The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-07-31
bloody Rioa ia Evansville, ind - Attack ON
the Nsgroes-Oesp operate Conflict.

From the Evansville Jorrd 81 q inst CLEAN tho
follow pg OF bloody conflict between the whites
and negroes Of that osty. II Is NJ follows
Our town aud vicinity have been under intense ox-
Cienent tipoe Thursday last, crossing out OF the negro
violence committed on the Slmupds family 10 the bayou
The admission ID the negro - bail, and long series OF
Offences which their nes hbors IA, been reaMrng up
against the colony os blacks who i've the bottom
Ave or tx miles bells town. bad aroused the people Of the
peghbcrhood 10 ttermiaatout 10 get rid Of tho clan OF
backs At al hazards ami on Friday night prec,ncorod
attack maze ben and their Helings by body Of
white gathered no one ktors where nu nbcrng my
or severity hys Inc negroes y sp eas' were prepared
cabins. Which lparty made the nrst assault or bred
the drst gun IL MOI kno IN.
About twelve o'cccs at night brisk fuiie open
ed and kept mp for minutes, after which rush
made tt house, and the broken IN shea hand
TO hand al tggIe en.uea 10 whch bo.lo knives, clubs
and eesverh the weapons used Many both sides
we're severely Gu, and beaten man b. the nsne OF
Alexander hlddux received three cuts in The bead, the
shoulder ard Another man by the name OF Joieph
Cars received ball In the head Class II reported dead,
ard hsddux In very critical condition. German
,hoi 70 ,ns ,asn ana nsa one o. 81, myers sno. on
otfIcu get Mt un Of the matter amid the
nent and conflicting ,tt men,s. Bth parties were seri
curly beaten in the eussemen but we have not heard of
ans fatal xopn is except tho,e mentioned.
An cid black woman the mother OF the "a nly, received
blow upon the head from gun stock and black
boy was Knocked d)vn with q pistol barrel Oae hite
man severely cut the head from blow with
cleaver which left large lock Of his hair aud pool OF
blood the floor Iyles house hall mile from the
main road, In secluded spot In the woods At the time
OF the attack the blacks say there but Eve
bsck men IN Inc mousse the oher inmates were egh;
ten and children The house exhibited the marks
q rife balls and charges OF sho In four I've dGereu,
places. The coor, which strongly fastened, was
beaten In by fence rail The negroes declare they dd
not FIRE till s1er the eoor forced open. Toe other
party ray the shot received their wounds ous
Il house and before the door was forced In.
On Saturday the excitement Increased by the above
occurrences AID more sero and wider combination
was evidently forming 10 drive OIL or extermn nate the
blacks " no form community OF hundred and fifty
two hundred In the bottom Serious approximations were
felt that bloody drama would be enacted Several "a
dcious citizens addressed note ~ sheriff Ga-it,
who, aided by sheriff Hall and sheriff Mcbride, repair
ed privately ~ the cabins Of tho blacks, 10 sntici
patton of the movements Of the whites, and niuced the
offending negroes place themselves under their charge
and they brought 10 the city In the Afternoon and
placed In quarters and ont Of harms way. Inc
community, by ID jucicou, movement, well executed
have probably been spared painful and bloody hEedy
Maddux s N very precsrious condition, and yous
EdmunS the victim Of tho first Assault By the oacks,
not expeced 70 survive, ~ ooaw likely 70 superVeue
rbe revertN wounds inflicted upon the sniess
attempted 10 aseend the steps Of the house, ara Nere ~
by q butchers ckaver ,..... ~
II wss expected saturday evening thar we nouss VI
the negroes would be burnt during the ngn l,s uo
,gn 10 have been absnd ned ara s ,no nes eu
in JAIL and Me public are ssusnea gu, ," s .
art of luunds In case OF his desth-Nm gave Isace
m. ted out 10 Him public feeling sahshea saa no 'usnef
outrages Gill be committed