, 1875-09-11

III t!Iitoh ~lltro 1t c:ARsc4 the rallrlAd.
THE RALLY ~ THE SEHR0Ea.
When tins movement beyap. tlla ctv rang ont
among to" ncEroca: i III! TIN 'lsnne !. whi:o
me'',-thoy aro tnnuIng Rail-. rail-. Jic-
pn,.'lc,ns: 'GhaEgc 'un:.' ctc. Al,ont
% T III" Ws a.pS"os S"aos . c.ss a. is .nd 3d. o:ofs
they rt,rsEsd. Keeping MP at, incoasant fra i'nnn
Tho whites. Tho white men had now Tearl.rl
small oren field wh,c1, n4rta along tho nl.
Up to ,s tno ust o pstro.. ., hs been covorea E
tho few mcn who Joined tue rh.ty from tho
stand; but. by thu tlme they reached tho rEi-
road. thc4o nso Ind oxbausted TIM foats In thor
PISTOLS except ono WIN reserved IlIH fire.
THE CnoaafkH nEArHED,
the gantlsmnn with tho foRi"d plnttl tonk hia
etaud uron it, and that one pistol Aavs Tie lives
Of tho who'll party VINO wato Fortunate cno,l2h
negrues wole he!d at BAY until thu nthcrs wore
we'll ou tbo1r way 10 Clinton, which wae on
about hA1f = milo by the public rantl They
wero joined by fresh tnen frGm tho tuwu. wllsch
put an end to their nursnit. but did not prevent
THE MAtHACnE.
Young aft. Thom .son. Of Raymond,
not being abo (it Is thought from wouiltIsl
70 reach tho road croasIng III time. wont
q, di.est!y ao,,h ncrors rcrns . some iiella 70
by mounted noRrocs and murdered at ioaat
mile and half froln Ito bafbecno-urountls.
Mr.. s'ycloy also failing to roach tho croeain3
In titne. kept directly across ttlo public road into
with and butchcretf. Tie bodins of tl.cHe MOI,
ucro fearfu1iy aud Atroctousiy daiigured AID
uangtod Tho Wrro robbed pt ali thoy had
about thor persons, tholr boots aud othor pieces
Tho murder OF Afr. Charles Clifton .ns a.
cowatd ? and brutal an net ~ waa ovor pr
petrated It will 10 remembered TINT tho
bafbecue. groundH were bounded on tho nor!h
toms ro.laonce. 1io had Letn at tic BARBECUE
in tho 1norning, but had carried Qua Of two
friends homo With him to dinner, IIoy we're
sitting n his l.onao talking When tho firing
beEan. They. with tho lalles OF tho household,
ran ont on Tho gallery to seq what was tho mat
tor. Soon after shoy got out. MI, Chiitou, o.
serving 4 crowd of Hcgrn women aad chi dsbn
coming aFoInd tho fenco, IAN down to hi1 gate
to let them In til" yard for protection, az he did
not know tue extent Of tho lighting, It bcing
opened tho cato and called them In. and. after
Bon1o OF them had ava.led themselves nf his
Kindness, he turnol aud started back to tho
house. when paEty Of negro men who wero
him In tho back, morta.1y wounding hin. lilo
waa carr cd iuto bis house, nud died in mn honr
mud : half. The "aEton atroctv Of t|is deed
viii be better understood ~hen 1t will be rcmem-
bered that Ill OF the fighting WAS at the eou'h-
wost and south OF, aud On the grounds aid Mr..
Chiffon WIS ut tho extreme northeast corner Of
the grounds and VAS at no timo much nearer
than al eighth Of O milo Of tho 8Eht, nor IN
&1knG VI huu tu1k IL HtkS Vic lktuu 0l0flHK
directly awnY from hiB residence; that ho was
slot by mon who were roaming sway from tho
fight, aud probably had not boon uear whore it
MAS. at tho grounds wero very lstRe.
rltE WOUNDED WHITES.
Tlpro wero tlTo or dix WhItos wounded,
AIcssra. Neal and White, supposed to be mortAtly;
tho othoss yariously. from serious to very
aliglt.
TIE K11LED AND WOUNDED NEanoEs.
Kiued-Thcfo waa said to have boon five or
~ i i i l.
but We saw ony. two there two had fal:cn III
tho first Tire, right ut lilo branch. There was
also noar them big rool Of hood, wh.ch inli-
ca.ed that another Lad also fallou there. These
two woto said to havo been from tho uyranl
It was said that thrce othors
wcro lying III tic folds near Ly, but no did not
Hea turn
lF'ousuleIHow many negroes uere wounded
it was impossible to ASCERTAIN. but tNo xore ly-
lug at Charles Caldwell's resil, nee in Clinton.
aud ohe reachod Jackson Saturday evening.
nE1NroRCEMESrs.
AZ aoou As tho wounded whites reached Clin-
ton kilograms were seut up and down the road
for aid. It vas now about o'clock in tie eyeu-
burg, with lou men, was on tho way. anl cou.-
pnnios from Edwards and Bottoms ar1iyod and
IL tim noEs sproad, a. 1t wero upon tbs alr. into
the country, squads Of men reported from every
direction.
TIE JACKSON MEN.
In tLsa place, oil Vas excitement In 'eaa
than thitty minutes q company Of ovot fifty mon,
with Frank Johnaton III Captain and II. L.
Saunders as Lianteua"t, waa formed, and collect
cd 1t the depot. It waa their intoution to have
tho cRst-bound passenger.train return with
them to Clinton; but, beiug ,nfo4 mrd that
mounted mon Wero nee1ed,. thoy dispcreod to
mount themselves. immediately nltor. how
over, they heard that the Y.cksburg lightning
train had reached Cltnton md waa on its WY
for them. doom tuoY Wore On board sud OF for fLp
seal Of war. 0n tie way down the train wna
fired into, ono ball piercing the touler. line
Of skirlniBhess wAs thsowa out, md tho train
moved blo#ly dowp tue roId. 4 light WAS teen
! tAlf-a.m,lo in front. 1tauickly vent out. When
tho dkisniehors reached that point, thoy found
tho road piled up with Leavy timber. 1t was
removed, and soon aftor thev reached Clinton
camp. Evory road Was picReted. aud tho watch
word NAa given.
SUNDAY MORNING
about dav-daWn, two ne1FooA were killed by the
plcketa. Ono Of thnm. when nbot, xas 10 his
alnrt-sleeves and baro-footed, and, As he WaA
casod that he WIZ going into town "a q scout or
Spy. Ali night reports wore hoing brought In
Ehat tho negroes 1ose maaaiug at thus aud thnt
place III tho country; and, ~ Roon ~ 1t was
ID principally on ho1sos and mules cap
kured on tho battlefield went out to tn.
veatigate tho truth Of tho reports. It
Has reported herc ycsterday that this party was
kIllHk HSkf0Cs III eFcEy ulr5CsiQ1l. olt Eheff' IL
no suthentic information that any wcro killed;
but Il ia worry probable Tint two or three w!o
woFe kno~n TO nave participated In Tho pursuit
Of tho whitos "elo killed Il they woro found.
AT JACKHoN.
Most Of tho jackson company returned on
special train IN tie murnin8. lore tloy found
. 4, cat deal Of excitement, which Was nlomont-
lry increasing a. squad after slual Of country
nekroes arrived and gathered around the Man.
lion. Tho nens spread from house to house.
.nd man 10 man. that the neg1oea were domau.l-
ng arms Of the Governor. aud the wtlltea began
.apld1y to colect In numbers In front OF the Cap
tol. Shorin Harney approached Capt Frank
1ohnstop, and requested i conference batwcon
eadlpg WhIto citlz,nB aud leadlug negroes.
This conference WAS aoon brought about, and
hon tho negroes ahid that they wanted no arms
lad no hght; that those who were couiug iu
rom Tho country woro ,ekpg protection. and
bal "as what was wanted; that they uneler-
'tood that large body OF ~hiteaa'ese moving
N tho town. killing ~ they came, and wese ID
oadY within OF 1p!!os OF shls point, and they
zero momepta,i'y expecting thom to reach hero,
lhe whlte people aaaurod thsm that, 1t proteo-
ion H&s wl1tt MAB wanted, they should have It.