Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-10-09

gent 'eEEen. 1ue fact that men %: tnelr char
act land means became SurefI.s for a urg-o
sheriff i, evidence lf u.riE vi ugHe>- ana
desire fDF the H Ulfn and be cnlurgI people to
b. uu amicabie terms and harmon u Their
Efforts faT tue pTUusUBu OF mutual interests,
,tr prr-tryatau OF peace aud She lthfui ex-
fru.0n yf thF lave Realizing that Brow n.
with a -reacn ~ a- subtle ss aiz l-grs Jituda
vas Excess .Fe,1s~ a1i-- w."ns. these slrel!,s
determined ra Withdraw from his bond. The
H)ldsuel were Ir. J. a. FeH-s, Sat ". liza,
i9ars nIs D. Hsrr, a ,al aTIs-' Rs,s R. II. bro"g,
BoyCa, II Il. H1Esru and J In Clarke. The
bonds are IN the ~lectNr sans Of ten thou
sand and tuirly-Ilree t.DUsaud dollars, the
former FOR the .al. .ufui discharge pt his duties
as tueTin ana tse latter ~ tax-coiIegtnr.
N1w, taese gentlemen last Tuesday gave him
g'gul ~ notice, as required by Jaw. thst they
would withdraw fsDm his bonds because he
had violated ul, Usiu OF office.
SHERIFF. BROWNS SPEC hes
are said 90 have been OF an lnHammstory
character ana that he has advised the ne
the proper measure Tor them, should they be
necessary ia Ile election. In "a speech al
HoT-on.- bayou, september @j'h, Sheriff
Brown being opposed by negro candidate
u med WLiIdeld. said That if necessary, he
Brown would D at one hundred armed men
al every pol y the county. as he mad orders
IN his pocket lr 20. Governor Ames 20 do so
whenever ae Brown u. sired IT, This is "A
question between Brown ant Ames, wbicu
lue .alj-r c4l answer "neh ne dtlgus 70 40
Sd. lt l- v ell known that Brown nas OI lsis
held frequent consultations with Governor
Amcs. vnOSe recent efforts to -pC7re United
states troops Tor Nis,i,sl poi were decide ID
uururceSstC! ] am Informed that his
speeches, made IA the hearing of white peo-
pie, nave been exceedingly cODCIliaJOrT, he
saving 10 the negroes: AT there Is any night
Ing il 90 your NJ lug' In ms speech ~
JOnestown, he said: "Nvu have isJ the v hits
meu divide you he. e, but the G.st thing you
know they Will slip Ia here 6ud serve you a.
they did a. Clinton, and thst will 90 you
good % The gentle nan who gives me tbls lD-
formation Is a Republican, and says Le thinks
|H| Inn B. % o.. hos
al the convention, last "a urdag night. II IS
certain, from the above reUarEs OF Brown,
that he allied the fact that the negro Re
Iubiican~ we've divided as to their choice for
officers, and that by reminding tnem Ct the
Clinton affair lac could TIghten hem into has
support. Now wh-ln=T ue intended 70 excite
aud IrC'Je he negtOe, % oren violence, !
leave Tor those 10 JUICE VINO Know him wei.
lley say he has even made wore sEcechCS. A.
any rate, there is no doubt hul what nat
speech did ar use and excite the negroes ID
engage IN the III #i1ryauee which 50 far LaS re-
slfted iu The hIluLE ol turee ana The wound
ing Of one OF their umber, ana tle WOuuding
ola wulte msu, . ssy uo.tlug Of the terror
spread, suspension .i business. Intcr ruptien OF
work and feeling oI distrust cIea ed. Now
people the ineendiary Speecuea OF bioWh
iWhrtheT for pD lttcHl effect or actrAl v'O-
leucel. the expressed determination Of neg oes
70 AuIo r tie white people, their Well-Organ-
lZsu condition, reception Dt arms ana &uIlu-
milton, aud general prr ruaEatiOus OF a warlIl-
charan ..r, - saw 10. hing OF their iud'EUit c-,
iISCieut conduct ana disregard OF law 50 often
within the past lew We eEs, the white people
justly T.. cd rlptpuS conduct OF "a very fearful
nature among the negroes. The secret lnpor-
tation OF "a large qu4nufy o. p1"C ~ ana buck
shot by the sherlE into Erials Point, con-
hmed the fact Inat there ras sOUethlog OF
mysterious plan being CfucOrted, in regard 10
which reliable men Of COahuma county give
The Glowing version:
-Four wee x ago sheriff Brown shippe7 one
hundred and tweL. y-fiye pounds OF EucEshot
and Two kegs 81 to-' der U" F-5al- Fulul
General Chalmers spoke IJJUdgE GuCkS leia-
tive 10 the mULiuOn having uteu sen. to
Sler Brown. suC8a tucES asked Sacilu
Brown about The arms, but he denied having
ordered or received any. However, toe bill D.
laden was shown ETpWn q, and he then admit
TED he had OrdeIcL the shot and powder, but
said he had purchased 10 for his own prl7a
use, and Eiagg a Allln, negro merchants,
to whom he mad them shipped. The bIL OF
lsdlng shows tbaL the anmunlJOn was
shipped 20 W. II. AllIn alone, VINO, II IS un-
ders OOd, will b. nominated on Browns ticket
Tor State senator. The ammunition remained
uuopened a week or ten avs in Brown 5 house
where il Tas hauled direct from tue wharf
boat, bat has since then been distributed
among his followers
"THAT REPUBLICAN CONVENTION"
last Saturday the Republican convention
nominated a very obnoxious ticket, a. fol-
lows: Joe Monroe, -epreS ntatlve; John
Brown, sheriff; q. 9. >m Ia, chancery and cir
cult court CLERK; Major NJ. ). Alcorn (wElIe),
treasurer; VI c. PTiGuy lwhiteN, Houston sur
vey or, and =. Harrington (whiteJ, supervisor.
The ticket was obrOEioUs TO some OF the Re
puDlicans, because q. Z. Smith was nuDlIuatsd
Tor tiDO Offices The objection came from the
thiId beat its preference bei~g for ChztteTs
(cOlUiel). This dissatisfaction, II Will be
seen, was among The Republicans. Judge
Reid and Gt OIge K. ElcUru called and held an
independent Republican meeting, which
nominated what is now termed the "PeOpIe'S
ticket" N ". Lea, one Of Browns bonds
men, was nominated Tor the legislature;
Judge II. p. Reid Tor the shrievalty; Julius
FlaEg lcOlOred, who had also been a can l.
da'e "A tue other convention for circuit court
clerk, aud George K. AlcOru for chanCery
court clerk. The balance of the ticket was
not made out. In this convention, Judge Al
corn charged Brown with stealing four thou
sand seven hundred and twenty -nVs dollars
belonging TO the public tgeSsury, aud the
sheriff was thereby made very indignant.
Sunday sheriff Brown sent runners out in
every direction, ordering the negroes to come
20 Erars Point Monday night, and To arm
themselves before leaving their homes, a ne
intended TO publicly denUUnce Governor Al
corn and other prominent CluZenS. Upon
hearing what message Bro 1n hau sent the ne
arOeS. the " hite people Of Friars Point became
very much excited and rearlut as to The con-
sequences such inCtnd ary language and eX-
I,resSiOnS OF The sheriff would lead to. DIT.
Cooper, Judge Reid, General Chalmers, and
other Or mluenI citizens demonstrated with
SDerin Brown relative TO his intended speech,
and induced him TO postpone Il, as such would
only add 20
THE PUBLIC EXCITEMENT.
Monday night Sheriff ErOwn sent for Judge
Reid and Mr. cooper, and in an interview as
sured them that he had ordered all of his men
day morning, and then 70 come in town un-
armed, as ne wished 10 make personal eXpla-
uetion relative 10 his contemplated absence.
He assured the white men tnTt IL was best Tor
HIM 20 Ll8Ee this explanation, and the negroes
10 hear Il, 30 as ~ prevent riot, inasmuch as
an ca might prevail that he had been driven
from the country. Tuesday morning the eX-
element gTrstly increased, and again Sherln
Brown Wss demonstrated with not to speak ;
and again did be assure General Chalmers,
Judge Reid, DR., Cooper, and other citizens
thst he had ordered hIs men to return 10 their
homes. But Sheriff Brown insisted at the
same time that tee white men VINO mad as
Fpnbled for protection in case Of the auticl-
pate. riot should al once leave TIE town. rms
the white men were unwilling 10 40, as ihcfe
was doubtless n large body Of armed negroes
ready for the commission OF cline ana the
most hagraDt violation otlaw. Sherln Brown
declined TO open the police court for bus ness
Eutil the white men bad LETT the town upon
fbte s-flSaI being made known end uLteIed
by sheriff Crown, udge Reld endeaNofed 10
send Tor the cor mgr 10 actin pace OF Jue SLieL %
IN Two men Bud El-cop and Mr.. jenkins,
were sent out to get the cotoSiar AT The ieqUeAt
OF udEs held.
An ARMED BODY OF NEGROEg
capfured one of these couriers. and fired upon
the other (Mr. Jenklns), VINO, BENG wen
mounted, escaped, though hotly pursued. AS
.enEi.s came fleeing back, pursued Dy ne
gross, the white peop g for the first ume We're
made aware 0: the presence oil armed hegTo
10 fact. SO impllCitly had the white people re-
lied upon Sherry Browns assurances
thar he would not Spc@E' ard the
NEGROES would lelNEh -ltt4JA- ~ 70
infc town. that the negroes, To tuc
number OF i've hundred, were actually IN iuS
streets before they were aware That they Aad
even been maSsgd together. The negroes were
1 all mOutt ed. well armed and equipped, ana
when they cGi--e in the Town, the v nlle men,
under command OF General Chalmers ana
Colonel W hite, lost no tlE-e N forming
a LINE OF BATTLE
in front OF the courthouse. At this time SneI-
IN BroVn went 10 > u3ge Reid and said II LIE
would 20 with him, ne would prevent tle
nngb cGIliuz 2 further into town. Judge Reid
accgmuaaied the sheriff 10 the place wiit!e
| th- NEGROES had halt, q, but he was only met
with fierce and yincici!ye language. me ne
/ groes ere EearG 10 say that they came IN Jne
town to hght; they iItten~ ID u taA-e ne place
/ or shed every drop OF blood Ia H. lnry N1ie
red-hot for a Fl gh1, aud inJSlaeG 10 La CLe
Defore tEeV left. such was Lhs E4aIarter "a
: the language they made use of. y .her negroes
E-sTe muTe ViOle7.t, and expressed dvlstlu l.
! nstfo- tomassacre, Uillage and burn. Anon :
nc tI!o~gu negroes wiic gave uterance "a
Tar.s and bls, % thirsty sNDI GSsiHEs Nt-e JeH
LuiebY,~U. JOia6-- thomas, lilies COLQtlS
E1aT,i and BFR HelisIGI-. When Judge tteld
aDpr0sched wit. Sheriu bIO-Tn, he was ac-
cGsted by General Bill t'ease, who said: - !
br damned i Brown shani 90 as ne pleas.'S.
Judge held-Inat Will De IOue dHle' sou-
eral. . ,..,
General Pease-WhaI do hell is You doin 3
here.
General Pease--DO you 'spoSe one white man
can do IL
Judge Reid-So, for I am uuarmed and
came in the intere 4 OF peace
The conference did not result IA anything
satisfactory. The negroes having gone within
two blocks Of the courthouse, which is ceis-
ping the negroes there, and
1.EILTp COMMANDER GENERAL. PEASE