The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1874-12-15

| renew my prediction made last Winter,
that the people will say, 90 up higher;
and he will go up. But this letter is al
ready too long Yours, &c, W.
TickSbnrs Attacked by Seven
Hundred Negroes,
TWENTY-FIVE Killed. and Forty
Prisoners Captured.
YIcKaBuRG, Miss Dec There has
been for some time trouble brewing be-
tween the Tax payers Association and
citizens and the county officials. The
Sheriff was acting without legal bond,
and the Board of Supervisors refused
to order new one, though the time for
paying taxes had arrived Two or
three other officials were under indict-
ment tor forgery and embezzlement, and
the citizens, despairing of any relief
from partisan Courts, last Wednesday
held meeting, and in body proceed
ed to the Court house to demand the
resignation of the Sheriff, Chancery
Clerk, Treasurer and Coroner. All fed
except Sheriff Crosby, a negro, and he
signed his resignation
On Saturday card appeared on the
streets signed Crosby" calling on all
the citizens of Warren County, Repub-
licaus, white and black, to come to his
aid and support him in his position
Crosby, publicly and through the "a.
pers, denied the authorship of his card
yet this morning armed bodies of ne.
groes appeared advancing on the city
from six different roads. The alarm
was sounded about nine O'Clock, and
the citizens gathered en- masse, armed
Immediately, and advanced to meet the
negroes.
Ga the Baldwin, Ferry road the ne,
groes were met just outside the city, on
Grove street, about two hundred strong
The commander Of the citizens warned
the negroes to disperse, but they refus
ed, and Immediately firing commenced
on both sides. The negroes rctreated
about mile, and again male q stand
in old breast works and q house, but
were soon routed. The loss in this en-
gagement was one citizen, Oliver Brown
killed, and about twelve or fifteen ne
grnes killed, several wounded and about
twenty prisoners.
On the Halls Ferry road about two
hundred and fifty negroes we're found
+ and rnuted after a short eDRugrtnen'
with several killed and wounded
Andrew Owens, negro. who camman
ded the negroes on the Baldwin's Fer
ry road, was captured and committed tc
Jail. In an interview with a Herald re
porter, Owens said he was ordered by
Sheriff Crosby to come to the city to-
day with all the armed men he could
get together.
Alex Stockhouse, from Newton, one
of the captured negroes, says the order
for all the negroes to come to Vicks
burg this morning was read in Church
Sunday Crosby, who is under guar(
at the Court house, denies that he gave
such orders, -,
1t is reported this evening that thu
negroes are committing depredations il
the country The intense excitemen
that prevailed this morning has subsi
ded TO great degree, yet many citizens
are under arms, and all the roads arr
. picketed.
, At public meeting this evening th'
, following was adopted: 3 FL ar.
"Resolred, That while we are full,
satisfied that Peter Crosby has caused
armed negroes to march on the city
and should therefore be held mainly re
sponsible for all the blood that has beer
shed, we recommend all good citizens
} to abstain from inhicting any persona
violence upon him, and that we use still
further efforts TO have him removed
, from Office in some legal manner -.
THE LATEST g.-
Evidence just received renders it abso
lutely certain that Governor ssAmes ant
his Attorney General, Geo. E. Harris
melted and advised the invasion of thi
city by the negroes to-day. This evi
dence has been laid before the ables
lawyers of the city. with view to ar
resting and bringing these parties t,
this city for trial. a e,t -ts
New ORLEANS, Dec THE report
in circulation last night that large bodie
of armed negroes were on the way t,
Vicksburg to take possession of th
| Courthouse were confirmed this morn
ing at 9 O'Clock, when the alarm bell
were rung to warn the citizens. Busi
ness houses of all kinds were closed
and the whites are under arms, march
ing out on various roads to meet tn,
enemy. The Court house is in posses
sion Of the whites, and the negro Sher
iff is prisoner Great excitement pre-
walls. ---
VIcKsBURG December S.-The excite
ment about the Court House was intense
this morning, but the commanders o
the various companies restored quiet
and the lives of Peter Crosby and th,
other prisoners, are safe. Lieut.. Col
O. S. Lee, Aid del Camp, Adjutant Gen
eral Packer,and committee Of citizens
met in the Court room to-day to decid
what course to pursue. In a private
interview between Packer, Lee ant
Crosby, Crosby expressed desire tt
tender his resignation as Sheriff. Gen
Packer prepared his resignation. to taxi
effect Immediately, which he signed ant
was witnessed by Lee and Packer, and il
now in possession of the latter Abou
fifty prisoners are now in Jail. Scout
from the country report all quiet fol
miles around, and business is gradual.
Icing resumed
Ey' We clip the following from tn
, St. Clairsville Gazette of the 10th inst
Mr.. John Hammond, a well know
Bridgeport merchant, died on last Mon
day. His remains were taken TO Bel
mont for burial
DR. John Cook, of Steubenville, ant
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