Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1866-08-29
rnE NEW ORLEANS MASSACRE.

New ORLEANS, Aug. is.
Gen. Baird's official report Of the mas
sacre was forwarded yesterday by Gep.
Sheridan to Gen, Grant, with respect
ful demand that it be made public The
report embraces a history of all the cir
cumstances connected with the massacre,
and proves conclusively that it was pre-
concerted and prearranged by the rebel
Mayor, John 7. Monroe, the Lieutenant
Governor, and others interested in brek-
ing up the convention. The report is
also vindication of the course pursued
by General Baird, who claims to have ia
ken every precaution consistent With the
facts theE known to him, and but ior the
treachery of the police and rebel city and
State officials it is claimed that the pre-
caution taken would have been sufficient
1t remains to be se,n whether the Presi.
dent will dare refuse to allow the publi-
cation of this report and General Sheri-
dams dispatches to General Grant, after
their publication has been demandd by
General Sheridan. The medical ,ificer
detailed TO make an official report { the
killed and wounded presented the nmes
in full, together with the character the
wounds received by TIE following paties,
viz: ....
Members of the conventiou-one lilled
and eight wounded, or one-third o the
members present; white citizens attend
ing the Convention, two killed ana nine
wounded total number Of whites killed
and wounded, 20. Coored citizens al
tending the Convention-killed, 81
led, l19; total Of colored kille,
and wounded, l53- OF the police, ther
were 10 slightly wounded, most OF whon
were on duty the next day. One whit,
citizen with the police was killed. Th
evidence shows that the man was acci
dentally shot by the police also, that il
the excitement many Of the police wert
wounded by their comrades. In addition
to the above the doctor reports ten col
ored men killed and twenty WOUNDED
whose names he could not ascertain
/ From the best information at hand an
forced 20 believe that there were a gIea
many more killed aud wounded anon.
the colored people than have been official
ly reported by DR.. llar;suf. Many 0
the wounded are secreted il out OF the
way places, and it would be impossible t,
get all Of their names.
The New O.Ieans TIL Of to-day
issue says;
Oar list, so far as completed up to tn
present moment, shows total of 81
killed and wounded among the friends o
the convention.
The military commission will fuish ex
amiuing witnesses on Tuesday next, an,
Immediately proceed to arrange the evl
dence in form. The report and eyidenc
aill cover about 200 pages OF legal ca
paper, closely written OF both sides, an
viii proye the most damniug record an
solemn protest yet made public agalns
Mr. Jchnsou's policy Of reconstruction
which the evidence proves must, If pei
sisted in, end in the extermiuaiion Of a
Union men in the South.
Judge Hastins, United States comm:
sioner, and well known loyal Southern
cr, had his house fred last night by som
rebel miscreaut This is the second a
tempt that has been made to burn hn
out in the course Of three weeks, TW
citizens were arrested yesterday by ii
military for threatening the lives Of men
I bers Of the convention, and making Us
Of reasonable language under diree
pressure from the President. The cit
government is being gradually restore
20 the civil authorities, Union men con
tinue to leave the city in considerabl
numbers, and great many are preparn
to follow as soon as they can dispose {
:heir property. But very few sho ca
possibly leave will remain to submit t
rebel prosecutions.
sS- We have had conversations wit