The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1875-09-10
RIOT.
Disturbance at a Political Meeting
in UNSATISFACTORY Negroes
and q Number OF Whites Repor-
ted KiEled.-Whisky sad TO be
the Cause OF the Riot.

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V~IcKsRIEG. Miss. Scotombor e.
The Herald rivos the following account
of the disturbance ri Cliuton.
The orirjn and particulars of he riot
al Clinton Saturday afternoon have l.arn
variously slated. After l,carivr All the
statements we think the tnllo.vinr about
correct:
There was a law prohibiting tie sa]c
Of liouor il Clinton. yyaur ,u,.o from
RAYMOND br1urht = Io,iie with chem
Willie the speaking was ooin@ on Mir
len Scycrly ana some ot hi, friend,
; went oil = short distance f. take ,
drink, The NEGRO Ioay,iil, ror tie &C.
| cJ,ian. aunroarncI irrI1 and t,rI:I fine
,Iriuhily, This order NJ. MOI recorded
. when tIr nero alicmntrI I, lake the
! bottle out of Severely, hand. Severely
! finally struck the negro over line head
with the bottle. Senator Caldwell (cpl-
! or.dD started 80 settle the JiniruI.v and
wa, followed by some "~.ruroroe,. whom
he ordered hac: biIs a!,nirt tea, more.
! c.ne rushing along when ~on.e ore
! fred 4 pistol wn;., WAS :njiowcd bv =
~"rnnr,i tirinm and .tamn..r Sr~nr1ry
fired uII the barrels ~ hi; ui,.oI. Tie
/ ueyros, tl.n demanded II, surrender
| He surrendered ana ".t,c Nh hi, pistol
! attcr which the II, rrop. shot him. thca
Drained him. roIne,i him oi his riGtiIro.
and cut of : finer in order to ct hi,
ri3r. The jpftT;,ird mol e9unJ Gins
Chiffon II his wand and shut and Killed
him in he pre,rnnc - rhi, Family. I
! THompson. prniai>iuu youu" LAWYER,
! WAS Shot from his house. mile and >
half from the scene OF the conflict, ard
after falling 'he sava@cs drove then
knives into his body in many places. j.
Neal was fatally shot il the lett !nn~ in
! town, and WaLdy Rice in the haud.Four
n"yr0cs were found dead on jhc fed
and two morlaIiv Worn,ied. ~ - ;di-
! i.onai npyroes have been found dead
/ about Clinton since. The white, OF
Clinton organized at onrc t0r Se.t-pro-
! lection under Col. HARDING. arH 2 tcIc-
cram was sent here for assistance. and
| fifteen minutes after the RECEIPT Of the
/ dispatch 80 men wrre ready - march
and took Il special train which coached
Clinton 1T ! O'clock. About 10 o'clock
more rrintorccmcnt- came rom the
| Jackson road and were pjcNct"I during
rthc ni"iat, but al he danger being over
most OF the citizens returned 80 their
homes at 'ichS"tFS, leaving ~ men on
9"aI": r,.
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= ii'M ,.US 'u' TaI! e
rf,'.,''I MN " 80. 'I.,''u, n.y., i'ir
S"i,ohi " '> ,'ir'' .'i,' '''.'i a'o 3''r,
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CLINTON, ME>s..>ept'nii'er ".-A rad-
zeal meeting. 100 strong was ilc.d
here last SATURDAY. Net more man 81
white men were present, ANA nan OF
them We're uil'rill'u. \ personal "iii-
cutI orrufFc" on Inc "tt7|iftS "i Inc
crown. III" negroes Fd1iI'i /" Inc scene
when nIl!!G commenced. i,lEee WINES
WtT" hi''ed ana >iA W""l"7'' >lafle>
Hichoi>on' Il prominent lAeFci'ht "i
th!' place. was hIiIed III his own l3i";
About forty hc%ToG5 "Gr9 kiIleI IN"
many W"oiidth. Inc whites "ld pos
session OF me Town. . rt%f"e' are
S't''ettH Al aIi ",I.'tl'i9' ih'ii It'"-
or Is SaI'i To ne ""hh "2chSoA' zen.
n n C"r|nni"r. n". I.an aaiI,,J -,
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