The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-08-12
ARKANSAS TROUBLES.

from Helena. Ark. received at $50 this morning
says: cat IL O'Clock last mig 1t three ladies' and
two gentlemen arrived here from Austin in skit
and report considerable lighting late yesterday
evening.
The commander of the post, whose name we
did not learn, dispatched scout of twenty five
men on the road to ColdSater Station, on the
MISSISSIPPI and Tennessee Railroad. and capture
picket of NV. nty negros, who were station d
about two miles from the town. and brought til. III
prisoners and disarmed them.
One of them, they were beng put into the
Court-Hou-e ,ard tlied to make his escape.
when he fired :lpOn and killed. and in tnt
niece which ensued another negro was wounIed,
but not fatally.
Later in the evening, large body of negroes
advanced from he south ana attacked the town
driving the white sklmlshers to the Court
House, where the main body OF whites were sta
toned.
charge was then made by the whites and the
negroes were tpulsed with loss of several
killed and wounded. The tig ting was going on
when our informants lett and they were fired
upon as they crossed over to ship Island.
SECOND DISPATCH.
MEMPHIS, Aug. ll.-Aajor Ham Chslmers. OF
fernando, Miss, has just arrived here for the
purpose Of charterlns boat to take men to the
assistance of the whites i'll Austin.
He says courier from Mayor Gods, of Austin,
reached Hernando at daylight this morning,
stating the town surrounded by about one
thousa nd negroes and asking Tor help:
sHAbout 200 men from HernandO and the vicinity
will be here at 2 O'Clock and in company with vol-
uuteers fom this city will start at A for Austin.
DR.. Smith, who unfortunate cause OF the
oubles there reached here last night
Some three ks since he was attacked in the
streets of Austin by negro, and drawing his
pistol fired at the negro but missed him, and
killed little negro girl standing by, which
exasperated the negroes to such IN
extent that they collected mob and took DR..
Smith to the woods to hang him, which they
would have uone but for o eLtteaties Of Mayor
WOodson and the Doctors wife.
Since that time he has been q voluntary in
mate Of the jail to prevent being mobbed, until
last Friday, when some If his friends came and
carried him to fernando, on which the negroes
collected in large numbers and notified the
and put in jail they would leave the town.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1l.-Excitement here in regard
to the riot at Austin is increasing The opera or
at Helena Ark, reports that negroes have been
passing there, on the Mississippi side, all day,
marching on Austin. The steamer White lett
men and supple under command OF Col Nor
gan. Of fernando, Miss; about half Of whom are
Eom Miss ssippi and among them some 70
negroes, who say they want this fOoling stopped.
The remainder are from this city.
Large numbers of men have gone to Austin
from points beyond fernando by land, and it the
whites can hold the courthouse till midnight,
reinforcements sufficient will arrive to relieve
Them.
Paul Reeves, who was shot in the melee at
Somervlle Friday, died yesterday. He and his
brother Albert, who died Sunday from wounds
received the same fight, were burie j in tina
sam grave.
THIRD DISPATCH.
kilograms are being Iecelved from the vlcin-
ity of Austin asking for men, arms and assist
ance, stating that unless the whites who are sur
rounded i'll the courthouse are speedily relieved.
they will be forced to surrender or be captured.
The steamer A. j. White has bee" chartert to
leave at O'clock, and will carry large number
Of men, well armed.
special to the Appeal says: The negroes sur
rounding Austin on tho south. were charged ear
this morning by body Of mounted whites, w..o
killed four or five, and captured twenty negroes
The blacks number about 700, while the whites
have about 200. Both parties are expecting re-
Inducements. At present. the whites have the
best of the fight. Negro hands on the planta-
lions opposite, OF the Arkansas side, ar armng
and m trchlng on Austin in large numbers.
MEMPHIS, Aug. 1.-The Aualancte's Helena
special, dated at noon, says: In the fight at
Au tin last night, eight or ten negroes were
killed. keinforcements coming IN to the
whites from the hills, and the negroes are being
reinforced from the surrounding county. The
whites have Austin barrcaded, ID will probably
be able to keep the negl oes of, but they need
assis ance in provision and ammunition.
Several officials from Tunica coun have been
here since yesterday morning, tele graphing to
Gov. Ames at Jackson for assistance, but up to
this time have not heard word.
This special also siys that the whites have
taken .. X. Landing, some three miles below
Austin, and the only landing in that vicinity at
the present stage of water, and this is corrobo-
rated by the officers of the H. G. Yaeger, which
arrived mere tonight, who saw body OF armed
white men there as hev passed..