Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-10-30
THE WAR OF RACES.
Riot in st. Bernard, Louisiana.
A Family Murdered and Burned
Intense Excitement in the
Parish.
Families Flying to the City.

morning regarding the riot in st. Bernard
parish were more or less exaggerated, anC
desiring to obtain full and accurate in for
nation in relation to the difficulties tha
occurred there, we dispatched special re
porter to the scene of action, who re-
NAMED at til, plantation Of Mr.. Ong I'M
til five o'clock yesterday evening, anC
brought I'D tie following intelligence in
reference TO the troubles in the parish.
1t seems That on Saturday the Constilu.
ton Club, of the parish of st. Bernard
had made every preparation to receive q
wreath from the Humble Bee Club, and
marched to the Courthouse with band o.
music, which they had procured from the
city for the occasion.
The presentation took place on the plan.
tation of B.,L. Milladon, Esq, near the
Courthouse, and after the ceremonies were
concluded the two clubs, together with a
delegation of the 1ufantes de Seymour
formed in procession and paraded through
the village of Terre aux Beufs. They
marched down to the church which is just
this side of Mr., Ong's plantation, and were
there halted by the Marshal, Major A. w
Walker, because the men, being somewhat
tired, could not have marched much far
Their than Mr.. Ong's place, and Mr.. Walker
did not desire to give Mr.. Ong the slight.
est excuse to claim that the Democrats had
inundated him. After short rest the
procession turned back, and had proceeded
as far as the st. German plantation, when
two negroes were observed sitting on the
railing Of the fence. The clubs were, as
was natural, cheering for Seymour and
Blair, when one of the negroes, named
Eugene, descended from the fence, aud APP
preaching the procession made use of an
expression so insulting and indecent in its
nature as to preclude the possibility of its
being transcribed. Simultaneous with the
use of the expression, the negro placed his
hand in a defiant manner upon his pis-
toll. One of the members of the Infantes
de Seymour stepped out Of the ranks near
the negro, and cried, "Hurrah for Sey-
mour and Blair !" at the same time rails
ing his hand as if 10 knock the negrO's hat
of; the latter stepped back a pace or
two, and, drawing a revolver, shot the
white man (Martintz) through the left
shoulder, just above the heart. He then
turned and ran, but vas pursued and
killed. Another negro was severely, if
not mortally, wounded at the same time.
The procession then continued its march to-
wards the Courthouse, where the Humble
Bees" separated from the others, and went
to their headquarters on Millsudon's plan
tation, and disbanded
The Constitution Club went to their
headquarters at P. A. Ducros's plantation,
and disbanded also, the ln.antes de Sey-
nour stopping at Francisco Arlieta'5 Cof-
fee-house. The wounded member of the
latter club was conveyed TO the city, his
wound, though serioGs, not being consid-
cred very dangerous.
It was then believed that there would be
no further disturbance, all the citizens
having retired quietly TO their homes. This
feeling of security was, however, quickly
d;spelled, for about "a O'clock a gentleman
coming from below The vilIsge, reported 4
large gathering of negroes at Ong's planta-
ton. The citizens at once gathered at
the Millaudon plantation, where the Hum
bic Bee" Club hal already assembled.
There was by this t ne the greatest excite
ment throughout ne neighborhood, and
planters made PREF rations to bring their
families to the city fearing a general mas
sacre. 4 large attachment about lO3
o'clock marched down the road TO endeavor
to check the negroe, whose numbers had
by this time augme ted to about six hun
dred, and who were reported advancing on
the Courthouse. 4 IRVING at Marrero's
plantation, the de achment heard firing,
and soon tho flames Of Pablo Felieu's burn
ing residence lit W the night. The whites
advanced to within a few hundred
yards of the burning house, but finding
the negroes in such overwhelming force,
did not venture an attack. 1t seems
the negroes having advanced some slIhun-
dred strong from Ong's plantation, sur
rounded Pablo Felieu's residence and ba-
kerry, and opened fire upon it. Pablo re.
turned the tire, when the negroes rushed
into the house, murdered Pablo and his
young son, IS years of age, vino had been
sleeping in a separate building, but ran to
his fathers assistance shot a sister Of Mrs.
Pablo in the head, and began plundering
the house. Meantime, some of the wretches
had set fire to the building, and Mrs.
Felieu, with babe in her arms, endeayOred
several times TO effect her escape, but was
as often pushed back into the burning
house. About this time, party of whites,
about ten in number, made a sally upon
the house, and succeeded in rescuing Mrs.
Felieu, her child and Miss Gilmore, her
sister, whose wound was found to be'slight.
Mr.. Francis Estopinai, the gentleman who
led the party which rescued Mrs. Felieu
displayed the greatest gallantry, aud Is
spoken of in the highest terms.
The negroes, finally, after the house had
been reduced to ashes, and the bodies Of
Mr.. Felieu, his eldest son, and a young
child, had been consumed by the flames,
fell back to the plantation of Y. r. DuCros,
about one mile below, where they remained
until daylight, when they again advanced
to Ong's place. The company of United
States infantry which had been die
patched to the scene OF action from
the Barracks at an early hour, arrived
about half-past o'clock at the Courthouse
when, receiving intelligence that the ne
groes were advancing, they dOuble-quicked
10 the front. Intelligence of their coming
must have gone before them, for the ne
groes rapidly fell back az far as Gen. A. p
Lees plantation, where they are said Il
be throwing up deienses, etc. The soldiers
halted at Ong'5 place and encamped there
At o'clock last evening intelligence wa
brought to the military at Ong's place, by
three different parties, to the effect ina
there was fighting going on between thu
negroes and citizens near Lees place. Thi
report needs confederation. 1t should havt
been mentioned before that when the Hum
bile Bee Club we're returning to their head
CT rIayT
Michael Curtis, who was in the employ
1nent of Thos. ODg, and who had recently
been appointed member of the Metropo
Titan Police, rode by on horseback. The
club hUrrahed and shouted There goes
METROPOLITAN policeman" The man de
ried storTtly the charge, saving "No, gen
tIemap. | am no Policeman" but upol
gaining the rear of the club, he turned
aud declared he was policeman ant
cl,=e5 the members of the club. He thel
turned to everal negroes near by anl
shouted, Come on, boys, you are needle,
below; there = fighting going on"
This statement was false aud INTENDED
70 excite the negroes to an iHsurrection.
member of the club ran towards him, wheI
he rushed off down the road, calling upol
the negroes to rally. Several shots wer
fred at him, an i Just in front of DR.. Thorn
ton's, the parish Judges house, he fel
from his horse, but jumping up again
sprang over the fence, when his revolve
was heard to fire. Upon examination h
was found to have been shot Just above tn
left eye, and it is believed that his ow
pistol Inflicted the wound, as it was foun
by him, with one barrel discharged.
Two negroes were killed upon dAquin'
place yesterday, who were engaged in tn
bnrning of FeIieu's house, and in who's
possession part of the plunder was found
Some fifty negroes had been arrested an,
confined in the parish Jail, and Judge Toe
was engaged yesterday taking testimony.