Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1890-01-01
DEADLY RIOTS.

DEADLY RIOTS.
Whites and Blacks Engage in Some
Bloody scrlmmages Down South-Tyo'
Of the Former and Seven Of tho Latter
Said to Have Been Killed ut Josup, Ga;
Like Affairs Elsewhere.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Dec. 2e.-Jesup, Ga, !
afty-seven miles south of this city, is'
In the throes of race riot. Only;
meager news of the outbreak has been
obtained as yet. The trouble is sup
posed to have started about 1 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon. So far as heard
from the killed are: William Barnhill,
assistant marshal, and William Wood,
Jr. Those wounded are: r. B. Leggett
shot through both legs; William Wood,
ST., wounded in the right cheek.
It is inferred that the trouble was
precipitated by an attempt to. arrest a
negro. This probably resulted in the
drawing of the color line. At o'clock
Bob Brewer, the leader of the negroes,
and his followers were located in
a dense swamp near town
known as Mcmillan Bay. AS soon
after the outbreak as possible the
| whites of the town organized
themselves into posse and 100 men are
now on picket duty, holding the blacks
at bay in the swamp. Skirmishing is
reported to have been in progress all
the afternoon, and it is reported on re-
liable authority that seven negroes
have been killed The negroes are rep
resented as expecting reinforcements
from the surrounding country.
During the night, in response to a tel
egram from Governor Gordon, the
Georgia Hussars, q cavalry troop of this
city, went to the scene of the trouble,
and one company from Brunswick is also
on the way. The infantry companies Of
this city, which can muster 800 or 400
men, are also holding themselves in
readiness to move at moments notice
Advices from Brunswick say that
some negroes Of that town have become
excited and demand that they be fur
nished a special train to carry them to
the assistance of their friends. They
threaten to burn the docks If the train
is not furnished.
BLooDsHED AT GAINESVILLE, TENN.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 26--At late
hour intelligence was received here of
trouble in GAINESVILLE between off,
GERS and colored mob, two
members of which were shot, one
being fatally and the other seri-
ously wounded. Grave fears of
riot are entertained, and citizens are
taking steps to defend themselves in
the event further Trouble ensuess A
large number of extra officers nave been
sworn to keep the peace, while the
GAINESVILLE City Guards were called out
and lodged in the courthouse,
where they are in readiness 70
respond to any call.
MORE OF THE SAME SORT.
AUGUSTA, Ga, Dec. 26.-When Officers
Williams and Crawford went to ar
rest a party OF drunken negroes Wednes-
day they resisted, disarmed the Off
GERS and beat them badly with their
clubs. The police were subsequent
~ reinforced and half dozen of the
negro ringleaders were arrested and
locked up in the engine-house. A large
number of citizens, white and black, col
lected about the place, and greatexcite-
ment prevailed during the afternoon
The negroes were subsequently, removed
from the engine-house to the Jail,
where they were safely guarded. When
the officers started to Jail with the pris-
oners difficulty occurred between
negro and several white men,. First
CLUBS were used, then pistols. One ne
gro was killed outright and another
badly wounded.
THREE NEGROES KILLED..
MACON, Ca, Dec. ga riot is now
in progress at GAINESVILLE, town forty
miles north of here. kilograms have
reached here saying that three negroes
were killed there since dark. The
cause of the trouble was not stated, and
it is difficult to get further information
The militia of this city are awaiting Or
ders to repair to the scene of the trouble.