The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-08-23
Richmond tva.) CoIorsd Convention.

Richmond (va.) Colored Convention.
RICHMOND, VA, August 2l.-1n the
col0red convention to-day, resolutions
were referred denourcing the report Of
the State Superintendent Of Education,
as most sianderous and lying document
and declaring that the negroes of the
State ought to be governed alone by ne
gro officers. A committee of three from
chCongressional District, was appointed
n Labor Union, which met after the con
ventJn and elected officers for the year.
The object Of the Union is to secure uni
form and better pay. The Committee on
addresses submitted report. 1t states
that local self-governmert is virtually
destroyed in some portions II The
State and urges that All
citizens without regard 20 color
be protected in their rights Ia serve aS
Jurors, and asks that the Legislature pas
10 evdsive acts which contemplate ruin
and disaster to any man whatever mis-
complexion. The report further advises
the LEGISLATURE to diligently strive 10 in.
culcate knowledge and intelligence, and
closes in the following words: "Tho col.
ored people of the State confront their
white ieiiow-cilizcrs to day upon high
and honorable grounds, esger TO adjust
ali differences for the good of
all. They speak wholly Tor themselves,
aud put ior.h Those sentiments to intelli-
gent minds and a just God.
The report was adopted, after which
the convention adjourned sine de.
Great Excitement at FuDera "A
Row Threatened.
READING. Pa, August 2l.-Thcro was
great excitement here vt the funeral Of
Mrs. Bcssiuger and her three children,
who were drowned on Tuesday last. 1t
seems from tho sioriyo OF the people that
the woman had lived unhappIlr with
hur husband, owing to the Introduction
by him O. another woman into the house,
and that this unhopplncs, resulted IN
quarrel Monday, when the husband
ordered his wife to leave the house, and
to take with her the two girls while he
would retain the boy. the next day she
went 10 the canal with the children, and
after filing basket with stones, in
which operation the children assisted
she bound the basket securely to her
body, and taking the three children
IN her arms, leapei in the canal and nj!
were drowned. Soon AS the bodies were
recovered and taken 10 their former
home, the police bad to guard the house
to save the husband from assault, @ud NJ
the funeral procession to-day, which IN
ciudsd about ono thousand people on
foot. surrounded his carriage and when the
bJdir, were lowered INTO the graves the
people hOotcd Be-singcr and made rush
for him. In the confusion one shot WAS
fred. when tie police hurrIediy placed
MN in carriage aud drove oil, recoIv.
ing or passing the cemetery gates an
other III, /, which il Is thought wounded
HIM, Us he was carried into the house.
The police are still. o" guard. and the
people, including many women, continue
their threats.
New National s'uIou Party.
BosroY. August u "A now National
Union party, wI,n General y. J. Banks
for President and i 9. {. Lamar, Of
Mississippi, rs Vice President was organ
~ here to-niGh ny appointing Stat"
Central Committee Uud adopting Il plat
form rnd resolutions. No prominent
men OF either party tool, part The res
o,u.icns pronounce the Republican and
Democratic purtjc. as partisan orGanIlu-
tiOns and dangerous: condemn tho enJr-
mons frauds on the Government, di-hon-
est public Official, and great monopJIies