The New York herald., 1868-10-21
TIE wAR or RACES.

c..a,., ne,,veeu whites and Blacks ON Red
R,xer. Near Shreveport, La.-Abous sax
sry,,v5red Hacks In Arms and FSrtined-rwo
whites and Thirty Negroes Killed.
tFrom the Camden Arkansasl pemocr,als ocs; Mse III
sead El hin and John Lewis, citizens Of Columbia
Ana Lalayette counties, Arkansas, were IesurnIng
hom shreveport on saho potcs with negro
he happened TO meet by the way, near Snady
Grove, La Ia. In Ieren reply made ID 'o use Of very
nsnstlpr snguaae When Gibson attempted to shoot
te negro but ed his gun through & tine ire Trees Iaea
and 'siS Shouting, soacn the id rascaln which
%eo came out In front Of Gibson, and with the pur-
sucrs succeeded in taking him lGbsone They I'M
medlatey put chain around ms nseK otagged MN, hm
70 a tree Gibson friends were not allowed to come
near. by this time, says our informant, more
than a hundred negroes had assembled, armed
with guns, pstols, axes, clubs. &c. The
mesroes then proceeded to rifle Gbsons pocket and
took from him $780, Dr. Vance then came up and pre-
vailed on them to release Gibson from his chains, but
tisg still held him in custody, saying the Wnite men
had had Their day, aud they intended to have theirs.
Monday morning, the next day, some twenty on
cEizeus Bossier parish about an hour before
day charged on the negroes with double barrei guns
routing them aRd recapturing Gibson. Gibson lnl-
YnedlaIely went 10 his home In Lafayette county,
got q posse OF his friends and returned
iSlc lis money ana 10 capture the oGend-
Ing negroes. he reached the place q litle before
itifilJ Tuesday morning ana cdpluTeu
gross from SHADY Grove ana Vance's place. lie dld
MOI lei ii money, anc released all the eaaers but
fonr who from facts were regarded as leaders. While
they were here with their capiiyes one OF uibson's
men, through mistake, Killed q negro VINO ne
taougit was abont TO fire on the crowd Another
was also killed here by one OF GibsOn's men, who
recognized him rs one OF those who had specially
abused anu beaten GIBSON In the first encounter on
SUNDAY. The four negroes held by Gibson attempted
90 make their escape, when one was killed, the
other three making good their escape. These iOur
heroes are said TO have had very bad charac
ters On Wednesday morning two OF the men who
had assisted III releasing Gibson ip the st instance
were met by some negroes and murdered by them.
ACout his ime Gibson with his friends started on
ther return To Arkansas, but the citizens OF tie
vicinity, aa med by the violent threats Of negroes,
prevailed npon hlm TO remain until they could get
IL force 30 project themselves In the meantime DR..
Vance was shot 10y negro on his own place and had
90 Zee 10 save his life; mis- wound was slight. Also
another gentleman was fired upon by u party IL
bottom one bal taking effect in his hand and an
oiner in the meek OF his morse.
During Wednesday most Of the negroes left the
plantations III the vlciaity. This circumstance eX-
cited suspicion and about 200 citizens or Eossier
parish, with Mr. Gibson and his friends, started out
in pursuit OF them thinking they preparing for
another attack. They soon met with three com-
n number or citizens who were securing the bottom
for the purpose OF disarming the negroes. Several
negroes were snot during tie day when attempting
20 make escape when ordered to surrender.
The last accounts report the negroes lodged IN
bend OF The river, about GOO strong and fortified.
item win a view of capturing or starving them out.
Up 10 last accounts it was supposed that about
thirty negroes had been Killed. but Tie number is not
0ciinlt ~ known.