The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1874-12-10
MORE WAR IN THE SOUTH.
This time it is Observation-Disclosures
Between the Races.
Origin Of the Difficulty Explained.

V1cKsBURG, December There has
for some time trouble been brewing be-
tween the Taxpayers Association, 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
paving taxes had arrived. Two or three
other officials were under Indictment for
forgery and embezzlement, and the
citizens, despairing of any relief from
partisan courts, last Wednesday held
meeting, and in body prodeeded to the
Court House to demand the resignation
of the Sheriff, Chancerv Clerk, Treasur-
er, and Coroner. All fed except Sheriff
Crosby, negro, and he signed his re-
signation. Saturday card appeared
on the streets signed by Crosby, calling
on all the citizens of Warren county,
Republicans, white and black, to come
to his aid and support him in his posi-
ton. Crosby publicly and through the
newspapers denied the authorship OF the
card, yet this morning an armed body
of negroes appeared advancing on the
city from six different roads. The
alarm was sounded about 9 o'clock, and
the citizens gathered, armed immediate
", and went to meet the negroes on the
Baldwin Ferry road.
The negroes were met first outside
the city, on Grove street, about IOO
strong. The commander of the citizens
warned the negroes to dispense, but
they refused, and Immediately firing
commenced on both sides. The negroes
retreated about mile, and again made
stand In the old breastworks and
houses, but soon retreated. The loss IN
the engagement was one citizen, Oliver
Brown, killed, and about twelve or ff-
teen negroes killed, several wounded
and about twenty prisoners.
On the Halls Ferry road about 25O
negroes were found, and routed after a
short engagement, with several killed
and wounded. Andrew Owens, the
negro who commanded the negroes on
Baldwin's Ferry road, was captured,
and committed to jail.
In an interview with Herald report
er, Owens said he was ordered by Sheriff
Crosby to come to the city to-day with
al the armed men he could get together.
Alex. Stockhouse, from Newton, one Of
the captured negroes, says the order for
all the negroes to come to Vlcksburg
this morning was read in church on
Sunday. Crosby, who is under guard
at the courthouse, denies that he gave
such orders. It is reported this evening
that the negroes are committing depre-
dations in the country. The intense
excitement which prevailed this morn
ing has subsidized to d great degree, yet
many citizens are under arms, and all
the roads are picketed.
At public meeting this evening the
following was adopted:
ResoIred, That while we are fully satisfied that
Peter Crosby caused the armed negroes to
march to the city, and should, therefore, be
held mainly responsible for all the blood that
has been shed, we recommend all good citizens
to abstain from inflicting any personal VOL
forts to have him removed from office in some
legal manner.
The latest evidence just received rem
ders it absolutely certain that Gov. Ames
and his Attorney General, Geo. E.
Harris, melted and advised the invasion
of this city by negroes to-day. This
evidence has been laid before the ablest
lawyers Of the city, with view to arrest
ing, and bringing these guilty parties
to the city for trial.