The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-01-02
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Republicans irving to In-
duce Kellogg to RESIGN.
Investigating the Cause OF
the Negro Rebellion
in Mississippi.
Investigation in Louisiana
Affairs.
4 Fight in which both men
are killed.
Honorable A cquittal of a
r. r. Conductor.
Other News Items.

Other News Items.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31,-Gen. Sheridan
is expected to reach New Orleans to-day,
and members of the Administration are
expecting to hear from him officially to-
morrow, as to the probability of an out
| break next week. There is a decided i'm
proven mt in the tone of the discussion
| regarding the settlement of the Louisiana
question, and there are Indications of an
effort, on the part of prominent Republ-,
cans. to induce Governor Kellogg to resign
and make way for some person VINO does
not represent either OF the political ex-
| tremes.
VICKsBURG, Dec 3l-The congressional
investigating committee met o-day, all the
mem bers present Mayor Alley was the
| first witness. He testified that the police
force OF the city was not increased until
after the fight of December 7th; his pro-
clamation issued that day was issued be-
cause the proclamation of Gov. Ames was
unfair and calculated to excite the people
Sunday, the 9th of December. Crosby, the
colored sheriff, came to him, told him the
negroes in the country were greatly excited
about his being elected from office, and
asked witness to assist him in preserving
peace, which he promised to do; witness
then gave an account of the attempted at
tack upon the city by the negroes said he
sent policemen with flag of truce to meet
the advancing negroes and read his pro-
lclamation ordering them to disperse, but
that the policemen returned, saying the
negroes fired upon them and would not let
them approach. Witness then related the
story of the fight between the white citi-
zens and negroes which did not vary ma
teriaIly from those heretofore published,
witness vi ness said one light was just at the cor.
poratioD line, ard the other half a mile be-
yond didn't know how many negroes were
killed iu the various fights, but heard that
there were about fifty. Colonel Miller
! commanded the armed citizens and had
orders from witness to defend the city Mil
Ter didn't call on the city officials to assist
him in maintaining peace, because he be-
lieved they were interested with the ne.
groes in the movement; Crosby was arrest
ed and afterwards sent to jackson; Mil
er's command were all citizens without 6
regular organization; they were armed to
repel the attack; there were only about
400 armed negroes in all those in the
city had arms then ami now stated thei,
purpose was to reinstate Crosby, other!
said to plumber the town; they had wagon
and sacks for this purpose the tax payer
league was composed of Democrats ant
Republicans, the most substantial, iDhuen
tial men in this city Woodruff. the Presi
, dent; was Republican the citizens VIII
engaged IN the fight belonged to botl
parties no colored man of the city engag
= ed in the fight.
To MIR. Speer: Gov. Ames
statement, in his proclamation that tn,
O their rights, because of color, was untrue
- no such thing was ever limited at.
To Mr.. Copger: The late meeting of tn
taxpayers league was to make Crosb
give a good bond or resign.
Gen. Miller, who commanded the citizer
I. in the fight, was the next witness. He r.
lated the circumstances OF the trouble
When the alarm bells rung he went to ii
Court House: heard negroes were a
r preaching, and also that Crosby. Gen. Pac
= er and Col. Leo OF Gov. Ames's Staff he
u been seen to leave the town shor: tin
before in a hack; found the drivers who i
'E. formed him they had been employed /
that party during the hight and had drive
!. them out of the town short distance al
brought them back at clock when
ills came up to the negroes Andy Owe
aFs aTs stepped forward and said he was c.
ork Owens in command of his regiment, and
reply to Witness question,as to the obie
of the movement, said it was in oDedlen
use to Crosby orders; witness told hin OF t
and Mayors proclamation and warned him
'eth desist; Owens swoTe he had right
come and would come: witness aga
urged him to go home; he then wanted
rm, see Crosby and witness agreed and sent
5 OF guard with him by his side; Owens
turned much excited saying "he had Sc
Crosby and that the id s--n b-h h
air. got us into this trouble and now &c
=, back on u.s. Ii ever we get him we "
o''' settle hm. Witness rode back vi
- Owens to the negroes, and again warn
for them u go home; that II they persisted
mer going toward the city their blood would
bes on their own heads. A negro calling hi
tmr self "Lieutenanl Drew" drew pistol a
the threatened To shoot witness, but was y
daFe aaI vented by Owens, witness then rode ba
re to his men, and directly after, the negro
and advanced, waving their guns aud shoOtil
,aps aps when firing began on both sides slmHl
,usi neously he ordered a charge, when
and negroes broke and fed. and ne ordered {
1gh, 1g1s firing to be stopped about twenty five
and grocs were captured. including Owens,a
ni~h, sent to the city with orders To allow no {
once Sa TO molest them, which orders were obey
What Witness then related how he went to otl
iress points, where the negroes had gathered, 8
. where there had been fights and fou
them all dispersed the city undertak
RI buried thirteen negroes killed in the fgf
~ Gen. Packer, of Gov. Ames's staff,
e witness that Col. Lee tried Sunday to
Il horses to send out and countermand Cr
by's orders to the negroes but fallt
Crosby however promised to send rum
- m foot and countermaud all such orde
H he, Packer, lett Crosby believing I
- would be done and all danger of the cal
oo ion averted Packer afterwards repr'a
= ed Crosby in witnesses presence for peri
~ told him he was responsible Tor all
" blnodshed Crosby made no reply, but ;
, ed Packer to write out his resignation
s ! he would sign it, which he did and Gro
signed it. and Packer and Lee attestec
.,a :. Col Miller denied with much feeling I
Web there was any bitterness between the
as re- groes aud their former owners said
ND ND i, negroes. Is class, were naturally dc
+ sus- and gentle, and only bad when led by
signing men.
tto ton. The conrmittee adjourned till 10 o'c