Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-11
SAVANNAH.
Results Of the Election Riot
Quiet Restored.

The following paragraphs are copied
from the Savannah Ns,rs of the tn in
slant:
No more rumOrs or reports with regard
to the assembling Of negroes outside the
city have come in, and the excitement Of
the past few days is gradually being al
layed, but it requires little to raise a
crowd even yet. We hope that affairs
will soon resume their former status, and
that our fair city will hencefOrward, as
heretofore, be known as the quietest of
all the cities Of the South. The colOred
people as we'll as the whites have suffered
from the iucendiary teachings of the bad
men who have been the leaders of the
Radical party heretofore. Experience
should teach the blacks to beware of
these scoundrels, and to attend quietly to
their own affairs, and to recognize the
fact that white men have some rights
which the blacks are bound to respect
A person who resides near by where
the murderous and unproYoked attack
was made upon our young men on the
Ogeechee road, on Tuesday night, states
there arc now three wounded negroes
lying in a house near by One of them
had his left arm broken by a shot; one
was shot through the head, and the third
through the left breast The same per-
son also states that when Capt. Prender7
CASTS party returned the fire, the me-
groes broke and ran in every direction /;
some into the swamp, others in the road,
and they did not take time to look after
their wounded .
The arch.villain, Bradley, has not yet
been discovered, although strenuous ef~
forts have been made to capture him.
Bradley is probably hidden away for the
present, hoping that the affair will blow
over. He may save his bacon Tor a time 3,
but is bound to be brought to justice
sooner or later, if the officer has to follow
him with the warrant to the "uttermost
parts of the earth. He has committed
an offense this time in which a requisi~
ton holds good; and even if he escapes
to another State he can be arrested and
brought back
The funeral of polio oman Richard A.
Reed, who died from the effects of wounds
received during the Radical riot, on
Tuesday last, while calamity performing
his duty as q city officer, took place at
four O. clock yesterday afternoon from his
late residence at the corner OF President
and West Broad streets. Religious SER
vices were held ut the house by the Rev.
Mr. Landrum, in the presence of very
large number of citizens who came TO
! pay last mark Of respect to one who had
been murdered in the performance of his
duty His Honor Mayor Anderson, the
Chiefand Lieutenants of the police force,
and detachment of men attended the
funeral The following is an extract from
the finding by the jury Of inquest:
From the testimony before US, we, the
| Jury, find that the said Reed came to his
| death from gunshot wound inflicted by
some unknown negro, on the morning of
the Sd of November, 1868, at the Court.
house, in the city of Savannah, county Of
| Chatham, and State of Georgia, while in
the discharge if his duty as policeman
in the aforesaid city We further find
that his death was caused while in the
act of quelling q riot inaugurated by the
| colored voters of the aforesaid county,
| led and urged on by one Moses II. Bent
} ley aud George Graham, cOlored
We understand that efforts are being
made to get up committee ofwhite Rad
icals here, with view to investigating
| matters connected with the election riots
on Tuesday last to send report to
Washington exculpating the'negrOes and
laying the blame upon the Whites, in
order that the Radical plan Of throwing
out the vote Of this city may be carried
! out