Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1868-06-22

cal friends. The only offense of the per-
son in question was his using his infu-
ence at the election in March to defeat
Reeves for sheriff. On another occasion,
a short time before three ofthe Reeveses
hid in the bushes and waylaid lady and
her little daughter, and shot dog that
was accompanying them. Yet that was
all right and proper, perfectly chivalric,
as the outrage was committed by Brown
lowites, and not by Johnson's friends,
and was not the fruits of acquittal. ;"
And we are further informed that the
Reeveses are in the habit of prowling
around the premises of some OF their
neighbors, ON the Sabbath days and at
ni,fhts, arm ed to the teeth with double-
barrel shot guns and six shooters, for
tine purpose of either frightening them
or numbering them. But your legal ad-
vertisiDg fattener at Brownlow' crib Will
hardly ever raise howl over that either,
as the prowling has been done by its
friends, and not by the bloody ku'-
Kluxes, which alters the case entirely.
But vet there are other things still
coming to light that would startle
any community, not as well ac-
uuainted with them as this; but here,
where the Reeveses are known, tits moth
ing more than everybody supposes
them capable of, and that was the way
laying of person last summer, who was
then living in Somerville, but on a visit
to the country, for the purpose OF sssas
sinating him and then charging it on the
rebels, as it was supposed by the Reeveses
that he was particularly obnoxious to the
nom voting portion of the community,
and by doing which they expected it to
serve double purpose, and that was TO
rid themselves of person whom they
could never expect to use to advance
their political schemes. And then ii
they could only get the authorities to be-
lieye it, it would be nice handle for
them to use in getting military force
fastened on this community, as they
would thus have another argument TO
show the insecurity of the lives OF Union
men in this part of the county. Three
of the Reeveses and brother-in-law OF
them-one Abe Morgan-actually con-
cealed themselves under or near the
Covington bridge for that purpose, and
remained nearly all night, the intended
victim only escaping with his life by ac-
cidentally returning to town another
road. ...fr 81
Iwould like to close, but believe
ought to give little OF the private his7
tory of some of the Reeves family, at
least, who, in connection with their tool
Newton J, have been so active In getting
the present military force stationed here.
And we will commence with the Honor
able (f) j. o. r. Reeves, as ne seems to
have been the most active in the matter,
and is the leading member of the family,
and will only have time to mention one
or two little circumstances at that, and
that is the fact of his having two living
wives. In the first place, he was divorced
from the mother OF these boys that
are so notorious in this section of
the county, and then he marries an
other wife, takes her to Texas, and
then deserts her, comes back here, takes
up with his former wife, and lives with
her in open adultery before his family OF
grown-up sons and daughters. The effect
on them may be judged when It is known
that one Of his sons, after living with
common prostitute for year, finally
married her. But your Memphis Brown
low pet will hardly have q word Of con-
demnation to say of that either, as 1t
weuld at the same time be condemning
the acts Of its especial friends, Mister
Cuffy and Miss Dinsh. There is one
more Of the Reeveses that / will have to
give q passing notice before closing, and
that one ia the old Judges little son
Billy, who undertook last spring to white
wash the character Of the family, through
the columns of the Somerville Falcon;
or rather, might say, he was chosen BY
the family as their especial champion, be
having been Confederate soldierstone
time. But there was nothing in bis his
tory to show that be ever was any credit
10 his profession as soldier-as the only
enearement be ever was known 10 have
been in was in 3 fight at -, IN
which be received lick on the head with
A niece of scantling, from the effects OF
which he was insane for several months
There might be volumes written OF the
mme Kind. but this will serve TO show
The public the character Of the family
that pretends 10 represent all the loyalty
iu The county. And ! can assure you
that nothing has been overdravn or in
any manner colored. ss eueTy statement
contained IN this Communication can DC
proren. II necessary, and viii be II they
are not more quiet in the future Aud
what seems most strange, is that they
should have any followers Yet there
are few that viii even play the lick
spittle and crawl In The dust at their feet,
and second them in their endeavors 81
insulting the community and covering NJ
heir ouirages; foremost Of whom is the
nosfrnaster in this place.