The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-08-02
SOUTHERN SPIRIT.
Shooting of n Colored Man Through the Heat
for sport.

shot on his way home. lie wanted TO ma out
for himself how things stood. When the contest
was over between the gubernatoral candidates,
Exon got fortified with n drop of the strong,
and, mounting his mule, he turned homeward,
revolving in his altered soul whether he should
not iOrsakC Stokes and 20 along with the liberal
party. When almost home, two young men,
named respectively James Young and William
Longmire, rode up to him as he was humming
tune and jogging along at a very comfortable
rate. They had also been in town and were re-
turning homewards beyond EXoms place. As
they passed one of them Knocked off the cOOred
mans hat The hatless man stopped, and dis
mounted for his new fOur-dOllar tile
When he had done this, Longmire wheeled his
horse round, and rode back and dismOuntcd.
He laid violent hands ON Exon, andlcalled upon
his comrade to shoot the colored man. Young
accordingly rode up and fired n few shots with
out effect. Longmre became ncensed at the
awkWardness of Young and, cursing him pretty
heartily, told him to hit the id niger
Young then laughingly remarked that he had
wasted ammunition enough already and sug
gestcd the propriety of leaving the poor devil
alone. Cd d-n it, man. said LOngmTe,
put your pistol to his head and send him up"
"lll give him a few kicks for us replied
Young, ''but I'll be id if | used any more
powder" Longmirc then proceeded to pull out
his pistol, but before he got it ready Young
stepped up close to the nigger. who was piteousY
begging for mercy and, putting his pistol to the
victims ear, blew his brains out. Death was in
stant The two gallant men then mounted their
steeds and rode off joking.
Republicans.
The Montgomery, Ala Journal, on the au-
thOrity of an eyewitness, gives the following
particulars ola recent disturbance at Silver Rum
in that State-
Messrs Henin and Bingham had been an
nounced to address the Republicans at this place.
| Quite crowd Of white men were present, when
| Messrs. Helm and Bingham rode into town.
| Upon crossing the bridge at the entrance to the
town the remark was heard. "IIere comes the
d glop't snpal, hpr -do
| 1t was very evident that bad whisky had been
| fully dispensed. Hon. Mr.. Hean commenced.
| During his speech of fifty minutes he was look
ing into the muzzles of twelve fifteen pistols,
| all within twenty or thirty feet of the stand.
| The freedmen were pushed back by these despe-
| radoes who crowded about the table. No shot
| was fired during Helms speech At its con-
| clusion Major Mccoy, a Democrat of Ope-
| lika by consent of Judge Hefn took the stand.
At this point n rush was made for the stand,
| perhaps for the purpose of getting at Judge
| Helm. In the rush the table was broken and
| Maj Mccoy thrown down. Judge Helm in
vain appealed to the rabble entreating them to
| listen to their own man, Mccoy as he (Hefin)
| had intended him to speak.
Judge Helm, Mr.. Bingham, and Mccoy then
| went into the Court House. At this time u shot
was heard. Our informant does not know by
| whom this shot was fired In few minutes
| several shots were heard. a freedman then
came into the office and informed Messrs. Helm
| and Bingham that those drunken white men
| outside were swearing that they should be killed.
| Mccoy, Helm, and Bingham then went to the
hotel, but the two latter were there informed
that they must lose no time in getting out of
| town. They walked about hundred yards from
the hotel, leaving word for their horses to be
| sent to them.
While sitting near the road talking with some
| freedmen, Parkinson and Mccoy came down.
| Parkinson had just arrived in town. Messrs
| Helm and Bingham went back to the hotel,
and, their team being ready they left. Torrents
| of abuse and insult were heaped upon Messrs.
AH .l,n,N ~ tl,A l,nln IC,;,
to an impartial observer rather severe com
mentary upen the great Bill of Rights, which
guarantees to every American citizen the fright
of speech" Some six or seven freedmen were
wounded, one severely. 1t is said that two white
men were hit.
That the intention was deliberate, and the
plan previously cOncocted to assassinate Judge
Helm and Mr.. Bingham, is the belief of the
Republicans who were present. We wish, in
charity to human frailty, that we might atCri-
butte it to the influence of bad whisky.
The Municipal Officers of NIurphysbOrO OH n
| Grand Drunk.
| The Chicago Times sayS:-"The shooting OF
Tom Logan, at Murphysboro, when divested OF
all its drapery, is at once a scandalous and ludi.
crous affair. 1t seems that Logan was drunk,
and his brother-in-law, Mayor Blanchard
arrested him. being himself in the same condi-
tion as Logan. They went together to the Jail
| where Blanchard intended leaving Logan until
he became sober, trusting to luck as to how he
would get sober himself. They went inside the
lookup together, when another fellow, drunken
if possible, than the others, shut the door and
locked them in, where they had to remain over
night. The shooting grew out of this affair, and
in itself was OF no very great consequence. The
ball struck Logan in his forehead, but did moi
penetrate any depth. and he will soon be over il
again. The whole cSrps of Murphysboro Off
cials have been on regular drunk for week
and have ruled with a high hand. MurphysbOrC
is the hardest place in the State, and makes an
admirable showing of the beauties of Democratic
| rule"
Dickens VS.. BOltOn-A Tennessee Feud.
The Memphis Tenn, AUdldnche gives the fol
lowing particulars of a recent shooting affair il
that quiet city,
Mr.. Wade Bolton, who was shot by Colone
Thomas Dickens on Main street, opposite Cour
| square, few days ago, died at the residence o
Mr.. Frank Cash, on Court street. about o'clocl
| yesterday morning. after suffering the creates
| agony. 1t was at first supposed that the woun(
would not terminate fatally, but Mr.. Bolton re
fused to allow it to be probed; and although ht
continued sensible to near the time of his death
his attendant physicians stated that they had NJ
| hopes of his recovery. The enmity which ha
| so long existed between the Dickens and BoltOI
families has been referred to so often that it neeC
| not be recapitulated at the present time. Suffice
| il to say that the deceased was one of the chief
, | in the feud, in which over dozen persons haY
been sent to untimely graves within the pas
, | dozen years. The feud was of the most deadl,
character, and when Colonel Dickens fired the sho
which had so fatal a termination, he alleges thai
he feared Mr. Bolton was about to kill him, as ht
understood that he had made threats to tha
affect.
The Charities Of New Work.