, 1875-10-08
DOWN SOUTH.
Latest Reports from the Scat Of
War In mississippi.
Tho List of Killed and Wounded Still
Confined to the Colored Troops.
Jeff Dasls Llonizcd By tho Citizens of
Clarks,illc, Tcun.
Georgia Negroes, in Convention, Review
tbs Situation.

! TE FhfRHS FCfNT NJ HIH,
bfENPHI7t T. nn, Oct. 1.-The }tsaFs Frtar'a
p4!nt, sl!ts., s,e'tal tAia inusnng,. 1ay1: "Gru.
Chalmers continued the PURSUIT II The neKeoef nader
Gen. pease tcolorct TuesIay evening to chuforie
yilte Frank Acott lwllse} a,nbishtd and fatally
wounded by ncHrocs on Tuesday. Ar1ual II ahi.,
cavalry under CAPT. Durke subsequently sarg t;,e
negroes, w;4o were in ambush. killing tire .,!l
xouulluR 1ue Of ahe ncgfots ~Lo IL dLultc.s
dead, and captured S,l.s Lcasttt Ben 1unvs.
md Alex. MINI. who In tal Du. Henri. un!
Jor.1"n Thorpe wtse also captured ne.fHtbs Tunira
County tine. md put Ia ali here. Chalmers' eon1au!
1t 80 cavalry has not yet leturnel. Forty nr MIR uf
hts cnmmanI remained lat night At ClarkSdIr. To
watch tho nrgrus IN That section, a. several r.re'
wrrs tAFeAtene ChslHrrH. with the remainder. Trs.
ce'de4 !a.t nsLt to Jamestown, fprte~n miles north,
caet Of tiI lAcc, ~l!ers III. nKrtns udGr utn. bsll
ieatc were seFsrsed tu L in sorre, about ~ strong.
Information wA4 receivfd th!a mag lhxt ChalM
rsh peksts wtts within Right Of shelE nutpoea. hut
btht had occurred Shen t1e courier LIT aas esc1in
Stgroes aIao reported in force ut Nal. Alrnsut
place. !. aiIeA from hrrc. Fighting IA rclrted glng
on there, but tho reIort Ia not confirmed.
ihe town+ and will reu1nn undtF Arns Until IT, din.
turhace il ended aui hccuri.y 10 life auti properly
restored. Tie white eer'e hardly knuw Mai 10 d.
tie ncgrun offer yolsuen. TLsse il fearful state Of
III &ira In lh1s country. Thu Mhitu men NO .leer-
mined O. dispeIto al mobs, but arc prudent, and oct
Willie the disturbances wero caused by Sheriff brown
and other Republican,. the wtteA. Democrats ami IT,
airy coiutuand leaves lers tAts morning fur Jones-
town,
The drped:t Friar's Point special tonight ata,ts
tha Chalmers driving ieanea forct fiotn Jou,s-
town. a1 had bern nearly surrounded, uud tlat
Irte had been received Of ntgroes trying 10 olg4xe
Other forces tu other paris Of the country; but thc1e
had bten no further fighting. Cuancrs IL dct fmtne1
to capture iease II possible. IAlA will end th. dis
turancn but cysn this will not aay the excitement,
as .las ~Ates Fsrt1"et.ye OF }otcs fear outbreaks
IN other sections u tho country, and will 1eatn under
htIne.
sheriff Droun II stiil 1t ueeus aud denies that tc
attempted 10 ince riot, but on reaching Hefena tylc-
egtapheA Gov. Atned thar he could aud would quiet
the disturbance.
Bcuator Acorn to-day teIegraphed Attorney General
F.ei tuI@u. follows: having read several 1nr1r-
rect and erIAationsl dlratces touching the recent
troubles at Frsirs lutnt, hcR leave report
you tltro necl 10 no sArm fur tho reace
OF llli4 county. Several hunted nrued
negrors, who had teeu lucItcd hy
III clnpercA Sheriff. marched CTR to ~n, and sRrfe
readily rerufetl BY tho whits under tile tead of the
fnosf prominent ciatns, wnp hasn been following np
tho armed ha'lda II neero and dispensing them Wtta
AZ little violence ~ posaib1e aud urging them to Eu
tome. tbs nloh has been dsrrrs.d, and think viii
excitement, Tbs whites nte 10 mau fur dcfeutp.
1Aoss u tho negroes who have been mIs.Gd
A1e fAat becoming reeonciiea. 4 community of
planters may u relied IN for Kind treatment Of their
labor. Tho whites hayo t1ado deiuoust1 stlun OF
hostility The negroes Of this county, hut are anxious
TO cultivate the nsoat friendly relations. My uano
llas leen most riJiculously ahsoctatc tn the matter
trust you will nut give tre1tuce to the share BtSu
lle IL il,4 ansis by kilograms. ncspec.tuls.
taISued) T. L. ALconN,
unta4 Statca SENATOR.