Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1875-09-09
WAR OF RACES.
Additional Particulars of the TrOu.
bles at Clinton and Else.
where.
Governor Ames Not ON Hnnd-The
Conduct Of Federal Officers.

The V~ickSburg Herald Of Tuesday, the
18th, contains many particulars of the
late riots in Mississippi, which have not
been published elsewhere. Speaking Of
the Clinton affair it says:
A young man named White was over.
taken by the negroes on the Raymond
road, near DR.. Alexander's and so badly
stabbed and kicked by the black
monsters that his life is despaired of.
Saturday night, Maj. Allyn, Lieut.. Ma
han and Lieut., Shelby, of the Federal
garrison arrived in an ambulance from
Jackson lin the interest of humanity"
and row propose to make a thorough
investigation of the affair.
The negro savages left their wagons,
horses and mules in their flight, and the
animals proved very serviceable after
the arrival Of our companies, who needed
them for scouting duty.
Capts. Andrews and Tinney, with their
men, returned this morning, and report
everything quiet and no negroes to be
seen neal Clinton.
LIST OF WOUNDED.
From Clinton-John Neal, dangerous;
Waddy Rice, slight; VIM. Todd, slight.
From Raymond-Calvin Wells, light;
Ramsey Wharton, slight; Sterling
White, dangerous; two or three, names
unknown, slightly.
FIRING ON THE TRAIN.
Saturday night as the train from Jack
son was coming down to Clinton with re.
Inducements q shot was fired from the
edge Of the road which went through the
side of the tender. A little further
along the engineer discovered obstruc,
tons on the track and stopped the train
and removed them. 1t is supposed that
this was the work OF some of the Clinton
negro rioters, who knew reinforcements
would be coming from jackson for the
rescue of the people, and resolved to en-
deavor to throw the train of the track.
GOVERNOR AMEs.
There are many reports about Cover.
nor Ames being in Clinton when the riot
took place, but this is not true; he was
in Jackson, and when the news of the
riot came, he exclaimed: well, the
thing has gone up Twice on Saturday
afternoon delegations of negroes went to
him for arms, but he refused to give
them; and soo the Federal command
ant of the post put a guard around the
armory.
THE LEADERS.
The negro mob was led by O brother OF
Senator Caldwell, and another negro
named Wilbord, both Of whom made
their escape, but as the men of Raymond
and Clinton are still "in the saddle" il
is likely they will be overtaken. 1t is
said Wilborn fred the shot which killed
Mr.. Sively.
The Herald alludes to Ames edi-
torially, when it says:
The scoundrel who melted the muir.
ders committed by Peter Crosby and his
gang, in Vicksburg, last December, il
the man who is responsible for the muir
uerS comnltted IN CLINTON last Saturday.
The whole thing was arranged in al.
vance. The negroes went to the meet
ing with their guns in wagons, at hand
ready for use, and but for the scoundrel.
ism of Brigadier-G General Gray, aud the
other Greenville negroes, who robbed
the cases in which Brigadier. Genera.
Junkermann shipped certain arms, foI
use at Clinton, the murder Of the white
men Of Kinds county would have beer
much greater. The author Of all thil
crime will yet meet his doom-a stou.
rope and a short shrift.
Nothing whatever is said in the pape
about the fifty negroes reported kille,
Sunday. This canard was manufacture,
! for political purposes,