, 1874-08-23

N'urltke Times Mt Lancaster Icnns-
Armed Parties OF Whites and fsancks
Coutc;,dinS for posscssion-scFcral
Negroes Reported Killed"
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 22.-In response to the call
Of Coy. Leslie, four companies OF militia, l2a
men. under Col Clarke, left this city at O'Clock
tonight. for Lancaster.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 23-1 a. m.-The Courier
Journal hus received the following special tele-
grams from the seat Of hostlitles III Garrard
County:
STANFORD. Ky, Aug. 22.-A number OF men
reinforced the kennedy party 1t Lancaster, aud
recruits are still gong iuto town, well armed.
Trouble Of serio,,s nature is brewing. The
object is to quiet the excitement peacefully II
shsy ean fore,1ly I!l. II they "Sroca must. aa'j
ThS 1h,es sslsts pruca paIt &1 nssross about
fifty Of whom we're guarding h1s house, whero
thov have e,.treuchcd themselves and made bar
racks, They are armed with Spencer
rifles, but where they got them ha,,s ~
reinforced Tie Sheriff OF this county, y. G.
Saunders, has beon appointed Chief Of the
peace. Brigade skrmishsng has bocn going On
SINCE o'clock this afternoon, 1t Is re-
ported that i've negroes 4avs been Killed.
sud several wounded Sellers house has
been burned, aud two others. The United
States troous came out and both parties fired on
them. The troops returned tue ire aud dis
persed both parties. and returned to
sE ntesen. quarters ococ7} a. Tno 4ssdi eed is IS
not yet reached. we fear. althongh earnest ef-
forts are making to stop hostilltics.
SECOND DlsPATCH.
LANCASTER, Aug. 22.-We are really having
terrible war between parties OF whites Eud
blacks. Fighting has been going on at intervals
siuco Wednesday, night. Yesterday morning
some negroes shot Alr. Fred Icakley. This
30 e1asperated the whites TINT 8 large party
took possession of the Town this morning, aud
firing lt has been kept up all 49,, evening: e'on1:
Of William sellers. Il is thought two negroes
were killed this evening, aud several wounded
The whites set FIRE to the warehouse near Sell
lers' residence with the intention OF burning the
negroes. aud It is nov burning The whites Is
il reported that Sellers has gone at
have al1o sent for reinforcements: A perfect
reign OF terror exists. There III no law OF order
here. The troops stationed here refuse to
may be burned. A party of
Whites from Lanccln County are here
with arms aid ammunition 4 regular engage
ment first occurred between the troops and
rioters. The troops were called into town to
try aud qnell the riot when they were fired on
by both parties. They returned the fire, and
several we're wounded on both sides. Sellers
dwelling III now burning.
THIRD DISPATCH.
DAsv11fk, Ky.-rhe situation at Lancaster up
to i Iale hour this evening was as foiows: Ken
nedy's friends occupy the Court House and
Mason Il Saunders hotel, situated on
tho road Lending to Stanford Sellers
forces are located on Sellers premises
just down the hill On the Lexington nike. and
short distance from the public s11uar.,. A third
party, whose mission is to preserve or restore
peace, occupy the corner building on the public
square between the two parties and On the road
to Lexington. No shooting since ny last report.
The Circuit Court has not adjourned
The man named Weakly, WHO was shot, WAS
not son-in-law Of Kennedy, but brother Of
that gentleman
The contested election case between Kennedy
and Faulkner. for the Office Of Circuit Court
Clerk was set for to-day, bnt not tried.
Business houses in the town are closed, and
the people in motnentary expectation Of further
trouble.
FOURTH DISPATCH.
DASE11LE, Ky, Aug. 22.-There is more
shooting at Lancaster. The negroes bear
Scllrrs' premises fired on d party Of whites
in Browns DuiidinE, on the corner above spoken
of the fire WAS returned, and the skirtnish be-
tween tho parties kept up till the time tile mes
scnger left. Two negroes wero 6uot and sup
posed to be killed No other casualties arc