The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-10-09

States troops 10 influence the elections an
that State, ~ charged by senator sehurz
in his recent speech al 81. Louis. Cen
ersl Emory says there u nothi..y TO
justify the charge, and tA.t those who make
such charges ara totally ignorant OF the char
.cier Of regalar iroops, and the Indignation
that would attend any attempt 10 use them
for political purposes
DIR. =. c. Haxlett is the Republican candi-
date for Governor OF California The con-
vention passed a resolution emphatieally or
posing third Presidential term.
Among the documents claimed to have
been captured in the State House At New Or
leans, NJ the time Of the Penn coup d'etAt,
are number Of letters which passed between
Governor Kellogg and certain prominent gen.
tlemen at Washington. showing. il is alleged,
the use OF improper means to sustain the
y Governor in the executive chair. The let
ters are 10 be made public hereafter.
Z Governor Moses Of south Carolina. on the
18th made formal request OF the President
for troops 10 preserve the pesce in that State.
The Governor says in his communication 10
the President: (" Armed bodies are assembled
Al various points in Edgefield county, ard
have demanded the surrender OF State arms in
the hands Of the regui.riy organized militia
ofthe State. From this seton regular reign
OF terror exists. issued my proclamation
on. the I'd inst, commanding these armed
bands 20 disperSe and retire 20 their homes
within three DAYS. and hereafter refrain from
the repetition Of such actions. They are still
under arms, and ! am powerle-s TO enforce
my orders. except BY the use Of inexperienced
militia. the employment Of which. i fear.
would foster n conflict which / desire 70
AVOID The reply Of the Attorney-General,
by direction Of the President. was that "a
company Of United States troops i now sta
toned there (st Edgefieldl. and il i expected
and believed il will afford adequate protec-
ton 10 The lives and properly Of citizens"
Messrs- MeEnery and Penn published on
the ssih an order dated the 2lsi. insiructing
the officers formerly under their command,
A. well A. au citizens. 20 deliver over 10 the
GATED States authorities in New Orleans al
arms. ammunition and other State property
in their possession. The order states that
persons delivering arms or ammunition will
in no wise be interfered with by the United
States or State authorities. II is understood
that the publication Of this order was with
held from the 2lst to the 26,h, il order 10 Sc
cure assurance regarding the last paragraph
The Mayor o, New Orleans has issued
proclamation for an election for Mayor aud
several City Administrators, TO be held
November. under the auspices Of the same
commission a. the election for State officers.
A passenger train on the Mississippi Cen
tral Railroad was precipitaied down an en-
b2nkmeni thirty feet high-nesr Holly Springs.
on the 10Th. The lsdie-' car and the Pullman
p2lsce car were turned over twice in their
descent. but prOyidentially no person was
killed. although some fifteen were more or
less injured. II Is said the embankment had
been undermined by recent heavy rains.
The New Orleans BEUstiH Of the 2.th says
il has seen the check-books Of Gov. Kellogg.
captured in the State House by the McEnery
party. and that the stubs contain memorzn-
dums Of various checks given 10 Matt. Car
penier. aggrerating s4.J0e; to J. b. Beck
with. L. 5. District-Attorney, al 500; and to
( L. :. Marshal Packard s4.lO0.
Bishop Lee. of the Episcopal diocese Of
Iowa. died 81 his residences in Davenport. on
I the a6th ult., Of malignant ery-ipelas, brought
on BY an injury TO one OF his hands. received
\ in falling down stairs some two weeks pre-
viOusly. lie was.in the -ixtieth year Of mis-
age.
There was avery destructive rain storm in
Georgia on the 18th, causing rise in the
Savannah River TO n greater height than il
had been for twenty years. Rice plantations
were oyerhowed. and il was thougae the
los on this crop alone would be 1t least
100000.
The Supreme Court Of Californis has decid-
ed the local option law unconstitutional.
The conference committees representing the
two opposing parties in Louisiana, on the 10Th
agreed upon basis OF proceedings by which
10 secure fair popular vote NJ the coming
State election. On the part Of the Conserya-
tive Peoples party it il agreed to discounte-
nance al violent acts and the u-e Of any i'm
proper influences to control the will Of the
electors, and 70 render their assistance and
use every effort TO subject TO the penalties Of
the law al persons who may commit acts Of
violence or intimidAtisa, or conspire to do the
same. The Republican Committee and the
Conservative Committee therefore jointly
agree to the appointment OF IN Advisory
Committee composed Of five members, name
ly. Messrs- Albert voorhees, and Y. o. Burke.
selected by the representatives. Of the Con-
serysiiye Peoples party; Messrs.S y. Pack
ard and u. Y. Joubert, selected by the repre-
sentztives Of the Republican party; and
Of an umpire, namely, D. X. NJ y. Bouzano,
who has been jointly selected. This Advisory
COMMITTEES i to supervise and carry OUT the
registration throughout the State on behalf OF
all parties, to the full extent Of suggesting
changes in the registration officers and man.
ner Of conducting and carrying out the regis
trntion. Gov. Kellogg. in the interest Of
fair and impartial registration, OF his own ac-