, 1873-08-22

Tho Recent Attempt by Armed Nc-
Erocs 10 Scixc u mississippi Town.
Memphis {iug. 18 Correspondence Of the Louisville
Courier-}ournat.
BY tho arrival OF q prominent citizen Of
Grenada a,n ablc to give you tho particulars Of
urday at Grenada. The facts stated in a former
lottor sud in your dispatcl1eB nre substantially
correct, but do not convey tho slightest idea Of
the oxctoment that prevailed at Grenada or at
tho towna along tho mississippi & Tennessee
and Aliaaiaslppi Central nailroadH when the
nows OF tho raid waa telegraphed, aud spread
like willfto.
At Cofrceyiilo 100 men gathered in half an
honr, and telegraphed tho uremada authorltios
Of their Willingness to start at a moments
notice. At Water VaIoY 900 mon collected at
tho depot, where special train was kopt stand
itig upon tho track roady to move rapidly to tho
Beat of war should tho dronada officers soud by
wiro the mngic word Como, nndalong both roatla
at tic different stations groups of mon collected,
armed in oyory conceivable manner, and rcady
to go; hut all, 1t by mutual agreement, Waitod
for tho summons from tho boloaguorcd officials,
and the information Of the reinforcomonts col
lectinE In so grent q number having in some
manner leaked out, WAS communicated to tho
mob and that alone, perhaps, Havod Gronala
from destruction by fro to say nothing OF tho
murders that wonla have been committed by the
excited blacks.
Tho origin of tho riot is ono Prico, q carpet
bnE Sonator, whose commando the negroes obey
implicitly, aud who would have lad them hold
convention in Gronala but for his sl,ort-sight-
odueBa in not Keeping whisky away from them,
~ mnny woro drunk whom tlloy ca.no to town,
and ono, Captain, was 80 bolBterouH tliat po
liconlan attempted to arrest him, and received
for hiB effort stunning blow over liis head from
. cooked revolver, which tho negro hold in his
hand. Assistance was tllan callod, and tho no.
gro rowdy arrested, when tho negroes rallied,
aud, ovorpoworlng tlla whites, recHpturod their
head devil, and drove tho olticer and hiB
poaao several squares, firing their pis'
tolls after thom, but fortunately hit no.
portion Of tho city gathered in body, and,
milking a sortie, eamo upon tho negroes
aud took from them tho man wanted by tho
police, but only held him fow mononts, MI tile
os:tiro mob tllraatoncd all aortB OF vengeance
being rofuvoti' about 100 Of thom gathered
around tho party Of eight or ton who had him In
Charge and, with cooked guns and piHtola, again
took him aud moved OF towards thoWoo ItwhH
at this jnncturo that tho kilograms wero aens to
ton al stated above, Tho negroes, or tho most
Of thom, then loft tho town, many threatening
that It would DO burned hoforo another week
rolled around. which 10 alnr1ned tho oltizottB
that patrol.guara waB kept In tho atroot ail
night before leHt and last night. Price, the
carpet-bag Senator, during tie affray, was com.
fortably stowod away In llis house, and dd not
atteinpt to quiet tho noErooB until compelled to
do 10 by ONO or two OF tho most influential mon
Of tho place. llo has sad, aud It is generally
believed by lending mon Of both rartioa, that
tAaro will ho trouble ut Granada W vol ae At
otllor pacoA In tho State ut the coming eleoton
and several gentlomen With w1om your eor
Btato tlat the nogKoob lel by tlloHo nnprlneipled
white mon, will sweep everything before tLom
when tho contoht comoa; anu, III anticipation OF
this, tI,oy will all rolaovo their families md fur
nituro from tho locality several days previous to
tio a1cnti0n 11nleR6 measures are taken to nT4-