Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-11
The Mississippi Complication.


broken out. Then came the call on the Pres
fdent for United States troops. Tnis WAS
followed by the order OF the President to At
torney General Pierrepont to consider the
situation, and act in such n manner as
would tend to preserve the peace and protect
property and life.
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS COURSE.
The first move made by Attorney General
Pierrepont, after being thus Instructed by
the President, was 10 telegraph Gov. Ames
in effect as follows sc Orders have been
given the commanding officers of the United
states forces In Mississippi to hold them-
selves in readiness TO put down the insurrec-
tiOn In Kinds county, If 1t really exists and
is too formidable to yield to the authority OF
the state executive. Please inform me at
once II you consider the Instruction of such
character that il cannot be subdueI by the
forces under your commando
This dispatch was sent early yesterday
morning. Up to O'Clock to-day no reply
had been received by the ATTORNEY General
Last night, in view Of having received no
communication from Gov. Ames, Attorney
General Pierrepont teleyraphed to Secretary
Flsh, who had previously Indicated that he
was ready to come To Washington TO consult
him on the subject of the Mississippi trout
Dies, that he inferred, on account of the long
silence OF Gov. Ames, that either the neces-
slty never existed for federal interference, or
mat The troubles had so far been subduei as
TO dismiss the thought of interference on the
part of the United States.
The PRESIDENT AND CABINET APPROVE
THE ATTORNEY GENERALS ACTION.
Secretary Fish took the same view of the
situation, and telegTaphed Judge Pierrepont
that he would not now consider his presence
necessary until the time he had intended to
return TO Washington-thel latter part of mex,
week.
This morning the President sent a tele-
gram 10 the Attorney General endorsing
fully the action he has thus far taken and
expressing surprise that Gov. Ames had
failed to communicate with him. Subse-
Quently Secretary Bristow and Gov Jewell
the only two Cabinet officers i'm Washing ton.
took occasion to commend the course of the
Attorney General.
DISPATCH FROM SENATOR PEAsE.
The Attorney General received q dispatch
from Senator Pease Crep), stating that the
excitement consequent on the disturbances
at Clinton has entirely subsidized, and that
peace and quiet now reigns throughout the
state OF Mississippi Senator PeaSe
says that until the state authorities exhaust
all thelr powers In suppreSsing local disturb
ances he deems il ineXpedient for the federal
government TO interfere. The dispatch of
Senator Pease is considered as condemna-
tory of the course pursued by Governor
Ames.
WEAKENED SHERIFF
The following dispatch is from the Asso-
ciated Press agent at Memphis, Tenn. IL
was received last evening by Judge Pierre
pont, but he is at a loss TO know how il be-
came public property for general press dis
patches, he having shown it only TO Score
tary BristOw. As the date ind icates. il was
made pubic at Memphis, taken from the
wlI res, no doubt, In that city while en- route
MEMPHIS, Sept. 1O-The following was re-
ceived from jackson, NJ ISIS. to night:
JACKSON. Miss, Sept. 10, 1875
Attorney General PieTrepOn, WASHINGTON. ID q
Il did not send the dispatch this morning.
Ihere is 70 protection for life to colored men
IN my county. The telegram sent was pre-
sented 10 me by the captain of a military or
ganfZation there for safety to self and prop
erfy. could not 80 otherwise. am free 10
confess that my knowledge and convictions
LSigned'l w, II. HARVEY, Sheriff.
Jackson Sept 10, lSIs,
Attorney General PtGTepOni:
For my personal safety. desire the teIe-
gram sent by me TO he kept private.
Respectfully, W. Fl. HARVEY Sheriff
VOLUNTEERS OFFERING THEIR SERVICES To
GOV. AMFS,
An Associated Press dispatch from Jack
sen, Miss. says: One hundred men of this
city reported TO IRE Governor Yesterday
morning tbat they would cheeffully go te
any part OF the state to preserve peace and
project the rights of citizens whenever called
uron; that they did not know that there was
any resurrection in Kinds or any other coun
~ until they saw his dispatches to Washing
ton, but that they were nevertheless ready
10 respond. 1t is understood that 100 men of
Lowndes county have also reported by letter
to the Governor TO the same effect.
SENATOR ALCoRN,
OF Mississippi, arrived in Washington last
night. Up 10 late hour to-day he had not
called on the Attorney General with refer
enee TO the Mississippi troubles.
POLITICAL NoTEs-Later returns from
the election in New Mexico for delegate 10
Congress reduce Elkins' majorities 10 such
an extent as 10 leave the result in doubt, and
the official count may be required to decide
IT, go This Is the way the Louisville
Courler-JOurnaIs correspondent saw Col.
Lamar Oh the stump in Mississippi" His
eagle eye gistened In its splendid glancas as
he paused and seemed TO measure the men
before him, and weigh the grand thought
that made his every nerve tremble with emo
non. Like a lion ready to leap, gathering
bis full power, The splendid speaker broke
me the slleLce with the finest fiow OF oratory
U. Blckle, pronounced republican, has
been elected by democratic council mayor
OF Staunton, Va, to I'LL the vacancy caused
by the death OF Mayor Trout.
COTTON STEALING IN SoUTH CAROLINA.
Jrdge Il j. Mackey, of South Carolina has
suggested To the planters that the insufficI-
ehcy OF the ratiOns usually given TO cOlOred
iaborers Is the cause of the prevalence of
cotton stealing. AT the same time he saws
mat extensive observations in the state has
convinced him that the negroes are less adj
dicied 10 stealing than any class of agricuI-
trral laborers i'm the world who outnumber
their employers in the same proportion, and
that when they steal agricultural products
they are impelled Immediately by the wat
OF food for themselves or their families.
CATHOLIC REFUGEES FROM GERMANY.-
A delegation OF five priests, six students and
nve lay brothers OF the order of Capuchin
monks, refugees from Germany, accom-
panied by their superior, of New York city,
reached Cumberland, Md, Thursday night
and were met at the depot by a large num-
her OF the congre CATION and escorted to Sts
Peter and Paul's church, where they were
greeted by many friends. They purpose es-
tablishiDg convent and school at Cumber-
land.
TERRIFIC tn UNDER STORMS have prevailed
in northern Illinois for the past two days
and th ough but little loss of life is reported.
sundry railroad accidents have occurred
from washes and wind. Several accidents
have occurred on Lake Michigan. Three
yachts and one schooner were sunk near
Chicago and large number of smaller craft
capsized. The bark Tanner foundered In at
tempting TO enter Milwaukee, and the cap
tain was drowned.
ANOTHER FLYING MACHINE-Dr. Louis
A. Boswell, OF Alabama, claims to have in
vented practicable flying machine, which
he describes as fish that swims In the air.
equipped with the power to drive and guide
himself through the medium in which he
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