, 1877-01-08

sourl Rivera kcl,cmc, tY the war, which wa
offended to by President ttrant IN his annua
nnGh:axe. and which had the effect OF maxim
Eloert the lnuglIfng~ssoek Of the whole country
| FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
ltlas hcen rutnorcd that the atronemlndc
arc organ[zpE their forces and preparing I
,Hp sHWonp dawn upon the legislature with rett
1etnalc-tnfirf1.c law, similar u the ono fu cs
'stcncc in Wyoming. hut of this nothing deli
i ri: j. known, and II Is possible that Inc honor
aye aye members Will he spared tho lnf!ic:ion TIN
,MsG1hlns experiment, while H. cannot he nbso
lnteiy voted a failure, has hardly proved sue
cG'.!'al eno'!gl to warrant second lnvestncu
~ lne Kind: fact Of which the female -s,if
,raE'sts ,h;ah IL. themselves arc fully aware nnt
" in { Ae Il coofa4o s34 teaT.pSfe tt'aT 9s 'as c
la'ifcs, iIowcrcr, have a powerful chatnnIou In
, tl,s person Of C.1. ja'p:r ". .1,hnson, whn IA
!a,', " believe, from Oregon, where, accori
1aw.partner Of ex.Attorncy.i;enrrs, W,iiia,ns
ana which country hc was obliged To leave in
osdef 70 present b"iug elected Unftc.t states
s:aatnf. t"r thu past year Or two tn, Colonel
las honorcd Colorado With his presence. and
waa an open and avowcd candidate In H. i,ts
c"n'est for Senator. Failing ln thi.' ani
dI-Kustel with this promise. OF trtachcr.
,Is ~ Eo'it!eiant, tc Colonel l'as turned the
an .gn. ot ~ powerful intellect UPON the woman.
drafting Dill comforting upon the fair srx ali
tiic rights, privileges. duties, and e.noumrnts
nt 1iIc elective franchise. Should he succeed.
i fmt Go!os =; n, W. no donbt be literally rcwarde
IN which case nothing remains for The ColnlIei
lf1t 70 patk hs trunk atId migrate TO another
loea'tss where men arc morc c!lisairous. nnl
where sslrf thing "a fear al the spectacle of
unknown. r' :"
FIRsT-cLAss TRAGEDY.
. nc town VI West Las Anmas, up the line Of
~ ~ Atch!son, Topeka & Santa Fc Railroad,
liza mt ff,fIs L.,
trRt,ciass trugedy. This placu is general
headquarters fur the catt1c.inc, and, under tic
Inspiration Of dancc-houscs and II score uf nn.
I''o'H' fights, drunken hrawls, anil m,irlcrs are
.rr,,,,. ua .niifHnsnt. it,;la', fsw tnou'hs ago
a.nlu;Gss NJ Fort Lyon nnd some white rowLIcs,
III "h!ril one ui tile hitter, named Sutherland
w, was ki!ied. Sutherland. WHO WAS low, d,ss,r
'ute cusfa'ter VA elteagcd with few boot,
companions in drinking ut a low dance.halI on
t'le outskirts ot the town. when nrgro epitltcr
app:arcd ut the tar a,t Insisted on joinluy tl,c
p9fty: Sutherland ordered hin oil, and, by war
y, ~. enfct1g hs dcI''aints struck the negro over
serious wound: Blcclug and dctrerate, tbs
nrgro ]aned his companions a,ul told them ri,at
had ilappcncd, Wien they rallied, and, going to
anG an qaiiecnss Iaf ti,' ted into ths barro9n right
o. two uthcrs. Had the killing bce,, performed
BY white men, It would .louTtlrss have bcct,
overlooked az trivial a1nir liable TO l,auucn at
ny tMsy ~. ti.o''ent in Western country; but
to stand up for tAsir rights put different
soinhex1oh Upon the matter, and thu cxe,tc-
incut was it'tr'sc., Al tlrs. 1t VII. oouljy 1,rt,
oiGa ,i',a to- hanE the ncgrocs out of hullil, but
uef e.,'ssla o., t st last prevailed. and they were
before JMdgc Henry, OF tie Third JuIIvlIi Dis.
irct-a Democratic Judge, with u DelnNra:it,
r,rnsecutlng ,,t Attorney. before Democratic:
Jury, ,r,d,'n,as IN r4,'nty that always return.
although II was clearly shown on the trial that
the whites were the ilFst aegressors and had
Nrlsted q their intention To kill every id
tssro m soldier n las Anas, yet thc fat that
! ilat VI! example should ho male, a,ul thry
promptly brought In verdict against the nj.
dicrs, three In tt:ntest Of nr.lcr M the ttret de-
liree: it Sentence wns "a prolnrty rendered by
enormity of the oife,,sc, .lccrcc tl,,t eura mn.
should 10 stretched up by tic mex until dra,,
On The l3thuf February next. There is lutI,
ioiot that Tue scnscnce will lie carried into r.
taught that they havo no .srigts wnicil !, wbJte
nan Is bound to reupect." Tie tux If tic writ
len sentence consigtling the negroes Il, an irn,.
atntoas i,,. aeati, Ind hardly, dried, wien In.
a,!i', nn1ilas VA ais!sraced with anotlcr murder
HhlcH ulay bc tut down as Of,e 0f tile
MOST COLD-BLunDED
md reroltlng known to Western aunalr. Thu
main nrtors In tia affair are known ~ tne III
4HoA nlotHcFs, tHo uc5kef1aocs who l4AYe 1unr
oeen the terror OF that section Of country, Last
Seck i'lis worthy couple entered tla1ce-l,all u:
y est Las AlsnIaa, anu devoted their energies tn
stirring np light. They iasulicd ulc1 tley
1evcF hnw hsfurc, and went 10 Gns rs to anus
themselves by tratnpInE on the toes Of the by-
flanders ln the hope Of creating disturbance tn
,ruer that they nisht shoot Rolucbody. At Inbt
hetr cnduct bccu1He I'D outrageous TINT thr
Constable, a young man by The iune Of Fubcr,
y good Character and reputation, 4rt,curcd
hot-gnn and attempted to arrest TIC icsngr.
dns. ,s They detled hlm. and. drawing ther' Sc.
DIVERS, commenced firing utwn lin, when
nbcr discharged hi. g,1!, wu,lntllg tie Younger
l'n ilnor With bullet through hls brain fruti,
cfu!yer tn tllt liuil,1n Of Tie elder brother This
snu yni, ,ns ntnt i "vsr ts !iees. body, aud attrr
all. alinuttnE like Il Cutnunc!lc Indian, and
'Ally kicked 1t nut tlours. Tisc brutal murderer
now unler arrest, but there Is no doubt wilat.
Ses that he w!lI soon BE- released hy lls irjcnIs,
~ there will he an IND Of It. Ii Allison was
MY = niGger, lc would hc mobbcsl outright:
ut thc color Of his cMttclc will br an ,ufu|lbs
Tguncnt before II Democratic court, npI tlturs
IL prospect for speedy rclrasc or triunpl,ant
'4u4ttai u 10 'lAtterng III could bc desired. Il.