The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1874-08-22
nj NATCHITOCHES, LOUISIANA, AUGUST o. 1874

ClANA, AUUUSI :
expecting reinforccmcnts. At presen,
tho whites have the best OF it. The
negro hands, on the plantations op.
posite, in Arkansas, are arming and
marching on Austin In large numbers
Memphis, August IA special tc
the Avalanche from Helena, dated
noon, says in a fight at Austin las,
night eigAtor ten negroes were killed
Reinforce'ncuts are coming in te
the whites, and the negroes are being
reinforced from tho surrounding coun.
try The whites have Austin bar
ricaded and will probably be able to
keep the negroes Oft, but they neei
assistance in provisions and ammuni.
ton. Several officials from Tunics
county have been here since yester-
day morning and tclegraphcd to Gov
Ames at jackson for assistance, bu1
up to this time have heard nothing
This special also states that the white,
have taken O X Landing, some three
miles below Austin, the only landing
in that vicinity at this stage of water
This is corroboratcd by tho officers
Of the H. c. Yeagcr, which arrived
here tonight aud who saw . body Of
armed white mon there as they passed
up.
LATEST. Captain James Lee, 81
the steamer St. Frances, which ar.
rived from below this morning, SAYS
that after the negroes who had Austin
surrounded were ropulsed yesterday
they disappeared, aud the story soon
circulated that they were wandering
women aud children LETT unprotected
on the surrounding plantations, which
caused the men who had been defend
ing the place to start for their homes
to protect their families, and Austin
was soon left without defenders,
except one or two white men and
tho negroes came in and took posses.
sion and proceeded to break open the
saloons and stores and help them
selves. At last accounts they had
committed no acts Of violence towards
the few whites who were unable to
get away, but they were becoming
drunk, and fears were entertained
that they would burn the village
Messengers were sent to Capt. Lee
asking him to land there, but no had
b large number Of recruits on board !;
some of whom the negroes had threat
ened to kill, DR.. Phillips, late Repub-
lican member of the Legislature being
ono of the number, aud as they beg.
ged him not to do so, he passed on
up wi.hout> landing. Gen Chalmers
came up On the steamer st. Francis
to Peters landing where the Saint
Francis met the White with reinforce
mcnts from here. He was requested
by the deputy sheriff in the absence
of tho sheriff, to take command of
the men and he went back with them.
They will land at o. K. landing and
endeavor to cut off tho retreat Of the
negroes from tho hills and doubtless
ere this the whole force has been CAP
tured. The negroes had no suspicion
Of the .opproacl, Of this force and
we're too Ousily engaged in debauch
10 be prepared to meet them, Gen.
Chalmers Is q man Of we'll known c0ur.
ago, and GOODNESS and lis being in
command gives assurance that no
blood will 30 unnecessarily shed. It
is proper to state that politics has
nothing to do with this trouble.
y The excitement hero in regard to
the riot ut 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:
'Reliable men wanted to 4uell the
Austin riot, Three hundred men
wanted to report on board the steam
or st. Francis at 4 O'clock, this day.
Arms and ammunition will he fur
Missed to them /; also, three hundred
men; well armed and equipped, to re-
port at some time and place. About
twenty good artillerlsts wanted, Gen.
King White, Of Arkansas, will as.
sumo command Of the above men,
J.. This poster has added TO the gen.
eral excitement, and il is thought sew
eral hundred MEN will 60 tonight on
the st. Francis. Three pieces Of ar.
tillery are expected from Lonoke,
Ark, this afternoon. t-#
t SIXTH DISPATCH. "sf 0s
Mr.. Sebastian, who has just arrived
from Austin, makes tho following
statement: - as4 @t@ i.det
"Between 800 and 400 men from
Memphis landed at Shoe Fly, $ miles
below Austin, this morning, and
marched into town without opposi-
ton, at 3 o'clock. Tho citizens had
abandoned the place on tho previous
evening, and the colored men after
holding the place q few hours, and
left for their homes. The
Memphians found about 30 negroes
in the town, who surrendered at once,
8 Of them we're arrested and put in
fail, the others, being non cont atants,
were not molested. Everything up
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