The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-09-11
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JArgsoN, September u. During the
Republican barbecue ut Clinton, u
white man pulled out u bottle NJ Wills.
ky, whom u negro said 10 HIN That II
wnA understood there Wns To bo no
drinking on the grounds. Some words
were pnascd aud the white man Insist
ed on taking u drink when the negro
dashed the whisky out Of his hand.
Friends Of both parties, attracted by
the quarrel, rushed UP, AID In nn IN
slant pistols were drawn anG Ing be-
gan, The immense crowd scattered
like sheep and ran pell nell, leaving
the barbecucd meats, horses and vchi-
cles behind. About three hundred
shots were fired. Three whites were
Killed, two MORALLY aud several slight
~ wounded. Ten or twelve negroes are
dead and aS many more wounded.
NICKsBuRG, September Gan extra
Of the Herald gives the following ac-
count of the origin and particulars OF
the riot Mt Clinton Mississippi:
A law prohibiting the sale Of liquor
in Clinton, delegation of young men
fran Raymond brought n bottle with
them. During the speaking Martin
and others went oil to take drink,
when the negro Marshall for the occa-
sion approached them and forbade the
drinking. The order not being
promptly obeyed the merge at.
tempted to take the bottle out
fSevely's hand, and in the quarrel
that followed, Sevely struck the negro
over the head with II bottle. senator
Caldwell, colored, started to stop the
difficulty and was followed 10y some
twenty negroes whom he ordered back,
but about one hundred came rushing
ON, whom some one fired a shot, which
was followed 10y II general firing and
stampede. Spvely, having fired all
the barrels of his pistol, the negroes
demanded his surrender, which he did
giving up his pistol. No sooner than
this WAS done, the negroes shot him,
Drained him, robbed him of his clothes
and cut OIL II finger to get his ring. The
infurlaaed mob bound Charles Chiffon
in his yard and shot md killed him in
presence of his family. Monk Thomp-
son, n promising young lawyer, was
then shot from his horse, abonG mile
and half from the scene of the conflict,
and after falling the savages drove
their knives into his body in many
places. MIR. Neal was fatally shot in
the left lung in town, 1nd woody ltice
seriously. -Four negroes were found
dead on the field and two MORALLY
wounded. Six additional negroes have
been found dead about Clinton since.
The white men of Clinton were or
ganized Mt once for protection, under
Col. Harding, and kilograms sent here
for assistance. Twenty-Five minutes
after the receipt of the dispatch a hun
dred and fifty men were ready to
march, and took special train which
reached Clinton ut seven O'Clock. |
About ten O'clock more reinforcements
came from Jackson. The roads were
pickGtted during the night, but all
danger being apparently over, most of
the citizens returned to their homes mt
Vicksburg, leaving thirty men on guard
under Captain w. II. Andrews. Cap |
tain Andrews returned this morning, !
and reports all now quiet at Clinton
and Edwards. The train from Jack |
son on Saturday night, with reinforce
ments for Clinton, was fired into from |
the side of the read, and distractions |
We're also found on the tack.