New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-10-29
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river It was insisted and believe 10 pretty well stneh
yet by tue Officers and crew OF the og hs M Of The
steamer however we'll facts since brought 10 Dgh
thar the STORY Indeed now .ge ag BY, arms
we're put into the tag and landed on the hsstssppt h0s
Ss n mss carried cd In the us
S rom nave Intelligence by "Gape-Vine Telegraph or
were ere teamed froui tho river into the country.
, a, te evident design 10 obtain at least por
horsemen banks Ver SEEM a. reported
an ss a in force at every point and con
pretty generally conceded this land force was under
KuKlux organization. 1t is well known that early 10
the evening he went out of town with belt about his
Es xrsgps$ Tsyosins ss1sae s.sssy
s%a to I the oas s ~ Sns Of the
TO his before day. badly spaercd with mud There
develop the fact that many OF these ne kamds
Of the Ru Rtur 10 be used for an tnesndtdry pose tui
,u duplicate rey many Of our prominent and socalisd
Nothing that has occurred in Memphis since the war
evs s side our one hears 1o% cS1efns it,
is considered proper subject for boastlng MOI
NIT that perhaps it was not the best policy but In the
same breath they rail against the attempt 10 Dnns arm
OF satisfaction at the ntmaon OF several hundred Of
these arms being IN hands OF the KuKlux. ~ nrstn
s sSS II Gen
So far however, developments seem to point 70 s1ch
plans and perhaps planning the affair Forrest as head
manager Of contemplated railroad scheme into which
Eastern capitalists are TO bs Hoodwinked 10 probably TOO
sharp TO so commit himself.
picture Rebel s vSSs pSr are making h Raasas
for The manufacture OF political capital To give the lie
been heard say that while the Radicals Of knew
nothing about the matter he believed that our Chefo
the piracy AS atting close to my letter send correca
copy of the protest Of the steamer Hesper. flied in our
uslTsO STATES cr.ro. HOr'., hsrrg. os. II; lass
Personally appeared before me- the undersigned Dod.
ridge g. Trade Surveyor OF Customs for the District Of
County OF Pulaski aud State of Arkansas captain Of
steamboat Hesper and made the following statement
oath verified by the crew OF said boat by oath and sgn
s. Ss se',:a :Ss S;. ne Gs',:s ten
for Little Rock Ark.D'a' with Of and anenop day
as"'' s sas 1.sd and pss sP''e '
occurring 90 Memphis TIE Men:
GPs % With Gag i@s and ,.,ss q Sc ss t Of s'S
.ssa bs '.r E g he 9.. o. q. AsAn, ma SIDE Of %:
as% d. T.'ps sound c..hI.. 'A.
t%sa = :pTs opss 1s H' and
under s Asd s.''1 s
the board They then demanded TO b .eosn
s s;n cut Ss Ssa Dose saa o..d
telling Is.Ia Memphis s.sf, .a.y o. s.:S That
T armed o. s hs. aspe oI he oe ss jones' 70 ,ss Hss
armed aOi masked 80 that they coak bot be sro"A
SAN HoTsroS, Captain, R. II. JENNY, Engineer.
DAVID CHAPMAS, Pilot. :, GEORGE TAYLOR Mate,
EDWARD Houston, Pilot
hereby certify that the foregoing is true and correct
copy VI the original on file in this Office
q. O. TRADER Surveyor OF Customs
Memphis. Tenn, Oct. Z, 1865.
A CLERGYMAN ON THE KU-KLUx MURDERS IN
TENNESSEE.
The Rev. John Seward writes from Tall
madge, Tenn, to The Cieeeidnd Herald as follows:
Twenty years ago Of my nephews, by the name Of
Almon Case. then young man with small family, went
South and settled In West Tennessee physician whers
he praotced In his profession respected and beloved by
the people In extensive region, where he was called
upon the afflicted When he went South he was
q Democrat, and continued until tie late
war broke out He then Joined the Union
men 10 assist in putting down the Rebellion
and treason His eldest went into the Union army
was taken prisoner by the Rebels and 1t was reported
that be died OF starvation in southern prison The
father suffered much during the late war; repeatedly
leaving family and h0ue 10 save himself from threat
ened violence. After the war closed aud Tennesses
elected Legislature, he chosen as Union sem
ator to that body, where he discharged his duties
with fidelity and honor. After going 10 his home
from his labors In the State Senate, and as no aud
Lis family were returning from public worship 90
Sabbath his oldest surviving son. ad aDOnt year,
old walking few steps In advance OF the rest or INC
family. shot by unseen hand aud died there VIC
presence Of the father and mother and their anr9heo
and shrekng children But short time after TINS event.
on the public road broad daylight ana near nIs own
dgeIn1 DR. Case himself attacked by rubans aho "
brutaly murdered. No efforts were maze 70 arros' :"
punish the perpetrators Of these horrible deeds