The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-12
statement Of she vtcRso"rR
&t" Tco miles.

r,,tor Of the Ne,s le'6 hef"
Il he h'''o, . MISS, December 9, 1874.
N'.S. .,,l,, here has been csi'ed r'ot,
The o'" mjsnomer. 1t WAS sh a''aca
hut taa' Wv, ,,,ra,r columns by negroes upon
IN three i a,h, cause OF this attack can ne
TIE Guy. ,,w words. For six mounts
>i2ir%, !" .cr crosby (cnlored) has heen eN-
$hcTl" ,', ,,nr,ionS Of the office without
CTE'r'H- , q legal bond. The boato VI
f@N'N- A,,,-v,sors refused to order MN 10
t}W.H .,s,,i,r bond. and the time drew e on
give "' 40 comfy taXcS-Somc S2VV''Vo;
- i"E ''> ,lrrk was without any hohu
I"' 'i' onh under an indictment LOT e,h-
""''',,,, and forgery. As was h's preue'
hC72'" -" .,rs, ,hc present State Superln'
-, len, Of Education.
.y,ssss AGAINST THK SHERIFF.
>.,o,h,,antiius his indictments, tne sne-
.I,'., nntorio,i>ly packing Jurtes' anu .n'ee
.,'' sr, the county records pea'inS ~
W., s"1f the cult of the officials, were s.olen
~ EI'., .Sr COURTHOUSE. The iaN-payefs Asso,
800. - composed Of the best c"'Zeus aua
,,,,.-,y.boldtrS. held meeting ias' we
llay and III body went 10 Tue cou,r
hL..,,r,,rd demanded the reS'ghalion VI ths
.hS-,4 ,he chaucery clerk. the treasurer, aha
~, n,roncr. The sheriff only was iouoo'
- h. resigned. The sheriff tne,i Wen. ~
-,,,,, n consult with Governor AmeS' oh
...,-, IN saturday 4 card appeared on
M ,.r,s,, and was circulated throughout
-, ,,,,r,c sicnrd nv Crosby. calling on Re-
'"' >,,',. White and black, TO come TO his
"a and sustain his position. CROSBY pup
a." "rf through The papers denied the cara !;
~ ,r sn,d,v rumorS came that negroes
:,'.. y~m,n. aHi gathering at different
.,,'r,. n march on the city, but little Gre
t..,. ms ciyya 20 the report then.
The ATTACK.
NV v,,div morning al ) clock the alarm
...,.., ,I.. me uc-ro.S were approach
~, ,~.,n several directions. The White CT
49,. .-,p.d and organized in companies.
O'Clock general alarm was given, and
f,al,nm,n! Q, citizen So|diery marched
a.,C ~ Grove street. and. pear Point Look
~, ;,.; inside the city limits, met body
-. ON nrrr6cs. Tue commander OF the cit
;,.r, warned them 10 di>per>c, wheu the
-. rcpl,cd. I'VE have come for fight
~ ur are yong 10 have IT," Firing then
r1r,,ncrccd. The negroes were soon rout-
- win loss Of six killed, several wound
- and some prisoners taken. Among the
- y
@Ia2t,E,
YlGE-IXG Of THE OLD GROUND.
) trg minutes after this engagement de
.stgryrnt Of citizens. sent out on the Jack.
IN -a,G on the nor, beast side, encountered
: large BODY Of negroes strongly intrenched
in The oh Federal breaStworss just west Of
.ba monument where PemOertoD surren.
,,prcd The hght here lasted an hour, and
vs> TIE most sanguinarv fight Of the day.
The infantry in front engaged the negroes
while the cavalry charged their TANKS. The
negroes lied 10 wild disorder, and twenty.
i've were Killed and wounded. Oliver
Brown t~hi,e) waS also killed.
THE THIRD BATTLE.
AJou. he same time three companies OIL
cfizru> met 30 negroes on Cherry street
south. and, with yell, charged on them
driving them from their strong position on
;se bill with hrht loss. The cavalry a,
other points d:spcrSed the negroes and by
n0ou iHr war was over.
Sheriff Crosby was arrested early and put
under guard AZ the courthouse. On Monday
night an effort VAS made to lynch him, but
he deed Was prevented by the white guard.
On Tuesday afternoon the funeral procession
OF Oliver Brown, while passing Snyder's
Buff, near The city, was nred into by me-
cToe-, aud William Vaughan, a citizen, was
Killed.
To-day everything is quiet, and business
Ia. beer resumed in the city. The Board of
County Supervisors held a meeting and &C
crpt3d The sbcrlf's resignation, and ordered
~ lection 70 Iii! the vacancy.
TIE CASUALTIES
were three white citizens killed and three
wounded. Of negroes there were about
.eveuty.hve killed and wounded and thirty
or ,orty taken prisoners.
Ovens, the negro commander, who was
captured, says be was ordered by Crosby tc
come 10 the city on Monday morning with
a! the armed negroes he could gather to
-etncT. S:ackhou>e, another prisoner, say:
tar same order was read in a negro churct
II the lower part OF the county on Sunday
MILITIA FORCE
has hreu organized to-day under the com
lanl Of Colonel French, and no further
uouh" i apprehended. Governor Ames
"a, called an extra session of the LegiSla.
tu.e. 10 meet on the 18th instant, to consider
TIL lIck-burg difficulty. To-day, in the
house OF Davenport, the indicted negro
caaEccry CLERK, were found the stolen re.
cords. Davenport has, of course, alb
'condrd. o. V. SuEARER,
City Editor Vicks6urg Herald.