New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-10-05
Mo RO Z" EPRISINGNV


race wars" in some of the Southern States has
| awakened interest in new study, which, we
suppose might be called comparative journal
ism" II consists in the examination and ar
rangemcnt of the first and last Geographic re-
| ports of these collisions, which usually differ
even more widely than do the before and
ofter1 portrait, of the man who uses a par
ticnlar patent medicine or INDUCES in certain
whiskcr stmulator With the earnest hope that
we shall not offend the gentlemen in charge of
the New South and with the assurance that
our selections refer TO the Old South-the Old old
South itself-we present few specimens of be-
fore and after journalism.
Here is a short dispatch giving the first re-
port of trouble:
News has Just been received from Starbottle Cross
roads Of serious negro uprising IL Is inp0s'Dle 10
obtain the particular at this wnuhg, 9ut II Is W.
heved that the whites were returning rom churrh
when the negroes fired on them, kns segep rail-
preparing to leave in large numbers
Then, the next day, we shall receive this
amended report
Fuller particulars from starbotte Crossroads show
that eight negroes killed and several wounded
They were fired upon while proceeding 10 caup-meet
Ing There was little excitement, and no more
trouble is expected.
Or this may be the first dispatch;
At local election to-day at Jimplec9te city, it is
reported that there negro outbreak, with much
loss Of life. Bill7 SOmmers notorious negro ues-
perado the polls and shot two OF The Judges
Of election and spread CONSERVATION III me nelShDor
hood The sheriff and posse attempted 10 suDuue
him but the blacks rallied 70 his support and peat
them off breaking up the election They subsequently
set fire to the town. The Governor has been catled
ON TO send troops. Six whites were killed; 1t Is
feared that fuller particulars Will show much worse
state OF affairs.
This may be the second
Happily the reports from Jimplecute CITY, sent yes
tepiay, greatly exaggerated There were no
whites killed. and but twelve negroes Only the ne
glO quarters were burned. Colonel Smith (DemJ was
elected to the vacancy the town board without a
and the Town is quiet. The negroes are believed To
be awcd
If it be exceptionally good day for upriS-
ings, the first account is apt TO run something
like this
The intelligence Of a terrible state of affairs I'm Big
Bayou Parish was brought to this place to-day by "a
well known, the negroes have been arming themselves
and drilling for six months. They have five care
fully organized regiments. Yesterday, while the
whites were engaged in LAYING the cornerstone OF a
in force and began firing. Many whites fell at the
first shots and the Others prudenuy rel leated to their
homes. The negroes followed and subsequently
opened fire with heavy artillery The greatest terror
prevails among the whites. Companies of negro cav
airy are overrunning the whole parish. They have
thrown mp Notifications. and sparlng one.
The parish will probably De depOpulated of white resi-
dents. Congress will be called on to qucll the insur-
rectOn II possible.
The second report will be greatly like this:
Colonel Jones' OF Big Bayou Parish, came down to-
day to get mOrn cartridges and brought a more de
tailed account of the troubles there II appears that
tbe first account was much exaggerated From his
f,IIrr HIn ha-I aav, ar.aI