Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-10-20
LOUISIANA.
Radical Attempt to Assassinate
an Independent Repub-
lican Candidate.

L
an Independent RepuO-
lican Candidate.
Bloody Riot I'm Jackson Between
Two Radical Factions.
Seven Negroes shot-None Of the fe-
Pies Party in the Melee.
The Fashionable Double Murder.
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 19.-Francis Aubrey,
colOred, stabbed his wife to death with
gimlet knife, and then himself with the
same instrument. Cause, jealousy.
Negroes Demanding "5dstiee' srom
Kellogg.
Gov. kellogg to-day received a commu-
nication from the Republican committee OF
fifty, in which they say: We are not yet
| prepared to repudiate Republicanisfn, nor
Join its opponents. IL the present State
Administration concede to us that which
We deem to be just, we further pledge our
selves TO give it our loyal and cordial sup
port.
More Troops for November.
OMAHA, Oct. 1g.-Companies and d
/
from camp Stambaugh yesterday, and left
for New Orleans. Companies B and +
| will arrive tomorrow from the Red Cloud
agency, and leave for the same place.
Detailed Account OF the Anair by a
Gentleman Who Felt the Assassin's
Bullet.
CLINTON, La, Oct. 19.-Capt. BannOn,
who was in the buggy with Gair at the
time Of the attempted assassination, has
given substantially the following state
| ment;
That on Wednesday night, Gair spoke in
Point Coupee parish, near the Hermitage.
| Breux being present, saw that the only
chance to beat Gair in the coming Novem-
Der election waste get him out of the way.
Saturday morning, the 18th inst, about S
O'Clock, Gair and Capt. BannOn left Bayou
Sara, in buggy together for the speaking
at Jackson. La, to take place at II o'clock
that day. Col. Griilin and Recorder Nor
gan, of Point COupee, were in buggy fol-
lowing close behind at the time. Al half
past eleven o'clock A. NJ, when within
about one mile of Jackson, in the parish Of
| West Feiiciana, the unknown
Assassin, Concealed in the Bushes,
fired with a rifle just rs the buggy passed |
far enough TO give a fair view Of Gair |
| The ball grazing Capt. BaIinOn's back AMI
neck he being next to the assassin, struck |
| Bair ON the left side Of the lead back of
the ear, passing outside of the carotid ar
terry and ranging down the cheek The
ball was extracted near the mouth, b.
the Doctors. Tie wound is 4 bad one bu'
not dangerous.
About p. NJ. Weber and BrinIx arrived
- Of
armed with
Pistols. Guns and Rifles.
and paraded the streets Of jackson. Some
of Weoer's men made remark about Gair,
and hence a riot commenced. About four
O'Clock p. NJ. seven colOred men, one horse,
and one male vas shot, also, Georg'
Swasey, Of Bayou Sara, was shot in the
thigh.
Col. Griffin says none of the Peoples
party anticipated in the riot, rs the dis
turbance was exclusively between the two
wings of the Republican party. During |
the evening Perkins LOdauine, who was
drinking at the time, and speaking conf |
dentially, admitted to few friends, among |
them sheriff Ray and several others, that |
Lewis &. Gair
and Weher were to pay him for it. lie |
,LOlauine) intended to leave the parish in |
i few days. LOdauine was arrested and |
brought 10 Clinton and put in Jail. Col. |
Griffin says posse of WebeI's men were |
about 10 attempt 10 rescue the prisoner. !
b';t slie sheriff left with the prisoner with |
out the knowledge of the rioters. Capt. |
cannon says he does not think LOdauine |
the real assassin of fIGair as he met him COM
ing from the opposite direction a few min |
mt. Off fl,n ic
Ex-GOv. wells Gets Ont Of the Way
NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 10.-It is rumOred |
tonight that eX-Cioy. Wells has resigned |
as a member Of the Returning Board, thus |
relieving Gov. kellogg Of all einbarrass-
ment ON that subject, and giving him an |
opportunity Of recognizing the Board in |
accordance with the conference agreement. |
LandauIet Williams Way Of Carrying |
Elections.
The Bulletin saws: We have il upon ex- |
cellent authority that Marshal Packard and |
District Attorney Beckwith have cOnspired |
together for purely partisan purposes to in
timidate the people in the parishes by |
causing the arrest of a number of persons |
under the enforcement acts upon charges /
trumped up for the occasion.
Z. II. McCaleb, Conservative member Of |
the advisory board, told your correspcn-
dent to-day that he thought the whole COM |
promise business a put-up job. He had |
never supposed that the compromise would |
have amounted to anything, and believed |
that the Louisiana Republicans, diScour- |
aged by the results of the late Western |
elections. had changed tactics. and were |
to ha oil sf,
polls, but to make out a case of intimida- |
ton. Mr.. McCaleb is gentleman of pro-
nOunced conservatism, and differs from |
most of his fellow leaders in that be does |
not change his opinion with every new |
moon.
Your correspondent has converSed with |
other leading politicians of both sides. and |
no one Of item could even suggest person |
likely Ia be accept able rs umpire. The |
same helpleSSness is eyinerd hy leading /
members Of both State committees. The /
Republican committee meets in the mOrt-
ING. and the Democratic at night tomorrow.
Mr.. Casenaye, a member of the returning
board Of the National Executive Republi-
can Committee, told your correspondent |
to-day that he cUincided with the views ex-
pressed by Gen. Anderson. CaSenaye is a
native cOlOred man, accounted wealthy,
and influential with his people. tie said
he did not repOse any confidence in COM
promise. He thought some utEts of both
parties wantel a row on election day, but
lac thought Iit foolish, i'm view of the fact
that such people hoped for Congressional
interference. which he Opined would GER
tainly assume the shape of new election
in this State conducted under military
auspices.
Gov. kellogg told your correspondent to-
night that he had written Wells ten days
ago; heard nothing from him, but hoped
for tine best. The Republicans claim they
were willing to fulfil the compromise but
that the result was frustrated by the blow
given to DOnzanO's sensitive nature. The
only precedent in their case is that Of the
indivual who proposed al the race-cOurse to
hold the centleman's horse, but declined
doing so because that animals proprietor
insulted his hishto feelings by fnquir-
ing who would hold him.
Gen. Gibson, Congressional Conserva-
tive candidate in the First District, adj