The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1874-09-10
RED. RIVER PARISH.


elected by large majorities-
RED RIVER PARISH.
An Account ~ the LRte Disturb.
ances and Murders In Red River
Parish, Louisiana.
It seems that in Red River Parish,
where the negroes are largely in excess
Of the whites, much apprehension and
alarm has been felt BY the latter, on ac-
count of threatened outbreak Of the
negroes, instigated, as was generally be-
lieved, by Edgerton, Dewess, Twitchell,
Howell, Willis, Holland. and Others
The lives Of several respectable white
citizens Of the parish hsd been threat
ened by the negroes, and . few days
ago MI. Williams. q respectable citizen
Of Red River Parish, was assaulted by
two notorious and desperate negroes
near, Brownsville, in the lower end Of
| the parish, he having been fred at by
them with douhle-barreled, shot guns.
On last Thursday night q small party
| OF white men went to the cabins Of
these negroes withSa view Of: arresting,
and lodging them in jail, when they
were fred upon from cabin and one
of the party instantly killed. The me-
groes then attempted to- run to the
woods, when they were both shot and
killed by the party attempting the ar
Erest.
/ On the next day, Friday, a. large
body of negroes, between three and four
hundred in number, assembled near
Brownsville. swearing vengeance against
|the white race and declaring they
would not leave white man. woman or
child alive in the Parish. This created
great excitement and apprehension at
Consulate, and throughout the surround
ing country, and on Friday night the
roads leading into town were picketed.
Two young men, Mr.. Joe Dickson and
Mr.. Pickers, who were on one OF the
posts, halted a negro who was coming
Into town with sack Of buckshot. He
|paid no attention to the summons to
halt but ran off in the darkness, being
fired at by one Of the parties without
|effect. However, they Immediately
went into town to report what had oc-
CURED, and were returning to their post
when they were arrested in the streets
of Consulate by Homer Twitchell and
1.-TWO notorious negro desperadoes, An
drew Besley and Bob Smith, all Of whom
were armed. They had few moments
conversation with them, not of violent
nature, and had turned round to pro-
coed to their post. when they were fired
upon twice by this armed party from the
rear. and without warning. Dickson was
dangerously if not mortally wounded
by the fire. He now lies in q very crits-
cal condition. Mr.. Pickatts escaped UNI
hurt. The firing party then ran off,
BasleY and Smith escaping altogether,
and Twitchell for the time being. That
night and next morning, F. $. Edgerton,
H.mer j. Twitchell, K. A. Dewess. w.
Howell, G. Holland and NJ. G. Wil-
; lis, all whites, besides = number
Of negroes, were arrested and
! placed under guard. All Of the
party who held Office then voluntarily
rendered and wrote out their resigna'
tions and they, with the others, volun.
|tarily proposed, if . guard were fur
nished them to Shreveport, they woule
leave the State to return no more. Thr
was at once assented to. The prisoners
! then requested Mr.. John Carr. . relia'
= BILE and Trustworthy citizen present, -
l. take charge Of the guard for their pro-
Il lection. ,l ..s4m3s.
., On Sunday morning at ten o'clcos
Mr.. Carr, With guard Of about sixtee1
. men,. started with the above named
i prisoners, except the negroes, released
e Not long afterwards party Of betwees
1 forty and fifty men. supposed to be 81
E ! Texans who had come into Consulate
s started in pursuit with the avowed par
pose Of lynching the prisoners. Late
in tie day Mr.. Carr was aapprisedi Q
> this fact, and put his horses and thoe
Of the prisoners to the top Of. thei
! speed to avoid being overtaken. Will
: nearing the Hutchinson plantation O
: the Red river, 80 miles below Shreve
8 port, with view Of crossing there ant
destroying the fat boat to prevent fun
., tiier pursuit, he was overtaken by tn
It pursuing parties, his guards overpowe'
g. ed and the prisoners taken away froH
d him, three Of them, Edgerton, Twitche
r and Dewess shot on the spot. III
E other three, Howell, Holland and Wi
s.. lis, were carried back . short distane
.. to, near Wards STORE and there sho
The citizens in the neighborhood Assem-
pf bfed yesterday morning ana buried th
i. parties who had been killed.. the fir
IS three in the graveyard near Hutchil
e, sons planta tien, and the hst three
y 1.-The spot whese they had. been kille
:. inear Wards store.
Now Complaint Against tina, Nc
Currency.
! A religious paper says the Office
who take up the Sunday collections
- at least one church complain that 8
= new ten-ceBt stamp in our Americ
=. currency bears . perplexing resemblan
= to the fifty-cent stamp. II requiI
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