Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-12-27
LOUISIANA.
Mr.. Byerly, Of the Bulletin, As
sauIts Ex-Governor War
mouth, and is Fatal
" Stabbed.
M'EBery's Card in Reference to
the Returning BOard-SeVer-
al Disturbances between
the Races.
A Synopsis of the Final COmpila-
tiOn of the Official Returns
to be Promulgated
Etc, Etc.

to be Promulgated
Etc, Etc.
New YORK, December 26.-The fol-
lowing dispatch from Governor M'En-
cry is published here this morning:
NEW ORLEANS, December 25, 1874.
The wrong just perpetrated by the re-
turning board against the people Of
Louisiana, and which vitality threatens
the safety and integrity Of republican
institutions in the United States, is more
crOWning in infamy than the action OF
the Lynch returning board, and surpass-
es even the midnight order OF DuTen,
and would not be Submitted TO by any
free people. Resistance to the national
authority, represented here by large
portion Of the army and a naval feet,
sustaining usurpation and sitting the
voice Of the people, mas never been med
itated. JOHN M'ENERY.
DISTURBANCES.
NEW ORLEANS, Decent Der 26.-Ye5-
terday evening, on the corner Of First
and Locust streets, a fight occurred be-
tween negroes and whites, and two ne
groes were killed.
a row also occurred between soldiers
snd citizens on the corner Of Canal and
Basin streets, and two soldiers were Sc
veTely wounded.
BYERLY, OF THE BULLETIN, ASSAULTS
EX-GOv. wARSIOTH.
In q fight between G. Byerly, manager
of the ButtetiR, and Ex-Governor War
muth, 0n Canal street, ByeFly knocked
n 4
on him. Warmth, drawing his knife,
stabbed Byeriy several times in the ab-
GOmen. The wounds are dangerous.
| Warmth was arrested.
MORE ABOUT THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
DIFFICULTY.
The difficulty between Byerly and
Yarmouth grew out of 3 controversy
| between Yarmouth and the Bulletin,
which led to the publication on Friday
by Yarmouth Of card addressed to the
Bulletin rejecting upon that paper and
I Mr.. Jewell, one Of its editors. Cover
nor Yarmouth to-day made the follow
ing statement sbOut the difficulty to the
agent Of the Associated Press: ayes
terday after my card appeared in the
PIcdyURe l was called on by friend Of
I Mr.. Jewellis, who demanded of NE an
abject aplOgy for the card, which de-
elined TO make. he then asked me if /
would accept q challenge to fight duel,
remarking at the same time that it was
generally understood that / would not
fight. Ireplied that l would not fight
if l could as well avoid il, that l was
not fighter, and that it would be time
enough to answer the question about the
duelling when l was challenged. Later
in the day the matter was eonfided to
our respective friends. They met at
eight O'Clock last evening, and agreed
that Jewell and myself should fight il
Alabama Monday morning; weapons,
duelling pistols; distance, ten PAGES.
These terms having been accepted did
not, OF course, apprehend an attack, es-
peeialiy not from any one connected
with the Bulletin. My understanding
of such matters is, that anteg-
Onists pending meeting should be
courteous, and l was lust on the
eve Of tipping my hat to Mr.. Byerly, in
front of wnom two ladies were walking,
the street being crowded, when he
struck me with a heavy stick on the
head, inflieung the wound you see.
THE governor taking off his hat, exhibit
ed aeut about two inches long, over the
left temple, extending back from the
forehead He struck me three times
withthe stick, when clenched with him,
in the meantime taking a knife out Of
my pocket; with my arms around his
shoulders, I got my hands together and
opened the knife. Just then / fell, By
erly falling on me; soon sitter we fell, a
policeman took the knife out of my
hand, and some OF the crowd pulled
Byerly of. / understand Byerly has
been cut, and am accused Of having
done the cutting. Yarmouth was arrest
ed immediately after thefight and con-
veyed to the third precinct station. He
has -since BEEN transferred to the par
ish prison toawait the eresult OF Byerly's
wounds Mr.. Byerly received six
wounds in the abdomen, oneOf which
his physician considers very dangerous
but not necessarily mortal. Shortly after
being gwounded, Mr., Byerly was removed
to the Orleans infirmary on Dauphine
street.
BYERLE'S WOUNDS FATAL,
The Bulletin tomorrow will publish
the statement of an eyewitness to the
Byerly-WarmOthr rencOnteF. The state
= ment differs somewhat from that Of
} WarmOth as To the cutting. This wit
ness states that the knife was open when
drawn, and that two or three slabs were
"
. were in the left side, Just over the hip,
} one of them being over four inches deep,
: which indicates the length of the knife
blade. Byerlg died at twenty minutes
past ten O'Clock.
BIOGRAPHICAL.
Byerly was sged forty-eight years.
! He was q printer by trade, natiYe OF
Pennsylvania, and came to New
! Orleans in IS45. He served gallsnUy in
Shields regiment OF Louisiana
volunteers in the west during
, the war, and was wounded four times 10
one Of the fights around Atlanta, one OF
,, which wounds deprived him OF the use
Of his left arm, by q resection OF six
; inches Of bone, including the elbow
joint. After the war, ne returned to
! this city, and was elected clerk OF the
district court two terms ago. Some
months ago Byerly, in company with
others, commenced the publication Of
. the Bulletin.
! THE FINAL COMPILATION
! of the official returns OF the late election,
3 which are to be promulgated tomorrow
} show total vote, with the polls and
! parishes thrown out, as mentioned in
: the report Of the returning board, as fol-
3 lows;
: For State treasurer, Dubuclet, So, ,544
5 Moncure, 6S, $50; majority for Dubuelet,
: Republican, 95S.
{ The five constitutional amendments
T recommended by Kellogg and adopted
: by his legislature, are all carried, accord-
7 ing to the count of both parishes. The
D vote, as returned by the board, is as fol-
4 lowsl
' First constitutional amendment, in
I dorsing the funding bill and the cOnsoli-
? dated bonds issued thereunder-for sp-
provsl, 90, 4l9; against, &C, ,079; majority
, for approval, 9S40.
I. Second constitutional amendment, re.
: dacing and limiting the State debt tC
o SIS, ,000, 900. and limiting taxation-fol
!. approval, 70,S24; against, 1854; ma.
jority for approval, IL ,l90.
The third constitutional amendment
; dsvoting the annual revenues OF the
q state TO the expenses Of the same wear
j. and prohibiting he issue Of warrants il
excess OF the revsnue-for approval
= 20, 499; against, So, ,s95; majority for ap
y proval, 1854.
.s The fourth constitutional amendment
limiting the debt Of the city of New
d Orleans, and prohibiting q further in
< crease thereof approval, SO, $50
IS against, So, ,e4cs msjority for apprc--sii
d iieeiiii99.
= The fifth constitutional smendmen
IT changing the day for the State election
q to the day named by the general gov
& eminent for the Presidential electiol
is for approval, 81 ,254; against, SO, SIS
]. msiofity for approval, 7T06.
ID Counting the votes o. Al the psrishe
n and polls thrown out rs against thes
le amendments, each amendment viii sti
a be adopted by several thousand msjol
ID ity.