The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-08-04
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conscience fund, bya young man great
ly benefited by the present religious
experience.
information has been received here
that the British government has APP
pointed Mr.. Quincy, Recorder OF the
city of London, commissioner on It's
part under the treaty at Washington.
The President has appointed as
United States Commissioner, Judge
Finch, of Indians, the third commits
sioner TO be appointed by the United
States and Her Majesty conformity, but
in case the third commissioner shall
not be so named within period OF
three months after the exchange OF
ratification of the treaty, then he shall
be named by the Spanish minister at
Washington. 1t is thought, however,
that no such contingency will arise, as
Minister Roberts, under the treaty,
will designate the third commissioner
only in the event of failure to do so
by the United States and Great Brit
ain. Recent kilograms from Madrid
stating he had been authorized to OK
ercise the functions of the third COM
missioner are erroneous. Commission
ers under the treaty are to meet at
Washington at an early period after
they have been respectively named, to
examine and decide all such claims as
shall be laid before them on the parts
of the governments Of United States
and Great Britain.
It has heretofore been stated that
the British government had appointed
as its agent or attorney, under the
treaty provisions, Henry Howard, to
present and support claims made upon
It, and to represent it generally in al
matters connected with the investiga'
ton and decision thereof The United
States government has Just appointed
on it's behalf for similar purposes, the
Hon. Robert S. Hale, of New York.
None of the arbitrators to meet al
Genev. have yet been named.
A meeting of German citizens was
held last night for the purpose o.
forming a German-American society
which shall in all essential particu
lars agree with the programme laio
down by the Germans in New
York. Associations are not to bt
formed simply for the purpose of pro
noting political organizations, and tt
protect Germans throughout the coun
try, but to diffuse German character
istics and German intelligence.
Commissioner Pleasanton has render
ed the opinion that even capital employ
ed in the revenue laws OF 1864 and 1864
should not be construed to impose taxel
on the borrowed capital of the banker!
which may be used by them. Assess
ors, therefore, are instructed to give
special attention to the assessment o
this tax, and to assess the same hereafter
upon the basis of the capital ov b1
the bankers and employed by them il
banking business, subject to the eXemp
ton accorded in the statute. The com
missioner has decided that imported
perfumery may be sold in original anC
unbroken packages as entered at t.
custom house without being stamped
but if the original package is broker
and smaller packages taken therefron
the bottles contained in such package
must be stamped before they are SOLD
or offered for sale. In regard to the
stamps on barrels or gallon bottles o.
cologne water to retail from, the com
missioner says the law does not author.
Use such practice.
The sub Ku Klux commissioners
consisting of Senator Scott and repre-.
sentatives Stephenson and Van Trump
visited Washington to-day, returning
from q sojourn of four weeks in various
parts of South Carolina, where they
have been investigating Ku Klux out
RACES on the spots where they occurred
They first visited the capital, Columbia,
where more than one hundred refugees
who had ned from violence in various
counties were there; but after exam
lining witnesses for two days, commiss-
toner's decided to 60 to the scenes oil
alleged violence, and went to Spartans-
burg. They expected to remain there
three or four days, but stayed eleven,
When they got out through Spartans-
burg country, they were met by whites
and blacks, who came in by sores every
day from all directions.
A negro man ana q republican white
man had slept in the wood for months
every night. They showed sacrafied
backs, gun shots wounds, MANNED ears
and other proofs ofviolence they had
suffered. In Limestone and Springton-
ship one hundred and eighteen cases of
whipping have been proved. A COM
nittee awoke every morning to find in
the yard by the hotel a new crowd of
victims of Ku Klux. Some including
whites, had suffered outrages which
ccnnot be described with decency.
After being whipped, the victims, well
known persons, were often commanded,
under pain of death, to publish q card
the republican party. In
file of the South Carolina Spartan,
newspaper, forty-two such
cards were found, recently published.
At Unionsville The committee remained
two days. Not an avowed white re-
publican could be found in the place
q member of the committee
they were privileged to be notified by
, few that they would avow themselves
If projected. The terror of the negroes
here is complete. The last election
here was carried by republican major
ity, but the republican county officers
Ku-Klux notices and all re-
signed or fed. The policy thc-e has
been moro toward murder and less
toward whippings. The killing Of ten
negroes, taken from Jail by several
hundred Ku-Klux, acting under mill
AIRY organization, was Investigated by
! prominent lawyer of the place.
Mr.. Hand, democrat, in the course of
he examination, startled the committee
1y stating that he believed almost every
respectable unmarried man I'm the COM
nunity belonged to the Ku-K1nx, and
le believed that a thousand Ku-Klux
we're within Q days march Of the vii /
age. /
A negro Methodist preacher named
Louis Thompson, who had an appoint |
nent June IL at Goshen Hill Church,
Jnlon county, received Ku-Kl x no.
ice in the usual form not to preach. |
He preached, Notwithstanding, to a |
yery few, most of the congregation |
leeing when they saw notice of the |
Han. Twenty mounted Ku-Klux came,
led and whipped him, led him off sew
raj miles, dragging him part of the |
way tied to horses, and whipped him |
gain till death. They mutilated him |
n q way that cannet, with propriety,
10 described. After hanging him to a
rec they threw his body into
he Tiger river, leaving notice forbid
ing any one to bury him before the
ommittee returned. Senator Scott
emit Thompson's brother, now a refugee
strong guard Of United States cavalry
o bury his body.
Judge VanTrump usually called two
+ three prominent lawyers, who each
ccupid several hours in sitting for the
in view of the affairs, giving 1
heir opinion in relation to the races in
mefeney, and as to the corruption of
ae State government, as well as the
'eedom Of the white people. II
NEW YoRK, July 30.-The Staten ISL
nd ferry boat Westfield exploded her
oiler at IL 20 to-day, in her slip at
Whitehall street. The conclusion was g
,rrific ahaffariuor the forward mart of