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SPicE or RAscALiTy.--We have been reqLeste by several gentlemen of the city to make the following statement for the pur- pose of warning the public against bad nian: Some days since Mr. E. E. Byron came to this city representing himself IS . wealthy planter of Arkansas. living twelve miles be- low Memphis. He succeeded in borrowing money, and making bills with several houses ---amang othera Bond & Odell. Miller k Joyner. Ballentien & Golf. II N. Grosven- cor, &e. He then succeeded in sending his goods ot promising 10 return and ssetile up." Byron, the goods and the borrowed money all disappeared. Several ol the poT- sons interested. went down to Byron farm, found the most of their goods and brough, them home, but he was missing, About the same time, he purchased six negroes, n this city, and took them home, persuading the seller of them to 20 home with him fer his pay they arrived al the farm. when Ry- ron made the discovery that he had s.lei, his pocket book ia Memphis" Z The two then came back leaving inc negroes, and on this visit Byron -openledn with the merchants as frs, related. When B. left the city last, ii was. between TWO days.n He, il is said, landed a, home in skid. which beloagedto one of our citizens. The merchants who paid him the visit stayed there, aud about

 II o'clock, P. M., a wood chopper came inand informed them, we understand that Byron had been with him all day in lhe woods, that B. told him that he had got into fight with merchan, of Memphis. thai he ahad shot him through the head.n and that he had to keep ou, of tie way This of ofeoarse wss apoehriphal. ba. the wood chopper belisssd him and assisted him to escape in . sdugoui.' Byron bough the farm some months sgo from Mr. Bnrbage, bul had never paid say thing for i, and had no means to pay wilk. Many other circumstances and other inci- dents have been related to us but the fore going are sufficient. Byron was oncefa Me- thodia, preacher. Altogether Byron ssdid'' our citizens for near four thousand dolIass. hut the negroes and most of the other prop er.y werr recovered. t is supposed thas is intended to "slope" with whai he could lsy hands on, but s'Ihey were too many for him.s