Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-12-10

The friends Of Colonel Henry Stone. Super
intendent of the Nashville Metropolitan Po'
lice, feel very apprehensive concerning his
safety since the Ohio river disaster. as be was
10 leave New York on the "a. and nothing has
been heard from him since. Sergeant Frame
of the police, was shot through the hand yester-
day BY the accidental discharge OF his own
pistol. The pistol then fell to the hoor and
was discharged again, lodging ball In the
groin Of policeman Kennedy. ihficting Sc
rious wound.
The Mobile and Ohio railroad depot at Co.
lumbss, Kentucky, burned yesterday morning
torether with twenty-five car loads Of freight
mostly -four. The loss is es timsted at s4o'VVo'
which is fully covered by insurance,
special from Little Rock to the Apdldnehe
says: " A series of horrid ontrases were per-
petrated near Lewisburg on Saturday and
sunday. Alvin and Wash. Lewis. coiored'
lived six miles above Lewisburg with white
nrostitutes, without being married. creating
constant disturbances. They had been ordered
off repeatedly by the neighborhood. On the
NIGHT of the Sd three unknown persons broke
into the house, killed Wash. and ran on Alvin.
On Saturday, Matthews, white man, captain
Of militia, with thirty colored militia. went to
the neighborhood, and meeting Joe jackson
and Robert Perry on a cotton wagon, arrested
them. Matthews ordered four negroes to take
Perry into the cane, and interrogste MIN;
after which they stood him against tree ana
shot his ear of. He broke from them. They
then Intercepted Jackson, and shot him NOR
tally. He lived to tell who did it, and said
the force then went to the house OF Thonas
Hooper-aged sixty-Rounted him, passed
Lewisburg in the night. took him to Bottom
eight miles below town. and kept him there all
might. The next morning they tied him on
mule, with rope around his neck, fastened 10
the horn Of a negro's saddle. ia which condi-
ton he was met half way between Portland
and Springfield, on a by-road. and near there
WAS afterward found shot dead with load OF
buckshot. all of which entering at one hole in
the back Of the neck. The detail of negroes
went to Springfield and reported that he had
been killed in attempting 10 escape. Inc
Sheriff RADICAL, on seeing him. pronounced
him murdered, and condemned the en-
tire proceedings as illegal. He told the
citizens if they would organize ana
place themselves under his direction he would
arrest the murderers-Mstthewsa and band
although it would involve conflict with the
militia and negroes. whom Matthews could in
fiaence. He also sent petition to Gov. Clay
ton, signed by himself and Others. to disband
the colored militia. These events have created
great excitement. The militia were proceed
ing to arrest Arthur Carroll and Carroll Arm
strong, and would have arrested them in the
same way, but were prevailed on by citizens
TO wait until the sheriff could be sent for"
1t is understood the Reconstruction Com
mittee Of Congress will report bill in order to
secure the adoption of the present constitution
by Virginia. which dislranchises nearly every
decent white man in the State. The Radicals
on this committee privately and publicly
eyinee the game bitter hatred which has signal
lied their every action toward the South.
The intense Radicals had laid plan to con-
stitute the committee SO as to displace anti
impeachment Senators. and give the former the
control, but the Conservatives were too strong
for them.