The Van Buren press., 1868-10-02
BArEsviLLE, AK. sept Is.
On Bennett's Bayou. in Fulton count,

On BENEFITS Bayou, IN Fulton county,
Monk, from Missouri, with an armed
band, including Arkansiqns, two hundred
(eOO) strong, hold Bryant and Bath con.
demned to be shot q, ; o clock this morn
ing, A large force left last night to pre-
vent it, Ii they are shot trouble will
probably cnsue.
We know nothing of the above affair.
but presulae it grew ont of the reported
killing of Mason. Ii it had any political
significance i, was manufactured. We
hope that peace and good order may pre-,
NEW ORLEANS, Sept GO.
Gov Yarmouth, to day, vetoed the
civil rights bill His message has raised
d storm Accommodation from the negroes.
The c0lorcd members of the Legislature
occupied the session until It's adjourn
ment, denouncing Gov Warmouths in
gratitude to the blacks, saying that this
day parts Gov. Yarmouth from the ral-
cal party. .
ACGusrA, Sept. 81.
\ fearful riot occurred at Camilla, the
seat of Mitchell county, Georgia, last
Saturday. The following account of the
particulars telegraphed from Bainbridge
twenty-four miles from the scene of the
riot, state that the Radical nominee for
Congress, Ed. j. Murphy, cx-Burcau
agent. with about 200 negroes, armed and
equipped, started on Friday for Camilla
with three weeks provisions and boxes
of new arms and accoutrcments, their in,
tention being 10 ovcrawc the citizens
Before starting some friendly negroes OPP.
posed their plans, and 4 negro courier
was dispatched to Camilla to inform the
citizens ofwhat was going on. A depu.
tation of three prominent citizens met the
mob at church five miles from town.
The Governors proclamation forbiddinc
armed negro organizations, was read
The mob paid no attention to it and de
tcrulincl tv march, Again the deputa.
ton demonstrated, cntreating the negroes
to come in without arms and should NOT
be molested Their efforts were fruitless
TO dssuade the negroes and the mol
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marched into the town with banners fly.
ing and drums beating They now mum
bered $50, many having joined them on
the route, The neuhalteda clamored
for man named Johns, Johns. in com
pany with DIR. Twitty, presented himself
when hundred guns were leveled a
them the former being Intoxicated, fired
and the riot commenced, the mob firing
at every one they could see. The citi
zens, white and colored, rallied, gather
ing about 30 stand of arms, and the mol
was vigorously attacked and driven back
and the panic stricken took to fight
The negroes We're pursued miles, loos
ing 81 killed and many wounded Thcii
total loss, so far as asccrtaincd, will bC
from - to 100 in killed and wounded
Owing to panic among the mob, only
five whites were severely wounded. Th,
colored citizens of the town are reported
to have rallied promptly with the white,
in defeating the mob. The stores ant
munitions of the latter were captured
At last accounts Camilla was quiet.
The news of the riot caused some cX
element hers. 1t is known the negroe,
are armed throughout the State, but tn,
whites have no serious fears of disturb
ancc if the negroes are not precipitatct
into riots through the pernicious connsel
and violent appeals to their passions
/ The above account is evidently greatly
exaggerated. ....f..'> q.