The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-12-11
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BATTLES BETWEEN WHITE MEN AND NE
GROEs-A LARGE NUMBER KILLED
AND WOUNDED.
VICKsBURG, Miss, Dec. 7.-Therc has
for some time past been trouble brewing
between the Taxpayers Association and
citizens and the county officials. The
Sheriff was acting without legal bond, and
the Board of Supervisors refused to order a
new one, though the time for paying taxes
had arrived. Two or three other officials
were under Indictment for forgery and en-
bezzlement, and the citizens, despairing of
any relief from partisan courts, last We'd
nesday held a meeting, and in body pro-
ceedcd to the Court House to demand the
resignation of the Sheriff, Chapcery Clerk,
Treasurer and Coroner. All fled except
Sheriff Crosby "a negro), and he signed his
resignation on Saturday. ! card appeared
on the streets signed by Crosby. calling on
all the citizens of Warren county, Repu6-
licans, white and black, to come to his aid
and support him in his position. Crosby
publicly and through the papers denied
the authorship IF the card.
MEETING OF ARMED FORCES.
Yet this morning armed bodies of negroes
appeared advancing or the city from SIX
different roads. The alarm was sounded
about 8 o'clock, aud citizens gathered on
n1HsSe, armed Immediately, and advanced
to meet the negroes on the Baldwin s ferry
road The negroes were met just outside
City Grove street, about two hundred
strong.
THE BATTLE COMMENCED.
The commander of the citizens warned
the negroes to disperse, but they refused,
and Immediately firing commenced down
both sides. The negroes retreated about a
mile, and again made stand III the old
breastworks-a house-but were soon
routed.
THE CASUALTIES.
The loss in this engagement was ono cit
izen (OIiver Brown killed, and about
twelve or fifteen negroes killed, several
wounded and aboat twenty prisoners.
ANOTHER BATTLE.
On the Halls ferry road about 23v ne
crocz were fuuud and routed after a short
engagement, with several killed and
wounded.
Andrew Owens, a negro who commanded
the negroes on the Baldwin's ferry road,
was captur,>d and committed to jail.
The citizelgs are still under aims, and
the roads picgeted. The excitement is
subsiding The town negroes took no part
in the difficulty whatever.
LATER.
FTCKsBURG, Dec. S.-Oyer twenty ne
groes were killed during the fight ycsteT-
day. There was most det9rnned StruS-
gle at Pemborton monument, where the
fight lasted four hours the negroes being
finally flanIed, fifteen were killed Sri one
white man killed. Intense excitement pre-
walls, and there are rumorS of lBcendIarIs1n.
STILL LATER.
MEsPHEs, Dee S.--A special from Viczs-
burg to the AvatGnche says: Thirty-three
negroes were killed and wonndod in yester-
days Tight I uurT Der Of horses. mules
and arms were captuIId hv the whites
who lost but one killed. Volunteers ara
arriving hourly. Scouts are securing the
country roads. The negroes are now re-
taliating by burning the dwellings of the
whites in the country, as well as ein-houses.
Private dispatches from: Nicksburg say
that ten or fifteen houses and two hundred
bales of cotton have already been DESTROYED
by the negroes. 1t is reported that they
are again gathering in large bodies on
different roads. In the northern part Of
the county 1t is reported that there is a full
regiment Of negroes armed and equipped.
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THE PUDDLERs' LoCK-OpT IL PITTS
BURGH.-The Econing Telegraph of Mon
day says: The ''lock-out' appears to be
an accomplished fact, as q tour among the
mills this morning reveals that OF the eight
butbiNh lbit'A4tlS itlt ii6CES III 1AiicRicnN
county all have closed to-day and dis
charged their puddlers with the exception
of fifty three furnaces. These are Lloyd &
Black S mill of tweDty-three furnaces.
which will close in about n week as soon
as their orders are filed, ami the South Side
mill of Lewis, Oliver s. Phillips, thirty fur
naces, which are running to feed their spe-
cial hardware trade.
The leading mill owners claim that they
h1vO fulfhar ,.1f 70, L., Il
puddlers and that il lays now with the lat
ter to say whether the lockout sIail CON
tinue or not. They are satisfied that they
have done all that lay in their power to
avert the lockout and will keep their fur
naces closed till the strikers accept the re-
ductlon. Meantime, as many of them have
large stocks OF muck iron on hand, and can
import whatever quantities they want, their
business will suffer no serious inconyeni-
ence. The manufacturers are of the opin-
ION that the stoppage of the pudding fur
naceS VIII snecessitate a stoppage of the
other furnaces aud of the coal mines as
neither of these can find market for their
product If the lockout continues.
Tue indications that the puddlers will
accept the reduction before the end of the
week, as many of them are willing to accent
% If they thought the reduction would stop
there The fact that the manufacturers
can import ''muck' cheaper than they can
make 1t, looks as though they had the key
of the position.
The United States Supreme Court re-
Gently rendered a very important decision,
touching the Interpretation of the legal
tender act. The case was that OF the Bal
tlmore and Ohio Railroad Ds. the State of
Maryland. In 1892, the General Assem-
bly, of that State authorized a subscrintion
OF 50, 600, 600 to the stock of that rood and
issued bonds to the amount. bearing 6 rer
cent interest. They could not be sold and
. per cent gold bonds were substituted
The railroad Company aecented these hnt