The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-10-27
THE W.aR OF RACES IN LoUISLiNI.

RIOTS IN ST. BERNARD PAR1sH-NEaRoEs BURN
HOUSES AND KILL MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN
-HELPLEssNEss OF THE CIVIL GOVERNMENT
-NEFFIcENcY toF THE NEGRO POLICE
PROMPT MEASURES OF GENERAL ROUSSEAU.
New ORLEANS, October 26.-Thc city has all
day been filed with exciting rumors about
trouble in st. Bernard Parish, adjoining New Or
leans below the city. From information brought
toheadcuarters by the sheriff Of the parish and
others, it appears that difficulty occurred
Yesterday on the occasion Of o public display
of q couple of De enocratc clubs, in which one
white man was wounded and two negroes kill
ed, one of the latter being member Of the
new Metropolitan police. At night the negroes
congregated and proceeded in body to the
house of a Spanish baker, killing him, his son
anihis sister-in-law, and burning his house. His
wife escaped with child in her arms. Two other
houses are said to have been burned, at one u
which four children are reported to have been
killed. The rumors as to the extent OF the
outrages are various and conflicting. Many of
the white inhabitants Of the parish deserted
their houses last night and fed to the city.
Early this morning, upon the first notification
Of trouble, General Buchanan ordered COM
pany of infantry to march down the river.
Later in the day he dispatched another COM
pany of infantry on the steamer Ella Morse,
instructing the officers in charge to arrest all
the ringleaders in the disturbance who could
be found. Il is currently reported this evening
that the first body Of infantry was attacked, but
by whom has not been ascertained. Staff Off
GERS have been dispatched to investigate the
matter.
When the rumors spread this morning, large
numbers OF white men congregated on the
levee in the lower part Of the city, and charter
ed three steam tugs to convey them to the
scene of action, but were prevented from leav-
ing the city by an order from General Rous-
seau. A sufficient number Of troops accom-
panied the order to secure its enforcement.
The disturbed condition of affairs prevented
the internal revenue officials from entering the
parish to-day in discharge Of their duties.
Prominent members of both political parties
had IN interview with General Rous-
seau today, and mutually agreed to
discountenance and prevent. as far as possible,
Rousseau intends removing all the troops in the
vicinity into the city to prevent the recurrence
of the scenes of Saturday night. The recent
disturbances demonstrated the utter helpless
ness of the civil government. No effort on its
part was apparent until the appearance of the
soldiers on the ground. On Saturday night,
for two hours after the riot on Canal-street,
not policeman was to be seen, though num-
bers were congregated on ST. Chares-street,
within four blocks Of the scene. The metro
pohtan police law is now in operation, and the
force, as organized under it, comprises very
arge proportion of negroes.
Registration closed on Saturday. 1t foots up
IN this city 43. 600. The largest vote ever poued
here before was 29, 600. Efforts are being made
by prominent Radicals to have martial law de-
clared in the State, thinking thus to prevent
an election. It is mcst probable, however,
that if the State is placed under martial law,
General Rousseau will order the election to
proceed. It is rumored tonight that the
Radicals intend to let the election go by de-
fault and have the vote Of the State thrown
tset aside) on the same ground. Several clubs
advertised parades for tonight, but they will
probably not come of. Two companies of in
fantry are stationed at the customhouse to-
night, and body of cavalry has just passed
down. There is no room for further trouble
tonight.