Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-09-24
NEWS BY MALL

ArcusrA, Ca, Sept. 81. - 1t was
learned this afternoon that about 4oo
negroes, headed by a man named Tenant
intended to attack the whites OF Edge |
field county, South Carolina, the provo
cation being that unknown parties fired
into Tenants house. A party was or
ganized here to go and aid the whites,
but o courier brought word that the me-
groes dispersed and Tenant had been ar
rested by the convention which nominal
ed Chamberlain. There is an uneasy
feeling that there will be trouble in Caro-
lima between the whites and blacks. In
that event, doubtless, the people of Geor-
eia, on the line OF the Savannah river
will assist their neighbors in Carolina.
NIAGARA FALLS, Sept 2l.- Yesterday
morning q man named Solmond regis
tered at the Clifton House and hired a
hackman to drive him to Table Rock.
There he handed,the driver card with
his address, two dollars and letter ad-
dressed to Barker, at Brantford, and sud
denly walked over the rapids and was
carried over the falls. The letter was
sent to Barker at Brantford, but nothing
is vet known OF its contents.
New YORK, Sept. 2l.-The Haytian
Consul General says: The Government
has made claims against the United
States for the consequential damages for
| the loss OF Nevassia by American occu-
patton, and the restitution of the Island,
and that if the American Cabinet does
not take action the subject will be re-
ferred to arbitration. -
AAuinap from Rin
Janeiro state that the Emperor in his
speech closing the Chambers on the 18th
inst, congratulated the country on its
s"':"ts "tnrv relations with foreign powers,
and declared that no oe~e-"ment would
endeavor to promote agriculture by eA-
tensive railway systems. The most i'm
portant measures would be presented at
the next session, looking to an electoral
and educational reform, and in aid of
agricultural interests. ,.h
CARRoLToN, KY, Sept 21.-A fire this
morning destroyed half of the most valu.
able square in this city. Loss unknown.
TWIN MOUNTAIN HOUSE,, N. H.,
September 81. 4
Beecher rrea cd his last sermon fol
the season to-day to much smaller con
gregation than usual, no excursion trains
having been run to convey his hearers
He preached an hour and ten minutes
taking as his text the first few lines o
st. Matthew, 18th chapter, beginning
"Who is greatest in the kingdom o
Heaven" He made not the slightest
allusion to any of his personal diff
culties.
New YonK, Sept. l9.--Victoria Wood
hull. since her return from Europe, re
mains very secluded. She was. how
ever, interviewed to-day, and expressed
indignation at the insinuations cast upor
] herself. She says that Tilton's refer
, ences, in his statement, regarding hel
blackmail character, are contemptibly
mean, and as false as they are cowardly
and that he lies when he insinuates thai
she was inundated or bought up by the
Beecher party, for they all know tina
3 money cannot buy her. She said she
published true statement of the case
Tilton is no more to her than Beecher
and vice versa. Tilton's story abou
bribing her to keep quiet is false The
way that Tilton and she broke was this
Tilton told her he had been retained BY
Greeley to 60 to the convention at Gin
, cinnati to support him, and she told hin
| thoe ~ ho uouluuttu uIcclcy lOE tut
Presidency it would kill Greeley. BY
her clairvoyant vision she had seer
dreeley's coffin and Tilton alongside
driving nails into it; but Tilton went
and that was the last OF their intimacy
, She admitted that the passage to Europe
and return for herself and sister was
paid, but she declined to say by whom
She was preparing an accurate statement
of the scandal, to let people know the
, truth, but it would be published exclu.
sively in her own paper. ...
A Times Louisville (Ky.) special says
there is great excitement there. Our re-
ports from eastern Kentucky state that a
battalion of militia which left the city
yesterday had been attacked by Bredehiil
county outlaws and defeated, losing six
killed. The Kentucky militia have been
ordered out.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-The following
dispatch was sent to Governor Brown OF
Tennessee, this afternoon, in reply to q
communication on the recent troubles in
Gibson county:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Sept. 10, 1874.
To Hon. John G. Brown, Nashville,
Tenn.--Sir: Your dispatch of yesterday
Las ocoh AoCclfcu anu ItleIItu 10 tDe u .
S. District Attorney for the Western Dis.
trict of Tennessee for report, as there
is no official information of his proceed
ings here. When his report is received,
l will give you more definite answer,
or bave the Attorney General to do 80.
l will state, however, that it is very graf
flying to know that the State authorities
of Tennessee ars disposed to suppress
and punish class Of lawless acts SO
dangerous to life and 80 opposed to
every political, financial and moral in
terest Of that State. but the Constitution
makes it my duty to enforce the acts of
Congress, and Congress has passed laws
giving the United States jurisdiction in
such cases as are referred to in your dis
patch. No special order has been given
to the Federal officials in Tennessee fur
ther than the circular of Sept. Sd, to the
Attorney General, which Is general in it's
nature, and contains instructions to all,
Marshals and District Attorneys, wherever
any violation of said act may occur. l
will add that the State and General Gov
ernments, as you are well aware, have
concurrent jurisdiction over the same
offense. as, for example, in cases Of coun-
terfeiting. Thus the action of the State
authorities in such cases does not pre-
vent the General Government from pro.