The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-08-21

'DA.M ffoimliy he viii never apain
lH afpn M South Carolina,
FL INUm, August w. "A special
nom liruiOn, fnnilin county, llllnUis,
snYs Ten disguised men lave been
/ whipping and nfhefWigr abusing pru-
/ plO ln Williamson aud ffunklln eDiln-
/ ilcH. u. u. Mndd0g, County Commits
elunrr. received Information that the
marAudcrs would Wilt hi house aud
. whip lin fif not complying with one
/ ut uoir orders. Maddox notified the
Sheriff., who summoned twenty men
and concealed them In Maddox house.
/ About two o'clock nj night on the lIth
. the men approached. disguised aud
mounted. Tie Sherlll'deinandcd their
surrender, when the leader fired, miss.
/ Inc the Sheriff. The bnnd then wheel
Ell 10 make OH, when the posse fired,
fatally wOunding one anti- injuring
five. All got away hut the man fatal
~ hurt, who gave the names "a the
others. The citizens held meeting
ut which IL was resolved to rid the
country of these men. The band mum
bers four hundred. Governor Bev-
eridge has sent one hundred stand of
arms to the county, aud bloody results
are expected.
DETROIT, August lS.-rhc following
call for u Greenback Convention, 10
assemble In this city next week, has
been issued 10y Hon. Moss w. Field,
chairman.
In view OF the stagnaton in all kinds
OF productive business, the paralysis of
industries, the distresses of men deslr-
Gus TO labor with their hands for the
.,Ff .th
false and vicious legislation upon the
finances of the country; the fostering
of monopolics and the giving TO money
lenders undue advantages overproduc-
ton and every other property, thereby
discriminating against the earnings of
labor,
Therefore, all who are in favor of re-
form of governmental action in this
regard are invited to attend II Conven-
ton Mt Detroit, on Wednesday, August
2ith 1873.
The following propositions will be
discussed To see if currency, issued
by the Government for the people,
cannot nc sanctioned and adopted
which will not place the entire husi-
ness of the country in the hands of
bankers. brokers and spectators in
money; to provide means whereby
every man shall be enabled TO invest,
| to the extent of his means, in the pub
| lie securities now exclusively within
the reach of the capitalist and
banker; opposition to the taxa
| ton now imposed on leaf
tobacco, and all other domestic pro-
auctions; the repeal of the whole sys-
tenn of internal revenue taxation, NJ
soon as practicable, and raising of all
revenue required for the support of the
government by taxation on imports of
foreign productions the eXtinguish-
ment of all currency issued 10y the
| government not for the use and hen-
eff of the people; and the immediate
| repeal of the act of January IA, 1879,
| liking the day for resumption OF specie
! payments.
The following gentlemen will adj
dress the meeting: Hon. VIM. ID.
Kelley, of Pa; Gen. John b. Gordon,
OF Ga; Hon. LAS. buchanan, of Ind;
Mat Carpenter, of Wis; Hon. Nj.
| Norton, OF Ills.
| UTICA, n. y, August lS.-The OBJ
race was won by May Queen; General
Garfield, I'd, and NIotsty Sd. Garfield
took the third head. Time 2:2l, 2:2l,
Dbl, 2:2O.
SAN FRANCISCO, August 1S.--The
British ship Bremen, from Liverpool,
was towed into port yesterday. The
crew is helpless on account of scurvy.
Thirteen died on passage, and three
within sight of the port.
CHICAGO, August lS.-A special to
the Evening Journal from Whitehall,
Mich, says the body of Grimwood,
who assembled with Donaldson, was
found fully dressed, except boots. Let
ters belonging to himself and notes of
his balloon trip were found in his
pockets.
ST.. JOSEPH, August lS.-An accident
occurred yesterday on the st. Louis
and st. Joseph Branch railroad, and
on the st. Louis, Kansas City and Nor
thern railroad AS the trains were
passing over the trestle work across
Dry Branch, six miles south of Cover
nor station, in Clinton county, the
structure gavesS6y, pfecipitating the
mail, express and two passenger cars
down II distance of twenty feet, killing
one and injuring over forty persons.