The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1874-12-10

MILITIA CALLED OUT.

!
A committee of citizens were in consul
4 tation about noon with Adjutant Genera
/ Packer and Col O. s. Lee, of Ames
/ staff, to take some action whereby the
/ troubles and the uncertainties would be
brought to an end 1t was finally deter
! mined by both parties, as a solution tC
the difficulty, that Crosby should resign
his Office, and receive \ safe conduct out
of the county ). that the Board of Super
visors should order an election to fill the
vacancy, aud that the militia should be
called out to protect the city and keep
the peace. In al interview between Coils.
Packer and Lee and Sheriff Crosby,
Crosby willingly consented to hand in
his resignation, and in the afternoon Co.'s.
Packer and Lee proceeded by special
train to jackson TO confer further with
Gov. Ames.
Under Instructions from the Adiutant
General, Col. John D. Beard, Of the
First Regiment, under whose orders the
citizen soldiery have been acting,
issued the following order, calling ont the
militia and ordering them TO report to
Col. VIM. French, of the Fourth Regi-
ment:
HEADQUARTERS, COURTHOUSE
VICRsBuRG, Miss, Dec. s, 1874.
GENERAL ORDER NO. /.
All commanders of organized companies
of Warren county militia will report ut
once for duty to Colonel VIM. French,
Fourth Regiment Warren county
militia, who has been placed in command,
and whose orders will be obeyed By or
der III
JNO. d. BEARD.
Col First Regt. Cavalry Commanding.
JNo. d. TINNEY, A. A. G.
Upon the receipt of this order, Col
French issued the following, and in accor-
dance Herewith the different companies
reported to him.
HEADo' RS 4TH REGIMENT, WARREN Co.
MILITIA AT THE COURTHOUSE,
DECEMBER 9Th, 1874.
SPECIAL ORDER NO. /.
In accordance with General order No.
/, | assume command of the military
forces in this county. Commanding officers
of companies will report at once to these
headquarters for orders.
WILLIAM FRENCH, Colonel.
w. A. FAIBCHILD, Adjutant.
CROSBY
was removed during the day from the
courthouse to the jail for safe keeping,
though it is not now feared that any vio-
lence will be done him.
THE PRISONERS.
Several of the prisoners captured on
Monday, and committed to jail, were dis
charged Yesterday. The more important
ones are still locked up, though permit
te the freedom of the Jail building and
yard.
ANOTHER FIGHT.
About o'clock last evening the fol
lowing dispatch from Captain John Hogan
was received:
owe had fight at Snyder's house,
about five o'clock this evening. Come
as soon rs you can get here. We are
waiting for you Come in force. We
have driven them off, but they are in
large numbers"
\ company of cavalry, under com
mand of DR.. Shannon, was ordered TO 90
to the assistance of Capt. Hogan, and
left imme lately for the scene of action.
Snyder's house, or Snyder's bluff, is
about twelve miles from the city. The
MESSENGER reported that while the funer-
al of Mr.. Oliver Brown, who was killed
Monday, was en- route to the place OF
burial, the party was fired upon by the
negroes, and an old man by the name Of
Burns was killed and a Mr.. Vaughn wa
Wounded. The whites then returned the
fire, killing three negroes and putting the
rest to flight. Up to midnight no further
news had been received.