The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-21
LOUISIANA.
Shreveport Merchants in TroubIc

Shreveport Merchants in Trouble.
New YORK, Oct. 20.-A Shreveport despatch
says that there is considerable excitement there
from report that some sixty merchants were
to be arrested under the enforcement acts,
charged with intimidating negro voters. The
ground for the charge appears to be an agree
ment signed by them not to employ any ne
groes who shall at the ensuing election vote the
radical ticket. 1t is stated that if warrants are
issued the younger merchants will mount their
horses and make to the woods. United States
Commissioner Levisse states that the report is
correct, and that he must order the arrest and
bail the parties or resign his Office. 1t is be-
leved he will resign.
A Compromise.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 20-A compromise has
been affected in Jefferson Parish between the
conservatives and Republicans The Republic
cans nominate the sheriff, coroner and the
members of the legislature, and senator, and
the conservatives nominate one member of the
legislature and parish judge. The conservative
and Republican clubs then resolved jointly to
support X. j. Ellis, the conservative candidate
for Congress.
The Situation.
Great apprehensions aud serious alarm
were the terms used by the conservative polti-
clans here yesterday as indicating the present
condition of the people of the entire state.
From Shreveport came reports of fears for the
safety of women and children, of an approach
ing reign of terror etc., and from Boou Sara
and st. Martinsville similar advices
were received with view of obtaining infor-
nation on the subject of the wholesale arrests
which 1t was charged the federal officers were
about making and which had produced the eff.
feet stated above on the minds Of the conserva-
tives. The agent of the Associated Press called
on Governor Kellogg and Marshal Packard to-
day and telegraphcd elsewhere with results
given below.
Governor Kellogg stated he had heard but
little OF these matters. He could give no in
formation on the subject of arrests but thought
they had been greatly exaggerated The Gov
nor expressed desire for peaceful and fair
election and is exerting himself to that end
Regarding the wholesale arrests Marshal
Packard stated that afidavits had been made
against thirty persons charged with participa-
ton in the Coushatta outrages, but he had not
heard that any arrests were made. When ar
rested these parties will be brought the U. S.
Commissioner for preliminary examination,
and cannot be removed from the Parish unless
sent before the U. S. Court.
There are indictments against seventy-fiye or
hundred persons in Grant Parish on account
of participation in the Colfax massacre. but the
deputy marshals are instructed not to take any
one out OF the Parishes till after elections. The
marshal thinks that few rascals may be
frightened away, but no honest citizen will be
molested or have anything to fear.
The following response was received from
Shreveport: U,
ports are conflicting whether or not warrants
have been issued. Several were said to have
had interviews with the United States Com
missioner yesterday, and were given to under
stand that afidavits had been made against
seventy citizens of this place, charging them
with violation Of the enforcement act. This
the Commissioner denies. A meeting held by
citizens of Shreveport, adopted resolutions not
to employ Republicans nor advance supplies to
those who did. The signing of this resolution
was the offence they committed.
The following was received Tonight
BAYOU SARA, Oct. 20,
The statements concerning the j ackson af-
fair published in yesterdays papers are incor-
rect. Judge Kilborne, Senator Weber, Breaux
Law and others were peaceably conversng in
Laws Office, when the house they were in was
fred into by P. G. Butler, a friend of Gair,
who also shot at peaceful assemblage Of
whites and blacks, and compelled the band in
attendance to dispense
(Signed) j. REYNoLs.
The conference committee met this evening
and finally adjourned without accomplishing
anything