The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-05-01
Tho South.

Tho South.
A bloody. battle has taken place In Grant
Parish, Louisiana, between the whites and col.
ored people, and many Of the latter ware killed.
The dificulty grew out of the political conflict
in the State. It seems that few weeks ago
the white men and supporters Of McEnery at
Colfax CourtH In Grant Parish were a.
sailed by party Of colored men and driven
from the place, the latter party intrcnching
themselves in the public buildings and psepar-
ing to resist any attempt to dislodge them.
This state Of 'affairs continued for few days,
when, on the 18th, party of about $50 whites,
under command Of Hadnot, Fusion Repre-
sentative, attacked the place and . brisk fight
was kept up for several hours, the breast
works surrounding the Court-House being
captured and the negroes driven into the
building, the doors Of which were barricaded.
The following Is the telegraph's account of
what followed: "After some fighting the
negroes threw out flag of truce, and several
detachments Of men advanced ON it, when
they were fired ON by the besieged party,
wounding several, one Of whom was Captain
Hadnot, who was shot in the bowels, and It is
feared, fatally wounded. They retreated
on the outside Of the breastworks, and
as the only means of dislodginp
the negroes, the Court House was set on fire,
and they were shot rs they came from the
burning building. 1t Is reported that between
eighty and one hundred negroes were killed,
and there are none now to be found for miles
around" There are conflicting statements as
to the merits Of this contest one being to the
effect that the Lynch Returning Board ignored
all the officers elected by the people in the par
ish, and Gov. Kellogg filed their places by ap-
pointees of his own. These failed to quality,
4 and the Governor then ordered the parties or
iginally elected, both Republicans and Fusion
lists, to assume the Offices. William
Ward, Q member of the Radical Legis-
lature, then repaired to Colfax and organ
lied the opposition to these proceedings, and
the difficulties represented above followed.
Parties in the Ward interest claim that they
were acting in behalf of law and order, and
that the statements made by the other side are
false and malicious. They say, previous TO
the battle Of the 18th: "We submit, in all con-
science, that the Republicans of our parish
are deserving of the highest commentator for
the moderation and forbcarance shown to
some bad men living in our midst, who now
happily by their own act and on their own mo-
ton have left our parish"
The Supreme Lodge Of the World, Knights
of Pythias, convened at Richmond, Va, ON the
18th. Representatives from thirty States were
present.
The Augusta (Ark.) Bulletin of a recent
date contains the details of horrible affair
which Is alleged to have occurred few weeks
ago in Union County, in that State. Accord
Ing to the account negro had brutality out
ragged and killed married lady, having kept
her for three days tied to tree in the woods.
He was captured by party of colored men,
and acknowledged the crime. His captors
took their prisoner to the husband of the muir
dered woman and asked him what they must
do with the fend. He told them to burn him.
The men who had him were all negroes:
They built two log heaps and put him in
the middle. They were twenty-four
hours burning him. They cut of his toes and
made him swallow them, and then cut strips
of his skin and Of his body, and made him
| broil them on Goals and eat them; and they
| would roll him in the Goals and take him out
and talk to him, and put him back. At last
they built hot fire, put him on top of it, and
let him burn to ashes. There was not q white
man that had anything to do with it. Three
other negroes, who knew where the woman
was at the time she was being searched for, but
would not tell, were shot to death.
New Orleans dispatch of the 18th states
that United States troops had been sent to
Grant parish, and would be stationed along
the river to prevent further trouble.
Attorney General Williams, in Washington,
received dispatch ON the 18th from ]. r.
Beckwith, United States Attorney at New Or
leans, stating that Deputy Marshall De Klyne
had returned from Colfax. According to his
ances there are horrible. The whites of Grant
Parish attempted to Gust the incumbent par
ish officers by force, and failed, the Sheriff
protecting the officers with a colored posse.
Several days afterwards, recruits from other
parishes, to the number of 800, came to the
assistance of the assailants, when they de-
manded the surrender of the colored people.
This was refused. An attack was made, and
the negroes were driven into the Court
House. The Courthouse was fired, and the
negroes slaughtered as they left the burning
building. After resistance had ceased sixty
five negroes, terribly mutilated, were found
dead near the ruins of the Court House.
Thirty, known to have been taken prisoners,
are said to have been shot after the surrender
and thrown into the river. Two of the assail-
ants were wounded" Attorney General Will
liams telegraphed back to Mr.. Beckwith as
follows: "You are instructed to make q thor
ough investigation Of the affairs in Grant Par
ish, and, you find that the laws of the United
States have been violated, you will spare no
pains nor expense to cause the guilty parties
to be arrested and punished and, If military aid
is necessary to execute any United States pro-
cess, you will call on General Emory for that
purpose, who has been instructed to furnish
it."
Joe Burton (colorcd) has been found guilty,
at Georgetown, Del, of an outrage on little
girl, and he is sentenced to be hanged on the
2Oth of June.
The Supreme Lodge Of the World of the
Knights Of .Pythias adjourned on the 10th, to
meet at Pittsburgh on the Sd of April, 1874.
Edward Booth received an ovation at New
Orleans on the 10th, upon being released from
the parish prison, where he had been incar-
cerated twenty-four hours by Judge Hawkins
for contempt Of the Superior District Court in
continuing business and refusing to pay taxes
to Governor Kcllogg's collector, Judge Hawkins
having issued an injunction restraining Booth
from doing further business until his taxes
were paid. A procession with band of music
escorted Booth from prison through the princi-
pal streets to his place of business At the
corner of Camp and Gravier streets, Kellogg
was hung in ef1gy to a lamp post, and the eff.
gy was afterward burned. A telegram of the
2oth says the impression was gaining ground
that the presence Of United States troops
would be required in every parish Of the State
to enforce obedience to the Kellogg Govern
ment. A special Of the 10th announces that
large meeting Of the properly holders of On.
chita and adjoining parish was held at Monroe
on the 10th, which was addressed by Governor
McEnery. The meeting resolved to pay no
taxes to the Kellogg government.
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