The Natchitoches enterprise., 1914-07-30
Happenings Forty
Years Ago.
This Week.
From The Peoples indicator
August Ist 1874.

In pursuance to the call of Chair
man Butler the white citizens of
| the parish assembled to carry ont
resolutions of a previous meeting,
to require the resignation or re-
movai Of certain officials. The
largest gathering, bv far that was
ever held in this parish, took place
Monday last the eth inst. 1900
citizens in attendance. The Court
House was too small to accomo-
date the crowd. The meeting was
held on Second street in front of
the offices of Col. Levy and Jack
and Pierson, and the large space
on 2nd and Trudeau streets was
packed with a dense mass of de-
termined and quiet citizens, among
whom were over two hundred
leading and respectable colored
people. After a speech, which
had been called for by the crowd,
by Col. VIM. Levy. Mr.. 5. D..
Rains introduced set of reSOiu-
tions, providing for the appoint
ment of a committee OF seventeen.
to notify IL. G. Myers, Dist Judge
ID. IL. Boult, Jr., Parish Judge;
d. H. Boult, Sr., Tax Collectors;
and j. j. Bossier, Parish Attor-
ney, of the action of the meeting
and demand their immediate resig-
nations. The committee appoin-
ted we're: w. A. Ponder, Chair
VI. III. Carver, E, Mason, Jacob
Kile, M. Hertzog, NJ. Perot, s. ID.
Rains, L. n. Lane. j. L. TricheI,
Sidney Harrison, Jos. Henry, <.
W. Rawle, b. A. levitt, A. P.
Massey, G. G. Cunningham, Jas.
A. Cowall, j. j. Rams A recess
of an hour was taken; at the end
of which the committee reported
that Myers and Boult Jr could
not be found having left town,
Bossier had already forwarded his
resignation to the Governor and
that ID. Fl. Boult, ST.. had COM
piled by signing a resignation to
take effect from date. Boult hav
ing resigned, each member of the
committee gave his personal pledge
that no violence would be offered
him and no harm done him by the
people. The report was unani
mously adopted after addresses by
d. Pierson, w. H. Jack, and NJ
J. Cunningham who advised all to
return quietly home but not to re-
lax their organizations, and in fu
ture allow no man to hold office,
who was not honest and capable,
the meeting adjourned. This was
the beginning of the end of repub-
Iican rule in the State.
We were pleased to meet Maj
I. W. Abney and Joseph Pierson
of Coushatta on Monday, looking
so we'll and much pleased with our
success.
Our city was visited with de-
lightful rains upon Tuesday and
Wednesday, which were much
needed. The atmosphere, which
has been hot indeed, was cooled
and dust laid in our streets. Our
farmers are needing these rains at
this time very much for corn, and
to enable them to plant potatoes.
The crops generally are in splen-
did condition and the best we have
had in ten years.
A most diabolical murder was
committed on the body of col
ored man named Jules Jouffroin,
who was a servant of Rev. Mr.
Gallop, on Use Brevelle, Amas
Wright disreputable negro, was
arrested; his gun was found near
the spot he had been heard to
make threats against Joufrion.
The contribution to the Poets
corner. by w. HI. Jack.-"Court
week in Country town." will APP
pear next week, it is a CRATIC des-
cription of the courts of that day |
and time.
The editorials Of this week on
conditions were stirring under,
the captions, Complaints, De-
mands, and Results" Our Duty
Done" The attitude of the Par
ishes." and have no equals today.
Proceedings Parish Democratic