The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-12


MEMPHIS, August 11.-A special to the
Appeal from Helena, Ark, received al
e:30 this morning says at II o'clock last
night three ladies and two gentlemen ar
rived here from Austin in u skill and re-
port considerable fighting. Late yester-
day evening the Commander Of the Post,
whose name we did not learn, dispatched
Q scout oi twenty-five men on the road 10
Cold Water Station, on the n. ct. r. n,
and captured a picket Of 90 negroes, who
were stationed about two miles from the
town and brought them as prisoners and
disarmed them. One of them, as they
were beingpu into the Court House yard,
tried TO make his escape, when ho was
1red upon and killed, In the melee which
ensued another negro was wounded, but
not fatally. Later in the evening large
body Of negroes advanced from the south
and attacked the town, driving In the
white skirmishets TO the Court House,
where the main body Of the whites were
stationed. A charge was made by the
whites, and the negroes were repulsed
with several killed and wounded. Fight.
ing was going on when our informSnts
lett, and they we're fired upon as they
crossed over to Ship Island.
sRCoND DISPATCH
MEMPHIS, August l1-Mbjor Horn
Chalmers, of fernando, has just arrived
here for the purpose Of charlering boat
to take men 10 the assistance OF the whites
at Austin. He says courier from Msior
Woodson, of Austin, reached Hernando
at daylight, stating that the town was sur.
rounded by about one thousand negroes,
and asking for help. About two hundred
men from fernando and vicinity will be
here at two o'clock, and in company with
volunteers from this city will start for
Austin. SFsGE 2as !
DR.. Smith, who is the unfortunate cause
OF the troubles there, reached here last
night. Some three weeks since he was
attacked in the streets OF Austin by
negro, and drawing a pistol, he
fired at the negro, but missed him
and killed little colored girl
standing by, which exasperated the
Negroes to such an extent that they COL
lected mob and took Or. smith TO the
woods to hang him, which they would
have done but for the entreaties OF Mayor
Woodson and the Doctors vile. Since
that time he has been voluntarily an IN.
mate OF the Jail to prevent being mobbed,
until last Friday, when some friends came
and carried him 10 Hernando. On leav.
ing the Negroes collected in large num-
bers and notified the Mayor that unless
Dr. Smith was brought back and put in
jail that they would burn tho town.
MBMPH1s, August 11.-A third dis
patch says that kilograms arc being re.
ceiVed from the vicinity Of Austin, asking
Tor arms and ammunition, and stating |
that unless the whites, who are surround. |
ed IN the court house, are speedily re-
lieVed they will be forced to surrender or |
be captured. "a RJS D = I'd.
The steamer A. ]. White has been
to leave at 8 o'clock, and willI
carry large number Of men well armed. |
Another special 10 the Appeal says that
tho negroes surrounding Austin on the
south were charged upon this forenoon
oy body OF mounted whites, who killed |
iour or five and captured twenty negroes.
Inc blacks number about 700, while the
whites have about 200.. Both parties are
expecting reintorcements. At present the
whites have the best Of the fight. The
negro hands on plantations opposite, on |
the Arkansas side, arc arming and march.
ing on Austin in large numbers. lsE |
mEArHIs, August 1.-THE excitement
here in regard 10 the riot at Austin Is in.
creasing. The operator at Helena reports
that negroes have been passing there on |
the Mississippi side all day, marching on |
Austin. The steamer White LETT this
afternoon at 8 o'clock with about 800
armed men and supplies, under com.
mand Of Col. Morgan, OF Hernande, Mis-.
sissippi, about half of whom are from
Mississippi, and among whom are some
twenty negroes, who say they want this
ioolishness stopped. The remainder are
from this city. Large numbers Of men
have gone by land, and il the whites can
hold the Court House till midnight rein.
forcements In sufficient numbers will have
arrived to relieve them. I4f