The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1875-08-25
THE NEWS.
Crime

Newton, Mass, is cursed by an imitator Of
Jesse Pomeroy, in the person Of boy named
Archibald Jackson, who is under arrest for tor
menting another lad, whom he stripped and
heat. While the Lao was naked, being tied SC
he could not move, Jackson forced little girl
TO come and look at his nude victim.
Notice has been given to the U. S. District
Attorney Of New York city that testimony
would be taken in the suit instituted in 1865
by James S. Whelan of St. Charles parish, La,
against Gen. Sheridan, to recover 1858, TT, the
value of sugar and molasses mills, stables, &c
confscated by the defendant in 1867, while in
command.
Dr. DIP. Hoffman, an old and wealthy ply
sician OF Baltimore, Md, is under arrest tor
malpractice, the charge arising from the death
" choking of child he was treating, the
choking being caused by a brush with which
he was applying medicine to the inside Of the
child's throat, and which slipped from his
grasp into its windpipe.
W. L. Williams, a stone mason, Welsh by
birth, living near Columbus, Wis, was re-
Gently killed by his daughter Jane, who, as
we'll as her father, was drunk at the time.
The Washington Chronicle Of the 10th pub
published long article on the Marine
Corps, the details of which are principally
charges of swindling marines and officers ofthe
corps and charges against quarter master
Stack for serious abuses in the matter Of pur-
chasing clothing, &C., with other wholesale
charges against the entire corps. So far as the
officers are concerned, inquiry at the fourth
auditors Office sustains the charges of fraud
upon the government in purchasing cloth
ing The officers of the treasury also say that
Major Stack is entirely innocent of any COM
plicity, and that the offence lies between the
COZ tractor and parties who in their Official or
clerical capacity are entruste with the iu< pee
ton of clothing SCI them for that purpose by
contract tors. A S. licitor of the treasury has be-
gun suit in New York against the bondsmen
of the contractors, one of whom recently died,
and the other was missed from Pr, violence
steamer. Evidences Of fraud III the purchase
of clothing are clear, but there are no charges
made by the government against officers of the
corps charged with inspection duties.
A lady, Mrs. Emma Hess by name, died in
Chicago on the 18th Of August from the
effects Of an overdose of gelsemium. The re-
sponsibility of her death lies between her hus-
band, who prescribed the dose for headache,
and an apothecary's boy; who compounded
it.
Eighty negroes were arrested in Washing
ton and Jefferson counties, Georgia, the 18th
charged with being engaged in a conspiracy to
mas SAGE the whites in those counties on the
q tn inst. There was no resistance made by
the blacks.
The Times has special from Augusta, Ga,
about the reported insurrection of negroes. 1t
says: ''Two days since letter was found at
Williamson's store, in Washington county, the
place where the colored militia company drills,
ordering massacre of whites on the Goth inst.
The order was signed by man named Norris,
and stated that Rivers, a colored militia gener.
al Of Sou h Carolina, would be present and d.
rect the II ovements. The order said: Kill
every white man and take every gun you can
get. Have all your companies ready. Kill
with axes, and hoes and pitchforks, and get
their gunpowder and shoot as you kill After
commencing the work in Washington county,
the negroes were directed to move towards
Barlow, in Jefferson county, where they would
be joined Ivy Gen Rivers. At first many
tohught this hoax, gotten up for the purpose
of soaring the whites; but on the 18th instant,
a letter was found in Jefferson county, directed
to the colored companies, and giving substan-
TALLY the same instructions. The whites, ap-
pretending danger, telegraphed to Macon for
ammunition, which was promptly furnished
and distributed to the local companies. Every
preparation was made for conflict, but meas
ures were also taken to prevent a collision, and
by dusk on the 10th inst. eighty negroes,
charged with being ringleaders in the move
ment, had been arrested. It is alleged that
correspondence captured indicates the exis-
tenee of conspiracy among the negroes
through the counties of Washington, Jefferson,
johnson, and Burke. It is feared that the
whites will not await the process OF the law
but will lynch the prisoners. Moderation is
counseled, but fears are entertained for the
worst. Many believe that the affair has been
greatly exaggerated and that no mischief was
intended. A letter somewhat similar to the
order above mentioned was intercepted in Han.
cock county some time ago, and the whites
then armed for the conflict but none came AT
present there is the greatest excitement pre-
vailing in the counties threatened, and the
slightest imprudence may cause the most dis
astrous consequences"
At Reading Pa, a woman named Be:singer,
who had lived unhap.ily wi h her husband,
leaped into the canal with her three children,
and all were drowned. At the funeral on the
2lst, demonstrations OF violence toward the
husband were made, ana the services of the
police we're required to protect him. The po-
lice are still on duty, and the people, including
the women. continue their threats.
Black Hills Gordon, wEo has been at large
on his parole, lately proceeded to Omaha and
surrendered his parole to Gen. Ruggles, then
tried to run away. He was re-a rested with
some difficulty, end imprisoned, but has since