The New York herald., 1872-10-19
THE WAR In ARKANSAS.
QUIET PARTIALLY RESTORED.
White Men Organized and
Under Arms.
Armed Bands of Negroes Prowl-
ing Around.

Osceola, Ark, are up to one O'Clock yesterday
morning. at which time the packet from st. Louis
left the landing, having lain there several hours
taking on goods, punder and people, who are re-
moving their property and families to Q more
settled locality. The citizens were still under
arms and in apprehension OF an attack by rein
forcements for Fitzpatrick from over the Critten-
den county border. The jail was crowded with
prisoners captured along the different roads south
OF the town by the parties who pursued the F.tz-
patrick gang. Several had been brought in
wounded, and, OF these oil save one had been sent
to their old homes to be cared for by their friends
The wounded fellow In Jail is said to have been
very bad man, who had contributed largely to-
ward melting the blacks to insurrecton and en-
gendering prejudces against the whites.
number of Missouri people, who came In to
assist the citizens, have returned, and those re-
naming in the town are now quiet and orderly,
but determined to defend themselves should hos
tile demonstrations be made, They have placed
themselves under the orders or the Sheriff, whom
they obey implicitly, and the opinion is expressed
attempted by bad influences nom CrIttendcn
county.
all sorts OF wild rumors current regarding skir
mishes, battles, preparations for war in adjacent
securing the country for several days, capturing
the blacks who served under Fitzpatrick
All IL of the the latter who have been % captured
are meek and penitent, and declare they will not
to have been pressed into the gang. Reports are
current that number of the blacks were shot and
killed while being pursued after Fitzpatrick ncd.
The latter narrowly escaped capture on
Thursday last, having been chased SO closely
that he left his horse, one Of the finest in the
hands Of his s captos FitzpatrcK Crossed @ in
skif at Pecan Point over to the Tennessee shore,
In company with two OF his black brothers, on FRI
n
day he went over to Marion to confer with the
county oilcias and Others OF his political friends.
Sunday night he is known to have been In caucus
with number OF persons, and several armed bands
OF blacks were prowling around Marion, and had
Mississippi county. All they desired was leaders,
and word was sent them to meet at eight O'Clock
yesterday morning on Gibbs farm, Just back back OF
den county line and some twelve above this city,
where Fitzpatrick said his forces should rendez-
present Sheriff of Crittenden. told some citizens
the other day that Fitzpatrick should not have
man to cross the line towards Osceola; but being
change his mind II 1t should suit his views to do SO
and II he could serve purpose thereby. HIS bro
Of Mississippi county, although he has always lived
In Crittenden. and It might be card in his favor
to lncite further insnrrectlon, 30 as to have
the militia ordered to the country. AS the
steamer Celeste came down the river night
Kngier landing just above Pecan Point, and thirty
miles below Osceoa. negro was the only person In
sight, and she rounded to to nnd more than twenty
five armed blacks, who demanded passage down
the river. The captain threatened to turn his hot
water hose on the party and they scampered over
the blun into the woods, out OF sight, in very
great hurry. At simpsons landing, in Bend SO,
| the Celeste was hailed near midnight on Sun
day by a squad OF white men, who demanded that
the boat should return twenty-five miles up the
river to NOdena, where fight was going on They
were finally dissuaded from such q course, and
became convinced that the reported fight was q
fraud everything being quiet about that locality as
the Celeste came by.
like looking muskets, in tiptop order for shooting
folks. which were picked up in the road near Cot
tonwood Point, fifty mics below 0sceola, where
they had been cast away by some OF Fltzpatrick's
blacks when closely pursued by the white citizens.
The captain OF the steamer gave his receipt to de-
liver the weapons safely to Colonel Davies, who ts
the present commander OF the citizens at Osceoa,
under orders Of the acting Sheriff OF the county.
hn IN and N Counties se
| means used to engender III feeling between the
blacks and whites, the following Incident Is re-
a S'ta candidate for for snerif in crlttenden, Wis
tied one Of the plantations near Brad
9 nanos % eit their work and collected to listen to lbs
| harangue. He argued that black man should
vote the way tnat wse Ia sa ns hs
landlords oil trying to get control OF the gov
ernment Of the state and county 80 as to disfran-
Saps take their liberty from them For This reason
| he desired to secure their influence, their votes,
first, last and all the time This talk caused the
farm owner "a gentleman from North Alabama,
who only purchased plantation over there within
the past few years. to make O talk In opposition,
though it was the first political effort OF his life.
The planter told his workmen that Lewis was
what he talked, or he was bad man, who who
willully misstated the facts. He tod the the
conpmed the their @ freedom forever as It had also en-
franchised them, and the State OF Arkansas could
no % w Of asy tae% ooua
| world Lewis came and asked their votes to make