The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-09-05
THE CAMPAIGN.
The Beauties OF RadlcalISm Brought
Out In Strong COlOrS In North
Louisiana.
The Negroes Commit 0utrages at the
Bidding of the Radical Officials
Arkansas Overwhelmingly De 0.
era 10 New York Democrats
ReCOnyened in State
Convention.


ARKANSAS overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic
LITTLE Rock, September 1 The
election to day has been one of the
most quiet and orderly ever held In
the city. Both parties were out in full
force and only the official returns can
decide how this city and county has
gone. The State IL carried by the
Democrats by an overwhelming ma
jority.
New York Democratic state Conyeu.
ton R"conVenes ON the I3Ih Of sep.
TENDER.
NEW YORK, September l--Mr. Sey-
mour in his letter declining the nomi-
nation for Governor 10y the Democratic
convention, says: "For some months
my health has been inhrm and re-
cent illness has untitled me for mental
or physical exertion.u
The Democratic State convention Is
officially requested 10 reconvene,
w ydnesday, Scp. ember 18th, at noon,
at Saratoga, and nominate II candidate
for Governor in place Of HoratiO Sey-
mour, declined
Negro Outrages IN Louisiana the
work Of Radical officials.
New ORLEANS, September 1.-The
fAllANyinr t.AlnuFap, rna,t,,nI -,
day, dated Coushatta. Louisiana, Sep.
tember 1, and addressed to acting
Governor Antoine; VI. Il. Webster,
clerk of the district court Of the parish
of Red river, was way-laid and shot al
last evening, about five o'clock. Web.
ster was wounded and his horse killed.
y special to the Democrat from
Bastrop, Louisiana, says on Friday
last, u courier from the Island Desiard
announced that the negroes there
were up in arms. The citizens imme
diately armed, mounted and left fo
the scene Of the reported trouble
After scouting for the best part of tn,
forenoon and finding no armed band
anywhere, they concluded to go HON,
and accordingly broke up in small
squads.
AZ one OF these squads of about lf
teen men, unGer command Of Jason
James, was riding homeward, three
men were thrown out about three hun
dred yards in advance, as n guard
While passing the Rsss place, they
were suddenly fired upon by u band Of
negroes under cover OF u ditch on the
roadside. The scouts Immediately
charged the negroes who fled, closely
pursued by the men. When they arriv-
ed at fence some one hundred yards
further on, the tugitives turned and
delivered another ineffective volley.
The three young men continued to fire
from their revolvers, killing one and
wounding four. The negroes were
dispersed. One of the negroes was
taken prisoner and Is now in Jail in
Bastrop. lie says they were put up to
taking arms by whitemen, among
whom was one Law, who last year
murdered Major Phelps of Bastrop.
Two gentlemen, Frank Evans and
his brother, one of which Is a mer-
chant Of Bastrop, and the other large
planter in the neighborhood, We're go
ing from their place, four or five miles
east Of Bastrop, to VISIT sick neigh
Dor, named Gallagher when they were
waylaid short distance from their
home and shot by hidden party, with
shotgun loaded with buckshot.
Evans fell Immediately and died this
morning, six or seven buckshot having
entered his back and head. No suili-
cient cause has yet been given for this
murder. A negro named Morgan,
supposed to be the assassin, had
worked on Evans place and had been
discharged. Morgan's wife Is impli-
Gated as an accessory, and is reported
to have falsely told Evans that his
neighbor was sick, In order to induce
him to 80 out on the road where her
husband waited In ambush for him
with shotgun. No arrest has yet been
made. The murderer is supposed to
have fled toward Ouchita. The citi-
zens are in close pursuit.