Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-12-08
Serious Affairs in Mississippi.
FIGHTING IN vICkSBURG.
Several Mon Killed and Wounded
The Militia POWerless.

New Orleans, December T. The following has
been received at Emory's headquarters.
jackson, Miss, December Z.
Adjutant General Hacker reports to Governor
Ames from Nicksburg, by telegraph, that riot and
fighting began at o'clock this evening; that the
militia poweIless to maintain order, and MODS
have possession of the SheriH's person and hold
the Court House with an armed force. The ex-
tent of the fighting is not yet known.
(Signed) ARrHER w. ALDEN,
Capt. 10th Infantry.
New Orleans, December l. The following is a
special to the Bulletin:
Vicksburg, December 6, 2.l5 p. m.
Our citizens were called under arms at o'clock
in three columns, and commenced an attack on
Cherry street outskirts They were driven back
with loss of four killed and quite number
wounded. The negroes are now advancing on
Warrenton road and another conflict is momenta-
rily expected.
Nicksburg, December / The following are
the particulars of to-day's fighting -
A card appeared in the streets signed Crosby"
calling on the citizens of Warren county, republic
can white and black, to come to his aid and sup
port him in his position. Crosby publicly and
through the papers denied the authorship of the
card; vet this morning armed bodies of negroes
appeared, advancing on the city in six different
directions The alarm was sounded about 9o'clock
and the citizens gathered en- masse armed and
Immediately advanced to meet the negroes on
BaldWlnS ferry ROAD
The negroes met just outside the city on
Grove street, about 200 strong. The commander
of the citizens warned the negroes to dispense,
but they refused, and Immediately firing COM
menced on both sides.
The negroes retreated about mile and agaiu
made stand in an old breastwork and a house
but were soon routed The loss in the engage
ment was one citizen killed, and about II or ID
negroes, ard several wounded and about 20 pris-
oners.
On the Hills Ferry road about 80 negroes were
met and routed after a short enga cement, with
several killed and wounded.
Andrew Owens, the negro who commanded the
negroes on the Baldwin Ferry road was captured
and committed to Jail. In an interview with a
Herald reporter, Owens said that he was ordered
by Sheriff Crosby to come to the city to-day with
all the armed men he could get together Alex.
ander Stackhouse from Newton, one of the cap
tured negroes says that the order for all negroes
to come to Vicksburg this morning, was read in
church on Sunday. Crosby, who is under guard
at the Court House, denies that he gave such Or
ders. 1t is reported this evening that the negroes
| are committing depredations in the country. The
intense excitement that prevailed this morning has
| subsidized to great degree, yet many citizens are
under arms and all the roads are picketed,
| At public meeting this evening, the following
was adopted;
Resolved, That while we are fully satisfied thai
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 recommend all good citizens to abstain from
inhcting any personal violence upon him, ant
that we use still further efforts to have him remov
ed from office in some legal manner.