Daily national Democrat., 1858-11-06

| A RUNAWAY NEGRO AFFAR.-We mention
ed yesterday that gentleman named Powell
mad been shot by runaway negro on Tues
day, but that we could obtain no satisfactory
account of the affair. We yesterday learned
the particulars as given by Mr. J. T. Mack,
who first discovered the negroes, and was
with the party when the killing took place
Mr. Mack was riding along in the bottom
near the plantation of Mr.. Lorrence and saw
a negro whom he at first took to be one of
his own, and asked him what he was doing
there. The negro replied that he was atten-
ding to his own business and turning Mr..
Mack saw he was not his negro, but suppos-
ed he was runaway. The negro represen-
ted himself as free; but Mr.. Mack dismounted
and arrested him, and started him on before.
Being armed with n double barreled gun,
Mr.. NJ. did not pay strict attention to the
movements of the negro. A short distance
from the place where the arrest was made a
tree had fallen across the path, and near the
end of it sapling was growing The negro
went between the tree and sapling, while
MIR. NJ. went around and just as he came op-
posite the end of the tree, the negro sprang
upon him, placed pistol against his body,
and snapped the cap Mr. Mack seized the
pistol and the negro seized the gun and thus
they stood for some time, neither venturinr
to let go. Mr.. Mack shouted for help, but
no one coming to his aid, the negro called for
Spence or Spencer, who Immediately made
his appearance from the bushes with fine
rifle in his hand The negroes then told NJ.
that they did not want to hurt any one, but
would die before they would be taken. He
then seeing himself completely in their hands,
proposed that if they would take the caps off
of the pistol and rifle, he would take them off
his gun, and each go his own way. This
they would not consent to, but told him they
intended to have his gun, and if he would
give it up quietly, he might go in peace
This they repeated several times, and he at
last concluded to risk it, that being his only
chance of escape He gave up the sun, and
they let him go. Mack then called on Mr..
Bowden, of Arkansas, who came over with
his dogs, and went in pursuit Of the negroes.
About ii o'clock they came up with them
in a thicket which was so dense that they
could not be seen, though they were within
twenty feet of each other. After while,
Mr. Bowden saw one. and presenting his pis-
tol, called to him to come out, or he was
dead negro. At this instant, the other negro
fired and shot Bowden in the head, killing !
him instantly. The negroes then made off, |
and the company then returned for other
dogs. The negroes were pursued until night,
when the trail was lost in the plantation of
Mr.. Seth Wheatley Another attempt to APP
prehend them was made the next day, but
without success.
There are three negroes in the neighbor-
hood. one of whom was caught and brought
to the city; but he was not with the two who
killed Bowden, having been separated pro-
bably during the pursuit The affair took
place not far from Wheatley's plantation
The negro who was caught says they all
three belong to Mr. Berry, of Arkansas, and
they had agreed among themselves that they
would die before they would be taken
Memphis Eagle and Inquirer, Oct. 8.