Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-12-12
TELEGRAPnIC SUMMARY



S. Navy has become insane.
Edward MERGED, California ed
itor was lately killed by his step
son.
George Hunter, New York eii-
tor, WIS murdered in that city on
Sunday night.
The next triennial conclave of the
Knights Templar will be held in
Cleveland Ohio.
A Kansas Pacif: Railway Jrain
was stopped aud r,bhei by mask
ed men on the 8Jh int.
An attempt j. now being IN ide 10
close the Mex York theatres on
Sunday.
At the last accounts all v,s qni-
ct in the neighberhnoi of Weeks
burg.
The body Of missing @,t-~lire
OF Toledo, WAS found IL lie river
lately.
The Tilton-Beecher case has J.
gain been postponed until Monday
next. The bill OF particulars must
be furnished.
Ben Butler threatens 10 scalp at
least haIfa dozen Republican lead
e-s before the present session of
Congress closes.
The currency question is already
mp in Congress. Mr. Kelly, Of
Penn, has presented bill provid-
/ ing for the 800 convertible bonds,
and is confident that it will pass.
Thieves aud robbers are opcrIt-
/ ing in all parts of the country
/ They are robbiRg Express Compa-
mics, banks and railroad trains. 1t
is now throught that the United
States authorities will be compelled
TO take the matter Ia hand
The Knights Templar who have
been visiting New Orleans, are now
en-route for their respective homes.
/ Several steamboats, arrived in Mem
phis during the week, bringing
1 Communicates from the North
western States.
LoUIsIANA.-The Radical return
ing board has thrown out about
twenty parishes, fifteen of which
voted the conservative ticket, and
it is thought that they will soon
promulgate their decision. This
will leave the decision as to the
contested parishes to the House,
and will give the State TO the Radi-
Gals. Intense opposition to the re-
port will undoubtedly be raised,
and it is impossible to tell what the
result will be.
A few days ago some boys who
we're playing in a eellao in the
burnt district of Chicago, on Erie
street, in the North Division, dis
covered in . coal vault belonging 10
a large mansion which burned du-
ring the great fire, the skeleton
OF a man sitting upright. The
shreds of what had evidently been
fine clothing were elinging to the
bones, and q silk umbrella lying by
his side. In his pocket were found
a revolver, several foreign coins
and an empty vial labeled hydrate
choral. On one finger was a Sea
I ring marked II. B; but, beyond
this, there was no clue TO his identi-
ty.
VICKsBURG. For some time the; {
has been trouble between the Tax
Payers as 'ociation and other ciii
zens of Yicksburg, and the county
officials. The Sheriff. a negro nam
ed Crosby, was acting without a ie
gai bond, and the board Of suPervt
scrs refused TO order n new one -
Two or three Of the other officials
were under indictment for forgery
! embezzlement, and similar offences
DispairIng ofall hope of relief from
the courts, the citizens on Wednes-
day of last week held q meeting
asking the officers to resign. All
oil them fed but Crosby, who sign.
ed his resignation. On Saturday q
card signed by Crosby appeared, in
which all the citizens of Warren
were called upon to support him in
his position. On Sunday this card
was read in the negro churches in
the county. On Wednesday morn
ing large bodies of armed negroes
marched upon Vicksburg, by differ.
ent approaches, and were met by
the armed citizens. On what Is
known as the Baldwin Ferry road,
two hundred negroes were met by
force from the city and ordered
to dispense. This they refused to
do and the fighting commenced
/ In this engagement one citizen, Oh
liver Brown, and about twenty ne.
grOes were killed. About forty ne
groes were captured. AL told, it is
said, that about seventy-fve ne
groes have have been killed, and a
humber wounded. Gen. Ames and
Attorney General G. E. Harris, are
charged with having advised and in.
cited the negroes to attack the city
A Special to the Courier ournal
from Washington, dated tAe 7th,
says: The meeting of Congress is al
ways an interesting event, but that
of to-day was less exciting than usu-
al, there being no organization TO
perfect, no struggle over seats or
offices, and no very eager expecta-
ticn TO hear what the President had
to say The floor of the House Of
Representatives was full of members
long before the hour of meeting ar
rived, and very lively, busting,
and pleasant hour of greetings,
hand-shakings, congratulations, aud
condolences passed. Nearly all the
chiefs of the Republican party
were there: Butler, the great light
of the Radical side of the House
soon to be extinguished, but promis
/ ing 8 good deal OF entertainment
before he goes out; Dawes, solemn
and hypocritical, with his SNUG iace,
black heart, lying, eowardlY tongue;
Garfield, saved, as it were, a brand
from the autumnal burning, by some
inscrutable mystery OF divine
providence. and roOsting decidedly
lover on his diminished majority;
Sco6eld, smooth and slippery;
lockwood Hoar, the malignant;
and Maynard, with all the small
and great of this disconnected
crowd carpet-bagger, negro and
negro-lover, all IN one red burial
blent. Aud there, two, were the
Democrats, all as Jolly as victory
could make them-Beck, Fernando
Wood, Stephens, Holman, Lamar,
Sam. Randall, Milton Sayler and