Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1874-09-06
ACQUITTED,

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/ MONTGOMERY, ALA, September l.-Ma ayor
Bray Co., Of Eufala, were to-day acquitted
Ofthe charge OF violating the enforcement law.
United States Commissioner Dresser tried the
been tried here in the last few months on this
| charge, but in every case the prosecution was
shown to have been without cause, and the
defendants all acquitted.
TUE TRUTH.
/ wAsH1NGToN, September L. President
| Grant has returned TO this city from Long
/ Branch. General Adams, of Nicksburg, re-
ports that the result Of the election In that
/ city has had a great and beneficial effec :
| The white people in exposed sections feel
/ safer in their homes, and the cOlOred people
! the whites where the colored people happen
/ 10 have majority. This is undoubtedly an
| echo from the very highest quarters. Repre-
sentative men here state that where the col
| ored people are in the minority, there is no
trouble, and that where the blacks predOmi-
nate, the whites are very patient OF aggres-
sions, 70 which the blacks are urged by bad
white men.
GIVING PATTERSON THE LIE.
COLUMBIA, S. C., September 2.-Tbe Colum-
bia board of trade adopted resolutions this
evening strongly denunciatory OF the attempt
preston that there Is danger Of the rupture Of
friendly relations between the white and col
ored people of this state. They assert, posi- :
tivelv- that there mas been no serious disturb
ance Of these relations, and that there Is no
danger OF any collision or misunderstanding
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A. likely 10 be disastrous to the people as a
whole, and denounee the instigators OF mis-
chief They ask the national government 10
cause an investigation TO be made lnto ths
ruth OF the charges which have been made at
Washington and elsewhere.
MORE LAWLESSSESS.
From the WaUe-ly Journal OF yesterday we
learn that, on Monday night last, ABOUT we've
O'Clock, twelve or fifteen disguised armed
men went 70 the Jail at that place, and dt-
rected the jailer 20 throw open the doors snd
release from coz anement a man oy the name iStli
of Watkins at the same time presenting their
guns, and intimating in strong terms tsat u
would not be well with him unless their Or
ders were Immediately complied with. haY-
one 10 his assistance, and completely 81 tne
mercy Of the rabble, he had but one course 70
take, which was 10 throw open the jail door,
and Tins permit Watkins TO walk out, and es-
cape the punishment which he % richly de-
served. Some time ago Watkins made de-
nberate effort TO murder an Old and inoften-
sive eolored man OF Waverly, without any ex-
cuse or provocation whatever. During the
last term OF the circuit court, he went into
bond at the time, and assaulted two citizens
with both knife and pistols, with deadly in
tent. Fog ;aese onenses he was lodged IN jail
cult court. He is a desperate. dangerous man,
and is . fugitive from Justice nom the State
Of Georgia. where he killed e man some two
been living in Humphreys county. The per.
sons who took watkins from jail are supposed
70 release him In this way from the clutches
OF the law. Not long ago, disguised men went
10 the house of A. Gossett, IN Big Bottom,
! Humphreys county, demanded OF his wife
colored girl who was living with him at the
| time, and took her out and inflicted a tarrible
| whipping. This was done, as alleged, because
a few days previous Gossett had whipped one
/ Of bis own children for striking the negro
| giri. The other .aght, near Johnsonvflle,
| Geo. Miller was whipped severely by a band
OF disguised men, because he had displeased
\ u EN- in some particular.
GRAMS PLANS, POLICIES AND PUR-
POSES. ~
/ WAsHISGT0N, September 3.--At sQev-(;en-
] eral Williams has returned from Long branch
| TO the city, having succeeded in very short
! time, and apparently without any difficulty
1 in persuadiDg the President 70 adopt his ma,
J lignant policy Of coercion and inti1aidstfor Al
I the south. IJ is deemed somewhat sfnQulaf
/ that the mode of carrying cut the Presidential
| Dosicv arrived at should have been entrusted
/ 10 a caucus composed OF the attorney general
! Secretaries Be1knap and BrlstOyp. and senator
| Chandler, OF Michigan, who in 1850 clanaored
| 30 loudly for bloOd-letting. These parties lad
/ their consulta this morning, and the fruit
] is already seen IN the circular lbeiow) signed
/ by the attorney-sepe 81 and addressed % the
/ United states IHarsbe s and district attorneys
recitIng that there have been murdsfs and
/ outraRes desieued 20 Oyerawe aud intimidate
peaceful and. law-abiding citizens, and
4 sfating that these acts are in violation
/ OF the so-callea enforcement act The dik-
iFici attorneys are Instructed 10 make
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