Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-12-29

AhcpFOJ VI lhlh tltN' WHO WIS tne
leader OF the recent insurreotionary
movement in Bullock county.
The negro, shorter, claims to bo
from Illinois or one Of the North
western States, aud says that no
was sent by the Radicals of that
region TO organize his government
in the South. The blacks gave in
formation of his whereabouts, and
he was captured by the whites and
blacks, When the deludcd negroes
of the neighboring plantations heard
of it, they gathered in considerable
numbers, and clamorcd for his dc
livery to them for summary punish
mcnt. They would have put him
TO death had not the whites inter
fcrred and prevailed upon thcm to
lot the law take its course, Shorter
was imprisoned in the county Jail at
Union Springs.
A letter of Shortcr's TO The negroes
whom he called officers of his Gov
ornmont, has been published, show.
ing thc nature Of the organizati n
he had effected. In this letter
Shorter dccrced the death OF Perry,
treasurer of the revolutionary or.
ganization.
Thcre arc other letters of Shortcr's
in possession of the civil authorities,
and the whole of them with the evil
dence Of the blacks examined, will
expose TO tho country n most diahOl.
ical move of tho Radicals to organ
izc the blacks Of the South in rev.
olutionary conspiracy against the
whites, 80.
The following is Shortcr's letter;
IL drop you few lines in the case
abort that great man, Perry. Call
all the men together and take Per
ry and that money from him; and
if he don't give it up. kill him kill
him! Don't let him get away from
you all. send these men down to
Bullock county, Alabama, to hunt
for him. lie has stolen some amount
Of money. lie has been going about
and telling more lies, unbcknowing
to me he also had n full lie written
against. me, and l want jeff Mccall
to take him or kill him and | want
ten moro men to come down to Pine
Level with George, and bring your
guns. Tell all the men to 90 and
take him, or kill him. JEFF, don't
fail. Signed, GEORGE SHORTER"
Capt. Price, Agent of the Freed
mems Bureau, ut Grccnboro, recent
ly took the keys and liberated
number of prisoners confined by
proper civil authority. His action
is severely condemned. ~
LONDON, Dec. l4.-Evcning- g-Thc
inquest on the bodies of those who
were killed by the late explosion at
Clerkcnwel will be held on Tues
day next. Timothy Desmond and
Jerry Allen who were arrested yes
tcrday near the scene Of the cXplo-
sion were brought to Bow street to-
day for examination. The only
proof of the guilt Of the prisoners
was the fact Of their being near the
spot and flying just after the cxplo-
sion occurred. The prisoners were
subjected to sharp examination in
the presence Of n large crowd of
people, nothing definite was proved
against them and they wero remand
cd to prison. rHsg
New York, Dec. 15.--London
dispatches Of the nth hare been re-
ceived to day which go to show that
the English captivcs in the hands of
the Abyssinian King arc, alive and
well, in the meantime measures apo
progressing for their rescue; large
force of Egyptians consisting of
four thousand fighting men have
Joined the English Expedition at
Massowah, .,.,,.,........ ,a
LoNDoN, Dec. li.-NTcssrs, Burke
and Casey. two Of the Fcmians WHO
arc confined in the Clcr!icnwcll pris
on, were brought to Bow street to-
day for examination. Nothing was
clicited and the prisoners were re
mandea'
During the cNamlna''1 n NJ +
Burke took occasion TO deny all
knowledge OF the cause OF tue re
cent explosion IN inc prison YARD,
Adviccs from Mexico state that
Senor komero rs ABOUT 70 return us
Minister to the United states
The Mexican Journals oDJeet 10
secret sessions OF congress-
Gen Diaz is on the ROAD 10 'he
capital with trophies captured at
Queretaro. r r
,.,n;1oJ bnnds ~ br;gond: arc nm
:, "naI a,.ars = 80 :"
M Ioynoy Doc -Evoninc The
Atrssinian ovnc5;t;on has aJvonccd
80 iho ;nterior conntrv and tho
,.oons ~ sro snFnrin,s for want of wo.
tas n '.-
PANS. Dec. 15.-No conference