National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-25
sUcHssM.KE 7ur srorrsT sBUDDER

assemhlage of people on The 10th inst, over the
Of on OF the victims of the Coushatta J
remalus
heuds-
are standing to-day at the culmind--e--
or trscical personal history. 1t is not often,
in Times of reacc that a funeral service brings
men face TO face with facts at once SO melan-
cboly and appalling. And feel that, though
we were strangers personally to her, whose
sad end We contemplate, as we are to the soli-
tary mourrer who follows her to the burial,
there are in the case circumstances which will
interest us all, and will fully justify depar-
ture, in some measure, from The usual form Of
funeral addresses,
Mrs. Helen F. Willis was a native of Town
send, Vt; VS. Il years of age, and sister Of
Marshall II. Twivhcll, who is here to-day, the
only relative who is permitted TO he present on
TINS SAD OCCASION,
She was making her way from the inhospita-
bic rcig hlorECod in which she has suffered, in
Louisiana, to her native place in New England.
She stopped here 10 rest :lGd, if possible, to re-
cupCEate. But she had suffered TOO much to
rally, and, after few days of delay, death
came yesterday morning, and with grateful
heart to those wko Aayc mustered to her so
wv
in this strange city, She iei! gently asleep and
is at rest.
A the co.o ~ the war Captain Twichell,
brother Of n" deceased, was on General Sheri-
dams stgti. #:si assigned to duty in the
Red river c-untry i'll Louisiana, where he be-
came 4; Cua2ntcd with the lady who af,erward
leuame ?tSs wife. tie bought land and settled
there. determined to
BECOME 4 CITIZEN
and devote imscIf 20 the improvement OF his
fortunes auG the development of the country
Of hi, adoption. TO this cnl he built saw
mills ara gTist mills, opened stores, did what
CCuiC Lc done to establish schools, and in
every possible way has labored earnestly to
promote the prosperity of the country about
him
lis energy and economy lei to business sue
cess, ard his broker and three sisters, with
their husbands, at length Joined him
IN HIS SOUTHERN HOME.
His mother also became resident there, and
thus the entire family, with all his interests,
were transferred and established, as was sup
posed, in Louisiana.
In 1874 there were various riots in the par
ishcs adjoining that in which these families
lived. Senator Twichcll was himself absent in
New Orleans, and a brother-in-law named King
was sick as was thought, unto death. As dis
turbancCs continued in the surrounding coun-
try, number of Democrats came to see those
who were well and at home, and said TO them:
eve are sure that you are here as
PERMANENT RESIDENTS,
ana we are sAtlsneI VIII, WIN you anu your pIih-
clpies' But some OF your nelgh9ors are not so
satisfied, and there will perhaps be danger to
you unless you put yourselves under our pro-
lection; but, if you will put yourselves into our
haHUS' We VIII NOuCl Ioi 1Ou " INC llo'e' 9 a"u
you shall he projected"
AlteI soLIle Cun'eis aIIOn' hoIleI lWlcneii
cul TIE two lrDt hprs-in-law concluded with
eoh' o'net WI IHei nien III INC reiS noOI oou'
10 accept lle oAereu protection OF thelf DEMO
cIallc heiEhu"Is, anu accoIulnSy put 'uelA
heiEts ul'uer thelr uiEee'lon'
Ihey were leu away 10 an auJohing parish;
Ial enough u u"e. ~ uC' tLe process Vi NeSat
P Lostcu t anu men, win Ireacnery ol
winch We nave sull'oscu n',lIe uuC ilulans W NC
capanie' thtir PToItrt"rS turned Si tIen over 10
nIoD, anu Iol1eF i"lcAe44 anu 'ne Two
Di0'i'e- Sill Id"
WERE MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.
1t is incredible-it is almost too incredible to
be believed. Even after all We have heard OF
tGi' lI", anu Dttat is.nu
ne - ~ w - ~ ii.'hS u3 hesIt'e ueoIc
LGLeNlIS II. NC were III inc neat Vi Tue war
Mn.n ''C ioI' it,o" LiISsacLe was pSrPe
sion and furv: tut this was calm enough to be
maleyolcnt and horrible enough 10 be flemish
One of those WHO fell in that trcachcrous
massacre OF August 81, 1874, was Mr.. Monroe
".lIS' HIsoI!U "I "er ""oSe weary heItI IL
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bousIj.oI5 r.,,I.-iI,,.I in tho Snmtb Thor ,ras
tIeir Tr,,srty AND tl,rre ,yc,. The rTrayos Of
tbcir Tcr,,',i- d'.,J All en- n S.,;,nnF 49,
moiir. ,,Ii,h ESJ ,i,r,, thcyn s,,,.i, sto-trirr
I1rooCsr w. fr-rrrrss and observation-disclosures
ibrv sill r~r..:,I IN fir own cnnI,.ionS rn,.ti
tuGe .,r n ar ,,, ri shirt IN ,,rot.ct thu,
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tbc Sa;,tI, which In, rooJness cam nr6,ri,i,to
ard a -r,,lr,,,,rca yIicI, No rr,n,fc1,dlss l,
suIdUS III, fact : lryonI uuestion
In MAJ las. Mrs. Wits was broken in
health hy her great suirr!ngs, and Mr.. Twi-
chcll and Mr.. kiag, who were absent in New
Orleans, were sclt Tor. They started imme-
diateIv. and a. ules were crossing Red river in
small Loaf, on approaching 10 within four
or five yards Of the shore, horScnLn APP
pearCd or the bank. and
UYTUTToN.Hn MI-.,ARcE-coAT
fool, rror, Il q Horny r.,,eo+iro riF, r.,r,
,rbich he 1iecIorGod fTtaani sI,nts 81 ~, I,,'
in the 1T Er kim ves ins+ar.1,. lila
Air. Ty-irh.II We, u.n,Ir,'a1 - go In
= an.
both arms, and was left by the bandit for
dead Alter the assassin was gone, however,
tie faithful coiUEcd Doatman, who was
hOunueu Himself,
LIFTED TIE INITIATED MAN
into the boat again, out of which he had
Strung for safety, and conveyed him to Spring
vile. where the army surgeon was.
The faithful sister, smitten by shock after
shock and almost PROSTATE as the result Of
them. still came TO her brothers side and
waited and watched. The surgeon also
watched. and night after night sat with a rifle
on his knee, ready to defend his patient from
the midnight assault Of some chfyalrous
koutkron.
At length the brother and sister were able
TO start for the North, being furnished a part
of the way with military escort. As soon as
thew reached region of safety,
rur rr,prI-r ,,rpvo1-S.rr>-s,o>-
,,-.-i II-.,,,.
py "Elcn mrs. wins heP' up gave way, anu
enc IIPiuIy PPIoacn IC heL emu. Gnronlc
oreau VI eEH rom nuIueierS became ouruen
LOO neat! IoI hJI. Ia nGl iaet Iiin5Ss III tIiiS
he,rifdorc5 oT5 oIornIod t%or cfnsa bor aros
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