American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1868-10-24

near. BY this time, says our inform.
ant, more than a hundred negroes
had assembled, armed with guns,
pistols, axes, clubs, etc, The negroes
then proceeded to rifle G.'s pockets,
and took from him four hundred dol.
lars. DR., Vance then came up and
prevailed on them to release e. from
his chains, hut they still held him in
custody, saying the white men had
had their day, aud they intended to
have theirs. Monday morning, (the
next day. some twenty citizens of
Bossier parish about an hour before
day charged on the negroes with
double barrel guns, routing them
and recapturing e. G.. Immediately
went to his home in Fayette county,
got posse of his friends and return
ed to the scene of action to recover
if possible his money and to- capture
the offending negroes. He reached
the place a little before daylight
Tuesday morning, and captured thir.
ty negroes from Shady Grove and
Nance's place. He did not get his
money, and released all the negroes
but four, who, from facts, were re
garded as leaders. While they were
here with their captivcs one of G.'s
men, through mistake, killed ne.
gro. who he thought was about to
fire upon the crowd. Another vas
also killed here by one of CTS men,
who recognized him as one of those
who had specially abused and beaten
u. IN the first encounter on Sunday.
The four negroes held by G. attempt.
ed to make their escape. when one
was killed, the other three making
good their escape. These four ne
groes are said to have had very bad
characters. On Wednesday morning
two of the men who had assisted in
pleasing G. in the first instance,
we're met by some negroes and muir.
Tered by them. About this time G.,
With his friends, started OF their re
urn to Arkansas, but the citizens of
he vicinity, alarmed by the threats
If negroes, prevailed upon him to
'emain until they could get in force
o protect themselves. In the mean
lme, DIR. Vance was shot by negro Z
N his own place, and had to, flee to
ave his lite. His wound was slight.
Also, another gentleman was fired
pom by party Of negroes as he was
omng from his home into the bot
ON, one ball taking effect in his
ana and another in the neck of his
orSe.
During Wednesday, most of the
egroeS left the plantations in the t,
lclnlty. This circumstance excited
lSplclon, and about two hundred
tlzens of Bossier parish, with Mr.. "
2. and his friends, started out in
ursuit of them, thinking they were
repairing for another attack. Thej
ION met with three companies of
edera troops from Shreveport. with
ute number of citizens, who were
curing the bottom for the purpose
dlsarmlng the negroes. Several
'groes were shot during the day,
hen attempting to make their es-
pc when ordered to surrender. q,
The last accounts report the ne.
oes lodged in bend of the river, Ph
out six hundred strong, and forti
q. The Federal troops and cit,
rs had surrounded them with @
Nv of capturing them or starving -
IN out. II
Great excitement ana feeling of I
ecurlty, says our informant, pre- poi
Is in the vicinity of Shady Grove, I In.
in the city of Shreveport. str,
p to last accounts it was supposed can
t about thirty negroes had been at
ed, but the number is not def .
Ely known. {