The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1874-10-31
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SHREVEPORT, ~OctOber S.-N. J.
Ecott, parish judge, and s. w. Ramsey,
recorder of Claiborne parish, Or. Rich
ard>on, mayor Of Homer, ami james
Henry, OF Mayfield, and o. l.. Phillips,
OF Lincoln, were brought here this
morning, under Il cavalry escort. Hen
nv and Richardson were naudcuilCd to-
Srther. Ihe prisoners were imprisoned
under close guard in the sheriH's Office.
Their c0,nsel were admitted on IL writ
ten Uruer.
The Claiborne prisoners are charged
with an attempt TO break up Il pearea-
bic assemhlnge on the lOth of July, i'll
Homer, wien Mayor Ric harrison,
Ramsey and scott were active in pre-
venting riot.
The Lincoln prisoners are Charged
with an attempt 10 compel Jewett, by
whom the warrants are issued, to re-
sign rs United States commissioner in
Lincoln. The prisoners declare that
they did not know he was commits
sioner, and never made such Il de-
maud.
The prisoners were arrested without
resistance, but were hurried from
home without time 10 consult their
families or even to get change of
clothing.
When Huey asked for the authority
for his arrest, Lieutenant Hodgs0n,
in charge of the cavalry, drew a re-
volver, saying "rhis is my authority"
\ squad OF soldiers We're brought in
with loaded carbines, when Deputy
Marshal Seley drew out II pair of hand
cults and placed them on Huey's wrists,
with his hands behind his back. The
entire party were lodged last night
in the Lincoln Jail. a room in the Jail
here is preparing for the prisoners nc-
cOmmodati0n, with nineteen prisoners,
mostly negroes and iel0Ds, already
confined in the three small rooms,
Claiborne aud Lincoln are demo-
cratic parishes.
Marshal Seiey insultingly refused to
obey the writ of habeas corpus issued
by District Judge TRIBE, Il republican.
The telegraph wires were cut after
leaving Homer, and a prominent gran
ger and II minister states that the lieu
tenant gave the order to cut the wires
aud bring him pieces of the wire.
Great indignation IL felt at the ar
rest and harsh treatment of the prison.
ers, but the feeling is To submit TO the
of the law. The belief is gene
raj that the arrests were made for pn-
litical effect.
The examination of the gentlemen
Saturday was postponed until
tomorrow. No additional arrests have
been made here, and General Merrill
now says there will not be.
The officers of the Era No. 10, |
which arrived from below tonight, re-
port that the greatest CONSERVATION |
prevails at all points between here and |
The cavalry now coming up the
river from Natchitoches are arresting |
men as they progress AT the time
The Era passed up, fifteen or twenty |
had been arrested between Natchit0ch-
IS and Grand Blulf, and the planters
above the last named point were eX-
lecting TO he taken when the troops
arrived The officers of the Era con-
irm the statement of Captain Stovail,
If the Bryerly, and state further that
many planters have fled from their
ZONES, and the negroes have gathered
n large numbers at the towns along
he river, leaving unpicked the finest
'otton crop in severed years.
New ORLEANS, October 27.-Militarv
Ulcers here generally condemn the
ction of Merrill ut Shreveport. Mer.
ill telegraphs to General Emory that
lis action has been greatly eXaggerat-
d. Merrill made the affidavit on
which the arrests were made. This fact
be denied.
NEW YORK, October 27.-A repub-
lean ratification meeting was held at
cooper institute last night, Hon. Will
am Orion presiding. Governor Dix
Tas received enthusiastically. He ,
poke of the propriety of giving the
reference to candidates who had
sked their life for reunion when op- |
osed TO those who were hostile to the !
MON or Indifferent. He was inter-
lpted by loud criesof Chow about the r
lird term?" In reply Governor Dix I
lid: 81 do not come TO thrust any \
piDiOn of mine into this canvass, but d
nee | am asked the question | will
lswer it frankly, lest a miscon- a
ruction should be put upon my ST. I
nee. | say, then, distinctly. that / I
n not in favor of third term" q
MONTGOMERY, Ala, october 27.- T.
endon Lee, a county farmer, who was f
rested by the United States Marshal
r discharging negro, was tried and Il
scharged. IN