The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-05

FIGHT RESUMED YESTERDAY.
Negroes Shot Down and Their Houses
Burned.
Incendiarism Rampant Last
Night.
Cor. Cincinnati commercial

Frf MEMPHIS, May 21The excitement
in regard to the riot has greatly In
creased to-day. The city is full OF
harum -scarum rumors. The first that
came, this forenoon, was that the me-
groes had taken possession of Fort
Pickering, and captured four hundred
guns, This proved to be false. The
fight, however, was renewed this morn
ing between seven, and nine o'clock.
The most reliable and plausible re-
ports, from those who have been en-
gagged in the action, state that about
two hours before daylight, the negroes
went to Fort Pickering, demanding
arms and ammunition They were
refused. and left. Shortly after day
light they appeared at the fort again,
repeating their demand, when the
commandant ofthe fort caIledlputthe
troops, and threatened to give the ne
groes some doses of grape-shot. At
this they left.nf assaa4uq O haA
The fighting began again, to-day, on
South Street, near Causey, and con-
tinued all the morning, the negroes
being driven beyond the limits of the
town. The number of negroes killed
is, estimated at from thirteen to sff-
teensa One white man has been killed
and two wounded, but it is impossible
to obtain their names. snisss 4isaT 10
b The Mayor called out a posse comb
tdtus of two hundred men.Ia A. crowd
gathered at the gun store of Henry
Fulsoms this forenoon, which was at
the time closed, demanding it to be
opened, as they wished to procure
arms, and upon arefusal broke open
and cleared the store of all the pistols
and guns.
The negroes, it is reported, carried
with them this morning black flag,
which they waved de6antly at the
citizens. 1t is supposed to be d piece
Of black muslin.
The following appears in the Eren-
ing Ledger: A gentleman who re-
sides in the country some twenty-five
miles from this city, discovered ON
night before last that several of his
negroes employed had deserted him,
tracing thenlsto this city He found
one of them this morning in dying
condition, from awound he received
in the fight last night. The dying
negro stated othat the trouble last
night was planned; that he and his
companions came down to assist in it,
ty<e slzsss toCaciJ fIg1lt
He said the plan was to, attack the
city and rob all the jewelry stores and
banks The negro has since died.
The report is not generally credited
among the citizens. '. awfva~z
s Aewhite man, named b. c.. Dam
NETT, was shot dead to-day in Center
Alley, by some one yet at large.t 1t is
said that he was talking to negro
about the riot, and was misunderstood
by another white man, who deliber-
ately shot the deceased, the ball enter
ing the breast and ranging toward the
heart. Al man, named Mike Kenan
was caught running from the spot.
He was taken to the station house,
but was released. The jury rendered
a verdict, murdered by some unknown
person. 81 gnigalzo9 7ea sstiiliss4 490
4 During the riot o-day four negro negro
tenements were fired and totally de-
stroyed. The fighting ceased at II N.
to-day Aliis now quiet. OILS sW
SECOND DISPATCH. - ''''''''a
MEMPHIS, May 2, g p. M,-During
the day reports have been in ciircula-
ton to the effect that the freedmen of
the city intended burning iNiggerville.
asettlement of negroes just outside of
the corporation, west Of the city, Of
near a mile square. The work Of de-
struction has begun, and ii is feared
that not shanty will be left Standing
by morning This Undergraduate de-
struction. viii result in turning hun
dreds Of poor negro men, women and
children out of doors. A large force