The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-08-12
MEMPHIS.



MEMPHIS, August ia special to
the Appeal from Helena, Arkansas, was
received at 8 o'clock this afternoon, SAYS
that at IL o'clock last night three ladies
and two gentlemen arrived there from
Austin in q skiti, and report considerable
fighting late yesterday evening. The
commander nj the post, whose name We
did not learn, dispatched a scout of %
men on the road 10 Cold Water station
on the Mississippi & TenneSse railroad,
and captured picket of - negroes, who
was stationed about two miles from town,
and brought them as prisoners, and dis
armed them. One of them ~
they were being put into the
Court house yard tried TO
max his escape, when he was fired upon
and killed. In the melee which ensued
another negro was wounded. but not fa-
tally. Later in the evening. n large
body Of negroes advanced from the south
attacked the town, driving in the white
skirmishers TO the courthouse, whore the
main body of the whites were stationed
A charge was made by the whites. and
the negroes -repulsed, with several killed
and wounded. The fighting WAS going
on when our informants let, and they
were fired upon as they crossed over To-
Ship Island.
Further Particulars.
Major Horn Chalmers, of Hcrnando.
has Just arrived here for the purpose uf
chartering boat 10 take men tu Austin.
He says "A courier from Mayor Woudsou,
Of Austin, reached Hcrnando at daylight,
stating that the town was surrounded bN
about one thousand negroes, aud asking
for help. About two hundred men from
Hcrnando and vicinity will arrive here
at two o'clock, and in company with the
volunteers from this city, will start at
four for Austin. DIR. Smith, who is un-
fortunate in causing the troubles there
reached here last night Some three
weeks since he was attacked i'm the
streets Of Austin by negro, and draw
ing pistol fired at the negro, hut
missed him and killed little negro girl
standing by, which cNa> pcratcd the ne
grocs Ia such an extent that they collect
I'd mob and took DR. Smith to the
woods to hang him, which they would
have done but for the cntrratics of May
or Wuodson and the Doctor wife
Since that time he ha, been voluntarily
an inmate Of the Jail To prevent being
mobbcd, until last Friday, when some
friends came and carried him to Herman
do. On learning th, the nrgroc. col.
lcctcd in large numbers, aud notified the
Mavor that unless DR.. Smith was brought
back and put in Jail they would burn
the town.
The War StiII Raging.
TclcgraruS are being received from the
vicinity of Austin, asking for men, arm,
and ammunition, and stating that unless
the whites who are surrounded in the
court house, are speedily relieved, they
Will hc forced {" surrender ar b" cap
turcd. The steamer 4. J. Whit" ha,
been chartered " leave at five o'clock,
and will carry q larg" number Of men,
well armed.
Another special To- tn" igpcHI says th"
ncgrocs surrounding Austin on th" south
were charged thi, morning by body nl
mounted white, who killed four or five
and captured twenty negroes III"
blacks number about 700 while the
whitcs have about 200. Both pnrtirs arr
expecting r"iuiorrcmcuts. At present
the whites hRv" the best of the fight
The negro hands on the plantntions OPP
pO,itc, on the Arkansas .idc, are armlug
and marching on Austin in large num-
hcrs
Further From the Riot.
The excitement in regard a. the riot at
AustIn Is Increasing. The operator al
Helena reports that ncgror, have been
passing there on the Mississippi side all
day marching on Austin. m" steamer
" hite left this ait"rn"on Rt , u,l",u
with about 300 armed men and supplr,s,
under command "f Colonel Morgan, e
IIcrnando, Mississippi, about half o..
whom are from Mississippi, aud nmonr
whom ar. sofa" twenty u"groc. who .ny
they want thi, iooli-buc,- stopped IT."
remainder are from thi, city. Larry"
nnmhcrs Of mon hnv" gone ~ land and
if the white. can hold TIA" court huu."
until midnight. reinforcement, IN sulli-
cirnt number, will have arrived to rrlicy"
them.
Paul Reeves, who was shot in the mo
lee AT Sommervill", R"d yesterday IIr
and hi. brother Albert, who died sunday
from wounds received in the same fight,
were buried in the one grave
The first bale m new cotton was Pc
ceived from J. Mason, Of Senatobia, Ms
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