The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-19

nave DteH uleu III tHo ~ ~. Ni'Su''
Court, Brooklyn, in the case of Edward
Dean Proctor, against Francis d. Moul-
ton, and formal order of arrest has
been issued. ..
.sHRye Mercy, Heaven"
CHICAGO, September l8.-The Tribnst
announces this morning that it will pub.
lish an extra this afternoon containing
Tilton's new statement, complete, stimuli
taneous with its appearance in New
York. ..... ...
A New Election I'm Louisiana Ru
mOred.
NEW ORLEANS, September lS,-A
special to the Tribune, received at late
hour AYERS that Penn and Kellogg have
come to an agreement, by which new
election shall be held in Louisiana; the
government in the meantime to devolvc
upon the president Of the Senate.
RepuIse of Indians.
New YORK, September lS.-A CORE
spondent in the camp on the Wichita
river telegraphs that Il supply train for
General Miles expedition, i'll charge OF
Major LYMAN, of the Fifth Infantry,
with one company of infantry and twenty
men of the Sixth Cavalry, commanded by
Lieutenant West, was corrallcd on the
Wichita river on the 9th inst, by from
400 TO 500 Comanches and kiowas. After
a fight of five days the Indians were re-
pulsed with loss of from twenty-five to
thirty killed. Lieutenant Lewis, Of the
Fifth Infantry, was badly wounded in
the left leg. Two men were killed and
five wounded. Major Price with the Sth
cavalry defeated large body of Com
ancheS on the 18th inst, six miles south,
killing several Lieutenant Baldwin
and three scouts, with dispatches, got
through after desperate fight, killing
five and capturing one renegade On
the 18th six couriers for Supply's were
surprised by l2j Comanches on the
Wichita river, and after gallant defense
and loss of one of their number killed
and all but two wounded, repulsed them
with loss of twelve killed.
Telegram from Governor Brown to
the President.
NASHVILLE, Tenn September lS.-
Governor Brown, ofTennessee, sent the
following message this afternoon to Pres
ident Grant:
EXECUTIVE DEPT, NASHVILLE, !
September Is, 1874. !
TO His Ercellencn u. s. Grant, President
Of the United St0tcS, at Washington:
There were sixteen negroes committed
to the Jail of Gibson county, in this State,
charged with conspiracy to take the
lives Of the white citizens Of their neigh
borhood. On the night of the 2jth of
August, 1874, party of disguised men
violated the Jail and took these prisoners
forcibly from the jailer, and killed four
and wounded two, the remainder
escaping and being now at large.
The next day / offered reward
of five hundred dollars each
for these unknown offenders. The
State Court, being then in session, took
immediate cognizance OF the outrage
and the labOrS of the regular and special
term have resulted in the detection and
indictment of forty-onc Of the guilty
parties, the majority of whom have been
arrested. and the remainder will be II
they have not fed the country. They
ARE indicted under the second and third
sections of the act of the General Assem-
blv of Tennessee of lS69-70, passed the
Both of January, 1870, entitled, "An act
to preserve the public peace, and which
is in full force. The sections are us fol-
lows:
SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, that
if any person or persons dis
yuised or in mask, by day or by
night shall enter upon the premises Of
another, or demand entrance or admission
into the house or inclosure of any citizen
of this State. it shall be considered PrHmo'
tycic evidence that his or their intention
is to commit a felony, and such demand
shall be deemed an assault with an intent
to commit Il felony, and the person or
persons so offending shall, upon c"nvic-
ton, be punished by imprisonment IN the
penitentiary not less than ten years nor
more than twenty years. -,
SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, lhat II
any person or persons so proving, trav-
cling. riding or walking through the
towns or country of this State
masked or in disguise, shall or
NAV assault another with
deadly weapon, he or they shall
be deemed guilty of an assault with an
intent to commit murder in the first de-
gree. and on conviction thereof shall >hi-
fer death by hanging; provided the
jury trying the case may substitute I'M
pri>onmcnt in the pcnitentiary for pc
rod of not less than ten years, nor not
more than twenty-one years.
The State Authorities Have Mani
ifestcd the Most Earnest Desire 10
Enforce the Law ..
against the guilty parties, and have dem
onstratcd by these indictments and ar
rests, not only their disposition, but ao!i-
ity 10 enforce the law and protect all cIt-
iz"ns, without regard to race, color or
previous condition of Servitude. IhcSe
efforts, can assure YOU, will IN NJ"
snSe be relaxed, until the
majesty of the law Is fully
vindicatcd, notwithstanding these
efforts with the result stated. The United
States Marshal and Commissioner for
the Western division of Tennessee, with
| the aid Of dntachmants from the govern