Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-12
KILOGRAMS no THE STAR,
THE WAR IN Arkansas.
The Negroes Occupyfnx Au~sfu.


hEnrHIs, August I2.-Parties who arrived
by the steamer Sc. Francis say that the negroes
occupied Austin at p. m. yesterday.
How &c WAS Done.
., M VIZ n,an zssu s I.OsgsS,Sn James Lee,
below this morning say after the negroes who
had Austin surrounded were repnlsed yester-
day they disappeared and the story wss soon
circulated that they were numbering the women
and children LEFT unprotected on the surround
ing plantation, which caused the men who hsd
been defending the place 90 start Tor their
houses 90 protect their families. Austin wSs
soon LETT without any defenders except one or
two white men snd the negroes came In and
TOOK possession and proceeded 90 break oren
accounts they had committed no act OF violence
toward the few whites Who were unable 20 get
away, but a. they were becoming drunk fears
were entertained that they would burn the VII
lsge. Messengers we're sent out 20 C.utstn lee
asking him 60 land them. but he had a large
number OF refugees on board, some OF whom
the negroes hsd threatened 90 kin. DR.. Phil
lips, late republican member OF the legislature
being OF the number, and they begging OF him
not 70 do 50, he passed on mp without landing.
rHE CAPTURE OF THE NEGRO FORcs NIX
General Chalmers came upon the Steams
Francis 20 Peters Landing, where the ST. Fran
CHS met the whites with reintorcementE from
here. he was requested by the deputy sheriff,
in the absence Of the sheriff, TO take command
OF the men, and he went back with them. They
will land At 80. N" landing, aud endeayOr n,
aud doubtless ere this the whole force has been
captured. The negroes had no suspicion OF the
approach Of this force, and we're too busily en-
gagged IN debsuchery % be prepared 90 meet
them. Gen. Chalmers n a man well known foe
courage and GOODNESS, and his being In com
mand gives assurance that no blood will he an
necessarily shed.
IL lie proper 20 state that parties have nothing
to do with this trouble, and that Mayor Wood
son and a number of other men, VINO have been
prescribed 10y the negroes, are republicans.
ANXIETY.
News from Austin is anriously expected this
morning, but as IL IL twenty miles 20 the near
est telegraph station Il Is not probable that any
thing definite will be obtained before noon
PRUDKNCE.
The appears special from Helena this morn
ing, after recounting the occupation OF Austin
Bennett Landing Colonel Morgan held coun-
Gil and stated that Il was too hazardous to
make an assault on the black entertainments AZ
Austin, owing TO want Of proper authority, q
suitable number OF men and ammunition, and
he preferred landing at Moons. above Austin,
where he could place himself in a better condi-
ton and await executive authority.
TAKING THE REsPoSsIBILIrY.
General Chalmers came on board. He OBJ
jected TO landing AZ Moons, and insisted on land
ing at 80. h." or Shoe Fly, most OF the officers
objected, rs being in the midst Of the enemy
and subjecting the command % immediate at
tsck from all sides while uDprepared for IL. He
then ordered back the cOmmissary supplies,
which had been landed. and Captain Finleys
company, which had been thrown out a. Skin
mishers, and calling the Off Gers together told
them he felt IL was his duty, under the circum-
stances, not TO take the risk. To this move the
officers objected. General Morgan then re-
signed, and Colonel Chalmers was elected CON-
mander, and landed at Shoe Fly.
AN APPEAL FOR REINFORCRNENTs.
LGter.-The following has Just been received.
HELENA, August l2.-ThOs. II. Allen X Co.,
send us reinforcements BY the Sc. Francis; send
guHs with fixed ammunition, n possible; send
rations for ten days Tor 500 men.
lSignedl- j. r. CaALNKRs
From this IL would seem that General Chal-
mers has decided not to attack to-day.