The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-08
THE RIOT AT CLINTON.
Further Particulars.
The Excitement at Edwards.

From very late copy Of the Vicksbur
Herald we extract the following additions
information relative to the riot at Clinton
The excitement has reached the town Of Ed
wards, on the the Vicksburg and Meridial
Railroad, half way between Clinton ant
yicksburg, and may develop into seriou
matter:
On Saturday evening q messenger came IL
from Edwards and said the people OF tina
place were very apprehensive OF trouble
when the $50 negroes, who went to the Gin
ton barbecue, returned during the night
Edwards wanted arms, but the stores were
closed. and our men were unwilling to lend
their guns, but volunteered to go out and as
sist in protecting the people from any vio-
lence.
Mr.. Jno r McRse gathered together some
forty men aud left by special train at 1890,
reaching Edwards about midnight The citi-
zens were found picketing the roads; the
Vicksburgers went into quarters in school
being discovered that no negroes were
within several miles of the place, the
Vicksburg company, under command Of
Capt. Jno. r. McRae, with First
Lieut.. w. Green, Second Lieut.. Charles
Wheeler, and Orderly Sergeant John Kearney
took the westward bound train for this city,
arriving at 10 o'clock, Sunday. Everything
here was quiet until about o'clock Sunday
night, when report gained circulation that
the negroes were marching on Edwards. Men
moved hurriedly to the vicinity of the tele-
graph Office here, where DIR. Shannon read
the following telegram:
EDWARDS, Sept 5, TAO P. M.
Capt. Shannon, vlcksburg:
Send us men Immediately. A large body
of negroes are marching on the town. We
expect them about or 10 o'clock tonight.
j. G. SPARROW.
DIR. Shannon answered in reply that he
would be ready with one hundred men as soon
as train could be pre- AIRED to start. The
men were in waiting when DIR. Shannon re-
ceived the following telegram:
EDWARDS, Sept. 5, 10 P. NJ.
DIR. Shannon:
Everything is now quiet. Don't think we
will need you tonight.
J. G. SPARROW.
DIR. Shannon answered that ii necessary he
would come out in the morning on special
train with fifty or sky mounted men to scour
the country but did not want to be ordered
unless there was An organized band of negroes
to be found Mayor Sparrow replied:
"Will telegraph you early in the morning
If wanted" DR.. Shannon informed the rail |
road authorities he would not need the train |
aud told the men who were waiting on the
corner of Washington and Crawford Streets |
they could go to their homes again. The |
crowd then dispersed, and this morning adj |
vices from Edwards report everything quiet, |
and business resumed rs usual.
FIRING ON THE TRAIN.
Saturday night as the train from Jack
was coming down to Clinton with reinforc
ments a shot was fired from the edge of the
road which went through the side of the
tender. little farther along the engineer
discovered distractions on the track and |
stopped the train and removed them 1t is
this was the work of some of the
Clinton negro rioters, who knew reinforce
ments would be coming from jackson for the
rescue of thepeople, and resolved to endeavor
to throw the train off the track.
GOV. AMEs
There are many reports about Gov. Ames
being in Clinton when the riot took place,
but this is not true; he Was in Jackson, and
when the news of the riot came he ex.
claimed "Well, the thing has gone up. +"
Twice on Saturday afternoon, delegations of ]
negres went to him for arms, but he refused &
10 give them and soon the Federal Command I
int OF the Post put guard around the
lrmory.
LIST OF WOUNDED.
From Cinton-John Neal dangerous:
Naddy Rice, slight; VIM Todd, slight.
From Raymond Calvin Wells, slight; Il
Ramsey Wharton, slight; Sterling White,
dangerous; two or three, names unknown, :
lightly.
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