The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-10
TENNESSEE.
Nomination-Ths Southern Murder
ers


MEMPHIS, September AT one
o'clock this morning, the Democratic and
Conservative Convention of this, the
Tenth district, in session at Bolivar, nom-
mated Colonel H. Carey Young, of this
city, for Congress.
Governor Brown is in this city for the
purpose of obtaining additional detective
force to ferret out the parties who took
the colored prisoners from the Trenton
iail and murdered them. Nelson Nc
Ghee, one Of the prisoners taken from the
isil at the time, and the acknowledged
leader of the negroes in their organiza-
ton, has written letter to his wife from
Hickman, Kentucky. From this fact it
is believed that others have escaped like
wise, as no trace of their bodies has ever
been found. The grand jury at Trenton
are using every exertion, Governor
Brown says, to ascertain who the men
were who took the prisoners out and mur-
dered some of them.
Court Session Protracted to Enable
Grand Jury to Act.
NASHVILLE, September 9.-The Union
and americans Jackson, Tennessee, spe
cial of last night says: Judge Corbett
reached this place yesterday and imme-
diately opened and adjourned the Circuit
Court, in order to return to Trenton and
protract the session of his court there
sufficiently long to give the grand jury
time and opportunity to follow up their
investigation into the recent disturbances
in Gibson county, leading to the killing
of the negroes who were taken from
Trenton jail.
Action In the Matter of the Recent
Outrages.
Governor Brown has been at Trelton
for several days past and is urging the
authorities to extraordinary diligence in
ferreting out the perpetrators. A rumor,
we'll founded, is discussed on the streets
to the effect that Gen. Alex. W.
Campbell, of this place, one Of the most
prominent lawyers in Tennessee has been
retained on fee of $4,000 to defend
certain parties in suspected districts in the
event they arc rcarrested. General Camp
bell has been heard to remark that there
are two sides to the question and that
when the facts are known, husbands,
fathers and brothers throughout the coun-
try north and south whose blood would
curdle at the thought of their wives
daughters and sisters being held in the
embrace OF these black lustful brutes will
regret the sheet iron thunder the occasion
has jnstifed. The preliminary trial Of
Pat LYONS and Commissioner Saunders,
the alleged murderers Of Julia Hayden
a colored school teacher in Trousdale
county, is now in progress in Lebanon,
Tennessee Jordan, Stakes Il Sons, Tow
er & Galaday and Martin " Beard, are
ATTORNEYS for tho State while
Thompson l. Son and r. Cantrell repre-
sent the defendants. a large number Of
witnesses have been summoned by the
State and but few on the part of tbe
defense.
Indignation Meetings
against the late tragic outrages in Trues-
dale and Gibson counties, are being held
in different counties throughout the State.
The Nashville Industrial Exposition
will open next Wednesday, 10th inst,
under more favorable auspices than any
preceding exposition held here; Ar
rangements are being made for military
and civil parade and Il general suspen-
sion of business on the opening day.
The "Protected" Burglars.
Miles Ledbctter, Thos. Bryan and
Lewis Jefferson, all colored, have been
arrested on a charge Of being part Of the
party who burglariouSly entered Durant's
grocery Monday evening, and after near
" killing Mrs. Durant and Mrs. Wright,
then robbed the grocery. Dctec-
tIvcs are confident Of capturing the en-
tire party.
1t is reported that Douglas Jamison,
one of the ten negroes who were taken
from Trenton Jail has arrived here, hav-
ing escaped, but the report can be traced
IN no rpliablp sOurco