The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1878-04-20

In the New York Sun wr tier narrates
the story as told by Major John NJ. Daniel:
While standing 10 Main street one
morning the Major witnessed an extraor-
dinary scene. Hundreds of women sud
denly appeared. The broad avenue was
filled with them. They came fling in
from the cross streets by platoons, and
began to sack the stores. Hollow eyed
and guaat with hunger, nobody dared re-
sist them. A crowd Of men hung upon
the outskirts, offering no interference, and
expressing 40 sympathy for the shop
keepers. The women took the stores in
line, one after the other. They proceeded
Systematically. The goods were piled
upon wagons drawn by horses driven BY
female sympathizers. Not a word was
spoken. The work was done with terrible
earnestnees. When the mob entered q
grocery certain percentage of them piled
the goods upon the outstretched arms of
The others, and they were borne to the
streets and dumped into the wagons. The
won en- had it all their own way. Neither
soldiers nor police were in sight. Mean.
while the crowd increased. Other wo-
men heard what was going on, and flock
ed to Main street for share of the plum
der. Not man Joined, and for long
time no one made an effort to stop them.
At last Congressman Baldwin, Of Vir-
ginia, jumped upon dry goods box, and
made and impassioned appeal for law and
order. He might as we'll have talked to
the wind. No one paid the least atten-
ton to him. The women went on with
their sacking, and the bystandsrs drowned
Baldwiu's voice with their whoops and
and cheers.
"While was gazing at the scene," said
the Major, 81 saw a captain Of an Ala
bama cavalry regiment, with whom bad
: slight acquaintance. We were both in
uniform. We agreed that something
ought to be done to restore order and stop
the robbery. At his suggestion We sta
toned ourselves at the door Of store al
ready overrun. In few seconds virago
tried to pass US. can see her now. Her
cheeks and lips were red, but she had
pinched, starved look, and au eye like
hawk. She carried in her arms half
dozen bars Of yellow soap, piece of dress
silk, long box Of stockings, and some
raisine and herrings. | said:
"'Madam, l beg your pardon but you
are forgetting yourself. These goods are
not yours. You have not paid for them,
and you will not be permitted to leave
this store with them
.She looked at me-" said the Major, sin
a wild way, as though endeavoring to
what | had said, and then
went tosshe counter and threw down the
goods. AS she came back she deliberate
" took me by the arm and slung me from
her with such force that | went spinning
around like top, and struck the front Of
the building so hard that it took the
breath out Of me. She then quietly gath
cred up her load from the counter and
walked out. The Alabama Captain look
ed at me and laughed, but kept his hands
ia his pockets and said nothing. l told
him thought We were out Of place, and
he nodded. We concluded after that to
remain simple spectators.
"Meanwhiie the women were approach
ing the Jews quarter. The Hebrews were
credited with great wealth. It was said
that they had made barrels Of money out
Of the Confederacy, and the female Com
munists went at them without qualm of
conscience. Moses and Isaac, however,
had heard what was going on above, and
tried to protect themselves. They put up
their shutters, barricaded their doors, ran
- sta;va and watched the proreeIinrs