National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-03-01
ARKANSAS,

More Of that Profound Peace" in Arkansas.
The Fort Smith EetO Era of the 10th uItimo
contains q letter from Waldron, the county seat
of Scott county, Ark, detailing the attempted
assassination Of two Republicans, who were fred
upon from behind breastwork Of cotton bales in
the yard of T. G. Bates, of that place. The par
ties fired upon were N. A. Floyd, ex-sherif OF
Scott county, and J. H. Mcclure, Of Sebastian
county, who was the guest Of Mr.. Floyd. These
parties were returning from Mr.. Floyd's store to
bis dwelling, about midnight, and when within
eight or ten steps of the ambuscade three shots
were fired from shot guns at them, the shots
missing the intended victims and lodging in the
fence and house on the opposite side Of the street.
The account concludes as follows:
"Waldron is considerably excited, and every
body thinks there will be bloody work before this
is settled, as Floyds friends swear that If he is
killed they will have revenge. Neither Floyd nor
Mcclure had weapons with them, and Of course
the intended victims Of the assassins made tracks
as fast os they could. Floyd running down an
alley to the right and Mcclure straight forward.
Ordinarily, and with anything like fair chance,
they are not Of the running stock, as everybody
knows. This time, being unsrmed, they could
not do otherwise but II they had had their pistols
they would no doubt have captured or killed the
men who aimed to assassinate them. The sole
cause of this trouble is that Floyd and Mcclure
are both stannch Republicans which is very OBJ
nOxious to a few turncoats, who change TO keep
The Hev Era is the Oldest Republican paper
in the State, and is controlled by II citizen who
fore, during and since the war, and in commenting
upon the aforementioned outrage and the shoot
ing OF Mr.. Mcqueen, at Medford station, an &C
count Of which we published recently, the editor
says:
all was peace in Arkansas. The Congressional
Committee testified to the same thing. Shall It
be otherwise? 1t is simply foolish to contend
that the attempted assassination OF Captains
Mcclure and Floyd, at Waldron, was the result
Of private feuds, or that those two Desha county
militia officers were only having little bit Of Q
spree. Both outrsRes were simply and most
clearly the outcropping Of the spirit Of intense
publican institutions on the part Of o certain
class of people. We do not contend that this
spirit is shared by the majority Of our political
opponents at least in this part Of the state. But
as usual in such cases, the large majority is in
ert, passive; while the small minority is active,
reckless, and does all the mischief. The mass Of
the people on both sides are tired OF disquiet,
discord and contentious and desire peace; but the
latter can only be had by dealing out stern and
impartial justice to all laW.6reakers and politi-
ton. Let this vendetta business be sprung
again and It will drench the land in blood and SEE
Il back beyond redemption BY the present genera
This is the condition Of affairs under the Gar
land regime, while Congress is celebrating upon
the question Of its recognition. Does any mem
these outrages upon Republicans will be repeated
with such frequency as to practically Danish the
friends Of the Union from the Slater
Assassination Of Another Colored Man in
ArkanSas-the Perpetrator Unknown.
The Memphis Appeal, Of the 18th ult., has the
following:
"Furbush, the negro sheriff of Lee county, has
been mysteriously murdered. Wednesday even
Tx ~ sb SSUS PaiYssgs On he stsAmsr A. hte
left the steamer at Peters landing, Ark, and
started through the woods in the direction OF
Mariana. Next morning his lifeless body,
pierced with seven buckshot, was found by the
roadside several miles from the river, and as yet
nothing is known about the murder. It Is thought
he was fred upon while riding along the road,
and that the murder was committed by some foe
who had been apprised Of the fact that he would
leave the steamer at Peters landing, and travel
by horse to Mariana. Furbush, II will be re-
membered, killed young Woods IN a row at Ma
Rama last November or December"