Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-01-03
THE NEGRO.
Shocking Outrage i'm Georgia
Negro Parade and Incen-
diarism in Alabama
Robbery andMurder
in Virginia.

cleLy, UNION bedPuc, UT oOnctniuf, VI eho
kind, composed of negro men, here. Till
recently, they have harmed no one, nor
has any one harmed them. frequently
they have appeared in uniform, or with
their badges, marching up and down the
streets, with drum and fife, going through
the military drills, ETC..
The postmaster, very aged man, has
O great dislike to such displays, and on
former occasion had let them know it.
On Christmas day the negroes were
marching by the office, and, with gun in
hand, he called on them to halt. The gun
was charged and the hammer raised.
They took it from him and shot it off,
throwing him down at the same time, and
made some boastful remarks about it.
While no one justified the old man, every
one felt indignant at the treatment he had
received. The next day the society again
formed at the usual place ofmeeting, and
marched toward the business part of
town. Frank Davenport, white man,
quite intoxicated, rode up the street meet
ing the negroes, and encouraged them TO
come on, that he would lead them. He
then turned and rode at full speed, forcing
his horse into q store. This intensified
the excitement, and was regarded by
many of the citizens as the outburst OF
hostilities, and of fixed purpose on the
part of the Leaguers to oyerrun the
place.
Earnest efforts were made on the part
of the citizens to stop the disturbance.
Davenport dismounted in front Of the
house, but could not be pacified. James
Lyle and others tried to reason with
him, but he was furious. At this time
he received a gun from the hands of q
mulatto, one of the principal men of the
society; with this he shot Lyle, wound
ing him in the arm; Lyle shot also,
killing Davenport stantly. The negroes
fed in every direction, and order was
restored. ~ sgN9r teaf
| From the Montgomery Mail, 2Sth.l
Thou ands ofnegroes have congregated
in this city during the last few days. On
Christmas day they appeared to have
the town "in sling, and, aided by
two or three csrpet-baggers, and under
the sanction and countenance OF Gen.
Swayne, who was sent there for the pur-
pose of running the Radical machine,
had lively Christmas of it. Early in
the morning drum and fife paraded
the streets, followed by hundreds OF
negroes, who were yelling and cursing,
and threatening to run over anything
with which they came in contact. Later
| in the day, the negro military company,
with flashy uniform, flags, and armed
with Government muskets, paraded all
the streets, and carrying i'll their wake
hundreds of negroes. The City Council
passed an ordinance prohibiting little
white boys from enjoying the lnno-
cent Christmas pastime OF firing
crackers in the streets; yet this
negro military company marched
up to Swayne's headquarters, on Mar
ket street, and saluted him by firlng
off their muskets, by platoons, to the de-
light of SwayRe, butto the terror of the
women and children of the city. The
negroes then marched on, still firing at
intervals, and formed the nuelepS of a
Radical political assemblage, within a
short distance of headquarters AT this
meeting several incendiary speeches
were delivered. A negro speaker said
1.-THE Radicals could whip the Conserva-
tiyes at the balot-box or with the mus
ket." Barbour, of the Bureau, secretary
of Swayne's late mensgere, is reported
TO have said in bis speech to the negroes
-" that ,ce would soon have in this State
an armed militia which would keep the
white men in suhjection to Radical au.
thority." Here the excitement and
mean whisky ran so high THAT the negro
John Belser, flourished loaded revolver
over his head, saying, Come on, reb-
elsp' A New York merchant, viewing
what was going on, exclaimed Would
to God the white people Of the North
could witness what | have in Montgom-
cry to-day"
The above are only few of the Incl
dents of the day, which we publish IN
order to show what we are coming tc
/ under the bayonet and negro rule Of such
Radicals as Pope and Swayne.
From the Norfolk Day Book, 2th.I
A most diabolical attempt at murder
and successful robbery was perpetrated
in Southampton, on Sunday night last,
hy a brutal negro, on the person of one
Of the clerks in Mr.. Pretlow's store.
We get our information from the pas
sengers BIZ last nights train on the Nor
folk and Petersburg railroad, from
which it appears that on Sunday night a
negro By the name Of Henry Williams
went to Mr. Pretlows store, and aroused
the clerk, who was asleep. On being
admitted he stated that he wanted some
camphor for his wife, who was sick.
The clerk, unsuspicious of anything
being wrong. put up the eamphor, and
the negro handed him one dollar bill
the clerk going to the cash drawer tor
change was in bending position, when
Williams drew q pistol and shot him,
the ball taking effect in the neck The
object of the negro was robbery, as he
Immediately took possession of the
money-draWer, and carried of bag oil
money, containing about eighty dollars
in gold, silver and currency, with which
he made of. The physician attending
the wounded young man pronounced the
wound TO be fatal. We understand that
the negro Williams made his appear
ance early yesterday morning at the
store of Mr.. S. II. Marshall. at lyor
Depot, it is thought to carry ou, his
murderous scheme there also, but ind
ing two young men present here he was
frustrated. We are glad to be enabled
10 state that this villain was arrested
yesterday and lodged in Jail On his
person was found all the money, with the
| exception Of about five dollars.
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