Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-30
Eight Hundred Armed Negroes
Assembled at COushatta, and
Threaten Trouble.
The Whole Upper Red River
country Thoroughly Aroused
The White Population
Menaeed.
Fears Of a General Uprising and
Massacre Of the Whites-Re-
Inducements Moving to
COashatta.

NEw ORLEANS, August 29.-The
EUe',ing Pieaylsne says kilograms from
Shreveport this morning bring the
startling intelligence that a body Of
eight hundred armed negroes have as
sembled at COushatta, and that the
greatest alarm and excitement prevails
throughout the whole upper Red river
country. The immediate object Of this
I gathering is not stated, but there is sui-
ficient menace in the fact itself TO arouse
everybody to 3 sense of danger and i'm
I pending misfortune in the eneighbOThood
Of COushatta 10 Colfax, and suggests the
probability that the notorious Ward has
something to do with the present affair.
Perhaps we are destined to hear more Of
those muskets which the Grant parish
witnesses took with them when they
returned after the trial. The impression
in Shreveport this morning was that Sc
rious trouble would result, though
We trust more favorable advices will
reach us tonight. In response to in
quiry for official information regarding
the above, the private,seeFetary Of the
governor, in a note to the agent of the
associated press, says: mo credence is
given at the executive department to
that Coushatta dispatchin this evenings
PicayUne, which is apparently intended
to excite the people and bring about an
other Grant parish affair. Ward is in
this city, and has not left it for a year.
The only basis of foundation for the
statements that the sheriff st Coushatta
has summoned a posse of sixty-five per-
sons-fifteen white and fifty colored-to
defend the parish officers in case Of any
attempt to force them to resign"
ADDITIONAL.
SHREVEPORT, La, August ga
courier arrived here this morning bring
ing intelligence from COushatts, Red
River parish, that the blacks had risen
against the whites and had threatened /
their determination. Letters received |
here tonight state that eight hundred /
armed negroes had assembled below /
Coushatta and were constantly receiv- |
ing reinforcements from all quarters. /
The town is guarded by two hundred |
white men, who call for help. A courier
has also arrived at Menden, Webster
parish, who brings substantially the
same information. Forty men left
at daylight this morning
for the scene of conflict. Seventy men
left here this evening, and more viii
follow tonight. Reinforeements for the
whites have also gone from Menden. A
letter from Mr.. Stringfellow, at Rob
binson's Place, states that conflict is
aud thinks it cannot be de-
syed longer than tonight. The black
population of Red River parish Outnum-
Ders the white by three to one. COushat-
a is fifty miles from the nearest tele-
.raph station, and it is not probable
hat further particulars can be received
,efOre tomorrow.
ALL QUIET.
SHREVEPORT, LA, August 90, S pm.
\ courier just arrived from Coushatts
eports one hundred and fifty white men I
here. All quiet and no further trouble )
The white people effected !
be arrest OF the following ringleaders t
nd have them in jail under strong 9
usrd: F. S. Egerton, sheriff; H. 7. :
wichell, tsx-collector; Clark Holland,
sgister; r. A. Dewess, tax-eOllectOr of t
DeSoto parish; Gilbert Cane, deputy
lerifr; w. F. Howell, attorney, and J
x leading negroes. These arrests left h
ne negroes without leaders and their il
amp was Immediately disbanded. Two I
egroes and one white man were killed, \
nd one white man seriously wounded. !
here is great rejoicing here over the {
eaceful termination of what threatened L
, be bloody race conflict.