. The man wko oan not face stove in eold weather will tin hit book on kfc 1 SPECIAL CORREriPONOENCR.

The IMMpnnltlee In Went Feliciana. Fxlicipna. December 99, Editor Republican: Tho Houae anb committee, composed of Meaara. Now, Be bee end Joyoe, concluded their inveaflgation of the election in thia pariah on Thursday i i jht lost. The evidence introduced by tbe Dimoorstc wae each that the Repablioano declined to eall any witneeeea, reeling their case upon the eroetexainiuation, whioh waa conducted with great anooeaa by Mr.

Joyoe, tbe Republican member. Ia every instance, where colored men awore that the election had been free and fair. Upon oroas examination it waa ascertained that they had themselves been bnlldosed, or that it was within their knowledge that a large number of eolored Republicans had been killed, or driven away from the pariah. It waa evident from tbe teeti mony that aome of theae witnesses swore falsely upon every material point at issue. I will oite a few oaaee: J.

T. Van Tromp thoaght that there had been no intimidation praotioed to prevent a fall and fair expression of the will of tbe majority, when, in faot, he waa foroed several times to take to the swanepe for the protection of his own life. J. H. Stephens, colored, a wore that the election waa free and fair, when, in fact, he told yonr correspondent that he had to pro care several Demooratio tioketa and eoratoh them for ooloied men who were afraid to vote any other hat a Demooraiie ticket.

Oscar Mix, oolored, awore that there had been no intimidation or driving away of oolored men on aooount of their political opinion. Mr. Joyoe, however, drew it out him that several oolored men who had been driven from home had stopped at hia houae on their way to Pointe Coupee. During the examination of witnesses a dozen or ao of bulldozers oame into the rooms of the oommittee with large revolvers, buckled aronni their waists. One of ihe Demooratio attorneys present declared to them after the oommittee had left: "Boya, your presence in here with yonr pistols has done ns more harm than a whole dozen ot Weber's witnesses would do before the oommittee." If the committees are aa anooessfnl in New Oi leans aa they were in Bayon Sara, we venture to eay that Hayes sailing from Columbus to Washington will be perfeo ly eaay.

Another eaoh investigation and the rotten balk of Democracy will tumble down. J. M. D. The Late James W.

Nye. The death of General James W. Nye, at White Plains, Weetoheeter county, on Monday last, will recall to many the oareer of a somewhat remarkable politician. He had been in publio life for more than a quarter of a century, having held the positions of State legislator. Congressman.

Governor of Nevada, and United States Senator. Nye waa a man gifted with strong qualities; be waa an able debater, an eloquent rpsaker, and a wit of the very first order. On tbe stamp, platform and forum he might be classified with those brilliant, erratic and picturesque orators, John Randolph, Henry A. Wise, 8 8 Prentiss and Tom Marshall. Nye'a oharaoter aa a man waa not np to his ability.

He was not over-honest, and aa a politician bia oareer ia not altogether to be admired. He was "a good open-handed, oharitable to other's faults, willing to help a friend. He bore little malioe and waa his own worst enemy If he had had more steadiness and moral prinoiple he might have ranked aa one of onr very first atatennen. The oountry will soon he flooded with his quaint, reokless, usually profane and always witty stories. His bent in this respect made him one of the most admiral friends and oronies ot Abraham Lincoln and Horace Greeley.

His laughable nuve raoity and his genius for cards may have suggested to Bret Harte the name of his famous Oriental counter irritant, "Bill Nye." Had General Nye persisted in Lis practice at the bar instead ot going iuto politics, and devoted bis tine talents to the law, he would have been acknowledged one of the first lawyers in the Uaited States. He has the unique credit of actually winning a case for a railroad company against a citizen before a jury, a feat referred to by Judge P. Daly as almost unprecedented. He was somewhat extravagant ae a partisan, and his famous exclamation during the war will be remembered: If I was President L'-nooln I would stuff Fort so full of copperheads that their arms and legs would stick out the In reporting the ntteranoe we tave omitted the superfluous words whioh Nye always considered essential to emphasis. He has been nftlioted for some years with softening of the brain, and has been recently lodged in an insane Graphic The Illinois Central Railroad.

The Illinois Central Railroad. The announcement in tbe Tribune of yesterday that the Illinois Central Railroad had succeeded in settling its difficulties with the bondholders of the New Orleans, St. Lonis and Chioago Railroad, and that it nearly everybody by surprise. It was the general impression that the difficulties oould not be settled very soon, and some even feared that the Illinois Central might lose the 6 000,000 it had advanced towards the completion of the New Orleans Road. The appointment of Mr.

J. C. Clark to the Vice Presidency of the Illinois Central and bis assignment as General Manager of the New Orleans division has oreated a very favorable impression, as Mr. Clark is excellently fitted to reorganize and unite tbe lines and make the New Orleans division the most valuable of the varions divisions of tbe road. This new addition to the Illintis Central makes it the longest oontinous line in America except the Union Pacific.

It runs from New Orleans up to Sioux City, Iowa, via the main line, and to Chioago via the Chioago branch. There is one thing more to be done to make the Illinois Central complete, and that is to secure a conneotion of its own between Chioago and the main line in Sows. At present the Chicago business consigned to and from the Iowa branch goes via the Chioago, Burlington and Quincy and Chioago and iowa railroads The Chicago and Paoitio railroad, which is now in the hands of a receiver, oould easily be made an excellent connection. The managers of the Illinois Central will nn doubtedly make An effort to get hold of this property if it can be had at a reasonable figure. And as there is no probability that anybody else will have any speoial nse for it, the Illinois Central is likely to get it.

A conneotion between the two roads in this city can easily be made by building tbe bridge across the river Dear Rash street bridge. The Illinois Central has already a charter to bnild that struotare Tribune, December 29. Death ef In the Church. The Milwaukee Sentinel of December 25 says: The people of St. Stanislaos' Church, on Booth Side, had searoely reached the porch of the edifice, after the forenoon ser-' vice yesterday, when they were surprised and awed by tbe intelligence that their beloved spiritual adviser, from whose lips they baa just received tbe word of God and an earnest benediotion, had fallen dead on leaving the sanctuary.

The good Froncisoan. Franoiskes Kralccinski, hod passed away in the service of his Master, and his sweet oounsel would never more gladden their Fsther Kralczissk', though seventy-five yeare of age, was a vigorous preaeher, and had aone good service among his people of the Polish nationality, since his appearance here. He eerved the people of St. Hedwig'i Church, in the first ward, and the oongre" F. ation of St.

Stanislaus, and was esteemed the young ae well as the old, for his kindness of heart and his charitable oUp The remains were removed to tl rectory of the parish, and properly disposed for burial. Coroner Kuepper visited tbe neighborhood daring the afternoon, and acquainted himself with the oircnmatonces connected with tbe death of the priest. It is probable that he will waive an inqaeet, as the testimony of physician will be sufficient for record of the oaaee, whioh, in all likelihood, will result in verdict ef death from disease of the heart. Wa should have a queer ship of State i tho Demoeratio party had all the Umber end tried Ie OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF SIXTH GEHEBAL ASSEMBLY OF THE fATK OB' LOUISIANA. HOU8B OF REPRESENTATIVES.

First Day's Proceedings. of Bbphbbbhtatitm, Mew Orleans, January In accordance with the constitution of the State of Louisian the House met at twelve o'olook M. Mr. P. J.

Trezevant, the late Clerk of the House, having appeared and refused to officiate, the following roll, prepared and certified to by the Secretary of 8 tate in accord anoe with aot No. 98, aproved November 20 1872, wae under his direction and supen sion oalled: Messrs. Jules Aldige, of Orleans, sixth representative distriot; J. T. Ayoock, of Orleans, twelfth representative distriot; Frank W.

irring'on, of Oaaohita; George Bird, ot ist Biton Rouge; Cornelius Brown, of Caddo; R. D. Bridger, of Caldwell; Nioholas Barton, of Carroll; L. H. Bowden, of Franklin; C.

F. Brown, of Jefferson; Henry Blair, of Morehonse; G. Barron, of Natobi toohes; O. H. Brewster, of Oaaohita; E.

Barrett, of Rapides; Andy Busley, of Red River; Jules Brody, of St. Tammany; Brooks, ot St. Mxry; John A. Brown, of Vernon; 8 H. Buck, of Orleans, first representative distriot; Jeremiah Blaoketone, of Orleans, seventh representative distriot; Louis Bush, of Orleans, tenth representative distriot; C.

J. Berry, of Orleans, tenth representative district Jesse K. Bell, of Orleans, eleventh representative district; E. Briggs, of Oi leans, eleventh representative distriot; W. 8 Cockerham, of Bienville; J.

Carville, of Iberville; Luoieo Como, of St. James; James Cole, ot St. John theBaptijt; George Drary, of Assumption; N. A. Darden, of Bossier; J.

David son. of Iberville; Bernard Dayriee, of Pointe Conpee; A. Delavigne, of Orleans, ninth representative distriot; Baptistq Drew, of Rapides; W. John De Lacy, of Rapides; V. Dickinson, of St.

James; W. Dinkgrave, of Madison; Lonis Desmarais, of St. Landry; Frank J. D'Avy, of 8 t. Landry; Emile Detiege, ot St.

Martin; Arestide Dejoie, of Orleans, fourteenth representative distriot; Jam Duke, of Claiborne; Luoias Early, of WeBt Feliciana; Albert Estopinal, of St Bernard; Frederick Fopp, of Asoension; John Fitzpatrick, of Orleans, third representative distriot; George Foerster, of Orleans, third representative district; Eugene Gardere, of Orleans, seventh representative distriot; Charles Gaude, of Lafourche: Elbert Gantt, oi 8 t. William C. ot St. Mary; Gaskins, of Lincoln; A. W.

Gillespie, of CameroD; George Graoien, of Orleans, thirteenth respren'ative di triot; M. Hahn, of St. Charles; Hill, of Aaoenaion; Jonas Hughes, Assumption; A. Holt, of East Baton oar Holt, of West Baton R-iage; W. Huntington.

Orleans, fourth representative distrio F. Heath, of Webster; J. Hill, of O'leans, third representative Distrio'; J. Johnson, of De Soto; Milton ot Pointe Conpee; H. M.

Johnson, of Terrebonne; R'lbert of Terrebonne; B. F. Jonas, of Orleans, tenth representative district; P. nnedv, of fierson; C. W.

of Caddo; A. Kelly, of Winn; Joseph Kelly, of Orleans, eighth representative district; William Kern, of Or leans, fourteenth representative distriot; E. Kidd, of Jackson; Lane, of Eist Baton Rouge; Charh J. Leeds, of Orleans, tirsr representative distriot; A. H.

Leonard, of Caddo; J- M. Lcmare, of Orleans, fifth representative distriot; John G. Lewis, of Natchitoches; Charles E. Lee, of St- Helena; John Long, of DeSoto; Louis Leonhard, of Orleans, ninth representative distriot; Pierre Magloire, of Avoyelles; Fernest Martin, of Lafayette: A. Milon, ot Plaque mines; William J.

Moore, of Orleans, sev enth representative distriot; W. MeM llon, of Carroll; M. S. Neweon. ot Adrien Nunez, of Vermilion; W.

'eialra. of Orleans, filth representative district; G. W. Richardson, of Calcasieu; A. Ronton, of Catahoula; Ulger Romero.

Iberia; Henry Rsby, of Natchitoches; L. Souer, of Avoyelles; J. H. Shakspeare, Orleans, second representative distrio'; Singleton, of St. Laadn David Self, of Sabine; George A.

Swuzie, of West Feliciana; oi Iberia; Seveignes, of Lafourche; Levi Spiller, of Livingston; W. G. Shelton, of Morehouse; Richard of St. Jamep; Stags, of St. Londn J.

Stewart, of Steele, of Union; E. T. Sellers, ot Union; of Bossiei; Auderson Tolliver, of Conoordia; P. H. Toller, of Richland; Albert Voorhies, of Orleans, sixth representative district; George Washington, of Couoordia; P.

J. Watson, of Madison; H. C. Warinoth of Plaquemines; R. Walker, of Tensas; John R.

Wood, of Washington; H. Wilde, of leans, second representative distriot; John Young, of Claiborne. Stats or LomsisifA, Office of 8 Stats or LomsisifA, Office Secretary of 8 Hew Orleans, December 90,1876, P. G. Deslonde, Secretary of State, do hereby oertify that the above named persons were, at a general election held on the seventh day of November, 1876, duly eleoted members of the Honse of Represent a fives of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, os appears by the returns of said election now on file in my office.

Given under my band and the seal of tbe this thirtieth day of December, A D. 1876, and of the independence of the United States of Amerioa tho one hundred and first. P. G. DE 8 LONDE, Secretary of State.

And upon the reading of said roll the following members respdnded to their names: Messrs. Cornelias Brown, of Cad do; George Bird, of East Baton Rouge; Nioholas Burton, of Carrol 1 F. Brown, of Jefferson; Henry Blair, of Morehouse; L. G. Barron, of Natchitoches; Brewster, of Ouachita; J.

Barrett, of Rapides; Andy Bosley, of Red River; R. J. Brooks, of St. Mart; Jeremiah Blaoketone, ot Orleans, seventh representative distriot; J. M.

Carville, of Ibei ville, Lucien Como, of St. James; James Cole, ot St. John the Baptist; George Dru ry, of Assumption; N. A Durdon, of Bossiet; J. 8 Davidson, of Iberville; Baptiste Drew, of Rapides; John W.

De Laoy, of Rapides; V. Dickinson, of St. James; W. Dinkgrave, of Madison; Louis of St Landry; Frank J. D'Avy, of St.

Landry; Emile Detiege, of St. Martin; Arestide Drjoie, ot Orleans, fourteenth representative district; Lucias Early, of West Felioiana; Albert Ejfcopina), of St. Bernard; Frederick Fobb, of Asoension; Eugene Gar dere, of Orleans, seventh representative district; Charles Gaude, of Lafourche; El bert Gantt, of St. Landry; William C. Gory, of 8 t.

Mary; George Graoien, of Orleans, thirteenth representative distriot; of St. Charles; G. H. Hill, ot Asoen Jonas Hughes, of Assumption R. Holt, of East Baton Rouge Oscar Holt, of West Baton Rouge.

F. E. Hsatb, of Webster; J. J. John of De Soto; Milton Jones, ot Pointe Conpee; H.

M. Johnson, of Terrebonne, Robert Johnson, of Terrebonne; Ken xtedy, of Jefferson; C. W. Resting, oi Caddo, William Kern, ol Orleans, fourteenth rep resen tali ve district; W. G.

Lane, of East Baton Rouge; H. Leonard, of Caddo; John Lewis, of.Natohitocnes; Pierre Magloire, of Avoyelles; Fernest Martin, of Lafayette; A E. of Plaquemines; William J. seventh representative district; T. A.

Ronton, ot Catohoolo, Ulger Romero, of Iberia; Henry Raby of Natohitoobee; J. Souer, ot Avoyeller; George A. 8 wazie. of West Feliciana; A. 8 nacr, of Iberia; J.

Seveignee, of Lafourche; Richard Si mines, of 8 t. James; J. Stewart, ot Tensas; S. Thomas, of Bossier; Anderson Tolliver, of Conoordia; George Washington, of Conoordia; J. P.

Waiscn, oi Madison; H. C. Warmotb, of Plaquemines; J. Walker, of Teasae Sixty-eight members present, and a quoMr. Souer, of Avoyelles, was called to Oa motion of Mr.

Keating, of Caddo, the louse proceeded to a rm an nt organiseInn by the election ol ofiioers. staotwa tt WsiAir tiai of or a in order, Mr, Keeting, ot Ceuiiu, uuwiuikted Hon. Michael Bohn, of St. Charles. Mr.

Stewart, of Tensas, nominated Qenry C. Warmotk, ef Plaquemines. The following members voted for Mr. Hahn: Messrs. Bird, Brown, Blair, Barron, Ban rett, Brewster, Boriey, Brooks.

Blaokstono Carville, Como, Col Drury, Durden, Hill, Hughes, A. R. Holt, Oscar Holt, J. Johnson, H. M.

Johnson, Kennedy. Resting, Kern, Lane, Leonard Magloire. Martin, Moore. Ronton, Romero, Raby. Soner, Snaer, Semmes, Thomas, Tolliver.

Washington, 53. Mr- Warmoth received the votes of tho following members: Messrs. Barton, Brown, Drew, De Lacy, Detiege, Hahn, Heath, Robert Johnson, Lewis, Milon, Swasie, Seveignee, Steuarfc Watson, Walker, Having received a majority of the east, Mr. Hahn was declared elected Speaker, and was sworn in as suoh by Horn L. J.

Saner, of Avoyelles. Mr. R. F. Gaiohard was unanimously eleoted Clerk of tbe House.

Mr. William Vigors was tleoted assistant clerk of the House by acclamation. Messrs. F. A.

Clover and H. C. C. Astwood were plaoed in nomination for the poeitiou of minute clerk. Forty-one votes were oast for Mr.

Clover; twenty-one votes were oast for Mr. Astwood. Mr. Clover having received the majority of votes coat was declared eleoted minute clerk. Nominations for assistant minute clerk being in order, Mr.

Gardere, of Orleans nominated Mr. William Randall. Mr. 8 tewart, of Tensas, nominated Mr. H.

C. C. Astwood. Mr. and all reoeived forty-one votes end Mr.

Astwood obtained twenty-four votes. Mr. RandaH having reoeived majority of the votes coat was declared elected assistant minute clerk. On motion of Mr. Dejoie, of Orleans, Mr.

Thomas Murray was declared eleoU Sewgeant-at-Arms of the Ilonse by Mr. Robert Carey wae unanimously elected enrolling oldrk of the House. Mr. J. M.

Carter was eleoted first assistant sergeant-at-arms of the Honse. Mr. H. T. Taylor was eleoted seoond assistant sergean Pat-arms of the Honse.

Mr. F. 8 was eleoted doorkeeper of the Honse. Mr. James Cooper wae elected assistant doorkeeper of the Honse.

Mr. Chailes H. Merritt was elected poefcmaater of the House. The officers elect were duly qualified is their respective positions by the Speaker. Mr.

Drary, of Assumption, offered following resolution, whioh was read aud. adopted: Refolded, That a oommittee of five be appointed on the part ot the House, to with a like oommittee from the Senate, tw wait upon his exoellency the Governor inform him that the organization of tha General Assemby is complete and ready for any oommunioation from him. The Speaker appointed the tollowiny members as eaid oommittee: Messrs. Drnry 0 of Assumption; Dickenson, of St. Jameef Kennedy, of Jefferson; Milon, of Plaqoor mines, and Magloire, of Avoyelles.

MESSAGE FROM TUB 8ENATE. The Secretary of the Senate was announced, with the lollowing menage: Hkhatb Chambmb, New Jenuarv 1,1677. To the Eooorahlo Speaker and Members of tha Houae ot I am directed b.v the Senate of the State of Louisiana to inform your honorable body that the is duly organized, by the election of Limauiere, Jr as Secretory, and A 8 Badger as Sergeant-at Arms, and now ready to proceed io business. Respectfully, etc LAMANIEKE, Secretary of tne Sana e. MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

The following message was received, and upon motion of Mr. Stewart, ol Tensas, copies in pamphlet form were ordered to bn printed: Stats os Executive Department, New Orleans. Jauuary 1. 18T1. Senators and Members of the Houae of Rtprtseidnto Senators and Members of the Houae of Rtprtseidntlvea of the State of Louisiana: In transmitting this the closing message of my administration I again congratulate yon upon the bountiful crops with wbieh Providence has crowned tbe agricultural industry of the State.

While other oommnnities have been soonrged by pestilence or visited by oerious disasters, the health ot this State has been exceptionally good, and neither overflow nor other publio calamity has befallen ns. My term of offioe os Governor of will expire in a few days. I shall resign the oneroas duties whioh that position hoe imposed upon me with only this regret, that oircomstanoes have not permitted to accomplish more for the good of this State. The difficulties encouuntered cos. searoely be overstated.

Daring the first years of my administration an organized plan of tax resistance prevailed, and the existence of the government was repeatedly threatened by armed insurrection, which finally became of so formidable a oharaoter os to render necessary an appeal to the general government for aid is. its suppression. Tbe trarqiillity of tha State bos since betn disturbed by a revolutionary effort to seize contiol of the organization of the lower house of tbe General Assembly, and by an attempt to displace the executive authorities by false and frivolous articles of impeachment, adopted in violation of plighted faith. Through all these embarrassments I have also had contend against systematic calumny and misrepresentation abroad, and have with regret the ready acceptance which tha alandeis directed against the Republioaft party in this State have met with from those who profess to believe in the principles of that party as maintained in other 8 tatea. Coneeioua of right I have struggled on, endeavoring to give peaoe and prosperity to the State, and at the tame time tm proteot the rights of those by whose votes mainly I was oalled to the exeontive chain The recorded foots will show that whsm entered upon my duties the bonded and floating debt of the State was $24, with contingent liabilities amounting $21,090,590.

The laws authorizing this contingent debt have all been repealed; aadt the debt of the State now ie: New oonsuls Old fundable bonds, $4 059,300, whioh funded at sixty oente, will Old fandable warrants, outstanding, about $170,000, wbloh funded at sixty oents, will be Total consolidated interest-bear isg debt, when funding is oon pleted, exelnsive of in coupons doe prior to January, and interval warrants toed therefor amoenting ih all la about 100,0.