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is IN the Penitentiary. The last words
he spoke, he remarked, the citizens
from Madison county to Natchez would
get HI. The whole country is in
arms, and assembled at different points
to protect their families.
IL am, very respectfully. &C."
(Pos,erip, from the Natchez Courier. July 10 ]
More ners from Madison, Kinds ana
WaTen.-A gentleman from the above
brings US the following news. While
at Spring Hill on the sixth. from 10 &c
20 gentlemen rode up from Madison
county. They stated that they had
hung at Livingston several negroes, and
two white men, Cotton and Saunders
both steam doctors, and occasionally
preachers. They had obtained from
Cotton list OF about fifty white men
who were concerned in the conspira.
CIV to excite the negroes TO rebel.
lion, fourteen Of whom thew had al.
ready caught, and had them in chain,
at Vernon and Livingston. They had
but few minutes previous caught ano.
Their named Rawson, and said they were
near four others that they meant 70
have before morning. The next morn.
ing our informant went 10 Squire Shar-
keys where number had assembled.
Squire 5. said that the Madison men
should not take the prisoners out of the
county, disagreement was the result
and they were discharged. This same
company caught and confined G man
by the name of Blackman.
Having reached Vicksburg. our in.
lormaht inquired the particulars respect.
ing the affair there, and was informed
that that city had been a rendezvous fo
gamblers, murdcrcrs and swind!ers
who had hitherto bid defiance TO In,
law, and decent citizens. Since In,
alarm of an intended Instruction. wei
grounded suspicion had rested on man,
white men As instigators and originator!
OF the plot, and the gamblers, iteneran
preachers, steam doctors, and clocl
pcdlars, were generally considered In,
guilty leaders. Some of the negroc
when first apprehended implicated
them, and the two white men hung a
Livingston made similar confessions
The citizens of Vicksburg formed ar
anti-gambler's society on the eth, and
at night, Lynched one of the fraternity
The next morning they gave publ,
notice, that all gamblers must leave IN,
town IN twenty-four hours.
That night another was Lynched.-
The next morning the citizens under
stood that a noted gambler, name,
North, had defed them, barricaded hi
house and had employed several Of hi
fellows TO guard him and his house
and themselves. The volunteers wer,
immediately assembled, and the Cit
Zens en- masSe united, marched To IN,
residence OF North and demanded ad
mittance, and an unconditional snrren
der OF the inmates. They were refused
and told that those within could protec
themselves. The front door was forced
the occupants fired, and DIR. ~. $. Bod
! ley, merchant of great worth. was IN
stantly killed. This unexpected recep
ton aroused the citizens to madncS
and desperation. a rush was made
and the gamblers were secured-fou
! IN number. North and a notoriou
confederate not being in the house. on
oil the most worthless of the four in
formed where they were TO be found
and they were soon secured. Tn
miserable Informer was then release,
and ordered off Immediately, and th
other FIVE We're marched TO the com
mon gallows and hung.
While at Nioksburg, a party cam,
IN from Madison. after a fellow by In,
name Of Blake Capt. DOYLE, one a
the party, stated tina, after our inform
ant had left Madison. FOUR MORE wHirt
MEN HAD BEEN mUNGi A numbe
were in confinement and would b.
hung.
/ Hiram Perkins. Of Madison. was sho
from house opposite Shameways. nea
Queens Hill. in Kinds county. by
gang OF coniedcrates they were OF
the march 10 take The guilty. CAPTAIN
Doyle with party Of volunteers iron
Nicksburg, lelt on the 9TH, with Rlak
in irons.
/ Mr.. Dickson arrived al Vicksburg Of
/ tae evening Of the 18th and stated tina
Perkins was alive and could not sur
yIve. and that another of the patty
MIR Hedge, vas slightly shot. More h1
been hung in Madison. but how man,
could not be asconaincd. About 4
had certainly been apprehcndeI.
The New Orleans Bulletin Of th
18th instant contains The following para
graph N addition O. the aboyc.
/ The steamer Freedom confirms th
report Of the execution % the ticks
burg gamblers, and also states that or
the 9Th instant quarrel originated oi
Deer Creek, Washington county. Ms.
sIssippi, between one Hashburger an,
Clancy, and that on the 9th Cham,
and friends were attacked by Hash
burger and friends. which attack result
ed IN The death Of two a each party
VIZ: Clancy and WIN. Chance. ST