The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-09-26
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The Investigation into the Condition OF South
ern Finances

The Investigation into the Condition of SOUTH
ern Finances
Washington, September 26.-The sub
committee of the Ku-Klux committee,
having specially in charge the finances OF
the South, will act separately. Senator
Pool remains here, Representative Steven
son goes to Cincinnati, and Hon. James b.
Beck goes to Lexington, Kentucky.
Mr.. Beck urges the State, county and
municipal officers of Kentucky to send to
him at Lexington authenticated crcum-
stances connected with the accumulation
of debt and increased taxation.
Mir. Beck expects and hopes that every
officer having charge of the State,
county, or municipal finances, will take
the trouble to report to him, and in cases
where reports may be withheld, or partial,
on account of the partisan character of the
official, he urges the prominent citizens to
send him statements, authenticated beyond
question. The statements, it is desired,
shall be fair, and consist mainly of figures,
without any partisan expressions.
The committee reassembles here Novem-
Der lst, to make consolidated report.
Fearful Explosion and Loss of Life.
Montgomery, 4la., Sept. 26.-Harde.
mans mill, 20 miles north of Montgomery,
exploded yesterday. Eight persons were
employed in the mill; five of whom were
instantly killed and another will die. One
fthe victims was hurled one hundred yards
and was torn to fragments, and another was
blown fifty yards up hill, and terribly man
gled. The mill is total wreck.
Affairs in Utah.
Washington, Sept. 26.-The Federal
Judge Of Utah has forbidden the Mormon
courts to exercise chancery or common law
jurisdiction. Brigham Young directs his
Bishops to continue chancery and common
law jurisdiction.
Young will submit to processes from the
Federal Court, but will resist imprison-
ment.
Foreign Miscellany.
The relations between Russia, Turkey
and France are becoming more intimate.
Five persons were drowned by the found
ering of steamer in Lake Lucerne, Swift
zerland.
Rochefort, who was originally sentenced
by the court-nartial, at Versailles, to penal
servitude for life, petitions for commute
ton of sentence.
The German evacuation of the depart
ment contiguous to Paris, is completed.
Telegraphic Summary.
A dispatch from Montreal announces Che
death of Hon. Louis Joseph Paperean, the
leader of the Canadian rebellion of 1897
He was SO years Of age.
Arkansas is much excited over the dis
of ernll oc
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
The National Commercial ConventiOn-First
Day-preliminary Business, Etc.
Baltimore, September 25.-The National
Commercial convention assembled here to-
day, and was called to order by Mr.. John
A. Garrett.
A variety of excursions and festivities
have been arranged. Two steamboats, have
been placed at the disposal of the conven.
ton, and the freedom of the Western Union
telegraph also rendered them.
The following is the order of business Of
the convention: lst, the connection of Vir-
ginia cities with the great West; I'd, edu.
cation; Sd, central lines Of water com.
munication between the North and South
4th, the development of gold and silver
mines; 9TH, the enlargement of canals fol
steam purposes; 9th, reciprocal trade with
Canada, Brazil, and the South American
States I; 18th, water communication from
Mississippi to the Rio Grande; Sth, gov
ernment lands; 9th, water line from Mis-
sissippi to the Atlantic; 10th, railroads
generally; 11th, the department of com
merce 18th, American navigation in
terests; 18th, revenue reform; l4th, i'm
munity of private property on the sea il
times of war; 10th, direct trade betweel
the Southern ports and Europe; 10th, rive
navigation 18th, levees and obstruction
at the mouth of the Mississippi river
18th, finance and taxation; 10Th, ireigh
and passenger rates goth, the abolition
Of commercial travellers license Dist
improvement Of sea coast harbors 22d
ample railroads from Ohio to the centra
South; 23d, fares and short weights
oath, immigration; 25th, refunding G
cotton tax 26th, the Chesapeake an
Delaware Ship canal.
The number of delegates to the convcn
ton is $50.
AT the afternoon session p. Nj. Bishop
of Cincinnati, was made permanent pres
dent, and twenty-five vice-presidents wer
elected including Richard Lasternes, Esq
of South Carolina, and Hon. Thomas
Bocock, of Virginia.
Ku-Klux Trials at Raleigh, N. C.
Raleigh, N. c., Sept. 25.-The Unite
States Circuit Court has been engaged sine
Saturday in the trial of the case of ii
United States against Amos Owen an
about thirty others, for whipping one Aaro
, Biggerstaff some time in April last, at
place called Grassy Branch, Clevelar
county, on account Of his politics. One
Biggerstaff's own brothers is among the d
PENDANTS.
: There is a good deal of conflict in the te
timony of the observation-disclosures
swearing to the identity of the men befo
the court, who he previously swore befo
: : the first magistrate that he did not reco
: nize on the night the party assaulted hir
$ The testimony of himself and daughter
greatly at variance.
: AT this hour, z p. NJ the examinati'
Of witnesses for the defence is progressin
1t is rumored here that United Stat
: District-Attorney Starbuck is to be !
= moved.
Judge Brooks has been compelled to
turn home on account of illness, and Jud
: Bond now presides alone.
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