The weekly clarion., 1869-06-10

hands and liE-it our complaints to him as a
great historian.
The Star saws Americans can no longer
doubt our Willingness TO do them right, or
our determination TO preserve our national
character and credit.
Washington News
WASHINGTON. June 5.-Charles LaDgston,
colored. has been appointed to the Liberian
mission.
In the case of Jas. Weaver. citizen of
Texas. tried for murder, convicted and seu-
fenced to be hung, by military commits
sion, Attorney General Hoar has given his
opinion,in which he reviews the reconstruc-
tion laws and the duties of commanding Of
ficers, and says: AS the State of Texas had
not, in September, lS6S, and has not since,
adopted a constitution in con formity with
the provisions of the act of Congress, and
has not become entitled 70 representation in
Congress, the act was operative III Texas at
the time the military commission was or
ganized for trial of Weaver, and the Com
manding General exercised the discretion
entrusted to him by the third section. by
deciding chat it was necessary that militia
ry commission should be organized for the
trial, therefore;
The statute of March 2d, 1867. is a con-
stitutional and valid statute. 1t then ap-
pears that the jurisdiction OF the said mill
tary commission was complete, and that
there is no legal obstacle to the execution of
the sentence"
The Attorney General maintains that the
right of war did not necessarily terminate
with the cessation of actual hostilities, and
not until the work of restoraing the rela-
tions of peace shall have been accomplished
can it be so considered. 1t is for Congress
to determine when the war has so far ended
that the work can be safely aud successfully
completed. The Attorney General sees no
reason in law for Withholding the Pres-
dents approval of the findings
During the argument the Attorney Gen
eral said ut is obvious that Congress, un-
der the constitution, has no right, in time of
peace, to subject any citizen OF State to
trial and punishment by military power"
WAsHINGroN, June THE Radicals car
ried the election. Their opponents made
little contest, and the polls were abadoned
to the negroes. A very serious riot occurred
in the second ward. The Radicals chased
a conservative blackman to house.
and assailed the house. The inmates
escaped to the rear. The conservative
found refuge in the upper story. The
police surrounded the house and
brought the negro down enclosed him
in hollow square and took him to the polls
when he voted. Negroes now became furi
Gus and threw volleyS of stone and fired oc
casional pistols. The Chief OF Police was
hurt in the arm. He ordered the force to
fire over the mob. This increased the mob's
violence, whant the police were compelled
to fire Il volley directly into them, killing
one and wounded three, when the mob fled.
Earlier in the day policeman was cut with
a razor and seriously beaten in the 9th ward.
A free fight, with several harmless pistol
shots, occurred in the 9TH ward. In the ID
ward Julius Wallace. cole red, was knocked
from buggy and beaten for having scratch
ed his ticket.
The police rescued Wallace but he was
badly battered. Timothy Rogers also badly
beaten tor voting the citizens ticket. Riot
ing confined entirely to negroes. The police
have behaved well. The negroes show no
disposition to molest the whites So far, but
they are drinking freely which causes much
apprehension for safety during the night.
The turbulence in the city seems to be sub
siding. The prompt action OF the police
seems to have subducd the more violent
while orders to the Marines to hold them
selves in readiness, quiet the fears of the
people. 1t is just to say that no respectable
colored people OF Washington participated
in. or encouraged the violence.
WASHINGTON. June 7.-Delano decides
that States have no right to put convict pro-
duced articles Oh market until the Federal
tax Is paid.
The President has submitted series of
questions to the Attorney General regarding
the political position of Georgia.
The recent massacre in Kansas is attribu-
ted to the shooting of Squaw. Eleven cit
izens are known to have perished in retalia-
ton.
Treasurer Spinner has received a dispatch
announcing the plundering of the L. 5. De-
pository at Santa Fe. l.. j. Collins, Deposi-
tor was found shot through the heart. The
last statement from the Depository showed
nearly half a million to the Governments
credit. The Depositor has been removed,
and his successor, who had just arrived, tel
egraphs the tragedy.
Sewell ana Mitchell counties, Kansas, have
been driven into Washington and Republic
couuties-20 persons have been killed.
A panic prevails in the Northwestern part
of Kansas.
ATLANTA, June THE Warrenton Clip
per, published in the town where the daugh-
ter of Senator Adkins lives, pronounces on
undenable authority. that the letter pub
lished in a Macon paper, and purporting to
have been written by Miss Adkins, wherein
she claims that the murderers of Senator
Adkins are known, and that no effort has
been made to arrest them. and her appeal to
the people of Georgia and the nation for
justice, is a base forgery, gotten up Tor polit-
ical purposes. Every effort Is being made
by the civil and military authorities to bring
the offenders TO justice. Gen. Terry has or
dered two companies of infantry to War
renton, with instructions to commanding
officers to aid the civil authorities in ferret
ing cut the murderers.
New ORLEANS. June Cotton active and
advanced; mlddlings 2S34@29; sales $500
bales; receipts since Saturday, $40. Gold,
1885; sterling Isl; sugar, common l0@I1
prime l31a @l314; molasses 45653.
ST. LOUIS, June Flour 81 SOFAS 2n:
wheat, spring No 2, 81 7(a$I 8; corn 63G
81; oats 64@66; whisky 81; pork $50 90;
bulk shoulders. IL II; bacon LAG 61<Gal73<;
hams 20; lard 171s@1S.
LOUISVILLE, June Pork $31 2S(d31 80:
oats 74@76; corn 66@70; flour 81 75; bacon
13a4 l71z@17lI; hams 10; lard ISIs@I9.
NEW YORK, June Cotton closed frmer
and advancing; sales 1900 bales at 3O94.
Money is active and closing steady at Z:
sterling weaker, closing at 1O5l4 gold 1885,.