The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-07
THE COLOR LINE.
Attack Of Armed Negroes Upon
Friar'S Point, Miss.
A REPULSE BY THE WHITE FORCES.
The Blacks RendezvOuSing and the
Whites Calling for Aid.
A REPUBLICAN FACTION QUARREL

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct 0, 1876
The following special to the appeal has been re-
ceived:-
FRIAR's PoNT, Miss, Oct 9, 1875
Have just arrived per steamer Julia eleven O'Clock
in the morning. The citizens are all under arms and
anticipate overwhelming attack from the negroes
unless 800 men come to deter the negroes from
Their violence. Business is suspended and the citizens
are in a dreadful state Of alarm
THE ATTACK ON TUESDAY
The negroes 500 strong attacked Frars Point yester
day. but were repealed by the white forces under Gen.
eral Chalmers. They threaten to burn the town and
murder the white women and children. Fighting com.
menced within three miles of FrIars Point where the
negroes made a stand.
FIGHTING
kept up to Clarksdae AS yet there is reliable
statement losses and the pckets just in report
fighting in the vicinity of the oakridge road.
Eight negroes reported wounded in yesterday
fight and one white man.
ANOTHER ATTACK ANTICIPATED.
Sheriff Brown is at Jonestown fourteen miles
of here reorganzng his party for the posed
purpose of another attack Friar's Point The
negroes said to be rendezvousng in large numbers
So far as can ascertain this is
NO PARTY MOVEMENT
both democrats and republicans being united resist
an incendiary effort the part of Sheriff Brown who
has been making nfammatory speeches to the negroes
and organizing them into armed bodies upon the idea
that the whites intended to kill them, when in fact,
the whites had not uttered any such Intentions nor
had any meetings for such purpose did they hold
meetings of any kind. l assured of this
by Senator Alcorn, Judge Harrison p. REID
and other prominent citizens, who believe
that the presence of aid would prevent fatal collision
between the whites and blacks The whites dread such
an occurrence, and will only act defence of their
lives and property.
and is forwarded by special courier to Helena The
courier will wait there to know what action is had
may be taken by the citizens of Memphis
THE CAVALRY STILL OUT
General Chalmers and his cavalry have not yet re-
turned to town.
THE APPEAL FOR AID.
The following is the appeal Of the whites for add
FRIAR's POINT Miss, Oct 5,
via HELENA, Oct 6-3 A. M.
The Sheriff of Coahoma county caused town to be
invaded this morning by an armed mob of negroes We
drove them back We fully organized for Defence
with Senator Acorn and General Chalmers in command
The Sheriff has fed the country. Send us aid immed-
ately. H. P. REID,
GEORGE r. ALCoRN
THE ORIGIN DIFFICULTY.
The appeals reporter now at Helena teegraphs this
morning that from Friars Point late last night
that Senator Alcorn and Sheriff Brown colored,
the of the apprehended trouble on Monday.
AT convention on Saturday night Alcorn denounced
Brown severely. Brown, in reply, On Sunday used
language regarding Acorn and said he wanted
his friends to to town on Monday and he would
expose Alcorn who then threatened to shoot Brown
The latter then summoned a number of negroes, who
prepared to to his assistance On Tuesday Acorn
to Helena to General Tappan, of the State militia
for and men, but only few men went
down, the people here have no sympathy
in the fuss, which they consider personal
grievance between Alcorn and Brown growing out of
Ames' antagonism to Alcorn This is regarded as the
real nature OF the difficulty which is purely personal
and political between Alcorn and Brown and Ames.
In order arrive at understanding of the State Of
affairs there, shown in the foregoing special it may
be stated that in the county of Coahoma the negroes
have majority of five to against the whites that
since the split in the republican party in the State
Sheriff Brown, who is q Kentuckan, has been the
leader of the antiAlcorn party. Frars Point is the
home Of Senator Acorn and the contest between the
rivals has been heated one.