New-York tribune., 1884-11-02
BLOODSHED IN LOUISIANA.
A POLITICAL MEETING ENDING IN hlOI'
SIX MEX KILLED IBERIA PARISH UNDER ARMS
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SIX MEX KILLED IBERIA PARISH UNDER AhM''
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Nrw.ORLEANs, Nov. IA dispatch from
iberia to The Pcayune says At Kellogg meeting
at Iareanville to-day negroes got into qiarrei
Joe" Glfoux attempted to quiet them. when he was
fired upon by negro the ball penetrating his hat no
returned the fire. hut without effect general iuS'"uo
ensued "Jocr Gilfoux was the first to fall shot dead
lie was one of the best citizens, and was
n Democrat Sheriff Theodore Viator
has been brought In here wouhoc"
but dangerously The persons who brought aim aaa IL
say that Captain r. Bell, Democrat as also shot me ae,
spd ha ASner HG sa mss MesysT and Judge
Fonteieu reported among the wounded Laree n x
bcrs OF under arms Mt lareauvie, anu wy, VIC or
element is a fever heat Particulars difficult To on
tain. Squads Of armed men have started ior thc
the conflict. The town ~ pcketed anu VIII po P
It is estimated that 900 shots were fired and aiIer n
the fight several dead horses found on me @ ne
Ncw-Ibera near which the riot occurred. was the
o. the political trouble which followed the las, ,o s, of
election. II grew out of contest of tne ,u "' nad
sheriff. and only quelled after the state militia Ia he
been called from this city and been quartcrea III '0
town for nearly n week
FURTHER TROUBLE ON Election DAY ANTICIPAlp'
prominent Republican has received the following
ON rmccting at Fousse Point ended In bloodshso.
Jules Mesiae amH fct1 m sh s,ae mn FATHER and al
olr bova are in GonsonDa's store Come win an Nv Wv,
friends You get We depend on YOU 20 n1, r'p"
0,hcr urgent appeals have been received here by re
puhlicans for help. The meeting spoken of was P''
aided 10y Judge luntrncU, Hn lcl'h'"' '''r-
and the same prrann that driven from the nohc"
in iberia a few months ago 10y the state m'"'"'
niihoup, lr-nllv elected District Judge. Among NIu'
lioans this affair t. Thought to ioioHhaow W' [ mar
an ",c,tinn diN ihori a uf kclloggs s,rnn n'
iahna lie li,ra There nnd hAn large whii" o'"n ,
large uuuhrt ur Republicans hnN"ho"n mF.Wu "t ~"
ntr tnlp,i in m at New lhrtih Armed men W, m,,r.
ne IN tton all quarters AMI tho town Ia r'"''" wv Wv
Might -, ,, A., a s,x
4 courier wns dispatched o owsihcra, hnd ~ nN W
uiuur. after he arrived the tnwh was ~ the w,h, -
ritrmrnt Al dinling r,luunH w"f" rloHth ~ W.,
| la pItie al
IN pncc under orders of the sheriff lot TIE N''l w ,'
ruil,lr All hring armed with dnnh-hatirll,i sn"'%h %
and mics Ihc, arrested fntclrn ahd Ndulpn w., ~,
Ncnu and nVr white ncn VINO are ne" III tue p'''"'
| under heavy Euaid
4 DEMOCHAIIC VERSION oF fnk AFFAIR
The Times Democrat hns the following dsphtch' '"'
affair was an outgo WITH ola very bitter rivalry between
w T. Kellogg, and T.. j. Gay, Republican and Dem"
cratic cI; ddatcs for Congress IN the illd hstIlo'
Judge Fontcie ana eight ten other Kellogg men went
| to I,rc,uylc aud organized meeting. Aiier me
crow assembled. disturbance was ctri'u w
n.r,on- cheering for Gay. Joe GilfauX, q Ohy hhh,
rushcd To the of the disturbance ana was hts"
by some unknown person. the ball passing through MS
hat. returned the fire, and tho sh"htlnE hecih.
cral When :he smoke of battle cleared away IL was
found that Captain Bell, prominent su gar pldl'cI,
Kellogg man from NcUIberia had been killed. ana tha
| Jule- Mesayer Republican candhiuc Tor sheIlH ,'V
| sprine had his thigh broken. EXShcrin NiatOr hc
publican, had been shot twice IN the ahionen' auu
dozen or more others had been slightly wOLndcd was
reported a Ncw-Iheia that several otncr c"lofeu t
had also been killed Int al last pcconnt- tne report a
not Iccn verified. posse OF sole scVcnly-HNc men "
| New-Ihera. and proceeded 10 the scene anu hItSe
Judge Fontecu and number of ot ana p'un III
| them to Iberia where they arc~coniined under