The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-08-26

and in some sections the corn. It appears to
have been heaviest in the Trepeleau Valley, in
Northwestern Wisconsin, and probably extend
ed some distance into Minnesota.
There is a movement on foot among the
Democrats of Chicago to buy out the Times
and make it Democratic organ.
The Kansas Central and Black Hills Marrow
Gauge Railroad Company has been organized
ct Omaha. The road is to be built at once
through the agricultural country south OF the
Platte river, and will be pushed forward to the
Black Hills as soon as the development of that
region warrants.
Another frost visited the Northwest On the
morning of the 23d of August, but fortunately
it was not sufficiently severe to blight the corn,
except in exposed localities on low ground
Vines were killed in some localities.
An extensive quarry of very fine quality OF
red granite has been discovered near ST. Cloud,
Mimi. 1t is said to be equal to the Aberdeen
granite.
Rev. Cyrus Mutt, President of the Indiana
State University at Bloonington, died at that
place August %.
DR.. A. J. Thomas, editor of the Vincennes
Tnd.) Sun, has sued the Cincinnati Enquirer
for libel laying the damages at 100000.
The South.
T.. T. Copeland, who sEaort time since pub
Eshed some statements in the Chicago Times
defamatory of ex-President Johnson's good
name and religious belief, was tarred and
feathered at Knoxville by Indignant friends OF
the deceased.
There has recently been great excitement IN
Burke, Jefferson and Washington countless
Ca, over an apprehended negro outbreak. A
letter purporting to be from the Secretary OF
some unknown negro organization was found
in Washington county, ordering massacre OF
the whites on the Goth of August The order
stated that Rivers, coiored nailitia General OF
South Carolina, would be present and direct the
movement The order said xiii every white
man and take every gun you can get. Have
all YOUR companies ready. Kill with axes,
hoes and pitchforks and get gunpowder and
shot as you kill" Another letter giving
substantially the same instructions was found
in Jefferson county. The whites, apprehend-
ing danger, telegraphed to Macon for ammunl-
ton, which was promptly furnished, and every
preparation made for the apprehended attack.
A large number of negroes charged with being
implicated in the movement were arrested and
lodged in Jail. For time the greatest excite
ment prevailed, and it was feared the whites
would take the imprisoned blacks from jail and
lynch them. At last accounts affairs were
qlieting down. and no serious trouble was ap-
pretended. It is charged by the whites that
the whole trouble was caused by few worth
less, turbulent, designing negroes, who live
upon the credulity of the colored people.
A dispatch from Augusta, Ga, dated Aug. ~,
saws: s.AH is quiet, but arrests still continue.
It is believed there will be no further trouble.
The negroes have dispersed and returned to
their homes. A dispatch from Sanderyllle,
Washington county, reports the arrest OF Gambia
Harris, one of the leaders in the plot. He has
made confession, duplicating Prince Rivers, "a
Major General of the South Carolina militia
Rivers emphatically denies the charge. The
State press seems dumbfou nded at the dis
trlrbance, and differs widely in opinion as to
whether an instruction was intended, but
agree that the whole affair is a mystery"
The new census of Louisiana, just taken,
shows the population of the State to be 854, $50,
of whom 404, 361 are whites, 450, 029 colored.
This is an increase of 1913, 115 over the censu
of 1870. The city of New Orleans has popu'
lation of 303,368, of whom 145, 721 are white,
157, CAT colored.
The investigation into the cause of death of
the three patients by poisoning in the st. Louis
Insane Asylum, has resulted in generating the
attendant physician from all blame in the
matter.
An Associated Press telegram from Augusta,
Ca, says "Several prominent negroes con-
nected with the troubles in the counties below
here have made confessions. Jake Norman,
first lieutenant of the negro company, testifies
on oath that nineteen counties were to be en-
braced in the instruction. Last Friday was
the day appointed for the uprising. All white
men and ugly white women we're to be killed.
Pretty white women were to be spared, and the
land and spoils to be divided among the ne
groes."
Washington.
Corie V. Fischer, coIored school teacher
of Mississippi, has brought suit in the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia
against the Pullman Palace Car Company
claiming $4,000 damages for refusal to allow
her to travel in a palace car from Cincinnati to
Washington.
A court-martial is to be called to investigate
the alleged steal in the marine corps.
The President and Secretary of the Treasury
have decided to appoint new commission to
examine the Chicago Custom House build
ing. It will consist of seven architects, Sc
lected upon their merit, from various parts of
the country.