The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1865-10-07
Outrages by Negroes.

4 Western paper complies and gives
the following We commend it TO the
perGsal Of those who would place the ne
gro On level with the white man:
Atno period in the history of this
country have crimes been 50 numerous
and 50 atrocious as now. During the
last week cur exchanges have been more
than usually occupied with accounts Of
murders, robberies. rapes and arsons. IL
/ lustrating the appalling Generalization
ofthe times-almost directly traeeablc to
tle war, to the violations Of law bY those
in authority, and to the teachings Of the
deluded reformers and fanatical political
leaders. Much of the prevalent disorder
grows out Of the antagouism between the
whites and negroes, and the extraordinary
audacity and insolence with which the
latter have become imbued by the teach
ing Of the fanatical demagogues who ex-
peet political preferment by pandering
to the most degrading and hideeus pas
SONS Of the blacks.
A white woman named Mrs DuInnger.
residing near Lafayette, Indiana, was as
saalted by two negroes, one Of them
named Gaines, and the other unknown.
She made a stout resistance to them, and
Gaines finally stabbed her until she be-
came faint from the loss Of blood. when
both violated her person. Both fiends
were arrested and lodged in the Jail at
Evansville. On the following day mob
collected about the jail, broke down the
door, dragged out the prisoners and beat
them to death. After they were dead
they were taken up and hanged to
latnp-post ON the corner of the street,
where they were hanging at a late hour
in the evening. They were ultimately
taken down and buried.
On the 28th of July, at Johnsonyille,
Tennessee. a man employed as wagon
master Of the telegraph corps, accidently
offended some Of the negro troops sta
toned at the place by his language.
They exaggerated the affair to their Off
GERS. got an order for the mans arrest,
pursued him out the road upon which he
was leaving the town, and brutally mur-
dered him They shot him through and
through. striking him in the head IN two
places. once through the neck, once
| through the hand. and once through the
| body. They then stripped him Of his
clothes. watch and cash to the amount Of
from $50 to $500. leaving his dead body
where he fell The correspondent who
mentions these facts says that nothing
has been done to arrest or punish the
perpetrators of this murder, and, in fact,
Iit is scarcely noticed, 50 common are oc-
Ieurrenres Of this kind there. This TN
! fortunate man was the third one who had
been shot during his stay at that place
about fYc days.
| In Clarke county, Indiana. on the ID
inst. two negro soldiers went to the house
of Mrs Nhitsel, near where a party of
negro soldiers are eneamped, and demand
cd milk. which was refused, as. there was
meme in Che house, which explanation was
given IN a very pleasant tone OF voice.
The negroes then insalted Mrs. Whitsel
in the most outrageous manner. and at
tempted to violate her person. Her cries
brought some neighbors to her rescue,
when the Williams made good their es-
cape. The news of this outrage was soon
made known, when the citizens armed
themselves and started in pursuit Of the
loutlavs and .would-be murdereTs. On the
/. next day dead negro was found near the
Ispot where the outrage was committed;
and the people were then still in search
: of the Tufians, the excitement was intense,
and there WAS no telling what might be
J the result-a mob against the negroes be-
ing anticipated.
In Chicago, on the Sd inst, a rufhanly
negro chased a couple of young girls into
the residence of the parents of one OF
them, threatening them and fourishing
fla bowie knife. Mr. Walwick, the father
of one of the girls, interfered to protect
his daughter when the negro attempted
to stab him. and Mr.. w. drew revolver
: and shot and mortally wounded the ne
gro.
) A correspondent at Mt. Vernon, JEFF
J ferson county, Illinois, sends us the par
: ticulars of a horrible murder recently
| committed in that county under peculiar
circumstances. A farmer named Ben
, nett left his wife, who was in TIE last
: stages of consumption, in charge of a me-
GRO woman while he went to work In the
: field. On his return he found his wife
, living in the middle ofthe room, with her
| head chopped off and her body horribly
t mutilated In the preliminary examina-
ton, the negro woman swore that strange
man, having on silk dress, entered the
3 house, demanded money, which was given
to him. and then murdered the lady; but
' upon being examined in court she swore
that Bennett had murdered his own wife,
! although there was no other evidence to
! substantiate such charge, and it is gen
orally believed that the negro committed
the crime, from the fact that blood-stained
r clothes and other evidences were found
. in her house near By. Bennett is, how
ever, still in Jail, and the wench is at
liberty.