Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-15

Brown was sending runners over the country,
urging his leading negroes to marshal their
night, under arms, 10 the courthouse Citf-
zens were alarmed, Come OF his bonds
men went 70 him and urged him 10 defer his
meeting. He persisted but finally yielded
10 a request TO postpone II TIL Tuesday,
ana then TO have the people come
without arms. ON tuesday rumoTs v ere III
that the negroes were organizing for an armed
raid on FTiars Point. Brown denied that IL
was So but the town people, with liz 9 few VS.
t,, ttors PiSsent were nasty IN mazlng prePara-
tOnh' Brown read In this q determination
that promised 70 bring him ta his senses. He
sent 10 know II Qe was reg lTded as sheriff,eDd
II MS summons would be obeyeG. The an.
sWeF was made in writ Cg, that the c0mmun-
Ity We're anxious Tor peace, and that If be
would summon posse OF fifty whites and fifty
c4ioLed men, all disorders couid be suppress
co. 10 this proposition he made 10 reply, ex-
cepi WnAn appealed to, and when assured
.uAt the negroes were marching, armed and
with loud curses, or the town. He then re-
pied that the negroes had no arms but, if
mistaken IN this, he would turn them back.
Many believed him TO be sincere but the pre-
paralOn for defense was not altogether sus-
pended. had gone TO my home.
hall hour elapsed, when a message
came that the front OF the negro columns
was already In view. ran to the place Of
rendezvous, about two hundred wards distant
The negroes were in full view on the edge OF
the town. The whites, TO the number of about
nifty, were falling into line, Brown was urg-
Ing them that If they would make no demon
siration he would turn the negroes back. II
ana one or two others went to the head OF the
negro column, now forming for the charge.
The negro general swOre at Brown and threa'"
enod to shoot him for his cOTardics; that he
had sent for him TO take the town, and that
f.5 saO1id do so. The negro in command is
lie Orted to have been much excited with
liquor. h is troops were well armed with
shotguns, pistols and ssbers. They had their
guns cooked. The willie forces were soon
augmented to nearly one hundred men. All
fell into line. Republicans and Democrats
were alike determined. The neg oes num-
hsrad seTeral hundred. The officers in com
mand of the whites advised the negroes, VINO
were still parleying and were hourly being re-
iniorced, 70 leave the town within fifteen
minutes, CT they would be fired upoa.
4 oouneii Of war war, and did 50, but
their reinforcen,entB sUiII kept coming.
They wers now informed that lht
must disband and go Nome, or th5y
back 10 a bridge two miles from town, astrong
position, where thsv halted and formed The
white= Ea.tef3 divided their men, aud with q
company HANGED their position, Tie negroes
seeing this tsn back further, and while pass
ing nred. Tho whites charged. The negroes
ran. ErOwn and Smith threw down their
arms and ran for life. Both ESCAPED. NJ one
was killed or wounded TIE whites pursued,
and Il was thoUgbt that the negroes had dis
pers-I, y soon became apparent that trouble
" a. ahead- The next day young white man
who had no connection With any crgani9a-
uOu, out who was attending to his business,
was amcushed ard ElNed. The men under
tee alnbuscade, kil ed two and captured ard
sent to jail three, while fonr escaped. Wit
liam Pease, Browne cHief in command, at
tempted tC reOrganiZe his forces at Jones.
.own, and fOrcibly entered the stores and took
fresh supplies of ammunition. Whites were
arrested and violently threatened. A large
stOreaOuse was threatened with the
torch, but they finally retired without injury
to the town. The whites were under the
command of General Chalmers, with Rev.
Daniel White and Captain Lea in command
of companies. All Were brave, prudent, and
thoroughly experienced officers. They con-
tinued pursuit until the negroes disbanded
and all was quiet Pease, the negro general,
escaped, Not more than four negroes have
been killed. One of these was nTutally shot.
He rad come with company fiom an al
Joining county. Added 10 the ab We casual
ties, two white men under arms were seri-
Ously wounded. This is all. The county is
much diSOrdered. We have lost weeks
work, but believe there will be no further
trouble, unless Brown and Smith, supported
by the governor, attempt to return to the
county. Should this be done, l cannot guess
at the consequence. You have the facts as l
believe them to be.
i'll. ALCORN, United States Senator.