The Republican journal., 1874-09-03
The War OF Race.

SHHEN EroRr, Aug, - Letters O-niGht
| brought by 4 courier, states that 800 armed
| negroes had assembled below Coushatta,
| and were constantly receiving reinforce
ments from all quarters. The town is
guarded by 200 white men, who call for
| help. A courier also arrived at Meriden.
| Webster Parish, and brings information
that forty men left Cotton Point at day
| light this morning for the scene of conflict
Seventy men left here this afternoon. and
more will follow tonight. Reinforccments
have also gone from Meriden. A letter
from Mr.. Stingfellow, at Robinson's Place
states that 4 conflict is inevitable, and
| thinks it cannot be delayed longer than
tonight The black population of Red
RIVER Parish outnumhcr the whites three
to one. Coushatta is fifty miles from the
nearest telegraph station, and ii is not
| possible that further particulars, can be
| had before tomorrow.
s 7. NJ. A courier has Just arrived from
| Conshatta, and reports $50 white men
there. All is quiet; and no further trouble
is apprchended The white people have
effected the arrest OF the following ring
| leaders, aad have them in jail under Il
strong guard T. s. Edgcrton sheriff !;
H. W. Twitchcll, tax collector; Clarke
Holland, register, j. A. Dcwstad, collect
or Of DE Soto parish; Gilbert Cane, dep
uty sheriff; W. +. iIoewcN. attorney. and
| six leading negroes. These arrests lcil the
! negroes without leaders, and their camp
was Immediately diSbandcd. Two negroes
| and one white man We're killed and one
| white man seriously wounded. There is
great rejoicing here over the peaceful
| termination OF what threatened 10 he a
| bloody race conflict.
| SnRrNTrOET, La. Sept. l. he lives Of
! several white resident have been threat
| enca by negroes. and Jew days AGO Mr..
Williams. Of Red River parish, was
| threatened with assassination BY Two no
torions and desperate negroes. Near
| Rrownyillc h. having been fired at by
| three With d0uhl0-harrrlled shot guns.
On laSl Thursday night 4 small party OF
white men went tn these negroes with q
! view ol alTcstng and lodging them in
| ial, when they were fired upon. and one
| man Killed. The negroes then attempted
| 10 run to the woods, when they were both
shot and Killed.
| Next dav. Friday, q large body or armed
negroes, between three and tOnr hundred
assembled. near Brownsville, swearing
vengeance against the whole white race
ani declaring they would not leave white
man. woman OF child alive in the parish.
This created great apprehension and cN-
citement at Conshatta throughout the sur
rounding country, and Friday night the
roads leading into the town where picketed.
Two yonng men killed q negro who was
coming into town with sack Of buck
shot lie paid no attention to their com
mand to halt and ran of into the darkness,
being fired at without effect They i'm
mediatcly went into town to report what
| had occurred, and were returning TO the
post when they were accosted IN the street
Of Conshatta by Homer Twitchell and two
negroes, Andrew Bosley and Bob Smith,
all of whom were armed. They had n
few moments conversation, not OF q vio-
lent nature, and had turned round 10
proceed to the post, when they were
fired on by that party twice from
the rear without warning. Dickson
was dangerously wounded, and now
lies in a critical condition. The fir
ing party then ran off. Bosley and Smith
escaping altogether, and Twitchell, for
the time being. That night and next
morning, +. 5. Edgarton, Homer Il.
Twitchell, r. A. Dewes, W. F. Howell, {.
Holland and NJ. c. Willis, all white, besides
a number of negroes were arrested and
placed under guard. All of the party who
held Office then voluntarily rendered and