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KsoxvILLE. Oct. 31.-At 8 o'clock last night
3000 miners attacked the stockade at Brioeville
In which 800 convicts were confined. released
the prisoners, and burned the stockade. Tho
liberntors cnme from every direction and as.
sembled In force marching on the stockada
Their first act was to blow up the rnagaxine.
The urrights OF tho stockade were knocked
of and the convlcts who had retired released.
They then volunteered to help their rescuers
In an attack on the Coal Creek stockadc. A
continuous firing was Kept un Tho guards OF
the Coal Crook stockade wero preparing
against tho attack.
Great bonfires we're built all around to
prevent surprise. Tho miners took pos.
session Of the telegraph Office at Coal Creek.
and no messages were allowed to be sent or
received. Most Of the convicts are reported to
have gone rs far rs the Kentucky line 1t has
been ascertained that large number of
suits OF citizens clothes were purchased
several days ago. and Il is now certain that
they were for the use Of tho liberated con.
victs whose escape would bo facilitated BY
discarding their striped clothes.
The guards were overawed by tho superior
numbers, and offered no resistance. feeling
that 1t would be useless and probably result
in grent loss OF lfe
The latest report says that 103 convicts we're
released at Brlcevllle. and 140 at Conl Creek.
Tho stockade at Coal Crock was not burned.
but the doors were battered down and the
convicts released.
Tho convicts assaulted tho guards aud
xx,ra tnd tI,nir fro,,, thap, ~a-
sistance was offered The affair was so sudden
and unexpected and SO well conducted that ID
gives strength to the belief thnt strong and
well organized secret society exists among
the miners. Many OF tho miners have re-
turned To their homes.
The guards who were In charge OF the stock.
AIDES ut Briceville have Just arrived. Their
arms were all captured. with trifllng excep.
tlons. There was no bloodshed
The act of the miners seems to have been q
surprise to the citizens All is quiet at the
mines this morning
NASHVILLE. Oct. 31.-Gov. Buchanan received
dispatches from State authorities stationed at
Bricevillo and knoxville this morning. con.
frming dispatches Of last night regarding the
releasing OF convicts by minors.
A colored convict telegraphed the Governor
at II o'clock from Clinton. saying that he and
1872 others were in that town and vicinity and
asking what he must do.
The Governor has been In communication BY
telegraph with Attorney General Pickle as to
whether he has authority to order troops out
The news which reached thiR city last night
and this morning OF the release by 5000 min.
ers Of the convicts working In tho mine at
Briceville and Coal Greek. and the reports OF
bloodshed. was received with interest hsre.
| Tho number Of conticts released at Btieevillo
was lB3. and at Coai Cresk i43; total Goa
The Governor and other State oniciais eone
stituting the State Board OF Prison inspectors
were In conference all day.
The FIRST telegram received by Gov. Buchan.
an was from C. 7. Aeman. assistant commits.
| sioner OF the labor. and was as follows:
KRoxviLtr. Oct. 31.-i just came from Bricsvts.
About 1900 miners attacked the stockade. released
the conycts. and gave them citizens clothing Al
1880 O'Clock the miners to the stockads and be-
gan an attack.
The next despatch that reached the Gov.
ernor was addressed to Superintendent Of
Prisons Wade and read:
KsuxvILLE. Oct. 31.-Guards overpowcred: covicts
released at Coal Creek and Brcerille. ME-. YEAkSr.
Mr.. Yeakley Is Warden at the Branch prison
at Coal Creek. The next despatch In spite of
the recognized gravity OF the situation. caised
some amusement. 1t was addressed TO the
Governor. was dated Clinton. Oct. 31 and was
as follows:
Me and 100 of us WIN was working Mt Brlceville WAS
turned loose last night by miners They bnrned ip
everything then. We are loose at Clinton Together
What shall ! do? RICHARD HusIHn. colnred
Gov buchanan entered into teiegrapho
communication with Attorney General Pickle.
now at Knoxville. to come to Nashville without
delay.
Gen. Pickle answered that on account Of his
attendance upon the Supreme Court ut Knox
VILE he would be unable to leave there now.
The Governor said he had had no previous
intimation that such would be the result oe
affairs mt Briceville
All letters and kilograms he had recently
received from that section indicated that the
miners were quiet and would not attempt amy
violence, but would wait and make an appeal
to the next General Assembly
lie said that Superintendent Wade went to
Brlcevllle soon after Judge Sneed of Knoxville
delivered his opinion In the habeas corpus
case. and he reported that the miners were in
dignant because Immediately after this de-
cIson tho lessees sent eighty-Hve additional
convicts there.
II was understood when the conylc.s wers
first taken to Bricevle that only 100 would he
worked In the mines. but instead about $50
were employed.
The Governor. Ar. Baxter. DR.. Morrow. ]. z.
Goodwin. who sub-leases the convicts at Brice.
vile. and Messrs. Miller. Allen. and House tho
State Board Of Prison Inspectors, were closet
cd for several hours.
The riot. the escape OF the convicts. and the
means for recapturlng the prisoners and fer
reting out the leaders OF the mob were dis
cussed at length. Gov. Buchanan fnal-
ly decided to leave tomorrow morning
for Knoxville. where he will hold conference
with Attorney General Pickle and other care
ful advisers US to the best course to be pur.
sued. ~.
Steps will doubtless be taken to secure the
arrest OF as many OF the escaped convtcts 40
possible. aud also to discover who were the
leaders In last nights violation OF the law.
Gov. Hill Closes the Campaign In EisairA.
ELnRA. N. Y. Oct. 31.-Gov. Hill arrived In
Elmira this afternoon and spoke to IN in1-
mense crowd at the Opera House tonight.
The house was packed from pit to dome. and