Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-12-14
The Reign Of Terror in New Orleans.
From the n. Q. True Delta, Oct. 29th.

AETI-ABoLrTIoN EXCITEMENT.
Considerable excitement occurred last night
in the neighborhood of the St. James hotel,
on Magazine street. and subsequently on the
various leading streets the cause of the ex-
citement was the subject of general discus
sion and comment. Early in the night a
crowd of about one hundred gathered in front
of the hotel, and 1t might shortly have been
ascertained by an observer that the assemblage
had an eager desire for person named J. E.
Harris, who it was presumed was in the hotel
Soon after, tie demonstration assumed de6n
ite shape, and committee Of four were dp-
pointed TO have an interview with Mr.. Harris.
While they were in the hotel, we learn that
the party named is denounced as an aboli-
tionist etc. but upon what precise grounds
we could not then discover Soon tie com
mittee return and inform the crowd that Har-
.ris is all right. This is not satisfactory, and
the crowd elamor to get Harris but shortly
alter being made acquainted with the tact
that Harris was brought away and by that
time was on The jackson railroad cars en-
route nOTthWards, the gathering dispersed
Upon subsequent inquiry we learned that the
demonstration grew out Of repetition OF
some language used in the drug store Of W.
NJ, -MyrrisOn & Co, by Harris, of no moment
but which gained, consequence as it was car
ried about But further than this we heard
that Harris openly stated on the Street that he
had voted for Lincoln and was proud of it,
and even wentsO far as to boast of the prin-
ciples that sctuated him, All this soon be-
coming known, led to the MEETING in front of
the st. James hotel In regard to his leaE-
ing, we understand that the COMMITTEES, after
the interview, advised him to leave town
within "a hours, but some of his acquaint-
anees, fearing danger to. him, got him out by
the back way while the crowd were in front
and put him on board the jackson and Great
Northern railroad cars. Harris is travelling
a ent for the hause A. B. Fahnestock & Co.,
of Pittsburgh, and only arrived in New Or
leans two days ago.
From the New Orleans Crescent Ofsaturday.
IL ARRIVAL EETRAoRDwARY.
The steamer Creole reached Milneburgh
last evening from Biloxi, Mississippi 'jiiy,
etc; and the officers of the boat handed over
to the police man well enough looking in
all respects, save that he had not the least
vestige OF hair on his head, though his scalp
had some tar on it, with few feathers ad-
herring to the tar. With this singular indi-
vidual the police received the following note:
, ! :, HLNDsBoRo, Miss, Dec. 2, 80.
Mr.. MeClelland, Chief of Police:-We
send you, per steamer Creole, a man by the
name cf Richard Lisson, whe has been or
dered to leave the State of Mississippi. We
advise you 70 keep an eye on the man. and
TO have him sent 70 more suitable climate.
he has been guilty Of grossly insulting the
/ citizens of this place, and threatening the
I lives Of our Committee rs
1Signsd1 VIGILANCE COMMITTEE,
Of Handsboro.
| Lieut. Mazsrab Of the Third District, not
feeling that be could hold the man as apris-
oner, applied TO the Chief of Police about it;
the Chief referred to the Mayor the man was
willing enough 10 be locked mp; so he was
locked up ct the Second District guard
/ house, and VIII be examined before the May
or to-day, and doubtless set at liberty; fol
the 'aVigilance Committee Of Hahdsboro" did
not see fit to siga their names to the note
which they addressed to our Chief Of Police
The man Lisson, rs we learn, has long
story to tell in his self-defence and justifca.
ton. Whether that story be true or false
we shah publish it IS he, tells it to Mayo
/ Monroe to-day. "