The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-07
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Latest From Friar's Point.
The Negroes Driven Back and
Scattered.
The Peabody Educational Fund.
The Fire Engineers Convention.
Charleston Election.
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The Peabody Educational Fund.
The Fire Engineers Convention
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FROM FRIAKS POINT.


FROM FRIAKS POINT.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 6.-The following to the AS
sociated Press is just received:
FRIARs POINT, Miss, via HELENA, 3 A. nj.
The Sheriff of Coahoma county caused our
town to be invaded this morning by an armed
mob of negroes. We drove them back. we
are fully organized for defense, with Senator
Alcorn and Gen. Chalmers in command Inc
Sheriff has fed the county. Send aid imme-
diately. 4Eo p H. Ran Hn'oAN'
MEMPHIS, Oct. 6.-The impression prevails
here that there will be no bloodshed at
Friar's Point, aud notwithstanding numerous
kilograms for men and arms, no steps nave
been taken to forward either.
The Appears reporter, now at Helena, tele-
leprapbs this morning, and says Accounts
from Friar's Point late last night state that
Senator Alcorn and Sheriff Brown (colored)
we're the cause of the apprehended trouble
Monday At the convention Saturday nlgnt
Alcorn denounced Brown severely, ana on
Sunday Brown used severe language in reply,
and said he wanted his friends to come to
town Monday and he would expose Alcorn,
vhorthen threatened to shoot Brown.
The latter then summoned number OF
negroes, who prepared to come to his assist
on Tuesday, Alcorn sent here (Helena) to
Cen. Tappan, of the State Militia, for arms
and men, but only o few men went down, as
the people here have no sympathy In the
fuss. which they consider personal grew
ance between Alcorn and Brown, growing out
of Ames' antagonism to Alcorn, and the desire
to have disturbance so as to nave troops
sent to Mississippi.
Latest adyices state that Alcorn has seventy
cavalry and forty infantry, with which he
had driven off Brown and two hundred armed
necrces. who retreated three miles from town,
where thew made q stand. No fighting had
vet occurred, and no body Of men has left OF
will 90 from Helena.
This is the substance of the case and the
nature of the difficulty, which is purely per.
sonal and political between Alcorn and
Brown, and Ames, who is determined to de-
molish Alcorn's political strength and employs
Brown, who excites the negroes to his assist
ance.
The steamer Maude. just mp, reports no
fighting at Friar's Point, and that affairs re-
main a they were yesterday and last night.
n ia not advisable for Memphis to send
troops :.
the state of affairs there, as shown IN forego-
inc special, it may be stated that in that
county, Coahoma, the negroes have majority
of five to one as against the whites
That since the split in the Republican
party in the State, Sheriff Brown, who Is a
kentuckian, has been the leader OF the anu,
Acorn party. Friars Point is the home OF
Senator Alcorn. and the contest between the
rival factions has been heated one
FRIAR's POINT, Miss, Oct. 6, IL A. M
The citizens are all under arms and anticipate
m overpowering attack from negroes, unless
three hundred men can come here TO deter
neoroes from further violence. Business is
snsnended and citizens are in drea 1ful state
of alarm. Negroes, five hundred strong, at
tackled Friar's Point yesterday, but were re-
PEELED by white forces under Gen. Chalmers.
They threatened to burn the town and muir
der the white women and children. Fight
ing was kept up to Clarksdale.
As vet there is no reliable statement as TO
losses and pickets Just in report fighting in
the vicinity of Oak Ridge road. Eight ne.
croes are reported wounded in Yesterday
fioht and one white man. Sheriff Brown is
now at Jamestown, fourteen miles east OF
here. recognizing his party for the supposed
purpose Of another attack on Friars Point.
The negroes are said to be rendezvouslng IN
in large numbers.
So lar al can be ascertained this is no party
movement, both Democrats and Republicans
being united to resist an incendiary effort on
the part of Sheriff Brown, who has been
making incendiary speeches to 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 held any meetings fol
such purpose, nor did they hold any meeting
We are assured of this by Senator Acorn,
Judge Harrison P. Reid and other prominent
citizens, who believed that the presence o.
aid would prevent o fatal collision between
the whites and blacks. The former dread
such an occurrence, and will only act IN de
tense of their lives and property. This II
the last telegram that will leave here to-day
and il forwarded by special courier to Helena
The courier will wait there to know what &C
tion is had or may be taken by the citizens o
Memphis.
Gen. Chalmers and his cavalry have no
vet returned to town.
THIRD DISPATCH.
MEMPHIS. Oct 6.-An Avalanche specis
from Helena, received at 3 p. NJ tonight
says:
.From Capt. Isaac Brown, who is just fror
the seat of war, learn that all was quiet o
Friar's Point. The negroes numbering aoou
1000, collected near the town, and the white
reouested Sheriff Brown to disperse them
He went out and told them 70 go home' Whic
they refused to do. y.
Cen. Chalmers then ordered them to di:
perse, which they did, but collected AGAR
when Chalmers charged them and drove thei
of by firing over their heads. They ,agai
collected behind q bayou, and Chalme,
thanked them and fred again, this time wound
ing some of the negroes. He kept driyin
them until he reached Clarksdale, when the
all disappeared, they stopping at their home
rs they were driven back.
II was understood that the negroes wei
AGAIN collecting at Jamestown, Alcorn's place
and Chalmers was going out there to disperi
them