, 1875-08-21
Tho Leading Spirits in the Recent
Lawlessness Marked for Justice,
Their Arrests Planned, and Their Sum-
mary Trial Provided For.
Seven Of tho Benton Gang Eth.
CT Killed or Captured.
Horse-Thleves Carrying tho Broom in
Northeastern Indiana.
THE ILLINOIS kukLux.

Srtef6s D*Dd{th t" The ChIcHdn TrltHf<.
srntSds1ELp, Ill., Aug. 20.-TLs afternoon
tho uosornor received n telegram from Gill j..
liuFr. Treasurer Of Jackson County, 10 the ELECT
that company Of militia lad been raised in
tnat cGanty. md relucst1ng that 100 Ata,Id Of
arms an'a tho necessary amntunit!on be sent at
0nce. Tho Gorarnor directed tho AdjntAnl-
ueunral 10 sond tho htnla and arnm1,ni,,on to
carbonlale. atm, it WAS loue b., to-nightd train.
Tho Governor afsu "roto tic Treasurer li!s
cseulng to nenl 3 mu-tor-roll OF Ills company ut
lilo earliest ptactcab1o moment. Now that
each of t1o counties which aro iu-
tested with Ku.Klux ara possessed Of
u military company we'll equipped, rtrrlng
work is likely to result If tho ku-klux tucu,,
fight. Now that oyory arrangement has brcn
chtnplotcd in Fsauklin County to unfureo tho
law, tho nau1o OF tho gentleman who visited
0os. 9esorldgo laat week, aud proposed il sut,-
ported by tue State Hosernlnont. to brganize q
!urco to wipo out thu Ku. klux III Southern Illi-
1los. Ia Rlvcu out. 1t proves to be Capt Hogan,
OF tic F'tteenth 1llIno!B Cavalry. soldier
who earucd a reputation for daring aud bravery
III Tho late War. II was 10 who
gavo the nalnos Of tho party to The
Sheriff who were to visit Mhdt!ox's on Monday
nEl,t, aud who laid the plan for tho successful
rencohtso Which followed.
Tho conioSonco bttwccu 6tales.Attornoy
Barr and the Governor endea iaet algAt anti it
IL believed, from Information Of = rel.uLlo na-
tufe, tl4at It resulted III a1t ag,eemcnt to invoke
tho Aa OF tho Federal Cove, ntltet!t, through it's
courts. to enforce ofdcr aud law In tue MURDER
ridden points OF Franklin Williamson, and jack
SOU Counties. This linw ls supported by tho Hon.
j. T.. Sau DofBtdu, Unlto4 htatea Ulstrlct Al
turtuy tor tho Southern District u lllinois; who
arsiscd lure from Fapdaa th,s morning in
TcsronHo 10 q teegtanhie request from Gov.
Bcyerlgo mud Alt. Barr. lIo su.d lo was sum-
uluncd hure to take s,tcA steps as wuul1 hecure
tho arfest Ut larga baud u Au-hlux under t4e
PROVISIONS Ut tho act Vt Congress known US tue
ku-hlu1 law. Thss A1r. Van Uuratun proposes 10
do. 10 enable h11u tu cJmpasB thu Hrl eat vi tho
lafttch, Capt. lloEan botuls named, has heGn
te!osraphod fur. aud will mcot tne District at.
toruey i'll Tanual.a III thu morning. From nl.n.
1t IL expected, the namoB Of tic
k iearusd, and tho wttuesses sssss to "u sustal ns
lhn cslurges. aud on Monday OF next week war-
raa vii lssat. aud t,su will follow tho attstupt
to eecuro ther arrest. 1u c4ss the bEnrsual
Shall fa to eccute t44ir arrest. l0 doubtless will
call nu tho General uoveruulant for such mill-
tary force ~ shall 10 adequate to euablo Inn to
arrest al tho partiea, auu trlng them hoto for
trial.
MIR. Burr beliores that tho part!ea engaged II,
tht nlarauding nte neu Lost.tnta Ut me4l,n and
tAat lefose 1ncl cura'lon III jul III cerlail, To
fuI!uw thesr, astcHt, ~ tlbY Will be unable
III seGuro bhsi. WA D0rBtun naH becn yigo! pub-
ly At work to-day preparing tle necessary l,a-
pesn 10 lnrther hin lial's, anu does not hesitate
10 ray that rho laws ho il hwurn to nus enfutcpI
will be followed III letter and spirit, lie pro-
poses to enl ku-kluxng now that tlo nlalter
hrs oeeu turned aver 10 him.
1hc State Register l,na q special this evening
saying that n0tLlug new l.aH i1auHpl.etlu Frank
In County; thIt tllo Sheriff uud tosse, aud
uewl! organized militia company, arc stiil OUT
securing the county, aud uotulng han Deen
heAld irotu thcm
stato's-Attorney Barr left for homo this ruorn-
Ink.
SrnIyoriELp, ILL.,, Aug. 2b.-The latest news
from F.auk!in County. ILL.,, IL 10 tho elrert tuat
two mel, wll0*e uhnies alo Summer, have bum
found, wlio "ere shot in the light near benton
0n 1funday night. Que had died aud bseu buried.
and tho otller was found 10 tho woolH badly
wounded. ln addition to llcBe, JuAu Aluots
Ni!sold Urilsy. aud man unkuotyn have been
arrested. AL Of them were seyotey wutn4et
Cantral and Uuckwurth, heretofore spoken VI as
nurtalIy wouudsa aud captul cd, .su sti!I living
no that altogether ausen Of sAa fourteen hu-
klnx who wu1e fired upon by tho 6leEsN snti hla
poasa have Geon Aunl wounded or dead. How
1uauy more will turn up In like condition IL not
known. lie tiro OF tue bherlN's party waa yorY
DiIuctire