Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-08-19
The Outrage Mill Still Grinding.


A correspondent of the New York Herald,
wiring from Houston, Texas, under date of
the l7th inst, says:
o. The 29 h of Ju y last two negroes stopped
at the store Of TWO brothers named Frazor 10
the country short distance from Eagle Lake,
railroad station 10 Colorado county. After
making some purchase thy Started for their
homes, NOT a great distance off, but at nigh
their horses came home without them. After
lapse Of some three days the bodies of the ne
groes were found on the prairie, about miles
from Frazer's store. There is no doubt but
that they we're killed by stockmen-kiIled be
cause they were notorious cattle thieves. They
were the ringlcaders of band of catle thieves,
white and black, who slaughtered atlc for
heir hides, and drove others off and sold
hem. Their dcpredations had become so ire
qucut and the stock owners were suffering
such less, that in their transportation some OF
them killed these two negroes.
There are & great many negroes IN hat I'M
mediate scc'i n, it being fine agr'cumurai
c'un:ry, a. we'll as stock couory, and they be.
came very much incensed aud Immediately
congr2 gated 10 large uu bcrs. threatening to
xiii the Frazals aud d:siroy their property.
Affairs became so alarming that the whites In
the neighborhood assembled a. Frazer's store
for their protection, and they felt it necessary
to remove their goods to Eagle Lake BY the
prudence and wise c9uusels OF he whites the
negroes we're prevailed upon to dlspersc and 20
to their HON $, aud the murder OF the two c1l
ored men Was denounced All would have
heeu well had not evil counselors gotten the
ears OF the negroes. Who it was is mol posi-
tivyly known, but suspicion strongly poluts to
one Baughman, formerly Sheriff of Wharton
county, lrd OF passage, who followed the
Uuion amy into Texas after the war. and went
for the spoi!- of Office, being elected by he
negro vote. H. furnished the negroes with
ammunlion, aud it is believed has melted them
to iu>uircc:ion, for they again, alter several
days had passed since their first ehullitlon, as
scIubicd together IN !ars: numbIrS. armed aud
swearing to burn the town OF Eagle Lake and
murder all the whites.
The whites again turned out, under arms,
coming from the ueighboring railroad towns to
protect the citizens Of Eagle Lake. There was
no excitement 90 the part OF the whites, and
they had but one desire, that of peace, and to
prevent The oegroes from doing harm. They
had it in their power to have auuhllatcd the
negroes, had they desired bloodshcd For bear
ance PRIV ii,d This was about the Oh inst,
and While there was 90 direct conflict between
whites and blacks in auy plumbers, yet two ne
groes were killed, on the evening OF Monday.
The 1h lost. Well, after parleylug with the
blacks, aud assuring them in every way 10
thu power that they had no desire 10 hurt
them, or in aoy wise modest them in any OF
their rights, eli her of life. property, Or CITIZEN
ship, the whites induced the blacks again 10
di>perse, the more read y as their supposed
advis r, BaughmaD, hat ''v!moosed the
rauchc." This was on Thursdly. the llth
inst., when the blacks were, the second time,
persuaded to disband and go peacefully to
their homes, the whites returning to theirs
The day The negroes assembled tor mischief the
second time quite quaDtlty Of p'wer was re-
ccived for The man Baughman at Eagle Lake,
and th, impression prevails there that it was
intended for the negroes.
Again, 90 the night of the 5th inst, Eagle
Lac Was thrown iuto confusion by the appear
ancc of number OF armed negroes 90 the
streets, ard during the uigbt the store Of j. a.
Harbert l. Co., was robbed. On the 18Th the
negroes were armed again, travelling about 10
little gangs, threatening to burn Eagle Lake
and massacre the people; and the whites col
| loctrd again tor pr election. The negroes bold
y aurouced that they were gettlg ready 10
burn Elge Lake on the night OF the 18th, and
and if their pans were all ma!ured they would
do 80; otherwise they would wait uotll they bad
everything ready.
At this date natters stand 10 that condition.
The negroes have qnlt work, are muttcrlug ven
gcarca aDd tr1cding over their supposed wrongs,
with arms in their hands aud with bad men
to advise hem aud urge them 90. The fame
may burst forth al any Instant and a race con-
fict, short, it is true, bur bloody one, bring
sadness to the hearts of all good men. For
Dearly three weeks now the whites have reason
', I'd and parcycd with the blacks, and by pa
tence torbearaocc and prudence prevented any
collision; aud they are sti! continuing TO reason
and persuade, aud il there be tight the ne
groeS will be the attacking party.
This state OF things is the result oil the pcrul-
clouS teaching the negroes have received Slnce
the Var from the bunmcrs and stragglcrs OF
the Union army, who came into the South Tor
puoder and have used the negroes as stepping
| stones TO place and power, that they might Till
their pockets from the public cribs. There if
20 doubt that the republican leaders 10 this
State are sending emissares to different sec
tons to stir up strife and iDcite the negroes to
acts Of hostility, in order that some of them
mag BIZ killed, and thus afford grist for the
Outrage mills" There is 10 authentic nior
nation ofthc killing of but four negroes during
the Eagle Lake imbrogo-thc two first named
murdered on the prairie and the two killed
about the 18th inst. Every effort is being made
to ferret out the slaycrs Of these negroes, and
there is little doub that they will be brought to
justice at the next term of the court in Colo
RADIO county. The negroes were killed because
they were cattle thieves, and not because they
were negroes. Tor white cattle thieves are killed
ottener than black ones.
Letter from Manassas
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