The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-12
THE NEW REBELLION.
The Louisiana RiOts-Truthful Account
by an Eye. witness.

Dy an Eye Wltuesss
A trustworthy correspondent of the New Or
leans Repub Ltcd1, who was In Opelousas, La,
writes the following truthful account OF the
Last Monday morning three members of the
Opelousas seymour Knights" Went TO the
S09rea school on he 9aser Mt OF the
the teacher, who is also Engilsh editor OF the
st. Landry Progress. The attack was MADE pe-
cause of an article published by him giving an
account of Republican meeting in Washing
ton, In which he sold that some Rebel spirit
ttons who met the procession in Washington,
thoroughly armed and equipped. The account
proved "S By over SO persons who We're at the
m eeting at Washington. Mr. Bentley was an
Parish and as the news of his being whipped
spread over Opeousas the freedmen besan
assembling armed 6 & But Mr hel1 6ent,ey ,saIr saa
homes, and not to start any riot, which advice
having been followed, apprehensions OF diff
Guilty subsided Mr.. Bentley made af1idevits
against the three persons who assaulted him.
and warrants were granted for their arrest the
time set tor the trial being O'Clock in the after
noon. AT about IL O'Clock A. M. the Rebels had
assembled in strong force, armed with new
the return OF the Republicans 10 their homes.
they took possession OF the town, and sent
ture the leaders Of their party, who were obliged
to conceal themselves or take refuge In Hight,
II they were luz ky enough TO get out OF town.
At about III or IL o'clock A M. the same day, a
body OF armed men went to the office of the
Progress TO see Messrs Gustave and Cornelius
that the town belonged to them (the Rsbelsl,
aid that II the radicals wanted To get pos
session OF 1t they could do SO only by riding
abused" down tredden" white people OF
the parish. They had captured cou-
rier on the road 10 Washington, who had
told them that Mr g. Donate had sent him to
Washington to tell Sam Johnson to bring the
Washington club, armed, to Opelousas but
when this courier was brought face TO face with
Mr.. Donate, he said that somebody had told
him that Mr., Donate wanted him to go To
Washington. AT this juncture a courier in
formed the crowd at the Progress office that
there was fighting at Mr.. Hilaire Pallets place,
q short distance out of town, whsreupon the
crowd mounted their horses and rushed to the
scene OF action. The light, as far as 1 was able
to learn, resulted in the death OF one white
man and two or three colored, and three or four
wounded on both sides. The number OF freed
men was about fifteen, headed by one Adolphe
Donate, and they threw down their arms only
when strong reenforcements of whites arrived.
Adolphe Donate made his escape.
On Monday night armed bands of men were
sent over town To seek for the concealed Re-
publican leaders. The Progress Office was
searched without success One band went TO
the residence of Mr.. Francois D'Avy, the
knowledged leader OF the Republican party
and forced an entrance to his roJm where he
was asleep He was shot at while lying on the
h.1d but the assassins missed their aim. He fell
f@lbs floor feigning death. and the armed crowd
started to leave. Mr.. D,Avy leaped out OF the
window and ran through the garden. He was
shot AZ ag.,in while running, and the ball Rrazed
The side OF tds head, near the ear, without in'