The Tiffin tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1868-1887, 1876-10-19
From the Jackson (NisA-l Times. !
TEE MISSISSIPPI PLAN.
A Republican AeetIng Broken up By
Iiiden Ref0rmerS, and the speaker
K1Oeked BenselesS.

According to announcement, Gen.
George c. Mckee, candidate on the
Republican ticket for Presidential
Elector from the Ststs-At-large, visit
ed Canton, on Saturday last, for the
purpose Of addressing a Republican
meeting. At about 2:30 O'Clock, Gen.
| Mckee arose to address the audience,
\ when q division Of time was demand
/ ed by some Of the Democrats press Mt.
Gen. Mckee replied thar be would
only be permitted to speak there
| from the Courthouse steps) during
the recess of the court, which had lust
adj 'urned for dinner, and that there
was scarcely time for q joint discus
sion which lie declined TO engage in,
but he had, Of course, no objection to
any one speaking after he had con-
eluded his remarks. The General be-
gan by saying that he was there to
make Republican speech, and had
not proceeded more than two or three
moments In general terms, when
some one In the crowd demanded
that he should tell them about "RsdI-
cal steslings." The speaker said ne
would first tell them about some
ONAtcSlANAC oNCoituk5a au0 Hh0 DIO-
ceeding to tell hisheArers how, prior TO
the war, the Democratic Administra-
ton Of the State misappropriAted aud
squandered tIe school funds, which
we're donated by the General Govern
ment, when, In answer to one OF mis-
statements, Mr.. Samuel Devine ad-
vsneed few PAGES and dJnOunced
the speaker twice as q liar. General
AaK 90 uaaf.,ur
ton OF the crowd to preoipitzts diff |
heulty OF some kind, aud prsferriny |
TO have one antagonist rather than = |
score Of them, denounced DeVine IN |
return, and dared him TO come out Of |
his crowd and repeat what he had |
said TO him (MeKee) face to face,
DeYine thereupOn put his hand be-
hind him as If attempting to draw n
weapon, when Mckee wAs violently |
showed from behind, toward t5s place |
where Devine was standing, falling
from the parapet, about four feet high.
At this moment, without the slight-
est warning, and without seeing his
antagonist, he was knocked senseI-ss
with q club hv a man by the name OF
WeatheTby, who he had never seen or
spoken to. Gen. Mckee wAs carried
into the Court house perfectly Inssnsi-
Die from the effects Of the blow. Az
ter partially reRsining consciousness.
he was carried by the Sheriff, assisted
by friends. To the POst-Offics, where
he received medical cid and kind at
tentlOn. Gen. Mckee IIsd no per.
sonal difficulty with any Of his assail-
ants indeed, he had never before
sean them. Afterward some one of
the crowd cut the heads Of ths Re-
publican drum (sye witnesses say
that Weatherhy Is the man who did
this, as well as assault McKee), and
hauled their Democratic cannan
about town firing ir, and held q Til
den and Reform meeting on this very
ground from which they'had Just driv-
en- the Republicans, Gen Mckee re-
mained in besl in the Past offi3n, un-
der the charge Of 3 physician, until
sunday morning. AT about o'clock
night stones aud brick bats
were hurled at the PJstoffice, and dur. .
ing the next hour an OecasionzI one
struck the building. Between ii
and II, fre was opened In earnest. A
rine bali which penetrated the wall
of the building struck Mr. Mark
Joseph on his temple, infiicting q
slight wound. but one which caused |
the blood to flow quite freely. Other
shots came through the building. but
no other occupant was hurt This fol-
owing are the gentlemen who were {
OesieRed and fired upon as described,
and by whom the truth Of the foTego-
ng statement can be verified Geo.
:. Mckee, Presidential Elector
Henry Smith, Postmaster at Canton
Z. II. Walker, Deputy Collector of In
ernal Revenue State Senator Pratt,
md Mark Joseph, a Justice OF the !
Peace for Madison county. 4