Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1878-10-25
TELEGRAMs.
A Negro Insurrection.


ing, reports that $500 armed negroes
surrounded Waterproof today and
threatened to burn and sack the town.
1t is supposed they burned j. Serregas'
place on lake St. John, four miles below
Waterproof. A call for armed assist
auce was made GU Natchez, and 100 men
will leave here on the ferry boat to aid
the whites at Waterproof if needed.
Oct. l6.--The officers of the steamer
Matches report that fight occurred with
negroes yesterday in Goldman's field,
four miles above Waterproof, in which
it is said that thirtysx negroes were
killed and the whole Of them dispersed.
Some apprehend further trouble, while
the general impression is that the nee
groes will not again assemble. Assist.
ance was pouring in from all directions. |
Fifty more men left here this evening
in answer to call from ST. Joseph
Louisiana. No plantations were burned
A communication just received froin a
citizen Of Waterproof states that all is
quiet and settled. Ten negroes we're
killed yesterday.
New ORLEANS, Oct. 16.--The city is
full of wild rumors to-day about trouble
in Texsas parish. Governor Nichols re.
ports receiving information that fight
had occurred at Waterproof in which
negroes were killed, and that company
of militia from Natchez had arrived
there.
| Parish authorities ask for State troops
The Governor has ordered the Louisiana
| field artillery and the Crescent City bat
talions to be in readiness to receive
marching orders by s AN. to morrow.
1t is stated that the steamer Paragon
has been chartered by the State to trans
port troops to the scene of the disturb
ance.
CHATTANOOGA, Oct. 49, -Four deaths
from yellow fever during the past "a
hours, and IA new cases. Energetic
measures were taken to-day to depopu.
late the infected district The sick
were sent to hospitals and others into
camps. Warm and unfavorable.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 49, Dispatches
received from all points in the fever sec.
ton show no material abatement of the
disease.
At Yazoo City very malignant and
fatal form Of fever has appeared.
Decreasing at Memphis.
4 MEMPHIS, Oct. To- Eight deaths
during the past "a hours; forty new
cases--smallest since the fever began.
jeff. Davis, Jr, died to night.
Yellow Fever in Ohio.
CINCINNATI, Oct l7.--Seven deaths
} from yellow fever have occurred within
, the last week near Gallipolis, Ohio,
where the hospital steamer was anchor
, ed.
CoLuMas, Oct. 16.-Ful official re.
: turns from all counties give the follow
: ing as total vote cast for each candidate
:. For Secretary OF State, Barnes, Rep
! ia. l20; Sharp, (Dem.) 2T0 ,966; Roy
. (NationaD SO, 332; Robinson, (Prohlbi.
tlon) 1914. Returns also show the
5 election Of | / Democrats and 9 Repub
, licans as Congressman.
t WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.--Gon 0. o
Howard telegraphs from Fort Vancou
, yer that Umatiila Indian was murder
ed on the 18th ult. BY white men, and
that the Umatillas have within three
weeks lost five hundred horses taken by
whites. He asks: Cannot the U. S
District Attorney be instructed by tht
/ Attorney General to attend to this ant
. oth er cold blooded murders of Indian,
e by white men? A few examples of suci
. justice would do more for peace than
e whole Summers campaign" The fore
4 going was endorsed by Gen. Sherman
i as follows: The Umatila Indian
/ should be protected in their lives ane
property, as far as possible, by civil
agents, as also by the military; but aite
crime is committed civil courts shoull
T try the case and adjudge the measure 0
!. punishment" The dispatch, thus en-
) dorsed, was sent by Secretary McCrar,
! to the Indian bureau to day, aud actin,
, Commissioner Leeds has referred it Il
Secretary Schurz with Recommendation
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