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Show A Murderous ;Gan. Memphis, 12. Some menlba ago Mack Williams and some of his friends, residing some four miles north of Raleigh, this county, were engaged in a row with some colored men and shot two of them. Since then a reign of terror has existed in that section. A number of colored men have been shot at by night, resulting in driving away a numtwr of hands from the plantations. Tne law-abiding citizens are being overawed by the rutfins. Last Saturday night Scott Smith, s. worthy negro residing on Taylor's plantation, was called to his door by riiteen or twenty men, among waom he reccgniied Williams, and fired upon with a volley and wounded in the nead and arms. The gang, relieving tcey had killed him, le;L Smith came i to ttis city to-rixy to stek redress andj protection, ' |