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Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-05
TIE Red Rirer K.t-Kiur.
Parish Recorder Murdered
PARISH JUDGE SHOT At
Murder and Iacendiaris,,t

We are again astounded at the
murderous cruelty of the madmcu
who infest remote portions of this
State, and do much to destroy the
reputation Of our people, who, be-
cause OF a dastardly acts of a few,
are regarded abroad with mingled
feelings of horror and alarm. The
letter below is from Hon. W. B.
Phillips, parish judge of Grant
parish, a parish created two or
three years ago from portion of
Rapides and other territory.
CoLFAx, September 81, 1871.
Editor Republican
Your imagination can not conceive
OF a more heinOus crime than was COM
mitted here on the night of the TWEEN
ty-fifth instant.
y crowd of white men, about fifty,
came to my home about one o'clock,
set fire to my dwelling house, and
guarded the doors with double barrel
ell shot-guns and when Delos W.
White, our recorder, and myself went
to the door, they fired upon us, killing
White in IA instant. They took two
more shots mt Inc, and l fell down rs
if dead, and then they mounted their
horses and ran of.
They burned everything I had en-
tirely up, and left torch tied on the
end of a pole twelve feet long in the
yard.
1t will be unsafe for Republicans in
this part of the State until the gem
eral election is over.
Mr.. White was burned up in the
house. / could not get him ont.
The people are much excited am
not in condition to write more.
W. Il. PHILLIPS.
Mr.. White was young man, and
we believe came out here with the
eighteenth New York cavalry regi-
ment. in 1864. ~. O. Republican,
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WILL LIEUT.. GOV. DUNN
EXPLAIN?

These facts were developed in the
ease Of Bovce vs.. Heron for pos
session OF the office of Secretary of
State: Boree, in.itigatod by the
beneficiaries, obtained from Lieut..
Governor Dunn and Speaker Carter
II copy of the Crescent City Water
Works bill, which those two
high State officials signed and
certified was a true copy of the
original. Bovee promulgated this
supposititious bill as a law, Mr..
Dunn first eru>i0g his SIGNATURE!
Now this is II little circumstance
which needs elucidation and explain
alton. This document if it should
unfortunately be finally declared a
law, tranfers from the people of New
Orleans to a few lucky gentlemen,
property worth some millions Of
dollars. The latter have resorted
to the Courts to obtain possession;
and in determining the issue it
might prove of grave importance to
learn why the Lieutenant Governor
first signed and then erased his
name:-what were his motives for
this extraordinary act, and what is
the legal effect thereof?
1t is due to the Republican party
who elevated him to Office that MIR.
Dunn should explain his surprising
and unusual course in connection
with matter that throughout its
whole history has borne the strong
est faint of corruption.
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For the Louisianian.
SHREVEPORT, La,
September "a, 1871. {

Dear LOuisidnini:
We have heard much of the rowdyism
of Shreveport, and at last We have had an
opportunity of realizing what it means
Threats were given out in New Orleans
that all sorts of legal processes would be
resorted to, to prevent Hon. j. Sella Mar
tin from entering on his duties as District
Superintendent of Education. But those
who are familiar with that gentIeman's
history as an intrepid defender of his race,
IA gallant advocate of Republicanism and
fearless pioneer in all reconstruction
measures, refused to believe that any re-
spectacle number of men of color would
seek to obstruct him in the discharge of
the duties to which he was appointed by
the Governor of the State.
At religious meeting. Mr.. Martin was
threatened with personal violence, and to
carry out the threat deadly weapons We're
exhibited by MIR. Harper and "A woman
was assaulted and bore the marks of the
assault before public court of justice.
They are fighting Governor Warmoth
through the Hon. J. Sella Martin, though
the community il against them, and not
outstanding there thugism, Mr. Martin
has the best of them 80 far.
Everybody hero understands that it is
fight against the Governor in his appoint
ment Of Mr.. Martin to the position which
he now holds, but they are also determined
that the Governor shall be sustained in
the appointment of colored man to carry
out the educational interests of the State.
and If he is not sustained it is our fault
Yours, most truly,
VERITAS.
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CURE FOR THE Boil WoRM.-Mr.
Jas. ID. Tatum, of Aberdeen, one of
the oldest citizens, has discovered
an offectual bar to the depredations
Of the boil worm. Last year he put
up nine martin boxes, which were
Immediately taken possession of by
hundreds of martins, who entered
upon duty rs destrOyers of the mil
lers who deposited the eggs that
produce the destructive boil worm;
he informs us that he did not find
a single boil worm in his hundred
acres of cotton. Putting up mar
tin boxes at convenient positions
throughout their plantation they
will be able to wage war of exter-
against the most dreaded
enemy of the South. 1t costs little
Or nothing to try the experiment,
and there is no good reason to sup
pose that the martin will not be as
destructive TO the enemies that
threaten the field as the English
sparrow, while it is much more HARM
|ess.-Aberleen Examiner
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DONALDSONVILLE.

The Chief of September Both,
contains a lengthy report of the
proceedings of a large and enthusi-
astic meeting of the Lincoln Repub-
lican Mother Club, at the Nj. E.
Church, in the above named town,
at which the following resolutions
were adopted " without a dissenting
voice"
Resolved, That we, the Republi-
cans of Ascension parish, in mass
meeting assembled, denounce the
action of the Customhouse fraudu-
lent convention, and declare that
all that participated therein are dis
organizers, and tending to the over
throw of the Republican party of
this State.
Resolved, That we heartily APP
prove the proceedings of the con-
vention held at Turner Hall, in the
city of New Orleans, and also the
action of our duly elected delegates
Pierre Landry and c. f. Smith in
their actions therein, and that the
same is hereby approved and rati-
fed.
Resolved, That we denounce as
boilers any and all men who, claim
ing to be Republicans, Endorsed by
word or act the Customhouse bogus
convention.
Resolved, That we indorse all
resolutions introduced and passed
by the convention held at Turner
Hall, and ratify the same.
Resolved, That we indorse the
State Central Executive Committee,
of which Hon. p. Il. S. Pinchback
is President.
Resolved, That We indorse the
actions OF the delegates of the Third
Congressional District, and con-
gratulatc them in their judicious
selection of true and tried Repub-
licans for the Congressional Com
mittee of this District.
Resolved, That we heartily in
dorse tho National Administration
of his Excellency President U. S.
Grant, and acknowledge him as the
leader and standard-bearer of the
National Republican party.
Resolved, That we heartily in
dorse the Administration of his
Excellency Governor Henry Clay
WarmOth, and acknowledge him as
the leader and standard-bearer of
the Republican party of this State.
Resolved, That We pledge our
selves to support the regular NOM
inees of the Republican party of
this parish and State, and that we
cordially invite our erring friends
to return to the Republican fold.
Resolved, That a copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to the
Donaldsonville Chief, for publica-
tiOn.
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WIND AND WATER.

From Monday evening to Tues
day night this city was visited with
one continuous shower of rain, &C
companied by strong winds. An
immense quantity of water conse-
qucntly fell, and the unfortunate
rear part of the city in the third
district, at the Halfway House, and
NIilneburg were under water on
Tuesday. The railroads were inter
fered with, their tracks being sub
merged.
The wind did considerable dam
age to trees whose roots did not
strike deep down; in many cases the
falling trees tore with their lateral
roots banquets, sidewalks, etc; sew
eral telegraph poles and fences were
also blown down.
Yesterday morning opened beau
the sun shining out in his
and the turbulence OF the
previous day all hushed. The drain
ing machines, which by some sin
gular fatality always break down
lust mt the moment their services
are needed are in course of repair,
TO drain off the water rs fast rs
possible from the overlooked dis
trictS
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rnE BEW ORLEANS EMl.WEEKLY LoUlsIARlAH.

the tropical climates were upon the
table, and the company was very
intellectual. Just to think of Gen
erals and Colonels in uniform,
Cabinet officers, City Councilmen,
lawyers, doctors, other professional
characters, authors, editors, poets,
and other distinguished literary
people, together with a live Presi
dent, and bevy of ladies to CORE
spond, and they, every one, colored!
There were also present the minis
ters for England, Germany, Nor
way, and Sweden, Hayti, and other
countries. l declare it was the
incest affair that l have ever seen. !"
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CARRoLLToN.-Our sister city has
lust held her election for Mayor and
Councilmen. There were the Dem
ocratic and the Republican candi-
dates in the field, and everything
went Oh quietly. 1t is a matter of
congratulation that the entire Re-
publican ticket was elected, the
mayor, Gilbert Harrison, Len Viii
liams and Robert Thompson, being
colored men. The other Council
lors VIM. Kern and S. l.. Henry
are white. All honor to Carroll
ton
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LEFT & MEAGHER.

4 short time since n little paper
styled The Independent made its
appearance in Abbeville, Vermillion
parish under the editorship of a
Mr.. J. A. Meagher. 1t appeared
to us to be a peculiar paper. One
Of its idiosyncracies seemed us to
be to go for Leet the editor of The
4UeciUe Flag in a peculiar way.
The similarity Of type and make up
of the two papers also served to ex-
cite some suspicion in our mind,
as to the genuineness of the '.Eter-
nally Democratic declaration at the
head of The Independent, so we cast
about for some solution of what
looked very predetermined to us.
The reader can guess our surprise
when n few days ago we received
the information from Abbeville
that, Mr.. Meaoher is Leet's printer,
and that "there is no doubt in the
minds of the people of the parish
that the articles in The Independent
are all from the pen of Leet, whose
object is to instil into the minds of
the. colored people, that Governor
Warmoth and the members of the
Turner Hall Convention, are about
to sell out to the Democracy, last
week the official journal being kept
back three days to allow The In
dependent to come out"
Now, when it is remembered that
Oh the surface, these two papers
have been abusing each other, that
challenges for IL duel even passed
between them, that people are
taught to believe one of them is a
Black Republican and the other an
moompromising Democrat, and to
discover that they are friends and
work together, and when it is
borne in mind that the Flag abuses
Governor Warmoth, and the hide
pendent denounces both Warmoth
and Damn and everything Radical
and Republican, our readers can
form some idea of the extent to
which some men can condescend to
go, TO accomplish Il malign purpose.
The independent hoists HI. G. War
moth, of Illinois, for next Vice
President of the United States, and
is laboring hard to get its readers
to believe him Il fit delegate to the
Democratic Convention. This
mode of dispersion won't do, gentle
men. Your wicked efforts are un-
derstood your plan is discovered
it WAS too transparent, and the re-
ward OF such doings will come back
in II fearful recoil on your own
heads.
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~Several of our exchanges men
ton the establishment, ut Baton
Rouge by the inmates OF the Deaf
and Dumb Asylum, of a newspaper
called the Deaf Mute Pelican, under
the editorship of MIR. He. English,
himself both deaf and mute. All
the work of this curiosity is done
by persons who can neither speak
themselves nor hear others speak.
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R~We have seen the last issue
of" The Grand Era" and so, per-
haps, have two or three city readers.
We have to say that the dwelling
idiocy of its contents, so far as IRE
are concerned, is UTTERIy-UTTEELY
unworthy the notice of any one
outside the confines of FOOLS OF a
lunatic asylum.
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hECTU H T..

MAJOR T. MORRIS CHE9lE% -
will deliver a Lecture in the LIeL
HALL, City Hall, on THUEsDY Eve
ING, October 5, 1871. SupIee''
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Special Notice,
New ORLEANS, Ger. 4. 1871.

New ORLEANS, OcT. 4, 1871.
The credentials of delegates elected to
the Southern Colored Convention to meet
in Columbia, South Carolina, are ready,
and the gentlemen elect who propose to
attend said convention, are hereby in
formed that their credentials can be had
on application at the Office of Hon. o. ].
Dunn, President State Convention.
W. G. BROWN,
Secretary Labor Convention.
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pn" The Ahakapds Register of Sep
TENDER %, says: The Custom
house meeting called in East Felici-
ana was a glorious fzzle. Hon.
Joseph p. Newsham, late member
of Congress from the Fourth Dis
trict, will soon take the stump for
the State and National Administra-
TONS"
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THE FIRST FRUITS.

boilers and Gatlin gunuers? You
may now contemplate the beginning
of the momentous consequences
to follow the success of your at
tempted overthrow of the Republi-
can party!
Delos W. White, Recorder of
Grant parish, patriot and a gen
tleman by all accounts, has been
murdered, and his mangled remains
offered up, by your Democratic al
lies, as a burnt offering 10 their Ku
Klux deity. Judge W. b. Phillips,
the Parish Judge, has been repeat
edly fired upon, and his home with
his household treasures, likewise
given to flames
These are the first, but we dread
will not be the last, sacrifices to the
Unsuitable love of rapine and blood
that actuates the enemies of Repub-
hcanism in the South, and which
has bequeathed us SO many mourn
full legends of the dark days of
1868.
For two years,-since Governor
Warmoth led our party to a glori-
Gus triumph,-no such deeds as we
record elsewhere have been perpe-
trated within the borders of Lou
isiana. All classes were satisfied
that the State Administration was
strong in its sense of right, and de-
termined that equal and exact JUS
tice should be dealt to all. Mid
night masquerades ceased, the lash
and revolver were laid aside, and
the incendiary torch extinguished.
What, then has so suddenly caused
to be again brought into requisition
those terrible weapons of Woe?
There is but one answer to this
question. The adherents of the
Customhouse clique, particularly
the subsidized Organs" have Gre
ated a belief that the power of the
Republican party is split in twain /;
that the State Executive is deserted
by many of those who should be
foremost and most earnest in main
tanning his authority, and the Ku-
Klux gladly seize the opportunity
to prosecute and Stay Republicans,
which a wholesome dread of his
stern enforcement of the law had
for many peaceful months caused
them to abstain from.
1t is no defence for the acts which
have produced these results to as
sert that the murderers and incen-
diaries will be punished-as we be-
lieve they will if it takes the whole
funds of the State government to
bring them to justice. The boilers
of the Customhouse, by reckless as
sertion and wild charges, originated
an impression with the outlaws of
Grant parish that they could with
impunity commit this fearful out
rage; consequently those party as
sassins are primarily responsible
for the assassination of White, and
will be responsible for ali the lives
and property destroyed by the Ku-
klux from now until the people
have once more an opportunity to
prove at the ballot box their fealty
to the State government which has
already done 50 much i'll their be-
half. We make this grave accusa-
ton calmly and seriously, though
with deep sadness, and we hope
those whom we accuse will ponder
over it until reflection gives birth
to repentance. If they are not
wholly conscience scared and heart
less, they must, in the face of such
evidence as is now furnished, sacri-
flee their mad ambitions TO the Sc
curity and happiness of the people.
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MEMBERS.


IFoR THE STATE AT LARGE.
EDWARD BUTLER. of Plaquemines.
S. S. SCHMIDT, of Orleans.
THOMPSON COAKELY, of Rapides.
ALBERT CAN'T, of st. Landry.
JOHN PARSON, of Orleans.
A. w. SMYTH, of Orleans.
H. RABY, OF Natitoches.
JAMES McCLEERY. Caddo.
DAVID YOUNG, Concordia.
F. J. HEBRON, of Orleans.
First Congressional District Hugh j.
Campbell, H. MahOney.
Second Congressional District-A. E.
Barber, James l.. Belden.
Third Congressional District-Thomas
II. holland, George Washington.
Fourth Congressional District E. ".
Devices, Raford Blunt
Fifth Congressional District-i. W.
Faulkner. A. b. Harris.
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Hy The st. John the Baptist
Church, at Bayou Goula, was de-
stroyed by fire on September Odd,
the IberciUe Pioneer says supposed
10 be the work of an incendiary."
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SUB.txECuTlve COMMITTEE.

Hon. HUGH j. CAMPBELL Chair
man.
Hon. Z. b. S. PINCHBACK.
Hon. HARRY MAHONEY.
Hon. +. J. HEBRON.
Hon. 4. Il. HARRIS.
Hon. A. l.. BARBER.
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VERITAS.

R~A modern thinker says many
people will be astonished when thew
get to heaven to find the angels
laying no schemes to be made arch
angels.
Semi-weekly Louisianian. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1871-1872, 1871-10-05

RDr This evening Major I.
Morris Chester will lecture in the
Lyceum Hall, City Hall, subject,
can evening with Royalty