The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1868-09-23

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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
TOR the South Western.l
NEW ToRs, Sept q, nooa.-lod 1929. Cotton
dull and declining, 26t9263c.
Cable Dispatches. i
LIVERPOOL, Sept a. noon.-Gotton easier, but not
lower; sales estimated at 5000 bales.
LIVERPOOL, Sept. %, afternoon. Manchester adj
vices less favorable causing dizziness.
Miscellaneous
New YORK, Sept. 22-Aldermen voted a reception
to Mcclellan in the Governors room on his arrival
OWEN SOUND, CANADA Sept. 22.--John Robinson,
formerly of New Orleans and four Others started Tor
Coopers Island, ten days ago, of the party was
found dead White Cloud Island; fate OF the others
| unknown. 4s5
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 22--Commssloner Rollins has
designated the store Civilian Marchan eighty, Front
street, New York, export bonded warehouse tor
/ tobacco, Under section 49, of new tax law.
Surrats counsel set forth amnesty in defence, claim
ing safety for surtatt under that clause pardoning all
who were not then under Indictment for treason OF
felony in any court of the United States having conf
peten Jurisdiction. The, counsel claim that Snrratt at
that time under Indictment for murder at common
law and not for teason or felony, and consequently
entitled TO benefit Of proclamation Prosecution de-
! mur and argument progressing.
The Tribune hast dispatch from Atlanta, Ga, re-
4 garding the Camilla affair." stating Col Pierce danger,
ousy shot, aud Capt Murphy badly hurt. The ofhcial
accounts place the number of killed and wounded to
= be fifty.
4 Riot at Camilla, Georgia.
/ ATLANTA. GA, Sept. a2.--Tbe particulars Of the
4 riot at Camilla, telagraphed from Barbrldge to
Augusta Yesterday, incorrect and exaggerated.
4 The following gives an account Of both sides:
O. II. Howard, Brevet Major q. S. A., Sub Assistant
Freedmen Bureau telegraphs Gen. Sbley, command
ing district the following from Albany dated Sept ",
i ! o'clock PM Ishmae Lunner, freedman, reported
himself directly from Camilla Mitchell county, stating
that he had left there at two O'Clock Pm; that III the
forenoon he approached Camilla in company with
John Murphy and VIM. Z Pearce, candidate for Con-
gress second district and r !. Putney, whites, and
about Serenity five coored persons all en- route to "a
milla where Pearee and Murphy were to deliver po-
ltcal addresses. Upon approaching Camilla, reiator,
| being in advance, was aeeosted by armed and
morned white man, who at first stated that he was III
search OF doctor to attend freedman, who had been
hnrt by falling oa tree; but he subsequently, stated
Il that he courier, and advised relator and others
of the party who had oyeraEen himnot to go to town
that the people there determined that Radicals
shonld not speak in Camilla. Notwithstanding the
1 warning the party moved towards Camilla, Jwhen
they we're met the sheriff and posse, who accosted
Capt Pearce and was assured by Capt Pearce that he
desired and intended to speaEin Camilla on political
i subjects.
The sheriff endeayored to dssuade him from doing
50, telling him that the people would not permit it
the sheriff then went back into Camilla and again re
Il turned saying that he had done all nhis power tc
- dissuade the people from violence, but with no avail
" That the party moved on to town; that Pearce anc
y Putney entered town. dismounted from their buggy
and hitched their horse to the Court houses that a.
T. the wagon containing the music of the party entered
" town it was fred upon by mounted white man who
t had accosed theT that the freedmen then started tt
escape to the woods; that Pearce attemptedto rail-,
= Them and calling them not to fly that the coloret
: men being unarned would not stop. Relator being
it mounted, dashed out of tom, passed freedmen OF
It foot and passed the musicians who had abandoned
Ii the wagon that Murphy and Phillip Joiner in bugg,
also drove rapidly away towards Albany; that relate
t kcpl.alead of them that when about seven miles from
e Camilla, the buggy containing Murphy and Joiner wa
= overaFen by five six white men, mounted and arm
s ed and that the buggy was stopped; that one horse
dashed rideress up the road towards relator that HI
saw the pursuers around the buggy some OF them dis
mounted, that be then as rapidly as possible *
b Albany. .@ssH -
e The lolowing-is the statement of the sheriff o
Mitchell county sworn to by himself and other prom
nen citizens. 1t is addressed to the members of thu
Legislature. On Saturday, the 18th inst, it mad
Il known to the citizens OF Camilla that John Murphy
e of Albany, had issued circular and seeretey ercu
lated the among the colored people Of this coun
=, IT, ordering them bring their with them to
political meeting advertised for that day. at this place
y This information corroborated by statements mad
by Robert Cochran Sr, Thomas Jones and others VIII
from the road III the direction of Albany, stating
l. that armed negroes assembling in large numbers
If China Grove church, waiting for the delegation from
Albany headed by said Murphy and Pearce, candidate
for Congress who be speakers for the occasion
d NJ. J. Poore, sheriff. with committee of citizen
out to meet said procession and to protest agans
II armed negroes being marched in procession in GU
town., and to state to them distinctly, that if the,
is would put down their arms no objection would b,
:, made their entering and holding their politi
cal meeting. The sheriff delivered this message tt
Murphy and Pearcc, leaders of the procession, ant
), they replied that they had nothing to do with those
armed men, the guns belonged to them and they wer
in the habito carrying them wherever they went
The sheriff replied thai as peace officer, it hi
duty under the law to forbid sassembage of armed
:. at political meetings, and assured them that
1t they entered town with their music and banners fol
J. lowed by armed men, as they then were, that there
would be breach of the peace, and he would not ID
reponsibelo for the consequences. Shortly aftervard
the ooum movedinto town, in regular order, headee
e BY Pearee candidate for Congress, and Putney
9 whte, il. buggy, armed with a double barrel sho
y gnn Spencer rife, and two pistols, with quantity
IL a four horse wagon, containing band and number
o armed negroes followed by column Of negro men OF
ioot-besween three and four hundred--attended by
h abont twenty mounted outsiders. AT least onehalf
e rot thirds, armed with guns and most
them with pistols Music playing and the crowd nois,
d and, threat ening in their conduct Murphy and one
Philip Joiner, negro in Il buggy, in the rear. A
s The head OF the column approached the square,
II our citizens James Johns, who intoxicated ap
proached within few feet of the column and ordered
IT the ansc to stop, which wasnot obeyed The column
n moved and wlen about twenty steps from him, hi
e gun was fred whether Intentionally or aninteuon
is ally is not known but it pointed in different di
& rectien and the contents struck the ground abou
y twelve feetfrom him The column then fred volley
y of them shot at Johns, outmostof them in drec
tion Of Naples store thirty forty steps from the
II column, at which place there was number Of ou
" citizens all unarmed wounded six Of them Immedi
atey about twenty of our citizens sprang their arms
e and fired into the column by which two negroes were
killed and number, nnknown wounded. The negroes
l. Immediately broke TO thick cluster Of timber one
/ hundred yards to- the north Of the court house
1T this point there was an attempt made by Pearce
to rally his routed forces. Oar citizens about thirty
e in number, part Of them mounted, Immediately made
charge and completely routed the whole force Pearce
flying through the woods and fields and Murphy anG
: Phillip Joiner escaping in buggy up the road towards
e Albany. Seven negroes erelilled.
From the best information we have been able te
procure, between thirty and forty were wounded, all
of whom have been properly cared for 1t is source
[ IF that tha co1or