The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-12-20


Prom the st. Louis Democras or Dso IL
n. s.eanar sslie West from NASHVILLE. yesisraAy
uaua lsie, appearance u the towns bsrderlng ths
tennessee. and also In oil tas districts back from tne
r;ycr
TINS siavo srcitsmeat had most entirely ceased poo
pies Diads having become quito trsDquisod they
convinsed that danger Of an nsurecNon had passed
A passenger Informs US that white man, named
Taylor, vn hanSea At Dover, Wednesday on pre-
sumptys evidence OF having been engaged n exciting
he slaves TO rev0l. and that number OF citizens had
started from Dover she night previous pursuit OF
1ro Other white meD, on whom suspicion ressed. SIX
nssroes Wefe hung Al Dover by tao niuriatet creas
Correspondents OF the Louisville Journaal
CM.rrHlsYllLE Taylor Co, KY, Dec 10, 1855.
negro boy, owned BY geotiemsn this vicinity,
In the ne ghoorhood to rise rebellion aoo! the CHRIST
holidays
Several arrests argroes Implicated ia The aaa,v wore
made, and On examination was bad before Judge Cloyd
the ah Inst Nothing however elected further
than the statement Of the boy .hs eject tina, he'd
overheard them say that they intended
TO have a war with the whites during Christmas. At
another time the boy was invited 70 join them and the
promise made that they would MAKE him rich. Further
arrests will probably be made, with view 70 elicit
facts the proof the nrss case cot being deesued
sufficient to warrant further proceedings
Several negroes are reported TO be possession OF
guns, pistols &c, There doubtless considerable dis
satisfaction ana iuroulerce amongst the negroes gener
ally 1ch not promptly iepressed may serious
trouble % their owners and tine community generally
let the people everywhere be on the alert.
LOUISVILLE Dec IS, 1868
officer Blight OF Louisville arrested At supper last
evening board the Cincinnati mail boat Elijah An.
derson negro blacksmith, hsvias shops at Cleveland
Ohio and Madison, indiana. charged with entictuz
gToes from Caryoi,on, Kentucky The arrest caused
great excitement At the supper table. Anderson was
broaghs fese and lodged tn M and 70 day taken TO
Carrolton. He Is sad to be brother Of the s.ey Mr.
Anderson, recs ntiy arrested
From the Memphis Eagle Dec. III
We learn from gentleman jusI from the scene OF
toa, that on Frldsy last four galows erected ut
Dover and Saturday four groes hung
pected Of nsurrecaoOary designs Since their arrest
some OF them have confessed that they concerned
IN toe prosctea revolt Ten negroes that were arrested
were concerned IN the plot and detailed horrible series
OF cruehes that they we're 70 have perpretsed have
been hung The people IN that section driving away
the Tree negroes leaving none making all 60 negro
preacher at Paducsh. guilty Of incsndiary sermons,
his foo, in PAducab again, he vii DO hung witbou,
Judge or jury. All negro schools and churches have
be allowed between CHRISTMAS ana New years day.
People are deserving plantations, and docking into
me towns and everything y alarm and confusion.
We advise every watch their negroes closely.
The MurfreesboTo' Necs has the following Item tie
sape subject-On last Thursday evening there
unued throughout the next day. II caused by
resurrection Instruction the slaves by any
sen,coDsinied sort OF Vigilance Comn,itlee or nob
that whipped, have been told, nearly every male
free negro 10 be found In town, and ordered each
leave the corporation aud TO return no more.
We apprshend that this latter proceeding has caused
much II not all the excitement
Correspondence Of the Petersburg Express
RICHMOND Dec IT. 1855.
No little interest exists in our city 1t present. conse
quent upon r1mors OF nsurrectonary movements, and
the women and children are you might suppose very
ouch alarmed. There IS fact, OF foundation
for such reports Yet il has been deemed expedent in
consideration OF intelligence from other places, TO take
such precautions for emergerc y will be sufficient
TO Illustrate attempt of the sort Twenty have
been added TO the night WATCH and the various military
companies have received secret instructions their
mode OF action in the event OF difficulty Sti
sibe person anticipates H. snd. above inm sted the
tmid are alarmed at the weak inventions OF their
mindf. Come families IN the western part Of the city
much frs hened the ohor night at q small assem-
bage OF negroes, who were playing the banjo for their
own inusemept an alarm OF urs last night. nj late
hour carried terror 10 the minds of many yet we
are this peasant morning, in big Richmond, oil o. X,
and likely 70 continue 20
perst who came from New Kent county yesterday,
states that they then Ia the act OF imprsonsng
severa negroes, arrested suspicion OF plotting mis-
chief.