Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-07
LOUISIANA.
New Orleans in a Fearfully
Demoralized Condition.
Two Republican Legislators
Kidnapped by the
Conserva.
tiVes.
A Mode Adopted to Obtain Control
of the House.
A LEGISLATION KIDNAPPED.

New ORLEANS, Jan. 2. The Dem
ocrats have struck "a new plan foI
preventing the Republicans from o.
ganiziug the House next Monday,
which is to kidnap Republican mem
bers. To-day ten men in couple
OF carriages drove up TO to the stop
ping place Of A ]. Causen, colored
REPRESENTATIVE el ct from St. Thomas
Parish, entered and placed revolVers
to Causen's head, and ordered him to
"go with them, and make no damned
fuss about it either" He was placed
in one of the carriages, which rapidly
drove off, and the last that he was
seen be was in possession of the men
on board a steamer, which st 4
o'cl ,ck left for ST. Tammany Parish
II is probable that the men were
members of the White League, and
that they will keep possession of
Causen ill after the organization.
1t has be- threatened in St. Tam
many Parish that If Causen should
take his seat in the Legislature.
which is contested by Democrat,
be would be killed, and it is possibl9
be has been spi tied away by the
people from that parish.
ANOTHER CoLERED REPUBLICAN MEM
Der.
Cain Sartaine, from Carroll parish,
who left his home on train which
arrived this evening, was not on the
train when it came in. 1t is feared
that be has been captured by the
l. .ague on his way down, though
there is no positive evidence. HIS
disappearance Is regarded as very
mysterious, to say the least
DEMoRALIZED CITY.
There never was city more de-
moralized than New Orleans is now.
Yesterday there were no less than
twelve cutting and shooting affairs.
several of which resulted fatally
The police have been so Inefficient
since last September that every
body travels armed to the teeth.
Yesterday being devoted to convi-
vality, many were under the infiu-
ence Of liquor, and were shooting
firearms recKIessIy. Some OF the
most wanton and inexcusable shoot
ing occurred that can be imagined
A negro boy 10 years old was shot
and killed on Dauphine street by a
partially intoxicated man, who took
the pistol away from the boy. The
boy followed the man, begging for
his plaything, and caught holt OF
his leg, when the man drew revOl-
yer from his pocket and shot the boy
dead. This case is sample of many
Others.
ALL SORTS OF RUMoRs
are IN circulation to day. 1t was re-
ported about town that tho body Of
Judge Macarthur, of the First NUM-
cipal Court. a Republican, who has
now been missing nearly a week,
was found in New Basin with a pis-
tol ball through his head. This prov
ed false, and The Judge is still miss
ing IT, was also stated that colored
Brigadier-General Barber has been
shot, but this also proved false.
1t is currently reportec mat Uni
ted States soldiers will be quarLered
10 or close to the State House, not
withstandicg the White Leaguers
say they wont stand it.
THE LEGISLATURE.
1t looks now as though the Con-
servatves would get the organlza-
ZION of the House, and in that case
they will not want 10 fight, but if
they thought the day was gong
against them, there is no doubt in
the minds of the best informed peo-
pie that they woul give Gen Sheri,
dan an opportunity to show what he
is made of.
THE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE
took testimony nine hours to-day,
and are taking vast amount of
evidence.