The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1876-09-09
PHOTOGRAPHIC.
Couslatta, September 5tl, 1876.

10 the flNDlCATOR:-Un last sun
day, as !. T. Westcr, Clerk Of the
District Curt, was on his way to his
brother inlaw's from his plantation,
he was shit at from the roadside, his
coat was iad1ed with buck shot, his
horse wasshot, aud died from the ef.
fects shortly afterwards. Wester
recognizedin the man an old person.
al enemy,wio has repeatedly threat
cped his lie; it was a personal mat
ter. Wese1 says there was no pc.
litica| motive in it.
J. H. SCHEEN.
CousArrA, Sept. IA man named
J. r. StnlIIer, a republican, has been
arrested. He is supposed to he the
man that,,ade the attempt to assas.
sinate Z.r. Wester, clerk Of court.
j. II. SCHEEN.
MONROE, LOUISIANA.
The Ngroes Armlng-The Ex-
element Intense.
The Neqs Sheriff lnst,wcts the Ne.
groes DArm and Come and Burn
the Tom.
Monroe! August 3l.-The sheriff
and posse returned from pursuit of
the mua1ier Of Dinkgrave. They
traced ttietracks Of his horse about
three miles and then lost the track.
There is ntclue whatever to the mut.
derer. 1t Is generally believed that
the murle, was the result of an old
feud. Thomurderer took the planta-
ton lane IN tho flight. Dinkgravc
had seen I b man and fully apprecia-
ted the dagger.
Last nibt the house of Captain
Chambliss, who lives nine miles he.
low here, us fired into. The family
had come this place two days he.
fore for security, leaving a Young
man namedPerkins in charge Of the
premises. Perkins was sitting on the
gallery whH a cap popped near the
fence, wbe. he arose, then followed
a discharged q gun. His chair and
the gallery lost were filled with buck.
shot. Peril rs got his pistol and pur.
sued the lpn who had fed up the
road in thisilirection. No one hurt.
A froedmanon the place confirms the
The whites are appre-
hensive, buhre proceeding with eau
ton. #-N-.
Monroe Sdt. Fresh excitement
sp'ang up LAT night in consequence
Of reports tit the negroes were arm.
ing in the ndherh portion ofthe par
ish and conf & here to burn the town.
About eeveny-five negroes mounted
and on foot yre found at Capt. Phil
lips place, were a parley ensne'l and
the negroes sefused to disarm and
said they void come back with five
hundred men Capt. 'The"bolds, with
fifteen men lockaded the road with
rails. The avs spread rapidly and
the whites arfed. from this and More.
house parisks, went to the scene.
The excitemat was intense bat moth
ing occurred nd not a gun was fred.
The whites, including the best men
Of the conntq acted with the great
est f"rbearaue. One freedman of
the armed 3groes said they were
to d to arnAblth sheriff of the par.
ish, who is a FoloIed man, and come
tn Monroe id burn the town. In
the portion o1the parish where hons
es were fired bto and the trouble he.
gan, leading ltizens report all qniet.
Some scattettg demonstrations, they
say, were mae last night bnt nothing
serious. TIL situation is decidedly
anxions, bn|the leading citizens are
proceedingJ.h prudence and moder-
atior; no(a loud word has been
heard iu to }.
srnIlDoAr EXPLOSION.
The steanr Temmie Baker. lying
at the Trelpn wharfboat exploded
her boilers to-day. Eight persons
we're killed bd wounded. Two COL
ored deck bids were killed and the
barkeeper,! Je Sinton, is expected to
die. Capt. !. S. Austin, pilot, re.
,eived two 1rious flesh wounds but
hey will moi prove fatal. The boat
Was worth poo. She is a total lose.
The cabin Al hull were both blown
% pieces antlhe wreck sunk.
NJ, discoty to identify the muir
lerer Of Dr.. Iinkgrave, who was bu.
led yesterd$. &
The Feeli$ in ouachita Parish
Monroe, iosust al.-several citi.
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