Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-04-25

editor has received a letter from
Secretary Sherman as follows:
Your idea seems good one, and
the matter will be referred TO the
Director of the Mint, aud consider
ed before the next session of Con-
gress.
the Negro Exoaus renip porariiy
stopped.
NEW YORK, April "a "A Times
Washington special says: A gentle
man just arrived from Codd's Pa
rish, Louisiana, and who owns and
works large plantation there, re.
ports that the departure of negroes
has almost ceased. The exodus has
been temporarily checked, not be-
cause Of any change of feeling on
the part of the black men, but be.
cause they will be in
better condition to emigrate
when the coming crop is
gathered and disposed of, unless,
meantime, the Louisiana Consti-
tutiOnal Convention so acts as to
guarantee these people all legal
rights, and thus remove the pres
ent cause of alarm.
Murder or S0icidr.
INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, April 24.-
The body of girl named Ella Ry.
der, tied hand and foot was found
in the Missouri river some miles
below this place on Sunday. The
supposition is that the father of the
girl, a farmer, threw her into the
river and then killed himself, be-
cause she persisted in keeping COM
pany with disreputable man.
Missouri Crop Prospects.
ST.. LOUIS, April 24th.-The Post
publishes crop prospects from over
fifty counties in this State, en-
bracing all the principal grain rails
ing sections. They show that there
Will be a full average of wheat,
more than an average yield of oats,
and that the corn crop now prom
ises to be greater than ever before.
Tho Coiored Convention.
NEW ORLEANS, April 24th.-In
the Colored Convention, Ruby said
the turbulence of the Convention
was owing to the presence of poll
ticians who interfered with the
proceedings, and he trusted this
fact would be appreciated. The
colored men last year produced
$36, 900, GOO of wealth, and now 1t is
proposed to let the white man raise
sugar, cotton and rice. 1t was an
organized movement of the colon
lists. The negro exodus means the
loss of thirty.five members of Con-
gress and the present Democratic
majority.
The report of the Committee on
Business was adopted.
Ruby here introduced Mr.. Turke,
an agent for q Honduras Immi-
grafton Society, who urged that
the colored men should seek that
region. Referred to the Committee
on immigration.
Rev. DIR. Newman said he did
not think the colored people should
leave the State until the last min.
ute; until the situation became un.
endurable. But then they should
go In q body.
The Convention adjourned siag.
ing "John Browns body lies q
moulderipg in the grave"
Bu'hwhackers aud GuerriIas In
Kentucky.
MOUNT VERNON, KY, April "a
For several weeks past party
of men have held meetings neal
here and effected an organization
for the purpose of killing severa
persons in the town and county
and have also threatened to burr
the town and hang certain county
officials. Last Saturday writ was
issued for several persons known to
be members of that organization,
and the writ was placed in the
hands of Ashley Owens, County
Detective. A posse of twenty-five
men was summoned, and together
they proceeded to the house of Jesse
PitmaD, who lives near Pine Hill.
Not finding him there, they re.
turned, and when short distance
from Pitman's house they were
fired into by band of bushwhack
ers. The fire was returned, and
some two hundred shots were ex-
changed, when the bushwhackers
withdrew. Two officers were
slightly, and one OF the bush.
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