New-York tribune., 1868-11-12
THE SOUTHERN STATES.

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near winchester AID Nan-sts, and attempted 10 wnp
Mrs Reilly, for remark which she had mace apVu'
stokess mother. Reilly resisted them, ana Dsns -
sued during which he shot in the oacK anu so"'
and probably wortsly wounded Stokes ana Nur''f"S
ham we're arrssted and committed. Fifteen boxes OF
ns uuskets arrived here yesterday morning from ST.
Iouis Consigned to l. Heman, who refused 10 receive
them He denied that lie knew anything ABOUT theli'
They we're fored and to be sold % pay charPes Ahe
troops thsa were sent to Masons depot last hgV re
srned ttss morning. They report all quiet there Al
Though "a large body Of negroes were there ho 0'ou'
proceed fngs were noticed.
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE.
NASHVILLE. Nov. 1.-THE House has adopted
te Senate resolution providing for the appointment of
delegates to the Cattle Plague Convention, which meets
IA Springfield, Illinois,
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES TO INVESTIGATE KU-
KLUX OUTRAGEs IN ALABAMA.
MONTGOMERY, Nov. 1.-THE Legislature is
doing nothing of general Importance. Committees nave
been appointed by both Houses to travel over tho state
to investigate the alleged Ku-Klux outrages
DESTRUCTION OF COUNTY RECORDS IN MISSOURI.
ST.. LOUIS, Nov 1.-THE County seat OF
Nares County was burned the 9th inst together WIN
al the county records and election returns
THE PROPOSED DIVISION OF TEXAS.
Prom what we can learn, the question OF
dividing Texas three States will be agl'aeo WI"
considerable interest the reassemOnng OF te No'0
sion in December next The el failed Py tbe abest
aceKates who voted against division the VIII onn
ose Generally in favor OF division than those from the
1ast north This should net have expee% % toGt n
TIE 0ils Ol Pf0'e''i's '"''' iHouston Union.
TIE LOUISIANA ELECTION FARCE.
New-Orleans has made herself for past weeks
Che theater Of violence and prescription Capital ana
aap,perce have Stunned her as plague-streRen spot
IT, hay
utmen of leisure and all her lower industries potIateu
the election Yesterday deferred by paralyzng fear
the polls and from aregsteTed strength OF nearly Zuv
showed vote Of only 27o AT all the polls yesterday
there was a remarkable degree Of quiet and order, IN
marked contrast with the turbulent and bloody seeS &
xha wOsd hare been NE condition sit M ois5 Sg0%s 1
ss "sd T%S SesdSs @S 9gVs" 70 4ess he right c age
ahe passions OF the people ha9 Oeen a y1, L
slsost constant declarations that fOrbearance had
eeased he virtue and that the time had come Tor
prcssive laws Our reporters visited every poll after y
o'clock, Of them saw the slightest Indication OF
disturbances But few people gathered around the
xas ssrsnded cofeehouses and retail grocery
closed and the city rather the aspect OF sun
day In Northern city than the appearance OF genera M
streets during the day. but In the evening" Ouce III te
while, nebriated individual shouted for seymour sna
Blair To which sober Democrat would respond seY-
and Blair played out" About dark the luter-
aietlon removed from ana the hoSs &
appointed genemen, VINO gently drowned their sorrows
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lNew-Orleans Republican, Nov A.
TESTING THE cONsTlTUTIoNALITY OF POLICE
LAW
Last evening William BeviDs undertook to
tane Charles Cohen who indebted TO him. aud Police
Gebhard arrested Blevins for the assault on the
TSo had ' evidently been reading the report Of the City
Council proceedings and the editorial articles IN the
~ Camp, Charres. ana POydrasst papers, declaring the
Metropolitan Police law unconstitutional, and counsel
hg resistance 70 t. spoke 70 the prisoner and said You
neited Bleys TO resistance, and when Policeman Geb.
hard blew his whistle for assistance and other officers
were apprOachng Bleyus drew his revolver shot
and killed the officer. Bievins ran down ST.
where Special oaIeer Hollihan grabbed him BY
the collar; bnt he jeTked himself loose with such force
stunned his having struck curbstone as he fell
he was finally arrested by officer Williams Policeman
70 the Frat District station Mr. Gebiard came into this
military department soldier IN Northern or West
ste 'eg i.t IoaaSa Cavalry He was appointed on the
early in the year 1867 and has served with
was at the time Of his death Captain Of the Turner's
echnetzeD Section His funeral to-day will be conducted
y 'A' ''''-'- iNew-orleans Republican Nov 9.
RIOT IN AsHEvILLE, n. c.
serious and shameful riot occurred IN this
place Tuesday last election day between the hours OF
and o'clock III the afternoon IN which one freedman
also repoTted that white youth accidentally received
some injury peaceaby standing by and holding
tins shameful affair, but as legal investigation VIII doubt
less be made In reference to the facts We dee IuIher
Ion of every Republican with whom have consulted,
that IN consequence oithe riot quite Bum3e OF eooreo
We are informed that parties coming in TO vote de-
tered ia consequence OF the excitement produced
lAsheyille Pioneer, Nov. o.
GEN. REYNOLDS REPORT UPON FREEDMEN'S
AFFAIRS IN TEXAS
Major Sen j. j Reynolds has sent his annual
st.srt 70 washgtOn and thesen Il demonstrated that
z1sN gntSEs se,eFs Of to cOnai1oa Of pegroes and
wEte RspnbliesnS have not been ir any particular
drawn In testimony present the annexed extracts:
The greatest difficulty labor under, have often
before represented in securing the freed people Justice
IA cases Of criminal nature have used every means
ccna employ 70 educate ana LoISe & tlS & e,i W.,
OF the entire people is so demorazed and they are so
before the law, that cannot report any very great
amount OF progress In that drecu0n OWING 10 TINS con
don of affairs have been compelled in many instances
70 authorize Commissioners to arrest try
and punish certain classes OF Oenses committed upon the
freed peope While the civil authorities and the citizens
90 sgnsy fail puDsbmg those Of the white who
commit oenses upon the freed people, they are ever
the law to its fullest extent when the accused
Is OF the freed race Punishment generally
which, when committed by the whites, daily passed
by without notice. become crimes OF greater or less mag
ntude when committed by them OF the many hundreds
Of freed people killed since the close Of the know
OF instance where punishment has followed the per
race There is in fact no punishment for the perpetra-
ton Of homcides when the guilty party Is OF the white
black by hook crook the law is evaded and the
guity party unpunished The demoralizcd coDdi
ton o the sentiment OF the whole people their total
regard for law and order their intolerance Of opinion
differing from their own and the hight value they place
upon life has often been brought your notice
by myself and predecessors that say upon
lect that has already become notorious throughout the
length and breadth Of the and seems IKE lde repetition
the to Sept 80 1863 the following figures Murders OF
heed people 6y whites 4ei Of whites by whites 35S;
whites by persons OF unknown color. II Of whites by
freed people e. total oicaIy reported, 7ei Whites
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