Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1862-08-02
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From the Louisville Democrat July B.
The frniEs of abolition agitation which have
already begun to show themselves in Toledo
| Columbus, and Cincinnati, Ohio, and Chicago
/ Illinois, have also begun TO TiPen in Indiana
| Our little neighbor New Albany, is now expert
| eneiBg some Of the beauties of that agitation
sne we fear that the trouble has only just begun
villainous murder was committed there
Monday night by a couple of negroes, the par
ticulars of which are thus detailed By the Ledge
of last evening
" At about hslEpast nine o'clock last night
Chss. Lansford, John Locke, Chas. Bishop, and
Robert Kemp, ell boys between the ages o.
eighteen and twenty years, were standing at the
corner Of Upper Fifth and Sycamore streets,
talking-Lansford and Bishop leaning on the
fence. They hsd stood here some fifteen OF
twenty minutes, when two negroes, smoking
cigars, passed round the corner Of Fifth street
and down into Sycamore. One of the boys re-
marked: Them niggers are putting on good
deal Of style but not loud enough, as Lans-
ford supposes, to be heard by the negroes. The
negroes, after this remark was made, proceeded
on down Sycamore street some twenty yards,
perhaps, when they turned and commenced fT-
ing with revolver at LansfoTd, Locke, Bishop,
and Kemp. The first shot fred struck Lansford
in the calf Of the right leg, lodging against the
bone The second struck Locke in the left
breast, a couple Of inches above the nipple,
killing him almost instantly Bishop picked
Locke up and set him against the fence, and
havizg a single-barrel pistol, ct once advanced
upon the negroes, who had started to run, and
fred. but with what effect is not known.
Locke never spoke after being hit, and evil
IDENTIFY died instantly, the bali, il IS supposed,
penetrating his heart. Lansford's Woand is q
bad one. he was taken to the National Hotel,
where he now lies, but the ball has not yet been
extracted from his leg"
The parties who were implicated in the mur-
der have all been arrested and lodged in jail
Yesterday there was great excitement in that
city, and several skiTmishes between whites and
blacks, resulting in the shooting of one negro,
and the severe beating of several others.
There seemed to be a determination on the
part Of the whites to be avenged and terribly.
Here and there men would be heard to inquire
of each other if they were armed, and, II so,
whether they would be on hand and there was
nervous, uneasy feeling in the community.
From the Louisville Express July 24l
The excitement in New Albany in regard to
the killing Of young Locke continued all dsy
yesterday.
All day Tuesday, parties Of armed men and
boys were psrading the streets in search OF ne
greOe9. EOur negroes were badly beaten near
the market house. Aftsrward q large and ex-
cited crowd started to Daytown, a northern
suburb of the city, where they found several
negroes, ell of whom were beaten, more or less,
severely with clubs, bricks, etc, and one was
shot, who we learn has since died A negro be-
longing to the ram Monarch was also badly
beaten. Several other negroes were attacked
and badly beaten by the infuriated people,
number of whom will probably die.
West Union, a suburb Of the city, was visited
by large crowd. Here a number Of negroes
were found, ali Of whom were badly beaten On
Tuesday night the crowd visited several negro
residences, and destroyed all of their property
among other places the vineyard and garden
of G. w. Garter, the barber, which they nearly
ruined.
On Tuesday night o large crowd visited the
Jail and demanded that the negroes there con-
fined be given up. This being refused they
threatened to batter down the jail with the can
non, and at once proceeded to get the guns, but
in this they failed.
Yesterday morning q large crowd again as
sembed in tho neighborhood of the jail and de-
manded that the negroes there confined be
brought out and tried; but, OF cours, the de-
mand was not complied with.
The excitement was very intense at New Al
bsny all day yesterday, and there IS no telling
when it viii end.