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father knew of the matter became almost
frantic. The amount of the embezzlement
is not yet known, but will run far into the
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THE MISSISSIPPI RIOTS.
Latest Advices from the Seat Of WARN
groes the Only Ones Killed Thus Far.

Latest Advices from the Seat of War-Ne-
groes the Only Ones Killed Thus Far.
GREENWOOD, Miss, Sept 4.-From pres
ent appearances it looks as though the sun
of peace would supersede the cloud OF war.
The sheriff of this county returned from
Mlnter City, the seat of war. last evening,
and reports everything quiet up there.
Four of the negro leaders, named Adolph
Horton. Scott Morris, NJ. j. Dial and Jack
Dial, were killed. The military arrived at
Minter City at o'clock yesterday morning.
The excitement among the negroes was
augmented by the report that q peaceable
negro had been killed during the night for
refusing to take up arms against the white
people. Upon the arrival of the troops it
was learned that party of about 160 ne
groes, we'll armed with Winchester rifles,
were encamped near Cane lake, distance
of six or eight miles from Minter City. A
accommodating party of citizens, number
ing about fifty men, was organized, and
proceeded to interview the belligerent
blacks. After riding for some time through
a dense forest of cane and vines, they ar
rived at the place designated as the camp
of the negroes, but to their surprise no ne
grOes were to be found. Search was at
tailed to 60 in different directions and make
a thorough search of the entire surrounding
country In order to discover their where
abouts. A party. while passing through
upon Adolph Horton and Jack Dial. and
they were commanded to surrender. With
out regarding the command they drew their
pistols and started to run. when they were
shot down. The other leaders were killed
this morning. Thomas, Allen and Crom-
we'll. the moving spirits of the insurrec-
tion, have not been arrested, but the whites
are determined to bring them to justice.
George Allen is the one who killed negro
last Sunday night. on Mr.. Townsend,s
plantation, for refusing to join his band,
and it is believed he is still in this county.
Cromwell is an ex-convict, and one of the
principal instigators OF the riot. his where
abouts at present are unknown. but there
searching the woods for Allen and his ac-
completes. of whom there are about eight.
The best of feeling prevails between the
whites and the better class of negroes, and
when this troublesome element has been
brought to Justice the machinery of affairs
will move on as though nothing had hap
pened.
The first outrage committed by negroes
since the beginning of the trouble in the
upper part of this county was perpetrated
seventy-five negroes. last night, by the
burning of Mr.. JamiesOn's store at Shady
Grove, on the Tallahatchie river. They
went there and asked for powder and shot:
Jameson refused to let them have any. and
they told him they would either burn his
house or kill him. They caught him and
set fire to his store. firing off their guns in
the meantime and making other hostile
demonstrations. Jameson got away. and
went to Sunny side, informing the people of
what had happened. About the same time
Degro deserter- from Aliens band came
up and offered to pilot the whites
to Aliens camp at Lone Star Bend,
if they would spare him and his two broth
ers. who were among Aliens men. About
200 men at once started for the hostile camp,
which is about six miles above Sunnyside.
but it has not been learned whether they
succeeded in capturing him yet. 1t is not
likely that he will be taken alive, as he is a
very desperate negro. 1t now transpires
that the negro whom he killed last Monday
night for refusing to take arms against the
Whites was his own brother. s.
yesterday evening the seriff's posse got
sight of the two negroes. who had gone to
Cleveland for ammunition. When the
negroes jumped from their mules and fed
into the cane brake, the posse captured
the mules, and 1900 Winchester rife cart
ridges, ten pounds of buckshot and five
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