The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-12-08
Riot In Ylck.bnrg. Miss.


Major D. Plat, Adjutdnt General Depart.
ment of Tie Guy, RetO Orleans
Adjutant General Packer reports 10
Gov. Ames from Vicksburg by telegraph
that riot and fighting began there at 0
o'clock this morning, that the militia are
powerless 10 maintain order. that the mob
has possession Of the SheriEs person end
holds the Court House with an armed
force. The extent oi the fighting is not
yet known.
| (Signed) ARTHUR W. ALLYN,
Captain 1Gm Infantry.
NEw ORLEANS, December THE fol.
lowing Is a special TO the Bulletin
! VIcKsBuRa, December Z, 1915 P. M
Our citizens were called under arms at 3
o'clock this morning. The negroes ad-
vanced on our city in three columns and
commenced an attack on the Cherry street
outskirts. They were driven back with
the loss Of four killed and quito number
wounded. One citizen was slightly
wounded. The negroes are now advan.
icing on the Warrenton road, and another
conflict is momentarily expected.
CITY ATTACKED BY 700 NEGROES.
NEw ORLEANS, December IA Bule,
Tin special from Vicksburg says 700 ne
Igroes attacked the city this morning on
three roads. They were driven back by
the citizens with loss ot 25 killed and
wounded and 40 prisoners. The whites
lost one killed and two wounded. The
attack was made for the purpose OF rein
stating Crosby, Sheriff, who was request
ed to resign because he had not given any
bond. The negroes in the country are
reported to be burning the dwelling and
gin houses.
VICKsBURG, December r. E1gsge.
ments took place this morning between
the whites and negroes on the various
routes leading into the city. The negroes
were repulSed and routed at all points,
with the loss oI IS or 90 killed, and the
same number wounded. Thirty or forty
prisoners were captured and lodged in
Ijail. One white man named Oliver
Brown, Of Snider's Bluff, was killed, Po.
liceman Burton wounded, and Geo.
Bachelor accidentally shot through the
foot. The citizens arc still under arms,
and the roads are picketed. The excite.
ment is subsiding. In town the negroes
took no part in the difficulty whatever.
PARTICULARS OF TIE ENGAGEMENT.
VIcKsBURG, December 7.-There has
been for sonle time past trouble brewing
between the Tax payers Association and
the citizens and the county officials. The
Sheriff was acting without legal bond,
and the Board OF Supervisors refused TO
order new one, though the time for pay
ing taxes had arrived. Two or three other
officials were under indictment for for
gerry and embe2zlement, and the citizens,
despairirg OF any relief from partisan
courts, last Wednesday held meeting
and in body proceeded to the Court
House to demand the resignation OF the
Sheriff, Chancery Clerk, Treasurer and
Coroner. All fed except Sheriff Crosby,
a negro, and he signed his resignation.
On Saturday q card appeared on the
streets, bearing Crosby'S signature, call
ing on oil the Republican citizens Of War.
ren county, white and black TO come to
his aid and support him in his
position. Crosby publicly aud through
the pspers denied the authorship
of the card. Yet this morning
armed bodies Of negroes appeared ad.
vancing on the city from six different
roads. The alarm was sounded about
0 O'Clock and the citizens gathered en-.
mass and armed Immediately and ad.
vsnCed 10 meet the negroes on Baldwin's
Ferry road. The negroes were met just
outside the city, near Trone street, about
200 strong. The commander oi the citi.
zens warned the negres to disperse, but
they refused, and Immediately firing com.
menced from both sides. The negroes
retreated about mile and again made a
stand in an old breast works and house,
but were soon routed. The loss in this
engagement was one citizen, Oliver
Brown, killed, and about u or u negroes
were killed, several wounded and about
20 were taken prisoners. On Halls Ferry
road about $50 negroes were found and
routed alter short engagement in which
several OF the negroes were killed and
wounded. Andrew Owens, the negro
who commanded the negroes on Baldwin's
Ferryiroad, was captured and committed
10 jail. d**sss3
In an interview with Herald reporter
Owens said that be was ordered by Sheriff
Crosby to come 10 the city TO day with
all the armed men he could get together.
Alexander Stackhouse, from Newton,
one OF the captured negroes, says the or
der for oil the negroes 10 come 10 NiCks-
burg this morning was read in church
Sunday. Crosby, who is under guard at
the Court House, denies that lie gave such
orders.
1t is reported this evening that the ne.
groes are committing depredatons In the
country. Tho intense excitement that
prevailed this morning has subSided 10 q
great degree, yet many citizens are under
arms and all the roads are picketed.
At a public meeting this evening the
following was adopted:
Rc0lUed, That while We are fully salts.
fed 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 re-
commend all good citizens 10 abstain
from intlctlng any personal violence upon
him, and that we use still further efforts
to have him removed from office in some
legal manner:
LATER.
The evidence just received renders it
absolutely certain that Gov Ames and his
Attorney General George E Harris incit.
ed and advised invasion oI this city by
the negroes to-day. This evidence has
been laid before the ablest lawyers of the
city with q view TO arresting and bring
ing these parties to this city for trial,
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
COLUMBUS, December I'm the Senate