The New York herald., 1868-04-13

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE HERALD.

The Ten Days. Notice Expired and Nobody
Hurt-Alarm AmOpg. American Citizens Of
African Descent-Downiug, the Oysterman,
and Bob, the BootbIacls, D0Omed-What Bob
Thinks Of the 'Rastocratic Nisgers.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1868.
This city has caught the Ku Klux Klan infection
with a vengeance and threatening letters have
become about as numerous as leaves in the vale OF
vallambrosa Prominent men were first selected by
these terrible fellows Of the Klux and notices
served upon them considerably suggesting the pro-
priety OF giving timely order for a coliin their
end at hand and their lease Of life TO expire
five or ten days after the receipt Of the notice.
These documents were OF all shapes and Sizes
and displayed an nexhaustible fertility Of in
vention in their peculiar phraseoogy and a
lmitless variety Of styles in the matter Of penman
ship. In fact, there must he many industrious
scrbes in the society OF the Ku Klux there In
the Post ONCE Department. As has been said the
prominent men in the radical party were first hon.
ored with the sanguinary erusons that have so dis
turbed Forney's equanimity OF mind; but the Ku
Kux either thinking that their work was but par
TALLY done or that the distinguished recipients OF
their letters paid no heed to the ghastly warnings
therein conveyed turned atteptqQ tQ the task Of
spreading ,eIio: & sna ;:..; through the ranks OF
the great radical auxiliary army-the Ethiopian di-
vision. Ben wade Butler, Logan and the other
big guns who have been already duly served with
notice to quit should have been despatched yester-
day, the ten days. reckoning from the first Of April
then expired Nothing dreadful has happened so
far, and these gentlemen have survived the tremor
OF suspense TO their fate and are once more enjoy
ing their usual equanimity Not so, however with
some OF our African brethren, to whom the Ku-Klux
have been paying more recent attention. From
Downing, Of oyster fame standing at the apex OF
ihe pyfsmid Of negro society In Washington down
TO Bob, the bootblack at WIZARDS Hotel there has
been shaking and shivering worse than swamp
chls and fever.
Thus have the Ku Klux Klan diverted Downing's
attention from his oysters-and just now the call FOR
"a dozen roast on the half shell" makes him shudder
invountary as though the voice OF the Kux sounded
I'm his ears
HEADQUARTERS Ru KLrx KHAN,
PROVISIONAL DEPARTMEST PoToAAc,
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1858. J
DOWNING BEWARE. Figure Of a dagger.l
You are a marked man Figure OF a coffin
Marked for the knife and the conin Deaths head
You viii not stick to your oysters and let politics
alone.
mbroglloY What had you to do with TIE affairs OF
You have set yourself up as q leading negro
You shall lead them TO hell.
II you are In Washington ten days after this
reaches you It will be as corpse. Neither the I. Y
| can save you.
Remember Lincoln.
| BY order Of Death. "a Deaths head and cross
bones
Assassin. Figure OF a swordl
Adjutani.
deaths head and cross bones, and figure Of
cOfiln.l
Downing Is not yet corpse. though the foregoing
| is enough to make anybody provide himself for
another stage OF existence. lie strives 70 initiate
Ben Wade by putting on light aud careless exterior;
but in his pensive moments Downing upbralds
himself for ever having anything TO do with the War
Department, even IN the way OF furnishing poor
stanton with a lunch OF oyster soup. Beyond send
ing In the whole shell q dozen or two 0iyalyes TO
/ the Executive Mansion, TO the presiding officer
| ad Interim OF the Kitchen he soeInnly proclams
| his ignorance OF the Prcsdents aGairs. lie
| might have made suggestions as TO the regu.
lar appointment OF q cook In place OF the
who Is there dd interim, bnt otherwise the Ku
Klux nor any other Kan can hold him accountable
for the present uncturc In the aIars OF the nation.
| Strangest thing OF all, however In this startling cpl.
| dCmIc OF myser5 and assassination, our colored