, 1875-08-20
tNSuRRECTlON.
That is What the Georgia Whites
Say the Negroes Arc At
tempting.
0rcr Ono flnnfrch Cofurcd Men Now
rndci' Arrest.
A Collision Said to Be Imminent In Burke
County.
Discovery Of 4 Letter Proposing Il Cen
eral Massacre o. tlle Whites.

NEW fonE. Aug. 19.-Tha Times Inns q epcctnl
from Augusta. la. shout tho reported attempted
| InsutrecsIou 1T The negroes, II nays: Two days
ence letter wa4 found At Williamson = storc. in
Washington Counts, llts place whore n coluret
militia company tlliis. ordering tho masaAcro pf
tho whites ntl the 2tth instant. tho order MAS
signed by mat na,aoI Harris. and stated that
Rivers. cal,lcd militia General Of South Caro-
lima, would ie presehs and direct tho movement.
Tho ors1cr sai'! skill every wll.c man. md
tako every gun you can get. Have al! your conf
patneA loRdy. Hill with hxcB loas, anu ttteh-
forks aud got gaarondcr and shot u you kill"
After commencing tho rnrk In Washington
county. tho IcErocs wcro directed 10 move TO-
ward Eastuw, in Jefferson County. where they
would DO joanal by uet. 1tvars. Al htst Ioauy
thought Luis was hoax cotton lip for tho pur-
pose Of soaring lilo whites. bnt yesterday let
Ter vas found in Jefferson County. directed 10
tho colotcd companies, aud giving SUBJ tantia1;
Tue aamc instructions. Ihe ~htas, appEehpnd-
lug danger, tclograpbnd to Macou for afnm.,nl-
tion, which VIVA promptly fcrniAlloA mil
distributed 10 tho local cumpauica. Eyory prop
ofat!on ms 1nndo for a conflict. but measures
Toro alto laken to prevent A colIaion, and bv
dusk this oycnlng eighty negroes charged with
being tho riuglcndefB in tho movement Ind
been arrested. 1t ID alleged that tho correspond
eaeo captured inlicntes tho existence of con-
spiraoy amoug tho nceroos EXPANDING through,
the counties of Washington, Jefferson, johnson
And uurko.
1t II Nv fenrcd that the whites will not await
tho process Of law, but will lynch tho prisoners,
Moderation il couhBoleu, but foars for tho WORT.
nrc entertained. Many believe that tho affair
Inns boon exaggerated, a1I that no mischief was
iuteuJc4.
!estct aomewlat similar to tho order ahoyo
mcntsnied wnn Intercepted in Hancock County
eonses. but uono camo. A. preaons taoro is tho
greatest a1cItemsnt prevailing in tie courltios
threatened, and tho tlgntcst imprudoupo msy
cause tho most disastrous consoquoncos.
1T An editorial uotico OF the lboye dfBpatcl
thu Ti'nes says: "Ur 10 tho pres-ns poins. tho
alarm scems ludscrous. but whom NC think OF
Tho poaslble sato or tile negroes III tho hands
Of s1o uhl!.ia, csazy with foas, it has sorlous
AuoubrA,' QA.. Aug. 19.-Arrcats OF alleged
noE1o inBurractlonlst# In Washington and Joffer-
500 Counties wcfo continued to-day thirteen
artnod ncgroos came Into WslRhtvllie and sur
rendcl cd tcn,selYep
III Burke County 4 collision betwcon Whites
and blacks scanls hourly imminent. Both races
arc nnder q ms, and tho ue9roe4 so reported
massed few lni'cs from Waynoaporo, nlie
.., ssouss ,',a Teto f.ed on By negroes tns morn
day tor troops. but uov. Smith deolinua
70 lot any compauios 10. 4 number
OF volunteets left for Waypasbolo to.u .ught, and
Il Is feared tina: d fight will Aoou s%ko place.
About 1U0 arrests hsYn boen ruade ia different
counties. =.
a dspatch from Washington Enuntv ronorts
saatth quleses to-aay than yastslday. About 50
moro arrests wero o4ccted GoufesHIona impli-
eating those arrested have beon made.
Ex-uov. Hoiochsl '. ,Tohuson, who il Judge
Of tho Middle Circuit. has ordered special term
ct tie Superior Couts 10 convene on Monday
wcok TO Try the Offenders.
AuousrA, Ga, Aug. 1o-alsdnieht. dispatch
from burke County reports all 1ulet up to il TO-
ni1ht. PsopFo are confident OF their ability to
supnreaa any attempted insuuection.
Ihe rnRlaaaern will be arrested. The $1cito-
mone IN subHilins. Tho uogroos bave no cause
for The contemplated rising. Alt tho trouble vas
eAuaod b. = tan worthless. turbulent and design.
lnE neFroes Tho nlAy uoou the crodnltsy Of tho
eoioro4 paoplo, The whites will act nnon tho
defensive, and eudoayor to srsast tia ring.
ieadeEs In the eonspl aey Who will bo tried al tho
special term of tho Superior Court.
No further. trouble IL arprehendod, ~ the
step takou will BE- effective in preserving peace
and good order IN tho Counties Of Burke. Jcf-
terkon, and Wnehington,