The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-12-09

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! way to the city T." take pO--c-- I
\ >ion of the court hou-r. Wcr" CON |
! ilrned thi. morning at . O'Clock, when |
! the alarm bells were rung to Warm the |
citizens. business hou-c- at Hll kind, |
were closed. and th" whites ar" under |
arms. marching out on the various road |
10 meet the enemy. The court hou-c i !
in possession of the whites. AMI the negro |
sheriff j. u prisoner. Great excitement
prevails.
NEw ORLEANS. December :. The fol- !
lowing is u special dispatch to The B,t-
hfiH:
NtCK-BuRG. Mis-. December :. 1925
T. M.IDur citizens were called under
arms ut 3 o'clock this morning. The ne
groc- advanced on the city Ia three col
umn. and commenced au attack on the
Cherry street outskirts. They were
driven back with u loss of four Killed and
quite u number wounded. One citizen
Wa- slightly wounded. The HcgrOc- are
now advancing ON the Narronton road,
and another conflict j. mom"niarily ~
pcctrd.
NEW ORLEANS. December The fol-
| lOwin" telegram was received al General
| Emory'S hradquaTcr,
/ JACKSON. Mis..-Maiur L. i. Plat.
| Adjutant General Department Of the
/ Guli: New Orleans Adiulaut General
! Packer reports to Governor Nmc> from
| Nick-burg by telegram, that riots and
lighting began ri . this morning. that the
nalitiA are powcrlc>> to maintain order.
that mob ha- POSSES ion OF the sheriff,
person and hold the court house with
armed force. Tie extent ol the lighting
j. not yet known.
NHrurRW ". Alrrv.
Captain sixteenth Infantry.
NV OEtEAN-. December "a Bgifs-
III, special from \irk~hurg say: seven
hundred negroes attacked the city thi-
morning on three roads. They were
driven back by the citizens. with u los.
of twenty-five killed and wounded. and
forty pri,onrr-. The white. lost one
killed. and two wounded. The attack Wa.
, made for the purpose Of rrins'u'iug
. Crosby, the sheriff. who wa requested
. Ia resign bccat-r hc had not given ANY
bond. The negroes IN the country are
u reported hurnlng dwelling and lin
y houses.
Il Nuk-m 70. December I.-Engigc-
l.. nicnt- took place thi- morning between
the whites and urgroc. on various route
leading into the city. The NEGROES were
j. rcpul-cd and routed N all puint-. with Il
H. To-. ufrightoCn or twenty killed and the
same number wounded. Thirty or forty
u prisoners were captured aud lodged ii
y iail. Ouc white man. Oliver Brown, %
II Snidcr'- Blutl. wa, killed. POliccmal
!, Burton wa wounded. aud George Batch
clur accidentally shot through the foot
IT, The citizens are -tll uudc arms and th
IF road- are pickcrcd. The excitement j.
l. suh-,ling. Tile town negroes took n,
=, part ia the difficulty whatever.
, NHk~BUEG, December I.--Ihi~ morn
IL ing armed lodic. of ucgror- appcnrrdad
lc Vancin@ on the city from tx diilrrcI
IN roads. The alarm Wa- sounded about
In O'Clock and the citilcn- gathered 81
-, mas.c, armed Immediately and advance,
u Ia meet the negroes on baldwin, icrrl
tc road. The negroes were met Just nut
j. side the city. on Grove .trgrt, about IN
a. strong. The commander of the citizen
warned the negroes 20 dispcr~c. hut the,
~ refused. and Immediately III" firing com
n mCnccd on both -idcs, The ncgrOc, ~
A. treated about mil9 nnd ""nin "'"",
al | -tatu IN some Did DfctSiNufk- ANA
r. house. hut were soon routed. The los
IN this engagement was one citizen, oil
yer Brown. Killed aud about twelve q
q. fifteen negroes killed, several Woundc
4. and about 20 prisoners.
~ In Halls ferry road about 80 nrgroc
y were found and routed, after short ~
&C. gagcnrnt. with several killed and Wuunc
-, cd. Andrew Owen. Il negro who con
mandcd the negroes uu Badwin's fcrr
" road. was captured ana Cltnmlllt ito la
~ In an interview with Il Hr,0h reporter
H. owen, said he wa. ordered by Sher,
II. lrnsby-to come Ia the city today vat
all the armed mcu lIc could gel lOg''titrl
"I Alex. Stockhuu-c, from Newton. on
l.. of the captured negroes, say the ord,
a Tor all the negroes To come Ia iC,~bOr
this morning was read in church Smda,
'h Crosby. who l. mndcr guard At the cOu
of house, denies that hc gave such order.
eli II j. reported this evening. that Ia" n
4, groc- are committing dcprcdatlou~ In Il
W. country Tho intense excitement IA.
hg prevailed this morning has subsidized To
al great dcgrcr. vet many OF the Citi/el
al arr under arms, and an the Ioud- u
~, pickct"d.
"P NJ "a public meeting, lhi- evening, Il
." following Wa- adopted
,rr. RrSOircd, That while we are ltlN =,
islicd that Peter Crosby. caused armO
ucgroe, 10 march ON the city. and ,hou
Or therefore. hc cldmaiuly responsible tor
adj the blood that has been shed. we rccol
his. mend all good citizens In abstain from /
or iliclmg amy personal violence upon hin
aud that we use still further efforts
N'S have him removed from office IN some
HAT gal manner.
fine The latest evidence Just received rem
al crS il absolutely certain that Govern
Amc- aud his attorney, general G.E. H.
'Nh riS melted and advised the invasion
be- this rity 10y the negroes to-day. Thi> O.
.lal- oencc ha. been laid before the ablc9t la
80 yers Ofthc city, with "a view to arfrStil
ivy, and bringing these parties 10 thi, city /
'"sIi trial,