The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-03
THE OUTRAGE MILL.
~r-vEroR BROWNS REPORT II
MAYOR PATTON.
$50. Mayors instructions ConcerninE inc
Algiers sguatters.

Alxiers squatters.
Yesterday afternoon Mr. Henry 9. Brown. tne
n,tv Surveyor, having returned from MS vlsit
NJ AI0,ers. whittier he had gone TO cause ~ r.
,,,oval of the shanties erected along the levee
front above the ferry landing. reported 10 inc
Mavor the result OF that visit. Mr. Brown said
that he had not carried out the orders OF the
NV vor owing to the heavy rain that poured
ao,vn during the greater part OF the day. for to
II - o,,t The orders under the circumstances
,.,n,ia have entalled unnecessary hardship
mon the occupants or the novels. Mr.. Browns
enndnct was naturally approved By the Mayor.
From the conversation which ensued between
M two officials the impression was createdthat
there ia nm unmistakable intention on the part o.
RepubIcan political leaders to start the out
race mill afresb In order to make political CAP
ftal at the North By provoking few misguided
negroes to resist the law and get shot down IN
ma attempt. This Ia evidenced. says Mr.. Brown.
by the fact that Notwithstanding the repeated
notices given to the occupants Of the thirty or
forty novels erected on or against the levee.
which is seriously damaged and endangered
thereby. with the exception Of three cases. the
notices have been UNDECIDED; and more-the
occupants IN the other cases say positively that
their shanties shall not be removed for they
are on the property OF the man who rents 1t
out to them. With one exceptaon-that OF
white man who has erected two-story build
inr near the spot-such is not the case'
the river front being public proper
- and even in the case OF the
white man, his building has been erected across
one of the streets OF the district which II Inter-
cepts. Mr.. Brown added that In his visit he
met Thompson. the notorious
DEY OF ALGIERs.
formerly Republican justice OF the peace Oh
Alriersl whose talk was plainly OF revolution
ary character. who went 30 far as 20 offer to bet
$50 that the Surveyor would not attempt to tear
down n single hovel, saying. at the same time.
that he had his necessary injuncttons In his
rocket To serve upon the city authorities. MIR.
Brown having said to Thompson that he would
certainly not consider any Injunction served by
THOMPSON, who was In no wise connected with
the sherlTs Office. the sheriff being the only
officer authorized In Law to make the service.
Thompson replied that he knew that II might
be considered impertinent that he should ct
tempt To do 30, but at all events he did notapro-
nose to exhibit the documen ts until the Sur
yeyor and the police had been whipped by the
colored people. who had right to shoot down
anybody who should endeavor to invade their
homes. That the method soughtto be employed
by the city authorities was Illegal. and that only
an order of court could dislodge them.
The Mayor here took occasion to say that
as for that matter. he had fully informed him
self through able counsel. and that the opinion
or Thompson. notwithstanding the shanties
must be removed 5.r=
on LEvELED.
Thompson, said Mr.. Brown, had also said that
he wanted to see the fun. which would be worth
fully q thousand dollars TO him. Tor ne would
have charge OF the cases Of the negroes. He
lance but would stand by and see the thing
done, and that to- morrow tmeaning to-day the
affair would be fully ventilated In Congress by
getting
FEW NIGGERs KILLED.
Mr.. Brown then told the Mayor that. with the
exception OF two or three negro men. the male
population were away from the settlement ana
pujol that they were conRreRated ~ some spot
In the district and that upon the first attem pt
70 tear down the hoyes tnsy Mould ana maKe
conversation with tho negroes ne learned lnMI
they were melted to resistance by Ihompsoh
and the exRepubican Chtes q Police Loan.
the State Convention. Loen, BY the way, at
tempted to introduce resolution ID the Con
vention yesterday In connection Win me affair.
but failed to obtain a suspension 81 the rules ~
order to do SOL who assured them tnat tney
were In the right. and, could not % interfered
with There are still more speeihc eha tRes
are withheld from publicity tor the present ;.o,
sent for the Chief OF Police. and gave him some
private instructions. Thereafter his Honor
publicly expressed. In the most emphatic terms
his determination to see that his orders should
be executed. 80
The Surveyor for this purpose. will be pro
vided with q sufficient police force
no MEET ANY EMERGENCY.
The white man referred to above being reported
among the most reualcitrant Of the sqnatters
the Mayor said that In that case the surveyo
should begin with his building. but that thos nos,
lingness to be law abiding, should. on the con
trary be treated with all the leniency admissi
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