The Republican journal., 1874-08-13
A War of Races. The Irrepressible
Conflict Still Going On.

MEMl1ilS, ItHll., Aug. II. ~ SptcltI 10
the Appeal from Helena, Ark this morn
ing, says: ''Last night three ladies and
two gentlemen arrived from Austin in 4
skitl. They report considerable fighting
yesterday evening The commander Of
the post despatched twenty-five men on
the road to Cold Water station on the
Mississippi and Tennessee Railroad, and
captured picquet of twenty negroes,
who were stationed about two miles from
town. brought them in, and disanned
them One oi them tried to escape. but
he was fired upon and killed, and in the
melee which ensned another negro was
wounded. Later in the day large body
of negroes advanced from the south, and
attacked driving in the white skirmishcrS
to the Court House, where the main body
Of the whites We're stationed. They
charged, and the negroes were rcpulsed
with loss OF several killed and wounded
The lighting was going on when the IN
tormants left. and they We're fired upon as
they crossed over TO Ship Island
y second despatch from Helena says 4
courier from Mai. Woodson of Austin
reached fernando at daylight, stating
that Austin was surrounded by about 1000
negroes and asking for help. About POO
men from fernando and vicinity will he
here nj , O'Clock and in company with
volunteers from this city will start at
o'clock tor Austin. DR.. Smith, who is the
unfortunate ransc Of the trouble. reached
here last night Some three weeks since
he was attacked in the streets Of Austin
by negro, and drawing a pistol fired at
the negro but missed him and killed a lit
lie negro girl standing by, which eXas-
pcrated the negroes to such an extent that
they collected y mob and took DR.. Smith
to the woods TO hang him, which they
would have done but Tor the cntreatics of
Mai. Woodson and the Doctors Wife
Since that time Dr. Smith has been volun-
tarily an inmate Of the Jail to prevent be-
ing mobbed until last Friday, when some
friends came and carried him 10 fernando,
on learning which the negroes collected
in large numbers and notified the Mayor
that unless he be brought back and put in
iail they would burn the town
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. H. \ third des-
patch 10 the Appeal from Helena says that
telegrams are being received from the
vicinity Of Austin asking for men, arms
and ammunition and stating that unless
the whites who are surrounded in the
court house, are speedily relieved they
will be forced to surrender One steamer
had been chartered TO leave at > O'Clock
and will carry large number of men well
armed.
Another despatch TO the same paper
saws that the negroes surrounding Austir
were charged on the south this morning
| by body of mounted whites who killet
4 or . and captured 20 negroes. Th'
blacks number seven hundred and tn,
whites have about two hundred Botl
parties are expecting rcinforcements. A
| present the whites have the best of tn
fight. Tie negro hands on the plantation
opposite on the Arkansas side are arrivin!
and marching on Austin in large numbers
philanthropist got hold of ''loyal
Indian at a western agency, the other day
and after preaching to him two hours 0
the blessings of civilization, rugged hir
in an ill-iitting suit of store clothes, CAV
him some soap, q towel, and tine-toot
comb, and turned him loose, with the &C
monition to 60 and lead decent life lik
Il white man. The untutored child of tn
forest obeyed the Injunction by gettin
royalty drunk that night, and next morl
ing the philanthropist found the who
outfit done up in 4 bundle and left in h
front door-yard.
The news from the south show
that the radical policy is bearing abn1
dant fruit A war of races is going Of
with all of its usual ierocity.
None so thoroughly over-estimate ;
they who over-estimate themselves FREE
| er;o r Marvin