Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1874-10-16
HEADQUARTERS,
TaE EEFCiIONS TODAY.
THE .'SATTFRAPERY' II re =,
NiL~SEE

! WAsHI>uToN. Oct 12-Noon-We >t
! Virginia cl,rt { jnereSsmen a",l m.!u-
! bers OF the Legislature, and upon tbs
! latter d. nr-nds United >.tstes Se,ia
| tOr1.
Oain elects all except the Governor
! no Scatter Is involved.
Indiana elects al excerpt Governor.
| One tnIttd States Senator - to be
/ chosen.
| Nebrask has a fuil election, aud a
! United States Senator is involved.
Iowa elects II full ticket except lie
| Governor: 80 Senator il TO be chosen.
! DaRosa. Territory elects delegate
! Arkansas votes on the new ConstItu-
! ton
These elections involve foEty-six
members of Congress al4J thr"e [, S.
Senators.
WAsHINaTo:,. Oct. IN gilt 1.-THE
Governor OF tennessee having tele-
Grarhad to the President some time
ago asking that The United States au-
thorItiss discontinue the action look
ing l.. the tIi@t OF the parties IL Glb-
son county, Indiciei. IOr the ul,tHa E,al
hanging of negroes, and allow the ,1t.e;y-
20 assert it o.yn authority III the mat
ter or their triul, the President re-
f,rrc.i tie telegram to Judge Williams
who IN turn communicated with the I.
s. Attorney fer the Western District OF
Tennessee, on the subject Of Brown 5
telegram. The District Attorney scn,.s
:. long communication here reviewing
tie trouble in Gibson county and pro-
testing that It Is the duty Of the L. 5.
Courts to take coCnizance of the viola
tons OF law, AID acting upon this re
port the Attorney General writes to
Governor Brown denying the request
made by that official and concluding
as follows 81 know of no reason to
suppose that the parties arrested will
not be fairly tried in the United States
Courts, and If innocent, acquitted, but
II found guilty, | am sure no one will
object 10 their proper punishment, be-
cause they were not convicted IN 1t
State Court. While, Il consistent with
his official duty, the President would
be pleased to accede 10 yCur
wishes he does not feel at liberty
to interfere with the judicial proceed
ings referred, to and they viii therefore
be allowed to proceed in the usual way
to q final determination in the courts
of the United States"
The L. S. Supreme Court met to-
day, bat did not commence any decis-
ions, and probably more viii be rem
dercd before Monday, the 26th inst.
In consequence of the absence of the
President, the customary visit of the
Justices to the Executive Mansion, at
the beginning Of the new term, did not
take place. The Chief Justice and all
of the Associate Justices were present
at the opening of the Court to-day.
at the adjournment of the Court the
members OF the bar present then held
a meeting relative to the death of
Judge Curtis. Brief addresses were
made by several gentlemen, after which
the customary resolutions of respects
were unanimously adopted.
Information from Japan, September
4th. is that the difficulties between
that country and China were still I'M
settled and both parties are concentra-
ting their forces in the island of For
mosa and at strategic points on their
respective coasts. A settlement is
thought to depend on the result of the
negotiations of the Japanese ambassa-
dor sent to Pekin.
Midshipman Daniel F. Baker died at
Magasaki, Japan, August Is, of con-