The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1874-10-08


traitors of those deeds see their acts as 9th
ers see them. Additions will be made to
the list as fast as the facts in each case
come to us, authenticated by reliable South
ern correspondents.
July 13.-At night because they had at
tended Republican meeting, Chancellor
Fielder and Colonel Seawell, Of Greenville,
in Butler county, were fired upon and fol-
lowed to Colonel Seawell's house by assas-
sins, who were prevented from carving out
their bloody purpose by the timely arrival
of the sheriff and his posse.
A few days later the Republicans of Bar
bour county called Republican meeting at
Clayton. When the meeting was organized
White League mob entered the hall and
Attacked the speaker on the stand with
sticks, knives, and pistols"
August l.-Walter P. Billings, young
and promising lawyer, was riding on horse
back home from Republican meeting, at
five o'clock in the afternoon, when, in pass.
ing through piece of woods within half
mile of his house, he was shot by assassins
lying in ambush. He and his horse were
found dead on the road in the morning.
His money and watch were untouched.
August 2S.-A train on the Albemarle
and Chattanooga railroad was stopped at
York, Alabama, by false signal; band
OF armed men entered the mail car and
shot the colored mail agent uvey) in cold
blood.
In Lee county body of armed white
men surrounded colored church during
divine service, and fired voiley into the
building, killing four persons, and seriously
sounding several others.
In Livingston, Mr.. Allen, a hote!-keeper,
was brutality beaten because he dared to say
he was Republican.
Within the last ten DAYS no less than
fourteen murders have been committed with
in an area of thirty miles of Meridian.
Up TO this time not single white Dem
ocrat has been murdered, outraged or other
wise maltreated in any way in the State of
Alabama. The killing has all been done
on one side.
August IA white man was murdered In
Eagle township, near Little Rock. A negro
was charged with the murder, and without
evidence or probability of guilt he was
seized, mounted on horseback, ostensibly to
he carrid to Little Rock COR trial, with his
feet fastened under the horse and his hands
tied behind him. When on the way melee
was purposely started by those having him
in charge, and he was shot under the pre-
tense that the shot was fired from the bushes. |
Augusta colored preacher named Cook
Ross was taken. from his church door in La |
fayette county, at the close of the Sabbath
services, by mounted and armed white men. |
He was ordered to walk off few PAGES,
when one of the party said: IL haven't |
killed q G ID d-n niger son of b-h for |
some time; now, take that" He was shot |
dead in the presence Of his congregation.
August Saturday, at midnight, q party
of White Leaguers went to the house Of a |
colored widow in Tennessee township, and
called out George, her only son, harmless,
industrious young man of eighteen years Of |
age, and nephew Of the widow, q young
lad who was visiting his aunt. While cross
field near the residence Of Martin Burke
the widows son was shot, and the other es-
sued and shot is yet unknown.
August-Three leading colored men were
arrested on a trumped up charge Of petty
larceny, and dragged to Jail in GAINESVILLE.
At night they were taken to the woods by q |
gang Of White Leaguers, mile from town,
and each received 600 lashes, with in |
structions to leave the county before day
light, or they would be killed atsight. They
were found next day with parts OF the bodies |
pounded to a jelly and blood trickling from
a hundred wounds.
We find the following in the Lexington
MOL Caucasian, leading Democratic |
paper:
souri's-and human language can award it |
no more appalling pre-eminence. He'll
seems to have been upset and spilled all over |
that State Its very sod is reeking with the
blood of slaughter. Eleven murders, TWEEN
ty-two shooting and stabbing ARRAYS, and
the wholesale Killings and burnings at Lam
caster all in four weeks, and
not one legal hanging in four times
as long, is enough to blast for a
generation, the fame of any ordinary
half dozen commonwealths, even though
the bones of Clay and Clittenden reposed in
each of them. 1t is horrid blot upon
Southern civilization. 1t gives . tinge Of |
Justice to the Yankee howl about our ruff
fanism, heathenism, barbarism. The true
men Of Kentucky should rise in the resist
less might Of majesty and right; crush out
this hideous lawleasness At once and forever;
rescue their State from reproach; and rem
der the beauteous Blue Gra8 Realm what |
nature designed it to be, a Paradise instead
of Pandemonium.
LOuIsIAxA.
August O.-Six white State of6cen and
six colored men were shot 1t Couahatta 70
make vacancies for White League ofkcen 70
ell
One Of the last victims at Couahasta was
the postmaster, Andrew Bosler. It i fear
"a that twenty-five coloeed men held b. Tie
mob have also been killed. Thus far
tventy-one deaths have been reported. A
schooi teacher from Compte, BY tie name Of
Vanduser, has disappeared At Aexsndria,
md = do1bflea murdered. His Life has
ben threatened several timeA
Seutember 15.-rhe white Leaguen Of
New Orleans, assisted BY their deluded fol-
oven maascred forty 70 fifty citisem On
he sweets Of New Orleans, took pooeaioa Of
be STATE House, and drove out the Gov
.rnor and State o6cept L
TENNESSEE.
August l.EBmning Of The school hosse
It Cosamesce, Smith cumty. : -.
Angus d-Cmh Warren vas shot In
AuEus 'S.IN.uace Of DE Reeves bpsh-
49, i0-1pvk,.~ a tvo churches I