The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-11-10
THE EUFAuLA RIOT.
THE BEATING OF a NEGRO AM
THE SUBSEQUENT FIGHT.

THE BEATING OF a NEGRO AND
THE s~UBSEQUENT FIGHT.
a Eufaula, Ala, special to the New York
Herald gives the following account of the
election riot at hat place: While the votes
OF both parties were being quietly polled
here TO day, a negro who had voted the dem
ocratic ticket was attacked by a mob OF
radical negroes, and a ,erribls and bloody
riot was at once precipated. Chief among
the party who set upon the negro democrat
was one OF a very desperate and bad charac-
ter named Milas Long, who seemed to be the
leader. AS soon as the victim of
their rage seemed to be getting severely
beaten, a number OF whites who were pres
ent rushed to his rescue. but were unable for
awhile tn aid him, and were partially driven
back. Upon thist the mob began TO punish
the negro democrat, when the whites. who
had been re enforced, boldly broke i'm and
ordered them TO desist. Nothing daunted.
but rather enraged by this Interference,
Miles Long, the leader, attempted to draw a
pisto' on one of the whites. AS he did so he
was told If he produced the weapon In that
crowd he would be killed. Long, becoming
savagely irritsted, pulled out the weapon.
and, with a fOuloath threatening the whites.
dared them to come on. striking, at
the same time, an attitude Of offeusa' Re-
him he fired his pistol. which it is supposed
took effect, and this was the signal for a
bloody riot. Both whites and blacks in
stantly drew their weapons, and a general
and indlscriminate fire was begun, which
the negroes did not stand for more than a
few moments before they broke aud ran
down the street in one OF the widest stam-
pedes ever witnessed. TIRE were probably
In the few moments the fight lasted over
five hundred shois fired by both sides, a
majority by the whites, and the execution
Was terrible and eflec i've. The negroes
mostly had come in from the country, and,
in anticipation of a row, were armed with
pistols, guns, heavy clubs, and wheel
spokes, with which it was their Intention to
make war upon any of their own color who
dared to vote the democratic ticket. In the
stampede their wounded and killed were
Ddden upon and they threw away their
weapons, In the streets without regard TO
anything but safety i'm flight, and
the scene resembled n battlefield OF
no small dimensions. The result of
the riot was start ing, considering the
brief period IL lasted SIX whites were
wounded, one OF them, William Keith, NOR
tilly; three nsgroes were killed outright,
and AS Tar a. heard from, "A negroes were
wounded, ten or 10 of that number, 10 Is
supposed, m0rtaliy. Since the rot five
more have died, and three or four more will
die during the night. II Is impossible .jns5
now 10 give the names OF the
killed aud wounded, az those OF the negroes
can not be ascertained. Among the
whites wounded are T.. f. Nance; May
SHORTER, Silas Jones, John Hudli,tOn, Sandy
Engram and Thomas Stovsli. For a few
after The riot was over the ne
groes halted at the end of he street, and
made an attempt to rally and renew the
light. The whites, however, then armed
with guns, and rs soon as the
negroes saw this hey broke aud scattered,
and order was soon again restored.