The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-18
SERIOUS RACE RIOT.
Fight Between Whites
and Negroes in Mis-
Sissippi.
CoSFItCTISG RfpoRfs As TO Tai
ORIGIN OF THE DIFFICULTY.
feiegrsphie Newsrrom An roiDts.

WAHALtE. Miss December I5.-Ihero wss
q terrible riot last night az this place and to-
day twelve white ana one hundred ana nfty
negroes he dead az q result. For long time
there has been much ~ feellug betweea the
whites and blacks at this place, aggravated by
the impcrtinenco Of the latter. and yesterday
the two clements became involved in the
quarrel which ended in this great loss OF nfc-
The facts, 90 Tar as they can Dc ascerialned,
arr as follows a negro and a white man be-
came ug0Rel Ia h quarrel and the negro was
kilc1. tnis was tn excuse for ihe assault
ana inlne lia'eiy a nlafS horao
were greatly ouinumbered Knowing 10
was q rQbt 10 the death, the white prepared
10 receive The black assail8Dfs and when Inc
battle was ended ia was found that twelve
White men ana more than negroes hal been
KILLED. As tfriiDie a. this slaughter is n f.
quite probable that the end is not yet. The
Governor was M once te eglnpned for assist
lnco ana troops were Immediately sent - The
scene OF uoub r. a Hp cial tmin bearing fne
state trO1psis now on the way here from Aieri-
dan. Tn the meantime 10 j. known That the
negroes are neug reinforced and TINT inc
whites are pieparuz for an onslaught.
TIC troops are expected at any
If oment, as this place il ouly f0Y{Y-oSa~t
miles lfh Ot Meridian. Tire negroes 90 this
place have been very restless and made them
the attack WAS undoubtedly prene lifateI.
While ~ IS possible the slaughter of the blacks
may teach them "A lesson. Il IS quite Yg0HtHie
more trouble viii follow. ana the arrival Of
the troops is anXl0usly awaited.
lArFH.-lue excitement l7 so great tu0t Il
WIS impossible % secure information regard
ing The origin Of the difficulty. II H now
stated that the exact number Of negroes
billed is unknown. About all the whites ln
the place were slaughtered. The special train
from Meridian has not set arrived. but e bear
thirty brave aud desperate white men, and
more Will be taken "a eu route. and more
bl0odshed is almost certain 10 follow.
ADDuiONAL PARuCuIARs.
NEW ORLEANS. December IA special 10
the ficayune from Wesi Point Mss. gives
me following account OF the WahHlah tragedy
News reached here this morning OF a horrible
tragedy enacted last night AZ the Yiiiago 0f
Nahal8k, forty miles south or West Point. on
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad. iOur white
men were killed outright and cigAt wounded.
three mortaily. The particulars OF the shoot
Ing are given as follows Some two months
ago q white farmer living a tcw l0Nes sgog4
Nabalak lost his clubhouse, together with
eight on ten bale. of cotton. By FIRE
which was evidently the work ot {n-
ceudaries. suspicion pointed tO two me-
grOes living in the Vicinity with whom
the farmer had had some tiouhle. sufficient
evidence having been secured, an Oficer last
night attempted 20 arrest one of the negroes
Tue negro resisted arrest ana succeeded in
-auted the officer. Tho Whiies I'm the neigh
b0rhOOd then organized 20 capture the ncgIO,
aui proceeded toward the fellow house with
the intention OF arrcstiug hIm. Before reach
ING the house, hOWcfcr they were fired on
from ambush by fifty well armed negroes. and
every white man IN the party was shot down.
The horror stricken people have telegriphcd
tor aid. -cveufy-hYe armed men lcft NeIid-
ian, Mississippi. this morning for the scene Of
the tragedy. and w est Point Will iurui-h -h ~ ore
help.
ItTEsT FROM THE sCFSE or THE TROUBLE
NEW ORLEANS. December IA Colambus.
Miss. special 10 the PiCayune. SAYS. "PeisOul
arriving here from Artrsia bring particulars
oi the fighting near WaAalAk 90 EYi6ny. A
negro and white boy quarrelled. ana when
the white boys father trle1 10 separate them,
TIE negro attacked and beat ths white msa.
he latter sWOre out warrant for the negiOs
arrest, gn1 on Saturday Cons able sefn Cobb
went 10 the negro's house ia execute it
bat was attacked and beaten hf "a
numpef OF negroes. Inc constable SUM
moued posse u twelve men and went uQaln
ON sunday 70 arrest tA' negro Tie posse
were fired upon iiOm ambush aud nye were
killed outright ana sX wounded. sonic seii-
ousiy The news spread rpidy and the
negroes were strongly reinforced. A telegram
was sent from "ahalak Or hello. and ntfean
ARMED men were sent nom Meridian. Dthel
Joined them az every station. and on reaching
NGhalak the party marched directly TOR the
scene OF the disturbance The negroes were
Il the dead white men. a noon the opposing
forces were pp sea 10 be about equal. ana d
battle seemed imminent. News received this
aftOrnCcu indicates that the feligerent BLACKS
have retired % the awamp- whele they DHFe ii
/ l0lI front. while the nOn-cOmbatant nrTOc'
arc fceing to the woods 10 terror Ciptnin
/ Mcdowell of tho Columbus ninpmen nas teiC
I graphed the sheriff OF kempcr county Ouerpe
assistance, but no reply has been received
t There is much eXcltcmcnt hefe over fhe aGan
and new developments are anXous!y awaited
The list OF kille j. Henry Maury. S6rh Cobb
F Tom Nicholson. biu H8fe, biA Na0vhn
wounded. Frank Maury. Tom Giles, Bob Har
per- II. j. Harper, John Drew, John ]
Thomas
Nrw ORLEAss, December IA specia
from Macon, Mss, 10 the Times Democrat
. says. IL IS reported this evening that seven q
the negroes implicated in the riot at WahalA.
. were shot this mOrriug. Two armed squads
. LETT here to-day for the scene OF the trouble.
LATEST REPORTS COEFLICIisG.
NEw ORLEANS, December IA special q
the flcsyune from Macon, bliss, says tno pCO
pie there are greatly excited over the count,
race troubles. The names ~ tho white mel
known 70 have been bile3 arD Henry Maury
Cobb Vaughan aud W. h. Harr There wer
three on four others whose names were NJ
+ learned. IL is I'D that no negroes were hlllel
Tom Nicholson Is the name OF one Cf tL
whites wounded. He Is shot IN the body an'
one OF mis- arms Is b1oEen several ptnr
whites were wounded, but no negro s. IWen
y young med have gone from Macon, an
nearly every town 10 kAsttfn Mississippi :
sending aid 10 the whites or hemper county
1t Is reported that the blacks arc well arme
and as-em bled ia q large BODY, apparently qre
pared i0T serious nghung. Ihe trouble is san
% have originated 10 the whipping Or a Wilt
i0y by Two negro men about seven mites tson
Waha ak. The reports, however, are conflict
ing.