The Portland daily press., 1874-12-18
THE SOUTH.
Various Matters.

MONTGOMERY, Dec. 1.-THE Alabama con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church
(South) has adjourned. Rev. Jefferson Ham
iltou, one of the ablest dvines OF the confer.
ence, died during the session.
Judge e. M. KelS, of the Eufaula city court
now in Washington, has resigned. Articles of
impeachment were pending in the general as
sembly against him. He is also under indict-
ment for felony.
Gen Alpheas Baker has been appointed to
succeed him.
In a row among colored men to-day, lone man
was shot and another stabbed; neither fatally.
The Alabama Legislature has adjourned till
the 18th of Jan.
The Governor has approved the act providing
commissioners to ascertain, liquidate and adj
just the outstanding legal liabilities of the
state, or bonds issued and bonds endorsed by
the state and coupons on the same, conditional
on approval by the Legislature. The Governor
has appointed L w. Lawler of Tallidgo, and
7. r. Bethea of Montgomery, as Commission
ers.
Affairs at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Dec. 1.-THE returning
board has reported on the returns from % par
isles, besides the LIST and I'd congressional dis
trcts, and promulgate them. These give in
the House SO radicals and 81 conservatives
The students of the central boys high school
to-day appeared at the lower girls high school,
to compel the removal therefrom of a number
of colored pupils A committee of five entered
the school and stated the object of the VISIT
threatening to use force if necessary. All the
colored girls present promptly and quietly left
the building, and the boys returned to their
own school. 1t is believed that the school
board will establish an additional high school
for colored children, thus obyiating further
trouble.
Result Of the School Outrage.
The action of the students of the Central
high school this afternoon in demanding the
removal of the colored pupils of the lower girls
high school, resulted in a general mee be-
tween whites and blacks in the peighborhood
of the girls school. A colored policeman was
badly hurt, being struck in the breast by
negro with a Delaying pin, and number of
other persons we're more or less injured. Dur
ing the excitement negro man fell dead of
heart disease.
In thelcase of j. B. Elan, praying for writ
of mandamus to compel the returning board to
De Soto parish, Judge Hawkins OF the Superior
District Court decided that he had no jurisdic-
ton to issue mandamuS,
Meeting of the Mississippi eRislature.
JACKSON, Dec. 1.-THE Legislature as
sembled at noon to-day. Nearly all the mem
bers were present.
The Governors message declares that the
present condition of affairs was brought about
by violent men for political purposes. He says
at this momeut the state and county authorities
are successfully resisted and the free action of
officials is impossible. Armed insurgents pro-
cure orders for elections with the intention that
the ballots be so cast, in such reign of terror,
that the will of the majority may be undone by
a minority. The insurgents have deliberately
and knowingly entered into the work Of revo-
luton, and we must face the facts as they ex-
ist If the instruction is successful it must
reduce the will of the majority to the will of
the minority, and that minority which means
to gain power by force, must retain it by legs-
lation as harsh aud as cruel as its first acts of
violence.
In such a case one race will be deprived of
their rights and remanded to as unfortunate
condition as they have ever known, or else be
compelled to wander, seeking homes with many
of their race in other states.
He closes by requesting the Legislature to
take such steps as will overthrow the insurrec-
ton in Warren county and prevent similar oc-
currences in future.