New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-14
FRIDAY MoRNfNG. sEPTEMBER i, 1865.
Brenham, Texas, Burnt by d Party or
Federal Soldiers

The subjoined report Of the burning Of til,
town d Brenharn by Federal soldiers is that IL
which reference was made in an article on Thu
subject from The Galveston News. published il
yesterdays CRESCENT. The report was in type
i INIT was Inadvertently not inaerted.l
BRENNAN, Sept. 8.--A party of federal soldiers
broke oPen the store Of Comptonl& Bros, and Sci
fre 70 i, burning the entire block west Of the
court house SLIDING the Norris block, the mos
valuable portion OF town. twas with great diff
neu1ty that the Crlmpler hotel and court house
we're saved. The loss is estimated as follows
Compton ~ Bros SO coo; r. D. Allen, 5000 J
q, Norris, $l5, 600; J. T. Watkins & CO., $4,000
q. Holman, 500, 600: Banner Office 5000: j Ill
0nins, $500; 9; Parks, $500 .. B, wilkins,
$5o0e Fresaley 4 Rot, $2590 Campbell saddler,
The supposed cause was difficulty growing ont
u some drunken soldiers attempting to enter the
dancing school of MessEs. Duke with negro women
ho being resisted, the matter resulted in fede.
Fal soldier being shot, and, after the shooting d
party Of soldiers, in revenge fred the Comp ion
II Bros. store.
slapt. snlith, post commander, having arrested,
old boysi the party OF soldiers who attempted
+ 1o carry negro women into the dancing academy,
4 and fhe party who did the burning were different
parties btls me latter I'M estionablY acted III re.
: ysnge 81 the former, and were sober and delibe-
On the 10th, the same paper published the fol-
lowing particulars
BRENNAN, Sept S. o'clock i. M.-Our town
4 mas gust been the scene Of an intense excitement
resulting inc onaagration and bloodshed. have
Just come down from my home and can give you
the circumstances only as they are related to me
by excited citizens.
The negroes last night had dance in town, !
which was attended and broken mp by number |
Of drunken soldiers, who are on garrison duty |
mere After breaking up thesnegro dance, the |
s9ldiers concluded to go round and break up
little party; which The citizens were holdinp in
1lla
party they begun their demons ration by striking
Capt. Dickey, Capt. Wyatt, and one on two other
gentlemen in the head with loaded sticks or sang-
6h0ls, This naturally WAS resented by the re- |
cipients Of such favors, and as result one of the
soldiers received pistol shot in his abdomen.
The soldiers Carried off their wounded comrade
and then returned with renforcements-after
Hlich, it being then deepih the night, they broke
into and pillaged Nyattis grocery, then marching
down to the west side Of The public square, in the
location Of the Banner Office, they went up stairs
ank fred several shots right in front of the Banner
door. Breaking into the store of Louis Compton,
Just under the Banner office, they first robbed it
and thenset fire to 1T; the block Of buildings being
y of eombnstible material, was entirely destroyed,
with everything it contained. Louis Compton lost
his stock of dry goods; f. D. Allen his stock Of
books and stationery; John L. Watkins d Go.
their drugs and medicines; sam LeYison his dry
goods; j. B. Wilkins large stock of general mer-
ehandise; Swearington Il Owens, q law firm, and
3. r. Norris, physician, lost books and papers.
Two groceries and n. I. Gampbalps saddle shop
7.lm
The Banner was burnt out entirely, not even q
file of the former issues was left. The buildings
destroyed belonged to fpr.J. a. Norris, Dr. ]. q.
Watkins, r. W. MeNiece, 4, Little and j. B. VIII
klns. The Crnmpler House was saved with great
difficulty The court house aanght twice, but the
fire vas distinguished before any damage was
DONE.
&C 1t is difficult to estimate the loss yet, do
know to What extent the houses or goods wore
6 covered by insurance.
Such are the circumstances of the case, so far
as have yetlearned them. AS details develop
your will hear OF them through some channel Or
other.
Enough is known at present to render 1t clear
ahat the town Of Brennan has been subjected to
@ fiotous outrage by party Of drunken soldiers.
The extent to which the commander Of the post,
one Captain 81 w. smithsi is responsible for the
riot and the means and neasuIesof redress to our
citizens are questions which will be speedily in
Vestigated In haste, your friend,
1T ID proper to add that this burning and pill
tagging was begun between two and three O'Clock
inlthe night, when our people were nearly all
wrapped III sfumber. I did not myself know of
9 it until the buildings were burned sntirely down.
N$a
VINO rs rHE NEGRo's FRIRND?--A few days
since citizen Of Richmond having occasion to
visit Surrey county, met with an Old slave ia a
yery destitute condition and almost naked. The
glegtu told him that he had been working for an