The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-08-04
THE VICK,BTRG TROUBLE.

| A NEW EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE WHICH
LED TO THE CALL FOR TRooPs-THE So
CIAL SCANDAL AND THE POLITICAL EXCITE
MENT.
A correspondent of the Louisville Courier
Journal writes from Vieksburg under date
ofthe 10th inst, giving new version of the
troubles in that city: / desire to make
KIN wn through the columns of your journal
the cause and the extent of the troubldhere
upon which Lieut.. Gov. Davis has
applied for federal troops. few weeks
ago a negro man, who was the chief waiter
in a small hotel in Port Gibson, Miss.
eloped with the daughter of the landlord,
and came to Vicksburg, where a late mar
riage was celebrated IN one of the negro
churches. The negroes here were so much
elsted that white woman. should
publicly acknowledge one of their
race as paramount or husband that
they commenced specializing upon the
probability of all them being able to get white
women TO degrade themselves by union
with them. One negro named Davenport,
the Chancery clerk Of this county, made Il
speech at the courthouse, in which nc an
nounced the negro a. the coming man of
| this country, and that many of the most re-
| spectacle ladies of Nicksburg would gladly
wed with negroes, but that they were afraid
| of white men; that If he was single man.
he would win him a white wife despite all
honor with his addresses. For this and
many other offensive remarks i'll his speech
| the newspapers denounced him, and many
| gentlemen said on the streets that he ought
| to be hanged to lamp post, but no actual
demonstration of violence was offered or de
termined upon by any one He, however,
became very much frightened; had himself
locked in Jail all night, and the next morn
ing left town, under an armed escort, for
Jackson. The negroes
COMMENCED ARNlNG THEMSELVES
with muskets. drilling in the streets, and
marching in column OH the sidewalks, to the
great discomfort and fear of lady pedestri-
ans. After a few DAYS they telegraphsd TO
the fugitive negro that he might return"
| they '.were prepared to protect hinl-" Dav-
export returned next morning, and quar-
| tered himself in the court house, which be-
came barrick during the day, as was his
house during the night. Gangs of 40 and 80
negroes armed with muskets paraded the
streets during the night, stopping citizens
| who were passing, and in one instance
carriage containing gentleman returning
| from an evening entertainment. The people
determined to stop this thing, and they
did it by arming themselves and send
| ing out patrols daring the night. The
negroes, finding that these patient people
| had really limit to their forbearance, be-
came frightened, and their armed troops
disappeared from our streets but a few
nights after, physician, who was answer
ing a call was fired upon from behind a
| close fence and the horse of the messenger
| who came for him was killed. The day fol
lowing the negroes were notified that If
that occurred again it would be signal for
retaliatory measures which might exceed
their anticipations. This warning has had
the desired effect. Our town is quiet.
No armed men, white or black, are TO be
seen ON the streets night or day. have
given You the ostensible cause OF the Gov
ernor's call for troops. The real cause is
/ that the registration now going on for an
election to be held on the eth prOximo in
dicates that the whites will carry the city.
The robbers do not willingly give up their
lprey.
The fact that Patagonia abounds in rich
gold mining districts has been known tor
years; but it has been too hazardous an un-
dertaking for miners 20 go and get it. In
formation has been received from the party
sent out by the Argentine government to
, explore Patagonia. They went up the Sail.
mas River about ID miles and then followed
up the Santa Cruz 800 miles to
Its source-a lake % miles long and 100 in
| circumference. The river is navigable its
entire length, and at low water is over
nine feet in depth. The lake has another
! outlet that empties into the Pacific Ocean,
| xufial, lie lint -fvv0 rpIloc distant fThav