Waterbury evening Democrat., 1888-12-18
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
Outbreak Between Mississippi
 Whites and Blacks.
RACE WAR EXPECTED.

Result of Quarrel Between & White Boy
 and Nesro-A Sheriff's Posse Murdered.
 Whites and Blacks Arming aud Gather
 ing for Battle.
 COLUMBUS, Miss, Dec. 1s.-A race riot has broken out in Kemper county. A constable and posse of white men who were attempt ing to arrest 8 negro fell into an ambush prepared by negroes, who opened fire, killing five white men outright and wounding six. This occurred near Wahalak, a small station on the Mobile and Ohio railroad White men from every section of East Mississippi are focking to the scene of the killing, and it is feared that many other lives will be lost.
 The following are known to have been killed:
 Seth Cobb.
 Bill Hare
 Henry Maury.
 Tom Nicholson.
 Bill Vaughn.
 The following were wounded:
 Tom M Giles,
 H, L. Harper.
 Bob Harper.
 Frank Maury.
 Jeff Thomas
 Nothing like this slaughter has occurred in Mississippi since the famous riots of 1875. At first there were rumors that the white men had rallied and had had battle with the negroes, in which 150 of the latter were killed, the number of white dead being placed at twelve. The facts as they arc were enough to arouse the white population.
 Wahalak is small station of perhaps a dozen families near Macon, on the Mobile nd -ai1 A to and negro boy got into a fight The fathet of the white lad, Tom Nicholson, separated the boys, when the father of the negro inter- fered and Nicholson was severely beaten by a crowd of negroes. A warrant was sworn out by Nicholson for the arrest of the negroes.
 The news spread rapidly and the negroes assembled and fortified themselves in an old house about five miles from Wahalak, and when Constable Seth Cobb attempted to serve the warrant Ee was set upon by the negroes and beaten. Upon being released he immediately summoned posse of twelve men and proceeded to the scene of his previ- ous encounter.
 The negroes had abandoned the building and ambushed themselves in the thicket near by. When the posse approached the negroes opened hot fire on them at close range and with deadly effect
 Nine men of the twelve were shot from their horses, five being killed outright The others were wounded, some of them mortally. Tho telegraph operator at Wahalak tele- graphed to the nearest stations along the line for help Meridian responded at once with 200 white men, and they were joined at every station by many more. Capt. A. J. Mcdowell, of the Columbus rilemen, has notified his men to be in readiness for the summons of the governor, who is expected to order state troops to the scene. It is said that the negroes, after firing upon the constable's posse, gathered up the bodies of the dead and placed them near the house, where they have refortified them selves, and refuse to give up the bodies The negroes are reported rising all over the county and arming themselves, and, as they l greatly outnumber the whites, great loss of life may occur.
 The scene of the riot is about five miles from Wahalak. All the forenoon reinforce ments of whites are hourly arriving here and starting as they arrive for the scene oi the conflict. No one as yet has returned
 At noon the opposing forces were supposed to be about equal in number, and both were we'll armed. If the history of the race riots in Mississippi is worth anything, the most terrible results may be expected;