Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-31
FROM THE SOUTH.
GEORGIA.

From the Augusta Constitutionalist.l
| A HEAVY DEMoSsTRATIoY.-Mon af-
ternoon little black boy snatched some toys
from a white child ON Ellis street. The
father Of the child gave chase and captured
the little delinquent, taking from him the
| toys. Two celored soldiers near by, who
were intoxicated, came TO the rescue Of the
little Cushite, and laid violent hands upon
the person of Mr.. Jas Reynolds, whom they
felled to the ground, and were in the act of
stabbingwith their bayonets, when MIR. Philip
Malone fortunately came up. Seeing the
position of affairs, he promptly drew pis-
tol, not with the intention of doing the SOL
diers any harm, but for the purpose of pre-
venting them from injuring Mr.. Reynolds
Mr.. Malone fred few shots, which had the
desired effect, Of rescuing Mr.. X. from the
imminent danger in which he was and of
running off the darkies who retreated at a
double quick
But the affair did not rest here. The
Cushites departed, but to appear at later
hour with reinforcements, 10 renew the
fight. Between one and two o'clock, Tues
day morning, about twenty or thirty negroes
with muskets, proceeded to and surrounded
the residence Of Mr.. Reynolds, on Ellis
street, near Mr.. Kinney, shouting and Yell
ing like pack of demons. Having sta
toned sentineIs at the front and back gates
and one at each door, two or three assembled |
the steps in the yard leading TO the second
story, while the balance were drawn up in
line below. The party who assembled the |
steps then demanded, in no very polite |
terms, admit.ance into the house, swearing |
vengeance the meantime against the inmates |
and the whole white race in general. Mr.. |
j. B. Reynolds arose, and demanded what |
they wanted. As soon as he appeared at |
the window, four muskets were leveled and |
fired his wife and himself having mar
row escape-the balls just barely missing
them. In the meantime, some person on |
Broad street hearing the noise, and divin- |
ing the object Of the Infatuated blacks, re-
ported the matter to the policemen on duty
at the upper market, who, in company with |
some half dozen others, Immediately re-
paired to the scene Of outrage.
Their arrival was most opportune, as it. in
all probability saved the effusion of the blood /
Of innocent and unofending citizens The
negroes were in the act of breaking open the
door when the party watching at the gate
gave the alarm that the guards were coming,
thinking the policemen were the white
guard of soldiers who were patrolling the
streets Christmas day, for the purpose of
keeping order. The whole party of negroes
Immediately desisted from their nefarious
purpose and ran away, each one endeavo-ing
to make good his escape, without caring
what became Of the Others. Two of negroes
were arrested, and, we learn, are now in
custody.
These are the facts as reported to us, and
we have neither extenuated nor set down
Al /
this high-handed outrage, leaving the public
TO make their own comments and draw their
own conclusions as TO where we are drifting
in these times, when the peace Of the COM
munity is outraged by such unlawful assem-
blages.
DEATH OF AN OLD AND RESPECTABLE
James Brown, died at the
residence of Mr.. Jones, in this city, Sunday
after few days illness Of paralysis
Of the brain.
Mr.. Brown was a native of Ireland, and a
resident Of Augusta for the lasttwenty years.
Modest and retiring in his manners, there
was no man in our community more re,
'pected for his social and private worth.
Mr.. b. occupies high position both in
he social and business circles of our city.
He had long been connected with the mer- I
;antlle Interests OF Augusta, having been a
member of the well known firm Of Bones,
Brown & Co., hardware merchants.
At the time of his death, the deceased was
nearly seventy years of age.
SHoT.-Dr. N. III. Malone Of Columbia
county, was shot Monday, above Harrisburg,
~ some unknown parties. His horse was
Ilso shot We regret to learn that DR..
Malone is not expected to live.
Billeton Maddox, of this county, was also
hot Monday, on the Washington road, Bly,
parties and severely but not dan
,erously wounded.
These are terrible times in which we live;
murders, robberies and burglaries seem to
e the order ofthe day. Isthere no remedy?
Where is the security for mans life or
property, when men are shot down in the !
road light Of day.