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The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-10-10

The negroes deserted the plan
tations everywhere they could be
heard and seen firing and reload
ing their guns, mounting their
horses, forming companies, and
assembling on the outskirts OF
Opelousas, There was a LARGE
number of negroes on the planta-
tions Immediately around Opelou-
sas, and the evident object was to
surround it Immediately, charge
upon it, slaughter the whites, and
then, with the captured arms and
ammunition, they could oVerrun
the parish. They were so open
and bold, however, In their warEke
demonstrations, that the whites of
the town assembled to defend it,
and sent cou1iers to the country
for assistance.
The town was threatened by
large bodies of armed negroes who
had assembled and drawn up in
battle array on the. Northeast,
Northwest and Southeast of the
town, all within less than a mile
from the Court House. The Sher-
if authorized a deputy with a
posse of twenty-five or thirty men
to patrol the suburbs of the town
and disarm the negroes. In the
meantime John Simms, a colored
Republican, but opposed to this
action of the negro leaders, went
in company with the town consta-
bic and persuaded the armed body
of negroes first mentioned, to dis
perse, as the affair with Bentley
was a personal one and did not
affect them in the least.
The town was now in danger
from an armed force on the South
east. Forty-one men armed and
mounted had been seen to file out
Of the woods and go in the direc-
ton of Hilaire Pallets, f. m. c.,
who lives about half mile from
jhe town in this direction. The
deputy and posse above mentioned
thither, and on arriving
within five or six hundred yards of
he house, perceived the negroes
lnder rms-Fixe- of the posse
we're detached and sent to ask
hem, in the name of the Sheriff, |
% disarm. The negroes, eighteen
II twenty in number, all mounted, |
we're drawn up in front of the |
louse, about twenty PAGES from
he gate. One of the posse called
O them to throw down their arms.
The negro at the gate ordered his
nen to dismount, and Immediately
ocked his gun and held it at a
eady. His men dismounted in
family and followed his example.
mother of the posse told the ne
roes not to shoot, that they were
citing under orders from the Sher-
e. and did not want to have any
Liffculty. The five whites were
low standing directly in front of
he negroes and about twenty
faces from them. One Of the ne
roes seemed inclined to submit to
he orders of the Sheriff, but the
sader who occupied the gate, said:
No, we brought our arms here to
se them, and by God! we intend
0 do it." As he said this, he and
is men began to aim their pieces.
firing commenced on both sides
nmediately-fve whites against
Eighteen or twenty negroes. After
he first discharge, the negroes ran
ehind the houses and fred from
hence at the whites, who were ON
orse back in the prairie. The \
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-10-10

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to learn the exact loss Of the ne
grOes. One was found dead in the
garden, one badly wounded IN the
leg was found in the field near by,
and it is supposed that others were
killed or mortally wounded In the
field and taken away by their
friends during the night-the fight
happened In the evening.
The parish for ten or fifteen
miles around Opelousas, was now
in a perfect tumult. Whites and
blacks were in arms, and an exter-
mination of one race or the other
was considered certain. White
men were shot by the negroes from
the fields, as they were passing
along the. road. Frequent collis-
ions, and firing between the pickets,
took place during the night. The
prompt action Of the whites, how
ever, prevented the negroes from
concentrating their forces; sheir
pickets were driven from the roads,
and under cover of night they
withdrew to the woods. +.
On Tuesday, the second day, the
whites had entire possession of the
open country, and were able to
send patrols to dispense armed
negroes who might assemble or be
assembled at any particular place.
Wednesday passed the same way,
and likewise Thursday, up to the
time we. write. ..."
We have not heard of a single
instance of any colored woman or
child being injured, though a great
many of the former were more
bitter in their expressions of hos
tility than the men, and assisted
in carrying arms to the place of
rendezvous. ,Colored and white
Radicals in Opelousas, who took
no part in causing the insurrection,
have been unmolested.
It is worthy of note that not a
single carpet-bagger, scalawag, or
free negro, the very men who de-
clared war and assembled the
in arms, who instigated
them to insurrection and ordered
them to burn Opelousas, and kill
the whites-men, women and chill |
a single one of these
tender hearted delicate skinned |
engaged in the fight.
Oh no ;. if they fought they might
be killed, and fail to enjoy the
fruits of victory. We suppose they
have gone to New Orleans and will
there give an elaborate and truth
FIJI account of q conflict they
brought about but did not stay to
witness, and make efforts to have
q. S. troops sent here to accom-
plish what they attempted with
their army of freedmen, which
they were too oowardly to COM
mand. They VIII expect to have
the whites driven away, killed, or
awed into submission, and them
selves put in absolute possession
and control of the entire parish.
The whites here are weary of
being always on guard To detend
heir lives and property against an
army of negroes who were organ
zed with the purpose of destroy
ng the same. They want rest, they
want peace but not rest under an
armed negroes heel, nor the
peace of a carpet-bagger's tyranny.
The military despotism of Sheri-
Ian was ten thousand times better
han the negro despotism we have
lad since. We have lost our poll
,ical riphts--haye been disfran-
The weekly echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1868-1876, 1868-10-10
Al FIGHT AT LAST.

Since the election in April last,
there was a lull among the negroes
in politics until three or four weeks
ago, but it was the Iull before the
storm. The two races in this par
ish, in point of numbers, are about
equally balanced-We believe the
whites would have a majority, if
allowed to register. The negroes,
though with a registered majority,
were defeated at the last election,
from the fact. that many did not
vote at all, some voted the Demo
cratic ticket, and a considerable
number had left the parish after
registering. b .'... '.....
In other parishes, where the
whites or blacks are largely IN the
ascendancy, one party may sue
cumb to the other without a strug-
gle. But here the case is different
"a small number of colored Dem
ocrats gives the Democratic party
b voting majority. At the begin
ming of the present campaign, ne
grOes began to turn Democrats.
This endangered the success of the
Radical party, and enraged it's
leaders. They instilled into the
minds of their dupes the bitterest
hate and enmity for the whites,
and especially for the colored men
who affiliated with them in politics.
The lives of these colored Demo-
Gratis were threatened, and nothing
but the protection Of the whites
saved them. Large meetings of
armed negroes have been held for
the avOWed purpose of -overawing
and intimidating the Democrats
and driving the colored ones back |
into the Radical ranks, Incendiary
speeches were made, threatening
the lives and property of the entire
white race. These things are no.
torious, and can be substantiated
byoa large number Of Witnesses. |
The negroes, who are a very i'm
pulsive and excitable race, were
upon "a in in this naanner, I'M
TIL they were ready and willing to
attempt anything, however desper-
ate and unlawful, at the mere sug-
gestion of their leaders. On Mon
day morning last, their leaders at
this place dispatched couriers, who
went with whip and spur, to all
parts, of the parish, to assemble
the negroes in arms immediately
for the purpose of laying Opelousas
in ashes and destroying the white
race. The cause for such pro-
ceeding was insignificant enough,
but shows a predetermination on
their part to make war upon the
whites the first opportunity that
presented itself. On the morning
mentioned, two or three persons
called upon Emerson Bentley,
editor of the Progress, and asked
him to retract something he had
published, which they alleged was
false. This he refused to do, and /
in the alteration, they struck him
several times with a rattan, or
something of the kind. Some one I
took steps to have a warrant issued
for their arrest, and they we're ]
quietly waiting to be taken before ]
the magistrate and dealt with ac- j
to law. But the negro {
leaders swore it should not stop
there, now was the time, there was |
no use in putting it off any longer, t
they would make the whites bite !
the dust, every damned white son I
Of a b-h must go up before night. !
Snrnn &c thn rnn1ns,t r.nss1nnntn he al !
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Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-27
A KENT co UNITY FIFTEEN
ACREN

There is little fruit farm of fifteen acres,
on one Of the main streets of Dover, which
has been, for the last six months an object
of considerable interest to residents of the
town, and has attracted quite good many
visitors. 1t was purchased in February last
by the Williams Bros, from New York
State, who have been spending a considerable
money in Improvement and working it us as
fast as possible into fine condition. Every
variety Of berry is being planted, and expe-
riments are being made to ascertain theii
adaptability to the soil and climate of Della
ware. Over thirty varieties Of Strawberries
twenty varieties of grapes, and raspberries,
currants, gooseberries, tomatoes, &C., art
being tested. They have one variety Of TIT
tomato Cedar HilD which ripened at leas
two weeks before the Tilden or Early Smootl
Red. This fall still larger number Of dwar
and standard fruit of the most desirabl
kind, will be planted, and at the beginnin
choice varieties of fruit growing there, solel
to test on for market purposes.
In connection with their fruit farm, whicl
is beautifully situated, and well arranged
they have commenced Nursery Agenc
Business, representing the best Nurseries Q
this and adjoining States, aiming to suppl
frst-class stock at reasonable rates. The
are also sole agents for the State and PENN
sula, for the model berry basket, and ais
represent Lister Bros, in the sale of their ex
cellent fertilizers. They tell us that the,
will never sell an article, which they hay
not tried and found worthy of endorsement
Such principles are sound and will enabl
them to create and maintain high reputs
tim
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-27

PEAoHEs, CoRs, SWIFT PoTAToRs, Sc.--ln
note from Thos. B. Coursey, of Frederick, Kent
county, dated 18th, he says You may remember
my prophecy or rather assertion, last spring, that
peaches would not be one-third OF acrop. You
begin 70 realize the truth Of Ii, now. II l had
said one-tenth, would have come nearer the
truth. Ihave small orchard of i've hundred
trees, and have found .fosrpeaches on the whole !
1t seems singular that some orchards should boar
and others equally cared for have none on them.
Corn is growing finely on uplands, and promises
a large yield, with q continuance Of favorable
weather. .f Y4
We have been Teasing up to this time on OLD
sweet potatoes; had plenty Of them during Cam
den camp. New ones are now coming on the IA
BILE; make note Of that.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-27
,far,a \ sfirlIe's''isiIllr.

Mr.. EEssIxoRE's PKAcHKs.-The cdit"r Of the
Middletown 7surscrips has been visiting Edward
C. Feainore's peach farm In Appoquiu'n''k'
and says When our party arrived at his wh'rf,
about noon, he had Just finished picking for the
day, and his sseam-tug, which he employs Of s2i
per day, was gliding down tho creek with .
schooner In tow. and 2s5 baskets Of luscious
pcaches on board, bound for New Castle. His
crop, this year, will amount 10 somewhere be-
tween six and ten thousand baskets, which are
bringing him from ~ to $s per basket according
to quality, and earlier 10 the season they brought
as high a. go per basket.
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-27
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prompt attention. qrl
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-27

THE USUAL FALL ExHIBIrIon Of the New
Castle County Agricultural Society will be
held on the grounds near this city, on We'd
nesday, Thursday and Friday, the 10th,
18th and 18th of September. The time is so
near at hand that the most active exertions
will be necessary to arrange for the occasion,
and we are confident that longer notice
would have secured more generaldisplay
of products. The time selected, too, is the
same during which the exhibition Of the
Delaware Horticultural Society will be in
progress at Institute Hall. 1t was thought,
however, that the two would by no means
interfere, the evenings being the time when
the Horticultural Show is most generally at
tended, while the other closes, Of course,
with daylight. Farmers. fruit-growers, and
truckers from down the Peninsula, will
have an opportunity of attending both az
fairs at the same time.
We trust that there will be creditablt
display at this exhibition by the Agricultu
raj Society, and we urge upon the thousand
Of farmers and farmers wives who will reat
this, all over the section of country connec
Ted with this city, to bring out their bes
productions, and show each other and tn
world generally what they can do. At pre-
vious times the array of agricultural pre-
ducts, and agricultural machinery, which a
ter all are Of most interest and value to tn
farmers, has not been so extensive as
might have been. Let this year do better
Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-08-27

A DOUBLE DESK and FIRE PROOF SAFE. for
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at I'd and Naxhst SsA
The Portland daily press., 1868-12-05

1t is true that we live in a fast age, and
wonderful discoveries and inventions tread
so closely upon the heels of each other that
it taxes our utmost energies to keep even
pace with them. Ii what DR.. Letheby says,
in speaking of the varieties of food, be true,
our friends in Cape Elizabeth and all along
shore, never need to fear a state of starya-
tion, even if they neglect the cultivation OF
the earth or become too indolent to sail the
fishing boat. This learned doctor thus speaks
OF the marine alge or seaweeds: every
where along our coasts there is abundance OF
comparatively nutritious food which may py
little management be made palatapie' l
aliude to our seaweeds. Judging from the
analysis of DR.. Davy and DR.. Apjohn OF
Dublin. it would seem that when in model
atelv dry condition seaweeds contain from Is
tn a6 per cent. of water, and that nitrogen
ous constituents amount to from IL to Is
per cent, while the starchy matter and sugar
average about So per cent. These results
The Portland daily press., 1868-12-05
" arietieS.

"A lady member of a New York church has
been disciplined" by the ecclesiastical author
tiles, and now her husband institutes suit for
slander-damages S5000
"A fever induced by exposure in the OBJ
servation of the August eclipse of the sun was
the cause of the death of the King of Siam.
He was monarch OF high scientific attain
ments.
-Cranberries are selling for $50 to S25 per
barrel in New Jersey, and many growers are
holding their crops for $40 per barrel.
On Monday night two Arabs were found
wandering in the streets of New York in
most discOnsolate condition, sick, hungry and
tired, by the police, who provided for them.
"A citizen of Detroit has completed an in
vention which is intended to revolutionize the
whole system of street railroading Itconssts
of steam condenser, and appliances for at
taching locomotive engine to the forward
platform of the car in such a manner that nei-
ther steam, smoke nor cinders escape. The
boiler is upon the platform, and occupies q
space of twenty inches in diam eter.
During the Harrison excitement in Ohio
in 1910, some benches gave way at q barbecue
where upon "a patriotic woman stood up and
salu, Leu nODOuy Oe klLeu out women, Tor
they can't vote"
"A method employed in Germany to keep
rosebnds fresh into the winter consists in first
covering the end of the recently cut stem with
wax, and then placing each one in close pa
per cap or cone, that the leaves do not
touch the paper. The cap is the n coated with
glue, to exclude air, dust and moisture, and
when dry, is stood up in drawer in cool
place. When wanted for use, the rose is tax.
en- out of the cap and placed in water, after
cutting off the end, when the rose will bloom
in few hours.
"A young woman in New York is in grief
She can't get married because her veil has not
yet arrived from Paris
-Villerbessant, the proprietor of the Paris
F,oo,o loves a quiet joke. Entering his Office
and finding the members of his editorial staff
enjoying themselves he exclaimed: "Oh, the
times are not now as they once were with
newspaper men, when they worked all day
long for three hundred francs a month";
And when they were tired out, what did they
do?" "Oh, then they rested themselves by
writing anony mously."
-"Blindpits" is the title of novel recently
printed in Edinburgh, of which the British
journals speak in highly commendatory terms.
-Du Chaillu describes the costumes of the
court of an African king as follows: The
king wore a dress coat-and nothing else; bis
first minister wore shirt without sleeves
and nothing else; his second minister wore
necktie-and nothing else; the third was
adorned with hat-and nothing else; but the
queen varied the fashion by wearing an UNI
brella-and nothing else"
1t has been distinctly and officially nott-
fed to Queen Isabella that she cannot be re-
ceived at the French Court with royal
honors. If she chooses to reside in Far
is, her ex-Majesty must understand tnat 'ns
can only do so as Madame Isabelle ds souroon'
and in fact be considered private inoiViuuaL
-carbolic acid is used successfully for
snake bites in Australia
The Portland daily press., 1868-12-05
Madame Parepa- Rosa vindicates the
Singers.

We took occasion several days ago to refer
to the discussion going on between the relig-
ious and secular papers of Chicago en- the inn
morality of the opera and of the stage gener-
ally. Some of the reverend gentlemen who
have written on the subject have been very
sweeping in their denunciations, not only Ct
the opera, but of all public singers, rather
holding out the idea that of all social evils the
theatre is the worst, and tAat only bad men
and women could possibly live by the stage
Madame Parepa-Rosa is naturally indignant
at this blind attack on an honorable profession
by those who know nothing about it, aud she
comes to the rescue of her fellow artists in the
following spirited and lady like letter address
ed to the editor of the Chicago Times:
council BLUFFS, November 25, 1868
Being constant reader of your estimabls
paper, have, of course. read the opinions, pro
and con, OF different clergymen, on the subject
Of a profession have f,llowed now for some
years, both as an operatic and concert singer;
and must express my surprise that any clergy
man can throw such fearful aspersions on
profession which can only be followed by US
ing the gifts of voice and memory which God
alone can confer; and as ladies can earn SO
little in any but public performance, 1t is
very hard that an honest woman should have
such terms applied to her, merely by being
talents to account 1t is not right in man,
and particularly in clergyman, to condemn
q class he evidently does not know
! firmly assert that the ladies in my pro-
fession VIII are not virtuous women are the
exception to the rule. could mention scores
Of names, but will only name some OF our
prominent professional ladies', whom / person.
paS Mms MIS- Thf Phes ins
Nine. Sherrington Miss Kellogg, Miss Hauck,
Nine. Viardot Garcia, Mrs. Seguin, Mrs. Ed
ward Seguin, Mime. Medori, Persani, Soutag,
Nine. Miolan, Carvalho, Miss Nilsson. Nine.
Jenny Lind Goldschmidt, Nine. de Giuli
Mime. Harriers Wippeus, Mrs. Bernard
Richings, Miss Bateman, Miss Henriques,
Nine. Sainton Dolby, Clara Novello. SC. SC.
Having named these ladies, whose reputation
is well known, is enough to prove the truth
of what I say. As to our not being re-
ceived In society, or among the familiar circle
of the best families in all countries is
a new idea, as L am sure that the experience of
other arsists must be even with mine, N be-
ing made welcome everywhere, and not find
ing sufficient time from our avocatons to ac-
cept all friendly invitations received. ] hope
you will publish this hasty and quite unpre-
pared vindcaton of my sister artists, aud ex-
press my strong feelings against beiug sub
jected to such sweeping aspersions by one
who certainly ought to influence public opin-
ion, having the advantage to give his stigma
to any profession from the pulpit.
Again begging your pardon for taking your
time and space, and hoping you will take into
consideration my naturally wounded feelings,
! remain, dear sir, yours truly.
EUPHRosYNE PAREPA-RosA.
The Portland daily press., 1868-12-05
Terms $500 per 0n'ax',,, IN odrauce.

P'ace seaweeds among the most nutritious of
Vesetaole substances; in fact, they are richer
III nltrogenous matter than oatmeal or Indi-
an corn"
Now we should like to know the process
by which these nutritious results are Obtain
ed. or in other words, how to cook these
plants of the sea. We know the deep sea
contains much good food for man. but we
were not aware that the marine vegetable
kingdom was so valuable and contained such
an abundance OF food for us. The oyster
comes the nearest to a vegetable OF any thing
we know that grows in the ocean and is edi-
Bile, but that has animal life and belongs not
to the vegetable kingdom. Until further ad-
vised upon this subject, we think we should
prefer clans, oysters and goldfish to sea- weed
OF any kind. If this saran should make auy
further discourses, or publish the mode of
cooking sea-weed and making palatabe and
nutritious dish of it, we will inform our
friends on the seashore.