The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-18

r CHANCES OF HhYEs-THE PAPERS FOR
THE PARDON OF McKEE-FATAL RAIL-
4 ROAD ACCIDENT M IAssAcHUsETTs-
THE RECENT SEIZURE OF THE STEAMER
MoCTEZUMA-EFFECT OF THE EASTERN
TROUBLES on FINANCIAL AND CONNER
( CLAL AFFAIRs-THE ENGLISH RACES
WHAT ENGLAND WILL Do IF RUSSIA IN
q YADEs TURKEY, &C.
! Another Negro Outrage I'm South
- Z. i;.,''9, s Carolina. s,.i
sHRRIFF's POSSE ATTACKED AND TWO KILLED
& BLACKS MAss1NG, ARnNG, AND SWEARING
VENGEANCE AGAINST THE WHITES
CHARLESTON, November 17.-A special
dispatch to the Ne,rs and Courier, received
ut $50 p. NJ, says that colored Democrat
was severely beaten by Radical negroes In
LaWtonYille, in the upper part of Beaufort
county. The trial. Justice issued a warrant
for the arrest OF the offenders, and FIVE OF
them were! arrested by the constable and
posse. These on returning with the prison
ers last night were attacked by a body of
armed negroes and two Of the white con-
stables killed and the prisoners rescued.
The sheriff Of the county is now on his way
to LawtonYille. ,@<-.- ...-..-4 /.
II kilograms from Varnville state that the
negroes, 1900 in number and armed, are at
Stafford's CROSSROADS, near Lawtonyille,
swearing vengeance on every white man in
the county % zf.tt
ANOTHER ACCOUNT. d ~
AUGUSTA, GA, November IA posse OF
six men were sent out by Trial-Justice Null
lgan, near Lawtonyille, S. g.. yesterday, to
arrest party OF negroes for beating col
ored man. After the arrest was made the
posse was surrounded by an armed body
Of blacks, and two whites, named William
Shooman and Abe Deloach, were shot.
shooman's body was found this morning
with his head chopped open.
AFIGHT At sTAFFoRD's CROSSROADS d
CHARLESTON, November ia late but
confirmed dispatch from Staford's Cross
roads says there was fight there yesterday,
lasting till dark, between p white men and
300 wellarmed negroes. No negroes re-.
ported hurt.
No additional trustworthy particulars Of
the affair have been received up to 9:15 P.
M. except that only two constables Deloat
and Shoaman) made the arrest Of the i've ne
groes; and that early to-day dispatches
were sent along the line OF the Port Royal
and Savannah and Charleston railroads call
ing for help; which help is said to have
been sent.
MEETING OF THE CABrNET-E EcT1oN coMPLI-
Fl CATIONS UNDEa CONSIDERATION.
:" WASHINGTON, November 1.-THE Cabi-
net meeting to-day was attended by all the
members, and appears to have been an in
teresting session. There was considerable
talk about the condition OF affairs growing
out OF the election, and Of the complied
tions that have received public attention
since that time, though it is not known
that any action was taken by the Cabinet OF
character that might be regarded OF very
special Importance,
After the adjournment the. members Of
the Cabinet repaired to the Office OF the
Acknowledgement somewhat in advance, Of
Judge. Taft, who remained at the Executive
mansion in order to perform the necessary
business attending the pardon OF Mckee.
| While it s5not yet known what the object
OF the conference at theDepartment Of JUS
tice meant, it is. safe'to believe that it Is for
the purpose Of consulting important. legal
authorities in the library OF that department
upon matters that received consideration at
tile Cabinet meeting. ~ sa.'
Two members OF; the Cabinet are quoted
|
! them Of political character upon which to
base any action, and that no action was
taken or Recommendation made. They
simply had a free and somewhat excited
talk over the situation. Their opinions are
much divided as to what is going to happen
NAVAL TOUR OF INSPECTION.
WASHINGTON, November 1.-THE ITALIA
poosa leaves the :navy-yard Monday for
Port Royal, with Admiral Porter, Vice-Ad-
miraI Rowan, Rear-Admiral Davis, Chief
Engineer King, and yal-ConstructoI
Easily, to visit the manifestations OH the At
lantic coast, with the view Of closing one Oh
more of them.
| Fatal. RESULT OF A MISPLACED SWITCH. 4
LOWELL, Mass, November IA mis-.
placed switch at Ballardsville, on the Boston
and Name railroad, caused freight train
| to collide with some ears standing on the
track, killing the engineer and fireman.
ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
LITTLE Rock, November IA broken
rail near Malvern ditched an extra passen-
ger train, -wounding twenty-eight passen-
gers. None killed.
| TIE RECENT ACT OF, PIRACY.
! HAVANA, November 17.-Additional par
| ticulars Of the seizure of the steamer Moe
tezuma have been received. Only the cap
tain and three searnen were killed, and eight
passengers and fifteen seamen landed at Cape
Haytien, whence they. were taken by the
French mail steamer. to Santiago de Cuba.
Two Spanish war-shlps have gone in pursuit
| of the 8focteZuma. et.i.-,t 80 c.lo
FIRE. 49,, =,
PHILADELPHIA, November 1.-THE gran
gers encampment buildings at Elm Station
have been burned. Loss, $4,000.
.rr..; BURNED AT SEA.
WAsH1NaToS, November 17.-The ship
United States, from NeWbnryport, Mass,
for San Francisco, burned off Cape Horn.
The crew was saved. :, i SIX ...sla#E 81 -
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