The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-09-08
THE CLINTON RIOT.

FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE ORIGIN AND
PROGRESS OF THE TRoUBLE-ARMED BANDS OF
WHITE MEN HUNTING THE NEGROES INTO WOOD
AND SWAMP PROCLAMATION BY THE MAYOR
OF CLINTON.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Sept 7, 1875
The following report OF the riot Clinton, Miss last
Saturday was received from Jackson to night
In conformity with a widely extended notice
throughout Kinds county a meeting Of re-
pubicans was assembled at Clinton last Sat
urday. Members Of nearly all tho repub-
can clubs in the county were in attendance, with
many women and children. barbecue was announced
and arrangements made to feed 1000 persons Nearly
this number in attendance. Every precauton
taken to have orderly and successful meeting. The
Clinton authorities had appointed many special police
men, and the regulations prohibited the sale of intox
eating liquors At half past P. NJ the procession
filed upon the grou~s and speaking commenced ten
minutes thereafter, the democratic speakers being
the ground and asking for a division OF
time In the interest OF peace and good feeling their
request granted and joint discussion was liked
between Judge johnson, the democratic candidate for
State Senatorship and Captain Fisher editor Of thu
Jackson Daily Times johnson TO speak an hour Fisher
TO follow in an hour and quarter, and
Johnson to close in quarter of hour speech Judge
Johnson made liberal and courteous Speech and Capt
Fisher took the stand and congratulated the audience
on the auspicious opening OF the campaign in ha
county and expressed hope that the same good feel
ing would characterize all their meetings.
Captain Fisher spoke in this strain about eight min.
utes he the outskirts OF the crowd leaving
go the Of the difficulty, about fifty yards dis
tant
In about three minutes pistol shot was fired in the
crowd, and quickly another, and in a moment hfty
shots seemed to be discharged
In the course of aiteen minutes more than 500 shots
fired Three white and four coored were
wounded. BY five O'Clock not colored man
seen on the ground Armed white
came out from Clinton and took possession
of the grounds. AT the same time tho
Vcksburg train brought armed men from Edwards and
Bolton. On Saturday night 500 armed white
men occupied Clinton and there was quite
Sunday morning At daybreak the Vcks-
burgers of whom there 200 commenced
slaughtering the negroes All the coorcd men they
could find shot down. dozen
killed in cold blood Armed bands were organized and
secured the country and the work of slaughter
on. 1t is estimated that fifty were killed in this
way in the county on Sunday. Those who not
killed had TO flee TO the woods and swamps for proec-
ton. The coored for two days have been hourly
arriving and reporting outrages The civil author
tiles utterly powerless TO stop the marauding
bands Governor Ames has issued order commando
ing the rioters to dispense. The city full of colorcd
refugees who dare return to their homes. They ask
nothing but protection Governor Ames is doing all
within his power TO prevent further boodshed.
The Mayor of Clinton has issued appeal TO the cok
ored refugees to return to their peaceful avocations