Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1877-10-06
THE SPIRIT OF INCEND1AR1sM.

THE SPIRIT OF INCEND1AR1SM.
Tho recent bnrning OF sugar
houses in the parishes Of st. Mary
and Iberia has been the cause Of
much excitement and the occasion
of considerable speculation as to
the origin and portent of the move
mcnt. That this has occurred Mt a
moment of profound peace and
qu,etude, when there was no excit-
ing question or issue between the
races to arouse the passions or in
cite to acts Of violence when the
blacks we're apparently in condi-
ton and disposition to order, good
behavior and obedience to law,
gives it the appearance Of a cool.
premeditated and organized at
tempt at a general system Of incen-
diarism that should be thoroughly
investigated and thwarted by sum-
mary measures. Is it not the out
growth of the teachings of Kcl-
,sogg, Packard, ct id on.ni genus !?
The following particulars We gay
Their from the ". o. Democrat:
Capt. Alex. Moses, The WELL
known insurance adjuster, arrived
in the city last evening by the S
O'Clock Morgan railroad train from
the Teche. Upon learning Of the
arrival of Captain Moses. DEM
ocrat reporter Immediately started
out in quest Of that gentleman. and
after lengthy tramp our reporter
managed to gain an interview with
him at the cub of which he is a
member, on Canal street.
PARTICULARS OF THE FIRES
as related by Capt. Moses. who
was an ego witness 10 the affairs.
l was a passenger on board the
steamer Mary Lewis, and the boat
was behind time at Cyp, emort
landing, when it was discovered
that large FIRE was raging above.
Upon makir G a landing we ascer
tanned that the sugar. house Of Mr..
Faye was in flames, and that the
building had boen entirely con-
sumcd, the only thing remaining
being the purgery, which was saved
by the help of tho crew of the
Mary Lewis.
Attwelve o'clock the same night
Mr.. Emile Sill au came riding up
and halted the boat, very much ex
cited, (Afr. Emile Sil!au's sugar
house is situated near Morgan
City, and Informed us that his
place had been set on fro Dy j
gang of incendiaries. who were all
colored men. Mr.. Sillau discov.
ering tho confogration in time, did
not suffer much damage, having
put the fire out with the help Of a
few neighbors.
o. proceeding up the .boyoa FUR
Their, we were hailed from shore by
an unknown man, who stated that
the sugar>house of Mr.. Gravenburg
had been fired. and that the loss
could not be less than SIS ,000.-
Had it not been for the timely as>
sistance of the crew of our boat,
tie entire place would have Seen
consumed
Proceeding up the bayou still
fur her, we noticed that flames
were Issuing from the sugar house
Of Mr.. Bussey, situated just beyond
Morgan City. Upon landing we
Immediately repaired to Mr. Bus
sey's sugar-house and broke open
the place.
Upon entering the house we be-
gan to investigate the place, and
found one Of the sugar-juice boxe-
filed with pine wood saturated with
Goa! oil, and on fire. Putting out
the fire, and informing the inmates
of the incendiary attempt, we pro-
ceeded on our trip, stopping at
every sugar-house we met and in
forming the planters of the facts
just related above, " rning them
to bowaro OF the negro incehdia-
ries who had begun their work in
that portion Of the country.