The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-11-23
SECOND EDITION
LATEsT Bx THLnaRAPz.
Murder Of wke and Children by a
Drunken Eather-Fatal Shooting
Case-Cable Quotations.
Mr.. Colfax and the Baltimore Fair
Railway Matters in the South
Further Ku-Klux 0utragss.
FROM THE SOUTH.
Hallway Extension.

Despatch TO The Euening Telegraph
NASHVILLE, Nov. 23.-The bill authorizing
the construction of the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad through the State of Tennessee was
called up in the House to-day by Mr.. James on
its second reading. Mr.. Fleming of Knoxville,
thought bill granting such extraordinary
franchises and privileges should receive mature
deliberation before its passage, especially since
dollar OF stock in the proposed road could not
be owned in Tennessee. He hoped it would be
referred to the Judiciary Committaa
MIR. James, of Hamilton, advocd4s1 the imme-
dlate passage of the bill, and contended that no
honest opposition could be urged against such a
bill, since the construction of the road would be
of such vast benefit to the people of the State.
He said that on its third reading an amendment
would be proposed to prevent discrimination
against Tennessee freights and passengers. The
bill then passed the second reading without
dissenting VOTE
More Ku-KIux Outrages.
Despatch TO The Ere1'iSlg Telegraph.
FRANKFORT, KY, Nov. 23-A band of nine
to twelve men, masked and clothed in grotesque
garb, made an attack on Saturday night upon
congregation assembled for the purpose of hear
ing preaching upon the farm of Harvey Scott
some nine or ten miles from this city. Another
report gives the number of men as much larger.
They called themselves Regulators, and declared
that they intended to put stop to any meeting
or assembages of negroes. In the onslaught
one negro was shot and slightly wounded in the
back of the neck, and number of others were
shoekingly beaten. None of the assaiants were
injured
No other reason was given by the Regulators
for their conduct than that they intended to
squelch all negro meetings. 1t is said that q
nf ham ad hxytb tba
and one white person who saw them averred for
time that he knew portion of the party but
subsequently stated that he did not know them,
and that he was drunk when he said he did. No
arrests have been made, and it is presumed that
the usual acquiescence of the civil authorities in
the situation will occur.
Railway Collision and Loss of Life.
| Despatch TO The Eue'ling Telegraph.
LOUISVILLE, KY, Nov 23.-The train which
| arrived from Memphis to-day was fully ten
| hours behind time, having been detained by
| collision between freight trains Nos. 8 and 10,
from this city to Nashville shortly after passing
| Oakland. The hindmost train, running at the
regular rate, collided with the front train. A
| stock drover named Thompson, from Missis-
! sippi, was in the hindmost car of the forward
train, and was killed by the collision, beyond
| which no serious damage was done.
Accidental Shooting.
Jefferson Burrows who resides in the country
five miles out from the city, accidentally shot
| himself yesterday afternoon while playing with
q gun. He was partly under the influence of
liquor, and did not suppose the gun to be
loaded. He placed the muzzle of it in his mouth,
when the gun went off, and he died almost in,
stantly in the presence of his family.
Vice-President Coifax in Baltimore.
| Special Despatch to The Eoenirg Telegraph
! BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.-Vice-President Colfax
and wife are here, and will attend the opening
of the Inebriate Fair tonight. 1t is expected
that Mr.. Colfax will make brief address.
Baltimore Produce Market.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 23.-CottOn dull but firm at 242<c.
Flour quiet and steady at yesterdays quotations.
Wheat dull and lower; prime to choice red, 81 80
@192. Corn firm prime new, ,:96@96c., DID, Si(@1 O5.
| Oats dull at 55@67c. Rye flrmer; prime S1G11 02.
! Mess Pork firm at s33. Bacon steady; rib sides,
! 1S%c. shoulders, 15Ec. Hams 21c. Lard firm at
! 19c. Whisky, fair business at sl07.
! A Drunken Wretch Butchers His wife and
Children.
| Special Despatch 10 The EUenilg Telegraph.
GAINESVILLE, Tenn, Nov. 23.-Yesterday
morning the community was thrilled with hor-
ror to learn of a wholesale murder which was
perpetrated about twenty-five miles below this
city, on the road to Nashville. 1t appears that
a dissipated man named Joseph Barton, who
farmed for a livelihood, had killed his wife and
three children, butchering them in shocking
manner with axe. 1t is supposed that he
was drunk at the time. He is still at large, all
efforts to capture him having thus far failed.