Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1849-09-15
Incidents of Slavery.

A DESPERATE NEGRo.-Some years since
a gentleman residing in Anderson County in
this State, sold a negro man TO a citizen of
Middle Tennessee. The negro was removed
to the home of his new master, but in a short
time ran away and returned 10 Anderson Co.,
and secreted himself for a year or more in The
neigh0orhoof Of has wJe, but was finally dis
covered and apprehended, and again taken to
MiddlesIennessees4ahfeIerasin he.e---ni
time until a favorable opportunity was pre-
scented and again absconded. This was six
or seven years since. A large reward was
offered for his apprehension. Dilieent search
was for a long time made, but no traces of
him being discovered, his running way had
passed entirely out of the minds Of all but his
owners. A few days since, however, two
men, residing in Anderson County, by the
names of Diggs and Low, were out with
their rifles hunting game. Being ~fatigued
and thirsty, for the purpose of refreshing
themselves, they concluded to 90 to fine
spring not far off. This they did,, and up TO
the cabin, where there were several white
women living. Diggs took his seat upon a
bed, while his companion, Low, remained in
the yard. One Of the women was in the cab
in, and so soon as Diggs entered, she com
menced a sPrightly conversation with him,
WING nv SHC dppIOdCHcu TIE OeuSIOe ana
let fall on the floor a large butcher knife, at
which, as soon as it struck the floor, the hand
OF a negro caught from under the bed, Dipps'
suspicion being thus awakened, he, with
great presence of mind, kicked the knife be.
yond the reach of the hand, and instantly a
huge negro sprang out, drew up an axe with
both hands, and was swinging ii over so as
to cleave the skull of Digs, when Fortunate
ly the force of the blow was so far checked
by the axe striking the "%lolt," that all the in.
Jury DIggs sustained was a slight cash in his
forehead Of four or five inches in LENGTH
Diggs cooked his gun, presented il at the me-
gro and fired; but the negro observed the
precise position Of the muzzle, and placed the
broad side of the axe before il, SO that the
bullet must necessarily strike it, as it did
Diggs sprang upon the negro and orappled,
but did not succeed in throwing him until the
negro had struck him another severe blow
above the eye with the axe. The report of
the gun brought Low into the cabin lust as
Diggs threw the negro upon the bed. Low
ran up Immediately and with his butcher
knife stabbed The negro three times in the
slde' sticking the knife each time as deep as
he could. Finding that this did not vanquish
the negro, who still struggled with Diggs, he
placed the gun at the negro's side and dis
N"a'S0o III eh'iIe ioau INTO MS body. This
overcame the negIn and he yielded, BLEEDING
from every wound very profusely. Digqs
and Low supposing that he must necessarily
de- went out in search of neighbors, who,
when they came in, discovered the negro
sill alive, and knew him to be the same ne.
gro that had been so long sin the woods"
Inc negro was removed 10 The Clinton iail,
where he is now confined to await a trial for
the assault upon Diggs' life, the punishment
LOT winch, II he be convicted. is death tho
we learn there is no probability that he will
recoVer'-hnorUiM (Tenn.) Reg, .Qug. 25.
MURDER OF A PLANTER BY HIS NEGRo.-
Inc .fThansas In~tehigencer, of Van Buren,.
ii'h inst'' gives the following particulars of
a horrld tIagedy, perpe,rated at Vache Grasse,
County, where a married negro,
~hom MS master was carrying away TO sell,
on'chereo him, and has since been wounded.
From some improperly in the conduct eff
ms negro, Mr.. Anderson, a highly respecta-
Die citizen of Benton County, left home last
week Tor the purpose of selling him. In COM
Pany. with the negro, he crossed to Fort
smith. On Sunday the negro arrived al
Fayetteville, with his masters horse, and
dressed in his masters clothes, and remarked