Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-25

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Howard, Sub-Assistan Commissioner of the
Bureau for the State of Georgia, giving an az
count ofthe recent riot at Camilla, in that State
Major Howard relates the circumstances of
the riot as already published, and says On the
evening Of the 18th he WAS waited upon by
large body of freedmen, much excited, who
expressed their desire TO proceed at once on foot
10 camilla 10 the rescue of the Republicans
tnere. MAJOR II. counselled them TO remain
quiet, promising that the affair a. Camilla
should be thoroughly Investigated, and if any
great wrong had been done the proper legal
remedy should be applied, and the freedmen
then departed apparently satisfied.
AT ten miles from Camilla the mob was still
pursuing and shooting the fugi.ives. Major
Howard says: at is believed that the arms
brought TO Albany recently, consigned to Rush.
Johnson & Co., were sent to Camilla 1t is
also eald that }. w. Armstrong, Jr., of the
Young Mems Democratic Club, went to Ca.
milia for the purpose of instigating the people
there to prevent the speaking" He forwards
apartial list of the killed and wounded. num-
bering thirty -four, all Of whom were freedmen.
except three.
A letter from John Murphy, who was with
the freedmen, was also received by General
Howard, In which he says the party was fired
upon when entering the town, and several
freedmen were wounded, but Mr. Pierce, the
candidate for Congress, was not hurt Murphy
says he was followed out of the town by four
men, who overlook and handled him pretty
roughly, striking him over the head with q
gun. He thinks there were two or three hun.
dred shots fired in all.
This report of Major Howard was written
Immediately after the riot, but a full report of
the affair, after thorough inves tigatiou, / 8
shortly expected from General Sibley, the Com.
missioner Of the Bureau tor that State.
A later report from the Sub. Assistant Com
mlSslOner- 0Afr0 off, 4 ha
Albany, Ge orgia, Sept. 10Th, addressed to Col.
). n. Lewis, A. A. g., Oh the staff of Gen. Sib.
ley, states:
THE sffair at Camilla seems to have been a
massacre. A freedman who was a prisoner at
Camilla, but who escaped during the night.
states that he helped to remove one dead and
1our wounded freedmen from the road, within
a ahundred yards of the courthouse. The white
men, his captors, boasted to new corners of
twelve freedmen killed in one pond near DIR.
Dasher's, two miles from Camilla. Another
ireeomaE TOOK refuge in a swamp, where he
lay concealed all night, with tour others near
him. He states that during the early pa-t of
the night the white men were securing the
woods, shouting, cursIDg and shooting the
freedmen. The pursuers, he saws, were ac.
companlsd by bloodhou and he heard the
cries and shrieks OF the fugitiyes as thew were
caught by the dogs and shot. Two of the men
near him becoming frightened, endeayored to
escape, and both were shot within his hearing.
"lt was reported to me as late as this D. M
mat up to O'Clock this morning they were
dogs.
..There has been intense excitement in town
all day. The town has been filled with freed .
men, Ihey nave swarmed about my Off ce by
hundreds. 1t has been difficult to restrain
them from proceeding en- taasse to Camilla 1
have addressed them, counsellIng peace and
order, telling them that the offenders should be
punished, and their lives protected But l
have no heart for my work. l felt no assur-
ance that my promises would ever be fulfilled
The Mayor addressed them, as did some citi-
xaFE httEt 4 thn Er.
would not listen to Them, and had the whole
burden 70 bear. AT this hour, midnight, all is
quiet" -
He states, in conclusion, that he wouId take
anidaviis OF wounded men and others and
prepare an official report.
Major Howard also sends a telegram 10 C1pt
Sibley, stating that unle-s ample protection is
Immediately afforded the freedmen he must re-
spectfully and e.rnestly request to be relieved
from further duty with the Bureau.
THE RECENT INDIAN FIGHr-OFFIcIAL RE
PoRT.-The following telegram was received
at the War Department this morning from
Lieutenant General W. T. Sherman, transmit
ting telegram rom General Sheridan:
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, sept. "a, ls6s.-To adjutant
General L. s. Army: General Sheridan reports
this day in further description OF the fight be-
tween his Aide-de- Camp, Col. Forsyth, and
the Indians on the Upper Republican, several
other columns are moving to the same point
and i trust the Indians will receive Just pun.
ishment. The following is the telegram from
General Sheridan:
FORT HAYS, Sept. %, 1ss8.--Have Just heard
from Forsyth. The report sent here To-day is
substantially correct Lieut.. Beecher is dead,
and Forsyth wounded, as before described: but
tne party is all right, although surrounded by
Indians, and can hold out, as he has plenty OF
nm rnvnla nd har
have given the Indians salty Dose FORSYTH
has lost Lieut. Beecher, DIR. Moore, mortalIv
wounded, two killed and eighteen wounded
He reports thirty five Indians killed and many
wounded. Forsyth says he can whip the party
and come on, if it was not for his wounded,
and horses all killed,
p. H. SHERIDAN, Majsr Gen1 u. s. A.
W. T. SHERMAN, Lieut.. General.
Lieut.. Beecher, who was killed in the attack
upon Col. Forsyths command, was a nephew
OF Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, and not his SON
as stated in some OF the newspapers. The de.
ceased entered the service at the beginning OF
the war as a Lieutenant OF Volunteers, and
was afterward appointed by President Lin.
coin as an officer in the regular army.
THE STAMP CoNTRACr-Messrs. Chase.
Cassalier, and Parnell, the committee appoint
ed TO examine the proposals for furnishing the
Revenue Department with cigar and tobacco
stamps, have concluded their work and sub
mitted their report to the Commissioner. 1t is
said that they found the Continental Bank
Note Company Of New York the lowest re-
sponsible bidders, and accordingly recon-.
that the contract be awarded to them
The Secretary being at Cabinet to-day there
was no conference between him and Commis.
sioner Rollins on the subject, though they will
examine the report and make the award at the
earliest time possible.
GEN. MRADE's return TO his command in
Georgia was not apon orders from the Secre-
tary OF War, as enormously stated in some Of
the newspapers, but upon his own motion, his
leave OF absence having nearly expired. He
received no instructions TO investigate the facts
tenders to trial, because such a proceeding
would be in violation of the recent orders Of
the War Department, directing Gen. Meade to
control OF civil affairs to the civil
authorities, on the 18th Of July last.
MAJOR GENERAL o. o. HOWARD, CommIs.
sioner OF the Freedmen's Bureau, will deliver
a lecture on Tuesday evening next at tho Con.
gregational Church on 10th street, on his re.
cent Trip through the South and the education.
al interests OF that section.
LIBH SUIT AGAINST COMMISSIONER RoI-
LIEs AND AN NJ. C.-Data saws (ieoree u
Alexander, assessor OF the eighth district of