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Tit Hot*. W. rr. Hetknait, Secretary of
War, Wathhajton :
I have the hoyyr to submit the fol
lowing brief report of affairs as they
occurred here in the organization of
the fcitaU* Jbegisinture on January 4th,
1K75. was ii< >t.in command of this
military department until t o’clock
at night; on the 4th iusU. hut I fully
endorse and am willing to be hold
responsible for the acts of the mili
tary as conservators of the public i
fieaoe upon that day. During the
few days in which l was in the city,
prior to th * 4th of January, the gen
eral topi* of conversation was the
scones* of blood-fin 1 11 in t were liable
to occur on that day. and 1 reapeat
edly hear ! threats of assassinating;
the Governor, and regrets expressed
that be was not.killed on the 14th of
September last: also, threats of the
a^M^fiiation of K ‘publican members
trf the House in order to s©cnr* the
election of a D ■moeratie Speaker. 1
I also know of the kidnapping bv
th© banditti of Mr. (’onsinier, one of<|
the marah m s (‘loot of Dio LoKislatimL
til order the peace and to
make* tne State House safe for the
poactiable assembling of the LegUhi
ture, G *ji. Emory, {upon requisition j
of th© Governor, stationed troops in
the vicinity of tin* building. Owing®
to these preeautiims, the Legislator©
Uss<tnbie 1 in the State House without
any disturbance of the public peace,
4it l*i o’clock. Win. Vixor . t lie Ch rk
*f the* House of Ro prosen tamos,
proceeded to call the roll as. accord
ing to law, he was empowered to do.
One hundred and two leg,ally re- 1
turned members answered to their
names. Of this number lifty-two;
were Kepublicaus, and fifty were.
Democrats.
Before entering the House, Mr. J.
A. Wiltz had been selected in the
House as the Democratic nominee
for Speaker, and Mr. Miehaad Haim
as the .Republican nominee.
Vigors had not. yet linished an
flouncing the result when one of the
members, Mr. BHliettn, of Lafourche, 1
nominated Mr. J. A. Wiltz, for tem
porary Speaker.
Vigors promptly deelared the mo
tion out of order at that time, when
someone put the question and amid
the cheers of the Democratic side
of the House, Mr. Wiltz dashed on
the rostrum, pushed aside Mr. Vig
ors, seiz'd the Speaker's Chair and
declared himself Speaker.
A protest against these arbitrary and
unlawful pA’qjuuulings was promptly
made by members |*f the majority,
but Wiltz pakl no attention to these j
protests, and upon,a motion fr"iu
fiome one on the Democratic side of
the House, declared Mr. Trezevant
nominated and elected Spcakerof the |
House
Mr i Ttvzivani at om*e .sprung for- i
nnil thr* Cleric’?' ehair
amhlst the wildest eemfusion over the
whole House. Wiltz then again, on
another nomination from the IVnie
cratic side of the House, deelared one
Flooil elected Sargaant-itEArms, and
ordered that a certain niunher of as
sistant-- If appointeii. Instantly a
large number of meu throughout the
hall, who had Ween admitted on va
rious pretexts, such tw reporters an 1
member’s friends and- s|teetatr.
turned down the lapels of their eouts
Hfwm which were pinned blue ribbon
badge- on which were printed in
gold letters tlle words, "Assi.-tiuit
Hergeunt-at-Aruis," and the assembly
was in possession of a minority, and
the;-White League "1 Ijouisiuna had
mail** good its threats of seizing the
House. Many of the assistant Ser
geaJts-at-Arrns, being well known us
captains of White League companies
in this city. Notwithstanding the
suddenness af this movement the
leading Kspuldiian members had
not failed, to protest again and nguiu
against thlsrev. Jutilifiaryn. lion ofthe
mincatty, butail to no purpose, and
rnarr of the R - ’publicans rose and
left the House in atesly together
with tin tdork. Mr Vic-rs who ear
ned with him the original roll of the
House as returned by the Secretary
of Stab-. The">ejtriteTttent was now
very great. The S ting Sjs aki.r di
reote 1 the Sergeant-at-Arms to pre
vent thi' of ingjvssgif; mnl>crs
or Jttiyrs, and several exeiting smif
li@s in which knives sfltd pistofs were
drawn took plm'e, uud for a few mo
ments it seem;* 1 thnt bloodshed
■Would ensue. At this juneture Mr.
Dupree, a Democratic member
from the parish of Orleans,
move 1 that the military power
"Ofthe general Government be invok
ed to preserye the peace, and tiiat a
committee be appointed to wait ui>ou
General De Troliriand. the eoni
nj inding officer of the United States
trooi. stationed at the State House,
THE -mil.V TIMES.
nnd request his assist rtner'Sfl ch4i*mg |
the lobby. The motion was adopted. |
A eomiu it too of live, of which Mr.;
Dupree was ma le chairman, wa??s *m
to wait upon (leimral Do Ti-obrianJ.
ami soon returned with that officer,
who was accompanied by two qf hi*
staff officers. As Genera! De Trobri
anil walked down to the Speaker's |
desk loud applause burst from th<
Democratic side of the House, (lon- |
oral De Trohriand asked tlie acting
Speaker if it was pot possible for him
to preserve order without appealing
to him as a United State* army offi
oer. Mr. Wiltz said it was not,
whereupon the General proceeded t<> !
the lobby and addressing a few words
to the crowd, peace was nt once fe
stored. On return of Mr. Dupree, j
Mr. Wiltz then in the name of the |
General Assembly of Rkc Statu of
Louisiana, thanked flenera|D
TrobriateV for ildctf>>i enee ft\ i
behalf of law and order, and the 1
General withdrew. The Republicans
had now generally withdrawn from J
the hall, and united in signing a pe
tition to the Governor, stating their
grievances and asking liL aid, wkiqh j
peiition mtf signf*d by fifty two legal
ly lvturned members of the House is :
in my I'dssfN&siiUi. Immediately sub-j
setjuent to the action of Mr. Wiltz in \
ejecting the clerk of the old House.;
Mr. Britton moved tiiat a gentle
man from the Parish of Dcsota, j
lone from Arim, one from Bien
ville ami one from Iberia who had
not been ret arm'd b\ the returning j
hoard be sworn in as members, and
| they were accordingly sworn in by
i Mr. WUtz an l Look seats upon the
floor as members of the House.
Motion was made that the House
! proceed with its permanent organiza
tion, ami roll called by a-ting clerk
and Wiltz declared elected speaker
1 The clerk now requested the General
to aid him in restoring order, and let j
I the.legally retired members proceed;
with organization. In view of the
terrible massacre in 1 the posse
was furnished, with the request, that
. no member of the legislature return
|cdby t lie board should be ejected.
This posse performed directions of
1 the Governor and removed from the
'floor those who had been illegally
seated and had no right to be there ; j
1 whereupon the Democrats arose and
left the House, and the remaining
1 members proceeded to efl •-t an or-:
ganization under tin State laws.
, In all this turmoil, in which blood- j
lulled was imminent, tin' militan
! posse behaved with great discretion.
When Mr. Wiltz, the usurping
j fcipoaki'i of the House, called for j
itroops to prevent bloodshed they ■
were given him. When then the:
! Governor of the State called for a
posse for tin* same purpose to enforce :
theiaw.it was furnished also. Had!
j this not l>een done it ihUiy iinu belief
t hat u scene of bloodshed would have
j ensued;
1 Signed: P. S. NHKRTDAN.
Lieut-General, j
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Tin* I on Mierliliiii'* llpport..
hjx’. ial to tlu- Times. b> S. 4 A. Line.)
Washington, Jail. u. i'revioustoj
the receipt of Gen. Sheridan’s dis- ;
patch to the War Department, de-1
tailing the events of Monday last, it
, is well known that Secretaries iiris- j
tow,Robeson and Postmaster General
Jewell, with the information before j
them, entmdy disapproved of the
, act# of the military in New Orleans
|und ofthe tone of all the dfeq 4te jjes
! received from G< n. Sh rldan, but , in
I die absence of any official informa-j
tion. they very properly declined to |
iindieatc what might be their |
future action on this question though ;
I they have been outspoken in thoir
M-bndeiiination of General SlihHSmnfs
, conduct.
? On receipt of Shftiaairs report to- 1
j day <*ojies were made at the War De
. purtment, and furnished to all the
members of the Cabinet, for their in
. formation.
' Since the r-eeliit of this rejort the
( al;ov -rneutiyn.cd jueinbuys. °f the
have rleelined to talk on the
subject, but will expi;os their views
I at the G/ibinet meeting on Tuesday
, next. Whether this report will change
‘ the opinions of Hie members of the
■ Gahinet remains to be (p-en
Failure—KmlorneniciiI t tirant.
i Special X the Timkh by ft IA, Linc.j
I Nkw Yoiik. January Bab A;
Cos., grocers, have failed.
Mayor Wvekham presides on Mon
j day night at the Louisiana indigna
tion demonstration. Both parties,
jure getting up calls. The counter de- :
' nouneement reads:
We, the undersigned,
how the rebellion was inaugurated,
and the country forced into a war by
i the failure of the government to pro
j tect its forts and oflie-en*. hereby tes
!lif y ou' approval of the prompt ac
tion in the late ease <>f the Louisiana
I Legislature.
lii jiiiliitioiiM of flu* Virginia i mv.
Sji. i ial to th<* Timf.k by H. A A. Line.)
RichmoSJ). Va., Jan. 9. r Ti i# S|iiai‘
to-day discussed the fol
lutJbnA, and they wen*-made®special
order for Tuesday :
t Resolved, That the Governors of
| all th ,; States be. and are hereby carri
| estly requested to convene as
practicable the liOgislatures of their
i respective States to consult and ad-
I vise together in regard to the late in-
I ter fere nee by the L’. S. army, with the
Louisiana L*gislature, and determine
promptly what is necessary' to bo
done to defend and preserve rbe bi
deiiendenee and autonomy of States.
Resolved, That the Governor bf
this commonwealth be requested to
telegraph these resolutions to all the
COLUMBUS, GrA., SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1875.
fV>tarnW*. nnn ihimedlnte
ivpli(‘s.
'L'hort* wt'iv 1,500 ordinary and 2:i
registered Richmond letters in the
mail burned Thursday night on the
B. & W. R. U.
Iliimomt 4'ubinet
Sjh i iI t* tho Daily Timsh by H. & A. Unr l
Washington, January 0. Thor©lire
minors here of grave eoniplieations in
the Cabinet over the President’ Lou
isiana policy. It is positively asserted
that Secretary Lish and Bristow will
resign. Tn official circles the rumor
is. however, emphatically denied.
Vtae Prrslilrat WIISuI f 'emlcmiui Mlierl
lnn.
Hpi't'ittl t<> the Daily Times. ly S. \ A, Line.]
Ni.w Yokk, Jan. 0. Y Washington
special says that Vice President Wil
son thinks a grave mistake has been
mad© in the Louislmuv affairs, he
condemns Sheridan's dispatches.
D;ics the suing opinion,
though slightly n/odttled. Gainefon
supports the Pr**sident, so does
Kelly.
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% ion lor it ('oilvrnMon of
hi a tew.
RteriMoND, Va., .tan. 0. Hon. Jas.
Lyon writes to the Governor of Vir
ginia proposing to call a* convention
of States, North and Soutli, to main
tain the Constitution and preserve
the liberties of the ]*vplo ill view of
the Louisiana question.
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I'.nroiiran *fearner*.
Nkw Yokk, Januurx n The usual
numherof steamers sidled for Eu
rope to-day, carrying in the a ygr'-
gate a larger passengt*r list than for
si'veral weeks past. Canroes large as
usual, consisting most I \ of grain, cot
ton, provisions and general merchan
dise.
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in tin* Cellar.
Sjß'i'ial t<* tin* TimeS by tlu* S. A: A. Lino.]
Boston, January *.). The deteet ives
hate discovered a dry goods exchange
in a leading lager beer saloon, where
pilfering clerks, connected with the
large stores of Ghambers & Go., and
Churchill, Smidt A Smith, ou Sum
ner street, have been in tilt* habit of
meeting and exchanging goods and
selling t hem below their value. All
the parties have been arrested and
confessed their crimes.
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liitli;tii* Ituwiceri.
Wai.i.ai i:, Kan., January '•>. A
scouting party hi command of Tit.
Hinkle, returned af midnight <>n the
Gth with lour Indian prisoners, in
cluding one chief, after three day s j
scouting in pursuit of the Indians
who killed tin* hunter Brown. A
I snow storm overtook them. All the
| men are frost bitten, several badly;
! and sonic with their feet frozen. The
! several Sioux, Cheyennes and Arapa
; hoes are forming a camp 80 miles
! south of Wallace.
(art
Se rial t.i tli.- Timkm by H. k A, Lin<*.j
Nf.w Yobk, January ‘J. -In the ease
of Carl Vogt, whose extradition was
asked on a charge of murder and
arson, in Brussels, tho prosecution
e*Jos<jil bcl'oL'o Coimuis i' WJiite
The dbfensefcopens I'€■ 1 >ruary Ist, to
which day the ease was adjourned.
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A MimiYfflM* Arrri*teil.
Kpocial to tli** Timer by S. k A. Lino.]
Ni:w Yokk, January *J. A bench
warrant has beihi served upon the
allegei| “(jueenof smugglers,” Leon
Javin, against whom information for
smuggling laces and silks, intended
for fashionable ladies of Murray Hill,
some days ago.
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lli'erlirr-Tiltm* ( a*r.
Nf.w Yokk. Jan. 9. Tlu* actors in
the great Tiiton-Beocher scandal suit
are all resting after tin*, week’s exer
tions, with the exception of Beecher,
who is busy preparing his sermons
for to-morrow. Counsel on both sides
express satisfaction with the jury as
completed.
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In mu Ini' Trail* .
Special t< l>aily Timex, by H. 4 A. Line.]
Dktroit, Mich., Jan. th- Tlie Star
and Empire freight lines having
raised the priaes on lumber transpor
j tation to one hundred and ten dol
lars per car, a meeting of lumber
men yesterday, denounoed the charg
es as benefiting lumbermen at the
1 expense of the Western Tttmher men.
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Krrlprorify Treaty.
! Special to tin* Times by S. k A. T.lVic.]
Ottaway, Umt., Jan. a.- Tn-rtny,Hi<’
! official Gazctl'* will contain tlie an
j nonneement smjim'>ning I’afliamcnt
for fh<* (llsiiati'hing of business, on
Thurs'luy, the 4tu of February next,.
The rleljiroelfy treaty will lie the great
subject upon which the interest of
the country will be wintered, and
stormy discussion will likely iusuc,
Arctic Kxpcflltlon.
Special to tlie Times, by H. k A. I.iue.J
Bkbi.is, Jan, !>. The German Arctic
Rxploiation Society is busily engaged
I in fitting out another i<olar expedi
tion. The Government has granted
substantial aid to the enterprise, and
lit Is understood German Navy
, ollicers will he deiuile 1 to assist.
The expedition will start early next
summer.
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Weather Matemenl.
Washisoton. .Tail, 't PiitbiffiWtit'*.-
Tn the Boiitii Ailautie and East Gulf
States, high ! ‘barometer, North
West to North East winds, partly
eloud v and derided ly cold weather
wil( prevail, with possible light rain
| oh' the roast, of the litter. In the
Western Gulf States high followed
by falling barotnefer, sforth to East
; winds, partly cloudy and cold woath
| er ana iwsslbly coast rains.
THK (WOX CHOI*.
ITS DIMKNSIONS T.VKi.N lIY Till: NASH- 1
VlI.Li: KXUU.VNWK—HOW THK I‘UOU-
I.KM IS HOI.VKD BY THK C(UI
MITTEK ON STATISTICS AND
INFORMATION.
The appended report*, eoneendng
the cotton problem which is still ex
citing great interest in the North and
South, was submitted to the Nash
ville Cotton Lxchunge Monday by
tin* committee on statistics and infor
mation, and ordered printed. It is
based on a simple but comprehensive
array of facts, Just obtained from va
rious Southern points by telegraph
data which must command attention
every where. Our exchange has
shown both originality ami enterprise
and wo take pleasure in presenting
the result of its investigation;
Nashville, Tknn., Jail, l, 1873.
To the I'rt'iiUlrnt and rmrd af Mann
yrrs of the Xtiuhrille Cotton h'r- \
ehtuiaa:
Gentlemen : Your committee on ;
information ami statistics being ini- J
pressed with a belief that estimates 1
based upon tlie receipts at the ports :
and interior markets would approve '
mate more closely to a correct solu
tion of the crop problem, than those
deduced from following the crop
through its various stages and coudi
tions, respectfully submit the follow
ing e
The receipts of th© crop of 1870 71'
at tlu 1 ports to ;tl*t of December were
41)J per cent, of tin*, total. 1871 72 the i
percentage was 311, and for 1h72 70
401 percent., while for 187 J 71 it was
sft per cent.
In attempting the solution of this
method, there is but one important
unknown quantity to ascertain, to
wit : the force of the influences which
have retarded or pushed forward the
crop. There are, of course, serious
difficulties to bo met iu determining
this <1 nest fon, yet to our minds, it is
n inore simple plan than any other.
In a comparison of a scries of years, :
we now and then find one that is j
an extraordinary exception- to those!
which have preceded or followed it. ;
For illustration, as the crop of
lM7ft 71. Although th©trade was well
aware <f the determined effort on tho
part of merchants and planters to
hold back the crop, led thereto by
Die existing war in Europe, yet no!
one that we know of comprehended,
even raniotelij, the extent to which
tills intluence was checking the (
movement of the crop. The best
evidence of the truth of this, is 1 lie
fuel that as late as February llt h,
1871, *‘B. F. N.” (a gentleman who is
always to be found among the long
est or long crop men,) wrote an ex
b'lided article for the Coianier< ial ami
Financial Cluvnucle, in which In* t hen
gnvctheestiinat.es as running from!
three and a Jmlf to four millions, and
s* • far beyond all expeetnt ion had tlie
intluence at work held the ©rop in
check that even those seemingly
large estimates foil below the actual
result a>u,o*M to 85ft,unft haft s.
The crop <>r 1871 72 was marketed
[without any influence of material
importance In 1872-72, the move
ment* was retarded by unfavorable
weal her. October was unusually I
cold. November gave us as cold, if
not the coldest spell ever known for
I that month, the intensity of which !
increase la. tho winter advanced.
And further ucrioUH interruption was
met with in the horse disease, which
reached the cotton States late in No
vember, and Bpi<‘ad rapidly over the
South.
The panic of September, 1873, i
fresh in the memory of all, and
though its effect in retarding 1 he crop
movement was very’great, yet we find
that 50 per emit, of it was into the
ports by tho 31st of December. We
nave next in order the present crop, |
(lie progress of which, from one ex
treme to the other and buck again,
arc without, precedent, and have
wrought grout confusion in tlie mind
of those who have endeavored to fd
low it and base estimates of the re
suit upon its varied conditions, and
yve feel inclined to assert t hat the
coinbimit ion of influences w hich have
been forcing it to market are more
difficult of comprehension than its j
vicissitudes of weather, it* i*s impos
sible to compare tho movement of
tfiis ©rop wit h any that has preceded
it, but it may justly he contrasted!
with that of 1870-71, and in doing this
we feel safe iu asserting it bu gone
much farther on the other extreme. |
In considering its movement to pres
cut date wo find a most remarkable
combination of circumstances favorn
hie to an unusually rapid movement.
Forced to an early and uniform
opening by a severe drouth, it was!
easily and quickly gathered; then
impelled by the urgent necessities of
the planter, it lias been forced for- ;
ward wi th out ou countering the slight
out cheek, or even impediment-, arid
with a rapidity which the planters ,
themselves have failed to realize.
Early and uniform maturity, pressing
demands of plan tors, splendid weather
line erudition of roads and increased
railroad facilities have all conspired
in favor of a ready arid rapid move-|
incut, and while we have good reason
to believe that the incomparable ,
weat her alluded to has added fully!
200, 000 bales to the crop, y*t> allowing
j fully for the influences at work, we i
are forced to the conclusion that a
much larger percentage of this crop
had reached the ports by the 31st ult.,
than has been attained by any previ
ously. Jf this is not a fair and legiti
mate conclusion, then ail esti
mates as to the extent of the crop
arc built, upon sand, and must b *
<'banged j i i.->t as each day or week’s,
receipts arc above or below Ihe gen- j
eral expectation. Notwithstanding
the numerous confident mid in some
instances dUinterested long crop es- :
Umut.es, we could not resist tho cen
• lusion that fully <D per cent, of the
present commercial crop lmd readied
the ports by the 31st ult. Finding
that this would only make a total <*f j
3,47'>,ftOft bales (a figure aslope bingl .
less than current opinion, ©specially
with our Eastern friends) we di
patched, to tlie ports and Home dozen
interior markets, requesting an ave
rage estimate from ten of the most
! reliable and best posted merchants
jas t,<> the proportion of their crop iv
; reived to December 3lst, Dallas Tes
las; Shreveport, Vicksburg and New
Orleans faiftd'to respond, but from
j the other points we received the fol
lowing replies: Galveston ft! per
cent., Mobile (W, SuVan nail <2.
' Charleston 03,
Columbus 78, Montgomery 75, Selma
75, Jefferson, Texas ftft, Afemphis ft*2,
St. Louis 47. These reports not only
i confirm our estimate, but show tlie
astonishing result of oft, instead of no
j per cent., a result that will no doqbt.
be a surprise to those who have
! kindly responded to onr request for
1 information, for hafl we asked esti
mates from each as to their opinion
lof the movement of the entire crop,
we an* sure no sue*i figures would
have been attained, for being im
pressed with tho large estimates so
confidently and persistently put
forth in certain quarters, they would
have considered their locality an ex
ception to what we now sco has been
the rule iu respect to early and rapid
marketing, but by taking their views
seperatolv and only of their own
markets, and averaging them, we get
a result certainly as reliable as any
that can be obtained otherwise. A
notable feature of the interior mar
kets, (from which the porta must get
tlu* balance of their receipts,) is that
they report a much larger percen
tage than the ports, and oven allow
ing for tlu* smaller estimates of some
of the larger interior points, and the
generally stocks at all than last year,
tlie estimate will still exceed i0 per
cent., can even allow’ that New Or
leans lias only received 50 per cent.,
without bringing below that figure.
Iu making this report we are not
actuated by any desire to raise an is
| sue with those possessed of different
views, but merely to give the result
of what we conceive to be a reasona
i hi© interpretation of the influences
that have controlled the movement
I of tlie crop to this time.
In conclusion, we desire to add
that we believe tho information fur
nished under the auspices of tile Na
tional Cotton Exchange, up to Octo
ber 2ft, was as correct as any that can
ever be obtained in regard to a f/n>ir
haj crop, which may bo tavgebj in
creased or decreased by subsoiiuont
weather, and as our estimate falls so
fin below that of some who are enti
tled to consideration upon the score
of disinterestedness its well as facili
ties for investigating the subject, we
tliiuk it appropriate to mention that
our views are fully sustained by the
course of tin* bagging market during
the season. Lab* in the summer
those who wen* well posted as to
stocks and production, were positive
that with a, four million bale crop of
cotton bagging would rule material
ly higher, and under this belief pri
ces diil advance sharply, but were
brought to a sudden halt by t lie light
and irregular demand which has not*
been sufficient* at any time to cheek
the decline.
Of course we cannot undertake to
say that tho conclusions readied are
absolutely correct, but they arc cer
tain I y supported at the present time
by such a combination of indications
ns must, we think, prove irresistible
to every unprejudiced mind, and un
less entirely dispelled by llio contin
uance uf heavy receipts during the
coming mont h. Respectfully,
John F. Whelemh,
( leo. J . (Joonuieii,
T. B. Sample,
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Tin* I'iiUl!ii > i:il Hill.
Spi'Giul to tli* Times by S. k A. Lin*'.]
Wahhinrton, Jan. t). Tin* Finance
bill reached the President, to-day. j
l pto a late hour this evening it had ;
not received his official Big nature. j
. .
tth'lmril 11. Irwin.
Kpeeittl to tho Daily Timon by K. k A. Liiu*.|
Washington, Jan ft. Richard B.
Irwin, the recusant witness in the
Pacific Mail Company inquiry, was
lodged in comfortable quarters in t he
District jail this afternoon. A writ of
/athca* cor/nix was granted this niter
noon returnable Monday next to
enable him to show cause why lie
should not he held in custody in the
jail.
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Inter Oceanic Canul.
Washington, January ft. Tin* U. S. |
steamer Canandaigua ' left New Or
leans yesterday for Aspinwalls to
meet Lieutenant Collins, and his par
ly of T n ler 0c 1 onnic Canal <* xjdorc*rs.
and will carry them from Aspin
walls to the gulf of Darien.
Crcnittt lon.
London, January ft. A Dresden !
special says the jrael ice of cremation
is rapidly becoming popular in that
city, since th© cremation of the re
mains of lady DUkcmany. The eiti- j
zens of the wealthier class have!
adopted this met hod of disposing of
t heir dead.
lt:>nt Harr.
Hjm i'ini to the Times, by H. kA. Line.]
London, January ft. The prelimi
naries are arranged for the interna
tiuiiiil boat race, for five hundred
pounds sterling, and championship
of tin* world between Salter, KuxlUh ;
champion and Brown, American'
champion, at Halifax next August.
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suicide on Ids wife's Crave..
tu the Tivuirf by 8, X A, Lifte]
Cincinnati, January ft.- Horace A.
(tihbi'.slate clerk in the Cineiunati, |
Imlianai*olis and Louisville Railroad ;
wuicided yesterday on his wife’s i
grave, by shooting himself through I
tlie head, he had been married four |
weeks when she died.
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C.iiiXi'CHMioiial CiHiimitlcc I,caves Xcw ,
Orleans.
Cincinnati, January ft. Tlie Louis- 1
iana Congressional Comniittee are!
lx;re, and leave for Washington to-i
night.
( olil Weal her In liar West.
St. L hus, January ft. The ther
mometer at 4 o’clock this morning
was 31 degrees above zero, and at 7 |
[ o’clock was 4 degrees bel*w zero.
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X KOltldltl.l. CRIMK HUH I tW l>
K INMAN.
THE HON OF A FORMER OOVKHNOR OF
ILLINOIS HANGED BY A MOD OF RUF
FIANS UNDER A FALSE CHARGE OF
RI.ING A. HORSE THIEF.
[Leavenworth Correaponilanco of the Cincinnati
Commercial.]
A most painfully interesting story
cnmi* into my possession recently,
which X semi to you with some hesi
tat ion, for fear friends may not desire
tlie matter made public. As more or
less publicity lias boon Kivcn it in
some quarters, however, and as there
is no disgrace attached to tho victim
of the murder, f give it its I learned
it in my peregrinations through the
West. Many of tho oldest citizens of
Illinois will remember Thomas Ford,
one of the oldest lawyers of that
State, who was elected Governor
some time back in the "forties.”
Gov. Ford was reckoned one of the
"big” men of the State, albeit he was
possessed of an overweening modes
ty that retarded his advancement
and kept him poor. When he died
ho left a number of children and no
property, excepting a history of Illi
nois, in manuscript. This Gen. .bis.
Shields, now a resident of Missouri,
had published, and tlie proceeds were
divided among the children.
Tlie children were adopted by dif
ferent citizens tlie youngest, Thom
as, with whom we have to do in this
sketch, being adopted by tlie late
lion. Thomas E. Moore, of Peoria,
111., assumed tiiat gentleman’s name.
Tom served in the One Hundred and
Thirteenth Illinois infantry, and
there made many friends, and was
accounted a good soldier. Upon his
return he entered the artillery ser
vice. and did good duty therefor a
year. Then lie returned to Peoria,
and for a short time was .engaged in
writing squibs for the Transcript, the
leading paper in Peoria, In the fall
of IS7I young Ford, nr Moore, (he
wrote liis name Thomas Ford Moore,)
became dissatisfied with Peoria, and
determined to go to the far West to :
seek his fortune, lfis elder brother j
was somewhere in the vicinity of
Waehita, Kansas, and thither Tom
shaped his course, and arrived in due
time. Fora number of months, Tom
and his brother wandered up and
down the plains of Kansas, now join
ing a hunting party for tin* West, now
helping to bring Inigo droves of 'Tex
as cattle from the Soutli. Sometimes
lie was in company with his brother;
at ot her times he went alone. At this
time excitement was running unusu
ally high in regard to horse stealing.
ft was near tho close of a beautiful
day in July, that young Ford, for the
first time,' approached State Creek
rancho, situated in Sumner county, j
near tin* town of Caldwell. He had
walked all day, coming from the j
southeast, and looked forward, with !
joyful anticipations to tlie rest and
food lie should obtain at the rancho,
previous to pushing on to Caldwell,
six miles further, whither he was
bound, .lust before he reached the
rancho, he became cognizant of tlie
fact that two men were following
him, but he had a revolver, and sup
posing if the men interfered with him,
it would lie for the purpose of robbe
ry, lie had no fears of.them. He soon
arrived at the rancho, where he re
freshed himself with meat and drink,
for a half an hour, and then started
for Caldwell. lfis journey* lay
through woods of scattered trees and 1
abundant brush. He had gone
seat ly a mile, when three men sud
denly sprang upon him from a hazel j
copse. H" sudden was the attack
that lie had no time to draw a wen,- j
non, no time to make any defense.
Tho three men wore quickly joined
by three others, and the leader in
formed their captive, that he was ex-1
eeediagly happy to have succeeded
in capturing him so easily; “for said i
he, we have been watching you for
several hours past." Tom inquired
for what they had arrested him. j
At first he could get nosatlsfaetion, I
tmt at length In* was informed that
he was arrested for tiorso stealing, i
The horror of his situation then |
forced itself upon the young man.
He realized that he was in tlie hands j
of a mob who knew no law but that I
of Judge Lynch, in whose court they |
were jurors, judge, witnesses, attor-j
neys, and executioners. Though a |
thousand times innocent, he knew
he would die if ho could not fully l
convince these men of his innocence.
He knew that some of tho loudest and
most active of these vigilantes were
the real horse thieves, who would not j
hesitate to hung an innocent man to
divert suspicion from their guilty I
selves, and he knew that if the pres
ent party were of tiiat number he
would certainly perish. They asked
him his name, and ho told them
’VTyotnas Moore, and then informed
t hem t hat lie was the son of Thomas
Ford formorl Governor of Illinois.
"How can your name be Moore, then,”
said the leader, "if you are the son of
a Governor named Ford?” The
young man, amid tho shout of deri
sion that, followed, attempted to ex
plain. He was dragged along. “Shut
iqi your cackle,” says ono burly
ruffian, striking him in’ tho face with
his list. A rope was iiero brought to
view. “Take him to yonder tree,”
said the leader.
“My God, gentlemen,” protested
the, unfortunate youth, “ure you go
ing to hang me lipon bare suspicion ?
Before God I am innocent of crime,
and if you will give me time and op
portunity, I cun prove it.”
"We have all the proof we want,”
said the leader. “If you’ve got any
I prayers to say, make tht'tri short, for
1 we have so many of you fellows to
attend to that wo haven’t much time
to give each of you.”
"In God’s name men, Is there no
| chance for life? Must T die liken
| dog for nothing? Give me some
! chance for my life, and if you will
take it, don’t murder me In such a
! cowardly manner.”
Vain were the words of tin* poor
boy. They attempted to bind him,
] but, with all tlie young strength of a
i well-lmilt frame, intensified und aug
! merited by desperation, lie threw
S them *.ff. Again and again they
| threw themselves upon him, but in
I iiis despair ho hurled them from him.
But what must lie the result of this ?
What could be tin* only result?
They were six to one. He was ex
hausted, overpowered, thrown down
and his hands feet securely bound.
Then a rope being passed over the
fork of u tree, and the other end
placed about his neck, ho was asked
if he had any confession to make.
"No," said he, "my chief consola
| tion in this moment of my death is
'that lam innocent. I never stole a
' horse. You doubt my stories, I
I have letters in my pocket to prove
that lam who I say I am. For God’s
sake look at thorn.”,
“We’ll hang you first, and look at
your letters afterward,” shouted one
of the ruffians, “Pull away, boys,
VOL. I .—NO. 8
and let us get away with this busi
| tiess.”
“Oh, give him ii minute to pray,”
said the leader. "Here, young man,
you may have two minutes to pray
in. but make 'em short.”
The roue was slacked up and tho
doomed boy fell upon his knees and
engaged in silent prayer. Tho two
minutes over, the cruel hands at tho
other end of the rope pulled it taut,
and with another jerk the poor, In
nocent youth was dangling between
heaven and earth. A few moments,
and the dark transaction was done.
After he was dead, the men examined
the pockets and found letters and
papers proving his identity, and also
proving his innocence. The villains
had literally hung tin* man first and
heard his defence afterward. One of
them expressed the fear that they
had been engaged in a bad job. Tho
facts of the murder entuo out pearly
or quite us above detailed, and occa
sioned no little feeling in the vicin
ity. It was months before even a ru
mor of tlie sad fate of tho young man
reached his friends In l’eoria and
elsewhere. They knew him to be out,
upon the borders of civilization, and
did not expert frequent letters from
him. The news was first brought;
back by a rough character, who heard.
! it in Kansas, but whose word was not,
behoved, it was not until lately that
the matter was nut finally to rest,
and tlie dreadfjn truth forced itself
upon the minds M 1 his friends.
A student was reprimanded hv the*
professor for tlie lateness at morning
prayers, and excused himself on the
idea Hint the prayer took place
; too late. "How. said the pro
lessor, "is six o’clock too late?”
"Yes, sir,” replied the student.” If
>ou had litem about four I could at
tend, but no man could be expected
] to stay up till six.”
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AflminiNtrnlor'w Nnle.
LTNDKIt and by virtue of an order of sale by
J the Honorable Judge of Probate Court of
Russell county, Ala.. I, as the administrator of
the estate of Win. Kelley Banks, deceased, will on
Thursday, the tllst day of January, A. D. 1875,
proceed to sell ou the premises of the “Paddy
Carr” place, in Kusscdl county, Ala., eight miles
west of Columbus, Go,, at public outcry, lor cash,
to the highest bidder, the following described
property, to-wit:
One large lot Fine Mules. Brood Wares, Hogs,
Cattle, Corn, Fodder. Peas, Wagon, one Fine Top
i Buggy, Cotton Heed, Farming Utonsils, Plow and
, Wagon Gear, Arc., k o.
GILMER It. BANKS,
Administrator of Win. Kelley Banks, deceased,
jvnx Ms
Yiliiiiiiisl raO'iv'.x Sail*.
WILL be sold ou the first Tuesday in February
vi next, within the legal hours of sale, iu
front of the auction house of Ellis k Harrison,
in the city of Oohiiuhus. Georgia, tho following
property, to-wlt:
1 The one-half undivided interest in part of city
i, lot No. 420, with the improvements ou the same,
consisting of u one-story Framed Dwelling
House, Kitchen, Ac, Sold as the property ot
John Johnson, deceased. Terms made known ou
> day of sale. HANNAH JOHNSON.
jau. r > osw4t Adm'rx, Ac,
. J. FOSH.iI, Ill'll) l-t.
Over Wltticb A Kinsel’s Jewelry Store, Broad
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