Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-24
UNEASY ARKANSAS BLACKS.
Another Uprising OfCOlOred Knights
fLabor anticipated.

LITTLE Rock, July pa courier just
in from the Tate place, the scene of the
recent trouble with thirty of the forty
Knights of Labor negro employees, re-
ports that serious trouble is apprehended
by the planters in that end OF
the county, and that they have
sent their families to this city. The
rumor is strengthened from the fact that
tue delegation in attendance upon the
Republican County Convention in this
city yesterday from Young township was
composed entirely of negroes, and the
question OF the causes leading to the trou-
bic down there was fully discussed in their
body. After adjournment considerable
whisky drinking was INDUCED in and
threats were made that something was to
transpire on July 10, but just what that
something was is beyond finding out. A
picket on duty at the Tate place two weeks
ago overheard aconversation between two
negroes to the effect that the ''niggers"
should have waited until July 10 be-
fore starting the disturbance. A thirG
party came up just then and said, Jerking
the first party by the arm: Come on
away from here; don't you see that white
man standing there? You would give
your insdes away if you could get them
out OF you"
Another cause for apprehension is that
great many guns have been sold to the
colored people since the out break, and
Sheriff WOrthen says be would not be sur
prised if the trouble was renewed
down there, because the dsaffecJed par
ties in the late outbreak are more
dissatisfied now than ever, and, il
possible, will undoubtedly precipitate
fresh riot among their ignorant cOlabor-
ers. While it Is to be deplored, and while
it may be wish that is father TO the
thought that all will pass over without a
renewal of sauguinary nature, vet il
the worst does come, we feel sorry
for the large population of colored
people who live in Young town
shid, because Sheriff Worthen has
force in waiting who will virtually an-
initiate the negro population in case OF
renewal of the fight. Most OF the ne
grOes down there are members of the
Knights of Labor, and while some few
white men might be killed, that order
would lose twenty members for every
life sacrificed. Gill, the negro
charged, is Knight OF Labor,
and it is a well-knOWn fact that he is an
ex-convict. The charge is also made that
the cOiored lodges in Young township
have become greatly augmented since the
row, no discrimination being made as to
the fitness or qualifications OF the new
members, the desire seeming to be num-
bers more than anything else.
About 100 armed negroes from Nc.
Elmont station repaired to a church in
the vicinity OF the Tate plantation while
the recent trouble was on, where they
met about 200 more resident negroes, and
resolutions were passed, declaring II to be
their intention to apply the torch, Ratchet
and scalping knife TO everything belong
ing to a white man in that end Of the
county, but knights of Labor from this
city VINO, by the way, comprise some Of
our most excellent citizens, interfered
and prevented the carrying out of this
wicked intention. The Governor has left
eyerythiB in Sheriff WOrthen's hands,
merely instructing how TO preserve and
enforce the law, peaceably, If possible;
forcibly, II such must result.
With "a certain class of citizens OF this
county Sheriff Worthen has become very
unpopular, simply because he has endeaV-
ored, ever since the first trouble in this
county, TO execute the law and TO prevent
Il wantOn destruction Of property, but be
it said to Worthen's credit, the South does
not contain a human frame with more
sand than Worthen carries around,
aud all he has TO do is to command and
all OF Pulaski's citizens are subject 70 his
orders. But Wortlen has had suffi-
cheney OF shrieValty honors, aud says that
for love nor money could he be induced TO
again stand for the Office Of Sheriff Of Pu-
laski county.