The New York herald., 1874-10-31
Military In TIE SouYH.
Annual Report Of Their Operations by
Major General Mcdowell.
THE KU KLUx DISTURBANCES.
Effect of the Civil Rights
Bill.
LOUiSlANA'S TROUBLES.

WASHINGTON, Oct 80, 1874.
Major General Mcdowell, commanding the De-
partment OF the South, has made the following
report TO the Assistant Adjutant General OF the
Army, ST. Louis
HEADQUARTERS DIVISION OF THE SoUrH)
LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 20, 1874.
SIR have the honor to submit to the General
OF the Army the following report OF the military
operations and military service In this division
since the 6tn oil OctoDeT 1S73 the date OF my last
annual rep0rt:-
Department OF the South.
OCTOBER Accompanies and G. First United
States artillery, left Fort Pulaski Ca, for ST
Augustine, Fla. and arrived at that post on the
and II, Second United States infantry, which
were at once placed en- route Tor Atlanta, Ga, at
which post they arrived On the sssh Of October
JANUARY l0.-Second Lieutenant G. e. Bacon ana
twenty.hve men Of Company X, sixteenth inian-
to assist the United States Marshal in serving civil
processes In that vicinity. He returned to FRANK
rom an g %
tenant Y. Il. Noble and forty men OF Company d,
to Little RocS. Ark. to aid in % preserving ae1 the
peace. The detachment returned TO HUMBOLDT
May 70 ocs detailed OF the troubles at
OF the Sixteenth Infantry and for " arded to the
Adlatant Adv ,S. General Of the United states Army
i4nIian.ry we're sent from Mount Vernon
Kr0utlnger was relieved from lts command July
~ by Second Lieutenant s. h. Clark, OF the Second
infantry. and returned TO his proper station. Tne
detachment mas been ordered to return TO Mount
vernon. June 23, Company u, Sixteenth infantry,
Captain II: A. Theaker was sent from Humboldt
Tenn, TO Jackson MISS, in the Department the
Gulf. 1t Is still In that department Second
Lieutenant s. X. Whitall Sixteenth infantry, and
pubic properly.
july 7...Oompany +. sixteenth infantry, Captain
to Ccee coSnt rean 70 asss1
United States marshal IN serving civil processes.
The company reta arned to Nashville August q.
AUGUST 26.-Company G. sixteenth Infantry,
Captain D. N. Vance, was sent from Nashville to
Humboldt, Tenn. lt is still at Humboldt.
AUGUST 25.-Sec0nd Lieutenant w, q, McFar-
lane, sixteenth Infantry, and thlrty-fve men from
Company K were sent from Frankfort to Monterey,
states Marshal 70 protect MS IN rns the per-
lormance OF their duties Ine detachment Is srlll
TROOPS SENT INTO ALABAMA
SEPTEMBER 81 received the letter OF the Gen.
eral OF the Army OF 5th September transmitting q
same Date enclosing letter ana circular OF the 81
september from the Attorney General OF the
m s o.
sion.
SEPTEMBER s.-In obedience to the instructions
above mentioned, detached Company A. Second
county, Ala, and on the 1ltn Of SEPTEMBER,
to Eufaula; Company +, second infantry. to Monte.
vallo, Shelby county; COMPANY b, Second infantry,
W CdTTOlLOu, IlCkeuS county,, auO company i,
Second infantry. TO Butler, Ohoctaw county. Ala.
on tue same day sent Company D. Eighteenth IN
iantry, rom Columbia to Edgefeld, ). ..
SEPTEMBER l2.-C0mpany d, Second artillery,
was sent from Charleston to Barnwei, s. c.; Com.
pany U, Eighteenth Infantry from columbia TO
from Atlanta. Ca, TO OpellKa, Ala.
sspTEABER lA-Compsny G, second artillery
c., and company e, Second artillery, from FOrI
Marion, N. u, to Marion, 5. y.
SEPTEMBER 2L-Compans N, Second artillery,
sent from Fort Johnston. N. q. UnIODVlIle
sEPrEMBEn 23-A company Of the First artillery
was ordered from ST. Augustine, Fla, to Cnares-
ton, s. Q.
SEPTEMBER N.-COmpany +, second artillery,
was detached from Ralelgn to Marion, N. U. This
was done at the request OF the secretary OF the
OF internal revenue and the supervisor OF United
States internal revenue Tor the DISTRICT or Virginia,
North Carolina. south Carolina, Georgia and Florl-
ing the Illicit dstillery IN western North Carona,
It being represented that 1t was impossible rom
the number and lawlessness OF those engaged
therein to do 80 without military aid The super
visor says as follows, IN his letter applying Tor
troops:-"In the discharge OF my duties as super
visor OF Internal Revenue have found more dlffi-
Guilty in enforcing the laws IN Western North
Carolina than IN any other part OF the state At
to go into thus same part OF The country. the
violations OF law IN that section are very general
and Important. l have information oil q hundred
distiiieries now In operation there contrary to
law. The innapitants are ignorant ana remark
dUly IdWle5bs luetc are ldI8o dTeAb III some cases
amounting to u third or half oil county, in
which an 0mcer hardly dares to attempt
the execution OF the laws. open threats
and are made bY reckless class Of men, VINO, un-
der circumstances favorable to their security,
would not hesitate to execute their threats. sew.
eral officers nave been Killed ALREADY. Not only
Is the practlcal enforcement OF :ne Revenue laws
almost entirely prevented, but successful resist
ance to depu, Y marshals and the avoidance OF the
processes OF the United States courts very
mon.n the Commissioner and supervisor urge
m al ad q
ron, but considerations OF military nature cause
me to have It only encamp there as detachment
from Raleigh. 1t may become necessary to COM
nope not.
SEPTEMBER 6.-On account OF the critical state OF
AFFAIRS In New Orleans sent there Com pany A,
Eighteenth infantry, from Atlanta; companies
teenth infantry, from Nashville, Tenn. and Sep
tember II, Company +. Second infantry. from Mon
tevallo; Company ID. second infantry, fr0m Ope-
llka, and Company G, Second Infantry from Mount
Vernon barracks.
subsequently, on the 18Th OF September, when
ported he had sufficient troops and regiment
was Joining him, l ordered companies and +,
Second infantry, back TO Alabama, where serious
disturbances were reported, one or hem to
occupy Montevall0 ana the other to go to DEM
opoIls.
The commanding 0f1lcer at Charleston, s. c.,
telegrspned nae, August 10, tnat special messen-
ger had just come on TO him from tine Intendant
OF Georgetown, s. O., representing the town to be
in possession Of q mob and threatened with fire
and pllage; that house had been attacked
and three Of the inmates shot; that
on the 14th Of August the United states mail
stage had been attacked as 1t was entering the
town; tnat sne Sher d. OF the county has exhausted
the means at his disposal to suppress the riot but
had been threatened and had confined himself to
his home, and that the respectable citizens were
greatly alarmed and helpless to protect them
selves The difficulty was represented TO nave
grown out OF quarrel between the political factions
among the negroes. The parties interested APP
pied for company OF United States troops TO pro-
tect the lives ana property OF the well disposed
white and colored citizens. The application was
not granted, and the commanding officer was teie.
graphed that the case seemed one Tor the action,
primarily, at least, OF the state authorities.
THE KENTUCKY DISTURBANCES.
The Post Commander at Lancaster KY, reports
TINT soon after the erection at Lancaster a con-
troversy arose between two citizens OF that place,
each being o prominent member OF different
political party; tnat the ditfculty attracted the
trends Of each and increased in intensity until
the night OF August 10, wnen the conflict took
place between them IN the public square, In which
apypral hundred fired and