Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1875-08-22
The Negro PIotters.

AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 20.
All quiet. Arrests still continue.
Morris and Harris, the ~ringleaders are
still at large. L is believed there will
be no trouble. The negroes have dis
persed and returned home. A dis
patch fro Sandersville, Washington
county, reports the arrest of C'andin
Harris, one of the leaders in the plot.
He has made a confession imp icaling
Prince Rivers, Major General of the
South Carolina Militia. Rivers en-
phatically denies the charge. There
are seventy negroes in Jail at Sanders
Vile. Governor Smith is expected
there tonight.
JET. Davis Accepts.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.
A Times special from Galesburg,
Illinois, says that jefferson Davis has
accepted tie invitation of the Knox
county Agricultural Society to oliver
an address ut the Knoxville Fair in
September next.
Decrease OF Immigration.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.
Immigration into the United States
shows ii decrease of Sj 1000 for the year
ending June 80, 1873, AS compared
with the year ending June 30, 1874.
Accidental Poisoning Of rhurIow
Weei's Family Ehe Kentucky
S~enatorship.
NEW YORK. Aug. 81.
The entire family of Thurlow Weed
have been Frustrated 10y the use OF n
copper kettle which had been cleaned
with oxatec acid. They all had a nar-
row escape from death, particularly
Weed himself, who is now recovered.
Geo. Reeves, an extensive coal deal
er, of Newark, has failed. Liabilitie, /,
$4,000.
The Heraid's Washington special
says it is understood among the friends
of Senator Stevenson oil Kentucky
that he has personal assurances of Gen.
Williams and tipv. eslie that, III the
event they can not secure an election to
the United States Senate. they will use
their influence III favor OF him against
Beck.
Crop Prospects OF the West-More OF
the Negro Insurraeiionisss.
CHICAGO, Aug. 20.
The Times this morning publishes
crop reports III the Northwest, COM
pri>ing the ate of Wisconsin, Min
iieSota. Nebraska, Iowa and Northern
Illinois aud Kansas, and miscellaneous
reports from otl er sections III Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and Nebraska. Nearly
all agree thai this will be a year ol
plenty in wheat, which has been near
~ ali cut and stacked. The quantity
j. far above the average and the quail
" Was never excelled. There Will be
at least a fourth more wheat exported
from these States than any previous
year.
The Times Augusta special says
peace is fully restored i'll Georgia and
the trial OF the prisoners will begin or
Monday. Letters found in the ring
leaders house show that 1000 stand 81
arms We're furiIis he'd from South Caro-
lima, and money received from I'M
known sources. The negroes are now
disarined and peaceahly dispensing
over 200 arrests have beer made, ana
the Governor j. reported a. saying !
an in>urrection be proven, The law,
which aliixes the death penalty, viii
be enforced, and there Will never be
another like attempt IN Georela. Al
the facts show that the negroes III
Birche. Wilkinson, Dodge, Jefferson
Lawrence. Johnson and Washington
counties, and this city, were To make
general movements IN arms to-day,
but uo' that they entertained he blood
thirsty purpose of the ringleaierS,
Morris and Harris. There is great ex'
element and alarm still among Tho
negroes generally at the display OF the
military force. A number OF ladies
and children from the threatened dis
trict are here for safe v. The arrests
in johnson rouniy develop the exist
ence of an armed and uniformed ne
gro military company not beior,
known. All of the prisoners agre'
that all the colored companies but IN,
in the counties named We're under or
hers to move To. dav. The State pres
seems dumfcunded at the disturbance
and differs widely "a to whether AN in
%surreclion a intended, hut agree Ina
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