Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1865-12-29
OUR COLORED yellow CITIZENS

| From the Atlanta Ga. Inteligencer.
And they multiply. So frequently are we
| called on TO notice the chief disgrace ofthese
! times, robbery, that we fear our people NAV
I grow careless and Indifferent in fact, some
| may think these reports the child of
none but locals brain. That is as thew
elect. As a Waterman on the tower, we shall
continue TO cry aloud the hour and its evils
and not say, a" An is tccH r' as did the watch
man in the streets of Paris when the mob
insulted the King and tramplcd order under
its cloven foot.
A few nights ago house, a short distance
from this city, in which lived three ladies
was attacked by negro man, who first es-
slyed TO break the door down, but this effort
proving futile, he turned to the window and
stove it in with an axe, barely missing the
head Of a young lady who was standing
near it,
The ladies, by their screams and shrieks,
succeeded in bringing to their assistance two
gentlemen from a neighboring farm. They
started unarmed and, when halfway, turned
to get their weapons, during which time the
negro, being advised of the movement,
abandoned his project and hastened away.
Now, we don't like 4 continual repetition,
but we would respectfully urge upon our
people in the country, in every county, to
hold public meetings, and organize at once a
patrol corps.
Pray tell us, why will you go about be-
wailing the "horrid state Of affairs" and yet
never take a single step toward changing the
situation?
We are assured that all corps raised for
the purpose above indicated will be armed
Immediately. Then let our friends delay no
longer. Providence helps those who help
themselves"
Two negroes, named Green Willis and
Chas. Clark, were arrested in st. Joseph Mo,
on the Dist charged with the murder of a
German named Kuhn and another named
Lohr, the first six weeks and The second
three weeks ago. Clark confessed that he
and Willis murdered Lohr, and stated that
Willis killed Kuhn. An attempt was made
by a crowd of citizens to take the negroes
out Of the hands of the officers, but the black
murderers were safely lodged in Jail.
1t appears two negroes, employed on the
same place in Autauga county, Alabama,
had some misunderstanding about pair of
shoes, when one of them, Jack Sims" by
name, took his ak, and with one blow split
the skull of his adversary, causing instant
death.
NEGRO RIOT IN CLARKsvILLE.-The
Louisville Courier learns that early on
Christmas day the regular police OF Clarks-
vile arrested a negro for some disorder. As
they conducted him along the street, a crowd
of citizen negroes surrounded them, and
forced his release, declaring "no id white
man should arrest colored people any more"
Late in the evening another arrest was at
tempted, when the citizen negroes again be-
gan to rally in force, and the police thought
it prudent TO succumb; but as they were
about to do so with as much grace as posi-
BILE, posse of negro soldiers came up and
began to load their guns. One of the police,
who had knocked negro down in attempt
ing the last mentioned arrest, ran into a
store when the negro soldiers were seen APP
preaching, and the door was locked after
him. But when the party without had load
Ell their guns, they burst in the door, and as
the policeman Whose name is given as
ODonnel attempted to pass out of back
door, he was shot, and fell, though perhaps
not MORALLY wounded. He drew his pisto
and returned the fire, hitting one of his as
sailants; then firing again, he had the mis-
fortune 30 fail Of his aim, and hit 4 small
boy on the street At this iuncture, Major
Bond, Agent Of the Freedmen's Bureau, rode
up, and ordered the negroes to march to
their quarters over the river. At a still
later hour, however the negro soldiers re-
turned in force, from their encampment, and
paraded the streets in defiant and threaten
ing manner, causing white people to keep in
doors, and proclaiming that the day of white
dominion has passed.
A FEARFUL tragedy, says the Moulton
Herald, was enacted some days since near
Buchanan, Granville county, North Carroll
M. Mrs. Parthenia Harris, wife of Haman
Harris, was cruelty murdered by negro
woman, who formerly belonged to the fami
", and still resided with them. Mrs. Har-
ris was found dead in her yard, her head
having been crushed with a rock so as to
beat out her brains. The woman was ar
rested on suspicion, confessed the deed, and
the neighbors executed summary punishment
upon her by hanging her TO a tree No
cause was assigned for the act.