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On the morning of the next day the 10th five or six [[strikethrough]] more [[/strikethrough]] soldiers came to town with the mixed object of procuring liquor and raising a fight. The latter purpose had been announced by at least one of them accompanied with violent threats against colored men. Their conduct corresponded with these threats as the marched in a defiant manner armed with clubs or sticks and after a time made immediately successive unprovoked attacks upon two colored men, named Fouqua and Burton. The Magistrates and a few Special Police endeavored to quell the disturbance but were not heeded and several were injured. A few negroes joined in with those of their color who were assaulted either to defend them or out of excitement and revenge. Col. Jordan was sent for and arrived [[strikethrough]] again [[/strikethrough]] almost at the same moment with a patrol which he had at an earlier hour requested Lt. Egbert to furnish. This patrol separated