New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-09-04
PRICE FOUR CENTS.
THE SOUTHERN OUTRAGES.
THE LOUISIANA MASSACRE.

MENTS REGARDING TIE MURDERS
| THE PRocLAMATIoy-THE " WHITE LEAGUE OBJ
| LOUISIANA THE ALLEGED INsIIGAIoRs OF THa
CRIME.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 3-Gov. Kellogg has
issued proclamation placing reward of 5000 head
all the persons implicated in the Coushata affair."
and accompanying his proclamation by the following
| statements
ohs Pubtic-Havng felt It my duty 10 issue my
Sion and conviction of the mrdeTeTs IN the cphs6atia
outrage and TO the end that the Lw-abidng citizens OF
the state may fully comprehend the magnitude OF the
crime committed and he induced 80 render active
assistance to the officers OF the law deem to
make the following statements. These facts are gath
cred from reliable information received at the Execu-
On or about the 18th day Of August 1874 a body OF
persons belonging asemi,mihtary organization known
town OF Coushata Parish OF Red River in this state for
Ie purpose OF competing by force OF arms the state
These officers were men fe' OF 'Ht good cSaT
aeter, most OF them largely interested in
tsns with the full OF an admittedly large ma
torliy Of the legal voters OF the parish, this being
Returning Board. The only known objection to them
was that they were Of Republican principles. Frank
Edgerton. the duly qualified sheriff OF the parish. IN
strict compliance with the laws OF the State and OF tue
United states sun moned posse eoD'itats Of citizens
We ana coOred 10 assist nm III protecting the parish
officers N the exercise OF their undoubted rights and
White League His posse. consisting OF S5 men, were
overpowered by superior force assembled from the adj
white men had been killed, surrendered themselves prls
ohers win the explicit guarantee that tner lives would
to leave the parish. holding office would
resign thelr positions These stlpulatons. although an
Republican officials. who were then locked up in tho
Jan for the night The ollowing-named persons
among those who surrendered aud resigned: Homer e.
Twchell, planter and Tax Collector OF Red RIVER Par
sb and Deputy United States Postmaster in charge Of
the Post 0hcelt Coushatta; Robert A. Devices Super
visor OF REGISTRATION. DE soto Parish; Clark Holland,
merchant and Supervisor Of Registration, Red River
states Counsel Frank Edgerton, sheriff OF Red River
Parish, and ~ T. Willis, merchant and Justice OF tho
August, these persons were bound together, two snt
! two and conducted by an armed guard the McFar-
River within the boundaries of Bossier Parish about
miles east OF the Texas line. There they upon
aud delberatey murdered in cold blood. Ga the night
preceding the murder, body OF 40 members OF the
White League OF Caddo Parish mounted aud armed left
Tue C.y OF shreveport aud were seen riding In tho
direction OF the place where the murder subse-
qnently committed Their bodies were buried where
tuey Tell without inquest or any iOrmaiy whatever
VIM r. KELLOGG. Governor.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATIVE TO THE Az
FAIR-MAJoR sTEPHENsoN's ACCOUNT con-
FIRMED AND GOV. KELLoGG's DENIED
NEw-ORLEANs, Sept. 3.-In a special TO The
Pieayne from Shreveport to-day, additional informa-
ton Of trustworthy character fully confirms Major
stephensons statement and gives additional particu
lars of the Coushata affair. The shots which wounded
Dickson fired from Twitcbels house, where
Devices. Edgerton Twitche, Howell Willis, and Hoi-
land were congIegated with a party OF negroes, all
armed Mr.. Dickson had conversed with them q few
moments before they shot him. The conversation was
far from violent and the ASSAULT without the slightest
provocatiou. number OF negroes who came into Cou
shatta after the troubles to surrender their arms and
ask protection OF the whites, stated that Twitche
and the others, as above named, had fur.
nished them with arms and ammunition, and
told them that the time had come for them TO
strike their rights. respectable white lady living
above Coushata was approached by negro, who drew
his pistol upon her. cursed her. aud told her that the
negroes intended to kill everything ID the country that
looked white. The mlsereant escaped. Everything IL
quiet In Red River at last accounts The false state
Inent emanating from Kellogg. that the people from
Caddo parish had anything TO do with the disturbance
IL absurd The affair was over before suspicion OF 1t
entertained by respectable white person IN Caddo,
with the exception OF the extreme southern point OF tho
parish, where there are very rev whites. courer
from the upper point OF RID Gyef b sd 99t 6sss
all quoted by Friday morning.
ACTION BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
A CoNFERENCE BETWEEN THE HEADS OF THE DEPART
MENTs OF JUSTICE. WAR, AND THE TREASURY
AN ORDER INsTRUCTING UNITED STATES MAR
sIiALs AND ATTORNEYS To ENFORCE THE LAWS
AT ALL HAzARDs-USITED STATES TROOPS TO
BE USED IN CASES OF EMERGENCY
WASHINGTON. Sept. IA consultation was
held at the War Department to-day between the Attor
neyeneral Secretary Belknap and Secretary Brstow.
Senator Chandler who is here, arrived at the War De-
partment during the consultation and was in attend
ance.
result Of the conference the following was Issued
this afternoon:
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE WASHINGTON Sept. 3 1874.
SIR: Ourages OF various descriptions, ana ~ some
cases atrocious murders have been committed IN your
district by bodies OF armed men, sometimes IN disguise
aud with the view, II is believed, OF oyerawng and In
timidatng peaceabe and aw-abding citizens and de-
prvins them OF the rights guaranteed to them by the
Your attention is directed 70 an act of Con.
gress passed April Q, 1866 entitled AN act to pro,
tect all persons in the United states IN their ciy
r,ghts and 10 furnish for their ylndica-
ton :" aud another passed April 90 ISL, entitled
Amendment to the Constitution of the United states
aud for other purpose also 10 ,n one PASSED MAY 80
the United states 10 vote IN the several states OF the
Union, aud for other purposes" which, win their
amendments, make these deeds OF violence ana blood
ofenses within jurisdiction OF the General Govern
ment consider it my duty In view OF these cream
stances to instruct you to proceed with All possible
energy and dispatch to detect expose arrest aud pun
sh the perpetrators OF these crimes and TO that end
you are 10 spare effort necessary expense IroOps
Of the United States will be stationed at different and
convenient points IN your district tSr the purpose OF
Sjcia duties You understand OF course that DO IN
reference whatever Is hereby INTENDED WIN any
nolitieal or party action not in volao Of law but
protection 10 all classes OF citizens, whte ana cOlored,
In free exercise OF the eIeetye Irihense ana tne
tbey are entitled under the Constitution and laws as
me instruction are Issued by the authority of tho
and with the concurrence OF the secretary oI
War. Very respectfully, IEo. IA. WILKINS,
The above addressed to United States Marshas and
Attorneys and is prepared with the approval and in
dorsement Of the President, to whom the Substantial
points we're submitted during the recent visit OF the
Attorney General to Long Branch. The document was
considered at the conference to-day between Messrs
Bristow Belknap. and Williams, aud afterward pre-
pared by the Attorney General, VINO Issued II AZ
o'clock this afternoon.
Senator West and Representatives sypher and Morey
OF louisiana, Senator Spencer and Representative
Hays OF Alabama aud Senator Patterson OF South Caro-
lima had made arrangements for an interview with
president Grant at Long Branch, on Saturday next,
of anllrs In their