Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-05-24
TIE LIE GRAPHIC.
Another Political ASSaS-
SinatiOn In Lou
iSiana.
A coloRED MAN SHOT DOWN BY
HIS MOTHERS SIDE.
The Emperor or Austria \ Complain.
ant In q New jersey Court.
The Federal Government
and the Chisholm
Tragedy.
VERDICT on THR ROCKFORD COURT.
HOUSE DISASTER.
General LaGrange to be Thoroughly
Investigated.
DAILY NKws.l
VERDICT on THE ROCKFORD COURT.
HOUSE DISASTER.
General LaGranse to be Thoroughly
Investigated.
lsrrciAL DisrArcnrs TO the ooLD Hill
DAILY NEws.l
Another Asssssinssion In Louis

nun tho CONN that was placed ~ MS uoor
on Saturday and . bunch Of Winchester
rifle cartridges. which was placed with II.
He also relates that the crowd Of bull.
dosers, after threatening him. won't on
with the information that they would re-
turn soon and put their threats into exc
cution. They proceeded to Jackson and
rode up To the house Of James Laws
(colored) and found him seated on his
gallery with his mother. They said :
"Hallo, Laws, have you got back lie
rose Immediately, answered them.
and was Instantly shot dead. This
was on Saturday night. In reference TO
the assassination Of Laws, Governor Pack
ard states that. just before his return 10
East Feliciana. Laws wrote to him stating
that. on account Of his presiding ut the
only Republican meeting held In East Fe-
liciana during the lato campaign and his
consequent enforced absence from the
parish, his business rs q merchant, he fear
Ell. had been destroyed. and begging Pack
ards influence to get him q position In the
Custom.housc. Packard further says
that Laws had told him that his life was In
danger. as he had testified before the Howe
Senate Committee giving the names OF
prominent citizens who threatened his
life, and, as he believed. had caused his
store To he fired. Packard further asserts
that Laws was one Of the best and most
conservative men OF the whole FeliciAna
district. and had previously held several
influential positions with the full acqui.
escencc Of the people, and was 4 taxpayer.
owning $50, 900 or $4,000 worth Of prop
erty. Packard has transmitted tho origi-
nal Laws letter. aud also an unpublished
letter from Sheriff Weber. killed In the ad-
joining parish. to General u. Y. Butler for
campaign use.
CmcAao, May ga special 10 the
fsier- Oce,a from New Orleans gives nd
ditional fact. Of the killing Of John Laws.
Deceased was n Republican member OF the
Legislature, 4 prominent. intelligent. In
dustrious eolOred man. His crime was
having testified before tho Senate Com.
mittee last January against the bull.dossrs.
All the colorod men who testified before
that committee will meet the same fate.
Governor Nichols Is powerless to protect
them. Two influential Postmasters were
run out ~ tho parish Of FeliciAnA last
week. and no action has been taken In the
matter.
Political Notes.
NEW YoRR. May IA Tim,s Washing.
ton special says: General Logan has been
rendered the brazilian Misaion. The
Cabinet meeting decided on the appoint
mcnt on Friday. Evarts wrote to Logan.
asking his acceptance. Logan. who Is In
Washington, refuses Ia give any reason for
his d~selination. aud oven declines 10 ad.
init that the appointment was rendered
him. the letter having passed him ON the
road.
The President IL receiving q great many
friendly letters from persons In various
parts Of the country begging that he will
make an effort In some way to secure the
punishment of the murdcrers OF Judge
Chisholm and his family In Mississippi.
These letters nearly all assert that this
massacre. standing unavenged, will he Q
lasting rcbukc to his Southern policy, M
even II he Is powerless To directly act In
the matter Of bringing the murderers 70
Justice. he shpuld use his influence with
Gordon. Lamar and other Southerners
who have been his advisers, and who are
Pre.iJent can do nothing except In the
way Of eIerting moral influence toward
punl'h'ps the 'anu''"' ~
WASHINGTON. May 2i.-United States
treasurer Myman .as ~ ,eI nnsr,s eas.n,
ZION on asc1nm' % ~ neA. IL.
treasurer oiih''ah VIII suoessu h'"'
In Grange Co be Investigated.
Nrw'youI. MAY 2I,-The !Saa'. Wash.
;,,,o, .r0c;,i ..ys ,h., LinJsrm.n. IN.
'S''" '' ,".
perih'chdehto OF 'ho Minus mas '"s'''"'eu
a private inquiry into the charges made
AGAINST La Grange. Superintendent OF tho
N,,, =, o., p,,n.;..o I'm ,hs vho,s .ub.
~ ~ H., t.ar, oc,.i., 20
sons; but there Is good reason to believe
from other sources that La Orange viii be
Ihe o.sinn'ps ~ 'ne enu mo \. ~
Inv Federal ~pa,ronarc. With ali The variety
Of reports and charges against Ia Orange.
Old and new, no man Is Better aeluS,n'eu
man secretary SHERMAN, "no Nas .ns
H,an ~, we .onn',.ee ~
Ia u'ahse hA'"' ""' 'e'o'o
Tho Rock ford Court.IIVuss Disaster.
CuIc,ao. May 23.-Tho TrSiJnn,'s Rock
,.,, m .noo,., s.v.. I'll. coro,s,..
wv" "' ~
Jury Tonight after thirteen days WORK.
rendered q verdict In the Court.houso case
which Is fully sustained by public opinion
here. They lind that Henry L. Gay, the
architect. through neglect TO provide for
VIZ s,oa' a .hn NJ me,sn .I;nr ~ III.
Mani !. cni,,y AZ ,hs ,Iesihs az ,bs do.
ceased. and that the Board Of Supervisors
failed to use the necessary caution In eI;
as,sd % in moi au smpIovinr ! compo.
tcnt architect 10 superintcpi the con,truc.
tion.
s"'' ns the emperor e' ~"
NIw YonK. Nay 23.--Somc years ago..
when DIR. L. W. Buck was County Physi.
clan Of Hudson county. New Jersey, a
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