, 1876-10-24

THE DucEs1or ARGUMENT.
The following report Of military officer In
Louisiana shows how Tlltlcn's riao clubs arr
doing Ills work In that State:
HE4pau4nrxna UstTEn STATES Tnoars. Mon
trai, T<aagaariers Department. e5 sas Gaij: I
yrnterlay mornlnE. the 1lth inst. at Ihe|r rcsI.
lrInus johnson. coiortd preacher, was shot and
Instantly Killed. and Eaton Longwoud alsu cul.
9{cd s9t nna 'r'y wouns by Two
honne, holding hts tnfant xii IN III. arnas. Eaton
lpngwood wns employed In front Of ts house tho
two incn, johnson and 1.ons~ nod. being jDnt oc.
euants u the ta1ns houae) III loadlng seed co.tun
On hts wagon for ill.,, tI,s porpo.. ot hauling 1t to .
white u,cM appeared from bGAsnd tlu lhnk OF .:
bayou near Ms soad. advanced 10 picket fencu 10
front Of and about llcrn yards distant from, tlo
house..
NESTING rrEln GUNS Ac,soss TIE FENCE, :
one Of them addressed l.onswno saying: Euto,s.
you no,y nne Rs sun At i"n;wooa whiia 'g ssg -.
Ing 50. Lonswool attempted tncscapa by running,
but was shot hy ic disgalted naa referred to iuss
III he LouS,suua) WIS ai,ont IL naspund the COR
ncr Ut his !ioHsc, full load Of buckshot entering
intn hs back, neck, uld shoulders inl!scliny very
At ab1ut .lr Balls tn,r. or MI Instant later Pr.
MUS Jo!nton, Will UT standing OIL Als gallery
ana holani shs shi,l IN Ills ht,nt. wss shut by LID
uteE ilegalaru wlltr nun Antl djel In Il few mn.
ucnt.. Thu two Disguised white men, after say
Ing that II they had nut axesl it nlt rihl they would
rctntn and inish I; Walksd sow'y uong tlo ruad,
crassed Oil loG after whcl. ali tsace OF t6ca was
lost.
4 number Of wagons loaded with cotton PASSED
Tho houtc p short Ting bcfore AMI in.t after tho
shooting. Th"Ht passing Just bciusu Ii!u murder
was committed wrre
srurrED III TuKEE AnMEn AsD :,ocsrgn
WHITE MEN
at Shsron Drldgc, which u Sumo distance beyond
Lon-M"oFc lloust, tHwaris aUnrue. Tho uftncl
Ir thus pcEct!nE thu road intcEruatrd t.e .irty.
cTsof the was9ns, asking wlnsc wrro lle scA,nn.
Tlswrll ana Mf. Swan two willis planters IN lilo
tsaEll, permitted then, to pass.
Two p'1yf!cinna litsn. on tl!o lsland, wl,.n sent
ios, refused I" yisst Ion.wnod. Tue brother u
lens"ood then atarteh IN MuMsua tor onr, aud
~nila OH tho way w4s stopped hy tWn mounted
white ulcn nnl questioned us Ia his uslucts, a,ul
When he told theu that he was gus'y ~ u .lpetvf
they asked liA, whether It wn5 for EutuM Long.
WOOD. anh td hiHl II 1t WIZ hu cuu!d not ~. !to
iaw,., Jul none Ut thv physIcians tlere coaI'l 30
induced 10 ~ osi.. Ll!t;#o.s4 hal alsn rcnt
message to Pr; d"ln u. DlIlkEratc. deputy Cmtcd
IL ". him NJ IN matters prftalnsto ls properly.
bat Diuk f'are. considering Tie Allssontou danger.
ons, tsce!!ncd going
,rsrss taets Wctu communicated to nc at abouta 2
0ciock Iii tho afternoon. Afics consultation with
~. IlAny, tho ll!atrlcs Attutucy, who to1siaelud
1t important to obtain
LoNGwoon's pr1xa pgoLAnAr,oH
tho was then dccmc4 u 10 mottaliy wqunIed),
dcauioa i necessary 10 tako such stc(t a. would
saabe him to DO In safety, aud at otloek D. "a.
sspt istaehneat Of etsht men,, under command
panied BY tho district Attorney, to It0n8wood'n
house, transporting lhcm H. tha t{oyenmcnt
wag9h belonging to lhs post. They scnfhea Long.
solorsa psoplS there, ID of them cunp|stely coved
and subjugatcl. and In constant apprehension u
tho return Ut The musdsFrrs to curry tho 1asvsts