The Portland daily press., 1871-07-25
WAsHINGTON.

where there has been hard fighting.
WARRINGTON.
Appointments. SC.
WASHINGTON, July A.-The President has
appointed DR.. d. w. Bliss of this city. a mem
Der OF the board of health; D. B. johnson. as
sccIated Justice OF the supreme court of New
Mexico. " "
The President has recognized Andres C.ss.-
70 as Consul of Costa Rico at Charleston. s. G.
q. Il. Redden and F. E. Brown. of Tenn,
convicted OF illicit distillng, have been par-
doned by the President. The recommendation
for pardon having been signed BY the inry. u.
s. Attorney, the U. S. Marshal. the II 8
Judge and Others ~
Crop Reports.
The returns to the department of agricultural
indicate that the hay crop throughout the
country will be small. In Name, where bav
is the leading staple the yield will not much
exceed two-thirds Of the average crop. In all
New EngIa and the Middle States the con.
ditiOn Of clover, timothy and pastures are be.
low the average. La most OF the s )utherp and
Western States and in Oregon the pastures are
above the average and the condition of clover
and timothy is equally as good. In California
clover and timothy have had fine grow b, while
pastures are in relatively low condition. In
the sections where pastures and meadows have
partially failed it not yet too late to supple
ment them with corn as second crop. Frosts
in April and May following the remarkably
early opening OF the spring greatly lessened
the prospect Of good crop of apples. A short
crop is indicated in all States where they are
most largely grown, probably three-fourths of
average Potato crop will be full average and
that OF peaches unusually large.
Loss by the Explosion,
The total loss by explosion at the Washing.
ton arsenal on Saturday will be about S62 600.
Property stores not consumed were found in
much better condition than anticipated.
Ku.Kiux Committee.
Elk Congressman Christy, of Georgia, test-
lied to-day before the Ku Kiux committee that
he knew of no Ku KIux organization in his
district or any portion of the State. There
was no more crime committed now than before
the fire in his section of the State. He admit.
ted that there had been some violations of law
by disguised persons for the persons of pun
Ishing men and women for living in adultery
and for fornication, theft, &c. He stated also
that it was the general opinion in the commu-
nifty that the people took the law into their
own hands because SO many criminal had been
pardoned Another circumstance which gave
rise to many exaggerations in refere nee to the
so-called Ku Klux was the fact that mischiey-
GUS yo1ng men, for purposes of amusement,
sometimes wrapped themselves in sheets and
Scared superstitiOus negroes, some of whom
affected to believe they were ghosts of Confed-
crate soldiers. These negroes had disguised
county, and there had been but little said about
it. Another party Of disguised negroes had at
tempted to murder a white man. Hancock
had been convicted and sentenced but subse-
quently was pardoned by the Governor. Wit
ness expressed the opinion that no negroes had
been inundated from voting the Republican
ticket, but some had probably been prevented
by threats from voting the Democratic ticket
The whole tenor of his testimony was to the
effect that he believed there was no regular or
ganizatiOn in Georgia for purpose of violating
the laws. When asked if he had not heard OF
great many Outrages in other portions of the
State, he replied that when in Washington he
could hear great many stories OF that kind,
for political effect, and that there was less vo-
lence in Georgia than in the New England
States, New York, Ohio or anywhere else.
Prompt Work.
Every tax assessed i'm the first Wisconsin
district upon the annual list for 1871, amount
ing to about $4,000, has been collected and not
one cent assesse6np pom the lists remains to be
abated. This ID probably the first instance
where every dollar assessed upon the annual
list has been collected and paid into the treas
ury before the middle of July.
snb Committed Assaulted.
The sub committee on Southern outrages ar
rived at Yorksville s. c., yesterday evening
At the supper table at the hotel Mr.. Steven
son, of the committee, and Mr.. A. j. Wallace,
Representative of the district, were assaulted
as they took their seats by Major Jas. Barry, a
prominent citizen, by pitcher of milk being
thrown over them. Wallace drew revolver,
but Major Barry was surrounded by friends
and lett the hotel. At 9 o'clock the committee
was serenaded by negro band and crowd
collected. As the band was retiring an ARRAY
took place and one negro was shot, receiving
three wounds. No arrests were made.
Something a bout the Baltimore
m 1pR
Mrs. j. G. Wharton, sister.in-law to the
Baltimore prisoner has written letter to
citizen in Washington, in which she says
my husband and child died. I did not
know what was the reason of their death. but
after my child's funeral, only week, be-
thought dying. 1 told the doctor I was poison
ed the day was taken SICK and l suspected
she had poisoned my husband and child. ]
told my brother and all my family also, when
it occurred nearly four years ago. but they
thought my mind affected and told me not to
say SO as she might prosecute me, and could
not prove it, but have never spoken to her
since. ! was brought from her house and have
never had but one opiniOn-that she poisoned
them and killed them, and l barely escaped
with my life My daughter never had but one
hemmorhage in her life and did not die of con-
sumption. write this letter in my bed for
am too weak from being so distressed to sit up.
Mrs a. Wharton owed my husband $500,
which we with difficulty got after his death.
I am now at Sunset Pavilion, North Con-
way, N. H. Please tell what have told you
for I have never had but one opinion and that
was that Mrs. Henry Wharton poisoned and
killed my husband and daughter and tried to
kill me, and said SO at the time, nearly four
wears ago. 1t was not the first time she tried
to poison my daughter either, as I saw men
toned this morning in Boston paper about
vial of brandy we sent to my brother in Phla-
delphia to have analysed. Only it was whis-
key that we sent 1t is all true and occurred
almost year before they were killed by that
woman"