Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1871-07-13
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WASHINGTON, d. c., July Il.
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WASHINGTON, d. c., July II.
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Yesterday afternoon, during a heavy thunder
storm, John McChesney, aged seventy residing
at Brightwood, near Washington, went into a
milk house for protection, when the lightning
struck tree close by, glanced to the milk
house, and the electric fluid passed down Nc
Chesney's body, tearing off his clothes, ripping
the boots from his feet, and killing him in
stantly.
THE AGRICULTURAL CORRESPONDENTS
The employees of the department of agricul
ture yesterday passed resolutions in the highest
degree complimentary to their late commits
sOner, General CaprOn To-day his successor,
Prof. Watts, appeared at the department, when
the gentlemen employed therein were formally
presented to him.
THE KUKLUX INVESTIGATION.
Congressman box, of Alabama, while before
the kukluX committee testified that in 1868,
during the election, the negroes became unruly
and boisterous to such an extent as to alarm
peaceable citizens. They, by some means
secured arms, and would frequently march in
squads through the streets and roads in cities
and villages, firing off their pieces in careless
manner, much to the alarm of women and
children, and that lives had been lost by these
imprudences of the cOlOred people. They were
eXpostulated with, and requested to refrain
therefrom, but TO no purpose. Accordingly,
with view to self-protecton the citizens of
the villages and small towns thus ANNOYED,
banded themselves together, as a kind of local
patrols, such as existed before the war in
Alabama. In order to work on the SUPER
stition of the negroes, masks were used by
some organizations, with view only of fright
ening them, and by such means endeayOr tn
subserye the object for which the organizations
were formed. This may have been the prime
reason which led to the belief by many that
there was a systematic formation, with chosen
officers, called the kuklux, but, from his own
knowledge, he testified that the local patrol
thus spoken of accomplished the object of pre-
serving quiet and order in a short time, and at
once disbanded, and no organization of any
similar kind now existed in the state
The kuklux investigation committee to-day
examined Col. j. H. caves, United States asses
sor of Rutherford county, North Carolina, in
reference to the destruction of a newspaper
office near Rutherford town, some weeks since.
His evidence was coToborative of the testimony
of j. NJ. Justice. The committee also began
the examination of Mr.. Hargraves, lawyer of
Rome, Georgia. He believed that the kuklux
organization existed in his section of the state,
that it committed frequent outrages, and that
its purpose was to intimidate members of the
republican party, especially negroes.
THE KIowAs.
A letter from Col. Grierson, at Fort Sill, June
10, states that the Kiowa Indians, upon hearing
the false report that Santana was killed at Fort
Sill, and that Big Tree and Satanta were killed
on the road to Texas, Immediately held war
dance, and began TO prepare for war. Col.
Grierson says: "lf favorable report is not
heard from the Kiowas before the arrival of the
companies ordered home from Camp Supply
and Fort Dodge, | will then move out to the
Kiowa camp with sufficient force to quiet
them"
THE CADETS.
An army order, issued to-day, assigns the re-
Gently graduated cadets to their respective COM
panies and regiments. They are allowed three
months leave of absence each.
NAVAL
The frst-class steamer Wabash now fitting
out for SEQ at Boston, will be the flagship of the
European feet. 1t is expected that she will be
Admiral Alden, now chief of the bureau of
navigation, will take command of the European
fleet in the fall relieving Rear-Admiral Boggs,
now in command there. The Worcester, which
went out with supplies for the French, now on
her return home, has on board cargo of coal
from England, and if she gets here in time will
be sent north to deliver her cargo to Captain
Hall, but If she does not arrive soon the Con-
gress, fitting for sea at Boston, will be loaded
and sent to Captain Hail.
DIR. BLISS.
DIR. d. W. Bliss has been appointed to the
board of health, TO fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation of II. A. Willard.
MIR. BENNETT FRIGHTENED.
James Gordon Bennett teegraphcd to the
navy department late in the afternoon, asking
that detachment of marines from the Brook
~ n navy yard might be detailed to protect his
ONCE during the night Secretary Robson
telegraphed to the admiral at that yard, author
lzlng him to detail the force at his command
for service IN New York city, if he should be
properly and legally called upon to do So