The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-17
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The deralda Lynn, MASS, correspondent
says The Crispins and other labor organizations
of workingmen were out in full force on the
Common this evening to listen to the harangues
of Kearney. Long before eight O'Clock large
crowds OF people, male and female, filed in
through the gateways Of the Common, and
struggled for advantageous positions. There
were COCO persons around the platform when
the committee brought Kesrney up the steps.
He was received with loud plaudts, and not a
few jeers and Kisses were heard rs he took his
seat. Prominent labor agitstors and Greenback
leaders from Salem, Marblehead. and other
adjacent towns were present, as we'll as local
organizers, making large and formidable body
Of Buffers workers.
A Times Boston correspondent says the next
move in the Butler campaign will be public
reception to Butler by the Kearney Reception
Committee. At the meeting last night the fol-
lowing resolution was passed:
Resolved, that we hail with feelings Of
mingled pleasure and delight the announcement
OF Butler, that he abandons the Republican
party. and with open arms We welcome him to
the ranks of the people.
The Potter Investigating Committee resumed
| its deliberations this morning. The first wit
| ness called was William H. Roberts, who testi-
| fed that he was editor of the New Orleans
Times, Democratic journal, during the cam
paign It used its influence to carry the State
National tickets. The witness believed that
Nichols and Tilden carried Louisiana. In
either 1866, or 1868. Governor Hayes came down
| to New Orleans for the purpose of looking into
the cause Of the riots. He was good shot and
q good talker. He went out hunting and cir.
culated about, and made many friends for his
party In that way. He did not seem to have
come there to fight Democrats. The witness
knew Charles Foster. Of Ohio; and spoke Of him
Is Q truthful man and one who dared to give
expression to his opinions.
Adifiiculty occurred at Edgefeld, South Caro-
lima, to-day, in which three men, Booker Toney
Thomas Booth and John Booth, were killed
and seven others were wounded, one MORALLY
The trouble grew out Of family feud Of lont
standing. Tonsy's brother was killed severa
years ago. and Toney suspected the murder wal
committed by the Booths; therefore he swor'
no would kill the latter on sight. The hostil,
parties met to-day. when Toney proceeded tc
carry out his threat. He drew his pistol ant
, fired, killing the two Booths before he was sho
himself. The friends OF both parties wer
: drawn into the Tight and about seventeen shot
, were fred In ALL There was Democratic Pc
litical meeting in progress at the time, abou
= half mile FROM the village in which the shoot
ing occurred Governor Hampton, who wa
| at the meeting. as soon a. he heard Of the fight
j.. ordered company OF State troops to the scene
there WAS no fight after the soldiers reached tn
spot.
i The Orange, Young Britons, Prentice Boys an
- True Blues, Of this district, accompanied b
: about IT'S Of their brethren from Montreal
J.. marched yesterday morning through the prin
c!pal streets. A rough named Tom Kennel
a endeavored to break the ranks and attempted t
trip the drummer, but was beaten badly, an
y only escaped by wanting over q fence Las
evening q mob Of 500 Union men and raftsmer
armed with revolvers and stones, congregate
around the station to meet the Montreal Bri,
Q ons, who, 1t was expected, would leave by tn
4 train. The Chief Of Police went to Orange Hal
where the Britons were preparing to march I
J. the station, and advised them not to proceed
the regular depot. but to march to the iunctio
+ about three miles out. where they could embar
A quietly, which advice they finally but veI
reluctantly followed. The streets at a late hor
were deserted, and no further trouble is ant
cipated.
Yesterday afternoon some miners were cleal
u ing out the old Julia shaft, found the body Of
4 man sewed up in a sack, with the head gon
The Coroner called jury, but the remains we
= SO offensive that they were buried.
BAKER CITY, Ogn. Aug. 10.
A courier Just arrived from the Malhel
Agency, brings Intelligence of the surrender
Otiz the surviving medicine man and chief
n the hostile Snakes. The surrender of Otiz al
party leaves but few hostile Snakes unaccour
e, ed for, living or dead. The Indian troubles m
be considered over for this season In this sc
ton, but the outlook 10 anything but cheerf
in the north and northwest. White Bird. t
10 Nez Perez chief, who. with party Of warrior
AZ escaped to and wintered with Sitting Bull
% British soil, have made his appearance on Il
side OF the line, either for the purpose OF "
or surrender, with the probabilities strongly
~ favor of the former.
The Temple at St. George will