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The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-09-05
From the Mo. d,
MASKED MURDER.
The Ku.Klux wet their hands in Loyal
Life blood.

Reynolds county's last horror-An limo.
cent loyalist butchered by an unseen foe
"A reign of terror-Loyal citizens dri-
ven to the WOODS.
Reynolds County, in this State,
has already attained an unenviable
notoriety as the scene of the whip
ping of the Rev. Thomas Cal,aghan an,
and other outrages on loyal or Re-
publican citizens. Reynolds county
may be described as possessing a
strong Democratic majority and no
newspaper. Out of some 500 votes
about four-fifths are cast by Demo
Gratis. The result of this preponder-
ance of the rebel element-for it is
nothing else-has been the practical
prescription of all persons in the
county who did not buy their opin-
ions ready-made of the leaders OF
the Democratic faction. These lat
ter have adopted the
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-09-05

AT Dubuque Sunday night, Tom
Burke fell distance of fifty feet down
the steep stairs leading from one
ofthe bluffs, cutting and battering his
head in fearful manner. He lies in
a critical condition.
The Muscatine Journal says
Articles of incorporation for the con-
solidation of the Muscatine, Kewa'
nee q Eastern Railway were filed in
the Office of the Secretary of State
last Saturday. This line crosses
the State from Muscatine to Council
Bluffs.
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Capt. J. III. Hanford, who was Sc
verely injured at Dubuque last We'd
nesday, by getting caught in the ma
chinary of the tug boat Hadley. died
on Friday morning.
A clergyman is good for the state
ment that Chester White pig in Ma
rion Co., weighed ITO pounds when
100 days old and measured 4 feet 9
inches from tip to tip.
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Treasurer's Tax Sale,

n LAY unless the sn
' ~ " " " r kEN6eS Ger cent railroad tax
Iowa.
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MURDRRoUs AND MYSTERIOUS

MURDERoUS AND MYSTERIOUS
practice and policy of the Ku-Klux.
They have some five bands perfectly
organized, and ready at any moment
for deeds of darkness. 1t has been
their boast that no Radical would be
allowed to breathe in the country.
AS an instance of their line of con-
duct may be mentioned the case OF
the Clerk of the Circuit Court, Mr..
A. J. Parks, who for more than four
weeks has been hiding in the woods,
unable to attend to his official duties,
or even visit his family. Hitherto
the Ku Kux of Reynolds County
have satisfied themselves with blood
drawn from the backs of their victims
Of late, however, they have grown
more ambitious, and their hatred fol
the Union and its institutions refuse
to be stated with anything less thar
the
HEARTS BLOOD OF INNOCENT VICTIMS
1t is only few weeks since Mr.
Marion Weeks, Deputy POSTMASTER
at Reec's Hill, near Centeryille, Rey
nolds County, came to st. Louis t.
give evidence which might tend tt
identify the scoundrels who haG
whipped the Rev. Mr.. Callaghan
and committed other acts of violence
and barbarity in the county. Wher
giving his testimony he was heard tt
intimate shat, in all probability, hi
would be called on to seal his testi
mony with his blood. He returned
to Recess Hill, where he acted al
Deputy Postmaster, and was part
ner in store kept by Mr. E. p
Wallew. On Saturday last, he anG
young companion named Davis
were riding towards home, when in
Black River they paused TO watel
their horses. AS Mr.. Weeks CAV,
his horse rein and leant forward il
the saddle, shot was heard and b,
fell dead. The bullet of the ASSASSIN
had struck him below the arm, ant
The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1872-09-05
STATE TICKET.

STATE TICKET.
FOR Secretary OF State,
j. T. YOUNG,
ofMonroe county.
For Treasurer of State,
WILLIAM CHRISTY,
OF Clarke county.
For Auditor OF State,
JOHN RUSSELL,
OF Jones county.
For Register Estate Land once
AARON BROWN,
OF Fayette county.
For Attorney General,
NJ K. CUTS.
of Mahaska county
e,,p-..,s.nt,.l Electors for the State-at-LArgs.
8. j. KRKwooD,
ofJohnson county.
C. WULLWEIBER,
OF Dubuqae county.
DISTRICT KLKcToRs:
"a, n,s,r,ct-S. A. RUSSELL, Washington Co.
ID District-JAs. L. LANE, Scott Co.
Sd District-L. G. O'DELL, Clayton Co.
4th District-E. w EASTMAN, Haroln GO.
5th District-R. H. GILMORE, Linn GO.
9th District-J B. WEAVER, Davis Co.
9Th Distrfct-wARREN 8. DUNCAN, Lucas Co.
Sth District-T. v. SHoUP, Taylor Co.
9th District-JUDGE PENDLEroN, woodbury. 20.
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COUNTY TICKET.

COUNTY TICKET.
Clerk of Courts,
C.P. SEARLE.
Recorder,
VIM. r. COWAN.
Member OF Board of Supervisors,
PERRY SHRIVER.
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-04-11

HELENA, ARK, March 81, 1872.
We are informed that Mr.. Jacob M. Payne,
of New Orleans, Louisiana, through his agent
and attorney, Col. George Norman, on one
day last week sold the McGhee place, ON old
Town Ridge, to two of our colOred citizens,
w. H. Gray and Henderson Robinson. The
price was s65, O0O-easy terms.-Daily World.
AS the above is a matter of some interest
to colored men especially, we give few par
ticulars. The McGhee plantation is situated
on what is known as the old Town Ridge, in
Phillips county, Arkansas, about 18 miles
from Helena and miles from the Mississippi
river, fronting on lake known as Old Town
lake. There are 3, 644 acres in the tract, with
about 800 acres of open or cleared land. 1t
is almost entirely above overflow; and with
out doubt one of the finest plantations for
cotton in the Mississippi Valley. This is a
proof of the ability of cOlored men to assist
themselves and their people by controlling
large monied transactions in the interest of
the laboring classes. The former owner, Mr..
J. A. Payne, of New Orleans, refused $780,
900 for the place in 1865. He sells to these
parties Oh time for the reasonable sum of
sos 900 because he is conscious that they can
control the labor. And these gentlemen,
Messrs. w. H. Gray and II. Robinson, pro-
pose to lay off the vast tract of land in forty
acre lots; and each laborer that weeks on
them shares with the owners when he is able
to make fourth payment in cash ON q tract
and give him time on deferred payments.
HELENA
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matter was purely Democratic measure,
called Republicans, in this county, to sell out
the entire county at the expense of the pres
ent Administration, under which many OF
them now get their support, and as on
collector has always been found to be a
straightforward and honest Republican, his
advice was readily received, and you may rest
assured that this county is unit for General
Grant. 1t is needless for any other candidate
to come up before General Grant, for he is
as sure to be our next President, for the Sec
ond term, as there are stars in the heavens,
and l cannot see how the party can dispense
with him at this present time, for he has
surely done more towards restoring this Gov
eminent, on sound and firm basis, than a
thousand such men as Andrew johnson, or
"my policy" Now, Mr.. Editor, from all
present indications, can see no serious OBJ
stacles in the way of the reelection of Gen
eral Grant, and the future preservation of the
Republican party now depends upon a firm
and united party, if there has been any mis-
takes under the present Administration, it
surely is not the fault of General Grant, but
Republicans, who are never satisfied, unless
they can find fault with some one, and at the
same time, they themselves are not one-half
as good as their pretended enemies. We
shall go in for the present Administration,
and our honest conviction is that we will
carry the whole State without doubt, give
us General Grant once more, and after that
we will give our so-called halfway Republi-
can chance for labor reform movement, or
any other movement that they may fall upon,
but the reelection of Grant we want, and
will have.
New Hampshire has just desired that he
shall be our second choice, and we will stand
by her decision, likewise, and go for the col
Ored mans friend, Gen. U. S. Grant.
Mr.. Editor, merely take this present OPP
portunity to express the sentiments of the
colored voters of West Florida, to let the
public know that the cOlored men in this Sec
ton are unit for the reelection of General
Grant. Notwithstanding, as 1 have above
stated there are some Republicans who would
gladly defeat him, if they should fail in carry
ing out their low and mean schemes. Trust
ing, Mr.. Editor, that you will give this COM
munication place in your next issue, as
the true expressions of the honest Republi-
cans of Escambia county, and thereby confer
a favor upon the cOlored voters of this section.
A COLORED REPUBLICAN
of West Florida.
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Letter from u BLACK Woman.

To the Editor of the Cincinnati Commercial i:
While perusing your issue of the 23d ult.,
my eyes fell upon an article headed "A Work
for Somebody" in which the writer asserts,
without prejudice, (?) that he has lived in the
North and South long enough to find out that
there is great mission for somebody to per-
form in regard to the black women of the
South. After contrasting in a manner that
is truly touching the look of Hoosier boy
q suppose he means a black HOosier bow
who has shaken with ague for over year,
with the emaciated and shrunken condition
of the black boy of the South, he states that
himself and many other intelligent persons
have come to the conclusion that Just so long
as the mixture of the black and white races
continues, we may expect no Improvement in
the physical looks of the black men and bows
of the South.
1t is true that mscegenatiOn has been car
ried on quite extensively in the South, and l
verify believe if slavery had not received its
deathblow, the black race in fifty years hence
would have been beached to such a degree
OF whiteness as would meet the appreciation
of the most fastidious Democrat, North or
South-New Departurists included.
The writer of the article to which I refer
Celebrates extensively upon the effect of the
mixture of the white and black races of the
South, yet he touches very lightly upon the
cause. Every effect has a cause. Therefore
in giving effects deem it eminently proper
to state causes, as they frequently produce
extenuating circumstances. l claim that
slavery and her ever faithful attendant-igno-
rance--are some of the causes that have nro.
duced the effect which the writer portrays SO
pathetically. Were not these same black
women bought and sold just as thew bouohi
horses and cattle? The fine, healthy. and
robust brought a much higher price than those
who were thus fortunate. Those who show.
a preponderance of "whte blood" coursino
through their veins, and could trace their gen.
ealogy back to some of the f. FPS of the
South brought almost fabulous sums to theil
owners. Hence it was highly necessary thai
the mixture should go out i; and everything
was done in order to facilitate the accom-
plishment Of this purpose.
had talk once with black woman upor
this subject. She informed me that her mas
ter was a preacher, and his favOrite texts
when preaching for his black people were
" Be We faithful and multiply and replenisl
the EARTH" and Servants, obey your mas
ters," &c. She related quite ludicrous in
cident which occurred one night in the cabir
where the black folks usually held their meet
ings. She said after prayer and singing, he
old master arose and proceeded to announce
his text, which was the same she had heare
SO frequently. As she felt rather mischiev
ously inclined that night, and not having faitl
in his religion anyway, in her own words, sh,
Laughed right out in meetin'." Upon thi
her old master picked up the bible and threw
it at her head.
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The Story of Captain Boone.

Democrats cling to some falsehoods with
great tenacity. The energy they exhibit in
denying certain assertions, if it could be man
aged on the change of direction principle, and
turned into practical channel, would give
the party some show of life and spirit. They
have insisted, and still insist, that there are
no Ku-Klux in the South, and that the stories
OF their outrages are mere fabrieations. Facts
are stubborn things, however, and when facts
come to the surface on every possible occa-
sion and in every shape, denials do not weigh
much against them. Facts about the Ku-
kluX and their outrageous doings startle us
most when they come to us in the shape of
personal narrative. When reliable man can
say, II have seen these things" and can
give every incident of events that have only
been outlined in the newspapers, his evidence
becomes interesting to the people.
Perhaps no man is better qualified to speak
OF the secret societies of the South, their ma
ture, their aims, and their doings, than Cap
tam Robert w. Boone, now in this city. This
Will appear, If we glance at his career, GER
talniy one OF the most remarkable shaped by
the war and by the events which followed in
the South.
Capt. Boone is native of North Carolina,
and great grandson of Daniel Boone. He
was about fifteen years of age when the Car
olinas seeded, and he made his mark by
tearing down a rebel flag which had been
raised by his brother, Captain in the Confed-
crate service. Encouraged by his mother, he
stood firm i'll his course as a Union man, left
the State, made his way to Kentucky, and in
a few weeks entered the secret service of the
United States Army-a department that be.
came so famous and so useful in the army Cd.
erations in Kentucky and Tennessee.
The old Boone instinct made this boy a good
scout, a good pilot, and a good spy. So eff.
cient was he that after the siege of Knoxville
he was made Captain with headquarters al
Knoxville. He operated with his organiza
ton or command in East Tennessee, Western
North Carolina, Northern Georgia, and Soutl
Carolina.
He was captured seven times, and was sen
fenced to be shot at Salisbury, N. c., in 1862
tie scaled the walls of the prison, however
and though shot through the body, escaped
In 1863 he was captured by Wheeler, ant
sentenced to be hung at Ashville, N. G
Again he escaped.
During these eight years of service he be
longed to eight different Confederate reei
ments, serving a part of the time as a privat,
ana part OF the time as "a commissioned Off
Ger, and gaining much valuable information
lie, OF course, had many adventures, and cam,
out with many wounds. He was known ther
as Charley Davis, and hundreds of Union OIL
GERS, piloted by him to the Union lines, res
cued by his command from rebel guards o
prisons, have good cause to remember hin
with grateful feelings. &
After the war Captain Davis (Boone) cam
North, but went to South Carolina in 1856
to organize the detective force of the State
1t becoming evident that there was secre
organization of rebel sympathizers, agains
which the legitimate government could max
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Letter from Florida.

WARRINGTON, March %, 1872.
To the Editor Of the Neao National Era.
Will you be so kind as to allow me a small
space in your columns, to express the feeling
of the cOlored voters of this section of Flo
rida, in relation to the present Administra-
ton.
can say truthfully, that there is from all
present appearances, large majority Of
the Republicans in this county in favor Of
the reelection of General Grant, as was
manifested in our county convention, which
elected five delegates to the State Conven-
ton, which convention is to meet in Jackson
vile, ON the 9th of April, to elect six dele
gates to the National Convention, which will
meet in Philadelphia in June. Among this
delegation they know nothing of the so-called
labor reform movement, headed by Judge
Davis; their only choice is U. S. Grant, and
with this determination they will 90 to the
State Convention, to support none but Grant
delegates to the National Convention. al
though there has been some attempts to get
up split ticket, and send two sets of dele
gates to the same convention, from this county
to the State OOnYehtiOn, 10 oppose our
present delegation, which was lawfully elect
ed, and the only plan that they could adopt
was to impress it upon the minds of all that
class of men who did not properly understand
the matter, that the only salvation of the
colored man in the future, was to support la
Dor reform delegations to the National
Convention, who would go for candidate
that had the interest Of the colored voters at
heart, and defeat Grant if possible. In this
they were badly deceived, for our present
collector for this port is strong friend of the
colored men, and at the same time staunch
supporter of the present Administration, 'and
friend of General Grants, warned them OF
the course that they were going, as the whole
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During the month of March the debt was
reduced SIS, 4Sl .96S.64. This is nearly double
the average reduction of the last three years,
and makes a total reduction since the inaugu-
ration of Gen. Grant of 1915, l3l, 730. The
people viii not forget, in rejecting ON this
record, that the taxes have been reduced dur
ing the same period by two hundred millions
of dollars, and will be reduced this year by
some fifty millions more. And yet the Gin
cinnati men would have us believe that they,
in alliance with the Democrats, are the only
hope of this country.
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COMMUNICATIONS.

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views expressed by correspondents Well written
interesting communications will be gladly receiyedl
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NEWS CLIPPINGS.

"A Chinese newspaper has entered upon
its two-thousandth volume. 1t has lost all
of its original subscribers.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16

THE New York OBsERvER-IIas
issued its Year Book and Almanac for
1872, including an amount of valuable
information, very rarely condensed in
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All the countries and governments Of
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Chronological Table of Important
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ter of Poor Richards Almanac, (by
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receive the Yearbook gratuitously.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16

We would respectfully call the at
tention of our readers to the prospcc-
tus, in another colSmn, of the Detroit
Free Press, the best paper published
in this State for foreign and local
news. Every Democrat should not
fail to subscribe to the Free Press, as
by so doing you are sure to gain re-
liable news and information from all
parts of the world. In fact it is just
the paper you ought to have. See
prospectus for terms, etc.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16
Items. News

Through cars from Cinncinati to
Omaha commenced runningagain Mon
day week, by the way Of Hamilton,
indianapolis, Peorea and Burlington
Judge Russell, of the Fifteenth Jul
dicial Court of Texas, has decided that
the school law is unconstitutional and
has issued a perpetual injunction
against collecting taxes under it,
The steamship Algeria, from Liver
pool has put in at ST. Johns, N. f.,
short Of coal. Among the passengers
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16

WE MUsT HAVE MONEY.-Many
are the little accounts due from differ.
ent parties, which, in the aggregate,
foot up to hundreds of dollars, and if
all paid in at once would not only en-
able us to pay our own bills, but
help us to Ire the balance of the
winter And if not paid ere long, we
shall be under the necessity of looking
after a little of it, for we want, must
and 0W have money. Now bring in
your cash and see us smile sweetly.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-01-16

are Hon. James Brooks and daughter.
The steamers Saginaw and Dunlap
are to be withdrawn from the Green
Bay route and run between Two Riv-
ers and Chicago, in opposition to the
Goodrich lice, in the spring.
In Philadelphia the smallpox deaths
for the last week were $50, which is
about the same as for the previous
week. There is falling off of 100 in
number of new cases reported.
The city election in Covington, KY,
resulted in the election of Councilmen,
Democrats, seven, Republican and
Temperance one. On the general
ticket the Democrats elect six candi-
dates, and the Republicans two.--
Howe (Democrat) for Treasurer re-
ceived 100 majority.
Theodore II. Scown, engineer of
the new Cincinnati water-works, has
submitted detailed report, in which
he estimates the total cost at $780,
600. Water will be conducted from
the new works to the old reservoir,
10 l-3 miles.
Billy Carroll, st. Louis bruiser,
having offered to back Mike McCole
against Tom Allen for fight in four
months, so miles from Kansas city,
for $1,000, Allen replies that he will
meet Carroll and put up $500 and
fight McCole, when and where he likes,
or he will fight Joe Coburn for from
$4,000 to $1,000.
On Saturday week the coal miners
at Jacksonville refused to allow men not
members Of their Union to go to work
in the Brook coal mine, and threaten
cd them with violence if they persisted
in going on. Several shots were ex-
changed, when force from Columbus
was summoned by telegraph, and
about 200 of the ringleaders among
the rioters were arrested, taken to
Athens and lodged in Jail,
Adiutant General S;gel, who went
to Saline County by order of Gov.
Brown, of Missouri, to investigate
recently reported Ku Klux outrages
there, report s that there is no truth
in the statements made by the man
Wilfred, which were telegraphcd from
Saline.
A terrible disaster is reported from
the Caspian sea. The Russian steam
or Kuma foundered in a gale, carrying
down all on board and a million rou.
bles in treasure. A dispatch also
comes from Glasgow announcing the
explosion of the boiler of a steam wag,
on in the street, by which many lives
were lost. We are losing our Amer.
lean monopoly of dreadful accidents
The stockholders Of the Mississippi
River and Paducah & Gulf Railroads
have ratified their consolidation, under
the name of the Memphis & Paducal
Railroad. Work will be let at once
At the latest advices from the wes
Wednesday the Union Pacific Railroad
was blocked at Creston.
DR.. Sears, custodian of the Pea
! body fund, has appropriated $4,000
to pay an agent to travel over Tennes
see and arouse the people to the import
ance of free schools. j. b. kilbrev
has been appointed agent.
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MUuLLATED CURRENCY.-The dis
count on multillated currency was
abolished the first of January. Three
ffths in one fragment of legal tender
note or any courrency denomination
will be redeemed at its full face value.
More than one half and less than five
Fights will be redeemed at half it's full
value. less than one-half will only
be redeemed on afiidavid that the re-
mainder has been destroyed. 1t is ex-
pected that this change will greatly
better the condition of the currency.