Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-09-02
'Che LOt,iSiana Troubles.

to-day, furnishes the following account of the
Coushatta troubles, which Is no doub! substan-
TALLY correct:
1t seems that in Rcd river parish, where the
negroes are largely in excess OF the whites, much,
apurehension and alarm have been felt by the
latter on account of the Threatened outbreak OF
the negroes. instiguted, generally be-
lieved by Edgarton, Devices, Twitchell, Howell,
Willis, Holland and others
The lives OF several respectable white residents
of the parish had been threatened by the negroes,
and few dsys ago Mr.. Williams, d respectable
citizen of the third ward of the Red river par
ish, was Threatened with assassination by two
nutori Us and desperate negroes, near Browns
Vile, in tho lower edge of the parish, he having
bean fired ~ by them with double arreied shot
guns. Last Thursday night g small party OF
white men went to the cabins Of these negroes
with the view Of srre:tng and lodging them in
jail when they were fired upon from toe cabin
and one of the party instantly killed. The ne
groes then attempted t" run to the woods, when
they were both shot and Killed by the party at
tempting to make the arrest.
On the next day, Friday, a large body Of arm
ed negroes between three hundred and four
hundred in number, assembled near Browns
vile, swearing vengeance against the white race,
and declaring they would not leave Il man, wo-
man or child alive IN the parish. This ere ted
great apprehension and excitement ST Consha "a
and Throughout. The urrourding country, and
Friday night the roads leading into the town
were picketed. Two young Men, Joe Dickson
and Mr. Plckels, who were on one of the POSTS,
halted negro who WIS coming into the town
with sack of buck hot lie paid no attention
to th7ir command TO halt, and ran OF into the
Darkness beiig fired at by one of the party,
without effect however.
They Immediately went into town to rep 'rt
what had occurred, and We're returning TO their
post, when they were accusted IN tine streets OF
~ l. ,,,;t IL ~.
rious negro desperadoes. named Andrew Bosley
and Bob Smith, al of whom were armed. They
had few moments conversation with them, not
of VIOLENT nature, ard h. d turned round to
proceed to their post, when they were fired
upon twice by that party from the rear without
warning. Dickson was dangerously II not NOR
lilly, wounded, and he now lies in q very crlti-
cal condition. Mr.. Pckens escaped unhuTt.
The firing party then ran off, Bosley and Smith
escaping altogether, and Twtchell Tor the time
being.
That night and the next morning F. 5. E gar
ton, Homer Twitchell, +. A. Devices, w. I
Howell, c. Holland and NJ. G. Willis, All white,
placed under guard. All of the party who held
utice then voluntarily rendered and wrote out
their resignations and they, with others, agreed,
il guard Was furnished them to Shreveport,
that they would leave the State and return no
more. This was nj once assented to- and the
trustworthy citizen present. to tahe charge Of
the guard for their protection.
On Sunday morning, at III o clock, Carr, with
guard of about sixteen men, started with the
above named prisoners, except the negroes re-
leased afterwards. A party of between forty
and fifty, supposed to be Texans, who had come
into Consh@tta, started in pursuit with the aYow-
ed purpose Of lynchiEg the prisoner. Later in
the day Carr was appriscd of this fact, and put
his horses and those of the prisoners to the top
of their speed to avoid being overtaken. While
nearing Hutchinsons plantation, On the Red
river, some thirty miles below Shreveport. with
a view Of crossing there and destroying the Hat
boat to prevent further pursuit, he WAS 0VcrlaKen
by the pursuing party.
The guards were ovcrpowered. and the prison
ors taken away from them, snd tHrce Gdgsr!on
Twitchel and Devices, shot on the spot. The
other three, Howell, Holland and Willis, were
carried back short distance to near Wards
store. and there shot The citizens III the neigh
borhood assembled yesterday morning and buri-
ed the parties who hid been kllled-tnc first
threein graveyard nssr Hutchinson's plantation
and the last three en- the spot where they had
been killed, near Wards store.
DANGEROUS Oils. --Certainly sufficient warn
iugs arc afforded by the terrible aud ata burn-
ings which happen from time to time OF the
great danger" there is 10 using inferior lluml-
mating oils. Yet such oils are still sold in all
the leading cities, Notwithstanding the efforts
of the authorities 10 prevent their sale. In
1869 GIG samples OF oil sold for illuminating
purposes were tested in New York, and only
twenty-one were found to be safe. Two hui
dred and eighty were clasSed dangerous, thr e
hundred and six highly dangerous, and twenty
nine we're simply naphthas, beUzlnes and gasC-
lines. sold as safety oils" twenty-five sam-
pies were tested in Boston last year, and ONLY
two satisfied the requirement of standing loo
degrees Fahrenheit of heat before flashing
No preparations for purifying oils and making
them safe were found to be Of the slightest
utility, although many such are offered for
sale. The powders analysed consisted OF pot
ash, alum and common salt.
SrAMps.-The following decision, recently
made by the Commissioner OF luterna Reve-
nue., is of importance to all business men: The
penalty for accepting an unstamped check is
precisely the same as for issuing II, viz: Fifty
dollars. The law declares that any person who
shall make, sign, issue, or receipt, negotiate or
pay an unstamped check shall be liable. If
person has sent to him an unstamped check he
must return it or stamp II before he accepts 1t,
otherwise he violates the law. 1t is thus seen
that the receiver of an unstamped check is just
as liable for the penalty aud just as much bound
TO see that it is stamped as the issuer OF the
check.
An inquest was held yesterday in the case of
Joseph Van Duescr, boy five years of age,
whose death was alleged to be the result OF a
whipping inflicted by Charles Il. Barnard, in
the Five Points House Of Industry, New York.
Barnard has since been in custody, bail having
been refused.
DIED.
September lst, in this city, of typhoid fever,
WILLIAM q. PATTON, son Of b. W. and
NJ. E. Patton, aged II years. "Swcetly fell
asleep in Jesus"