The New Orleans crescent., 1868-10-24
A COMPLICATION In GRETNA.
An Entire Square Burned Serious
Disturbances.
Ono COlOrsd Man KiIIed.-Tho Mill
tary on Duty There.

ye.,o,asv ,oorr;,o shor, o,c,o,t q, n.s- ..
can ha ascertained the groceyv store of Mrs
Rrown I,csted IN the street. frenting the river in
the tom AZ l!ratna was d;scovered 70 hs on Are =
the rsar Tbs alarm waSimn,adisteIv c;ven and the
citi1ens tnrsina ont in la-ga nnmhers 10 sssst in
srrestino tbs nrogress oS fhe flames vorked man.
fnllv ,boncb nnsided ~ Are ero;nes Their
efoyts hows-ar wars nno1,eTto tn tast for tho
Sevonrino flsnas fsnned ~ the mor.;ng hreazs
sneeSilv destrovsd the corner store ~ Mrs Rro-n
q one siorv fra ne bn;Iding and Themes commnni
Gated The emselyss TO The sdioinins house oocunied
as barber sbon and a school for coIored childran
They bsS now fnIl beadwav ana w;th;n = com
naTs,;veYy short time had aestroved the entire
row "a far as Fou,drv street comnrsing the fol
loving:
One story grocery store occupied bv Mr.
Guiegle
Two story building occupjed bv Mr.. Links as
residence and fancy goods store .-----.- Z
one story building occupied as dry goods store
BY MT. fhner; 80. ,..A. =, ,,>.,.
One story oweh'ng anu s'ofo laa--ao VI o00u'
pant not sscertaneul'
Two st9ry Dululng, .ne u9ess ~ usetus, S e oeou
n p,eI ,he on nnnar ,ue soor ss ;nstice's ofice.
Oh tne upper nool as Jns;c Jusuce Uo,r noor an
oeVeIsl smsner pununes .unnss Daor I'M. Or on
fouhoIy suse' were enner uee"oyou VI "''' VI
iess osnsEeu. Eu.s...,o, ooonnioa IN
tre ,ha snrn;na hn;Iangs 70 niaces of
Ieno'ips hton sne ou. n;Sso ,aSus "a rnar
sa.ey ~ 'ns Sar ,Sa d;gs,eut n;Is. of tbssa
Snanose, shu ose, ne .o .ha e. nnaeds .Sare
nSie qua ~ ppo;; s;p =. 4; "a s.reraI n.rroas
- - -. e =, 80 mo-
were ~ sIe ,ss aos "
perry Sin vac" Sa,.o,ad ~ ibnwsd isSt whsrsnnon
anu Deins % uo'eeu, so5 e,har aoso,nt bas n
sefeiai snoss ~ u ,a,o s,a,S;n, ahont one
Una, nulnp npsI VI nesivoe W. snuns ~ ~,
OF lhese Soneo,ons VI Piopeiy, y,'s ouu Inv ra ~ ,ha
eIoNu oeIInu lnen my Seo pssSu saS pOnaas, rpOna
keeper, VINO ure" me- pis'oi anu eseu, .
one III 'ne knee. al al esen's' uiluous % - 49,
arrive st succmct Iepo,' Vi .no viifiu Y. sne VIC
fred, but as far as can be ssoertained, without
any OF them takiDg enect Iatahy. tne negroes
shortly sIterwsro oissppsareo, ana oy aaynsn'
none were to be seen on the ground.s
1huh naters STOOD wnen morning came. a
force OF police under command OF sergeant hes
ter csme over by the Jackson street ierry, Uretna
beng, under me provisions OF ,ne mee S "a
police bill, included In the same precinct WIN ine
Fourth District OF thls cry. Inc r,VeI PohSe aiso
| arrived IN their poats, ana heio themselves III
readiness. MeanWnne the news nao spread
throughout the clty, ana many ciIlzens. anIlcpa. @
ing renewal OF olstur pances went over 10 Uret'
ma. ABOUT or S.'o ocLeeA .nose ANU U
were reshzeo-the negroes appearing 70 rany
1 from the rear OF tne town, armeu anu one OF t.o
| OF them mounted. firng Degan, ana 'ngnGin III
which many SHOTS were nIeo-ensueu, WIN ,ne
same result as before, VIZ: Una, tne negroes us
persed IN all direcuons, many taxing 70 tne SWAMI
and the WOODS. But one coiored man was hiiso ss
sho ne, we are in,oIeu, nau Jusy Tss Sod .n
ferry from this ciIy on ms way 10 VOTE. Inc oody
| wssa1teIwaIds 10 DC seen yinB on 'ne IeVee, anu
| we could not near OF any inquest having Deen
held up to O'CLOCK last evening. one OF tne
| mounted negroes, who rooe oiscK morse, was
| captured and locked mp. Anotner, rlding wni.e
| horse, galloped heetiy on ana escaped. by tnis
time the arrivals from THIS sde OF the river hao
| become numerous. Detacnments OF men were
Ca.I ,orasa A aia;ors and ,ovard the svamn Int
,hey returned reportins all quiet And so. there
| being no enemy, comparative peace ensued, al
| hough every one went armed, ready for any
| emergency.
In the city here, the military, State and police
authorities being spprised of the affair, were busy
| in endeavorng TO prevent further disturbances.
Gov Warmoth called at the chief Of policies Office
| and thence drove rapidly to Gen. Rousseaus head.
| quarters But, earlier than this, detachment of
| The lst infsntry, under command of Lieut.. Hodg.
kins, had marched from Greenville and crossed
over by the jackson street ferry. The police had
up to This time been guarding the ferry, In order
to ssy the crossing Of persons from this city, But
after the soldiers crossed, the boats were stopped