The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1868-09-29
WO0SFIEID MONROE COUNTY, OHIO TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 49,

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accomplished his hellish purpose and
ldetamped. The woman, who went to
the assistance Of Mrs. Wildman, having
recovered, gave the alarm, and very soon
a crowd of excited neighbors were gath
cred and the woods and country search
ed. The negro VAS seen, but managed
to escape. Mrs. Wildman, who was
enciente, fingered for six hours. A re-
ward of $1,000 was offered for the
wretch alive, and if he had been captured
right away summary punishment would
have been meted out to him by the in
furiated townspeople.
QUIET REsToRED-TRAGEDYI IN SOUTHWEST
ERN ARKANSAS.
MEMPHIS, September 5. - Arkansas
papers to the 1st have been received,
which report that the belGgerents had
'disarmed, and that everything was quiet
in Conway county.
Governor Clayton and the Hon. A. II,
Garland addressed a large number of
citizens at Lewisburg on the 29th ultimo,
|ScuilSClliuS iuutusu lOlDtitillCC.
The Arkadelphia { Dallas county }
Standard of the Doth ultimo publishes a
report that bloody tragedy occurred
last week in Louisville, Lafayette county,
in the extreme southwestern portion of
the State, which resulted in the death of
seven negroes and five whites.
A negro had committed horrid out
rage upon a girl thirteen years old, and
a number of the citizens executed sum
mary punishment upon him by hanging
him. A brother Of the negro went to
town after the execution, and behaved in
a very insulting and riotous manner,
using threats against those who had
hanged his brother. The people, after
bearing his insults for some time, hang
ed him also, whereupon the negroes of
the town and neighborhood collected
together to the number of forty or fifty,
and made a general attack upon the town,
and was met by the citizens with the
above result.
NEGRO OUTRAGE UPON A WHITE WOMAN
.r# ATTEMPTED.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, September 6.-Last
night four negroes entered the house of
Mrs. Lavinia Jones, on Presidents
Island, just below the city, and COM
menced pillaging. A Anegro named Caesar
Simpson attempted to outrage her, but
she seized knife and stabbed him in the
groin and chest. Her screams brought
the neighbors to the spot, who succeed
ed in arresting the entire party and
bringing them to the city. Simpson is
not expected to live.
FIENDIsu OUTRAGE.
BRTDGEPoRT, Conn.,, September IL
The most intense excitement was created
here yesterday by the discovery of a
fiendish outrage on a highly respectable
young lady of this city, by negro
The negro was arrested shortly after the
commission Of the outrage, and it was
with the greatest difficulty that the au-
thorities could protect the scoundrel
from the fury of the excited people. He
was finally committed to await his
trial
@ ' NEGRO RIOTS.
The Charleston Courier reports an at
tempt on the part Of the negroes at Wat
erboro, S. c., to lynch the foreman of a
plantation for striking negro boy
Military assistance was called for, and
the Courier proceeds to say:
Colonel Welch, the commandant of
the post, thereupon repaired to the
scene of the disturbance, accompanied
by detachment of colored soldiers
Arriving there, the negro rioters retreat
ed to the adjacent woods. One Of the
ring leaders, however, remained upon
the ground, and, coming up to the Colo
mel and using violent an6 abusive Ian
guage, was by him arrested. At this
time the negroes, who were assembled in
the surrounding wood, fired several vol
leys into the troops, who then retreated
a few PAGES. The Colonel then sent out
a detachment of five men to attempt to
disperse the mob; but these were met on
the road by negro preacher named Sol
ONION Spears, in command of a detach-
ment of about fifteen armed negroes, who
ordered them to fire on the troops. The
rest of the troops, some twenty in num-
Der, now came up, and, after the eX-
change of several volleys, succeeded in
dispensing the mob, and capturing Spears
and twenty-three of the rioters, whom
they carried to WATERFORD. We learn
that warrants from the civil authorities
have been issued for the arrest of the
others who were implicated in the dis
turbance.
How long will you and your families
rest secure from the demons, let loose
by the Radicals ?
MooRE, the Radical candidate for Con
gress, and every paper working for his
election, advocate doctrines which have
no other results than the above.
Vote them down on Tuesday, the 18th