Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-13
The Mississippi Com .eiication.

s'In my dispatch of yesterday morning. in
Whlch mentioned that the troops were ne Id
In badness, and asked whether the situa-
ton of the insure lion was such against the
state authorities that the state government
and the aid of loyal citizens could not put il
down, have no reply"
To tiiS no re 'DOdse came until between IL
and II O'CLOCK Saturday night, when the gov
ernOr sent to the Attorney General a long
oeies i1 giving an explanation that it was
question OF race. and he still thought there
was necessity for troops. The Attorney Gem
eral then made full report. sending an the
essenger to the President
Up 10 o clock to-day the Attorney Cen
eralf al received no reply from the President
% the communications sent over to Long
Branch last night by special messenger;
consequently there is no change i'm the situ-
alton. The Attorney General this morning
notlhed Gov. Ames by telegraph that the
the President for final decision. The A tor
ney General also telegTaphed this morning
TO U. 5. District Attorney Dedrck, at Jack
son, asking for full information from his
standI ONT relative to the alleged troubles
A DIVIDED PARTY.
The fact is that the republican party in
mississippi is divided into two factions, bit
terly hostile to each other One faction is led
by Gov. AmeS and his lieutenant governor
Davis, (cOlOred, } and demani federal inter-
veItion, declaring that the state militia can
not enforce obedience to the laws and pro-
tect bfe and property. The other faction is
led by Senator Alcorn, Senator PeaSe and
other prominent republicans, and take the
opposite view, deprecating federal interfer-
ence. and declaring that the state authorities
can, If so disposed, control all local disOr-
ders, etc. This greatly embarrasses the stu
auon, and there seems to be no doubt but
what the President will return to Washing
ton at once and hold a special meeting of the
cabinet, for the purpose of reaching a final
decision in the case.
THE MONTREAL EXCITEMENT. - Guards
are still on duty at the Protestant Cemetery
IN inc IF
Guibord, but Bishop Bourget of the diocese
has published letter, in which he says that
mad Guioord's body been buried In the
cemetery in defiance of the laws of the
Church, the place where ii lay should be in
terdicted and looked upon hencefOrth as a
curse spot, to he held i'm execration. If fresh
Efforts be made to introduce the body iHto
consecrated precincts, he requests all Catho-
lies to remain quiet. like true children of the
Church and loyal subjects of her Majesty the
queen, begging her Majesty to enjoin that
the rights possessed by the Catholics of MOI
treal are not to be denied, and they are not 10
re molested in the exercise of their holy
faith. Petitions are in circulation In the
diocese of Montreal praying the Queen TO
revise the decision of the Privy Council in
the GuibOrd affair. A number of volunteers
on guard at the Protestant cemetery came
on duty drunk Oh Friday night, and the Ser
geadt In charge of the regulars publicly re-
quested them not to come TO his assistance
any longer. Over 5000 people visited the
Two cemeteries at Montreal, Canada, yester-
day-the vault in the Protestant cemetery
in which are Guibord's bones, and his Ia
tended grave in the Catholic burrying
ground. Last evening 200 hardened charac-
ters were seen climbing the mountain steps
This movement was considered suspicious
and double picket was placed on the ave-
nue. leading 10 the vault.
TERRIBLE LAKE DISASTER TiUe,,,u-s,C0
Lires LOst-A terrible disaster occurred On
Lake Michigan early Friday morning last
The propeller Equinox, from Saginaw for
Chicago, with cargo OF salt, and towing the
schooner Emma A. Mayes, loaded with Ium-
Der, was overtaken by the storm Friday
morning, near Point-au Sable, one hundred
and eighty miles north OF Chicago. Captain
Woodwork, Of the Equinox, came TO The
stern OF the propeller at that time md callel
out to cut the lines. This was done, and the
propeller careened and sunk in a few min
utes. She had on board crew Of nineteen
men and Caniain Dwight Scott, of Cleyc-
ANA, the well known lake captain, who was
accompanied by his daughter End grand
daughJe., making a total of twenty two per
sons. The first intimatiOn the schooner had
OF the catastrophe was the shrieks of the
drowning. The MayeS could render no as
sis'"nce whatever in the terrible sea that
was running, and the entire crew OF the
Equinox went down. The schooner arrived
at chicago SATURDAY MOI ding.
INDIAN REvENGE.-It will be remembered
that some four years ago young ma named
stevens, In Diamond Valley, killed an
Indian. What the provocation was that in
duced the homicide we do not recOlIect but
upon investigation by the authorities the act
was pronounced justifiable. Last Satu .day
a younger brother OF the Stevens who kilIei
the Indian, boy of sixteen years, drove
team into WoOdford's on business. Several
Indians espied and instantly attacked him,
one seizing the horses by the bits and calling
upon his companions TO shoot the driver
which they attempted to do, leveling a rifle
upon him. Fortunately the action of the red
skins was quickly discovered by citizens
near by, who rushed TO the rescue OF the i'm
Periiled boy and readily disarmed the Ia
dians, thus saving his life. Immediately
they made another attempt TO shoot with q
shot gun, but were again prevented from ac-
complishing their purpose Virginia (-Nev)
Enterprise.
POLITICAL NOTES.-The Albany Argus is
very amusing paper-when 1t doesn't try.
It's latest is the assertion that the nominee
for controller OF New York, Gen. Spinner
"has not the physical vigor to stand guard
over the cash-b box" POUNDED ice In
towel is what the Cincinnati Commercial
recommends 10 Judge Kelley, as the Iikeliest
thing to relieve his fevered brain. ..."I'U
bet you hundred dollars he isn't" was the
embarrassing response, from the back of the
hall, which the chairman of a political meet