The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-09-17

League. Another account was published in
the Picay,neo of the Sd, which insisted that it
was the work Of Texan despcradoes, and
characterizing the statement of Kellogg as
alse.
The committee, consisting of two Republic
cans and one Democrat, appointed by the last
Minnesota Legislature to investigate the
transactions of the late State Auditor, Charles
McIlrath, on account of school and swamp
lands, which were in his charge as State Land
Commissioner e1 oticio, have unanimously re-
ported defalcations on the part of Mr.. McIlrath
to the amount of $S9559.
The Wyoming election returns, nearly COM
plete, give Steele (Dcmocrat), for Delegate to
Congress, a majority of between 500 and COO.
The Democratic ticket is generally successful
throughout the Territory.
The Shreveport OLa.) Erening telegram
(Republican) of the 18th denies that that town
furnished tho parties who committed the re-
cent Coushatta outrage. 1t says emphatically
that Shreveport men were not concerned in
the brutality. The Times of the same date
publishes statement of a Mr.. Abncy, lead
ing merchant Of COushatta, to the effect that
an investigation had there by citizens COM
mlttee had revealed plot on the part of armed
negroes to murder indiscriminatcly a large
party of men, women and children in attend
ance at dance on the evening of the 9th
ult.; that after this discovery party of
scouts were fired upon by the negroes and
enc of the number was dangerously wounded.
The subsequent shooting of the prisoners
near that place grew out Of this affair.
A fire at Grccnvillc, Miss, on the morning
Of the I'd burned seventy three buildings, and
inflicted loss Of over $ss50,OOO. Much suffer-
ing was anticipated, as nearly all the provis-
ions in the town were destroyed.
The town of Mokclumne, Cal, has been to-
tally destroyed by fire.
The Arkansas Constitutional Convention
has rejected the proposition allowing the pco-
pie to vote on the question of reputation.
A Sioux City Uowa) special Of the 5th says
that, in consequence Of Gen. Shcridan's pro-
hibitory orders against infringing on Indian
reservations, the Black Hills expedition organ
lied in that city had postponed its contem-
plated efforts to penetrate the Black Hills
country until Government permission is OBJ
tanned.
| Prof. King, accompanied by five persons,
representatives of the press, made an asccn-
sion in his mammoth balloon "Butfalo," at
Cleveland, on the 4th. After an interesting
voyage of nearly 500 miles in twenty -four
hours the party effected landing near
Smiths Creek, ten miles from Port Huron
Mich.
\ shrcvcport Ua.) dispatch Of the 9Th says
a message has been sent to President Grant,
signed by the leading men of that city, deny
ing that any resident Of that parish had par
ticipatcd in the Coushatta affair, and asking
that commission OF air-mindcd men be APP
| pointed to visit the State and ascertain the
truth. The Democratic and Conservative
| State Central Committees have issued an adj
dress to the country asserting that the recent
acts of violence in Louisiana had been insti-
gated by Gov. Kellogg and his conductors,
and that the disorders that had occurred had
been magniticd by the Radical leaders in or
der to forge lightning that there may be
thunder at the North" A special from New
Orleans of the 9TH says the man Abncy, whose
letter denying that the people of Shreveport
had been concerned in the Coushatta affair
had been published, was prominent men,
Der of the White League, and had previously
INDUCED in threatening remarks. 1t was
feared that twenty five colored men held by
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tempt was made on the night of the 4th to
burn the State House. The private office Of
the Acknowledgement was broken open, the
papers, chairs and books piled on the floor,
saturated with oil and set on fire. Owing to
haste and lack of air the fire did not
spread to any extent. A Washington telc-
gram of the 9th says that the places in
| Louisiana designated for troops to prevent
outragcs are New Orleans, Baton Rouge,
Shreveport, Alexandria, Monroe, Harrisburg
and st. Martinsville.
The Democrats of the Twelfth Missouri
| District have nominated J. W. Glover for re-
election to Congress.
Milwaukee (Wis.) dispatch of the It'll says
the Supreme Court would not deliver its de-
cision until the 18th on the application for an
injunction to compel railroads to obey the
Potter law.
Albert Keep, President of the c. & n. W.
X. f., has addressed letter to the Wisconsin
Railroad Commissioners in reply toa state
ment made in a recent speech by Gov. TAYLOR
that the Commissioners had said that under
| the Potter law the railroads would lose less
| than per cent. Of their gross earnings while
doing the same amount of business as last
year. Mr.. Keep says his company would,
under those circumstances, lose ut least 25
per cent. of its gross earnings.
The Arkansas Constitutional Convention on
the 7th passed series of resolutions relative
to the disturbances in the South, and Gear
nestly and sincerely dcprecating and dcploring
all collisions between white and colorcd peo-
pie of that or any other State"
| Chas. McIlrath, ex-Auditor Of Minnesota,
has issued a card dated at New York, Sept. ),
requesting suspension of public opinion in
regard to his alleged defalcation until he can
have an opportunity to refute what he styles
| the false and malicious charges made against
him. Gov. Davis has directed Atty-Gcn.
Wilson to bring suit against McIlrath and
all who conspircd with him to dcfraud the
State.
Indian outrages are reported in the upper
Missouri country. Three wood choppers were
murdered ut the mouth of the Muscle Shell a
few days ago, one of them, Dutch Chris, being
| burned at the stake.