The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1879-01-09


II Armed ner coming ,tuNn
: SADIE street; my brothers zud ,.,t
: down side street, went 10 tue .,4JI
J, and, tncircllug the town. army,
= during the nigh. Al home: thee =,
! stSged until tie next 'l=y, and on IL.
morning - 5 o'clock my uncle. :.
= former mayor OF Nachi;uchos. rode ~
. he had not spoken TO NE since 1874. q
: account nf my politics. lie told II
that my house Was - be attacked. al
desired me TO surrender. told hin
that / would night sud never surrender
My uncle said he would bring a ausr
autee from the body Of armed mel
that the house and property would b.
respected if we would leave the plac
within Two hours. Ny uncle wen
back and conferred with commit,c,
OF armed men. We remained in m,
woods until October -, and October
ii We left for Shreveport, and have 7,
NAMED there until summond before
the grand jury. The witness pro-
duced the IjadicatOr, calling II the
organ of the buIldozers, otherwise
the Democrats, self-styied, of the par
ish, and read certain warming, etc,
therefrom, also Il copy of q document
purporting TO be an agreement, to
which, If witness became party.
be could return to his home
The document was read. IL sln the
shape of q preamble, narrating, from a
bulldoZing point of view, all the
things that the said Bredas had done
to excite the ire of all good citl-
zens of Nstchitoches parish, and end
ing with . promise, to be signed by
Bredss that they would hereafter be.
have themselves. The witness stated
that the formality of signing this
document was respectfully declined,
on the ground that the statements in
the preamble are false in every partic-
ular. To Senator Tiller-There Is no
lawlessness among negroes the miser-
able individuals hardly dare strike
back; they are murdered there like
sheep; political speeches. calling
upon the negroes to cut loose from
the Democratic party are styled
incindiary speeches; 1 never made
q speech which was not strictly a
speech on simple, political subjects.
The negroes are ground down, and |
can't even sell their crops in their own |
names. There are 100 white, and |
1000 colored voters in the parish, and |
there are more whites who vote the
Repu 5licsn ticket than blacks who
vote the Democratic ticket. The MAORI
ty in the recent election, given Off
cislly, was 290c. To Senator Garland
witness gave the dstails Of the organ
ization OF the armed band. Witness
was formerly parish judge, aud held
office until the Nichols government
came into powor.
Senator Cameron-Are any prosecu-
lions against fraudulent voters being
carried on in any of the State courtsG
Witness-No, sir; for il so the
whole judiciary Of the State would
have to be brought to trial. To Senator
Baily-I state this on hearsay only; /
know nothing from personal obserya-
lion. To Senator Cameron and nv
brother were driven out simply be-
cause we were political leaders.
DIR. A. p. Bredas swore that Repub-
lean meeting was held on September
II for the purpose c inftructing the
.olored people In regard to the changes
which had been made in the numbers
md boundaries of the different wards
u the parish that they might vote in
NEW ORLEANS, January THE
fellow Fever Commission examined ,
loctor's ]. G.. Richardson, d. w.
A. F. Arson and Almond
durr,er on their experience during the ,
asst and former epidemic. Colonel D. .
}. Robinson, superintendent of the :
lobile and New Orleans Railroad was
xamined in relation to the losses of
hat road by the quarantine and ep:- !
emic on the lake shore. He estima- :
ed the losses at from three to five =
thousand dollars.
ATLANTA, January 7.-Skatinp in
atlanta for the first time in twenty 6
ears. Thousands Of pounds Of ice I,
at and packed here; it is the first time
uch thing was ever known to be p
one here. Great suffering among the :
DOR throughout the city.
WAsHIEGToN, January 7.-rhe
aDinet session to-day was devoted
rincipally to the discussion regard
lg the favorable financial situation.
herman called attention 10 the fact 81
lat the treasury now holds large p
mounts of gold, silver and currency,
luch more than there is any use for at G
resent. Reference was also made to Il
lie reports from all parts Of the ccun. f.
y, that resumption had given conf al
ence to business, and that both home
Id abroad business seems to be slim c.
ated and is being conducted With h
,tivity.
A telegram to the Postoffice Depart Is
ent from Memphis says that no mail y
bats are moving in the Mississippi =
YER north of Xicksburg. nor in the
rkansas, White st. Francis or. Upper
uachita. p
Representative Hartridge. of Gcor- al
q, was in q critical condition yester-
y from pneumonia, but o-day seems D,
be improving. 8
BALTIMORE, January Mr.. Alex n,
lder Murdoch of Alexander Murdoch 3
Co., the Oldest dry goods commits {.
On house in this city, died of heart :;
seaae in his counting room to-day. q