The Portland daily press., 1871-08-02
WARRINGTON.


| WAsHISGToS, Aug. l. At a Cabinet meeting
| to-day, it was decided TO tender Charles Fran
cls Adams, of Massachusetts, the appointment
of Arbitrator on the part of tie United States
| To meet at Genoa, Switzerland, with those of
other nations Tor the settlement OF the Alaba-
ma Claims, as provided in Treaty of Washing
| ton.
Indian Cemmissisner.
| The President, to-day, appointed Felix r.
Brunot, OF Pittsburg, Indian Commissioner.
The Piea-antss Waiter.
There is reason TO believe he will settle differ
| enees between Secretary Boutwell, and Com
missioner Peasanton, which were fully dis
cussed in Cabinet meeting to-day, by appoint
ment OF j. w. Douglass, now First Deputy
| Commissioner TO succeed Gen. Pleasanton.
Several important decisions of public BUSH
ness which will econ be announced, were also
made to-day, aud other matters of routine All
that required the special attention OF the Pres
idsnt was transacted.
Financial.
The amount of National Bank Circulation
issued during July, under act of July IL, 1870,
was 81 ,7S1 800 A like amount OF 8 per cent
certificates was withdrawn from the market
and retired.
Judge Van Trump Explains.
Judge Van Trump, of Congressional Ku-
klux Subcommittee was returned on Satur-
day from tour OF Investigation in South Caro-
liua, pronounces recent publication of results
of their work as untrue. In many cases there
Is pefversiou vf~facts, ana others re-evident-
ly coored for purpose of producing partisan
aud false impressions. The testimony shows
that there are four counties, Laurens, Chester
York and Spartenburg where acts of violence
have been committed on both sides. the whites
and blacks are nearly equally divided in popu-
lation, and carpet-bag rule by which negro is
| forcibly put over the white man has produced
bad aud even a dangerous state of feeling
and the poor whites are most aggrieved by an
oppression which is intended to make them the
| interiors of the recent slaves. Everything has
been done to az gravate labOring whites and to
| outrage the social condition of their families
| On the very eve of last election Gov. Scott
organized fourteen negro regiments and armed
them with seventy-four hundred Winchester
| rifles aud one hundred thousand rounds of
| fixed ammunition. These regiments were DIS
tributed in different parts OF the States, espe-
| cally where their presence would be most like
| Ivy to excite bad blood. This proceeding was
rendered more offensive by the fact that whites
| who had become alarmed were refused the
privilege to protect themselves. A company
| which had been in existence long before the
| time was dsarmed and disbanded by Governor
| Scott. -
| They were attracted by fee of two dollars
| per diem, and in many cases evidently drilled
| for the occasion. At Spartanburg numbers OF
| them cOngregated in the Post Office, while
| waiting to be called as witnesses, and doubtless
learned the lesson which was afterwards re-
| hearsed substantially in the same words of the
various negroes who pretended to have been
punished. One white man ut Columbia, who,
| while claiming to be a refugee on account of
| terror, was tolding an office there at expense
| of the State. This fictitious wound had been
| healed with that plaster. In the radical state
ment it is broadly alleged that ten negroes were
taken from the Jail in Chester and murdered
| by an armed band, but the facts connected with
| this transaction are all Intentionally supposed.
| They were as follows:
A company of some % armed negroes APP
H.. l,ls.
nounced their intention to shoot the first white
| man they should meet. Soon after dray man
| named Stevens, with one arm, who was uni
| versaly regarded as a worthy and amiable
| man, who was driving along the road with a
| barrel of whiskey in his cart: he was stopped
| by this band of ruffians and the whiskey de-
| mauded He told them that it was not his
| property, but gave them flask of his van and
| started again. After going short distance the
negroes fred at his cart and struck it in sever
| al places
| A man who had Joined Stevens on the road
fled for his lite, and he himself, seeing armed
negroes in pursuit, abandoned his cart and
sought refuge in a neighboring cabin. He
was followed, ana against the efforts of the
| negro woman whose shelter he had sought and
| his own efforts, he was taken out and after
| drawing lots five of the gang took him into the
woods and riddled his body with bullets. The
perpetrators OF this outrage were arrested ant
| nut in the Chester jail, but before being secure
Il
the process Suddenly a negro came from Co
lumbia with what was purported to be wri
II of habeas corpus from radical Judge ThOma
| at Columbia, but which was not attested in prop
| err form. The sheriff called into couns ell le ad
| ing lawyer in order to detefaaine what course
he should pursue iu regard to this infOrma
F and irregular requistion, which bore no evi
dence of genuineness and came in an envelop
of the Adams Express Go. In the meantime
the news had spread and vigilance commit
tee knowing how Gov. Scott had pardoned tn
worst criminals by hundreds and believing j
to be trick to carry off the murderers, deter
mined to administer justice themselves b.
making an example to check ontlawry.
Ihey took prisoners out OF jail by force an
executed them summarily. One of the nun
Der was released by declaration of white mel
that he was believed innocent of attrociou
crime of which others were guilty. While th
act OF vengence is deprecated extraordinar
| pr0v0catlon and alarm created by armed black
well as their violence must be considered i
| connection with it.
Other statements might be exposed wit
equal effect, but this illustration is sufficien
LOT present purpose.
g Presentaiion of the German Minister.
President CRAFTS formal reception of Baro
Won Schozer, the new German Minister, to-da.
was IN these words, 1.-The desire which you e1
press on the behalf of the Emperor of German
LOT Doth the preservation aud Improvement I
the existing relations between our two couI
| WIGS Is heartily reciprOcattu ny mt III hui
ton TO the ties arising from extensive comme
cal intercourse and from the mutual intere
= which in common with other countries bin
s the U United States with Germany, and there
n further bond between them from the circun
n stance that many of our best citizens are nj
o yves OF your country welcome you, Sir,
Il minister of that country aud will omit nothin
y which may contribute toward making yoi
y abode here agreeable. IL is not to be doubte
. that You deserve my confidence Us well as TIL
: OF the illustrious sovereign whom you repr
= sent.
Il Mr.. Henry Westenberg, minister from Net
u erlands, was also presented
- Indian MATTERS.
Il Lieut. Col. 6. w. Davis, commanding Can
supply, lLdian Territory writes July 14'
y that the greater part OF TIE Cheyenues al
ArrapatOes are camped near him and that
= shall endeavor to keep them from contact Wi
10 the kiowas as well as he can with the sma
n force at his disposal. Gen. Sheridan end0rs
the etter:-"The Indians named within ha'
80 always had such contempt Tor the coward
" hiowas that it will not be hard to mainta
haf ua ba