The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-08

Negroes Attack the City.
Repulsed With Great Less.
They Burn Gin.ffOuses and Dwellings.
(Spec.al TO the Bulletin.l

J VcKsBuEG. Dec. seven hundred negroes
attacked the city this morning on three roads.
They were driven back by the citizens, with a
loss to the blac1;s Of twenty-five killed and
wounded, and forty prisoners. The citizens
lost one killed and two wounded.
/ The attack was made for the purpose Of re-
Installing Crosby, who had failed to give bond
as Sheriff and had been requested to resign.
The negroes il The country are reported to
be burning private dwellings and gin-houses.
Great excitement prevails, and fearful pun
ishment of the irsErgeEt negroes is imminent.
EIcEsBURGEE.
ASSOCIATED. Press Dispatched
V1cEsBuEG, Dec Z. Engagements took
Mace this morning between the whites and the
negroes on the various roads leading into the
city. The negroes we're repulsed and routed
at all points, with the loss of eighteen or
twenty killed and about the same number
wounded. Thirty Or forty prisoners were
captured and lodged in Jail
One white man, Oliver Brown, Of Snider's
Bluff was killed. Policeman Burton wounded,
and George Bachelor accidentally shot
through the foot.
The citizens are sill under arms and the
roads picketed Tie excitement is subsidng.
The town negroes .ook 10 part III the Diff
Guilty.
There has been for some time trouble brew
ing between the Taxpayers ASSOCIATION and
citizens, and the comfy officials. The sheriff
was acting without legal bond, and the
Board Of Supervisors refused TO order a new
one, though the tine Tor paying the taxes had
arrived.
Two or three other officials We're under
indictment for forgery and embezzlement,
and the citizens despalling OF any relief
from partisan courts, last Wednesday held a
meeting, and in q body proceeded to the
cour:- house to demand the resignation Of the
Sheriff, Chancery Clerk, Treasurer and Co-o-
ner. Al fed except Sheriff Crosby, a negro,
and he signed his resignation
On Saturday card appeared on the streets
signed Crosby, calling on all the citizens OF
Warren county, Republicans white and black,
to come to his aid and support him in his
position. Crosby publicly and through the
papers denied the authorship of the card, yet
this morning armed bodies OF negroes appear
ed advancing on the city, from six different
roads,
The alarm was sounded about O'Clock, and
the citizen; gathered en- nldsse, armed immadl-
ately and advanced to meet the negroes on
Baldwin's Ferry road. The negroes were met
just outside City Grove street, about two hun
warned the negroes t. disperse, but they re-
fused and Immediately the firing commenced
Oh both sides.
The negroes re!Tea.ed about mile and
again made q s;:!DG II. the Old breastworks
and in house, br.. were soOn routed. The
loss in these engagements was one citizen
Oliver Brown killed, and about twelve OF
fife negroes killed. several wounded and
about twenty prisoners.
On Halls Terry road about two hundred and
fifty negroes were found routed after short
engagement, with several killed and wounded.
Andrew Owens, who comm .nded the negroes
on Baldwin's ferry road, was captured and
committed to jail.
In an interview with q Herald reporter,
Owens said he was ordered by Sheriff Crosby
to come to the city to-day with ali the armed
men he could get together.
Alexander StockLouse, from Newt on, one Of
the captured negroes. says the order for all the
negroes to come to Nicksburg this morning,
was read in their cLErch Sunday.
Crosby, who is under guard at the Court
House, denies that re gave such orders.
! 1t is reported this evening that the negroes
are committing depredations ia the country.
The intense excite ment that prevailed this
morning has subsidized to great degree, yet
many citizens are still under arms and all the
roads are picketed
AT public meeting this evening the follow
ing was adopted:
Resolred, That while we are fully satisfied
that Peter Crosby has caused armed negroes
to march on the city and should therefore be
held mainly responsible for all the blood that
has been shed. We recommend all good citi-
zens to abstain from inGicting any personal
violence upon HIM. and that We use still
further efforts to nave him removed from
office in some legal manner.
LArEsT.-Evidence just received renders il
absolutely certain that Gov. Ames and his
Attorney General, Geo. E. Harris. melted and
advised the invasion OF this city by the ne
groes to-day. This evidence has been laid
before the ablest lawyers OF the city, with q
view TO arresting and bringing these parties te
this city for trial.