The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-04
ARKANSAS.
Further Details of the InsurrectiOn i'm
Conway County.

Conway County.
A correspondent writing to the st. Louis
Democrat, September l, recounts the following
particulars of the Conway county insurrection
in Arkansas:-
Since the attempted assassination of Senators
Wheeler and Barker, it has been generally be-
lieved among the Republicans that the leaders
of the Dem mocratic party have fully determined
upon course of violence to overcome the
reorganiZed State Governments; and occur
rences which have happened during the past
few days, leave no room to doubt the correct
ness of this conclusion. Blair's letter, coupled
with the reasonable and insurrectionary teach
iDgs OF the Gazette of this city, have SO far
overcome the counses of the more prudent,
and excited the hates and prejudices of the
masses as to arouse to activity the dormant
spirit OF treason and rebellion.
Several hundreds of armed men are now con-
gregated in Conway county, to prevent the
peaceful execution of the laws.
On Saturday last trial WAS going on between
negroes at the Justices Court; forty or fifty
men armed with pistols assembled, and finally
broke up the Court. That evening they held
meeting and resolved to disarm the negroes,
and DR.. Adams, man notoriously known as a
Rebel bushWhaCker during the war; and Ander-
from few about town. This information was
conveyed to the negroes by colored man,
whom the Rebels supposed they had in their
employ. sa.
put their resolutions of dlsarming the negroes
into execution. The negroes being advised of
their intentions, collected together about twenty
in lumber, waited in ambush, fired upon them
and killed one horse and wounded one man
wound supposed to be mortal. The Rebels re-
turned the fire, and drove the negroes Off. After
this firing was heard at intervals from the
vicinity until ten o'clock Tuesday-from two to
fifteen guns being heard in q place-and in one
or two instances the screams of women were
heard while the firing was taking place. The
firing and screams were heard from the other
side of the river.
Tuesday some three or four hundred men
came into Lewisburg armed; took possession of
the Jerry, sent body of men over the river and
drove the Union men and negroes to the woods,
several OF whom, both white aud black, have
arrived in town.
This morning We are informed that the insur-
rectCn has broken out in Lafayette and Colum-
bia counties, and that companies are arming in
Saline. The circuit judge has been driven off
from the counties first named, one man whipped
and several negroes killed. Also that Dr.. A. M.
johnson, Representative from Mississippi
county, had been assassinated. This outbreak
has evidently taken place earlier than the more
sagacous of the Rebels intended, but that they
approve it is beyond question.
Governor Clayton is rapidly organizing the
militia, and feels confident that he will be able
to control the storm. He has regarded the in
surrection of sufficient Importance to issue q
proclamation, which appears in this mornings
paper.
Congress is getting many back. handed compll-
ments from Republicans for not voting arms,
while 1t has the gratitude of Rebels.