New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-08-12

!ougnt First knock down and hrst blood
for Edwards.
Third Round-Edwards led off, taking
Collyer terrible blow full in the face,
bringing him to his knees and covering his
face with blood.
fouah Ronnd-Collyer very careful, but
Edwards gets in another terrible blow,
sending him down.
Fifth Round-Collyer gets in two light
blows; close and terrible fighting by both
men; Coiiyer hnally fell in Edwards corner.
SiIth ROund-Bets were here offered of
500 to S25 on Edwards. Both men watch
full; Edwards clinches and both deliver
telling blows, finally falling. Edwards on
top, the blood flowing freely from Collyers
face.
.SeeenM Round-Cellyer gets in one A
few quick exchanges, when they clinch and
go down, Edwards again ON top.
Eighth ROun6-COllyer comes up slowly,
and presents fearful sight, Edwards
smiling. but careful. They quickly clinch
and fall on the ropes
Ninth Ro,tnd-Collyer led out, but
missed. Edwards followed and caught
Collyer in the stomach. They clinch, and
Edwards is thrown.
Tenth Roumd-3oth men slow and show
signs of weakness. A square knock down
for Collyer.
ElerenM Round-Edwards came up
slowly, COllyer very weak but up to time;
Edwards seconds were accused by Newell
Of using ointment on Edwards hands, and
aeked what was on them. He said nothing
but water; Aaron then said let the fight go
on: Newell said he could see that Edwards
had grassit Ia preparation which, among
sporting men, is dreaded as likely to blind
an oppOnent); the referee said nothing, bat
told the men to fight on; COllyers seconds
refused to allow him to proceed; just then
a terrible uproar occurred, which had evil
IDENTIFY been brewing in the last moment or
two, strange men broke into the ring
COllyer's seconds appealed to the referee
Edwards seconds insisted that time
had been called, and the stakes be
given over to Edwards, or that the fight
nounced that he had called time for them
to fight. Collyers seconds then refused to
fight any further, and left the question to
the decision of the referee. The impression
prevails among the sports that the stakes
will be given to Edwards, and the fight to
COllyer. The fight lasted twenty-five min
utes.
New Cotton.
SELMA. Ala, August 1.-THE first bale OF
new cotton was received to-day from the
plantation of NJ. o. and j. A. Marshall, in
Dallas county, consigned to NJ Meyer n
Co. 1t weighed $50 pounds, classed strict
good ordinary, and sold at auction at 1734c.
Bought by L. Neyering.
MEMPHIL, August 1.-THE first bale of
the new crop was received to-day from V.
Mason. of Senatobia, Mississippi.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, August 1.-THE first
bale of the new crop of cotton arrived this
evening. 1t will be sold in the morning.
Drowned.
CAPE MAY, August 1.-Two ladies were
drowned while bathing
1t is feared the keeper of the new light
house at Hereford Inlet is lost. His boat
was found bottom up.
Excitement ut Memphis.
MEMPHIS, August 1.-THE excitement
here in regard to the riot at Austin is in
creasing. The operator at Helena, Arkan-
sas, reports that negroes have been passing
there, on the Mississippi side, all day,
marching on Austin. The steamer White
left this afternoon at five o'clock, with
plies, under command OF Colonel Morgan,
of Hernando Mississippi, about half of
whom are from Mississippi, and among
them some twenty negroes, who say they
want this fOOling stopped. The remainder
are from this city.
Large numbers OF men have gone to Aus
tin from points beyond fernando by land,
and if the whites can hold the courthouse
till midnight reinfOrcements sufficient will
arrive to relieve them.
Paul Reeves, who was shot in the melee
at Somerville on Friday, died yesterday
He and his brother Albert, who died Sun
day from wounds received in the same
fight, were buried in the same grave.
The Trouble in Arkansas.
A special to the Appeal from Helena
Arkansas, received at $3.50 this morning.
says: At IL o'clock last night three ladies
and two gentlemen arrived here from Aus
tin in skltf and report considerable fight
ing late yesterday evening.
The commander of the post, whose name
we did not learn, dispatched q scout of
twenty-five men on the road to Coldwater
station, on the Mississippi and Tennessee
railroad, land captured picket of twenty
negroes, who were stationed about two
miles from town, and brought them in as
prisoners and disarmed them.
One of them, as they were being put into
the courthouse yard. tried to make his
escape, when he was fired upon and killed,
and in the melee which ensued another ne
gro was wounded, but not fatally.
Later in the evening, a large body of
negroes advanced from the south and at
tackled the town, driving in the white skir-
mishers to the courthouse, where the main
body of whites were stationed.
A charge was then made by the whites,
and the negroes were repulsed with loss
"
ing was going on when our informant left.
and they were fired upon as they crossed
over to Ship Island.
Second Dispatch.
Major Ham Chalmers, of fernando, Mis-
sissippi, has just arrived here for the pur-
pose of chartering boat to take men to
the assistance of the whites in Austin.
He says a courier from Mayor Woods, of
Austin, reached fernando at daylight this
morning, stating the town was surrounded
by about 1000 negroes, and asking for help.
About 200 men from fernando and the
vicinity will be here at two o'clock. and in
company with volunteers from this city
will start at four o'clock for Austin. DR..
Smith, who is the unfortunate cause of the
troubles there, reached here last night
Some three weeks 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 an extent, that they collected mob
and took DR.. Smith to the woods to hang
him, which they would have done but for
the entreaties of Mayor Woodson and the
doctors wife.
Since that time he has been voluntary
inmate OF the Jail, to prevent being mObbed.
until last Friday, when some of his friends
came and carried him to fernando, on
which the negroes collected in large num-
bers and notified the mayor that, unless
DIR. Smith was brought back and put in Jail
they would burn the town.
Third Dispatch.
kilograms are being received from the
vicinity of Austin asking for men. arms and
assistance, stating that unless the whites,
who are surrounded in the courthouse, are
speedily relieved, they will be forced to
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