, 1874-09-21
NEGRO RIOT IN GREENE COUNTY,
ALA.

From tie 1lobsc Register, Sept. II.
Tho following letter from Judge Clarke. the
distinguished lawyer Of Eutaw, gives Il clear uc-
count Of tho negro riot in Greene County:
ef Etta"'ycstertiay evening, aud found thu peopla
DR.. Minor, of Fork, passed the Eowo placo alo,lt
& nea from Foikan1. UNI found large number Of
s,f ,s aS q % 1n
ln sem, n,d they seHt duwu Jnslics of tAs pracu
aul treG cit}2tts nll Of whom wcro armed, to
ing The laru uy greeted with thu cry OF Shoot
thcm,' and received yollcy Of 1nrEBlot. which
brought down one of their numDer SUPPOSED 10 by
anothe1. Ye party immediately 1ereatc to Forkiani
leaving thefr wounded friend whore he FELL About
procured wnrrnt for tho arres Of tho olfouers td
wcnt with Constable to It. When ey rcarhesl
tho nelghborhood OF the former attaca, they fred
upon from ambush by forty Aegrnes, and one Ut their
othors wounded. They returned ho IRE, and killed
them aud captured nine two Of whom ire wounded.
Bufore tho posse went III pursuit OF the ue4roeB, They
aei.t messeuger to Enaw for 1id wntch atd not mr.
NJ. Archie Tllreat, thu cuored unltcl HtatcH Cil.
rider, arrived ut Forkland. aud informed te people
Just below the Rowe p!aee, what is known tho
Coe place; that many wore armed and he met about
twenty-five more most Of whom wero sFusa. going in
sasp css ssssal sa pepas se, seif nn ' essss SsR
Of Twenty-Five armed ntn, arrived, and ho summoned
abosss ths number from Tie cliizens Of Portland,
and proceeded to arrest these armed d!stnrbors Of tito
neate. Whsn le reached The Guile placu he found a
wool atll formed 1o It battle. Capt. Cale gol .
negro to 20 to tlcm aud request parIey, nl several
ny down .Aes ers md saEss,,1es. sat ons should
hurt them. This they refAte, md retired to their
former position. Culo will lis posse dslnounted all
seyeraj SLOTS fired. aaw ons Of e pot So cos to
thu edge OF tho woo1s and call for tho horhes to bo
brought forward, which MAS obeyeh. thsn taine
home without learnifag the result.
". i. Joucs. United staes Commissioner here went
over TO the Cu1e ace totlay tlors the posse arriyc
which lsy refused to tlo and threatened him. aud
said thoy wol not Iay down their nr,s I'LL they had
killed every while person On their sS g q = ss e; rlssr
A dispatch to tic Selma Times adds the fol-
lowing accounts OF events subsequent to tho
departure ot Judge Clarke:
a posse of t!ir'y men ,,H H''m,none and Mntlns
proceeded TO the scele Of tllo Disturbance MAo tl4o
sler0'a posse arrived they demanded tue surrenar
of tho armed negroes wlio refused to do so cart.
aud thu negroes detormtnoL to resist retired to tler
stronghold ~ thick wood ueas by, formed regular
To lave u, ua,ccctaary "naatoa u{ bloo,l, aud to
pt down ills mob, Uat. Colo Withdrew from tllo
Immediate front, tla;cd them. and took them in ta,
sharp. About tlftceu or tweny: negroes werp killed
and woundoa. and thu remainder sanlre,led. 10
thss hons ase not BEEN aDo to asceraln Ito casual
Information from reliahlc Horce has just reached
hero that this evening he nrAraes reass.1nle4 anl
haye soleIuuly sworn TINT NJ whi'e man slIa PASS tho
road Tho astr linz created inteusa excitement, anil
further trouble Is aprroaentsd'
DEnoroL1s, s:46 y. 1n-aInj Y. r. Clarke a,t ]. 4.
JOKES es'"e from u" tssno Of tAp rio ate this
luz. They. wero lctlnnjng frnm Eataw, mud were
present ut thu fight betMeLl the HAGliN ,,pbHp ud ta