Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-08-30
LOUISIANA.
Eight Hundred Negroes in Arms
Intense Alarm i'm the Red River
District.
Radical Office-HOlders Inciting
the Blacks.
The whites Arrest the Ring Leaders,
Lodge Them In Jail and hcstoFe


Lodge Them I'm Hall and Restore
Peace.
NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 29.-The Erentng
Picdyme says kilograms from shreveport
this morning bring the startling lhteiii-
gence that body Of 500 ARMED negroes mas
assembled at Caushatta, and that the great
est alarm and excitement prevails through
out the whole upper Red river country.
The immediate object Of this gathering IS
not stated, but there is sufficient menace IN
the fact itself to arouse everybody 70 a
sense of danger and impending misfortune.
The neighborhood of Caushatta and Colis<
suggest the probability that the
notorious Ward has something TO
do with the present affair. Perhaps We are
to see more OF. those muskets which the
Grant parish witnesses took with them
when they returned after the trial. The
impression in Shreveport this morning was
that seriens trouble would result, though
we trust more favorable adyices will reach
us Tonight.
KelIogg's version.
In response TO inquiry for official fnfOr-
nation regarding the above, the private
secretary of the Governor, in note TO the
Agent Of the Associated Press says, no ere
dence is given at the Executive department
10 that dispatch in this evenings Picdylule,
which is apparently intended TO excite the
people and bring about another Grant Par
ish affair. Ward is in this city and has
never left it for year. The only basis OF
foundation for the statement is that the
sheriff at Caushatta has summoned a posse
of sixty-five persons, fifteen white and fifty
colored, to defend the Parish officers in
case of any attempt TO force them to resign.
Confirmation Of the Troubles.
SHREVEPORT, La, Aug. pa courier
arrived here this morning bringing intelli-
gence from Caushatta, in Red River
parish, that the blacks had risen against
the whites, and threaten their exterminA-
tion. Letters tonight by a courier state
that 500 armed negroes had assembled be-
low Caushatta and were constantly receiv-
ing greinforcements from all quarters. The
town is guarded by 200 white men who
call for help.
A courier has also arrived at Mendea in
Webster parish, who brings substantially
the same information. Forty men left
Cotton Point at daylight this morning for
the scene of conflict. Seventy men left
here this evening and more will follow to-
night. Reinforcements have also gone from
Mendea.
A bloody Conflict Imminent.
A letter from Mr.. Stringfellow at Robin
sons place, states that conflict is inevi-
table and thinks il cannot be delayed longer
than tonight. The black population Of
Red River parish Outnumber the whites
three to one. Caushatta is fifty miles from
the nearest telegraph station, and it is not
probable that further particulars can be
had before tomorrow.
Later The ~adieal RingIeaders
Lodged in 1.-THE Blacks Dis
Perse.
SHREVEPORT, s p. MA courier just ar
rived from CaPshaita reports $50 white
men there. All was quiet and no further
trouble was apprehended. The white peO-
pie effected the arrest Of the following ring
leaders, and have them in Jail under a
strong guard: I. ) EgertOn, Sheriff; III.
T. Twichell, Tax Collector; Clark Holland,
Register; r 4. Devices, Tax Collector of
DeSOto parish; Gilbert Cane, Deputy
Sheriff, and the leading negroes. These
arrests left the negroes without leaders es,d
their camp was Immediately disbanded
| Two negroes and one white man were
| killed and one white man seriously wound
ed. There is great rejoicing here over the
peaceful termination of what threatened tC
/ be bloody race conflict.