The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-21

ar rtooDY AFFAIR OF COLFAX,
CRANE PARISH.

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"A EISLE BLOOD-SEEDD
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.,.-,.--inh has informed lis briefly of
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. ,3r account a1ready published gave
..t idea OF the cause Of the cmcute
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Biz H ''' "-"'' al" "lioi" 'ffai
j The events Whlth brought IL on.
...rar> that the parish OF Grant, on
...... has = roDulation. white and black
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H>ioil 'sN'' '"' '''" "'l''''>
II over the h"llo-= tha0lca') tckr'
..g gu-c minority Of about 100. Had
ra.,un candidate. took his sen, in
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3. .cr- erected were all tIusionl>t> eX.
...g. ,-l ,a" Radical returning board
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\ - aH'!hs men 10 WHAT ne cilcd
-, nu; they did not qualify according
k,.lr-riJru commissioned officers
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.-'. NrvHhhcah, VINO ha0 aTeauy
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3. ~ -ta defeated candidate for the Iccis-
u.,.u,t satisfied h.vr,,l>r Kellogg did
IN tlu ut'i.r- with his >,t. ana re-
.-.in-, IN vain win Kellogg.
,,..e. ~ AHNEp COMPANY or >EGEoE>
.,.ol,ut and forcihc possession of the
-.#.," Al io'iaN, >AE'il village on The
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-..t seized. \ mass meeting ofthe white
~. proposed to expires, in a Quiet
....r rr,ua.innaiion Of this high-handed
Nal in consequence of violent de-
.-. .s, Of the AIMED negroes uuder
Wn,, tn" assembly WA, given IN.
-,.rI 10 take the building or TO
49,. tr1, !brrarS We're mad. hv
H.u...., nrcr,niz.d n,..rnes ,,,;;pst
.,u.r.. ohroyiou.- who had tlry,d
=. commission mon NOT Rpn,inIi
".., .r.3ur con,njrlIoll> IN the
,..,.nttr..r Ii Nlr., pyorrcdin.>.
.,3 hi, o.,rc, had a short time hc-
.a....,.nc tlrgr own color with small
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..'...J nnn,n.nr. ,,,ya Some nr
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..... >t,yf At others broEr norn and
=. ,N.ifuu-lol,-c.. driving. w1mrn out
I..1lp. 4 f.mal. >clool-tearler of her
.,ri ,,f,.,.,> and even
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HN'~
""-.n- ~ hody IN Tie middle OF tn"
s. ...' !A"t pt>Nv'eu 'he country tor
s.. r''>.E- horses ana Hic.af'nS' ana
..I,.,,,. . re;f,u nf terr,,. in drive ont
e atiiticai opponents and white people.
.. +. com. masters Of all they surveyed.
t.r i prrlol tAc>e semi-har!,aliall> had
e. E, a'l their own way: hut the white
.... NHom they had thus mcuaccd. NJ
..', aui outraged in organized lawlr>s-
SIS. ..lIH4J'ciy c>rIItcd 10 Il safe distance.
-.,..I Nash rot together Il posse Of armed
..:o the number OF $50 and returned TO
.,. The ucgrueS, mean time, had iurii-
, their GROUND with breastworkS, and
..g,ol The courthouse for defence. When
,.l lou last sunday 10 surrender the court
..>. ami di<persc they refused, and 4 IL ht
.a,d. Ia" result was the iutrenchmcnts
',h,n. the couri-Iou>e WAS burned, and
...a.trr 81 the ur.rars Killed.
... shove f,c,S are cleaned from the
. qq,a r.,,,,;n., fran, a corro-
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.."J Whites were led Into