The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-17
RIOTOUS ASSEMBLAGES.
Shameful Orgies Of the Radical Ward
Factions in the Sixth District Residents
Compelled to Move to Escape from the
Noise and Blasphemy A Free Fight
With Clubs.

The approach of the time for holding tn
Radical nominating convention il developin;
vast amount OF bitterness and angry teelin,
among'the adherents q the various aspirant
for office
The struggle among til. different factions il
The Second Congressional District. known as tn
Stamps and Gaudet factions. is growing NOR,
and more serious and it is by no means i'm
probable that their next meeting will be sig
nalized by bloody encounter. as the mel
always attend heavily armed, not only will
revolvers, but with stout bludgeons, which
and weapons
There have been two stormy meetings hel,
ady-meetings 50 stormy, indeed, tina
the residents thereabouts shut up their houses
closely, evidently fearing terrible riot
which, once begun, would have ended-wht
can tell where?
In one of these meetings are told, by
parties who were witnesses of the shameful
sight, that the Gaudet and Stamps factions
after boisterous and wordy encounter, act
ually came to blows and pummelled each
other with their sticks until blood ran freely
from many wounded Senegambian, and the
furniture, etc., was a general wreck. AT, one
time during this disgraceful melee shout was
heard They are going to fire." when the
roof, which runs around the first story of The
building, was instantly covered with negroes
seeking to escape from the anticipated shower
of bullets. Fortunately for the rioters, no
shots were fired. though at least forty men
must have been engaged in the club fight in
the hall
The Stamps faction is led by Sergeant
Stamps, Of the metropolitan police, brother
Of the Kellogg State Senator, and it is well
known fact that the police who attend these
meetings in large numbers in full uniform are
to man for Stamps.
During several of the recent daring bur-
glaries ia the Sixth District the police were
not to be found, as they were at these meet
ings which they regard as of more importance
than the lives and property of the citizens
who are plundered to support them.
Some idea may be had Of the tumultuous
character Of these meetings when we state
that one family, composed entirely Of ladies,
has been compelled to move to get ont Of
range Of the terrible blasphemy and escape
from the results of a probable riot
We are at q loss to understand why the city
should permit the use Of the old City Hall, in
Jefferson City, for these assemblages, which
would disgrace tribe Of savages, for MeY
would at least have the decency to kill each
other and not trouble the neishbors with I'M
necessary trouble about it. We suggest to the
Mayor that he put sudden stop to any such
use of the citys property, believing that a
suggestion will suffice.
In this connection We hear a very ugly story
about the Administrator Of Improvements,
Col Lewis. 1t is asserted that he has pledged
himself and his Department, by letter, to
Stamps, and that he has already largely in
creased the force Of laborers in the Sixth and
Seventh Districts to more effectualy carry
ont his determination to elect Stamps to Con
gress. II this be true. and we are assured
that it is SO. we hereby enter orr solemn pro
test against any such outrageous expenditure
Of the city's money. That the people Of this
city should be taxed III order to send this
young and incapable negro to the Congress Of
the United States is little too much, and We
do not propose that they shall be.