The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-10-08
They Organize Force for The Des.
lructlOn OF the Town ana the
Murder OF Women ana
Children.
The RmuCte Race Conflict, Uniting
White Republicans and Demo.
cFats in Defense Of
their FirCSides.
An Outside Version Of the Riot Sums
up the Disturbance AS a Big Scare
on Both Sides.

special appeared in the Memphis APP
/ peal Of this morning:
FRIAR's POINT, October 1875
Have just arrived per steamer Julia.
At eleven O'clock u. m, the citizens
were all under arms and anticipate an
overwhelming attack from the negroes
unless three hundred men can come
here to deter the negroes from further
| violence.
Business is suspended, and the citi-
2eAs are in Il dreadful state of alarm.
The negroes, five hundred strong, at
tackled Friars Point yesterday, but
were repulsed by the white forces I'M
der General Chalmers. They threat
ened to burn the town, and murder the
women and children.
The fight commenced within three
miles Of the town, at point where the
negroes made stand The tighting
was kept up to Clarkshades. AS yet,
there is no reliable statement as to the
losses.
Pickets just in report fighting in the
vicinity of Oak Ridge road, eight me-
groes reported wounded in Yesterdays
lEh anu Nit W lllt llluil.
Sheriff Brown is now at Jamestown,
fourteen miles east of here, reorganiz-
ing his party for the supposed purpose
of another attack upon Frar's Point,
where the negroes are said to be
rende2vousng in large numbers.
So far as can ascertain, this is no
party movement, both Democrats and
Republicans being united to resist an
iDcendiary attempt or the part OF
Sheriff Brown, who has been making
imtlammatOry speeches to the negroes
and organizing them into armed
bodies, upon the idea that the whites
intended TO kill them, when in fact
the whites had not uttered any such
intentions, nor had any meetings for
such a purpose, nor did they hold
meetings of any kind other
than the nominating convention.
| am assured OF this toy Senator AL
corn, Judge Harrison, p. Il, Reid aud
other prominent citizens, who believe
that the presence of aid would prevent
Il fatal collision between the whites
and blacks. The formerd dread such an
occurrence, and will only act in de-
Tense of their lives and property,
This telegram is forwarded by special
courier to Helena. The courier will
wait there to know what action had or
may be taken 10y the citizens of Mem
phis. General Chalmers and his cav
airy have not yet returned TO town.
The special has created very little
excitement in Memphis, The citizens
do not apprehend any further troubles
at Friar's Point and rs yet no men
have gone there.
HELENA, October 7.-Sheritf Brown,
the lnstigutor of the trouble at Friar's
Point, says he got detached from his
friends early in the trouble and went
on foot 10 Austin to get the sheriff of
Funnica, white man, to go to Friar's
Point and peaceably settle matters.
Brown don't talk warlike.
Chalmers frightened the negroes
from the first position by firing over
their heads. They formed again be-
bind bayou which Chalmers flank
ed, and this time peppered them when
they fled and disappeared. Brown
has no personal knowledge OF the
fighting.
latest.
MEMPHIS, October 7.-Chalmers con
Times in pursuit Of the negroes under
General pease, colored. Frank Scott,
white, was ambushed and fatally
wounded by negro. The white DEM
ocrats and Republicans are unit in
opposing the negroes.
The above is the Memphis Appeals
dispatch and is the latest. On Tues
day Colonel Burke charged an ambush,
killing three, wouuding one, who
doubtless is dead, and captured three
who are in jail.
General Chalmers has two hundred
and fifty men, and has not yet re-
turned. Fifty of his men remain in
Clarksville to watch the negroes in
that section, as several places are
threatened.
About one hundred armed citizens
are here, who picket the town. The
white population hardly know what to
do rs their homes in the country are UNI
protested, and should the negroes offer
violence there would be a fearful state
of affairs. :,
The whites are determined tie dis
perse all mobs, but are prudent to act
only on the defensive.