Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-14
What the Special Commissioner Of
the Appeal and a Volunteer
have TO Say about the In
surrectiOn.
Report of General Chalmers, in
Command of the Memphis EX-
peditiOn-A Plain, Straight
forward Statement.
RumOrs of Fighting Near o. h.
Landing-The Negroes Gener-
ally Well Disposed and Anx-
iOUs for Peace-Austin
Resumes Business.


Special TO the Appeal
BOARD STEAMER ST. FRANCIS, Aus
TIN, Miss, August l3, lS74-The troops
left Is.st night on the steamer st. Gene
We've for Memphis. All quiet at Aus
tin. The negroes yesterday morning
siguifed their willingness to cease hos
tIities. and had a conference with the
white commander under flag Of truce.
The negroes said they were tired Of
lighting, ani would disarm and submit
to the proper civil authorities, if life and
limb were guaranteed to them, and the
troops evscuate the town. This agree
vnent being made under a flag Of truce
Yesterday morning, the troops accord
ingly left ou the first boat, the st. Gene
We've. No fighting occurred after the
expedition on the steamer White reach
Cd Austin. The boat landed at o. K.
landing, two miles below Austin, and
the troops proceeded by a eircuitous
route to the town, where q few negroes,
all drunk, were captured while plunder-
ing the stores of L. Alexander, Lowen-
haupt & Kahn, and Ferrel q Farmer,
besides stealing a large amount of hors-
g. mules aud cattle. The plunderers,
led bv the negro, George Pease, Of Goa
homa county, who, with b md of sew.
enty, escaped arrest. No fesIs are enter
tained Of any further disturbance among
the negroes, who appear dispirited, and
heartily tired Of their rash undertaking.
The presence of the Memphis troops
completely demoralized the negroes, who
never had a force OF over three hundred
in arms. Yesterday negroes from diff
ferent portions OF the county visited
Austin 70 see the troops, the sight OF
which exercised an instant influence to
deter them from further violence. Only
one negro was killed during the riots,
and nineteen Of those engaged IN the
riot were captured and are now in jail.
II was determined TO leave two compa-
pies to guard Austin, but it was finally
resolved to take away sll the troops.
The negro ringleaders, Green Coleman
aud Columbus Young, yesterday surren-
dered themselves to neutral parties for
the purpose Of giving themselves up to
the ecivil authorities to-day; they are ex-
pscted to be surrendered to the civil au-
xhorities at an early hour this morning,
and will abide the sction Of the law.
fa cd to
dav, as the citizens are free to pursue
their customary avOcations. AS yet
II. ere are only four citizens (men) in
town, but the women and children have
commenced returning. Several who
fled for safety came down on the st.
Francis. The men captured and dis
armed at Helena were Mississippians
who refused to land from the White at
O. K. and go TO the rescue Of the town.
Their reason wss that Morgan had been
deprived Of command. A gentleman
who came aboard this morning states
that the negroes are still hostile through
out the county and at several places
were meeting in numbers from tiftylto
one hundred, at a late hour yesterday
expressing hostile feelings toward lthe
whites. and declaring their intention to
again attack Austin, barn the town and
murder the citizens. This report Is un-
true. although from man who Is posi-
tive that another demonstration will be
made by the negroes against peace and
law. Scouts yesterday traversed the
entire county, but failed to detect any
thing Of hostile nature or discern any
effort among the negroes looking to fur
ther riotous proceedings. The negroes
had not learned yesterday the cessation
OF hostilities, and were more excited
than desirous Of continuing their rash
conduct. There is 10 truth in the ru-
NOR Of renewed preparations for rioting.
Such reports must be discredited, as they
are totally exaggerated. By several
men who came aboard at the above
town, where they were on duty, we
learn that peace and quietude reign, and
there is not the slightest cause for fear.
The negroes are sick Of riOting. Mr..
Nelson, an old citizen, who with VIII
War6eId remained in the town, coirob-
CRATES the statement Of quietude. He
saws; We have secuted the country
through, and bear of no organization
among the negroes. The negroes in
form me that the riot could have been
prevented, had not Floyd and Hudson,
with troops, gone 10 Austin and fright
ened them into a panic" Their
hatred, IL seems, is only against the
Radical ofiee-holders, who are Justice
Alexander, whose store they robbed,
Mayor WOodsOn, Justice Ned Carter,
the coloTed deputy-sheriff, J. E Deering
and Constable George Williams, ,colored.
Much excitement ensued yesterday
when Morgan's men arrived here. The
militia general, Burke, deemed il sd-
yyIsab;e for the srmed men TO enter the
town. and requested that the guns be
left Al the wbarfbOat. This done, q ne
gro. Alexander, porter st the Metropoli-
tan hotel. informed the negroes that the
men had come here for ultra purposes.
This excited the negroes, who demand
ad that the sheriff take possession Of the
arms. The negro sheriff, Carson, did
"a whereupon the negroes assembled in
.,rs,t =. .snbers at the whsrfboat, where
sbe arms w,re stored. Alexander next
iuE,rmed.theui that the men had side
arms. The sheriff aud crowd OF ne
.g-oes assembled at the hotel, and the
arms were given up co the sheriff Seri-
.,ns tears Of riots among the negroes hese
are entertsiDed no longer, and 1t is be-