, 1875-10-16
The Present Reign Of Disorder in
Enst ITclfclnnn Parish.
Further Concerning tho Dastardly
taking OF Of John Gair and
Catherine Mathews,
Prompt Effort Of the Acting Governor 10
Visit R6trlbuiion OF Tho
fIurdcYcrS.
0utruges Of tho Rough Riaors-0oantry
Htores Burned aud Plunderel.

Tretjdf 1js1dfth 10 The fHttd5r 7r1bHns.
New ORLEANS, Ln., Oct. 15.-Iho assasalna-
kou of tho Hon, john 0air while in tho hands
ofs Slset,ff's rosse by body Of soyonty armed
and uaskcd mon in tho rarteh Of East Folloiaua,
Ina produced profound sensatlou here. Uair
hnd always enjoyed Al exeollont character for
honesty, md hIa political views had boon cilnrsc-
.erszcl hy conservatism. lilo was charged with
beuK accossorv before the fact to tho poison
tnc OF Dr. !. W, saunt1ors. tie PRINCIPAL being
Gaitn eis,er-it,.laE. Cathorlne atattI,oyn
ylp wea omployed in Dr.. Saunders
fs,nly Az vet-nurse. DR.. Sonut7crs WIS
ouc of those concerned iu tho shooting Of
tho colorod sherlH. Henry SmitL. on
tho dth inst, Il ig claimed that tho woman con.
fcsscd that IN a visit to Un,r Who hal bocn
driven from The parish and was stopptuz in
Daton Rouge, ho gave her arsouic and inducrd
nor to givo it to Dr.. Saunders. Ihe latter is
nov, however, aliro aud wol1. The following
special dispatch to tho Republican from baton
Ho,,ce g,vas tho particulars Of Galr's arrest;
deputy sLorir Woodward camo hero on tho
18th inst. with warrant for tho arrest Of
John 1alr, charged With Lcipg accessory
before the fact to lilo 1rosontng Of
DR.. ]. W. Saunders, of Clinton, J4a. IIo
called Mt tho sl,orit1'a Office nbont y. ILL.,. and
showed Emilio Dross, First Deputy, his warrant.
Hn4n fHG DeDutF fGE{lGu [Dlk klIG EflGltA "ae
absent. l1r. Woodward then called on son,e Of
our ctizons to Introduce him to the Mayor Of
tho city, which WAS donp, mud Mr. Woodwaru
showed the Mayor and tho Chicf-of-pollce tho
,;nrraut for tho arrest of John Nar, signed by
111,,,m T,rons tho Parish Tudon, and dnIy
"'uu - .., suo' ,, *ae 49,, s,,o,,. y >, -.
sealed with tho parish soal. AZ aoout ?. III.
GAr was nrrcstol by tho Deputy Sheriff and
ppAsc, AL werp brought to tho Mayors
nt,;o bv Tin Cbief-of-1,olice. but, as there had
l,a, NJ, ,,ia,rrlonco ri TIM neace. and tho aIayor
lad no po~or to ,nquAe INTO criminal eases W.
dor the law, tho ShcrlE and rosso left With Mr.
GAR for Clinton at about 300 p. M, and, before
lawns, ttis city. Mr.. Jolu f}air smoke to Mr..
1.ao, i,is.r.t attor,,ar snr ,,a ,,;atrict n hos
been 'ea9hea tMat Mt. daas WAS hnos "'s4 A'.soo
on tho road. HIS fEiouda havo telegzaphod to
Judge Lyons about 0alrs body, IT kill
nj Int 4be .rirns nre dovn. Mrs.
ri, I, ho~, ,,, IN, ,ot hon,
n ne''. ""a "1' 10y ~ -,
disturbed. In addition to tho political diaturb-
anI TIta,aa ~ a;n"s s,.-;sas ",nss, 1H n~
fehc1ana >no ae.snpot1ng paflHnos, causeu ~
armed bands .. holgll.haoFs ' eavof''os 'rousn
.as soea.Ab oosn1us ess.os "n'sA ~ -. ~
habit OF bnylng seoa-oottoo. 1ho pssto1t tof
s,J .nlt y a. +h..o otoras 1bo o,,arz ~ tho
stores declare that tho only object is robbery,
aud ara rat.l,attnr l,v hurusnr tho oiu.houses
@a ~ 'ase"sh ~ W. a'as Wv esas10ss .s'
it, A 1ettor was published In this NOM
ino's nanrrs from A storakoeper In East
Fo,,c,,,s non,o7 " n 1;oa, estno that The
rroae,aus, uam9u M. y. h.so.l, hssng tuns sne
ana a ~ sony anu WIN
h 1 aoice e W ny ~. ~ p,.1s. n,.o,
Rouge special w shos that Alr: Lsgon,%s este store
nss puse" ~! a"o .l laak tnfga.h is
[,;an H. o1Wns a- susv bon ,i!e
Eusso ettkcRed Mr' Mo1s atote' apont mlles
ttom ih hese' a!eo ns. Llgous' anu hdss Gasneo
.no saMo, aos tno paIposo " . tgpposy. ,.,,s;.3
oae nnael tao pfe11use ,E " s.eEpinB tae pns.as
" eeea.tottun' LUIS oltsuissu putty Mauo
tnfeat5 20 outh nc cotton-eaaa ana s1oses IN ths
Ely MaIor ecAoite3 ibsueu ptoelamaton 70.
cay eati'nR upon ~ gooa eMIzens 20 ass'st tne
huIuoF1Ie8 III pFotectaug saa properly oI tpe
noaaauon ol aaA.ls. ~ : Liens ~ ~s;ooY' an.o'ns, astns
is.n"a H." eai,o.,e., ~ rroci, -, sti,,.
ar.-, ~ ,or,,,,.. Fr-cn-,vr nrr.pr,tvxr Exv
oRLEAxs oct. il, ls75.-WnEaeAs, Official informs
Eun las beeh received by tho Executive Department