New Orleans Republican., 1875-10-07
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vails here that there will be NO bloodshed
at Frias's Point, and notwithstanding nu-
merOus telegrRme for men and arms, no
steps have been taken to forward either.
The Appeal reporter, now at Helena tele.
graphs this morning, and says accounts
that Senator Alc0rn and Sheriff Brown TOOL
ored1 were the cause of the apprehended
trouble on Monday. At the convention on
Saturday night AlcOrn denounced Brown
severely, and on Sunday Brown used severe
language in reply. and said he wanted his
friends to come TO town on Monday. and he
would expose Alcorn. who threatened to
shoot Brown. The latter then summoned
number of negroes, who prepared to come
to his assistance.
Tuesday Alcorn sent here (Helena) to
General Tappan, of the State militia, for
arms and men, but only Q few men went
down, as the people here have no sympathy
grievance between AlcOrn and Brown,
growing out of Ames' antagonism to Alcorn,
and the desire to have disturbances so az
to have troops sent to Mississippi.
Latest advices state that Alcorn has sew
enty cavalry and forty infantry, with which
he had driven off Brown and, 900 armed
negroes, who retreated three miles from
town, where they made 9 stand. No fight
ing had yet occurred, and NO body of men
has left or will 20 from Helena.
This is the substance of the case and ma
ture Of the difficulty, which is purely per-
eonal and political between Alcorn and
Brown and Ames. who is determined to de-
molish Alcorn's political strength, and en-
ploys Brown, who excites the negroes to
his assistance.
The steamer Maude, just up, reports no
fighting at Friar's Point, and that affairs
remain as they were yesterday and last
night. It is not advisable for Memphis to
send troops. w e.,f
In order to arrive at an understanding of
the state of affaire, as shown in the fore
going special, it may be stated that in that
county: Coahoma, the negroes have major
ity OF five to one against the whites; that
since the split in the Republican party in
the State, Sheriff Brown, who is q Ken
tuckian, has been the leader of the anti
Alcorn party. Friar's Point is the home of
Senator Alc0rn. and the contest bet ween
the rival factions has been heated one.
A dispatch has just been received from
Friar's Point, written at three O'Clock in the
morning, aud signed by H. P. Reid aud
George r. Alcorn, which says:
1.-THE sheriff OF Coahoma county caused
our town to be invaded this morning by an
armed mob of negroes. We drove them
back. We are fully organized tor defense,
with Senator Alcorn and General Chalmers
in command. The sheriff has fled the coun-
try. Send aid Immediately"
Highly Sensational Dispatch from the Sent
of Dimculty-Mr. AIcorn and Party
Evidently Alarmed. 't
FRIAR's POINT, Miss, October 6, IL A.
M.-The citizens are all under arms and
anticipate an overpowering attack from
negroes unless 300 men can come Lere and
deter negroes from further violence. Busi-
ness is suspended and citizens are in q
dreadful 4tate of alarm. Negroes 500 strong
attacke d Friar's Point yesterday, but were
repelled by white forces under General
Chalmers. They threatened to burn the
town and murder the white women and
children. Fighting was kept up to Clarks-
as to losses, and pickets just in report fight
ing in the vicinity OF Oak Ridge road. Eight
negroes are reported wounded in yester-
days fight and one white man.
Sheriff Brown is now at Jamestown, four
teen miles east of here, reorganizing his
party for the supposed purpose of another
attack on Friars Point. The negroes are
said to be rendezvOusing in large numbers.
So far as can be ascertained this is no party
movement, both Democrats and RepuU-
icans being united to resist an incendiary
effort on the part of Sheriff Brown, who
has been making inoendiary speeches to
negroes and organizing them into armed
bodies upon the idea that the whites in
tended to kill them, when in fact the whites
had not uttered any such intentions nor
held any meetings for such purpose, nor
did they hold any meeting of any kind. We
are assured of this by Senator Alcorn,
Judge Harrison p. Reid and other promi-
nent citizens, who believed that the pres
ence Of aid would prevent fatal collision
between the whites and blacks. The for
mer dread such an occurrence, and will
only act in defense of their lives and prop.
erty. This is the last telegram that will
leave here to-day, and is forwarded by
special courier to Helena. The courier will
wait there to know what is action is had or
may be taken by the citizens of Memphis.
General Chalmers and his cavalry have not
yet returned to town.
General ChaImers' ,NIovements-He Dis
perses the Negroes-The Suffering
Corps-Third Dispatch.
A special from Helena to the Avalanche,
received tonight at nine o'clock, says:
from the seat of war, l learn that all
was suiet at Friars Point; the negroes
numbering about 1000, collected near the
town, and the whites requested Sheriff
Brown to disperse them. He went out and
told them to 60 home, which they refused |
to do. General Chalmers then ordered |
them to disperse, which they did, but col |
looted again when Chalmers charged them |
and drove them off by firing over their heads. |
They again collected behind Q bayou, and |
Chalmers fanked them and fred again, this |
time w0unding some of the negroes. He kept |
driving them until he reached Clarksdale, |
when they all disappeared, stopping at |
their homes as they were driven back. It |
was understood that the negroes were again |
collecting at Jamestown, Alcorn's place. and |
Chalmers was going out there to disperse |
them. Chalmers has some 900 or 800 men, |
and the negroes fly before him whenever |
ne makes charge. One white man has |
been wounded. t.5 ...-
Itappears to be as it always is, that the
negro has to suffer, Is he can not STAND be- |
trouble will cost the people,, white and
black, great deal, as ne cotton Is being
gathered, and every day counts. Major
Alcorn says the hired cotton pickers are
leaving, and the loss of the cotton would
ruin the people generally. e8s
Sheriff Brswn's Stsry-Fearth Dispatch.
Another special TO the Avalanche from
Helena Gays Brown, colored sheriff Of Goa
homa, arrived there tonight. He says he
became detached from his friends early in |
The trouble, and went on foot to Austin to
obtain the assistance of Sheriff Manning, of
Tunica county, . white man, to 60 to Friar's
Point and peaceably settle matters. He
found Manning. had gone down on the
steamer, and he came on here in . skiff. He
lAys he intends to 90 down ON the Allen in |
the morning. He did not talk warlike st |
III, and thinks the difficulty cSn be settled
With0ut more trouble. He knows nothing |
'f the particulars in regard to the, fighting.
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