The Portland daily press., 1874-09-02
SOUTHERN TROUBLES.

An Increase of sg,e Ku-Exiux Ousrages
NEW YORK, Sept specials from Wash
in9ton report an increase of Ku-Klux outrages
III Alabama, South Carolina and louisiana.
Trouble iu Texns.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 1.-The Republican learns
from gentlemen just arrived from Galveston,
texas, that last Friday the wife OF negro liv-
ing three miles from Corscana, Texas, was
grossly insulted by q white deperado The
husband went to Corscana and made a COM
pant against the offender before justice of
.ne peace. In attempting to arrest the desper-
auo, tne negro and two others were shot. Some
lntee hundred negroes then armed themselves
WIN the intention of capturing the white man,
VINO with i've or six companions took possess
SION SION or cabin in the suburbs of the town and
Darrcaded, determined to resist arrest. When
tne lnformants left the whites were counselling
the negroes not to besiege the cabin as its occu-
PANTS were well armed and would kill many of
the besiegers.
The Red River Trouble-Anether Ao-
SHREVEPORT. La, Sept 1.-Major Stephens
OF Desoto Parish, arrived here TO day and fur
nishes the following account of the Conshanta
troubles: Ii seems that in Red River Parish,
Wnere the negroes are largely in excess of the
WINES, much apprehension and alarm is felt
py the latter on account of threatened out
preak by the negroes, instigated as is general
y believed by Edgarton, Dewes, Twitchell.
aowell, Willis, Holland and others. The lives
OF several white residents have been threaten
ca by negroes, and a few days ago Mr.. Will
mans OF Red River Parish was Threatened
win assassination by TWO notorious and des-
perate negroes near Brownville, he having been
nred at by them. On last Thursday night
small party of white men went to the cabins of
these negroes with vie of arresting and lodo-
ing them in Jail, when they were fired upon
and one man killed. The negroes then at
tempted to run into the woods when they were
Doth Killed. Next day, Friday. a large body of
armed negroes. between 800 and 400, assembled
near brownville, swearing vengeance against
the whole white race and declaring they would
not ieave white man, woman or child alive in
the Parish. This created great apprehension
and excitement at Conshatta and throughout
the surrounding country, and Friday night the
young men named Dickson and Pickens kill d
a negro coming into town with sack of buck
shot He paid no attention to their command
to halt, and ian off into darkness being shot at
by one of the party without effect They i'm
went into town to report what had
occurred and were returning to the post, when
he were accosted in the streets of Conshatta |
bH Homer r. Twtchell and two negroes. all of |
whom were armed: They had few moments |
not of violent nature, and had |
turned around to proceed to the post when they |
were nred on by that party twice from the rear |
without warning. dickson was dangerously |
Wounded and now lies in a very critical condi- |
ion. The firing party then ran off. Bosley |
md Smith escapingH altogether, and Twitcheil |
or the time being That night and next morn
=. 5. Edgarton, Homer r. Twitchell R. A.
Oewes, W. f. Howell, c. Holland and NJ. C. |
Willis, all white, were arrested and placed
lnder guard.
All of the party who held office then volun.
arlly rendered and wrote out their resigna-
ions, ana they with others voluntarily pro-
)osed II guard was furnished them to Shreye-
bort they would leave the state and return no |
more. his was at once assented to. and the |
prisoners requested John Carr, a reliable and
trustworthy citizen present, to take charge of |
he guard Tor their protection. On Sunday
morning at ii o'clock Mr.. Carr with guard Of /
lbont Is men started with the above named
prisoners, except the negroes released after.
wards. A party of between forty and fifty
uppos Texans, who came into Conshatta,
tarted in pursuit, with the avowed purpose of |
ynching the prisoners.
Later in the day Carr was appraised of this |
act and put his horses and those of the prison. I
rs to the top of their speed to avoid being |
'vertaken. While nearing Hutchinson's plant
ltion on Red River, some 30miles below Shreve-
'ort, with view of crossing there and Destroy
ne the fiat boat to prevent further pursuit, he |
vas overtaken by the pursuing parties, the
,uard was overpowered and the prisoners taken |
way from him, and three OF them, Edgarton,
rwitchell and Dewes. shot on the spot. The
'ther three. Howell, Holland and Willis, were
'dlAiOu udNh u SuOTG ulStduG6 10 near w ard
tore and there shot.
The citizens in the neghborhood assembled |
yesterday morning and buried the parties
TILED, the first three in a graveyard near
iutchinson's plantation, aud the last three on
he spot where they were killed near Wards
tore.
Extra Troops Called Out.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-The Governor has
allied out an extra regiment of state militia,
Composed of picked white men, orders being |
ssued some days ago. In view of the appre-
lended white league disturbances and the |
ntire absence of United States troops from the
tate, recruiting has been quietly going on. and |
is stated that no ex-solders have volunteered. |
his regiment will be added to Longstreet's |
'rigade and will be used mainly to keep down
disturbance in and around the city.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 1.-Despatches receiv-
d in NV Orleans by State Senator TwitchelI,
brother of one of the persons killed in Con-
hatta, state explicitly that the only cause of |
he murder was the White League move
nent to run out of the State or kill all the |
White Republican leaders in the parish of Red |
River.
Gov. Kellogg states that all the information
n his possession emphatically contradict the /
ersiun given by Mayor Stevenson of the origin |
# the trouble.