Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-08-02
The Glass to whom the Govern
ment of the North Is 10 be
y a "a Entrusted -,
"a TRAGEDY AT BATCHELoR's CREEK NORTH
"FoRrREss MONROE, July "a.


| l CAROLINA.
"FoRTREss MONROE, July "a.
"The Ne,obern Journal of Commerce
records the death of Ruben Bratcher, at
Bachelors Creek in that county, while at
work in the woods. Robbery was evident
ly the object of the murderer, and it was
supposed to have been the work OF a band
| of desperadoes prowling in the neighbor-
| hood. Messrs. Williams and Skepp, sher-
ifs deputies, and ID. S. Ryan started in
pursuit of the murderers, and about mile
from town overlook two suspicious ne
grOes, and arrested them. One OF the prls-
oners was left in charge of Williams, while
Skepp and Ryan proceeded on with the
other prisoner, but they had not gone far
when they heard a pistol shot, and return
ing, found Williams on the ground, COW
cred with his own blood. Major Van Horn
has sent squad of soldiers to guard the
Jail, as there was reason to fear that the
members of the band would attempt res
cue OF the prisoners in custody. some of
whom are believed to have belonged to the
robber band"
The papers are teeming with these kind
of reports from the South. The above is
from the N. Y. Tribune.
Another item from the N. Y. Herald:
SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN KENTUCKY.
"LoUIsvILLE, July 26, lS67.-A shocking
tragedy occurred near Union City, Odin
county. on Monday. A negro man broke
jail in that town on the preceding Friday,
repairing to the residence of an aged and
| highly respected widow lady named Cha
ram, outraged her person, and then fled.
Two sons of the injured woman followed
the wretch to Hickman, KY, arrested him,
| and taking him back to near the scene of
the outrage shot him dead and then severed
his head from his body" ..t q
-.. 4 LOUISVILLE, KY, July &c, 1867,
ga dispatch from Nashville, dated yes
terday, says that a telegram received in
that city reports serious collision at po-
litical meeting in Knoxville last night, re-
sulting in the wounding of two negroes.
General Frank p. Blair, who was adj
dressing large conservative meeting, was
frequently interrupted in his remarks by
negroes, who cheered loudly for Brown
low.' Towards the close of the Generals
speech fight co .Dnenced, in which eight
or ten shots were fired, resulting as above
stated. 7HiT - a, .-a2.0 ,-ft. tt'i
ION learning the news at the colored
church, two hundred negroes formed in
procession. and were proceeding to the
by the agent of the Freedmen's Bureau and
the police, and were persuaded to desist,
thus preventing bloody riot"
Where are the bowling Abolitionists
for free speech of old Abolition times?
1t is all right now. Negroes can silence
White men, and it is a patriotic act to do
SO, if we would believe the Radicals.
Again: -.-3 .a-..f 81
ANOTHER POLITICAL RIOT IN TENNESSEE.
''They have had another riot in Tennes-
see at political meeting, the sport being
commenced by Radical shot at Emerson
Etheridge. the conservative anti-Brown-
low candidate for Governor" ~
The Negroes in the South are dangerous
tools in the hands of desperate Radicals.
And what is to come of all this?
If the people of the South had been per-
mitted to return to the Union all would be
peace and order now. -,r.