The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-11-10

Fire, nBmaIenIIsm ana . Death In
rhe Pot, ON, RrEAce."

Hhe Pot, ohs RRAmce
independents
Monday night, the LIST inst, will long
he remembered in this community as "a
night of terror" to evil-doers, and TO the
innocent women and children of this
mongreI-cursed community. 1t witnessed
the elimination of Radical teachings and
its fruitage. The cheeks Of brave men
blaueh even now at the remembrances OF
what was. and what might have been but
for the interference of merciful Provi-
dence, through the activity and nerve OF
our outraged citizens. We think the les
son taught the enemies of peace and good
government, thus burnt into their souls,
will last long time. Over the bodies OF
the deluded creatures sacrificed to their in
fernal hate, let them repent of their mao
folly, and henceforth bring forth fruits
worthy of changed life.
About o'clock of the night in ques-
ton, while the white people, assisted by
few Democratic Conservative colored
men were peaceably forming q process
sion of torch-lights and transparencies,
measure always recognized as polItl-
cal right and amusement, some black
fiend, doubtless set on by their own black
leaders, fred the city in ten or twelve
different places, and soon great blaze
| lit up the Southern and another the North
ern horizon. Fortunately, all the at
tempts to destroy houses, and, by gen.
eral conhagration, the city, were dis
coved in time to thwart them, except
two. one of which selected Mr.. George
Curtis large cotton and forage shed near
| the depot, which was burnt to the ground
with all it covered, consisting of one
thousand bushels of cotton seed, three
hundred bushels of corn, and a cOnsid-
cradle quantity of hay. The loss is esti-
mated at from $500 to $500, and is a
serious one to the owner in these days of
scarcity. While seeking to rescue hiswagon
from the flames, Mr.. Curtis step-son Nor
| timer EnOch, was severely and pain
| fully burned in the face and hands,
and almost tainted from exhaustion
when taken from the place. The
northern light reflected from Mr.. Geo.
Scholars stable, which was burned
to the ground, with several wagon
loads of hay. The Presbyterian parson-
age, fred simultaneously with the other
houses, was discovered and saved, IS was
also Mr.. E. B. Wards dwelling house,
seen in time to prevent the spread of the
flames. These, besides half dozen and
more distinct efforts, indicated, without
any reasonable doubt, the hellish inten-
ton of involving this beautiful city of
six thousand inhabitants in ruin. Then,
patience ceased to be a virtue, and the
most Conservative men became extrem-
| lists, for then were involved the life and
honor and salvation of the dear ones of
home, and the desperation of madness
counted next morning
FOUR DEAD NEGROES
and two wounded, as the forfeit of their
diabolism. The dead are: Geo. Wash
| ington alias Evans, John Gordon, Essex
Green and Alex Latham. The wounded
men were Frank Meek, and Dennis
Thatcher, who had his arm broken,
which may have to be amputated The
four men killed were decently inferred
by the city authorities. George Wash
ington when shot was aiming at one of
the guard and confessed in dying that
Gleed gave him his gun.
The villainy of the miscreants did not
confine itself to house-burning. They
went so far as 10 make extensive threats.
A squad of them presented their guns
at the breast of Mr.. james Worrell, who
saved his life by his GOODNESS. Frank
Meek was shot in the shoulder, while
concealed under a house with a gun in
his hands. These and other incidents
go to prove beyond doubt that only by
the prompt action of our heroic young
men, seconded by
The GALLANT WEST ALABAMIANs,
Ito whom our citizens can never be suf-
ficiently gratefully that a general confa-
grafton was quenched in its beginning,
an instruction crushed, and a tale Of
untold horror, loss and suffering, pre-
vented.