West-Jersey pioneer., 1873-08-01
NEWS OF THE DAY.

the Vice President. His face is represented
as somewhat distorted, and he has partly
lost the power OF speech. He is at present
under severe regimen and diet, disposition
of nearly every hour in the day being pro
vided for by his physicians. This leaves
open to Mr. Carpenter the honor Of being
the presiding officer of the body, he having
been selected as the caucus nominee for
President pro tenn, Immediately after Mr..
Wilson's induction into the Vice Presiden-
cy. Mr.. Carpenters term in the Senate
expires, however, in March, 1875, and he is
already casting about for available means
to secure his reelection.
The back pay business, which he under
took to defend and justify, has not helped
him. His principal competitor for the
Senatorship will be Representative Wash.
burne, who came very near defeating him
at the first election. Mr.. Carpenter is using
all his power to have his colleague, Senator
Howe, appointed as Chief Justice.
In this event, Mr.. Howe's seat i'll the
Senate would go to Washburne, who would
then be out of Mr.. Carpenters way. II
is probable that if offered him, Mr.. Howe
would accept the position of Chief Justice
although he has full term of six years be.
fore him in the Senate.
The refreshing storm with which we were
visited on Sunday last, was widespread,
and in many places carried with it great
devastation. From various States we have
The storm reached as far as New Hamp'
shire and Rhode Island, where great DAM
age was sustained The fires which had
been burning in the woods, along the line
Of the Camden s. Atlantic Railroad, were
extinguished by the rain, which fell copi-
ously. In our own immediate vicinity, there
was very little damage done, and the storm
proved great blessing. The corn and 9th
er crops, which had been suffering for lack
of rain, have been greatly refreshed and in
vigorated. New life has been instilled into
all vegetation. The storm in our city, COM
menced on Sunday afternoon, and contin-
ued at intervals for several days. The tenn
perature for some days had been in the
nineties, and we greatly felt the need of
rain. The storm occasioned delay on
Monday, of the train on the Blidgeton &
Port Norris Railroad, which connects with
the West Jersey train to Philadelphia. The
train reached our city shortly after eight
o'clock. The cause of the delay was wash
ing of sand and land slide. Workmen
were employed Immediately, and the road
was soon put in good condition.
4 delegation of prominent South Carroll
mans, headed by Hon. W. D. Porter Gen.
J. B. Kershaw, and J. M. Sims, had an in
terview with Attorney General Williams at
Washington, on Thursday of last week,
and urged that further prosecution of
the Ku Klux offenders in the South be dis
continued, as that organization was broken
up, and the cessation of the prosecution
would have conciliatory effect upon all
classes in that section. They also urged
that those convicted and now serving out
ttIluo OA nCutCnCC OC PoAoOhC0 Ao @AC-
torney General in reply, said instructions
had already been issued to stop the prose-
cutions against Ku Klux offenders, except
in very aggravated cases, and some of those
convicted had already been pardoned. 1t
was the policy Of the President to pardon
them ALL keeping the most aggravated cases
however, until the last. The committee
was much pleased with the encouragement
given by the Attorney General and will
proceed to Long Branch to lay the matter
before the President.
On Thursday night Of last week, all at
tempt was made to throw = mail train on
the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad off the
track, about four miles west of North Ver-
non. A freight car, a short time before,
had set fire to the fence of one 4. P. Dough-
erty, who lived in that neighborhood Be-
ing in liquor Dougherty determined TO be
revenged, and piled the rails on the track.
Fortunately the rails were discovered in
time to stop the train. AS soon as it was
stopped, the fellow shot at the officers OF
the train, but without effect. Believing it
to be a repetition of the raid on an Ohio
railroad, 10 one would expose himself until
arms could be procured. When they were
furnished, the conductor with two others,
started in pursuit. They captured Dough-
erty, and took him to North Vernon, where
he was taken before magistrate, aud held
to bail III the sum of $500 to appear at the
preliminary examination. Intense excite
ment prevailed, and for a while, threats of
lynching were freely made.
The Iowa TRAIN RoBBERs.-The lat
est news from the pursuers of the railroad
robbers is that they had crossed the Hanni-
bal and st. Joseph Railroad; the five had
separated, and were pushing to Southwestern
Missouri where they belong, and are known
as q part of band of banditti and robbers
which is terror to all that portion of the
State. They have been positively identi-
fed as part of the same gang that robbed
the bank In st. Genevieye, Mo-, last May:
the Russelville. Ky, Bank two years ago;
and the Gallatin Bank in Iowa, and also
committed several other bold robberies.
The rendezvous is said to be Jackson coun-
ty, Mo-, and their homes are scattered around
in that and Clay, Lafayette and Ray coun-
ties. One of their boldest robberies was
that of the Corydon Bank in daylight dur
ing mass meeting. A reward of S13, 900
is offered for those engaged in the railroad
robberies.
On Monday last, the notorious Wes. AL
len, one of the inmates of Sing Sing, re-
fused to join draft of prisoners who were
to be sent to the State Prison, at Auburn.
He rushed to his cell, brandishing large
knife, which he had secured in the dining
room. He also secured pound of nitro
glycerine, which with derision he pointed
to, when the keeper approached his cell,
armed with carbine or revolver. and defied
them to fire at him. With a savage leer in