Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1867-10-12

Brever' 1t. Col. L. S. A.. Major OF Eng'rs.
NEGRO CANDIDATES FOR CONGRESS-
The negroes of the South are beginning
to feel their newborn power and exercise
it. A number Of sable candidate for Con.
gress are already in thu the field. Aleck
Mahaley, negro candidate for Congress in
the Fourth District of Georgia, has issued
all address, in which he says:
shall do Nil in my power to repeal the
unjust discrimination against the products
of my section, to wit,the tax on coiton and
tobacco. / will give one instance Of the
hardship of the tax on cotton. Last year
rented a small farm Of DR.. Simmons Of
this county. After paying him the rent
had five bales of cotton. On them paid
a tax of SIS a bale, making $50. 1t is
Needless for me 10 tell poor ren how much
l have needed that money this year. 1t
would have Dreaded my family the whole
year. l have felt its hardness. I wish it
repealed. am in favor of reconstruction
under the military bills; though, if am
elected, l shall use my influence TO have
ttt DISQUALIFICATION IFUtONtu lTOM all.
James Patrick FacklinS is also in the
field for Congress. He seems to have
poor opinion Of white Southern Radicals,
and say: l am not ambitious for the Moto.
riety of n candidacy for Congress, nor
would l consider, myself elevated to post
Of honor were elected to a seat in the
present Congress; but considerations Of
of the gravcst moment TO my own race,
and to the country at large, impel me to
the conviction that the sur.st remedy for
radical evils is for the South to return COL
ored representatives in preference to
strengthening the radical vote by sending
any of the white representatives at present
among us.
BLOODY AFrRAY.-The northwest cor
ner Of Government and Fort streets was
the scene of bloody afray, about $50
yesterday afternoon, between two men
named Jacob Marks and G. c. Tom'in-
san. The men were walking together
when high words arose between them, aud
Tomplinson suddenly drawing four.bar-
relied pistol presented it at Marks and fired.
The ball struck the waistband button Of
Marks driving it against his stomach a
short distance above the navel. and leav-
ing black and white bruise on the skin,
but doing no other injury. Marks ut once
grappled with Toulinson, when the lat
ter threw the pistol over the fence sur
rounding. vacant lot and struck Marks
upon the head with knob-stick which he
held in his left hand. This stick Marks
succeeded in Wrestling f ON his antagonist,
and beat him over the head with it until
Sergt. Bowden Of the Police. who wat
standing near, rescued Tomlinson, and
rscorting the antagonist 10 the Barracks
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