The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1878-11-09
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOORAT SATURDAY NOVEMBER . 1878

With cavalry. artillery and infantry. ready at q
semblage of Republicans within the borders Of Of
by refugees alone. but is confirmed BY the local
organs Of the Democracy received by every
mail; In Louisiana 9 stiIl more lamentable and
parishes are less accessible. M newspapers
except those which are controlled by the De-
ez L. ths ste and ha 9Ins "
interes! Of the Democracy are more abundant
DARK hints occasionally come to the light; Only
to be smothered under o cloud OF conflicting
stories sent out to confuse and cover NJ the
truth. The following extract is from private
letter received to-day by d gentlemen IN Wash.
which, are beiing rerRgtrated BY the nemGerats
fshes are about settled SO far rs the killing Of
negroes is concerned, but the whites over there
are indulging in erinnation nnd recrlmlnatlon
aseeg hez @ bsv srs or eoe now
among themselves. none regretting the Killing
2f the neeroea i Was terrible slangheFF m Fol Of
papers try to smooth 1t over but there Is no use
trying TO hideit They killed thirty six In one
charge VIII cannon oheg and heard Ire fep9r q af
and nights they were riding the country over,
hans anns snd ." s roRdsde q ali '9s ovr Ts
part of ConeordiR. saw parties that had seen
several. When the whole truth .. is told = 2og =. At
l6HSt were klllel. L HHgb EHineu luiS nhCu - -
roundabout but reliable way. Every effort Is
being used to keep down the truth, for fear it
WI iniunre m nt The Democracy In the November
In th4 Fifth District, where Judge Ludeing
has been making q vigorous aud plueky can.
yass for Congress. q similar state OF affairs ex-
lists letter. dated Monroe October ~, written
by. Judge Ludeline himself, says:
Three days before the day appointed by me
to speak here. Dan Hill and Herman Bell were
ss4ssinated In town, and two eolored men Werb
assassinated on Pargoud's lower nlace y.
the night. his murderers returned and shot him
again Will lying on his bed: e. Bell was taken
from his house st about midnight. dragged to
the woods and shot. and his, body Was found the
next day. Judge Baker, Whitehead and Judge
Caldwell. who were The RepublIean @ oandidates
al the oolored men In the parish have been
forced to join Democratic clubs, although they
say they won't vote the Democratic ticket. In
Morehouse, Dunn was candidate for Represen-
tat.ve, J. @. Weeks for judge and Pratt for sher-
iff. They were waited upon by committees
and forced to withdraw from the canvass;
King was nominated, | am, satished, on
pledges that he could and would bulldoze the
river parishes After bis visit to. Morehouse
the rifle clubs were organized. These organi-
zations sent their men out among the eolored
men In the fields and everywhere, notifying
them that on o certain night o Democratic club
meeting would be held, and that they must GO
any, attention to this. Squads Of armed men at
night rode around and whipped and heat
prominent coiored men. They whipped Ned
Williams and Roy Smith on my place, Judge
Smith, AL Baker on Gprdon's place, and num-
ber on Whitsd's plaes, and on nenry every
lower place. where they kills two men One
white man, young Ashby YVES wounded there