The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-24


and Return the FiTe..N5mhs, - -
Blacks KIlled.s GoyeInor cali ne.
the Militia. 0u'
LoUByhLE, August 23-1 1A,M.-Tbs
C0urteT-JoarHd! has received the follow.
Ing special kilograms from the seat Of hos.
tilities In GarTArd county: T
sTANFoRD, Ky, August ga num.
Der oil men have reinforced the Kennedy
party at Lancaster, and recruits arc stiil
going inlo town well armed. Trouble Of
. serious nature is brewing, The object
Is 10 quiet the excitement peacefully Il
they can, iorciblyif they must. The Sel.
lers parry are negroes and whites, prln-
cipally negroes, about thirty OF whom are
guarding his house, where they have In.
trenched Themselves and made barracks.
They are armed with Spencer rifles,
where they got them Is strange.
Both parties are being reinforced, The
Sheriff ofthls county, W. g. Sander, has
been appointed Chief OF tho Peace Bri-
gade. skirmilhing has been going on
since 9 o'clock this forenoon. Its report
ed that five negroes have been killed and
several wounded. sellers house has
been burned and two others. The Uni.
ted States troops came out and both par.
ties fired on them. The troops returned
the fire, and dispersed both parties and
returned 10 their quarters. All quiet at
present. o.. l.-..
z o'clock-The end Is not yet reached,
we fear, although earnest efforts are ma.
king TO stop hoslilities. ISL er'I-'>
[sEcoND DHPATcH1
LANCASTER, August 22d.-Re are hav.
ing terrible war between o party Of
whites and blacks. Fighting has been
going on Of intervals since Wednesday
night.
Yesterday morning some negroes shot
Mr. Fred. Yeakley: This 90 exasperstsd
the whites that large party took posses.
sion OF the town, this morning, and firing
mas Deen kept up all tho evening. The
negroes are fortified In the house Of VIM.
Sellers. 1t is thought two negroes were
killed this evening and several wounded,
The whites set fire to an clubhouse near
Sellers residence with the intention Of
burning tho negroes, and 1t Is now burn
ing. The whites now have the negroes
surrounded.
II is reported Sellers has gone after
more negroes, The whites have also sent
for reiniorcements. A perfect reign Of
terror exists. There Is no law or order
here. The troops stationed here now re.
fuse to interfere, and the citizens fear the
town may be burned. A party OF whites
from Lincoln county are hero with arms
and ammunition.
A regular engagement has Just occurred
between the troops and the rioters. The
troops were called into town to try TO
quell the riot, when they were fred on
by both parties. They returned the fire,
and several were wounded on both sides.
Sellers dwelling is now burning.
THIRD DISPATCH -.
DANvELLE, August 22.-The situation
at Lancaster up 10 late hour this even
ing was as follows: Kennedy's friends oc-
cupy the Court House and Mason &
Saunders Hotel, situated on the road
leading to Stanford. Sellers forces are
located on Sellers premises Just down the
hill on the Lexington pike, and Q short
distance from the public square. A third
party, whose mission Is to restore peace,
occupy corner building on the public
square between the two parties, and on
the road TO Lexington. No shooting since
my last report.
Tho Circuit Court has not adjourned,
and the man named Yeakley, who was
shot, was not son.in.law OF Kennedy,
but a brother.in.law Of that gentleman.
The contested election case between
Kennedy and Faulkner, for the office Of
Circuit Court Clerk, was set for to-day,
but was not tried. The business houses
in town are closed, and the people are
in momentary expectation Of further
trouble.
FOURTH DIsPATcH.
DAEvIILE, KY, August 22-There Ia
more shooting at Lancaster. The negroes
near Sellers premises fired on party Of
whites In Browns building, on the COR
ner above spoken Of. The fire was re-
turned and skrmish between the par
ties kept up Till the time the messenger
lett. Two negroes were shot and sup
posed TO be killed. No other casualties
are known. $50
THE GOVERNOR CALLS OUT THR MILITIA,
LOUISVILLE, August 22.-In response 10
q call OF Governor Leslie, four companies
OF militia, $50 men, under Col. Clarke, left
this city at 8 o'clock tonight Tor Lancas.
ter.