The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1868-09-25
From the Enterprise of yesterday. ]

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BALTIMORE, September 22.-All States
| and Territories on Lake Ontario are repre-
scented at the annual meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows here. Reports from
the Grand Sire and Grand Secretary show
that the order is in fourishing condition.
ATLANTA, GA, September 22.-Two &C
counts of the Camilla riot have been received.
One is from a freedman, through MAJOR How
ard, Bureau Commissioner, and the other
from Sheriff Poor of Mitchell county. Major
Howard says: Ishmael Juimie freedman,
states he left for Camilla on the afternoon of
the 10Th. On the forenoon of the next day he
approached Camilla with John Murphy, VIM.
r. Pearce, candidate for Congress, and F. +.
Putney, white, and about - colored, all en-
route for Camilla, where Pearce and Murphy
were to deliver political speeches. Upon ap-
preaching Camilla, the whites being in ad-
vance, were accosted by an armed and mount
ed white man, who first stated that he was
in search of doctor to attend freedman
hurt by falling tree; but subsequently said
he was courier, and advised the party not
to go to town; that the people were deter
mined that the Radicals should not speak
there. Notwithstanding the warning the
party moved on, when they were met by the
Sheriff and posse, who accosted Capt. Pearce
and was assured by Pearce that he desired
and should speak in Camilla on political
subjects. The Sheriff tried to dissuade him
from doing SO, telling him that the people
would not permit it. The Sheriff then went
back and again returned, saying he had done
all in his power to dissuade the people from
but to no avail. The party moved
on to the town. Pearce and Putney entered
the town, dismounted and hitched their
horses at the Courthouse. As the wagon
con tanning the music entered the town, it |
was fred on by the mounted white man who |
had accosted him, and by several other white
men. Then the freedmen started to escape
% the woods. Pearce attempted to rally them
Ealing on them not to fly. The colored men
,eing unarmed, would not stop. The relator
,eing mounted, dashed out of the town, and
passed the freedmen on foot and the must
.ians, who had abandoned the wagon.
The Sheriff states that Murphy had secret /.
Y circulated a circular among the colored
men OF the country OrueIluS tHen " utiuB
rms to the meeting advertised for the 18th.
II the request of citizens the Sheriff, with
onmittee of six leading men, met the pro-
ession when marching towards the town,
nd assured Pearce and Murphy that the citi-
ems had no objection to the meeting, but did
bject to their entering the town with arms.
Iurphy and Pearce said the guns belonged
D the negroes, who we're in the habit OF car
ying them wherever they went. The Sheriff
eplied that as peace officer it was his duty
} forbid the assemblage of armed men at
Official meetings, and assured them if they
ntered the town with their music banners,
,llowed BY armed men, that would be a
reach of the peace and he would not be
ssponsible for the consequences. The pro-
ession moved into the town, headed BY
earce and Putney in 4 buggy, armed with
ouble- barrelled shot guns, Spencer rifles and
70 pistols and quantity of ammunition, as
as afterwards asceriained. Next was
,ur-horse wagon containing band and
lumber Of armed negroes. Next followed
,lumn of negro men on foot-between 800
i'd 4O0-attended BY about 20 mounted out
dders. At least one-half, if not two-thirds,
ere armed with guns, and most with pistols.
he music was playing and the crowd were
,isy and threatening in conduct. James
,hns, an intoxicated citizen, ordered the Il
usic to stop; but it did not and the column 9
owed on. Johns gun was discharged, but q
the opposite direction from tae procession, '