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Show JUN.MNftlllI. .So mo Fighting: Uoing On Tho Ulilu-M llolil lliu Field. ' Memphis, Tonn., 7. Tho A wad' a Friar Point special this morntm: says that lien. Chalmors continued the pursuit of tho negroes under lien. Peaso, colored, on Tuesday evening to Schufordsvillo. Frank Scott, whito, was ambushed and fatally wounded by the negroes, on Tuesday, A squad of whito cavalry, under Caut, Burk, afterwards charged tho negroes, ne-groes, who wore in ambush, killing three and wounding ono of them, who is doubtless dead, and captured Nels Leavitt, Bon Jones and Alex. Ninna, who aro now in jail. Bill Honry and Jordan Thorpo were a!o captured near tho Tunico county lino and nut in jail horn, Chalmers' command of -50 cavalry has nut yet returned. Forty or fifty of bin command com-mand remained last night at Clarks-dalo Clarks-dalo to watch thu negroes in that .direction, as several places were threatened. Chalmers, with tho rest, ! proceeded, last night, to Jonestown fourteen miles northeast of this pli.ciV whoro tho negroes under Gen, Bill Peaso were reported in lorco of ahuut, 500 strung, information ban bien received this morning that Chalmers' pickets were within sight of their outposts, but no fight had occurred when the courier left last evening. The , negroes also are reported in force at Maj. Alcorn's, twelve miles from here. Fitxhting was reported going on there, but the report is not confirmed. con-firmed. There are about 100 armed citizens here, who picket the town, and will remain until the disturbance is ended and security to life and pro perty restored. The white people hardly know what to do. Their homes in the country are unprotected, unprotect-ed, should negroes ofler violence. There is a fearful state of afiairs in this county. The white men are determined de-termined to disperse all mobs, bnl are prudent and act ou the defensive. While the disturbance was caused by Sherif Brown and others, republicans, the whites, democrats and republicans, republi-cans, are united in opposing the ne groes. A cavalry command leavei here this morning for Jonestown. |