The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-20
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NEW YORK, Oct. ia Washington special
states that Capt. Mills of the I'd U. S. Infantry,
stationed at Livingston, Sumpter county, Ala
bama, reports that Billings (white) and Grey
(colored) have been assassinated since Aug LIST
and their murders have had very great effect
upon the coored people, and TO keep up this
fear the White League ride the roads armed,
pretending that the negroes are arming. A
night attack on Capt. Mills camp is freely
talked of and he says if he had authority to
prevent the night riding OF large parties of
armed men, nothing more would be heard Of
negro Instructions. He also says that tele-
graphic dispatches of Importance should not be
sent to him, as one sent to him recently was
known throughout the town long before he re-
ceived it.
South Carolina Conservatives Asking for
Military Government.
A Washington despatch to the Tribune saws
that the conservatives OF South Carolina are
circulating petition soliciting the federal gov
eminent to resume the military control of the
state. tF-
Dissatisfaction with the Mass Meeting
New ORLEANS, Oct. 19.-Gov Kellogg to-
day rece7ed communication from the Re-
publican committee of fifty which says:
SIT becomes our duty to state that the adj
dress adopted at the mass meeting held on the
Sth inst at Central church in this CITY and
signed by T. Morris Chester and others does
not express or represent the opinion of the
committee of fifty appointed at the same meet
ing, for the reason that we are not yet prepared
to repudate Repnblicanism or its advocates.
We pledge ourselves to the support of Republi-
can principles as represented by the national
party so long as it continues to support and
vindcate the equality OF all men. If the pres
ent state administration comedies to us that we
deem just, we further pledge ourselves to give
loyal and cordial support
The Assassination of Gair.
CLINTON, Oct 19.-Capt Banpop. who was
in the buggy with Gair at the time of the at
tempted assassination, gives substantially the
following statement: tf
On Wednesday night Gair spoke in Point
Coupee parish near Hermitage Breaux being
present, saw that the only chance to beat Gair
at the coming November election was to get
him out of the way. Saturday morning about
o'clock Gair and Capt. Bannon left Bayou
Sara In buggy together to speak at O. meeting
to take place at jackson at noon. Col. Griffin
and Recorder Morgan were in buggy follow
ing close behind. At 11.3O when within about
mile of jackson, in the parish of West Fell
ciana, an unknown assassin, concealed in the
bushes fired with rifle just as the buggy had
passed far enough to give fair view OF Gair--
The ball grazed the back of Capt Bannon' s
neck, he being next to the assassin, and struck
Gar on the left side of the head back of the
ear, passing outside of the carotid artery and
ranging down the cheek. The ball was extract
ed near the mouth. The wound is bad but not
dangerous. J. W
About p. M, Weber and Broaux arrived
| from Bayou Sara with squad of men armed
with pistols, guns and rifles, and paraded the
| streets of jackson. Some of Weber's men
made remark about Gar and hence the riot,
which commenced about four o'clock. Seven
colored men, one horse and one mule were
shot Geo. Swazey of Bayou Sara, was shot
in the thigh. @Ea q
Col Griffin says none of the peoples party
participated in the riot as the disturbance was
exclusively between the wings Of the Republic
can party. Perkins Toodvine, who was drink
friend, was overheard by Sheriff Ray and
several Others to say that he shot Gair, and
Weber was to pay him for it. Toodvine stating
| he intended to leave the parish in five days.
| A sheriff and posse arrested Toodvine aud
brought him to Clinton aud put him in jail.
COL Griffin says posse OF Weber's men
were about to attempt to rescue the prisoner,
er without the knowledge of the rioters.
Capt. Bennon says he does not think TODD
vine the real assassin of Gair, as he met him
coming from the opposite direction few min
utes after the shooting occurred. All is quiet
now,
Various Matters.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 19-The Republican
renewal of the conference as invited by the
conservatives. An umpire to succeed Dr.. Ban
zano on the advisory board will probably be Sc
lected tomorrow. 1t was runOred tonight
that ex-Gov. Welles has resigned as member
of board, thus RELIEVING Gov. Kellogg of all enl.
barrassments on that subject, and giving him
an opportunity to reorganize the board in &C
cordance with the conference agreement.
The fifteen men arrested at Conshltta charg-
ed with participating in the recent outrage, are
reported en- route for New Orleans under guard
of federal soldiers.