, 1880-01-08
Otherwise Known as the Yazoo Of In.
diana and OF the North.
Tho Mcancst Political Section to Be
Found In That Statc.
PARTICULARS Of the 0utrages Praotioed On
North Carolina Negroes.
Democratic Brutality l]ntgual.d Sa5t IN Dulldadug
Santhern Sections,

our country, the size or tlls IlttlD city, TINT
bears the reputation, politically and other
wise, MS does Slelbyyi,le. That It deserves
the l1atHg 1t has won, no one who Is ac-
anaintcd with lts people can deny. In all
the ryports that have benn lcratlctl from the
Atlantlctn the Tacilc, and from the Lakes
| to the tf1,lf mt one word Of g00f has been
told concerning 1t. From Its reputation the
average man would conclude that le must
b. literally walking arsenal before he cain
enter lis sacred confines and be snfc. Sncli
ts not the case. Tho location Of the town Is
! twrnty-HiX miles southeast Of indianapolis,
! at the crossing 0f the indianapolis, Cincn-
init d. Lafayette and the Jelrersonviflc,
Madison j. indianapolis Railroads. and Is
the cUnnty-scat Of Shelby County, one 0f the
most fertile and psoIi!c iii Indiana. Its
| population viii number fully 5000. Int tho
noticeable features are the substantial build
ings and fine streets.
The inhabitants, socially, nre clurcl,-gn-
Ing people, rnther than set Of backlegs,
cnttllr0Ats, and k,,aves.
POLITICALLY IT ~ THE MEASEsT r14AcE IN
/ TIL: STATE,
and It IN the political leaders Of the Demo-
crattc purity which is the ca,tso of NIL the po-
llt1cal disturbance. The number of yoirs
cast in 1878 was 5ar3l, the Democratic vote
being 100 tn the majority. III "Oll Shelby"
the Yazoo Ut Indiana ard Of the North, the
party y rttr ~ clique, nnl the tOinEs 3f
this set Of pnlis'cnt wlr',,workers are dark
| and mysterious. a slate n made tip for con-
| yentlons. then If the unwnslletl attempt to
! 5,.nr the trares they are. whipped into line
| without further atl0. Sometimes the coll
thus selected, then dire threats To leave tho
party nre made, but somehow all ofl!ceseekcr
| never leaves.
Tic list move ma,le by the Democratic
flrt$&s
very foolish, wns the gathering together to
prevent :! number .of ,cooretl Immigrants
from teavlng the train at this point. II DE-
se,n1er .. party q NSrtl Garol!na mlni-
wnlnen anil children. Without Il piace 10
stop, tllcy: were a,,arteretl in n room !n the
own. race: Had l,arnnln arrived with tho
whale which swallowed 1o,lul, no more curl
aslty would have been. excited. peopls
Hacked to the room in wIte', they were stuy,,
devils nr canMibals, TIL the p0or hlacks
thought themselves each \ King or u Queen
III Il Royal palacc IN the 6osnln Of y Royal
c:Ioti'sI nsEr,~s = i, ii nj, % rom iiiteen l,y
condition, anu, with n View o temporarily II.
lleve their wants, the City Mayor called
81 Swhich 5 Republican, rs well ny
!!as;yinEE tlls matter before then.
e GSnG T. somp9ssd o i;So Of sSt
Clerk also being Republican,. At tlfs called
session ,one Of the Democratic members
moved n, r. tliet committee Of three be appoint
grants I'LL they cnuld find employment for
themselves. This being n,n.te known, such
howl Of Indignation as went up from the
a e'5F bd 5egf csst s a'f Of #Ss ne
Hendricks Club called 4 meeting Immediate
ly, and q broaesie Of resolutions WIS
HuI1.Ep AT TlEE n14ACKs
hard enough TO stop MI avalanche in its wild
nsea,s t nW s sas sTHhtnl"s'sG Thsl4a i.soy sf SS
"Wherases appensc,l the wrath Of excited
men fur only a short time. They must haye
something more effective. Accordingly,
e'is sS{issc cenn G. nccss cose Gas e q s "pia't mfs
sl,eritt's haids 10 serve when the nEiiators
thought the proper time Ind nrrivetl, THIS
regular meeting. would piss IN appronra-
tioM for the SUPPORT Of tho Immigrants, wl,rp
the Sheriff. was to arrest tho entire body and
have them In cnUrt OH short time.
Tho evening fur tic regular session. cane,
md nt the hour of meeting the Council
nent an,,sonE tle1l,,. thu sheritr, bearing is
seeing trouble when the COMMITTEES reported,
and went prepared for 1t. To their utter dis
IMay, when the srepDrt was mule 1t shaved !
thnt not Single cent Ind been spent for the
porting themselves. lieAring this, the lraie
Democracy tied III tl1snlny FROM tho hail,
e1lrsilig enough to turn every, ieEr0 IN tho
IN tlleir usual unsl,,er. ,thu tranl Jury being
~ session, one Of the lMgrn ,lilel, WINS |
,lneere,nolliously tnken befure that body,
where he w1s questioned for noro than two !
ecuting Attorney. liz y questioned III |
.legroesM n ars coming 70 ln.lInG;H, nld tlle rsA.
y y SsS}, S}ss"s } IT, shsy SxS %sss'
nnI frGm thcsn they learned Of shelhyyilIr,
aud a ,,ietefSel s, "'' com soM'nE here z
willie Ml1lte people =, colcllile to 20 West;
tho bounds IF law and common deceHcy over |
cnas,e;l, Establishing iii IL tic "'o "A' ~ ~ ~
vElsr CENTRE OF lSnlAS!A \ spEclEs OF Ku-
committed III my Southern 6tale. On thu
lrasrer, via %;'s 1T tlist tlns il clns!-
isw, ii AID M tsa e1it.ref ' t ths shs!Sy eia''tscr
Fnt,n|S tt n,t tGxa m;E;x tnf r. Noft % car1l
starttsl twn young men out " Inform tho
hours n!0l Uf so0 Str0llE, ullllr tho lGn{ler-
ship Ut iluoI,, Hlnrchctl t0 tho depot to mert
thu l0:6 y. III. train OIL, which II WIS supposed
tls nrkrnes whnl! arrlye. ;nthsring on tho
p!nttoi,n, III tho but tlle most u them
II was II little late atl wl,er It did come, i'll
"nigtiers ., wsre, On II. AnsdeH. however,
wla aboard. antl his presellce, Will tho fntOr-
luaton Tint "tlie, Id ll,lck raacais were
c0ll!!ng oil y special train," ci,tlIuscd tho
hungry, huif-tlrlInken illob Into ,uw actiytty.
l{nekA were ttOW piled OF tho platform, I'LL |
things l,A.le re,..ly for assassination,
K necessary, Alnsden taktng. tho ,ienl.
Thy tralt, appearett III a short lime, When u
ltebel yell split the mir, sprakng only too
p!ainly what would soon follow should the
hlHcks at;onpt to stop here. Fortunately .
telegram htttl bpen sent warning the nleM nf
ths danger they wUra In, niti. Wien tho train
stopped, all was quiet save tte llowling lnnb
outslde. Alnstle,, aIsd Hoop lnnrellctl boldly
through the traIu III u warlfku manner,
tllrrHtentng the "bluck IS Ut l,-.-.s not IL
'Fet OF leru, or ttoru will ba lots Vt nuw faccs
tn h-l" a!d, af course, nnliu Bnt otf, even IL
ihAV lutHd}tI affl H'hH ntN1i huft1is EhttE |