New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-13
mers was elected as commander, and landed

mers was elected as commander, and landed
At Shoe Fly.
The following has just been received
HELENA, August II, 1874.
To Thomas h. Allen 4 Co., Memphis:
Send us reinforcements by the steamer
st. FRANCIS. Send guns with fixed ammuni-
ton, II possible; send rations tor 500 men
for ten days. j. r. CHALMERS.
From this it would seem that General
Chalmers had decided not to attack to-day.
Conflicting AccOunts-Pretty Much of q
Fizzle After All. ts .. .
The Appeals special from Helena, dated
ll:20 A. Nj. says. Some thirty Mssissippians,
straggers from the force which left Mem
phis Yesterday for Austin, arrived here this
evening on the steamer White, and PIT up
at Ortaways Hotel. The colored people
are unable TO understand the presence OF
an armed squad. The men became much
excited.
About A. NJ the mayor obtained pos.
session Of their arms, and had them put on
the wharfooat for shipment by the first
steamer. On the arrival of the little steamer
Trader, The Mississippians, escorted by the
mayor. sheriff and other officials, and fol-
lowed by a large crowd of negroes, were
marched aboard the Trader and shipped 20
Austin. bag and baggage.
Nothing reliable received from Austin TO-
day. The negroes report fight there last
night, and that six or eight whites were
killed: The following has just been re-
ceived:
JACKSON, Miss, August II, 1874.
To Colonel Maroon Campbell, Helena:
You are requested and authorized by NE
to supDres ss the riot at Austin, to the end
that peace may be restored. and life saved.
A. AMES, Governor.
Colonel Campbell goes to Austin imme-
diately.
The fifth dispatch to the Appeal says: Ex-
citement here in regard 10 the riot at
Austin is becoming more intense owing to
| unfounded rumors that young men of this
| city have been killed in an attack on the
| place. The following is posted about the
| city:
"Relable men wanted to quell the Austin
riot. Three hundred men wanted to report on
board the steamer St Francis at four O'clock
| this day. Arms and ammunition will be
| furnished to them. Also 300 men, well
| armed and equipped, to report at same time
| and place. About twenty good artillerists
| wanted. General King White, of Arkansas,
| will assume command Of the above men,"
This poster has added to the general ex-
| element, and it is thought several hundred
men will go tonight on the st. Francis.
Three pieces Of artillery are expected from
Lonoke, Arkansas, this evening
The sixth dispatch from Helena says:
Mr.. Sebastian, just arrived from Austin,
| makes the following statement:
Between 800 and 400 men, from Memphis,
landed at Shoe Fly, five miles below Austin
this morning, and marched into town, with
ont opposition at three o'clock. The citizens
had abandoned the place, on the previous
evening, and the colored men, after hold
ing the place a few hours, and sacking it
lett for their homes. The Memphians found
about thirty negroes in the town, who sur
rendered at once. Eight of them were
| arrested and put in Jail; the others being
nOn.com batants, were not molested. Every
thing up to A. M. when left was quiet.
At Trotter's Landing l learned the ne
groes were organizing for the purpose of
retaking Austin, and their pickets were
stopping everybody.
Colonel Campbell. formerly the sheriff of
De Soto county, Mississippi, has crossed the
river here and gone to Austin to endeavor
to restore peace.
| All Over.
The latest reports from Austin state that
the improvised troops had disbanded and
gone home, and peace was restored. The
impression prevails here that few deter
mined men could have prevented the whole
affair at the outset by meeting the negroes
before summoning help from elsewhere.