Connecticut western news., 1874-10-02
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 Abroad.
 difficulty took place in Green county,
 Alabama. Dr. Minor, on visiting patient,
 came upon large body of negroes in arms,
 and drilling. Whom asked what they meant,
 their leader replied that negro blood had been
 shed, and they were determined to have white
 blood. On his return to Falkland, Dr. Minor
 reported what he had seen, and the citizens
 sent two unarmed white men to pacify the ne-
 groes, and to let them know that the report
 that any negro had been killed was false. Upon
 approaching the negroes these two men were
 fired upon and wounded. Whites, to the num-
 Der of thirty or forty, went down and dispersed the armed negroes, killing and wounding several Of them. .... The Kellogg Government in New Orleans was obliged to surrender to it's opponents. Lieut-Gov. Penn took the reins of the Government and at once installed in office all those who were voted for on the same ticket with McEnery in 1872. The courts were organized under this Government. Dis patches were sent to Washington announcing the result and stating the ability of the new party to maintain themselves if let alone
 President Grant. in his message relative to -AO0AS~@SAA0S satisfactorily represented to me that turbulent and disorderly persons have combined to- gether, with force and arms, to overthrow the State Government of Louisiana, and to resist the laws and constituted authorities of said State and Whereas, It is proved in the Con- stitution of the United States that the United States shall protect every State in this Union on application of the Legislature, or the Exc cutive when the Legislature cannot be con- vened, against domestic violence; and Where Gs, It is proved in the laws of the United States that in all cases of instruction in any State or of obstruction to the laws thereof, it shall be lawful for tho President of the United States, on application of the Legislature of such State, or of the Executive when the Leg islature cannot be convened, to call for the militia of any other State or States or to em- ploy such part of the land and naval forces as shall be judged necessary for the purpose of suppressing such instruction or causing. the laws to be duly executed and Whereas, The Legislature of said State is not now in session, and cannot be convened in time to meet the present emergency, and the Executive of said State, under section of article of the Con- stitution of the United States, and the laws passed ill pursuance thereof, has therefore made application to me for such part of the military force of the United States as may be necessary and adequate to protect said State and the citizens thereof against domestic violence, and to enforce the due execution of the laws and Whereas, It is required that it may be necessary, in the judgment PrQaI6ant fnl fl,o r,,SI; ;ko,r fo, the purpose aforesaid, he shall forthwith by command such insurgents to dis perse and retire peaceably to their respective homes within a limited time now, therefore. I. U. S. Grant, President of the United States, do hereby make proclamation and command said turbulent and disorderly persons to dis perse and retire peacoSbly to their respective | abodes within five days from this date and hereafter to submit themselves to the laws and constituted authorities of said State, and I nvoke the aid and cooperation of all good | citizens thereof to uphold the law and preserve he public peace. In the conflict which | ,ook place between different parties, eight | persons were killed and over fifty wounded.
 The boiling Republicans of the Third Penn- 'ylvania District have nominated Benjamin l.. | Berry for Congress in opposition to David | Houston. .....T The Democrats of the Eighth Congressional District of Michigan have nomi- lated George F. Lewis of Saginaw for Con- ,ress. The old Knoxville Whig will be re- lived in 8 short time under the management of ts founder, Senator Brownlow. ... A Breton lamed Etienne Vallen has just been condemned o forty years hard labor for beating his wife 10 as to cause her death. He was in the habit If inf1icting corporal punishment upon her with his walking stick, which was of formida- 'le dimensions. In defending himself he con- ended that he had 8 natural right to beat his lelpmate, and that he did not overstep it. :. :. An Illinois writer estimates that the cash value | # all the taxation property in that State is B, 900, ,OO0000, of which but $1, 100, OOO 900 is cached by the assessors. .. .. Chief Justice Ryan, of Wisconsin, has delivered his opinion n the railroad injunction case. The Court firms the constitutionality of the Potter law, nd directs an injunction to issue compelling Ill railroads in the State to comply with it's provisions The injunction applies to all rail pads and parts of railroads in the State except hat between Milwaukee and Prairie du Chien Ots, II pads. The reason for this exception is, that his line is the successor of 8 road holding an i'd territorial charter, and hence it is not sub ect to the clause in the State Constitution, which authorizes the Legislature to alter or epeal charters. The Prairie du Chen line is ess than 200 miles long, and the St. Paul Company has 700 miles of road in the State. The remaining 500 miles is subject to injunc- ions. GOO. .Armstrong's hotel at Uxbridge, Ontario, was burned. Most of the inmates escaped through the upper windows, while 'thers attempted to escape by means of the tairway, and were severely burned. Three 'ersons survived only a few hours, viz. James Annard, of Uxbridge, Kate Marvin, servant, md MT. Armstrong's youngest son. Messrs. Armstrong, Cannon, and Gilpin were badly, md several others slightly injured.
 The New Jersey Democratic State Conven- ion nominated Judge Bedle unanimously for Governor. The resolutions adopted by the Convention are as follows Favoring equal political rights for all men condemning the .cts of violence and lawlessness enacted by 'dventurers in some of the States in favor of ! restoration of gold and silver as the only true oasis of the currency of the country advo- 'ating tariff for revenue and in favor of avenue reform; opposition to the Civil Rights Jill as detrimental to the same of education md fatal to the races in whose interest it is 'stensibly required; the illegal issue of paper promises in forced payment of wages is an un- nstifable imposition, and tends to the monopo- y of trade. The resolutions alsoydeclare that he Republican Administration was no longer