The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-28
KU KLUX KHAN CHATTER.
A Peep Behind the soenes-How the Old Thing
Was Notwithstanding contrivancss to Scare
Poor Sambo-Raw Head and Bloody
Bones strategy-A Word About the
Crops and Pisciculture.

SAVANNAH Ca. June 20, 1871.
Ihave found one at last,
REAL, LIVE. GENUINE KU KLUx:
at least he used to be one. I met him on the cara
yesterday morning tall, six foot four young man.
OF about twenty-five years or age. and with new
mustache and soft brown eyes,
In the course of general conversation (and ii has
struck ME as somewhat singular that the people
down South almost invariably introduce this subject
In speaking to strangers the subject of the Ku Klux
was brought forward. / ventured to express some
doubts as 10 there ever having been
AN ORGANIZED BAND or XII KLux.
My soft.eyed companion smiled fascinating smile
and said lie thought was mistaken "In fact" said
he ii was once Ku Klux myselru ana the soft
eyes shot CLEAN or two that seemed 20 Indicate
that he would very much ENJOY being Ku Kiux
again.
He went on to say:-sIt was two years or 30 ago
when nvcd in Montgomery, Ala, tnat ten OF I'M.
all young men, organized Ku Klux Kian. We
oRGANIzEp TO BRIGHTEN THE NEGROES
and to have some FUN Doubtless you saw in the
papers of that time long accounts or mysterious
doings. We FIRST thought Of the organization to
scare the negroes from the Loyal League meetings.
There was young medical student among our mum.
Der who had
THE SKELETON or A MAN.
We frightened more negroes with this skeleton
than In any other way. Taking it out on the road
toward where there large negro settlement
we would attach small strong cord to 1t, and put
IL over limb oyerhanglng the road. We would
then get securely back, and whenever negro came
along the skeleton would be gradually let down IN
front OF him. r 1t TOO dark for atm to see It he
would feel the coiu hard bones aud II he could see
it II never failed 20 rghten him half to DEATH and
IN either case the negro ran as hard as he could
yelling
'xURDERr 'auos1sp AND sKU xLuxp
Ana sir, tell you the negro that wouldn't mol
Ter when that skeleton touched him wasn't In the
neighborhood OF Montgomery" And the soft eyes
ago fright OF the negroes.
But wasn't there danger in your peculiar way or
run makingy'
=, ENOUGH DANGER TO MAKE IT ENJOYABLE.
we were fired az several times, but none OF us were
ever nit rue darkies, you know, are very SUPER
stilions. and firing at often and never bringing
DOWN vl any game, they grew more and more terrified
az tne taL white appalitionS that would suddenly
confront them IN the dark woods. You see 1 am
very tan myself; well. two OF US. with white sheets
thrown over us, would &c; on the side OF tho road
and getting one on the shoulders Of the other squat
as low down as possible. Then wnen the negroes
came along we would slowly rise up, getting taller
and taller, until the negroes would swear we were
KU KLUX FORTY FEET HIGH.u
'Did you never shoot back at the negrOessn
"0h, no. We never used the least bit OF violence
during the continuance or our organization. There
was one when we were all pretty badly fright
ened. There was large negro meeting OF some
Kind being held IN front Of the State House one even
ing we got about two pounds OF this stuff thev
make blue lights with In the theatres and put It
around the gateway to tue Capitol. When the meet.
ing got pretty we'll under Roadway we
TOUCHED OFF OUR LITTLE HE'LL
anu tel You hell was to pay them sure enough.
mad put enough OF that stun there to have lasted
blue, devilish looking names-snot up about nifty
feet. me .I IRE pells were rung the whole police
frightened to DEATH They rushed out into the street.
and as nearly
EVERY ONE OF THEM WAS ARMED,
they fired their pistols irdiscriminatey in every d.
rection. We kept the negroes thoroughly fright
Der, on another occasion, we had inserted in tna
morning papers notice to the effect that che
h K. X. would
MEET AT THE DEN OF DEATH
at the sound OF the earthquake. That evening wa
got about nut thirty pounds or powder and went out
OF artillery This we cleaned up, loaded 1t to the
muzzle; put slow match TO IT and got OUT Of the
way. And when that gun went of you can bet there
How long did you keep up this
INNOCENT AND RECHERCHE PASTIME ~
"Well, after awhile the boys got tired OF It. and
when bad men commenced to do mischief under the
name OF Ku klux We disbanded our organization.V
soon after the soft-eyed Ku Klux (wh0 Is the SON
Oh Ii ciergyman OF some note took his departure,
been able TO discover bodily.
THE CROP PROSPECTS IN GEORGIA
T re n naeerng taan IN Alabama or Mississippi.
nave not been 80 badly damaged by the rains. Both
corn and cotton are small and have PALE sickly
look, but are III good state Of cultivation. In Ala.
Dama and Missssippi-the latter State especially
the crops are almost OvergrOwn with grass ana
weeds, and here the fields are clean and appear well
worked
The people OF the South are gradually learning
lessons that evidently Will convince them that the
North was not alone their victor In the late war
lust before leaving Alabama visited
THE ONLY FISH NURSERY IN THE SOUTH
YET another evidence that the people are turning
their attention to new sources OF internal Improve
ment. The nursery belongs to Colonel william
rem fonge, and IS located in Lee county, about
seven miles from OpeKa. Before the commence
nent OF The war Colonel YonQe laid out a park
n front OF his residence OF about thirty acres At
ne loot OF this PARK he built q lake
of about ten acres, identifying 1t with bays nets
ana islands, and rare shrubs ana flowers The lake
s fed by thlrtyone different springs, rising within
he space OF one and half acres at the upper part
IF the park The war brought its reverses and dis
ssters ana that which was built for ornament and
pleasure became the means OF support and profit
COLONEL Yonge discovered after the war that with
,ut any effort OF his own his pond h ad become
stocked with
TROUT. PERCH AND VARIOUS OTHER FISH,
Hethen conceived the idea OF entering into the bus.
ness OF psccuture Smaller ponds were built in the
streams leading Iom the different streams for the
rowing OF different kinds OF fish, and now his fish
nursery Is attracting much attention. The State OF
Alabama has interested itself enough in the subject
appoint three commissioners on pisciculture, and
MEMBERS OF the Legislatures OF other states have
expressed their intention to call tine attention OF
heir respective bodies to the subject.
CRIME IN NORTH CAROLINA.