Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-07-27

LrAouERs IN MissIssIPrI.--The bare fact
Of the assassination Of Mr.. McSwine, in
Yalobusha county, Mississippi. by negro
leaguers. was mentioned in our Satur-
days issue. The particulars Of the
bloody affair are thus narrated by the
Grenada Sentinel:
About nine o'clock on the night in
question, after Mr.. McSwine Sfamily bad
retired, and just as be had taken of his
coat and was in q STOPPING position TO lay
il on n chair, he received the contents OF
a gun, heavily loaded with buckshot,
through his body-fred by IN assassin
through an open window, and protected
by the darkness OF the night-from the
effects Of which, despite the best medical
skill, he died about half past nine on
Tuesdaynight. The neighborhood was i'm.
mediately aroused, and all with one accord
laid the guilt on negro, one Of the Loyal
Leaguers Of this place. named Tom
Mclean, who Mr.. McSwine had dis
charged some time ago or account, not
only for his being lazy and worthless, but
for creating dssensions with his other
hands, and who afierward threatened to
revenge himself by taking the life of his
employer. The suspicion was strength.
ened by another citizen, who came up
afterwards, and who had seen Tom wend.
ing his way, short time previous to the
assassination, with gun, toward the
house Of the murdered man. A party Of
four or FIVE men started in pursuit, and
came up with the murderer in the log
cabin of negro named Alexander,
sleeping soundly. He was instant
" arrested and taken toward the
scene Of his bloody deed. The
party stopped under tree, and held the
prisoner under four cooked pistols, while
one of them was sent for chain to
secure him. As soon as the murderer
heard the clanking Of the chain he burst
from his captors, who fred at him, but
again the darkness Of the night protected
and aided him in his fight. The news
of the bloody work and the escape Of the
assassin reached Grenada early on Tues
day morning, and the whole community
was thrown into the widest state Of ex-
element. In a short time near the
entire population had turned out to
hunt down the murderer, and the
military were also scouting the woods
for the same purpose About eight
o'clock the dogs that had followed
the party came on the track Of the
assassin, who ran down and attempted
to cross the Yalobushs river, when he
was halted by couple of mounted SOL
diers who seized him. After being ar
rested the negro complained that the
ligaments by which his hands had been
tied we're exceedingly painful One of
the soldiers loosened them, which was
no sooner done than be broke from bis
captors at a full run. Being ordered to
halt and failing to do so, the soldier sent
two shots after him in rapid succession,
which brought him to stand and be was
recaptured and taken to town. BE is
now at the hospital under guard, almost
we'll of his wounds, and will be turned
over to the civil authorities as soon as
circumstances admit of it. After the
arrest was made, it was discovered that
several negroes were in the plot to assas.
sinate Mr.. McSwine, and that they aided
the prisoner in his bloody work. One of
them was arrested late Tuesday, and the
others will be, if they have not already
been arrested. From the circumstances
in the case we have not the least doubt
that the murder was plotted and planned
inside the Loyal League Of this town.
PAscHALL HOUSE, DRAwING-The dis.
tribution of half million dollars worth
of property in this grand scheme will
take place at St Louis, October 8, 1868.
Only $4,000 certificates we're left to be
disposed of on the lst of July, out of
100000. The time now given is amply
sufficient for the managers and their
agents to distribute this balance among
the people at large. This drawing will
come off during the week of the great fall
fair at st. Louis, when the city will
have forty-ive or City thousand visitors,
which will be an immense advantage to
the association In clearing off every GER
tificate. Judge Lanham, Colonel Alex.
Kelsey, Captains John King, Dan Able
and Bart Able, and all members of the
association, pledge the public their per.
shall come off at that time. And to theirs
l add the pledge Of my humble name.
Certificates to be secured in Memphis
of Mr. K. W. Plummer, and at George
Pattison & Co.'S book and stationery es-
Establishment, No. 2l72 Main street, one of
the oldest and most reliable houses in the
city; also at W. 81. Paasmore & Co.'s,
auctoneers and commission merchants,
260 Second street. Respectfully,
W. Fl. RHEA,
General Agent Of the Association.
What the Louisville press says:
Capt. W. 81. Rhea has again opened |
the campaign for the State of Kentucky |
in the Paschsll house drawing. He |
proffered to return the money to all dis.
satisfied parties, but few availed them
selves of the offer. The management, in
postponing the drawing, pursued the only |
safe and wise course, and we have IN. |
wavering confidence in the integrity of |
those conducting the enterprise, as well
as in Capt. Rhes's, whose reliability we
readily vouch for = Courier, July IL.
An announcement to the public, and
particularly to the ticket-holders in the
Psschall house drawing, appears in the
Journal this morpipg. We regard the
postponemeut as favorable symptom,
and when we announced it several weeks
ago we meant no discredit to the scheme.
On the contrary, the determination to
sell all the tickets is guarantee of per-
feet fairness, and an actual protection to
every ticket-holder In addition to this,
it should be stated that Maj. W. 81. Rhes,
the general agent in this part OF the
country, is as reliable as the State bank.
We haye shown our confidence in the
drawing by investing in it, and have no
hesitation in commenting it to our
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