The Natchitoches enterprise. (Natchitoches, La.) 1888-1965, 1914-09-10
Happenings Forty
Years Ago.
This Week.
From The Peoples Vndicator
Sept. I2th, 1874.

The Democratic Parish Conven
ton to select delegates to the State
Congressional and Judicial Con
ventions held on Aug. 18th
was presided over by W. W.
Breazeale, as chairman; with J. E.
Keegan and j. Alphonse Prud'
homme as yice-chairmen and A.
E. Lemee and r. w. Taylor, sec
retaries. The delegates to the
State and Congressional Conven
tons which were held in Baton
Rouge, were: VIM. NJ. Levy,
W. H. Jack, w. A. Ponder, L.
N. Lane, M. Perot and were in
structed to support VIM. NJ. Levy
for Congress. The delegates to
the Judicial Convention were: d.
Pierson, W. w. Breazeale, J.
Alphonse Prudhommc, w. B. But
Ter, VIM. PAYNE and were in
structed to support w. II. Jack
! for Judge and Nj. j. Cunningham
for District attorney. The pro-
ceedings fail to give a list of dele
gates, but show some who were
present and the wards they repre-
serted as, VIM. Levy ward II,
(now ward u; E. ST. Ann Prud-
homme. ward 4; H. H. Hawthorne
ward 2; H Haas, ward 8; Fred
Hertzog and j. A. Prudhomme,
ward II, (now ward 81; NJ. Ban
arts, j. L. Morantini, S. O.
Scruggs, J. G. Trichel, VIM. Jen-
nings, Emile Ross, E. Mason,
Jacob Kile and H. K. McClindon
are other names appearing.
Sport, Exercise and Health: A
Ten-pin Alley has been put up in
St. Denis Street by Messrs. Smith
and Collier. From our sanctum
we daily hear the victorious cries,
spare, ten-strike, "hurrah. Bob
set them up again.
A thrilling account of the kill
ing of the negro Charlie Bell,
which came near resulting in a
race war, appears in this issue.
The affair started over a game of
old slidge, at Wesley Size. ,pa. Us
negro saloon on Horn street,
(where the blacksmith shop now
stands, between four negro men,
over two-bits. 1t was a lively
fight. Soon Charlie Bell, a brother
of one of the participants, came
up, jumped on a citizens horse,
galloped home, returning with a
revolver and at once attacked two
unarmed white citizens, Nc d.
Scarborough and G. A. Billiard,
who were quietly watching the
fight. Pointing the gun at Scar
borough, saying: This is the -
who convicted me" Mr.. Scar
borough having been on the jury
that convicted Bell of the brutal
crime of naming a colored man.
Shedick Brown, by biting his nose
off; fired but luckily missed. The
whites became justly aroused,
armed themselves: pursued Bell
who with other negroes barricaded
themselves and gave desperate
fight; Bell was killed, others
wounded, but no whites hurt.
The coroner's jury rendered a |
verdict. That no guilt attach to
any particular party" This was
the beginning of the four years of
bloody political strife in this !
parish.
The State Convention nominated |
John G. Montcure for State Treas
urer and VIM. NJ. Levy for Con-
gress, from this the 4th District.
Their names are at our Masthead,
under the Eagle and Flag, as the
white Peoples Ticket"
Weather fine since the last rain. |
Contemplating progressing finely.
No falling off In the crops since
our last issue.
l.. Duplex publishes a card,
from the Republican
alliance.
A lengthy account of the Cou-
ihatta affair appears in the issue,
giving the origin of the trouble
md full account of the killing of
he prisoners. The story is told
~ Maj. A. f. Stephenson.
Dr.>S. D. Scruggs has been APP