The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-10-27
The u. S. Army Used to In.
timidate Voters.
Wholesale Arrests of Con-
servatives in Louisiana.
An attempt to Control the
Election by Force and
Fraud.
Death of another Episcopal
Bishop.
A Bloody Fate--Three Bur
glars enter a house--One
Shot Dead--The others
Captured.
Terrible work of a Madman
A Serious Kerosene Disas-
ter--Accidental Shooting

MONROE, La, Oct, 26.-N. j. Scott
Parish Judge, and s. W. Ramsey, Reco,
der, of Claiborne Parish; DR.. Richardson
Mayor of Homer, and JAS. Huey, S. May
| field and 2. L. Phillips, of Lincoln, wer
brought here this morning under "A caval
ry escort. Huey and Richardson wer
handcutfed together The prisoners wer
imprisoned under close guard in the sher
ifs office. Their counsel were admitted
on written order. The Claiborne priso
ners are charged with an attempt to breal
up peaceable assembage on the llth o
July in Homer, when Mayor Richardson
Ramsey and Scott were active in prevent
ing riot. The Lincoln prisoners wer,
charged with an attempt to compel Jewelt
by whom the warrants are issued. to re
sign as Commissioner. Rooms are pre-
pairing in the Jail here for the prisoners, a,
they are now confined IN a room with nine
teen prisoners, mostly negroes and feon,
already confined in three small rooms
| Claiborne and Lincoln are Democrati,
parishes, Great indignation is felt here a
the arrest and harsh treatment of the pri
soners. 1t is believed generally that the
arrests were made for political effect.
New ORLEANS, La. Oct. 26-A letter
is published, written by reputable busi
ness man here. stating that the writer
brother had been arrested the night be-
fore by United States soldiers without
warrant or authority, and that such cases
are common. The writer atiirms that the
soldiers are being used for purposes of in-
timidation.
SHREVEPORT, La. Oct 26.--The gen
tleman arrested by Gen. Merrill will be
examined Saturday.
The officers of the Era, which arrived
here tonight, report that great consterna-
ton prevails at all points below here, and
that the planters are leaving their planta-
tons to avoid arrest by the approaching
cavalry. The negroes have gathered in
large numbers along the river towns, ieav-
ing unpcked the finest cotton crop raised
in several years.
New YORK, Oct. 26.--A Mobile dis.
patch says that all the testimony in the
case of the alleged conspirators of Sump-
ter county was taken Saturday, and in-
mediately John Little, colored, and Col.
Lee, two of the four defendants, were dis
charged. 1t appeared that these two men
were to. be used for the defense. and that
they were made Co defendants that the de-
Tense might be deprived of their evidence.
it is stated that the United States official
who caused the arrest Of the men has been
with Admiral Semmes as junior officer of
the Confederate cruiser Alabama.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 26.-The Demo
cratic Conservative State Central Commit
tee have addressed to Gen, Emory a pro-
test against the action of Gen. Merrill at
Shreveport, in arresting certain persons
there for an ofense which was only to be
brought before the civil courts, according
to the state laws. They protest because
past Republican political leaders have
found it an easy matter to subordinate the
civil to the military power. which our tel-
low-citizcns of thc North are justly, by their
votes, denouncing as an outrage against
the constitution, liberty and the rights OF
civil government.
New IBERIA, Oct 26. The St Martin 8
prisoners were brought here to-day aud
two of them held to bail in $4,000.
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. PC. 26.-Commissioner
Gillette, to-day, refused to hear the argu-
ment of the counsel in the Wetmore case.
on the ground that his duties as United
giving sufficient time to the case, aud sug-
gested to the counsel that each side submit
written argument. The counsel for the
defense objected to this. The commission
er finally agreed to postpone the argument
until November 10th.
MEMPHIS, Get pa mass meeting of
citizens will meet at Greenland's Opera
House to- morrow evening to take action in
regard to the presence of national soldiers
in the city on the eve of election, and to
petition the President to remove them,
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Oct. 26.-Bishop
Payne, late Protestant Episcopal Bishup OF
Africa, died at his home to day from the
effects of a paralyrlc str Ike.
DU QuoIN, ILL.,, Oct. %. 1T has been
the habit of house breakers and robbers 10
take advantage ut the absence oi families
from their hOmes at the fairs to break open
their houses aud steal aud piller whatever
they might lay hands on that was valuable.
Three tried their hand on at the hume OF
Colonel Thomas III. Burgess, to-day, about
4 clock this afternoon, as it will be seen,
with quite doubtful result. The family,
it seems, we're at the fair. but the Colonel
remained h me to keep watch. About the
time the excitement at the fair grounds
was at its highest, these three gents, sup
posing all were absent from the house
the house being about a half mile from the
grounds-proceeded there, and, pryiug the
lock off the kitchen window, entered the
house, and we're making their way to the
front rooms when the Colonel, el,stepping out
irom his hiding place 10 the hall, turf ed
loose load OF buckshot into the breast of
the foremost man, who staggered and fell
10 his tracks. The other two retreated
back through the hall, as they had entered.
As the Colonel was 10 position to cover
their retreat, they lodged back in the
room, the kew being 10 the door. unlocked
il and made their escape. They were soon
pursued. however, and captured, and are
now in custody. The one receiving the
load of bucksbUt is mortally wounded, and
is not expected to survive long. After he
was shot he gave his two comrades names,
who were with bim in the house. -as Dick
Murray and New York Jake. Yesterday
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