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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
THE RU-KLUX.

MEETING OF THE JOINT CONGRESS COMMITTEE
RULES FOR THE TAKING OF TESTIMONY
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The Congress ku-
Kux Committee, at their meeting to-day, adopted the
following resolution:
Pesolred, That for the present a subcommittee OF
eight members disappointed TO proceed at once WIN inc
Investigation and continue the as long as they
deem pedent with authority TO take testimony Wer
ever they consider it advisable by Sub Committee OF
fine fun Committee at meeting TO he held on the goth
day September next or at such carrier Time as inc sun
Committee shall appoint, at which time subcommittee
shall visit all such localities in enc south as the COM
dtiOn, and such other localities as the COMMITTEE dy
deem necessary. ~
eSolred That the Chairman OF the Joint Select Com
mttee be authorized 10 appoint sald suDColnttec oI
which the Charmanof the Senate and House Committees
shall be members and that said two Cnalrnen DeaullOr
lied to I'LL any vacancy In said subcommittee
The following were appointed the subcommittee:
Senator Scott Charman Senators Poole and Blair, and
Representatives Poland Coburn, Stevenson, Beck, and
Van Trump Resolutions offered in relation to the
rules govern the taking Of testimony but the whole
subject was postponed until the next meeting OF the
Joint Committee. Mr. Bayard offered resolution to re-
strict the testimony facts the passage Of the Ku
Klux law. This voted down by party vote. Mr.
Cox desired tct the Subcommittee TO call on the
proper officers Of the several for state
mens the debts and taxes at the present time, with
copies of the laws creating the The subject was
referred to the subcommittee
The Committee adjourned until the 20th OF September
unless sooner called together by the subcommittee. All
the members of the Committee present. with the
exception OF Representatives Cook and Robinson Of Hi
nois The SubCommi ttee will hold s first meeting
rnorrow
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
MEXICO.

THE TAMPICO REBELS STILL DEFANT-NCl-
DENTS OF THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.
CRY OF MEXICO, May 12.-The town OF TAM
pco continues in Of revolution The town Is de-
Tended by force OF men, who have had seyeranghts
with the FederaltrOops outside the walls Gen. Rocha
Eseobedos right hand man. has left San Louis Poto Tor
Tampco professedy TO suppress the revolution but Is
suspected OF an intention to organize the revolution IN
OF Ierdo and to obtain command OF the Federals
also 10 al in the effort making to corrupt and d.
vide the army.
II ia believed there will be Presidential election by
the peope and that the choice OF President Will devolve
upon Congress which, it is expected, will be largely
of the partisans OF Lerdo Juarez 1t Is alleged
IL using the public funds whiio Lerdo Is also spenlhg
money literally to promote their respective inter
ests in the Presidential campaign whoever
NAV he elected. 10 IA expected that MS
onnonent will inaugurate a revolution, ana
.itemnt IN assume theoice OF President Dy force OF
arms The friends Of Porigo DiaZ are powerless. IA
masona H. their leader ard he is directing the party so
as to favor Ierdo rupture OF the Lerdo ana Pornfo
Tn Cne,rero the political disturbances continue, and
thara erisfs among the Congress factions great
tor each other The Legislature OF san Louis has
Escobed0 TO organize force OF 400 men IN an
icnoton Of election riots In Guadalajaa, the troops
imneJeJ the voting, and many persons we're wounded
The general condition Of the Republic presents the usud
turmoiI consequent a Presidential election.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
CRIMES AND cAsUALT1Es-By TELEGRAPH.

CRIMES AND CASUALTIES-BY TELEGRAPH.
The extensive chair factory of Harig Koop g.
Co.. Louis. burned THURSDAY. Loss 50 insurance.
1880
go. Harrison j. Shuntloff a native of Middle.
borough Mass and California pioneer killed By hsg tree al
Seattle, oregon on the 10th inst.
"A fire caused by sparks from locomotive was
started the woods Auburn Macs WEDNESDAY and sun
burning. Over 20 acres OF woods have been destroyed
The trial of the colored boy. Charles H. Cunee
at NewBeifor for killing Benz Harvard in wesp hss tys =,
verdict Of marder IN the trst degree, and Teco~e0uN
mercy.
John McGinnis Of Stony Hollow. Ulster I'n
County " T.. terribly mu,ated the Rondou' anu
road on Thursday night He sleeping 90 TIE uA'A " ~ ~
lin.
"A lamentable accident occurred IN Mashlng-
THURSDAY by hich child Of Mr. John >eer sge s "a
Gs, by oyerturning pan OF boiling milk Was ." s'0P ' "
blind both eyea -
-. The St Louis Revenue officials have seized
100 cigars 10 Cbsue Obo for non men o. taies
and n owned Befgbe be nos having Incense
keeping the books required BY law -, .
Mrs F,ir,s attorneys have filed long bill of
exceptions on Application or new trsL ,lsrses ro ~
liz fo ana .contuct Of Jurors, AMI bnpss iorNA sN d'
% % s,msrn tly not oi Important character The gen
,rsI iwpre..on 4, nat ~ the points NIL lie o'eued
The trial of Bufnm, the murderer Of John }.
sy., = ,nt down Tuesday neI at NewufgL There prot"
.I, will withdraw b. pla ~ net stn't std g'sd
=, hr rond grrt.' H'" An he 'p" "e'
e.,s a.. latter prs be- all IN All D"ahN lr ~I'e"@" !" '"
Pt..u bor HE Lie lie sVs ~ jail al ''-o~ISH
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.

-. On Thursday sea seal weighing 500 pounds
vas shot in the Delaware River.
$50. The first spike of the Northern Pacific Rail
road driven Ksma Oregon THURSDAY With appropriate
- Austria has proposed and Switzerland has
agreed conference take to prevent the spread Of the
rinderpest
- The German Parliament has agreed to the adj
doIA clauses TO the postal treaties of 1897 and 1910 between Germany
and the United States
III. NJ. steam frigate Galatea. Capt His ROYAL
ghness the Duke Of Bnbu has arrived English waters from
trip around the world
-. The steamer City of Corinne. lately built in
Cornne launched the Great Salt Lake MONDAY
grand celebration is expected
Fifty Thousand pounds of Australian wool, re-
eyd By the Lady Cans are to be shipped from San Francisco for New
York Two hundred thousand pounds more are en- rO1te
go. Seventeen divorce suits will be tried at the
suits are by unhappy wives three by dissatisfied husbands
. In the great fire at Honesdale. Penn, on the
Ih inst, snydes papers remained lninjured
Herng Patent Champion safes although Was subjected to white
-. The British iron steamer City of Melbourne is
advertised to a IRON ssR Francisco on June TO- Tor nonoas M
Auckland sydney and Melbourne pioneer Of the new English hne
opposition 10 Webs American iBe-
The trouble which has existed for some time
between the Ns.esey Central Railroad Company and The sugar tr Of
the Morris Canal, satisfactorily settled yesterday.
IA statement showing the receipts from the
syes total Of si5SslG IT, and from Jur 1870 % MAY 49, 1871
s2g23ls5 81, falling of on the receipts Of *lcJ,2ea 49,
go. The State Constabulary bill, reported by
The no ~ o. ne ss & S s, ' ,rs1 =" sss
the Boston aud Albany Trust Company we're defeated
n the Senate.
-. The VI. l.. Zion Church Conference at P0ugh-
keepie adopted resolutions yeday eomHedng the orgnnhoh Of
eooi military tOmPauis, With the reservation that members Of the
corporation ola college for the oord youth Of both
... A Philadelphia dispatch states that there is
.Sd SaolH 1s Ss detail. Of H o.d on
the Pase coast has no foundation in Tact No such combination b.
entered hto and no "a rod from Portland the Snake h to
OgdeB 10 eosies plated b. Responsible yenoos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
THE COAL TROUBLE.

THE SCRANTON MINERS ACCEPT THE COMPANIES
oFFER-BURIAL OF THE MURDERED MINERS.
SCRANTON, May Notwithstanding the ex-
element among the miners general vote quietly
taken this morning the question Of resumption,
suting in 152 majority IN favor Of work The delegaten
formed Mr. storrs officially ofhe result and
the. Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Company will
open their mines tomorrow but resumption will not
become general until Monday. The Lackawanna Iron
and Coal Company will give their work back to the old
miners with the exception oive men who prescribed
on somegaccount other than their Unonism.
The two murdered men were buried to-day. The
funeral procession numbered over 6,ooo and COM
posed Of all natonalties The In Hyde Park were
closed and general gloom hung the western part
of the CITY,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20

TREATY DISCUSSION POSIPONED-lHE 6ON-
ERNMENTS IRISH POLICY INDoRSED BY THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
LONDON, Friday, Maybe, 1871.
In the House of Lords to-day, Earl Russell
consented postpOnement Of the discussion OF the
American Treaty until the Goth Of June, to await tho
arrival of,the official papers.
In the House Of Commons, this evening, Mr.. Martin
resumed his speech against the Governments Irish
policy He condemned.the suspension Of the operation
Of the writ OF habeas corpus He argued that there was
more crime in Lancashire than in Westmeath; yet sus-
pension OF the writ in England not to be dreamed Of
General bate followed Mr.. Dowsepointed to the In
crease number Of the acts Of violence in West"
meath since the passage OF the Peace Preservation Act
and urged the suspension OF the corpus as the
only remedy, An amendment designedto kill the Gov
eminent bill rejected by majority Of 32s. andthe'
second reading was ordered by 2S2 majority
Mr. Chadwick moved an inquiry into the operationof
the income tax. He denounced the tax, and cited
against it number OF authorities on public economy,
and petitions from "A Chambers OF Commerce
within the United Kingdom. Mr.. Lowe opposed the
notion and it was not agreed to.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20

noble sacrifices These gentlemen are doing the work OF
doctors, nurses. clergy, friends, in fact, all they
can. Others among them may fall In the
hght and the sacrihce will be vain Nothing that has
up the present been done has had have, the
slightest effect In arresng the plague. Much has been
death poison yet undealt with. We seem helpless to
deal with It. Is there man in either Government
that will give the population chance for fifef We
want medical doctor dictator for month in Buenos
nv foreign physicians here but they WERE OF course
It perhaps not too late 70 adopt o0 them
The terrorstrcken population look TO for aid. 1t
yesterday that b ia nor ses n ye
hoard one OF the steamers that lately left here Tor the
Mediterranean with large number OF Italians RETURN
ing hoInA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
PORTO RICO.

THE ELECTIONS PROCEEDING - IMMIGRATION
FROM VENEZUELA.
PORTO Rico, May t3.-The elections are pro-
ceedng There is news of the probable appointment of
Gen. Sans as Captain General The Spanish party In
tend to abstain voting for Deputies. The Spanish
war steamer Herman Cortes brought 223 immigrants
from Venezuela which place they left owing to the dis
urbed condition OF the country and the insecurity OF
life
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TIE prAGuE IN BUENos AYREs.
NJ - tn, ss,.o, ayra Standard. March %.

g,p1a TIE Ba>aOs dyro standard Narh -
Tho nl,gue and the terror it inspires took
fr hoI Of the city Saturday fMarch 25, on which
dsv The registered deaths were 20 2e OF them being
IT,, v.iioT fever on Sunday the highest mortality
sce The plaele broke out recorded, VIZ, 26l 23l
heing fron yellow f,>er. The Popular Commission Is
doina ,onders The men who compose 10 are earning
the eternal gratitude VI their ic0wctzen5 by their
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20

sin Or Carpenter the Chairman OF the Committee had
stated In the most pointed and significant manner, that
objection had been made to the examination apparently
from rear OF exposure and that 1t were allowed to 30
on, some Senator would certainly be implicated
Mr.. TRUMBULL repeated that nothing OF the kind APP
peared before the Committee
Mr.. MORTON resumed, saying that one Senator in
timated that the copy from him (dr Norton. AS
ne AT the proper tme would be prepared TO make fu
showing he would now content himself by saying the In
umatl0n was an atrocious and cOwardly falseho0d
There was not circumstance Of which he had knowl
edge that could sustain it. 1t was made out OF whole
The VICE PRESIDENT remarked that the Senator was
Mr. MORTON said that he did not intimate that the
Senator originated the story 1t had been told to HIM
he hoped that al tine Senator'S %S%d De @ state
Mr. SUMNER SAID there was no testimony before the
Committee i'll the reotest degree sustaining sucn aega
Mr.. WILSON Rep., Mass) remarked that he saw in
The Chronicle statement to the effect that advance
copy Of the Treaty was placed in his hands He wished
advance copy. He received his copy Thursday the
day after the Treaty transmited la the afternoon
Mr.. EDMUNDs Rep., VT said that this scene illus.
traed the prcRrety OF continuing the examination OF
the truth then they would all know where the Treaty
came FROM and Senators would be exonerated or not as
the case might be, They never would know the truth
Mr. MORTON remarked that the suspicion was directed
doing what right, because Of an intmation from
Mr.. EDMUNDs thought he had heard intimations in a
good many quarters referring TO than one Senator
Mr.. HOWE tRep., Wis., voted In aid OF the nvestiga-
ton As member Of the Senate he had never heard
hint leading him to suspect that any Senator was i'm
plicated nor did he suspect any Senator.
The senatelthen went into Executive session on the
Treaty.
THE TREATY IN THE NEW DOMINION.
THE LEGISLATURE OF NEw-BRUNswICK UNANI-
NOUS IN THEIR CONDEMNATION OF THE
TREATY.
FREDERICTON, n B., May 19.-BOth Houses
Of the New-Brunswick Legislature have adopted, by
unanimous vote, the resolutions condemning the terms
of the Treaty Of Washington far they relate TO the
fisheries After the passage of the resolutions the Legs
laure was prorogued with the usual formalities The
following is paragraph in the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
speech relating to the Treaty:
"The result of the deliberations Of the Joint High
Commission at Washington, far as our Dominion Pro-
vincial interests involved, is calculated to excite
alarm and dissatisfaction; but cannot for moment
suppose that the Dominion Parliament will give its CON
sent that portion of the Treaty which dsposes OF our
invaluable fishery rights for the veres moekery OF ali
equivalent when should have received III return
therefor least free admission TO United states mar
kets OF our ships, coal, and lumber"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
TURKEY.

AN ARMY CONCENTRATING AT SHUMLA.
CoSsTANTINoPLE: Friday, May 1871
A force of $4,000 Turkish troops has recently
been concentrated at shuma the main route between
Wallachia and COnstantinople.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
GREAT BRITAIN.

THE TREATY DISCUSSION POsTPONED-THE Gov
ERNMENT's IRISH POLICY INDoRSED BY THE
HOUSE OF COMMONS.
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THE TREATY of WASHINGTON

THE SENATE AT LAST DISCUSSING -.
rur TREATY SHARPLY CRITICISED B1ssmrNTLY
MERITS EARLY RATIFICATION AND CAR
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CoNKLlNm%r psECUTIoN
PEWTER IN A DILEMMA-ThhInr N0uNCED BY
OF THE CORRESPONDENTS
yICE-PREsIDENT CoLFAX' ,nrxrl
lbl lhhh ,,..,.I,oTox Friday, May H. ISL
nm. v~oor+;re Session continued hNe nouA'
today and after confirming 'ne nsder the Treaty
sieel and Warner. they proceeueu ,bether At their
Having ut Of virtuous 1ooi,itv for taking ad
60 Weakness or the journalistic tta
own "e"Al'e ,slnt TO ACCOMPLISHMENTS are quite
vantage OF H. = n is known that the debate was
retleent TINS er making a speech OF over one hour
90 criticised some details OF the treaty qu'e
IN is nt did not oppose It's ratincauoh as "hoie'
l HARLAN who, during MI cameron ABSENCE Is
oenaV ~ the Treaty Acting Chairman OF the Com
70 en esnoke at some length, reviewing Mr.. Summers
.,ns and urging ratification without amendment,
"so 20 secure success in the British Parliament
Considerable progress made, and without decisive
,cnsion being reached is believed that the Senate
ill have ratified the Treaty and adjourned before this
aav week What opposition there is appears to be con-
entratng on attempt to amend the Fishery articles
The reciprocity proposed is Deg Olltery opPoeeu y!
New-E England interests
The ponted denias Of Senators Fenton and Morton OF
the insnuaon that they had been 'concerned in fur
pishng a copy Of the Treaty for publication IN The
TRIBUNE had a very cooling effect upon Messrs Conking
and Carpenter. In fact Senatorial enthusiasm over the
investigation which they have hand is exceedingly
faint tonight. To abandon the field now Will
insure ridicule, TO advance renders 1t equally
certain, while even halt is as unpleasant as
either Of the other courses; and, to complete
the encouragement of those who have been wondering
Gil day how they could best excate the Senate from it's
the papers come this evening with sew
eral more columns taken from "conhdential' doeu-
ment sent the Senate with the Treaty Senatorial mis-
fortunes are becoming unpleasantly numerous. The
Committee on the Common Jail" did not meet to-day
and there is probability that Messrs. Sumner, Thurman,
and Garrett Davis will decline the new parliamentary
duty imposed by the Conkng- Carpenter resolution.
Mr. Cofax has taken occasion TO express decided dis
appreciation OF the senates persecution OF Messrs.
White and Ramsden He said last evening" in substance
that their Imprisonment an infringement OF personal
rights and in political sense great blunder He
said the harmony the Republican ranks so painfully
reached at the close Of the regular session. was in dan
ger In opinion the seeds of bitterness had by these
proceedings been sOwn widely among Senators. 1t was
supreme folly TO spend their time in endeavorng to COM
pei journalists diyuge their business transactions
while such weighty matters as the Treaty involved
waited consideration Mr. Colfax's remarks were made
public place. and his manner displayed much feeling
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-05-20
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.
THE SIEGE OF PARIS.

THE SIEGE OF PARIS.
SEVERE FIGHTING AT MISUNDERSTANDING
TORY REPORTS OF THE AFFAIR-RRORTED
vERsAILLIsT DEFEATS AT THE MAILLOT AND
DAUPHINE GATES-A REIGN OF TERROR IN
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-25
Railroads.
st. Louis, Memphis, Nashville and Chat.
fanOOga Railroad Line. -,.l.-.s. -
Central Short Route
ONLY ONE CHANGE

Without change of Cars to Nashville, MeKen,o
Union City; Hickman, Columbus. HUMBOLDT browns.
vile, and Memphis. - - ms =
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-25

GEN. JUBAL EARLY, in long article
published in Southern magazine on his
celebrated Washington campaign, says of
a certain class of war critics some good
things as true of our own side as of his:
There is another class Of critics which / some
times hear of, persons who were in Washington
and Baltimore during the whotc war, and are
now rampant Confedcrates, and can tell how
Gen Lee Numbered st Gettysburg, and how l
failed to capture Washington and Baltimore
for want of little energy. have heard of
those who say that / had only to march right in,
when / would have been received with open
arms and joined by troops of friends. 1t would
have been consoling to me if only few of them
had opened their arms before got in, or had
came out to give me the welcome intelligence,
and pilot me in. IL things were as propitious
as they represent why did not our friends rise
and open the gates TO us But they let me come
and 90, and they made no sign, and they must
pardon me If / am little incredulous."
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-25
A PLAIN DIFFERENCE.

The effort of the Southern Democracy
to divert public attention from the fiendish
kuklux outrages in some States, by attri-
buting to the coal riots in Pennsylvania
the kuklux spirit and name, cannot sue
coed. All violence is not confined to the
South. There is unfortunately too much
crime and wickedness in the North and
everywhere. We have never claimed that
all the virtue was in one section and all
the crime and lawlesness i'm another Sec
ton of the country. But there is vast
difference between the lawlessness of the
coal miners in Pennsylvania and the ku-
klux in the South. The former is an or
ganization, openly and i'm daylight OPP
posing what it conceives to be the un-
reasonable demands of capitalists. 1t is
not founded in political hatred, confined
to men of any political party, and did not
originate in hostility to the government
or its laws. The Kuklux on the other
hand is an organization secret i'm
its character, operating cowardly under
cover of the night, striking unsus-
pecting and unarmed victims, and more
than all else, has its foundation and
strength in the deadly hatred of its mem
bers to the government and its Iaus that
are in conflict with the prejudices and pas
sions of its members. 1t is the spirit and
object of this infamous organization that
makes it dangerous, gives it notoriety and
makes it the object of legislation and Wig
orous offensive action on the part of the
Chief Executive. Give to the coal riots in
Pennsylvania, or ordinary criminal char
acters in other States the impress OF such
spirit and organization, and it soon
would be the object of special legislation
and public indignation. The people can
see and appreciate this difference, and no
amount of newspaper buncombe can blind
them. If one-half the zeal used in defend
ing and shielding the kuklux was directed
actively against it, it could not long sur
vive.
Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1871-05-25
CAN THE LEOPARD CHANGE HIS SPOTS

After persistingly fighting the constituJ ]
policy of Congress for six years, and find
ing the people unalterable i'm their opinion
that they were necessary and ought now
to be retained, the Democratic leaders con-
clude to "ssil with the windn and accord
ingly put forth "new departure" that is
utterly inconsistent with their whole re-
cord and spirit. They have the effrontery,
too, to ask the people to believe their change
of convictions is genuine and sincere. The
people are always little suspicious of these
death-bed conversions, and will now look
with great distrust upon these acceptances
of laws, which have met with only denun-
citation, contempt and defiance. Every one
knows the coming Gubernatorial election
in Ohio is one of national interest and i'm
portancc. Both parties are buckling on
their armor for desperate, bitter struggle.
Conscious of their inability to fight sue
cessfully upon their old platform, and in
their old spirit. Vallandigham suddenly
turns up and says: Behold my leopard
spots are changed. know L cannot be
acceptable as the old copperhead was, so 1
have concluded to "accept the situation"
and be civil. How clever and accommo-
dating.
But, really, are sensible people to be so
easily gulled? Do the Democracy suppose
the people are so soon to forget their open
sympathy with the rebellion, as to now
accept them In their hypocritical profess
sion? We think not.