The Portland daily press., 1874-10-27
SOUTHERN DISORDERS.


+ NRw YORK, Oct. 26.-A Mobile special says
that the examination of the Sumter county al
legged conspirators was concluded on Saturday.
John Little colored, and Col. Lee, both defen-
dants in tie case, were discharged as there was
no evidence against them. The testimony
taken, so says the Tribune's correspondent,
shows the charges Of conspiracy to be frivolous
and mostly based on conversations against the
detectiver Heste, who proves to have been one
of Semmess pirates and charged with the muir
der OF one of the shipmates.
The Reported Arrest at Shreveport
The Herald's New Orleans special of last
night says: Notwithstanding that Gen. Emory
telegraphed to Major Merrill to report whether
be made any arrests at Shreveport, Merrill has
failed to answer as yet, ignoring the comman-
der of the department. As the regulations re-
quire that he should report through Gen. Emory
understood that Emory has telegraphed the de-
partment on that subject. Merrill lays himself
open to court marshal by refusing to answer
Emory. Information from the Red River coun-
try shows that white males are fleeing to the
woods to avoid arrest at the hands of Merrills
cayalry,as others did inMissouri during the war
when there was much raiding about the state.
Gen. Emory says but little, but it is evident
that he is in no way responsible for this Jay
hawker operations, and keenly feels the slight
put upon him.
A Shreveport special says that Judge Scott,
Recorder Rasey and Mayor Richardson of Ho-
mer, Osborne parish, were arrested by United
States Marshal and cavalry on Saturday. They
are not allowed to communicate with their
families, and no one knows the nature of the
charges against them,
More Arrests-The Leaguers, Story.
MONROE, Oct. 26.-N. j. Scott, parish Judge,
and ]. w. Ramsey, recorder of Claibone Par
ish, DR.. Richardson, Mayor of Homer, and
James Huey, S. Mayfield and P L. Phillips of
Lincoln, were brought here this morning under
cavalry escort.
DR.. Richardson and Huey were hand -cuffed
together. The parties were imprisoned under
close guard in the sheriff's office, to which their
counsel were admitted on writ orders. The Clai-
borne prisoners are charged with an attempt to
break up peaceable assemblage on the 11th Of
July in Homer, when in reality Mayor Rich
ardson, Ramsey and Scott were active in pre-
venting a riot.
The Lincoln prisoners are charged with an
attempt to compel Mr.. Jewett by whom war
rants were issued, to resign as Commissioner in
Lincoln. The prisoners declare that they did
not know that he was a Commissioner, and
never made such demand. The prisoners
were arrested and taken away without time to
consult with their families or get change of
clothes. When Huey asked for the authority
for his arrest Lieut.. Hodgeson, in charge Of
the cavalry, drew repeater, saying, This is
my authority" A squad of soldiers was brought
in with loaded carbnes when Deputy Marshal
Seyle drew pair Of handouts and placed
his back The entire party were lodged last
night in Lincoln jail
The telegraph wires were cut after leaving
Homer. A prominent granger and minister
states that the lieutenant gave orders to cut the
wire and bring him pieces of it. Great ndig-
nation is felt here at the arrest and harsh treat
ment of the prisoners.
White Leaguers n cid for Trial.
New iberia, La, Oct. 26.-The st. Martins
prisoners were brought here to-day by a U. S.
deputy marshal and squad of cavalry. A
preliminary examination was held before q. S.
Commissioner Riddle. The arrests were made
under the KU-Kux act Two were held
in bail at $4,000 each and one in $1,000 to an
pear before the U. S. DISTRICT Court for trial
The fourth A. Herbert, was discharged. Prom
inent officials of st. Martins Parish say great
many more arrests will be made soon