The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-11-28
Editorial Correspondents s~'

Editorial Correspondence
New ORLEANS, Nov. 81, 1874.
Dear. VIVID cator:- =; yy~s -,
Oar arrival in this city, after. 8
fatighins tripof h{s days, was marx
edby one of ths }, mi ut awfuland, fatal
steamboat di.asters that has ever r oc-
Cured in New Orleans. The Empire,
a lower coast packet, on her return
from her usual trip, upon which it
seems! she was gteatly overloaded for
her tonnage, so much 80, as to be re-
marked ~, all the passengers, landed
at her wharf at ~ nj. Alondiy night,
we .ee.ao.i,% ~-twsr -|.<,ass ~atterwar&l,~ ut
5 o'clock wo heard a, great noise,
screams, shrieks and bell
ringing aud running down the wharf
a short distance, we saw tho cause,
the boat had gone down, the passen-
gers, forty-four ofwhom we're drowned
in their beds. The Captain of the
boat lost four children, saving his
wife aud one child, ard thus it seems
Providence punished him for a crimi-
nal end willful act in overlooking his
boat aud even not dischargins her
Immediately upon her arrival in port.
You will see full particulars Of the
sad affair in the files l send to-day.
Our case has not get come up. Our
attorneys Yesterday bad an interview
with Woolfley, the commissioner,
and had a sight Of the affidavit, which
was signed by one. Smith and Van
Dusan, charging us with having en-
tered into a conspiracy upon the Goth
day Of August, 1874, to murder one
Devices and Twitchell, at or near
Coushatta, on the Goth Of said
outh. The affidavit embraced
tho names Of near seventy citizens Of
our parish, headed by Col. D. Pierson.
As yet, no move has been made to
force d trial, Col. Mari does not wish
us to do so, unless Judge Durell was
in tie city III which event We could
be assured Justice. So you dee 'Du-
rell makes some distinction between
. citizens and o State, he will destroy
a commonwealth without compunc.
ton and protect a citizen with justice,
At all events, We will not be surrend'
cred by our bondsmen unless assured
Of a speedy trial, which; with the pres.
ent U. S. bench and Beckwith to head
them, Col. Mari says most positively
We will never have. The case has Al
yet advance but one step, viz: 1--WE
have seen the affidavit" ," or. u
The political condition embraces
oil attention, aud nothing else is talk
ed Of save the action of"tho Return
t iaf RPi Il lns aa !h sf5aia tie sae
fail to give q fair count, then farewell
Kellogg and all. At present, Orleans
is being counted, after which the par.
ishes will he taken up in regular or.
der, and it the Board progresses with
the matter at the rate they are now
going, We can flatter ourselves OUT
parish VIII be reached in time for the
campaign Of 7G, or tl.ereabout. Oui
majority upon q fair count will IL
near 5000, with q majority IN the as
sembly. s,,''.,,l -. -, , .'"' ~ ~ ~
IA significant thing is the remova
of the troops from the Custom aud
Stats houses to the Barracks, and
President Grant bag 1tslegr;alpillsipdl
Emory to know ii tho entire removal
Of the troops .froan. Louisiana twill
lead to.aty serious result and d dis:
pls'lt5chis just IT, statAingthat tie With:
arawsl ofthearmy from Louisiana ia
leh' estiteay to Gen1. fEmott:-'Voila.
Business although much more lively
than ! when l was, o blete lapt, il. H. moi
whst it should be-. Cotton coming i'll
quite freely and that branch Of bust:
ness worry brisk. W . are ali IN fine
health and hope to DO with yop 4 ere (
long. u 49, Ill &c.
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To'the Parish Executive Com.
~ ~ 81 IT mittee. ~" sa''"E 4d'
~ III. t,s i s.a,-a.,iYl
We would state on tho part of the
Publishers Of the Vinditdtqr,,a thai
they h,ye performed their part Of the
contract to do,.t TIE work of the cam,