The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-08-13
The Negro Rio, at Austin, Miss.

q The Negro Riot at Austin, Miss.
1 MEMrHGs, August 12.-The parties VII
: arrived BY the steamer St. Francis, stal
J, that the Negroes occupied Austin at Q
NJ yesterday. Capt. Jas. Lee, OF h
steamer 81. Francis, which arrived IroI
below this morning, says that after th
? Negroes who had Austin surrounded weI
repulsed yesterday, that they dissp
peared, and that the story was soon eli
= culated that they were now murderin
The women and children left unprotected
This caused the men who had been dc
: lending the place TO start for their home
TO protect their families, and Austin wa
soon lett without any defenders, exceu
one or two white men, and the neproc
came and took possession and broke opel
, saloonsland stores and helped themselye.
, and at last accounts they had committe,
no act Of violedce toward the few white
who were unable to get away; but as the,
were becoming drunk there were fears Q
their burning the village. They sent
messenger To Capt. Lee asking him Il
land there, but he had large number o
refugees on board, some Of whom III,
negrots had threatened 10 kill. On,
was DR.. Phillips, late Republican membe
OF the Legislature. The refugees begged
him not to do 80 and he passed on VI
without landing. Gen. Chalmers CANT
up on tho steamer St. Francis to Peter
Landing, where the St. Francis met thI
whites with reiniorcements from here
dc was requested by the DEPUTY
Sheriff, In the absence of the Sheriff
to take command Of the men, and he wen
back with them. They will land at {
X Landing and endeavor TO cut of thC
retreat oi the negroes from the hills, anC
doubtless ere this the whole force hal
been captured, as the negroes had no sus
plctons OF the approach OF this force, ant
were too busily engaged in debauch t
be prepared 10 meet them. Gen. Chal-
mets Is q man we'll known for courage
and coolness, and his being In commant
gives assurance that no blood will be IN.
necessarily shed. II Is proper 10 state
that politics has nothing to do with thi:
trouble, and that Mayor Woodson and
number oi men who have been pro
scribed by the negroes are Republicans
| The news from Austin Is anxiously ex-
pected this morning, but as it is twenty
miles TO the nearest telegraph station, il
Is not probable that anything definite will
be obtained before noon.
SECOND DSPATCH. ...l
MRNPHH, August 12.-The AppeaT!
special from Helena this morning, aitel
recounting the occupation OF Austin BY
the negroes, as already reported, SAYS
at BennetS Landing Col. Morgan held 6
council and stated that 1t was too hazard
Gus TO make an assault upon the blacks en-
trenched at Austin, Tor want Of propel
authority, suitable numbers and ammuni
tion and preferred landing at Moons
above Austin, where he could put himsel
In better place and await Executive au
thority. Gen. Chalmers came on board
and objected to landing at Moons and In
sisted on landing at o. K. or Shoe Fly
most OF the officers agreeing with him
To this Col. Morgan objected, as being il
the midst Of and subjecling the command
TO an attack from all sides while unpre
pared. He then ordered back the com
mlssary supplies which had been landed
and Captain Finley's company, which
had been thrown out as skirmishers, and
calling the officers together, told them he
felt 1t was his duty under the circum-
stances not TO take the risk. They de-
manded that he would carry the com
mand first. To this most OF the officers
objected, and Colonel Morgan resigned
and General Chalmers was elected rs
commander, and landed at Shoe Fly.
LATER.-The following has Just beer
received:
j HELENA, August 12,
II 1h0s. Il. Allen C Co.:
Send US reinforcements by 81 Francis
Send guns with fixed ammunition If DOS
sible. Send rations for len days for fyC
hundred men.
Signed ]. r. CHALMERS.
From which 1t would seem that Genera
Chalmers had decided not to attack to-
day.
MRMPHIs, August 12.-The Appear
Helena special, dated 1l:20 this morning
says some thirty MIssissippan stragglefl
from the force which lett Memphis YES.
terday for Austin arrived there this morn
ing on the steamer White and put up Al
0rtway's Hotel. The colored people, un
able 10 understand the meaning OF thi!
armed squad Of men, became much ex-
cited. About 8 o'clock A. NJ. the Mayol
obtained possession Of their arms and haC
them put on the whariboat for shipmen
BY the first steamer. On the arrival O
the little steamer Trader the Mississippi.
ans, escorted by the Mayor, Sheriff aut
other officials, and followed by largt
crowd Of negroes, were marched Aboart
the trader and shipped to Austin, bst
and baggage.
Nothing reliable from Austin 10 dsy
Negroes report fight there last night
and It is said that six or eight white
were killed. The following has just beer
received:
JACKSON, Miss, August 10.
Col. Marion Campbell, Helena:
1 You are requested and authorized b,
me 10 suppress the riot at Austin, to tn
end that peace may be restored and lii
asved.
tSignedl ]. AMEs, Goysrnor.
Col. Campbell goes TO Austin immedi
ately.
lFIFTH DIsrATcHl
MRIPHIs, August 12-The excltemen
here 10 regard TO the Austin riot Ia be-
coming more intense, owing to unfoundet
rumors OF young men ot this city beinI
killed In the attack on that place. Tn
following Is posted about the city IRE
liable men wanted 10 report on board th
steamer St. Francis at 4 o'clock this day
arms and ammunition 10 be furnished
Also three hundred men, well armed ant
equipped, toreport at the same time ant
/ place; and about twenty good pieces o
artillery and five artilleryists; Gen. KIM
White, OF Arkansas, will assume com
mand Of the above men,"
This poster has added TO the excite
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