The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-27
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TELEGRAPHIC NEWS. :
LATEST FROM WASHINGTON.
The Kuklux investigation.


w AsHINGToN, July 28.-General A D
wright was examined for five hours TODAY
HIS testimony was highly satisfactory to
tne democratic members of the committee
General Wright testified that he was n
pracGlclng lawyer. and was one of the edi-
Tors OF the Augusta Chronicle and Sentinel
Inc people Of Georgia are peaceful and
lhW.abdlng. The laws are as fully enforced
now as before the war. His law nrnc.
tice covers ten counties. He stated RI that
the negroes enjoyed all the priyileoes
OF the courts which were accorded to the
whites. The judges and juries seem rather
Inclined to favor the negroes, He had
prosecuted white man for the murder of
n negro, and he was convicted of man.
slaughter and sentenced to the full term.
The same court had convicted a white
man for killing negro. and sentenced him
TO be hung on the first Friday in Sentem-
Der, While these trials were progressing
Twelve whites of Washington county had
been carried 100 miles to answer before a
federai commissioner for an assault on ne
groes, and after imprisonment and much
expense were acquitted. .-~..
General Wright said he had no rea-
son TO believe that there was an organ
lied band OF kuklux in Georgia for political
purposes. lie knew of a band Of maraud-
ers, like MurrelPs gung, extending through
y portion of the counties of his district,
Men mad been convicted in. Washington
county VINO were suspected of belonging to
the gang. A man named Reese, convicted
OF k'illnS negro by a military commission,
bad been pardOned by President johnson.
He was again convicted of killing another
man, and sentenced to be hung, but was
rcprlcyed ny Governor Bullock. His ulti.
mate pardon, so his friends say, deDends
lIpon raising a certain amount of money.
The witness explained fully the Oruani-
cation of the Georgia Legislature. If the
disabilities imposed by the 18th amendment
were removed and the people allowed to
select the best men for office there would
be 10 complaint against the Government.
The negroes had neither been cheated
nor Swindled out Of their wages. Difficulty
and discomfort often arises from the diff
Guilty Of convincing the negroes that a third
is more than tenth of L crop. Arbi!ra-
ton vas often called to determine the
question for them. A white man named
Ferguson had been whipped nearly to
death bv negroes. \ negro convicted Of liv-
ur in adultery with Il white woman
had been pardoncd by Coy. Bullock. A
g hitc man and negro woman had been
prosecuted for the same offence. ConYc-
ton failed. but the people whipped them.
There were no politics in these occur
rpncyS. The people resortcd to such pun
ishmcnt because of the mischief TO society
produced By the Governors lndlscrlmlnate
pardons.
Kentucky's War Claim for Equipping Troops
Rejected.
WASHINGTON, July 26.-Secretary Bout
we'll has finally rejected hentuckv's claim
against the Government for cquipplng
troops during the war, though he says in his
opiuion that they have strong equity rights
and strong claim; on Congress, TO which
he refers the agent Of the State.
Weather Probabilities.
WASHINGTON, July 26.--Pleasart weather
is probable for the upper lakes on Thurs
day. No material change IS Indicated for
the Cult coast and southern States. an
area of low barometer will probably move
eastward from Lake Huron, with fresh
Southwestcrly winds on lakes Erie and
Ontario, and cloudy and threatening wealth
or northwest and northeast Of Aa>sachu
sets,