Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-09-17
DOMESTIC.

The Shreveport La.) Evening Telegram
(Republican) Of the 4th denies that that town
furnished the parties who committed the re-
cent Coushatta outrage. 1t says emphatically
that Shreveport men were not concerned In
the brutality The Times Of the same date
publishes statement Of Mr.. Abney, Il lead
ing merchant Of Coushatta, to the effect that
an investigation had there by a citizens com
mittec had revealed a plot on the part of
armed negroes to murder Unfortunately q
large party OF men, women and children in
attendance at dance on the evening Of the
9th ult; that after this discovery party Of
scouts were fired upon by the negroes and
one Of the number was dangerously wounded.
The subsequent shooting of the prisoners
near that place grew out of this affair.
The order removing the headquarters of the
army to st. Louis In October was promul-
gated on the 9th.
Sioux City Qowa) special OF the 9Th says
that, in consequence OF Gen. Sherdans
prohibitory orders against infringing on
Indian reservations, the Black Hills expedi-
ton organized in that city had postponed its
contemplated efforts to penetrate the Black
Hills country until Government permission is
obtained,
A Shreveport (La) dispatch of the 9TH says
message had been sent to President Grant,
signed by the leading men Of that city, deny
ing that any resident OF that parish had par
ticipated in the Coushatta affair, and asking
that commission of far-minded men be APP
pointed to visit the State and ascertain the
truth The Democratic and Conservative
State Central Committee have issued an adj
dress to the country, asserting that the recent
acts of violence in Louisiana had been insti.
gated by Gov. Kellogg and his coadiutors,
and that the disorders that had occurred had
been magnided by the Radical leaders in or
der to forge lightning that there may be
thunder Mt the NORTH A special from New
Orleans of the 9TH says the man Abney, whose
letter denying that the people # Shreveport
had been concerned in the Coushatta affair
had been published, was prominent member
of the White League, and had previously in
dulged in threatening remarks, TWAS feared
that twenty five colored men held by the
Coushatta mob had been killed. An attempt
was made on the night of the 4th to burn the
State House. The private office of the Attor-
HNN- was HlbhSu tPSii, tHV HapNiS,
chairs and books piled on the floor, saturated
with oil and set on fire. Owing TO
haste and lack of air the fire did not
spread to any extent A Washington tele-
gram of the 18th SAYS that the places in Louis.
lana designated for troops TO prevent out
RACES are New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Shreyc.
port, Alexandria, Monroe, Harrisburg and St
Martinsyille.
Albert Keep, President of the c. & ~ w, r.
X. has addressed q letter to the Wisconsin
Railroad Commissioners in reply to state.
ment made in a recent speech by GOV. Taylor
that the Commissioners had said that under
the Potter law the railroads would lose less
than per cent, Of their gross earnings while
doing the same amount of business as last
year Mr.. Keep says his company would
under those circumstances, lose al least p
per cent of its gross earnings