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EEw ORLEANS, Marrll 19.-Whiic Ucn. Mich
oils Representatives. In Washington arc urging
President Hayes to rcmorc the troops IN order
that there tnny be no obstruction tu racldcaton,
Ills constituents In the parishes arc steadily and
firmly pacitytng themselves III their own way.
Further particulars in relation to the killing Of
D. H., Weber, leading whtto Republican Of
West FclIcIana, OIL the 7tll Inst, lcavu no room
for doubt that 1t was a henrtlcss and cold-blood-
cd assassination. Ilo was totally uparmcd, and
WIS shot from tho Court-Houso tn broad day
light while passing fron tho Office Of the Bdyon
Sana Ledger, Of which he Was editor,
to his home. Seventeen buckshot were
lodged III hls hody. Notwithstanding tho
Cour.-fIouso was occupied during the day by
leading Democrats Of tho parish, who had H.
legally forced themselves into the office, and
Gov. Packard and Gen. Nichols hare each
offered reward Of e5,010, no one has dared to
como forward aud soy be knows anything of tho
affair.
ANOTHER CASE
OF political assassination occurred Id DcSoto
1'arts on The 10th inst. The particulars arc re-
ccIvcd through letter from Mrt. sallc Moore,
wiic Of the victim, John +. Moore. Moore was
elected Recorder Of DeSoto Parish on
the Republican ticket. and was, ltko
Weber, witness befDre tho Congressional
Committee. lie was sued OH note, au.l re-
au!rcl to uppcar before Justice Of the Pence
In tho crossroads town Of Keaclic, for tho sole
hulldozrrt. When there hc was drawn into
r.t>iftftn1 III
an opprobslous cptthct was applied to him,
which he resented, One Ut the bultdozcrs,
named john +. Fisher,
DREW A pzEnrxarA
and shot sloorc the ball striking his collar bono
and ElnnctuE of, Moore drew llis revolver anil
shut two slots, faur Of them lodging Ia Fishers
hoIy, M00rcthcn fan and uunt ell Ills orhc, but
lie WIS pulled u lty tho crowd, and iiacc1l TILL
der thu RuarI Of three incu. While under
Euarl, man named NcosEv Graves CANT u
front of l!lt,,, and Tired ho! barrel: Of double
barlefcd shot gun. loldcn .Fltl1 duck-alot% in
W tace. Aooss appealed to tho nioo for pro-
AaESEnA. FIRING
WAS DrcncA on HIM. lie rnn 8 sl.ost distance,
aud fell Into ditch. Up to thi: time. he had
resolved no mortal wound. While lying In
the ditch, George Graycs fired a pistol ball
III Ills mouth, and Jatses Fisher beat him
Hfss e a, oas ss e. vas s asa ass: sS:fn as
II cut Ills thrpat, but that MAS not done. Short
II alter they Ind left, Afoorc recovered suf!i-
cicntty 10 rcacl. house near By, where three
n,aiu road, anil luckily foun,t Ills horse. Tic
ladies' nutif1cd tho nlob that ho had gonu aud q
cruwd
. sTAnEEp IN hot ruHsutf
OF hln,, hut l.e cvatled them md reached an nd
culorca mans cabin, wcre he wls taken cnrc Ut
Huntlny mornin., whun he was found by two
brothers Of Mrs. Mousc md taken home, Her
letter, written lelura her husbands death.
csnscs ID folIoWS;
an, stfaid ilas i,a will BE- murdered herc ii i'll
him like b1oodhoands. AZ two hreshers snd :
the cnwardly 6fuscs have come t. dnlsI thcir iia.
bol!eal work, she world would hare bsca rid af
Of f, asoat hG cay
son,s and k!|l my :, hustsna In hi. bsS ia ia
!s .ho eaSardiy s.:as:ns. 'Tse deputy sheria ]:
r. my house n9* f. sske ms ha'bo,a 70 Mansed ,1,
an iron, lila mo6i Il thsro + IL tGs mime 1t
God aud humanity ask that II be granted.
,toonE uixn
day or two later. buth Moore an1 Weber.
though strong Republicans, were white natives
Ut l.outs!ans, not carpet. .baggcrs. 4 prominent
officer III tho NIcholls Government, In comment
as as extremely ri inupportanc, md doclared .l,at
any ioo. wh6 would Xiii isepuhlican at surh !
time a. this might to BE- hung. THIS Ia tho pre-
vaillng scntknont among tho more prudent
Whita-LcagueFs. ..
ID ~ WtasSn dseocsatsd FFtss.
Nkw ORLEANS, attfln =: .1ttorl!ey-tioncral
Ocleu has tlle.l IN The Filth District Court =
Packard, claintng to to Goyornur; j. Il, John
non, rlaa,nsnE to be Superintendent Of Eauca-
tion, a'.a othcrs residing In the s.: Louis Hutel
Building. knowr - tho stata House." Tho
petition sets forth that those peEsnls arc unlaw.
fully In possession of said building, anll In the
nanlo Ut the State asks that tho present oc-
cupants b. dtsposscsAed lhcrefEom and the
rightful claimants, tue ofllecrs of thu Ntclio'ls
Inns not yst Gceu callc.! upon t. take action In
tho prcallses, hut 1t Is likely auch actson will bo
invoked ycEy aoon
STORM BREWING.
The ESsaing }AHGfFGt says Matters arc H.
sulring fcver!sh east aruunl tho st. Louis
Hotcl, aud things look more than erer like i
conaict- Ny halt past Q o'clock Monday laurn-
lux there sute gathered aro.slsl the 81. Louis
ucgrcAa, who served to lnaks the place panlc-
uloulum. These cnegfocs xrc evidently from the
country, and are hrro to jo!a faekards militia,
wAlch te II uow engaged In recruiting. nc now
back tha police stations, aud says hs woul4 not
retaaln In the building two hours u Ae hAd oil
Of hla arms bxrk. It con bo put down
q u settled fact tlat within very
lew DAYS 1t the furtho.t Packard viii l,reak tho
peace. Ills baekegs III tho totel ara hot for war.
and ,,othin,. but the protabc outcome Is talee4
about. 1t Is reported hc Is already IN noyotla-
taInzblc arc 10 bc usel IN SECURING tI!e,I,. They
buast down ti,crc that they do not want the
truots to interfere, AMI they assert that II might
makes right they VIII have might. Our eittzens
shoald be prepared for the tuFulng loose on the
streets Of = gang Of ignorant negroes Icd By q
band OF men, for that ~ now evidently the pol
" Of Packard. Tbs situation IL assuming much
,nosu oi war1ike attitude than ever before
since Jan. y, AMI the responsibility Of tho
matter will 1cst on Packard, aud tho fruits he
will gather will be most bItter."
ARRESTS.
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