The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1868-12-02
Who did It.

ne new orleans -SepuDlfcan, OF III
10Th, contained all article protesting t.
give the details of the saeking and destruc
ton of the office of q paper called the Ra
pides Tribune, parportiHg to be published
at Alexandria. The article had the follow
ing heading: ".More Kn-Klux Outmges.'
OBSTRUCTION of Another Newspaper or
ice." "The Alexandria Tribune Again in
Red River "Paradiug the Streets in
Masks. :Barlnrism in Civilized State ,
The editor and proprietor of the Rapides
Tribune is W. +. Mclean, and it is doubt.
less from him that the Republican obtained
it's information.
The Republican AYERS that during the
night of the 18th of October last, shortly
after Mr.. McLean's arrival in Alexandra
with the material necessary for publishing
his paper, his Office was invaded, the type
scattered in the sand of the street, and
parts of thesprinting press thrown INTO Red
River. Also, that Mr.. Mclean, having
fished us the parts submerged and gathered
a sufficient quantity of his 'pi" was able to
60 on with the issue of his paper in the
form of half sheet.
Nothing daunted by this attack
quote the Republican, editor coolly
packed his trunk and returned to New Or
leans for fresh material. On the 18th No
vember he again landed at Alexandria
with his new supply, and placed it in his
Office. That night the office was entered
the second time and totally stripped, even
the editors trunk being taken, and "all his
loose wearing apparel outside Of his trunk
carried away, "leaving absolutely nothing
behind" The same paper further declares
that Mr.. Mclean was brick-hatted and
fired at, on the second occasion, under
cover OF the night. This is Mr.. Mclean
version. .if. sa5t;
|. Let us take a more responsible and credi-
table account Of these TRANSACTIONS. Two
we'll known citizens of New Orleans were
induced by MIR. Mclean to accompany him
ON. his second trip to- Alexandria. They
went up on the Lizzie Tate. The induce
ments held out to them by Mclean were
that, being mayor OF the town by appoint
ment from Warmoth, he needed their SER
vices, the one to act as secretary of the
town council, treasurer, ETC., the other as
sheriff of the prrish. '.'s 't'il-sl !,
They reached Alexandria on the 18th
inst. In company with Mclean they walk
ed about the streets, went to his office. and
conversed with various residents Their
sleeping apartments were hardly fifty yards
from the Office of the paper, and that night,
the night of the pretended sacking--they
sat up until half-past 10 o'clock. They
heard no firing; and no noise of any kind
When informed of the Outrage, by Nc
Lean, next morning, they examined. the
door and windows of,the building very
closely, as well as the fastenipgs there was
not even scratch or any other mark of
violence on them, and the lock was un-
forced. ~
These, gentlemen learned form the. citi-
zens of Alexandria that Mclean had re-
peatedly stated to them after the night. In
October, that his type had been all destroy
ed. Yet, coming down on the steamer
Glide, about the end. Of the month, he told
fellow passenger, merchant of this city,
that he had six hundred pounds of Brewer
type which he was anxious to exchange for
new the citizens further told thc~.. -. !.
in truth, the forms. e y. w.. paper had only
"ee ~. urpusited in the river at depth of
two fee, together with bag containing
loose type, not used for that edition; that
next day, q negro boy, acting under lie
Leans directions, rolled up his pants, aud
waded out to the spot without any hesita-
ton, and brought both forms and bug safe
Iy in !; and that the forms had been so lit
tie disturbed that several copies were
struck off subsequently from them. 1'iita
The morning after the preparation Of
the second "outrage,"' our informants as
sure us the press was found disabled sim
| ply by the removal of two or three screws,
and only fifteen or twenty types were to be
seen on the ground. What became of The
type is not accurately known; but it is
generally believed it was carried of by Tie
printers who left that day for Bayou Sara
A mob would scarcely have attempted
to destroy an obnoxious newspaper office
by doing so little damage It does not
look natural that, in sacking such an Office
they should simply and carefully deposit
the forms in shallow water, and gather thu
loose type in bag; or that they SHOULD
remove two or three screws, without de
molishing tho press ITSELF Mr.. DeLacy
the Radical sheriff of Rapides, who ha.
Hiyed there upwards of twenty-five years
openly stated that he did not believe tn,
Edeed was pc formed by any citizen. 0
resident of that or any neighboring parish
One of our informants was told by Nc
Lean that there were State warrants in tn
trunk when it was carried of, amounting Il
$500. To Mr.. Riley, barkeeper at the Ic
House Mclean declaredthat he had Stat
warrants in it for the; sum ofS70O-almos
as great discrepancy as in Belot's retur
to- the ASSESSOR and his claim on the cit
for damages.
The names of the gentlemen who hay
given US the foregoing information are .
the service Of any person desiring to lear
them. g..s-.t 49,. ~, =
It is time men Of; both parties shout
! join together in attempting to expose an
crush such barefaced enterprises for swir
ding the city aud the State.-[N IN. O. sCres
bcent.s 81 = S&f-3&Nf & 49, NAsA. .
! REL1Gious DENoMIN Cathe
lie Telegraph contains the following tabl
| of church statistics.in the United State
as furnished by Rev. Henry B. Smitl
Churches. Commhn
\ --.-.--~--y-- ------a.------~--.- -~---- cants-
i Roman Catholic. :. $500 1000, 90
( Methodists. ....... .4,400 100000
Baptists ~. .ys...7220 10000
Presbyterians. =. 5000 10000
LutIierans 1900 $4,000
q Pro'rht Episcopal ns, 1000 ; 16l ,0O
. German Reformed leo 200 OC