Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-08-09

crowd, but managed to get something
to eat and to provide a grateful cup Of
I coffee. have endeavored to get at the
( particulars OF the late difficulty snd the
I true state Of the situation. / find in the
first place that the white people of the
county polled the largest vote ever be-
fore known. They made determined
/ effort to throw off Radical rule, and re-
duced the former majorities Of that party
/ from over seventeen hundred votes 10
one hundred and five. The canvass
| was hot and bitter, and the negroes were
stirred up to desperation by the infam-
matory speeches Of Barbour Lewis and
other uDprineipled leaders. They had
threatened repeatedly to burn up the
town Of Somerville. This has been
standing threat for some time. On cleo
ton day they came to the polls armed,
and were very insolent and defiant. 1t
was with difficulty that a disturbance
was prevented by lsw-ab'ding citizens.
! Yesterday morning q negro named
l Cash Warren met and cursed a young
/ man named J. G. Hendon. The day
before the negro had abused and sought
a fuss with s younger brother Of Hendon.
/ But yesterday he was more abusive than
ever, and finally snapped pistol twice
/ in Hendon's face. Hendon instantly
drew pistol and shot the negro dead.
Other shots were fired at the ruffian by
! friends Of HendOn who happened to be
/ present. Among those who We're in the
vicinity at the time was Oscar BurtOps s
young man noted as cool and deEdly
shot. He wss charged with firing at
the negro, Cash Warren, and the ne
groes were greatly ineensed at him, and
made many threats. About eleven
o'clock he appeared on the street armed
with shotgun and pistols. Judge J. @.
R seve, the old sheriff, and his brother
Albert Reeve, just elected sheriff,
and smother brother named
Paul, attempted TO arrest and
disarm Burton. The report then
prevailed that a body Of negroes were
marching on the town, and Burton re-
fused to be arrested. They opened fire
on him, and wounded him severely in
thirteen differentplsees. Hereturned the
fire with terrible effect, wOunding Paul
and Albert Reeve mortslly. They can
not possibly recover. Burton then fell
himself, and raising on bis elbow fired
his final shot from his revolver at J. @.
Reeve, wounding him badly in the
shoulder, but not fatally. The excite
ment that followed cannot be described.
The negroes in town kept quiet, but re-
ports came that a large body was
marching on the town. Under this state
of affairs the dispatch to Memphis ap-
.peaIiug for relief was sent with the sd-
vice of the leading citizens. Negro run
ners were sent over the county to
stir up the societies. The notorious VIII
hanson, who made bis infamous speech
about riding in blood up to his bridle-bits,
was one Of the number, and was cap
tured last night at Moscow, but made his
escape, leaving his horse behind. 1t is
hoped the worst is over, but of course
we cannot tell exactly what is going on.
A colOred scout sent out last night has
not returned, and it is supposed he is
captured. The presence OF the Memphis
boys on such q short notice will have a
splendid moral effect. They csn per-
haps return to-day. We are all much
obliged to the railroad officials for their
prOmptness and courteous attention.
Having slept none last night, and hear
ing the train blow for Memphis, this
weary correspondent must drop his
pencil, but will remain to-day and gather
further particulars. Daylight is break
ing, but there is no enemy 10 sight, and
1 suppose the war is ended-at least for
the present. ]. H. NJ.