New-York tribune., 1868-10-12

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THE ST. LANDRY RIor-TRUTHPCL ACCOUNT BIZ
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following truthful account OF the recent Rebel riot:
Last Monday morning three members Of the opelousas
edge OF the town. and severely whipped Mr. Emer.
Bentley the teacher, who is also English editor OF
The 81 Landry Progress The attack was made because
OF article published by him giving Re-
Rebel @ was by wch s sna 9as @
carnations who met the procession at Washington thor
oughly armed aud equipped. The account true In
every particular, which be proved by 500 per-
sons who we're at the meeting at Washington Mr. Bentley
was an active leader of the Republican party In he parish
and as the news Of his being whipped spread over
0peousa the freedmen began III armed ,b Bds
homes and not to start any riot which advice having
been followed apprehensons Of n difficulty subsidized
Mr Bentley made aldavits against the three
who assaulted him. and warrants were granted l4r the
afternoon. At about IL o'clock a. m lhe reDeIs haa s
sembled In strong force armed with new gnns
icas 10 their homes they possession of the focn, aud
sent patrols around to dsdrD, the eedne, and capture
themselves or take refuge in flight. If they wer9
lucky enough to get out OF town. At aDouI ~
sI ~ wsSt SS0a tx tho % tce 5SS same o & SS"y to
Messrs Gusaye and Cornelius D9nato Tmo geto 10
them he Rebels and that II the Radicals wanted 70 gt
bodies Of the pease.Ioying" much.sbused" "down.
trodden white people OF the parish Ihcy aa eabt9ea %
that Mr G. Donate had sent hI5 TO Washington tell
Sam johnson to bring the Washington club armed 10
Opeusas when this courier brought face to face
with Mr. Donate, he said that somebody had told him
that Mr. Donate wanted him TO go to Washington. At
this juncture courier informed the crowd al The Proges
Office that there fighting at Mr.. Iillaire Pallets
place, short distance out OF town, w!erenpon the
crowd mounted their and rushed to the scene
OF action The fight as far as was able 10 earn re-
suited in the death of one white man ana Two , OF
three colored and three or four wounded on bot sdes
The number OF freedmen was about 10 headed Dy ono
Adophe Donate and they threw oS Gown rrdd % gon H
Donate made his escape. -
toCn seek for the concealed Republican edders me
Progress office searched without success One Dand
know edged leader of the Republican party and forced
an to his room where he was asleep ne ,cas
aim He fell 70 the floor fegnng death and the the armed M ,e
crowd started to leave. Mr. DAyy leaped out OF ths
window and through the garden. He ras shot at
again che running and the ball grazed the side OF hs
head ~ near the ear WITHOUT @ ali ts rest bs
our party except Mr. Durand French editor OF re
cifizeS Of France never having been naturazed. He
was taken from his house on Monday night by armed
men into the woods and was not seen afterward. All
strictly guarded and persons were arrested ana eafched
DgS The oeres Office was again
rial entirely DESTROYED The tyre was thrown INTO INTO
were employed in The Progress office were advised Dy
ing by the boat M Violet rho is agent for the Freed
meas Bureau in 81 landry taterni.es ,cm dhd asss
the crowd that went to The Progress office tho
Messrs. Donate The trho assaulted Mr. Betaey rods
Gen Their names are Mayo. Dixon, and Williams. All
quiet now but strict watch Is Kept by the Reoels W
prevent an uprising.
DEMOCRATIC RECITAL OF THE BUTCHERY.
Democratic version from The Bulletin Of the 5th inst,
showing that the massacrco LcOloed men in the out
skirts Of the town horrible:
We learn the following particulars Of the riot in ope.
lousas from DE- Taylor Of that place. who was prese9s
origin Is traced TO article published IN Radica paper
Republican principles to promote peace ana good
order In that part OF the state and 10 DO the pruning
MFR Bentley had misrepresented the official conduct OF
the Deputy Sheriff an exFederal officer and was called
Instead however of making the desired reraction the
editor Of The Progress only added insult TO injury by
upon he was waited on by the injured party. who
Of a wholesome application OF cOwide
lases This performance took place in the of5o
Bentley presided dominic. Tho cowhding Of their
preeeptoF naturally aroused their sympathes and they
negroes about the schoolhOuse, who proposed to com
the work Immediately OF cleaning ogt the people
Of Opeousas The time had come Ior worK' aud ~ var
proposed to pitch in Couriers were then dispacned
to the plantations with orders to DTns IN al an oI e
negroes well armed In short time tae %hoie
town was almost entirely surrounded by these en-
r"Se' rude OUT to meet them, and TO persuade
them to dsband Before reaching the place where the
band of negroes who were ambushed. FIVE torses were
killed and the riders OF four badly wounded Ihe Tns %
crery one Of The whites after being Reinforced
then rode into The crowd Of negroes VINO aad o bc
approach the negroes fired one voley ana then ne me
ali tGat NeH found ,eib ceapons in tbew hands. Tho
next day the Various plantations visited and tho
negroes were made to understand that unless they sur
rehdcred thcr arms they should be tke aud shot
This threat had the desired effect and negroes rom lar
and near brought IL their arms several hundred in nun
her and handed them TO the whites During the
disturbance the office of he Progress was gntted ana the
types were scattered TO the winds The editor was NOS
10 be found and has not since been heard or N Is es
mated that over one HUNDRED negroes rere Ktkd dao
none kiiea '''
THE SHREVEPORT BUTCHERY-REBEL ACCOUNT.
The Ne,c- Orleans Crescent of the 9th inst,
publishes the following account of collision, showing
the msy pretext upon which the Rebels OF Shreveport
murdered score OF negroes:
"On Wednesday last a serious difficulty occurred on
the Texas Road short distance from the town OF sh9Yo
mort resulting In death OF three White men and ~
& in the air. and Immediately afterwad Was
seized party OF negroes who happened TO be III the
by, Where he was bound with ropes to tres;
Upon the suggestion Of a few few in@Iea Gearaeadssa tsa
negTSSs s s 3 At tSs moment few negroes fro
an adjoining plantation came up and without word Oh
and Messrs. Ogden and Thompson, citizens OF oaddo
Parish Upon hearing OF this state oi aas the stzeSs
OF Shreveport turned out en- masse ana proeeedea 70 we
scene OF the outrage About IL negroes supposed 10 haYo
been rhgeaders in the affair." We're killed having nIss
down the road When the steamer Right Way le'
Shreveport, last Thursday, everything was quiet
KU-KLUX KHAN MURDER IN ALABAMA -,
MONTGOMERY, Oct. 10.-The Legislature WIZ
adjourn az II o'clock tonight. News reached here Oh
terrible KuKluX outrage in County oeing tne v
der OF the loyal Probate Judge and Clerk hesoIuo,s
were offered In the House calling upon the Governor va
have the county declared under martial law ana heha
troops there at once. In the Senate resolution ~,
offered authorizing the Governor TO 0ner .e"1le o'
5000 for each man engaged in the murder Inc DemS
cratic members thought wrong to deh9uneo Tue peop"
whout hearing or a trial Another dispatch. Ialel ia
the day pronounced the foregoing faDpcatOn
REGISTRATION BROKEN UP IN ARKANKAs.
LITTLE Rock Ark, Oct 1.-The hu-klux
Kau have broken up the registration In several counties
In this State
nrsrRIRuTION OF TROOPS IN TENNEssEE-GOY.
BROwNIOW's CARD.