Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-09-02
COUSHATTA.
A Reign of Terror on Red River.
kellOgg's Officials Inciting Negro
lnsurrectiOn.
Sacks OF BuekshOt for Black Con.
sumPtiOn-Fearful Fate OF the White



Sacks OF BuekshOt for Black Con.
sumPtiOn-FearfulF Fate OF the white
COnsPiI stOrs.
SHREVEPORT, Sept. Mai. A. F. Ste
phenson, of DeSotO parish, who arrived
here today, furnishes the following ac-
count Of the COushatta troubles, which is
no doubt substantially correct: 1t seems
that in Red River parish where the negroes
are largely in excess of the whites, much
apprehension aud alarm has been felt by
the latter on account of q threatened out
break of the negroes, and inStigated as wa,
generally believed by EdgartOn, DeweisS
Twitcl ell, Howell, Willis, Holland and
Others. The lives of several respectable
white citizens of the parish had been
threatened by negroes few days ago.
Mr.. Williams, respectable citizen of the
third ward of Red River parish
was attempted to be assassin
ated by two notorious and desperate
negroes near Brownsville in the lower edge
Of the parish, he ha7ing been fired at by
them with double barreled shot guns. On
last Thursday night a small party Of
white men went to the cabins of these
negroes with the view of aTTeSting and
lodging them in Jail, when they were fired
upon from the cabin and one of the party
was instantly killed. The negroes then at
tempted to run TO the woods when they
were both shot and killed by the party at
tempting the arrest. On the next day,
Friday, large body of armed negroes be
tween three hundred and four hundred in
number, assembled near Brownsville,
swearing vengeance against the whole
white race and declaring that they
Would Not Leave a white Man, wO-
man or Child Alive
in the parish. This created great appre-
hension and excitement at CauShatta and
throughout the surrounding country, and
on Friday night the roads leading into
the town were picketed. Two young men
Mr. Joe Dickson and Mr.. Pickers-who
were on one of the posts, halted a negro
who was coming into town with
A sack of BueIxshOt.
He paid no attention tn the summons to
halt and ran off into the darkness being
fired at by one of the parties without effect.
However, they Immediately went into the
town to report what had occurred and were
returning to their post when they were ac-
costed in the streets of COushatta by Homer
Switchell and two notorious negro desper-
ADDE'S Andrew BoSley and Bob Smith, al
of whom We're armed. They bad a few
minutes conversation with them, not Of
violent nature and had turned round to
proceed TO their post, when they were
Fired Upon Twice
by this armed party from the rear, and
without warning. Dickson was dangar-
ously if not mOItally wounded 10y this
fire. lie now lies in very critical cOndl-
tion. Mr.. Piekens escaped UniiuTt. The
firing party then ran of, BaStly and
Smith escaping altogether aud J.. Mitchell
for the time being. That night and next
+. 5. Edgaton, HOmar, i. Mitch
ell, K. \. Dewes, W. F. Howell, &. HOl-
land and NJ. G. Willis, all whites, besides
a number of negroes, were arrested and
placed under guard. All Of the party who
held Office then voluntarily rendered and
wrote out their designations, and they with
the others voluntarily proposed if a guard
was furnished them TO SIR eyepOrt they
wOuIa Leave the state TO Return no
More.
This was at once aSSented to. and the
prisoners requested Mr.. John Carr, relia-
bic aud trustworthy citizen present, TO take
charge Of the guard for their protection.
On Sunday morning at ten O'Clock, Mr..
Carr stared with the above named prison.
ers, except the negroes, who were released.
Not long Afterwards a party Of between
forty and fifty men, supposed to be all
Texans who had had come in from COu-
shltta, started in pursuit, with the avOWed
purpose Of lynching the prisoners. Later
in the day, Ar. Carr was appriSed Of this
fact, and put his horses and those Of the
prisoners 10 the top of their speed
to avoid being Overtaken. While
nearing the Hutchinson plantation on Red
river, some thirty miles below Shreveport,
with view Of crossing there and destroy
ING the flatbOlt, 10 prevent further pursuit, |
he was Oyertaken by the pursuing party,
his guards overpowered, and the prisoners |
taken away from him and three of them,
EdgertOn, Twitchell, and Devices, shot on
the spot. The other three, Howell. Fall
and Willis, were carried back 4 short dis
tance to near Woods store and there shot.
The citizens in the neighborhood assem-
bled yesterday morning and buried tie par
ties who had been killed, the first three in
the graveyard near HuichinsOn's planta-
ton, and the last three on the spot where
ivy Alt4N oOCAA hAAlONr A-St-A W 1lh ; >LULts
and Federals VOIun.
teerinR 10 Preserve Order.
NEW ORLEANS, SeIt. 1.-The Governor
has called out an extra regiment Of State
militia, to be composed Of picked white
men. The orders were issued some DAYS
ago in view of apprehended white league
aud the ertire absence of
| nited States troops from the State. Re-
cruiting has been quietly going on, and it
is stated that a number of ex-sOldiers of
both armies have volunteered. The regi-
ment will be added to Longstreet's brigade.
and will be used mainly to keep down
in and around the city.