Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-10-13

II G0u1kOT "A AlCUIu Nuu u000IM manners
in command. The sheriff has fled the
country send aid Immediately.
Signed Gro. r. ALcoRS.
iDieg Haf H7e II. p. REID,
MEMpHis, Oct. 6--The general i'm
preston here is that there will be no
blooshed at Friors Point notwithstand-
ing numerous kilograms for men and
arms. No steps have been taken to
forward either. People here have no
sympathy in the fuss which they con-
slider personal grievances between AL
corn and Brown growing out Of Ames
antagouism to Alcorn and desire to
have q disturbance 90 az to have troops
sent to Mississippi. .r 4f,6-
MEMpHIs, Oct. 6.-Latcst advices
state that Aicorn has seventy cavalry
aud forty infantry with which he had
driven Brown and two hundred armed
negroes who retreated three miles
from town where they made q stand.
No fighting had yet occurred. . eEl
Helena received at 8 O'Clock tonight
says q messenger just arrived from
Friar's Point reports everything now
quiet. Negroes to the numbsf Of
thousand collected near the town, but
dispersed when so ordered by Gen.
Chalmers. They subsequently collcc-
ted in several places, but were finally
dispersed by. Geif. Chalmers, who
charged them and drove them on by
firing over their heads. During the
affray, some of the negroes were
wounded, also one white man.
MEMPHIS, Oct. THE Appeals
special from Friars Point says Gen.
Chalmers continued the pursuit of the
negroes under Gen. Price (colored) on
Tuesday evening. The negroes fatally
wounded Frank Scott (white). On
Tuesday the white cavalry under Capt.
Burke charged the negroes, who were
in ambush, killing three and mortally
wounding another. They also cap
tured three others, who are in jail.
Chalmers command is still watching
the negroes. Part of them under
Chalmers went to Jamestown, IA miles
northeast Of Friar's Point where tho
negroes were reported to be mAssed
$50 strong. Fighting is not yet off.
cially reported. People are picketing
the town in Friar's Point, hardly
knowing whether they are safe or not.
The white men are determined 70
disperse all mobs, but are prudent and
act ON the defensive. The whole dis
turbAnce was caused by Sheriff Brown
fAA SshsE RspH9lRjSsHHss RH:s.u. The sss yhsss hase
in opposing the negroes. A cavalry
command leaves this morning for
Jamestown.
MEMPHis. Oct. IA special to the
Avalanche from Helena. says that
Brown, the colored sheriff. of Coaho-
mo county, arrived there tonight. He
SAYS he became detached from his
friends early in the trouble and went
on foot to Austin 10 obtain the assist
anec of Sheriff Manning. Of Tunica
county. white man. to 90 to Fria's
point and settle the matter peaceablv.
He found Manning had gone down
on the steamer, and he came on here
in a skifl. He says he intends to go
down on the steamer Allen in the
morning. He does not talk warlike
at all. and thinks the difficulty can be
| settled without more trouble. He
knows nothing of the particulars in
regard to the fighting.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 1.-Senator Alcorn
to-day telegraphed the Attorney GEN
eral that several of the dispatches
relating to the disturbance at Friar's
Point are. in a measure, without
foundation, and that there is no cause
of alarm for the peace of that county.
The mob dispersed aud it is thought
will remain quiet. There is no ques-
tion of politics ia this excitement.
The disturbance first originated in II
party of several hundred negroes.
who had been excited by an ill-tem-
pered sheriff. They marched on the
town, but were readily dispersed.
MEMPHIS. Oct. THE Appeals
| Friar's Point special tonight states
that Chalmers was driving Pease's
force from Jamestown and had him
nearly surrounded. and that reports
had been received Of the negroes try
ing 10 organize forces in other parts
OF the country. but no more fighting
has been reported. Great excitement
still prevails and the whites remain