The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1875-09-11

Branch, and Col. Foster Nv "
Barnard, rs Seconds. The affair r,.'
out Of an editorial in the Tim.s'' e,
August Gath. about the action ~ 10 o.
citizens Of Wiune',ag" county rsf t,s
ing to allow Jefferson Davis IL .,"..
mt their Fair, and a reioinde,
Foster, in the Journal next day. ca,
ing very severe stIictnres 90 Ii. ~;
ter Of the Times article. ""'
81. Loni., Sept. 7.-M.ior Ed,.,,.
Of the St. Lonis Times, aud Col, r ".'
ter. editor II tho Eveniss joa,,%.,'
exchanged one harmless shot in ~.
nebago county. Maj. Edwasda T.
handed y second shot, but the Seeos1.
having decided that there sholli -
but one, nnless demanded b, h,ss
aud Col. Foster considering tAat i.
had given samctent satisfsetieo H.
clined, and ths matter NJ oattl.l
without further difficulty.
New Orleans, Sept. 6.-The PM.
dent of the Board Of Health auno.s.
ed officially Yesterday. that them
were no cases Of yellow fever 10 Me-
Orleans.
Vicksburg, Sept. GA Herald ~,
ira gives the following disturbance 4,
Clinton: The origin and particular,
Of the riot at Clinton Saturday air..
noon have l'een variously stated. AZ.
ter having all stateuents We thjok
tho following about correct: Thar
10 4 Law prohibiting The sale OF liopo,
in Clinton. Some young men from
Raymond brought q bottle with them
while tho speaking was going on.
Martin Swely and some of his friends
went of short distance to take
drink. The negro marshal for the
0ccasioD approached them and forbsds
drinking. This order was not regard.
ed when the negro attempted to take
the bottle ont Of Swelys hand. Swsly
finally struck the negro over the heal
with the bottle. Senator Caldwell
colored, started to settle the di6ieul.
ty and was followed by some twent,
negroes whom he ordered hack, bst
about one hundred came rushing On
when some fired o shot which ~
followed by a general stampede.
Swely fred al the barrels Of HE pis.
toll. The negroes then demanded
his surrender he surrendered asd
gave up bic pistol after which tAs
negroes shot him and then beaipea
him, robbed him Of his 9lothing and
cat of q 6uger in order 70 get u
ring. The infariated mob fesal
Charles Chiffon in bis yard and shet
aud killed him in the presence Of bic
family. Frank Thompson, . proais.
ing yonng lawyer, was shot Of biz
horse a mile and 4 half from the scea>
Of conflict and after falling the savage,
drove their knives into his body il
many places. John Neal was fatally
shot in the left lung in town, and
Waday Rice severely wounded 10 The
hand. Four negroes faun1 dead ~
the field and two mortally wounded.
Six additional negroes have aises
been found dead.
Washington, Sept. 6.-The follow.
was received last night from Govern.
or Ames, Of Mississippi: g
Jackson, Miss. Sept. 7, 1875.
To his Excellency U. s. Grant, President,
Washington, DC:
Domestic violence in its most q.
grevated form existed 10 certain parts
of this State on the evening d
the frat instant. Illegal alne1
botlies overthrow the civil suthe.
tiles Of Yazoo county and took psssss
sion Of said connty and frvn which
the sheriff aud peace officers Of tho
county were compelled to fee f~
safety and arc still refugees. The
sheriff ot Kinds county reports that
since the 9TH instant he his been un-
able to maiatuin the peace and prO.
tect the right. He reports varioas
by unauthorized armed bodies
who are securing the country. Wanen
county is also reported in q state Of
terrorism from the demonstrations Of
still other unauthorized armed bodies
aud Q feeling Of insecurity prevails
10 other counties of the State. Afters
careful examination of all tho re.
ports l fied myself Compelled to ~
peal to the general government lx
means Of that protection which every
American citizen il entitle to. I DO
not now make q for'.al appliesaos
under the constitution u tho Ulitsd
States but telegraph to how K ~
can and will regard the pros.uaiisa
issned by you last December 4.sp.
plication Of the Legislature q ~
State as still 10 force, I will taea:s
once make . formal spplieasisa IN h.
accordance With tie pesvisiops Nm
constitutions.
Signed A. AXES
Mr.. 1uckey, private Secretsr'
forwarded the above to tho Pres'
ident at Long Branch and . ngy
was sent directing him to submit 10
dispatch to the Attorney Geoefa
and ask hls advice and answer Co..
Ames ~ to whether tho proclsnaeseo
Of last year was now in fosce. IT,
Attorney General decided thes %
proclamation Of last year caasse -
continued a. now in force. This epea'
ion was communicated to Gov. A.
in tle following Dispatch:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, d. c., Sept. J, 7sS
Gov. Ames, jackson, Mississippi.
The President submitted your d.
patch Of yesterday asking If the PROF.
amation of last December IL still 4
force to the Attorney General VIZ
decides IN not III force. am dife6.