The New York herald., 1874-12-08
BLOODSHED At VI(KSBURG.
Seven Hundred Armed Negroes
Attack the Town.
REPORTS OF THE FIGHTING
Alleged Killing Of twenty-five Negroes and
Several Whites.

VICKsBURG, Miss, Dec. Z, 1874.
There has been for some time trouble brewing
between the Taxpayers Association ana citizens
and the county officials. The Sherin was acting
without legal bond and the Board OF Supervisors
refused to order new one, although the time for
paying the taxes had arrived Two or threeother
officials were under indictments for forgery and
entertainments, and the citizens, despairing Of
any relief from the partisan courts, held meeting
last Wednesday, and in body proceeded to
the Court House to demand the resignation
OF the sherin, Chancery Clerk. Treasurer
aud Coroner. All ned except Sheriff Crosby, q
negro, and he signed his resignation on Saturday.
card appeared On the streets, signed "CrosDy."
calling on all the citizens Of warren county. re-.
pubcans, white and black, to come to his aid and
support him In his position.
Crosby publicly and through the papers denied
the authorship OF the card, yet this p. NJ.
armed bodies OF negroes appeared advancing on
the city rom six dinerent roads. The alarm was
sounded about nine O'Clock. and the citizens gath
cred en- nadsSe, armed, and Immediately advanced
to meet the negroes on Baldwin's Ferry road. The
negroes we're met just outside the city on
Grove street, about 200 strong. The commander
OF the citizens warned tho negroes TO cisperse,
but they refused, and Immediately firing COM
menced on both sides. The negroes retreated
about q mile and again made stand in the old
breastworks and mouse. but were soon routed.
The loss IN this engagement was one citizen,
Oliver Brown, killed, and about twelve or fifteen
negroes killed, several wounded, and about
twenty prisoners.
On the HIPS Ferry road about $50 negroes were
met and routed after a short engagement with
several killed and wounded. Andrew owens, the
negro who commanded the negroes on
the Baldwin'S Ferry road, was cap
tured and committed to jail. In an
interview with HERALD reporter, owens said
he was ordered BY Sheriff Crosby to come to the
city to-day with all the armed men he could get
together.
Alexander Stackhouse, from Newton, one OF the
captured negroes, says the der Tor all the ne
groes to come to ylcKsburg this morning was read
IN church on sunday.
Crosby, who Is under guard at the Court House,
denies that he gave sucn orders.
1t Is reported this evening that the negroes are
committing depredarons IN the country.
The intense excitement that prevailed this
morning has subsidized to q great degree, yet
many citizens are under arms and all the roads
are picketed.
At public meeting this evening the following
was ad0pted:-
Ss a eooS ba be he'd n Tor
citizens sDs,aIn from ,ntsng personal violence
him removed from office in some legal manner.
LATER.
Evidence just received renders 1t absolutely GER
tain that Governor Ames and his Attorney Gen.
eral, George Z. Harris incite1 and advised the
invasion OF this city by the negroes to-day
This evidence has been laid before the abest
lawyers OF the city, with view to arresting and
bringing these parties to this city for trial.
Tho First Fight-Four Negroes Killed
and Number Wounded.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec 7, 1874.
The following ls special despaton:-
vIcKsBURG, Miss, Dec 7-2:15 p. M.
our citizens were called to arms at three
O'Clock this morning. The negroes advanced on
the city IN three columns and commenced an
attack on the Cherry street outskirts. They were
driven back vita loss OF four killed and quite a
number wounded One citizen was slightly
woqndea rne negroes I are now aavancng Ga 9e
tarily expected.
Another Battie-Twenty.hve Negroes
Killed and Forty Taken Prisoners.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. I, 1874.
special despatch to the Bulletin from vlcks-
burg says
Seven hundred negroes attacked this city this
morning on three different roads leading to II.
They were driven back with loss OF twenty i've
killed and wounded and iorty prisoners.
The whites lost one killed and two wounded.
The attack was mace Tor the purpose OF REIN
stating Crosby, the sheriff, who was requested to
resign because ne had not given a Oond. The
negroes In the country are reported as burning
dwellings and gin.h0useS.
Report from an Army Omcer-Gov-
ernOr Ames Notified.
NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. I, 1874.
The following telegram has been received ct
General Emorys headquarters
JACKSON. Miss, Dec. I, 1874.
Major r. p PLATT A0Jutant General, Department
or the Cult, New Orleans:-
Adjutant General Hacker reports to Governor
Ames from Vicksburg, by telegraph, that riot and
ngnting began at nine O'CLOCK this morning; that
the militia are pOwerless to MAINTAIN order, and
that mobs have possession OF the Sherin's person,
and hold the Court House with an armed iorce.
The extent OF the lighting Is not yet known.
ARTHUR w. ALLYN,
Captain Sixteenth Infantry.
General Emory Not Instructed to Pre-
serve the Peace.
NEW ORLEANS, La. Dec. Z, 1874.
1t has been ascertained that General Emory has
not been called upon to use the United States
troops to-day In the Vicksburg riots, nor has he at
this writing any instructions from headquarters 8
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