The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-28
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stabhipo him with knife. lie drew pis-
toll and shot one Of the eight dead IL the
church door, the rest ran away.
AUGUSTA. Ca, August ga bloody
and fatal ARRAY occurred at Swansboro,
between Emanuel King and Bruce Mcleod,
resulting in the death Of both parties. King
had advised his sister-in-law not TO receive
McLeod's attention; she acted accordingly,
writing a note to that effect; this exas-
peratcd Mcleod, who, when under the IN
fluence of liquor, was very insulting to
King, which the latter resented by slapping
his face, whereupOn Mcleod fired four
times from revolver fatally wOunding
King, who returned the fire, inflicting
wounds from which Mcleod died. Both
parties are respectively connected King
was lawyer and Mcleod a clerk
Mrs. Campbell and Mrs. Chambers, OF
Madison, Georgia, have fallen heirs to
$500. 900, in France, and leave here next
Tuesday to claim the inheritance. The Ia
dies are in receipt Of letter from Judah Z.
Benjam, TO the effect that there will be no
obstacle TO their obtaining possession.
FoRT ScoTT, KANSAS, August 2O.-A
special dispatch to the Monitor, from Lee
cygues, county scat of Lecygues county,
states that the greatest excitement exists
there. A mob OF 4eO men have taken pos
session of the town and arrested the sheriff.
They declare they will burn the town and
hang the sheriff unless he delivers up to
them the person of Keller, who murdered
his wife and two children and his wife's
sister. mt Twin Springs last Sunday night,
and afterwards buried their bodies. The
sheriff has been keeping the prisoner hid
since his arrest, and still refuses TO tell where
he is. The mob are determined, and trouble
is apprchended.
FoRT Scorr, August 21.-Keller, the man
who murdered his wife, two children and
wife's sister at Twin Springs, was hung by
SALT LAKE CRY, August 21.-one of
Lieut.. Wheeler's exploring parties, in
charge of LieIt Hoxie, of the United States
engineers, has been greatly delayed in its
operations by reason of the desertiOn of two
packers, who took 80 mules and horses,
thus stripping the party of transportation.
Hoxie Immediately started in pursuit, aided
by the sheriff of Beaver county. After
travelling several nights, they succeeded in
capturing both men and animals. This de-
lay prevents the party from making their
rendezvous ut Fort Wingate, New Mexico,
as was contemplated, but will not impair
the results of the seasons work. Lieut..
Wheeler's main force is between Fort Win
gate and Camp Apache, Arizona. Lieut..
Marshall, in charge of the party which
started for Denver, is near Fort Wingate.
The general results of the exploration is
highly satisfactory. The national astronOm-
ical observations at Ogden, under Lieut..
Wheeler, are approaching completion.
SAN Francesca, August 21.-The James
surveying party to explore Colorado river,
is encamped in the Desert near the river,
with the Indians. The project of filing the
Colorado Desert from the waters of the river
is reported as feasible.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, August 22.-Ad-
vices from Perry county state that after the
constables posse, who were endeavoring to
arrest Morris and his party, for their attack
upon Matthews and the supervisors court,
had dispersed, Morris, with a crowd of
about 80, entered Perryville and took pos
session of the court house, swearing they
would kill 40 men for the killing of Price.
Supervisors Price and Holmes, who are IN
fear of personal violence, have left that
town, and are now in this city to lay the
facts before the Governor. They declare it
is unsafe for them to return without pro-
lection. 1t is understood Adjutant General
Bishop will leave for the scene of disturb
ance in the morning.
CINCINNATI, August ga collision has
occurred on the Marietta and Cincinnati
Railroad, in which three train hands were
killed. The watch of the engineer on the
freight train was a quarter of an hour slow.
The engineer and conductor of the freight
train fled, but the conductor was arrested.
A warrant is out for the engineer. The
passenger coaches were thrown off the track,
but the passengers were unhu-t. The
superintendent of the road will prosecute
the freight engineer and conductor for
murder.
CINCINNATI, August 23.-Peter II. Clark,
a cOlored man of this city, made speech
at the meeting of the colored men to-day,
ut ChillicOthe, in which he charged that
the colored men were ignored in the North
west in the bestowal of offices, and that
in the municipal offices in Ohio, and in
the labor on public works, they were also
ignored. He said the demands of the col
ored men were expressed in the Philadelphia
platform last year, but that platform had
not been observed. He thought now was
the time to claim redress.
ST. LOUIS, August 22.-An attempt was
made Wednesday evening to assassinate
Gen. Joe Shelby, a somewhat celebrated
Confederate general during the war, and a
cousin of General Frank p. Blair. The
General, with two little boys, was driving
from his residence, when an unknown party
fired into his buggy from the bushes, wound
ing him in the hip.
ST. LOUIS, August 23.-Chas. Monz, who
is said to represent LOwndes county in the
Mississippi Legislature, has been arrested
here for stealing lot of clothing in a room
in the La Clede House.
A gentleman just from the Indian Terri
tory says the Kiowa chiefs, Santanta and
Big Tree had arrived at Fort Gibson, where
they will remain until the meeting of the
grand council of the Kiowas and Comanches
in October, when they will be taken to Fort
Sill and formally released from captivity.
HELENA, Ark, August 23.-The steamer
George Wolfe blew up at st. Francis Island,
about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, twelve
persons are known to be lost and fifteen
wounded. The officers of the boat are all
saved, except the second engineer, who was
on watch ut the time of the explosion, and is
missing All of the lady passengers were
saved Mr.. Nelson from Shreveport fol-
Memphis, was drowned A deck pas
senger named Dawson, with wife and two
children, bound for TupelO, Miss, were all
killed. The cabin of the boat was blown
to pieces, but the hull may be saved.
(Signed) GEO. MALONE,
Captain of Steamer.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, August ga call is
published this forenoon for State conven
ton of Democrats, Liberal Republicans,
anti-Monopolists and other political ele-
ments opposed to the Republican party, to
be held at Cedar Rapids during the State
fair on the ninth of September.
BosToN, August 21.-A number of gentle
men, mostly grain merchants, met at Young's
Hotel and organized Boston Grange, OF
order of the Patrons of Husbandry. John
B. Bartlett, was elected master, and Herbert
Radcliif, secretary. The full number oil
charter members were obtained. It is pro
posed to form Oranges in the main ports on
the Atlantic coast. The Boston Journal and
Post, were made the official organs of the
Now England Granges.
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