The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-10-13

william Price was once postmaster at
Grenade but gave up sa1 70 % 20 become
J. II. Pearce Is Marshal oil the Northern district
OF Mississippi was state senator ior four years
The GLOWING are short biographical Sketches
TRxAs DELEGATES
Bould Baker, Chairman OF The State Executive
Edward T. Randall born in Georgia, Texas
planter now serving In the state Senate a four
wears ago. George w. Paschail, Jr born in
Arkansas. has been In Texas twenty-six years.
"a George W. Honey has been in Texas elrnr wears.
was clerk OF the supreme Court at Galveston under
the provisional government, has been state Treas
urer, was born In Wisconsin, Methodist
preacher and went out as chaplain OF the Fourth
Wisconsin regiment. Several years ago ne went
TO a quarterly conference sixty miles north OF
Austin, and while there preaching to colored SIM
ners a dozen armed, masked men came up, took
HIM short distance up the river and made
baptist OF him by twice plunging BIN into The
water. Honey says they tried to rob him. but he
saved his vauaoies and still lives. Honey. judg-
ing from his apfness TO let himself ont in rss.
ton. must be an exhorter that would send most
any transgressor to his knees
Andrew J. Neal has been in Texas since 1889,
and has been terrific old Indian fighter,
evinced by ms having pretty heavy ballast OF
and ten, ROBUST and good for q century, If not
some time taken desperately short.
]. G. Tracy Is Northern man, has been In
Texas twenty years, Is q printer, was a member
OF the thirteenth Legislature.
Wright Cuney Is the smartest coored man in the
state is lawyer, son OF white daddy, VINO
owned $50 slaves. His father. having spark or
anectlon ior him, sent him to ODerlln before the
war and educated him, as q papa should, and the
son ceased to be thankful
Richard Allen colored, was slave, member or
twelfth Legislature.
4. J. DAVIS. white, trotted into the world in
the land OF MOWERS, and, in consequence. has
been saved all expense in using Odoriferous
extracts; has lived In Lone Star State twenty
nine years, is good lawyer, was District
general IN the army, winding up his offical career
by taking comfortable seat In the gubernatorial
chair.
with Colonel Nat Hill, OF Little Rock, to-day, he
said I'VE have had opportunity as yet to
discuss with the delegates from other states as to
what shall be DONE but have definite views OF our
own and shall urge them with moderation. Our
idea is that each state should presentts own grev-
ances The Northern people do not comprehend the
situation here. They are amentably Ignorant of
the true condition oil affairs. We should enghten
them. To correct error the best plan Is to present
the truth properly authenticated.
We in Arkansas will explain the condition OF
affairs IN State and why we refused to take
row, believing 1t better to appeal to the nation
for redress. The following named
DELEGATES FROM GEORGIA
have and are expected to arrive here by to-mor-
row morning. Ex-Governor Conley, President Of
the Senate, has been In the State thirty or iorty
years, born in New Jersey; ex-United States
Attorney General Ackerman, was dele
not attend the conventions; Joshua Hill
eX-United States senator, q native OF Georgia !;
Judge Dawson, a Walker general; Henry Wayne,
colored, several times member OF the Georgia
Legislature, toleraby well educated, Tor
merly a slave; r. W. White, coored. has
been connected with the revenue service
Ebert Head. black as the ace OF spades, educa-
rion, slave worth $4,000, rents thirty odd negro
cabins to negroes; John 5. Bigby, eX-member or
Congress ana OF the constitutional Convention
a