, 1875-09-07
:: MISSISSIPPI MUSS.
Th : .oro Accounts Of the Fight a
.c the Clinton Barbecue.
( Which Appear to Have a
White Origin.
Biz Whites Killed at the General Fight
and Subsequently.
me Number of Negroes Killed Placed By 0ns
Account al Fory.

'ehsBeho' a'es,. Sept. 0.-Tho Herad exteA
sses tho following account OF the dissu1b.nc.
ut Clinton:
1ao origin AMI rar1icnags Of the riot At CiIn.
'ou W oa'afaaS AFTERNOON ha4o been varioustv
hta'o1. Aitef hearing a&l tho statements. ca
ihInk tho following ID aEou. eor,v.t. Thara
IA" prohibiting Tho sale Of A,uof in CInton.
Young men from Raymond brought A bot.ra
with them, and. while apcA4ng MAS going on
Martin sssesly and some Of Lis f,icods want ~
bhort distance to take ttrinx. Tho ncp1o
alafshh1, for tho accession, approached them and
forbade their drinking. TllIH order WAS m. "a.
ehrdcd, when tho negro attempted to taxs thu
bottle out OF seyeflys hand. SererIY final,
" struck tho negro over tho head with \
bottle. Senator Caldwell {colored) started to
Hottlo tue difficulty, nnd mas followed by
Bono twenty negroes. whom ho ordered back.
but about LOO moro catno n,sbng up, when
somo ono hrcd shot. which mas followed by j.
general firing and stampedo. Beverly fired Ill
tho barscla Of his pistol. Ths negroes then de-
rnanded bis surrenler. IIo surrendered md
gave mp his pistol: after which the negroes shot
him and then Drained him, robbed lin Of biz
clothing. an1 cut OF finger in ordor TO Get hin
ling. Tie infuriaIod mob found Charles Chi.
ton In h,H yard, aud shot aud killed him In thu
presence OF hla family. Frank Thompson, 4
ptomelhF young lawyer, was Hhot from his horxo
milo aud half from tho eeone OF tho conflict.
and af;es falling, the ehrAges drove their knt7es
into i!ls bods II lnnnv PLACES. John Neal wa
Ia'as4s @ snot N IN" !ets lung. in town, and Waddy
H'co serionhlv IL tho hand. -Four negroes
we're found dead ~ field, and two morttliy
Wonhded. sl1 additional negroes have boen
loaha dsad 1;t!: about Linton Bincs. Tho white
tect'ot under Col. Harding. aud kilograms vcro
eent heFe tor Aehlasanco Fifteen minute, after
tho receipt nj the dispatches, 80 men wars
ready t. march mud :ook special tram, which
reacnea C!nton At o'clock. About Id o'clock
mo'e reinfoFre1nents camo from Jackson. Tbs
fnad8 ~ero r.c9tted during tho night, but. ali
danger being apparently ovor, most Of tho ci,I-
gems returned to their homes At Vlckabu1g. icAy-
d'eWs. Capt Andrews returned with his mon
ton and Edwards. ~"1@
1he train from Jackson, Saturday night With
re'nforccmenls for Clinton. WAS fred into from
tho side Of tue road, aud obstructions wero alSo
found on tho track.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT
JACKSON. MIss.. Sept. 6.--DurtnR q barbecue
pulled out a bott'e Of whisky, aud = negro eaid
TO HIN It TAs Understood tlere was 10 be M
dri!islng on tho grounds. Some words enpuou.
a',d tue "hito man tnslstod on taking drink,
"tIcn the negro dashed the whisky out OF his
hands. Ftends Of both rartiea, attracted bT
the quarrel rushed up. and in an instant pfstoIa
welo drawn and firing began. This occurred
some distance from the speakers stand, Tie
in'nenso crowd scattered like shesp and nm
pell-me!l, leaving tho barbecued meats horses.
and vehicles behind them. About 800 shots
wefo tirc'. Ihrco whites wero killed and
two MORALLY wounded and soyerat others
s1i:htly. Ten OF twolyo negroes nero
Killed. and as many moro woro woun 1e1
several OF whom wit d1o. Much excito;nenE
prevailed 10 this aud uoighbosing towns yestas-
day. but everything IL now quiet. Two Of tho
"ltto. men Who wera killed Wero horribly mu-
t'lated, their heads being beatop to atoms With
ionco rai!s This savasery greatly enrnged tho
whites. and several ncgroos Who wcre known to
have engaged in II sezo shot by fticnd4 Of tho
dead nieu.
HflLL ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
CLINTON MlAs., Sent. CA Nadical neet1nr
1.s0J stropg. Was held here last Saturday. Not
moro lAan titty white mon werc present., and
hall Of them unartned A personal difficulty c.
Cured on tho outside Of tho crowd. Tic peCroes
rushed TO tho rcscue, when firing connencAd.
Ihtco white men were killed and air
wounded. Charles Nicholson. q prominent
merchant Of this place, was Killed in bis own
yard. About forty negroes hare been killed aud
many "ounded; The Whites hold possatslou of
the town. aud the negsocs haye acattored in al
The leaders are said to be In JACKIE
son. Tho Governor has called on Con. Georpe.
Chairman Of the Democratic Executive Commit
toe, 10 assist in restoring order. All qule, At
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