The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-12-08

Our cllllens were called under arms
at three o'clock this morning, The
negroes advanced on tho city in three
columns and commenced the attack
on the Cherry street outskirts,
They we're driven back with loss Of
four killed and quite u number
wounded, one citizen was slightly
wounded, The negroes are now nd
yanclng on the Warrenlon road, aud
another conflict Is momcnlarlly OK.
ppcted,
a special from Vlcksburg says seven
hundred negroes attacked the city this
morning on three roads, They were
driven back 10y the citizens with u loss
Of twenty-five killed and wounded,
The attack was made for the purpose
OF relnstatIng Crosby, shorlll, vino was
requested to resign because he had not
given any bond, The negroes in the
country are reported to be burning
dwellings and gin houses.
Engagements took place this morn
ing between the whites and negroes
on theVarlous roads leading to the city,
The negroes were repulscd at all points
with the loss Of eighteen or twenty
Killed, the same number wounded, and
thirty or forty captured and lodged in
Jail. One man named Brown, Of Snod.
grass Blul, was killed, policeman Bur-
ton wounded, and George Bachelor
accidentally shot through the foot.
The excitement Is subsiding, The town
negroes took no part in the difficulty
whatever.
There has been for some time trou.
BILE brewing between the taxpayers as
ISOLATION OF citizens and the county
officials. Thesherlil was acting without
"A legal bond, and the board of SUPER
visOrs refused 10 order u new one,
though the time for paying the attach.
ment taxes had arrived. Two or three
other officials were under indictments
for forgery and enlightenment, and the
citizens, despairing of any relief from
partisan courts, last "Wednesday held II
meeting, aud IN n body proceeded to
the court house TO demand the resigna-
tion. OF the sheriff. The chanCery clerk,
treasurer and coroner all fled, except
Sheriff Crosby, negro, who sighed his
resignation,
On Saturday L card appeared on the
streets signed 10y Crosby, calling on all
the citizens Of Warren county, repuO,
Leans, black and white, 10 come to
his aid aud support him in his posi-
ton. Crosby publicly and through
the papers denied authorship Of the
card, yet this morning armed bodies %
negroes appeared, advancing on the
city from six different roads.
Ihe alarm was sounded about nine
O'Clock, and the citizens gathered en-
massa armed, and Immediately adj
Vauced to meet the negroes at the ferry
road. the negroes were met Just OUT
side of the city, on Grove street, about
two hundred strong. The commander
of the citizens warned the negroes to
dispense, but they refused, and imme-
diately firing commenced on both sides.
lhe negroes retreated about mile and
again made n stand in the old breast
works and house, but were soon
routed. The loss in this fight was one
citizen, Oliver Brown, killed, and
about twelve or fifteen negroes killed,
several wounded and about twenty
prisoners.
GA the Hall ferry road about 25t
negroes were found and routed after Il
! short engagement, with several killed
and wounded. Andrew Owens, II ne
gro, who commanded the negroes OF
the Bnldwins ferry road, was cap
tured and committed to Jail. III ~
interview with Herald reporter
Owens said he was ordered by Sheril
Crosby to come to the city to-day viii
all the armed men he could get to-
gether Alexander Stockhouse, from
Newtown, one of the captured he
groes, says the order for all the ne
| gr0cs to come TO Vicksblrg this morn
| ing was read in church Sunday.
Crosby, who is under guard at the
curt house, denies that he gave sucl
orders. it Is reported this evening tha'
! the negroes are committing depWda
tions in the country.
Intense excitement prevailed thI'
morning, but it has subsidized to grea
degree, yet many citizens are stu un
der arms, and all roads are picketed.
At n public meeting this evening TIM
following was adopted
Resolved, That the whites, who are
fully satisfied that Peter Crosby ha
caused armed negroes to march on tn
city. should therefore be held nominal
~ responsible for all the blood that ha
been shed, we recommend all good CIV
liens to abstain from inflictlng any
personal violence upon him. and III"
we use still further efforts to have hin
removed from Office in some lega
manner.
LATEST.
Evidence Just received renders 1t al
solutely certain that Governor Anne
and his attorney general, George liar
ris melted and advised the invasion o
this city 10y the negroes to-day. Til
evidence has been laid before the alb
lest lawyers of the city, with the vieN
to arresting and bringing these partie
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