Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-01

1t gives tinge of justice to the
Yankee howl about our riffianism,
heathenism, barbarism. The true
men of Kentucky should rise in the
resistless might and majesty Of
right; crush out this hideous law
lessness at once and forever; rescue
their State from reproach; and rem
der the beauteous Blue Grass Realm,
what nature designed it to be,
Paradise instead of Pandemonium.
LOUISIANA.
August 29.-Six white State Of
ficers and six colored men were
shot at Coushatta to make vacancies
for White League officers to fill.
One of the last victims at Cou-
shatta was a postmaster, Andrew
Bosler. It's feared that the twenty
five colored men held by the mob
have also been killed. Thus far
twenty-one deaths are reported.
A school teacher from Compile, by
the name of Vandusen, has disap-
peared at Alexandria, and is doubt
less murdered. His life has been
threatened several times.
September l5--The White Leagu-
ers of New Orleans, assisted by
their deluded followers, massacred
forty to fifty citizens on the streets
of New Orleans, took possession
of the State House, and drove out
the Governor and State officers.
TEN n ESsEE.
August burning of the school
house at Commerce, Smith county.
August 6. Cash Warren was
shot in Sommerville
August 7.---Massacre of the
Reeves brothers at Somlnerville.
August 10. - Burning of two
churches near Cypress, West Tenn
esSee.
August II. - Burning of two
churches in Haywood county.
August l2.-Midnight murder Of
Sandy PEBBLES, an inotfensive old
colored man, by masked men at
Stewards Creek, Rutherford county.
August l5.-UnprovolSed murder
of Robert Banks, colored music
ian, near Kingston Springs, by one
William Kellam, who asked him il
he didn't want to shoot. Banks re-
piled. "No sir" to which Kellam
said, "Then | will shoot you," and
shot him dead.
August l3.-Burning of school
house ut Gardeners Station, Weakly
county.
B. III. Nelson was shot at Pulaski
in the day by unmaslled men.
August H. Burning OF school
house near Grant, Smith county
August 22.-Fienlish murder of
Julia Hayden, colored school
teacher, at Huntsville, 10y midnight
lnarauders. She WAS shot dead in
her bed at midnight by unknown q
parties
August III Cruel and unpro-
voked murder of Dick Mckinney,
an inoiiensive and aged colored
man, 10y maslers, at Chestnut
Mound, Smith county.
August 25.-Wholesale butchery
Of sixteen colored men, who were
taken from the Jail at Trenton, Glib
son county, 10y armed and masked
men and snot down like dogs
August 2D.-The finding of the
dead bodies of three negroes fast
ened on raft floating down the
Tennessee river, with card attach
ed to their persons with the follow
lowing inscription: ''They have a
ticket to New Orleans; please let
them pass"
August 2S.--On tne farm OF Mrs.
Mckinney, near Carthage, a highly
respected aud harmless, out patli-
otlc old negro was visited 10y SIX
hluhiuX, VINO smashed down his
caoiA door ald nred promlscuous-
~ luIo the lamliy Inc daughter
was woulded, not seriously, ANA the
old man severely lie tnen seized
an AK aud spfang toward the door,
when three bullets were sent
through his body, after his head
was smashed VITA the AK ne brought
out, after wnicn the murdererS sud-
denly disappeared.
TEXAS.
June 22.-C. w. Washburn, a
school teacher in u colored settle
ment in Gualaloupe county, was
taken from hi, bed ny masked white
lnen, tied and received 100 lashes