The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-17
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NAshtSGToS, July 15.-~trhe President has
appointed JAS. Faulkner Consul at rumbez,
Gen. A, Z. TOrbett, of Delaware Consul Gen
eral at Havana, and Thomas Biddle, of Penn
syivania, Minister resident at Salvador.
'The Local Police.o
Capt Jalliaper0, a native of Virginia and
captain i'll the Confederate service, now a
planter near Macon, Miss. testified before the
hu klnx Committee to-day that within the
past year in that county fifteen colored men
were killed and a number whipped There is
an organized band OF Ku Klux in the county.
he attended three or four meetings of 1t, al
though he has never taken the required oath.
The suppositiOn of those present was that he
was member of the Khan and that he had
been initiated by the captain OF the band, who
can swear in members. His friends and neigh
bors all belonged to the band. The witness
gave conclusive details of the organization.
signs, grips, &c. On one occasion be went on
raid with the band and was present at the
whipping OF several colored men, but after that
did not go with them. Their object was to OBJ
tain entire control Of the negroes and make
them vote as their leaders required. No prose-
cution has or would be Instituted in that coun-
ty. Nobody dare prosecute. He was witness
before the grand jury at Afford, and on his tes-
timony several members ct the ku Klux were
indicted.
A. f. Flowers, colored Justice of the peace
in Chattanooga, Tenn also testified that he
was elected to that Office a year ago. About
three weeks ago his sister was teaching col
Ored school fifteen miles west of CHATTANOOGA;
Saturday night, while she was there, band of
disguised men seized him and took him to the
swamp, stripped and whipped him and made
him promise to surrender his Office. He relat-
ed several instances where coored men had
been killed. These things produced such fear
among the colored people that they sought
refuge in tho towns for safety and were afraid
to vote.
The next witness examined was Bigger, orig
inally fiom Ohio. He served in the Federal
army: Alter the war he was for few months
freecmans Bureau agent. Four years ago
he settled 10 Clarendon county, S. c., opened
store near Naming bought land and was an
agen. tor leasing land to colored persons, and
made advances to them on crops. Never had
any difficulty with anv one till last December
when he was victim of Ku Klux outra2es.
band OF disguised men got keg of powder
and with it destroyed all his store goods. In
March they took him and his clerk to swamp
where they gagged and bound his clerk and
threatened to kill Witness when he gave the
Masonic sign of distress. The leader recog-
n1zed the sign and spared his life, but he was
warned to leave in twenty -four hours, which
he did with his clerk. In the same county
other republicans were driven out since these
events and colored man killed
The ku Kinx committee will probably ad-
journ this week.
Consolidation of Revenue Districts.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue has sent to President
Grant fer his approval an order for cousolida-
ton OF internal revenue districts in Virginia.
Alabama and other States with view to econ
omy.
Prosecution Of Ristcrs.
Letters from Camden, S. O., state the prose-
cuton of the ringeaders in the recent riot at
that place is to be commenced. The Governor
mas taken away from the militia of the town
their arms, consisting of 175 rifle muskets and
1000 round of ammunition.
Executive Matters. ttt
All the business which comes to the Execp.
tive Mansion requiring he Presid ent's person
al attention is promptly sent to him at Long
Branch Nothing is yet known here in
official quarters concerning the Presidents ac-
ton on the differences between Secretary
Boutwell, and Commissioner Pleasanton.