Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-09-17
THE ARKANSAS, REBELL1oN
Particulars Ofthe Rebel Out
break I'm Conway County.

break I'm Conway County.
The occasion taken to stimulate the mas
ses to open resistance was a case OF bas
tardy An unmarried colored woman be
came mother of a child, was summoned
before Justice and made oath that Henry
Haynes, one of the socalled respectable
white men Of Lewisburg, was the father
A warrant was issued to bring him
before the Justice, but, frouI fear or Other
cause, was returned without service. The
next day the unfortunate father made his
appearance in town with a double barrel
shot gun, and threatened TO kill the Justice
and all whom he believed 10 be instrument
tai in bringing to light the paternity of the
colored woman's iIlegitimate child; he also
threatened to kill the woman If she did
not go before a Justice and make oath that
she had sworn falsely. Large numbers
sympAthized with him in his misfortune.
whether from the fact that the execution
of the laws under the new Constitution
would interfere with their time -honored
| privilege, or from some Othe- cause, we are
not prepared to state; but from this the raj
ly was made to break up the court, disarm
the negroes and drive the Union men out
OF the country. .,.t.u f,., -,.a ...ft
1t was frequently and openly stated that
they would "kill the negroes and scaliwags
and scatter the id carpet-bag govern
ment.' To-. ti
On Saturday trial was going on be-
tween negroes At Justices court; 30 or
GO men armed with pistols assembled and
finally broke up the court. That evening
they met and resolved to disarm the me-
groes, and DR.. Adams, a man known as 9
notorious rebel bushwhacker during the
war, and Anderson Gordon, late rebel
Colonel, took the arms from few about
town. This information was conveyed to
the negroes by colorcd person whom the
rebels supposed they had in their employ.
Monday night 81 armed rebels started
out to put their resolution Of disarming the
negroes into execution The negroes be-
ing advised of their intention collected to-
gether, about twenty in number, waited in
ambush, fired upon thenI killed one horse
and wounded one man-wound supposed
to be mortal. The rebels returned the fire
and drove the negroes off After this Ar
ine was heard at intervals in this vicinity
until ten clock Tuesday. from two to, fif.
teen guns, being heard in place, and in
one or two instances the screams OF wo-
men were heard while the firing was ia
king place The firing and screams were
heard from the other side of the river On
| Tuesday 300 or 400 armed men came into
Lewisburg; they took possession of the
ferry, idreve The Union men and negroes to
the woods, several OF whom, both white
and black, have arrived tn town. ;oc This
morning we learn that the insurrectiona has
broken out IN Lafayette and Columbia Cos.
and that companies are arming In Saline.
The Circuit Judge has been driven oirffom
the counties first named. one man whipped
and several ncgfoes kiiied. = Also that Dr.
johnson, srebtesentasive from Mississippi
county. has boon assassinatcd. q This out
break has evidently taken place erlicr than
| the more sagacious oft rebels intended
but tina, they opprove it is beyond, ques--
| tion. Gov Clayton IS rapidly organizing
! the militia. and he feels very confident
that he can control the storm. He has re
garded the instruction of sufficient impor-
tauce to, issue a proclamation which APP
pears this morning.