The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-10-28
TELEGRAPHIC.
LOUISIANA.
Arre,t and Brutal Treatment Of
Prominent CillEens IN Linroln
aud Claiborne Parishes,
4 Reign Or Terror Prevailing In Che
Parishes bordering On Red nNer,

Parishes bordering On Red nlier
SnmNEroWr October e1-N, j.
Scott, parish Judge, aud =, w Ramsey
recorder Of Claiborne parish, Dr. liIch-
urdson, mayor OF Homer and James
Henry, Of Maylield, aud o, l., Phillips
Of Lincoln, were brought here ihls
morning, uudrrHcNsslrs ''sesrb llsi,-
~ aud Richardson were hnuduulol to-
gether, 'rheprlspners were imprlsoued
Jnder close guard IN the sheriff. lllloe,
Their counsel were admitted on writ
ten order
The Claiborne prisoners are charged
with pu attempt 10 break up pweea'
bio usscmbluge on the 10Th Of July, In
Homer when Mayor Richardson,
Ramsey and scott were active in pre-
venting u riot
The Lincoln prisoners are charged
with an attempt to compel Jewetl, By
whom the warrants are Issued, to re-
slpn NJ United States commissioner IN
Lincoln. The prisoners declare that
they did not know he was commits
slonor, and never made such u de-
mund.
The prisoners were arrested without
resistance, but were hurried from
homo without time to consult their
families or even to Sc, change of
clothing.
When Huey asked for the authority
for his arrest, Lieutenant Hodgson,
la charge Of the cavalry, drew re-
volver saying "rhis Is my authority
a squad of soldiers were brought In
with loaded curblnes, when Deputy
Marshal Seley drew out pair Of hand
cuffs and placed them on llueys wrists,
with his hands behind his back, The
entire party were lodged last night
in tho Lincoln Jail, a room In the Jail
here IL preparing for the prisoners ne
commodation, with nineteen prisoners,
mostly negroes and lclons, already
confined in the three small rooms.
Claiborne and Lincoln are demo-
cratic parishes.
Marshal Solely insultingly refused to
obey the writ Of .habpas corpus issued
by District Judge Tribe, II republican.
The telegraph wires were cut after
leaving Homer, and II prominent gram
ger and a minister states that the lieu
tenant gave the order to cut the wires
and bring him pieces of the WIRE
Great indignation is felt at the ar
rest and harsh treatment Of the prison.
ers, but the feeling is to submit to the
course of the law. The belief is gene
raj that the arrests were made for po-
litical effect.
The examination of the gentlemen
arrested Saturday was postponed until
tomorrow. No additional arrests have
been made here, and General Morrill,
now says there will not be-
The officers OF the Era No. 10,
which arrived from below tonight, re-
port that the greatest CONSERVATION
prevails at all points between here and
Alexandria.
The cavalry now coming up the
river from Natchitoches are arrestlng
men as they progress. AT the time
the. Era passed up, fifteen or twenty
had been arrested between Natchtoch-
es and Grand Blull, and the planters
above the last named point were eX-
peclipg to be taken when the troops
arrived. The officers of the Era con-
firm the statement of Captain Stovall,
of the Bryerly, and state further that
many planters have fled from their
homes, and the negroes have gathered
in large numbers at the towns along
the river, leaving unpicked the finest
cotton crop in several years.
NEW ORLEANS, October27. Military
officers here generally condemn the
action of Merrill at Shreveport. Mer-
rill telegraphs to General Emory that
his action has been greatly eSaggerat-
ed. Merrill made the affidavit on
which the arrests were made. This fact
cannot be denied