The Donaldsonville chief., 1877-05-26
Our Washington Letter.
WAsHINGroN, d. C., May IL, l.

WASHINGTON, d. C., May Il, 1877.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The following letter has just been
received in this city by il lady friend
of the Chisolm family The father
has died from the numerous wounds
received at the hands of the brutal
mob, and this morning comes the in
telligence of the death of the noble
hearted daughter from the wounds
and mutilations inflicted by this band
of Mississippi rdffians, making, with
the son hardly entered his g teens" !"
three of one family wiped ont by the
cowardly rul1ians of kemper county.
The dispatch announcing her death
states that it immediately resulted
from gangrene which supervened from
Il lack of prompt surgical aid, it being
understood that the nearest ply ysician
either did not dare to go to her assist
ance or had no inclination to do so.
1t is significant of the state of public
sentiment in the locality of the occur
renee to be Informed that no steps
have been taken to bring the criminals
to justice and past experience does
not not encourage the hope that they
viii be:
THE MISSISSIPPI MASSACRE.
LETTER FROM MISS NELLIE CHIsoLM.
DEkALB, Miss, May l2, 1877.
Aadam-At the request of Miss Nellie
Chisolln, whose wounds render it impossible
for her to write, | serve as her amauuensis.
She takes great pleasure in acknowledging
the receipt of your kind letters, which have
come to hand since the DeKalb horror took
place; and let me assure You that your kind
ness is appreciated. Ihaye had the pleasure
of opening your letters and reading them to
her; and from Your writing judge that you
do not know that the brave and devoted
little daughter was shot beaten, and man
gled equally with the father. Her right arm
was shot through and through while endeav-
eriHg to shield her father, whole charge of
hue ekshot, which first struck the flat iron
bars of a cell, struck her full in the face fill
ing it with chips of lead and burnt powder.
She was struck in the face by some brutal
hand which has blackened and disiigured it
i'll a fearful manner. She was also shot in
the leg below the knee, and is now lying
PROSTATE and helpless as an infant, and
nothing bat the tenderest care and best
surgical aid. eaa save her arm and precious
life. Her father ia still alive but suffering
intensely; yet, we have some hope of his
final recovery. The house is being guarded
by II few faithful friends and relatives, but
we do not know ut what hour the savage
barbarians may renew the attack. You can
do us all no more good at present than to
Lay the enormities of this massacre before
the people of Washington, and especially the
President. Our sen, the heroic little johnnie
was shot to death because he persisted in
getting before his father for his defense.
E. NJ. G.
The filibustering Mexican expedi
tion continues leading subject of
discussion here since the subsistence of
the sensational effect of the extra
session postponement. Lerdo, the ex-
lied Mexican President, is here and
he is generally regarded as the head
Of the movement. It is confidently
asserted that several hundred thou
sand dollars has been subscribed by
California and Eastern capitalists.
Generals Thomas, Shelby and ARM
strong, are mentioned as Command
ers of the three columns into which
the expedition will, it is said, be di-
vided when it moves, one to go by
water from San Francisco, the other
two from points in the Southwest,
and all to meet at some point on the
Sonora coast and proceed as far to-
wards the Mexican Capital as appears
justified by public sentiment, revolu-
tionizipg the government as they go.