The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-01-14

SIR-ii In the course OF the INSPECTION ana IN
M Inc secretary OF war mas directed you
should ind IT necessary to assume command over
the military Division OF the South, or any portion
authorizes and instructs you to take the command
aceordingy, ana to establish your headquarters
at such point as you may deem best for the in
terests OF the public service.
am, sir, very respectfully, your opedient SER
want E. d. TOWNSEND, Adutant General.
copy of the above letter was furnished Gen.
eral McDo well, commanding the Military Division
OF the South, Ga January s, 1875.
TELEGRAM
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIvIsIoN)
OF THE MISSOURI,
CHICAGO, H., Dec. 20, 1874
To General W. W. BELKNAP, Washington, d. c. -
Your letter has been received all right.
p H. SHERIDAN, Lieutenant General
CONFIDENTIAL TO SHERMAN.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE UNITED STATES
Sr. LOUIS, Dec. 20, 1874.
receipt OF your CONFIDENTIAL communication OF
December 49, with ENCLOSURES Your ooedient
TO ". Y. BELkSAr, Secretary OF War, washing
TELEGRAM FROM WILT.
Next follows telegram Of Mr.. Witt to the
President, informing him of his election Speaker
OF the House, and protesting against armed inter.
ference with the Legislature.
THE "BANDITTI' DESPATCH.
Next appear the kilograms Of Sheridan, dated
January 5. addressed to the Secretary OF War,
relating to terrorism, banditti, &c.
LETTER FROM MAJOR MRRRILI.
General Sheridan sends to the War Department,
for It's information a letter from MAJOR Merrill,
dated Shreveport, December 80. he gives the
facts as to the probabilities Of violence there, and
says
The three republican members declared elected
| to the Legislature by the Returning Board VINO
have gone to New orleans to take their seats be-
yond doubt could not safely return here now.
Outside OF the officers named above there Is no
! left to do violence uDOu the leading radicals
| have left the worrying and harassing OF the ne
no acts Of violence to the person have come to my
knowledge. Such acts now are confined to plum.
! dering them, with or without some show OF legal
| form, and driving them from their homes to seek
places TO live elsewhere The conflict for offices,
whether conducted by peaceable. legal means or.
exists upon crime and wrongdoing, and will
! greatly aggravate the condition of things, which
nend that It VIII result in extended disorder er at
present, because there Is nothing lett to work
upon except Ike 6e Wpa aa1 partly oe
New Orleans.
sHER1pAN's CATALOGUE OF MURDERS
The kilograms OF General Sheridan to the Secre-
tary Of War, ana those from the latter to the
former, heretofore published, appear in the cor
respondence, and also the following telegram
TELEGRAM
NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 1910 80 P. NJ.
Hon. W: ". BELkNAP, Secretary of War. Washing
Since the year 1865 nearly thirty.ave hundred
persons-a great majority OF whom were cOlOred
men-have been killed and wounded in this State.
In 1868 the Oflcia record SHOWS that 1884 were
killed and wounded. From 1868 to the present
time no Official investigation has been made, and
the civil authorities IN al put few cases have
petrators. Consequently, there are no correct
records TO be consulted for Information. There
is ample evidence, however, TO show that
more than twelve hundred persons have
been killed and wounded during this
time on account Of their political sentiments.
Frlghtlul massacres have occurred IN the parishes
OF BOsster, CaddO, Catahoula, Saint Bernard, saint
Landry, Grant and orleans. The general charac-
is 30 well known thatit Is unnecessary to describe
them. The isolated cases can best De illustrated
by the following instances, which take from
mass Of evidence now lying before me Of men
killed on account Of their political principles In
reported Is thirty the parish OF Blenville
the number OF men killed is thirty: IN Red River
iour in VIM parish the number OF isolated cases
| where men were killed ID fifteen; In Jackson par
tine ne umber of we osea cases ca
ported where men were killed is fifty; and
most Of the country parishes throughout the State
will show q corresponding state OF affairs. The
following statements will illustrate the character
and kind OF these outrsges. ON the Goth OF Au-
ish oiiicers, named TwltcheIi Divers, Holland,
| Howell, Edgerton and Willis, were taken, to
gether with Jour negroes, under guard, to be car.
rled out OF the State, and were
| DELIBERATELY MURDERED.
! On the Goth Of August, 1874, three negroes were
/
Tys s m sa sss Sps z ~ 5Rnr ana
called for a drink OF water. When the Old colored
back and killed him. The Courts were
all broken up ,,v IN this ~ district list ana IN the
prior to arrival Of the United States troops all
Of the officers at Shreveport were compelled to
abdicate by the White League, which took pos
session of the place. Among those obliged to alb
dictate were Walsh the Mayor; Rapers, the
the Recorder, and Ferguson and Reniro, Admins
traitors Two cOlored men, who had given evl-
dence in regard TO frauds committed In the
parish were compelled to fee Tor their lives and
reached this city last night, having been smuggled
through in cargo OF cotton. In the parish OF
! Bossier the White League have attempted to force
Commissioner and the Parish Judge, together
| with O'Nea, the Sherln and Walker, the
! Clerk OF the Court; aud they have compelled
the parish and district courts to suspend opera
lions. Judge Baker states that the White Leaguers
| nouned him several times that n ne became a
candidate on the republican ticket, or II he At
tempted to organize the republican party, he
should not live until election. they also tried to
intmidate him through his family by making the
same threats to his wiie and, when told by him
that he was
A UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER,
they notified him not to attempt to exercise the
functions OF his Office. In but lew OF the country
parishes can it be truly said that the law Is
properly enforced and In some OF the parishes
two years Human LIE In this State Is held so
cheapy that when men are killed on account OF
political opinions the murderers are regarded
rather as her es than as criminals IN the localities
where they reside aud by tue White League and
their supporters. An illustration OF
THE osTRAC1sM THAT PREVAILS
In the State may be found IN resolution or
White League club In the parish Of DE Soto, which
states that they pledge themselves under no
circumstances, after the coming election, TO en-
ploy, rent land to or in any other manner give aid,
comfort credit to white or black. who