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VOLUME XI. CURRENT EVENTS. The Apostles of the Mormon Church hare published a circular, addressed to the faithful, stating that on Sept. 4 they held a meeting and waited upon the Lord, who blessed them and rerealed to them the steps they should take in the present emergency. The substance of this dispensation is that John Taylor, senior of the Apostles, is to administer the affairs of the Church ad interim, assisted and advisied by John W.

Young, Daniel H. Wells and George Q. Cannon. At St. Elmo, Fayette County, on the night of the 9th, the house of Mr.

John Scales was robbed by a tramp or burglar, the family being absent. On the following morning Mr. Scales returned home and. discovered the robbery, and soon after saw a man lurking about the premises, who started to run as soon as discovered. Mr.

Scalos mounted a horse and started in pursuit, and when in bailing distance of the fugitive ordered him to halt. The latter thereupon turned and leveled a revolver at Mr. Scales, firing three shots, all of which took effect, killing him almost instantly. As soon as the tragedy became known, a posse ol about 100 citizens, mounted and armed, started in pursuit of the murderer. lIe was soon overtaken and ordered to surrender, when he again wheeled around, and, with a revolver in each hand, fired several shots with fatal precision, the first! shot killing Frank Barnes, the second mortally wounding Frank Wiseman, and the third killing a horse.

The terrible, certainty of the robber's aim somewhat disconcerted his 'pursuers, and the villain was suffered again get away, but as the whole country was soon under arms and in pursuit, his capture, dead or alive, seemed to be assured. The Wisconsin Republican State Convention was held at Madison on the 11th. The following ticket was nominated: Governor, William E. Smith, of Milwaukce; Lieutenant-Gorernor, J. Bingham, of Chippewa; Secretary of State, Hans B.

Warner, of Pierce; State Treasurer, Richard Guenther, of Winnebago; Attorney-General, W. E. Carter, of Grant; Superintendent of Public Instruction, W. C. Whitford, of Rock.

The platform favors, the remonetization of -silver coin, Government supervision of interState railways, and opposes all land grants to railroad corporations. U'nshaken confidence is expressed in the purposes and patriotism of Hayes, but his Southern policy is declar-4 ed to be merely experimental, and should it not result in order and peace, it is deminded "that other measures be adopted, which shall secure to 'all citizens, without distinction of race or color, the fullest enjoyinent of their constitutional rights." The eruption of Cotopaxi, which took placo on July 25, caused the destruction, it is estimated, of 1,000 lives, beside; great numbers of cattle and vast amount of property. Streams of water poured from all the craters at once 011 the Callao side, sweeping away every thing in their course. Another irresistible torrent followed the course of the Saquinal River. By the collision of the British ships Avalanche and Forest in the English Channel on the 12th, over 100 lives were The Avalanche was commanded by Capt.

Williams, and was bound from London to New Zealand, with 63 sengers and 32 in the crew. The est, Capt. Lockhart, was bound from London to New York, 'in ballast, and had a crew of 21 men. ressels went to the bottom. Among the saved are Capt.

Lockhart, the Chief Mate, and seven others of the Forest. The third officer and two seamen are the only ones reported saved from the Avalanche. Estimates for the support of the army for the present fiscal year have been prepared by the War Department and sent to the Treasury Department, which will transmit them to Congress at the oxtra session. These are the only estimates to be sent in. The President's.

message, it is stated, will be confined to the business for which Congress is to be especially convened. Four convergent expeditions are now in the field against Chief Joseph, and it is believed that the wily chieftain is being so hemmed in that escape will be impossible. The hostile Sioux hare all come into the agencies and surrendered, and the Black Hills and Big Horn country i is now declared free from all refractory rod men. It is reported from Cleveland that an infectious cattle plague, thought to be species of the Texas fever, is prevailing in that part of Ohio and many cattle are dying daily. Several cases of childron poisoned" by drinking infected milk have already come to the notice of city physicians.

Beef affected by tho diseaso, but can be casily detected' by. spots. A veterinary surgeon who has treated about 40 cases says the symp. toms of milch cows are first a failing of about half the yield of milk, then bloody, passages of urine, and in a few hours death. The Ohio Workingmen's Convention met at Columbia on the 13th, together THE with the Executive Committee of the Greenback party.

A plan of consolidation was agreed upon, the Workingmen agreeing to adopt the currency planks of the Greenback and the latter to abandon their State ticket and nominate a new one upon which the workingmen should have a fair representation. The new ticket is headed by Stephen Johnson, of Miami, for Gorernor, the old Greenback nominee. The total amount of 4 per cent. bonds subscribed for in this country and in Europe by the Syndicate and by private corporations and individuals foots up $77,500,000, and the final amount of 5-20 bonds called in on account of this subscription. is $10,000,000, leaving $27,000,000 yet to be called in.

Three Mexican bandits concerned in the outrage at Rio Grande City, Texas, have been surrendered to the United States officials. The international rifle match between the British and American teams. at Creedmoor, N. on the 13th 14th, resulted in a victory for the Americans by a lead of 92 points. The following is a summary of the scores: Americans.

British. N00 ...1,143 IN 00 101 1,073 1,000 .......1,020 3,334 3,212 The Department of Agriculture cotton report for the first week in September, gires the general average as 86i, against 91 for last September. The caterpillar is present in all the Gulf States and in South Carolina, but has done little damage as yet, except in Texas and some parishes in Louisiana. In the Atlantic States there is much complaint of rust, mainly resulting from drought. A Tucson dispatch of the 15th says that Major Tupper's command had struck the.

rebellious Warm Spring Indians at Knight's Ranch and killed 40 of them. The Indians had previously killed at least 14 white men and wounded eight, besides capturing and destroying a large amount of property. More complete returns from the election in Maine indicate that the Republican majority for Governor will reach about 11,500. At Sargent's Ranch, Placer County, on the 15th, Mr. Sargent, his foreman, Louis Oder, and Mrs.

Oder were murdered in cold blood by a party of Chinamen for the purpose of robbing the ranch. Four of the suspected parties were arrested and taken to the County Jail at Auburn. While en route mob threatened to hang the prisoners, but they were protected by the officers in charge. The mob then raided the Chinese quarter of the town, which was subsequently burned. A dispatch from Bozeman, 17th, say's: A courier has just arrived from Crow Agency, with an official dispatch from Gen.

Sturgis. Ic says in substance that the Nez Perces flanked them and proceeded down Clark's Fork. Ile followed them two days and came upon them on the Yellowstone about seven miles the mouth of Clark's Fork and fought them nearly all day. He captured sereral hundred horses, killed a great many Indians, and lost some soldiers. The Crows fought, and captured 150 horses.

Howard's caralry, under Sanford, took a hand in the fight, but Gen. Howard was reported 25 miles in the rear. Lieut. Clark, commanding Indian scouts at Camp Robinson, has started for Washington in charge of :1 delegation of Indian chiefs who desire to have a pow-wow with the Great Father. Amongst the distinguished aborigines of the party are thie following: SiouxSpotted Tail, Hollow Horn Bear, Little Hawk, Ring Thunder, Spotted Tail, White Tail, Swift Bear, Good Horse, Red Bear, Touch-the-Cloud, Red Cloud, Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses, Little Wound, Yellow Bear, American Horse, Big Roals, Jumping Shield, HeLittle-Big-Man and Three Bears.

Arapahos- -Black Cole, Sharp Nose and Friday. The Presidential party arrived at Louisville on the 17th, and met with a very demonstrative reception, business generally being, suspended and the whole city made gay with flags, festoons and other decorations. After a brief welcoming speech by the Mayor, the Rer. Stuart Robinson made a formal address, which was responded to by the President and Secretaries Evarts, Key, Thompson, Schurz, and McCrary. Gov.

ton, of South Carolina, and other gentlemen also took part in the After visiting the Exposition President and Cabinet dined with Gen. Bristow. MINOR NOTES. A burglar, armed with an ax, entered the residence of Richard Boling, near St. Paul, on the night of the 8th, and arousing Mr.

Boling, compelled him to open the drawera of his bureau. While the burglar was intent upon his search for valuabice, Mr. Boling seized the ax and struck him upon the head, killing him instantly. A Workingmen's Convention was held at Pittsburg, on the 10th, and State ticket nominated. The platform adopted demands the repeal of the Resumption act, a tariff for protection, an eight-hour law, the repeal of all conspiracy laws, arbitration between labor and capital, etc.

The Fellow fever excitement at "dina, has caused many of. the inhabi- IOLA IOLA, ALLEN tanta to flee to other localities. Up to 10th there had been seven deaths. Republican and Democratic of Ohio have arranged for discussions between Stanley Matthews Thomas Ewing, to be held at some of principal towns in the State. A dispatch of the 11th says Gambetta has been sentenced to months' imprisonment and a fine of fraucs in default of appearing in court answer for his speech at Lille, President McMahon.

The seizure of Republican' newspapers, presumably publishing reports of the trial, from the public were excluded, is also Rev. Father John McElroy, the Catholic priest in the United Stater, Frederick, on the 12th. He was in Ireland in 1782, and came to this in 1803. He accompanied the American army under Gen. Taylor to Mexico, had charge of the sick and wounded at Hayes, Secretary McCrary Chief-Justice Waite, (ion.

B. F. Butler and J. D. Cox assisted and made addresses at the unveiling of the soldiers' monument at the Soldiers' Home at Dayton, 0., on the 12th.

The Massachusetts Prohibitionists have nominated a State ticket headed by Judge Pitman for Governor. The Prohibitionists of Pennsylvania have also entered the State canvass with a ticket headed by A. IL. Witton for Supreme Judge. Emil Joraphat, who ran sinall deposit bank at 164 Randolph Street, Chicago, has left the city, leaving the bank insolvent.

Liabilities variously estimated at from 000 to $30,000, with assets not $0,000. A receiver has been placed in charge." A negro named Andrew Richards, who was under arrest at Winchester, Scott County, for commiiting an outrage upon respectable white woman, was taken from the Jail by a mob on the 11th and hanged to a tree. In Grundy County, lowa, on the 10th, a mob of about :00 men forcibly took from the Sheriff a man named W. D. Glynder, whom he was convering to jail, and hanged him to a tree.

was charged with committing an outrage upon a girl named Martin and then killing her. Ile was seen walking with the girl only a short time before she was missed, and near the place where her body was found. He protested his innocence to the last. -President Grant has visited Inverness and Glasgow in Scotland; receiving the freedom of both cities, The whaling schooher Charles Thompson, of Providence, arrived home on the 12th from a cruise via Fernandina, in charge of the mate of the barque Cacique, which vessel found the Thompson drifting about without a navigator. Captain Leach having died of yellow fever, and the mates being down with the same discase.

Mark W. Pillow, of Maury County, shot himself through the head while seated in a saloon at Memphis, on the 13th. Deceased was a bachelor, aged 65, and a member of one of the oldest and most respected families of the State. Chronic invalidism was probably the cause of his taking his own life. President Hayes visited the sick bed of Senator Morton, at Richmond, on the 13th.

By advice of the Senator's physicians, no third person was allowed to be present at the interview. Hon. John M. Dawson, Governor of Utah Territory in 1861, died at his home in Fort Wayne, on the 10th, aged 5T. Gov.

Wade Hampton, of South Carolina, delivered the address at the. Winnebago County (Ill.) Fair, on the 13th. (leveland, 0., on the 14th, a sporting man, named Charles Croft, shot his wife and then attempted to take his own life. Mra. ('roft will probably recover, but it WAN thought Croft would die.

Croft's wife had commenced proceedings for divorce. lIe made a confession, stating that he had premeditated murder and suicide. President Hayes attended and presided at the reunion of his old regiment, the Twentythird Ohio Volunteers, at Fremont, on 13th. He was re-elected President of the association. The Secretary of the Treasury has recently received the sum of $7,551 from some party unknown in New York City, for error and omissions in returning income tax.

It was placed to the credit of the "conscience fund." Lewis of Auglaize Connty, Obio, who was reported to have been seized by a gang of robbers and compelled to open his safe, from which was taken, has been himself arrested for complicity in the robbery. Two counterfeiters, named W. W. Hutchison and W. P.

Fauk, were arrested at Tyrone, on the 15th. Hutchison attempted to escape and was shot dead. A gang of burglars broke open four safes at Lawrence, Kansas, on the night of the 14th, secured about $700, and decamped. Cattle in the vicinity of Leavenworth, Kansas, have become infected with the Texas fever and are dying by dozens. The herd of Indian cattle by which the disease was propagated were shipped to St.

Louis. Thirty new cases of yellow fever were reported at Fernandina, on the 15th. Whole families had been stricken down, and all who could were fleeing from the city. The London Telegraph has dispatch from Stanley, the explorer, dated Embomma, in Congo, west coast of Africa, August 10. Me, states that he has completely navigated the Lnalaba, and has succeeded in proving it identical with the Congo.

Mayor A. W. Parsons, of Burlington, Iowa, is a defaulter and fugitive from Justice. He was Assistant Cashier of the Merchants' National Bank, President of a Building and Loan Association, and Tressurer of the School Board. His Bank deficit is about $30,000, and a corresponding deficit is expected to be found in the other funds entrusted to his keeping.

The coal operators in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, have made a conceasion to the miners and work has recommenced. The anniveriary of the Battle of New Orleans, Sept. was celebrated in that city with appropriate ceremonies. Vice- Admiral Canarix, Greek Premier, died of apoplexy on the 15th. At Arcola, Douglas County, on the 16th, a son of Mrs.

Speed, aged 12, was kindling the fire with kerosene, when the can exploded, setting the house on fire, which was burned to the ground. The unfortunate boy WAR so badly injured as to be bio to make his escape from the The Kansas City Exposition opened on the 17th with a very fine display of machinery, textile- fabrics, agricultural implements, horses, cattle, etc. Levi Wessop, colored, aged 15, was bang. by a mob it Martreeaboro, Pike County, REGISTER. ing by the -house, he appealed to the Deputy Clerk, at the doorway, to use his authority as conservator of the peace to prevent the mob from following him.

The deputy replied he had no power to act. Ellis continued his retreat, eluding his pursuers, and reaching in safety the house of his father, situated in the suburbs. Thinking the mob might follow, he shut and locked the doors, and loaded what guns and pistols there were in the house. There was a great din of voices up the street, and friend brought the intelligence that the mob was increasing, and that there were open THREATS OF LYNCHING Ellis, and advised the latter to get quick as possible. Very shortly afterwards the Sheriff arrived and proposed to arrest Ellis for bis assault on Stewart, stating that Stewart's skull was fractured.

Ellis prevail ed on the Sheriff not to take him into town, where he might be seized by the mob, but to wait until Monday morning, when Ellis would voluntarily give himself up. The Sheriff returned without Ellis. The noise continued to grow louder and louder, and being convinced the mob would storm the house in a few minutes and kill or capture him, Ellis went out the back way, getting into a cornfield at the rear of his father's residence. From his concealment he could plainly. bear the shouts of the mob.

When darkness came on he went across fields to the house of a friend named McClure. sent a messenger to see what was going on in town, and learned that the mob, Anding be had escaped from his father's house, had sent parties in overy direction in search of bim, and the intention of lynching him, if he could be caught, was boldly and publicly expressed. Ellis spent that night in the garret of McClure's house, and also the following day. In -the afternoon he wrote a note to his 1a- ther, asking for advice. His father replied that the mob-feeling was as violent as on the day before, and under no circumstances ought he to show himself in public, but to escape from the country as speedily as possible.

That night Ellis, under the guidance of two friends, left McClure' house, traveling a path through the woods in the direction of a certain railway station on the Jackson railroad. Ellis traveled till daylight, and during the day REMAINED CONCEALED in the woods. At nightfall he resumed his journey, and reached the railway station in time to take the midnight north-bound train. He came through without delay, and reached St. Louis Saturday morning, where he is stopping with relatives and friends.

He stated to the reporter that he never intended to return to Jefferson County, as he is convinced the bull-dozers would not permit him to live there, and he proposes to settle in a clime where shot-guns are not looked upon as necessary agencies in the settlement of vexed political questions. PRESIDENT HAYES. Delivered During His Western Speeches and Southern Tour. AT THE DEDICATION OF THE SOLDIERS' MONC- MENT AT DAYTON, OHIO. FRIENDS: A few, unpremeditated sentences, a little plain soldiers' talk, is all that you will This monumeut reminds me, and, mention it, it will remind very wany in this great audience, of the first soldiers' monuments that we erceted in 1861.

You all remember what they were. All who took part in those first battles of the great conflict remember, and can never forget, the feelings of sadness with which we saw the remains our dead comrades gathered up and placed in their last resting place. They were gathered up, you know, by the parties detailed to bury the dead, carefully, respectfully, tenderly; and when the shallow grave had been dug and in their uniforms they had been laid away and covered up, their comrades looked about to see what memento they could leave, and they left little fragments, frail fragments, of cracker boxes, marking with a pencil the name of the regiment and company of the dead comrade, hoping that they would in some way be ful, littlo perhaps dreaming at the time that to the private soldier shonid be erocted with granite and marble and brass such a structure ny we now behold. And behold the change! Instead of that little fragment, perishable and fragile, we have these enduring monument: forever to guze upon. How glorious this change! Does it not remind us of the growth in the sontiment of all mankind, of the appreciation of work that these 110n did? 'Then WO hardly know what to bo tho result of it all, but nOR 'we know that these men Aghting the battle of freedom for all mankind.

know that they have saved to liberty and to peaco the best part of the best tinent on the globe. As this work compares with the frail' cracker-box so does this work which they have done compare with uny conception of it which we then could have bad. Forever herenfter we shall the American private soldier as having established free nation, where every man has ani equal chance and a fair. start in the race of life. This is the work of tho American private soldier, and as that monument teaches many lessons, let 118 not forget one.

It 1g a monument to romind as that mADy are still living of the great army, who are the victims of that war. Some have lost limbs; some have lost those habits and char. acteristics that enable men to succeed in life, wherever they are. Let 114 remember always that the debt to the dead American soldier CAN be best paid to the living American soldier. AT FELLOW -CITIZENS: These enthusiastic greetings and this very generous welcome by.

my old friends and neighbors of Cincipnati are indeed very gratifying to me. do not take them as a mere personal compliment. 1 understand that largely they mean you are attached to the principles of the ment of the United States. trust also that I may uccept this demonstration as in part due to the fact that the peopic of Cincinnati approve the general course of the Administration in regard to the great and dificult questions of how to bring about complete and permanent pacification of country. The whole country-all sections, all States, all people, all races and All classes are deeply interested in the permanent pacification of the country.

Bat, my friends, no part of the people of the United States are more deeply interested in restoring harmony between the North South than the peopie of Cincinnati. During the greater part of the period of my residence in Cincinnati, this city was border city; it was like Baltimore and Louisville, a border city. On the other side of the line was a population by circumstances beyond and our control, in from the game degree alienated estranged us. But, my friends, the great object and the desire of myself and gentlemen associated with me in the Government is to change all that. I wish to see Cincinnati occupy the position which her geographical location entitles her to occupy.

I wish Cincinnati to be of the great central cities of the best continent on the globe. I believe, my friends, that the day is coming-nay, I believe the day has come-when the great conflict that raged between us for more than 50 years is to be closed. And how deeply are we interested in it? Four years since the great crisis in monetary and business affairs, and yet the depression has not entirely passed away. Four months ago, in New York, in the presence of a large assemblage of merchants of that city, I thought proper to say that in my judgment we might look for early encouraging and decisive indications, of restoration of business prosperity I out country. To-day, my friends, think I may say that in the opinions of wise and prudent observers, these indications which I predicted, hare come to pass.

Look at it! They are not, was perhaps, an decided as we the could railwish, but informed that roads of the Northwest are beginning to ry to. market the crops faro already earning more than at any. provions similar pertod of the year since tho crash 1873. In our own State, I am told, the Lake Shore Road is doing larger businessithan ever before, and that the wholesale merchants of the great cities are boginning to have a trade greater than at any time since the panic. -early companions as Donahue and possibly now Lar Donahue Pashais a popular officer in the Turkish infantry.

His military career has been remarkable. He served as a British private in the Crimea, as, a Zouave in Papal army, as a French soldier Franco-Prussian and as 8.0 Carin Spain. He is young, rich and complished. LAWRENCE, or better known to his COUNTY, KANSAS, the on the 2d, for committing an assault upon a white lady. State Felix Dardenne and Tom Beachman, joint white, and Jim Powell, colored, were killed and by the explosion of a saw-mill boiler near the Pine Bluff, recently.

Several other employees were severely scalded. THE EUROPEAN WAR. Additional reports of murders and outrages by Russian adherents are made public by Turkish officials, Eastern Bulgaria the Circassians are said to have committed the most horrible outrages; in the village of Suijuk alone, 300 persons being massacred and their houses burned to the ground. The corpses of 100 women were found at Samuela. The Russian batteries before Plevna opened a fierce freion the 8th, which had continued daily until the 12th, the Turkish guns maintaining their fire unimpaired.

The Turkish position was considered almost impregnable. A Russian official dispatch of the 13th claimed the capture by assault of the heights of Crevitza, Osman Pasha's strongest outpost at Plevna. There were heavy losses on both sides. The Russian assault upon Ptevna, up to the 14th, had not resulted in any further progress, and it was thought by the best military correspondents that the Turkish stronghold could only be taken by a protracted siege. Plevna is said to be victualed for two months.

News from Plevna to the 15th, stated that Gent Skobeloff, the Russian commander, had been forced to abandon some of the advantageous positions previously secured by bim, on account of not receiving necessary reinforcements. A Constantinople dispatch of the 16th says that the Russians have disastrously defeated at Plevna, and forced to retire to Sistova and Tirnova. It was reported from Constantinople on the 17th that Suleiman Pasha had taken Fort St. Nicholas, one of the main positions of the Russian's in Schipka Pass. It is reported also that Mehemet Ali and Suleiman Pasha have effected junction of forces, and, it is thought, may move against the army of the Czarowitch.

Precocity at Long Branch. A correspondent, writing from Long Branch, say's: I was much amused this morning at 6 o'clock breakfest. A little chap about 8 years of age, climbed into a chair at the table where I was sipping my matutinal coffee, and, with the freedom of childhood, said, as he rubbed his hands, "It's very chilly, this morning." I assented and mildly suggested, Little folks ought to be in bed when he upset not only my gravity but that my was avoirdupois, by saying in a tone of a young American, "Oh! I was at the hop last night and couldn't rest. A 'cup. of coffee will make me all right." bit my mustache to keep back the laugh, wheh he added, "One sees so much at a watering place that season." one I gets asked tired him out auxiously, "How often have you been here?" and with a yawn, politely hid with his hands, "Five years this season -I am tired of it." My conscience! the baby was absolutely blasc at 8 years old.

He got his coffee, and mamma sailed in resplendent in fashionable attire, the left hand fingers invisible abore the first joint for diamonds, and said: "Maurice, you had bettor dat No, thank you, the coffee is enough. I will see the girls" (his sisters, I afterwards ascertained), and he marched out jauntily, as if this world had nothing worth seeing, and all enjoyment had, 80 far as ho was concerned, been absorbed like the juice of an orange, and the peel was good lor nothing. A Baby by Express. People who are fond of the practical theory of the advent of babies which makes them angels, escaped through the gate left ajar by a compassionate saint, will be horrified to hear of the modern prosaic process of obtaining babies by express. But it is a fact.5 A Indy in this city, desiring a house-flower of this sort, and having a fancy for the daughters of the sunny South, sent a descrip-1 tion of kind of a child she wanted to a foundling hospital in New Orleans.

A day or two ago she received a reply that a child suiting her description had been found among the babies in the bospital, and that it was on its way to Cincinnati. Imagine her sensation yesterday morning when the messenger the Adams Express rang the bell and announced a package for Mrs. at the same time presenting a little human fairy, a little girl of tender years, with an express label tied to one little arm. The package was duly receipted for and was gladly Gazelle. Anecdotes of a Virginia Gorernor.

An elderly gentleman in this county, who recollects Gov. Thomas Mann Randolph, represents him to have been a man of remarkable activity and great physical power, although his weight wag but pounds. It is related that a mad dog once came to -Monticello and ensconced himself under the portico. Colonol Randolph ran for his pistol, but found to his dismay that there was no powder on the premises with which to load it. In this dilemma Colonel Randolph resorted to a curious expedient, and.

accomplished a daring feat. Encasing his left arm heavily with woolen cloths, he took his dirk in the right, and boldly attacked the rabid brute. Presenting his left arm, the dog immediately seized it, when he was dispatched by the dirk with a single thrust. It is said that Colonel Randolph frequently swim rivers when out of their banks rather than go out of his way to a bridge. Upon one occasion, having sold a horse to a friend, he told the purchaser some weeks afterward that he had forgotten to inform him that the animal would sometimes shy at logs when swimming.

Meriwether Lewis Randolph, a son of Gov. Thomas Mann, WAS also A man of great physical strength. It is related that he once carried 1,000 pounds weight across a room in Shadwell Char lollesville Chronicle. THE only religious daily paper in the country has just suspended publication. People don't care to have religion served ap to 'em more than once a week, unless it comes in the form of a church raffle, a sacred concert, or something of that Boston Post.

SEPTEMBER 22, 1877. SHOT-GUN POLITICS. The Mississippi Plan of Conducting Campaign--An Armed DemoPreventing Republican Candidates from Speaking. the St. Louis Democrat.

Mr. J. C. -Ellis, of Fayette, Jefferson County, Mississippi, arrived in the city, Saturday morning, makes a statement of that Southern region is neither dead nor which goes far to show that the bull slumbering, and that in spite of pacification conciliation, the Mississippi plan" of conducting political campaigns is not yet a thing of the past. Mr.

Ellis was born and in Jefferson Courty, and his father has resided there nearly 40 years. The Ellises were Union men during the war and had to flee to the Federal lines to escape rebel violence. Since the war they have been Republicans. The senior Ellis occupted a place on Bench six years, being now a practicing lawyer at Fayette. J.

C. Ellis was district Clerk for tour years, and is also an attorney, but, a week ago, was compelled to: leave the country to escape the violence of a Democratic mob. He is now a refugee, and does not dare return for fear his life will be taken by a mob. A reporter of the Globe-Democrat interviewed Mr. Ellis, who makes a statement substantially as follows: A campaign is now in progress in Mississippi for the election of county officers and members of the Legislature.

Under the bull-dozing process the Republican party of become '80 disorganized and disintegrated that few straight party nominations are being made, the Republicans generully giving their support to independent, conservative candidates. THE REPUBLICANS of Jefferson County, feeling assured that in spite of fact that they had a majority of votes in the county, would not be permitted to install their nominees even if they were elected, concluded to make no nominations, but to support Independent candidates for the Legislature and for local offices. Somo of the Independent candidates were Republicans and others Democratic. The first grand rally of the campaign was announced to take place Saturday, September 8, at a school-house five milos from the town of Fayette. Among the speakers who were to address the meeting were: Mr.

Ellis, R. J. Il. Finly and Hicks, the two latter didates for the Legislature. Ellis left Fayette about 9 o'clock in the evening, on horseback, for the place of meeting.

When half way there, he met a number of colored people considerably excited. He asked them why they were leaving the schoolhouse. stated that a large number of armed members of the Democratic Clubs had made their appearance on the ground and warned them to, leave, as there would be bloodshed if the Independents and Republicans attempted to hold a mecting. Ellis appealed the colored men to return with him to the school-house and participate in the meeting; that they had a right as American citizens to hold political gatherings, and that the Democrats dare not offer violent interference. The majority of the mon returned with him, but the others, being afraid of trouble, went home.

When Ellis and his party arrived on the ground a few colorpeople were still there, and there were present about seventy-five Democrats in club uniform, and armed with double-barreled The Indepenent candidate soon arrived, and had a conference with J.D. S. Davenport, Chairman of. the Democratic Executive Committee, who was there armed. They asked if the Democrats were the purpose of preventing the Independents and Republicans from speaking.

Davenport, replied that they were there to preserve the peace, and did not intend that any INCENDIARY SPEECHES whould be made; that Ellis, who was particularly, obnoxious to the Democratic party, not be permitted to address the meeting. Ellis insisted that he bad a right to speak, and would do so at any cost, but, after a consultation with his friend, he agreed, for the sake of avoiding bloodshed, that he would take no part in the speaking. The Democrats stated that they bad no objections to Finly and Hicks speaking, and gave the assurance that they should be protected. Finly was the first speaker. When 'he position on the stand a uniformed Democrat, with shot-gun in hand, was stationed a few feet behind him, for the manifest purpose of intimidating the speaker and to prevent him from giving expression to bold or aggressive sentiments.

The armed Democrats stood in front of the speaker, and he had hardly finished his first sentence when they broke out in shouts. 'These derisive demonstrations were repeated at the end of almost every sentence, and it was with the greatest difficulty that Finly could speak in a connected way. The Republicans present were thoroughly Intimidated in and remained quiet. Finly persevered his efforts to speak and appealed for a quiet hearing. His appeal was met with the inost boisterous applause and clapping of hands, undoubtedly meant to turn the occaxion into a farce.

The remarks that he did make were of an extremely moderate character; he had no his violent abuse for the Dem'party; utterances were not incendiary; it was simply an effort at a temperate statement of the reasons why the people, without reference to party, should vote the Independent ticket. He told the armed Democrats that he was not there to stir up BAD BLOOD, but to present his own claims and those of his fellow -candidates, and that as an old citizen of the county he asked for respectful attention. Finding that the Democrats were determined to deny him the right of free speech by punctuating every remark by deafening shouts, and that it was useless to continue, Finly descended from the stand. He was followed by Mr. Hicks, Independent candidate for the Legislature, man who had previously voted the Democratic ticket.

Hicks was subjected to the same indignities that had been heaped on Finly. The mob was uproarious applause, the effect being so confusing that it was impossible for the speaker to proceed. Hicks made: a direct appeal to Col. McGinley, a leading Democrat present, to use his efforts to keep order, and this appeal was met with ashout. All through Hicks's effort to speak the crowd indulged in hoots, jeering remarke and insults.

It was impossible for any man to orate under such circumstances, and Hicks, finding his endeavors futile, wisely sat down. No other Republicans or Independents attempted to speak. Upon a consultation it was decided to disperse, and the meeting wasaccordingly dismissed. The Democrats were enthusiastic over their success in preventing free speech, and made returned to town high glee. Ellis also his way back to Fayette with his friends.

The streets were full of boisterous Democrats, who indulged in the most violent language towards Republicans, and threatened certain OBNOXIOUS MEN with a dose of mob law it they did not keep quiet. There seemed to be a particular aversion to Ellis on account of his active sition to the Democratic ticket and his bold support of the opposing candidate. He WAS advised not to go on the streets, but baving business with one or two men he went out to find them. While engaged in a conversation with a young man named Dudley Stewart, a violent the latter remarked: Well, Ellis, the boys wouldn't let you speak to-day." Ellis replied, "Yes, and it was very cowardly. This brought on an altercation, which culminated Ellis.

in struck back, Stewart striking Stewart when gathered a brick and threw it at Ellis, the corner of the missile grazing the head of Ellis. Ellis had in his hands heavy stick, with which hestruck his antagonist a blow, felling him to the ground. Dr. Rembert, brotherin-law of Stewart, ran with a pistol, cursing and flourishing his weapon, but did not fire. The crowd began to gather, and Ellis drew a short distance up the street.

The crowd followed, uttering threats of lynch law all the time. A colored Ellis man ran from the crowd to where. was, and said, Get Ellis, the crowd will hurt you." retreated up the street. Pass- NUMBER 39. STATE NEWS.

that three 2,000 to attacking five for which reported. oldest died at born country and Mat- body of Tracey Rock Titus was found on the track the Island and Pacific Railroad, between Leavenworth and Platte City (Mo.) on the morning of the 9th. Hewas a traveling-salesman, and had evidently been murdered; but the cause of his murder or by whom he was murdered are still. mysteries. He was first shot from ambush, and his body then placed upon the track, where it was run over by two freight trains.

The detectives think they have a clew to the murderer, and they are following it up. ABOUT going to the above heading the Philadelphia Record has a column editorial from which we publish, just to let readers know what fools there are in world. The text for the editorial is the following letter: :1: To the Editor of the Record: I was of one of tho most important parishes in KanSAS, as well as a preacher at its agricultural college, and traveled hundreds of miles over the prairies. The few advantages offered by that overrated country as a home for the workingman are greatly exaggerated, while its many disadvantages ure studiously withheld from the public. Workingmen who shall be induced by reckless statements emigrate to Kansas will be grievously pointed.

J. P. FUGETT. 33 North Ninth Street. The Record, after advertising laborers.to gO West, but to avoid Kansas, says: "The cliniate of Kansas is one of extreme and cold, the thermometer ranging from.

100 degrees above to 35 to 40 degrees below zero. It is far from its products, there-' fore, bring but small reward. to producers. Its society is generally rude and best people are Puritanic and the rest SatanIc-the one being as disagreeable. as the other is dangerous.

The. prevailing moral tone of society in Kansas is as low as its winters cold. The wolf, the Indian and the highwayman infest the western section, and over-sharp Yankees and other Eastern adventurers its castern- settlements. The State was of blood and ruffianism and. its inhabitants are a cross between New England humbugs and Missouri murderers.

Its greatest statesman 'is Pomeroy and its leading clergyman Kalloch, who had to away from pious Boston for drinking whisky "skins" with a doubtful woman. It's many cattle have to winter on the bleak prairie, without a tree, a bill or a barn to protect them from the cruel winds that come sweeping down from the Rocky Mountains during five or six months in the year, and when the spring thaw comes their tails drop off. Indeed, very many of the poor brutes freeze to death during the long and wretched winters. In summer, the heat is as intense as the cold is in winter. The farmer raise enough of 'grain, potatoes, to feed his tamily in winter, but he can not indulge extensively in groceries and dry goods.

A wagon load of hauled to the nearest town-say a hundred miles off-will buy but a very small stock of store goods. And what show for prosperity is there for a farm laborer in Kansas when the farmer and land: holder can obtain but a mere existence? We advise all poor men, and all who comtemplate going West, to better their condition, to give Kansas a wide berth, and go to some land that the Lord has thought fit: to smile upon; to choose la region in which they will not freeze in winter nor roast in summer; where they will not be persecuted, by, one class of people because deemed to be bad, nor murdered by another because thought to be too good; where New England hypocrites and humbugs do not rule one end of the State and highwaymen and horac-thieves. the other; but where there is a genial climate and a market for what they produce. and fair wages for the' workingman; where neither the metaphorical nor real wolf will haunt their doors; where at least one trco and one hill can be seen on ten thousand acres of land: where the winds do not blow the tires from the -wheels, the (hair from men's heads, nor the earth from thie wheat roots, till they stand out from the ground like blighted radishes in the spring. There are many State's in the West and Southwest that offer proper inducements to emigrants; many in which the climate 1 is pleasant, the generous, and the people agreeable.

But Kansas is not one of them. Keep away from Kansas. Rather go to Canada or Kamtschatka we had almost said. No matter it Kansas did makes creditable show of cereals and fruits at the Centennial. Any State can furnish fine selected specimens of corn-ears and apples: The point is, what are they worth to the producer? What's the difference how fine corn is in a country where the people burn it, to run locomotiven, and where, in the absence of cheaper fuel, they burn it to keep from freezing and to cook their food-burn a bushel of corn-ears to cook a corn-cake, which they have to eat without butter or salt! Talk not to us of emigrating to Kansas.

Better die in Philadelphia than' live in Kansas; and if Governor, Anthony had remained here a week longer he would have come to this conclusion." But Kansas Was not without a defender, right in Philadelphia. E. McM." came to time, in the very next issue of the Record, and told that he had lived in Kansas eight years and left but three years ago. says: "During all this time I experienced less discomfort from the 'extreme heat and cold' that I ever did in Philadelphia. In the warmest weather there is sways a cool breeze, and, although the winters are severe, they are not more 50 than any other prairie country.

Certainly the climate is as regular as it is in this locality. Iam of the political minority of the State, but never had as much trouble to cast a rote as I have had in this very city. I could write more in defense, but fear that' you will not allow the space. In conclusion, allow me to state that in Kansas, no matter how poor or how ignorant one "may be, if he act the man, the doors of the respectable. community are open to him.

There we know no man by the cut of his coat." This writer says many other good things for Kansas, but it is unnecessary to publish them. We reproduce the article not to refute its assertions, for that unnecessary, but merely to show our readers that Kansas is still talked about in this manner, in a few Commonwealth. A DETROIT surgeon was the other day called to go up the river and give his professional services to a man who was accidentally shot by a friend while practicing at target-firing, and yesterday the doctor was met on the street by. a friend who asked: 44 Well, you went up and saw that man, did you Yes." And where was he In the lumbar region," answered the surgeon. "Oh, in the lumber region, was it? 'Why, how did they get him down from the pineries so quick?" Then the doctor lumbered along towards home.Free 1 a A.