Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-02-09

NoS ID lsSpOTtSu tfAa .t'''' 'AS - 1850
on the Rules Concludes issn!' ane"us.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Henry G. Olney,
of Colorado. register, testified, to-day, be-
fore the House committee on Indian affairs,
that the relations existing between whites
and Indians were not conducive of friendli-
ness OK peace.
THE ISTHMUS CANAL.
The select committee OF the House ON the
inter mic ship canal, considered, to-day,
the subject Of orr treaty relations as affect
ing the project of ship canal. The
United States minister to the United
States of Columbia explained the Wyse
contract, upon which De Lessep's project is
based, and Admiral Ammen rehearsed the
features Of the Nicaragua route.
yANCE's PENSION BILL.
The House committee on pensions, to-day,
agreed to report favorably the resolution of
Representative Vance, that the act of March
Q, 1873, be so construed as to include all that
class of soldiers who served fourteen days
in the military or naval service of the United
States during the war OF 1872, notwith-
standing portion OF tho time occurred be-
fore the declaration of war or after tho
proclamation of the treaty of peace with
Great Britain.
STOPPING STOLEN Money.
Several registered letters have been re-
caiyed in this country from Belgium ad-
dressed to one Collins, at Brooklyn, N. Y.
The postmaster general, at the request of the
attorney of the Russian consul general, or
dered the letters detained. 1t appears two
men fraudllently obtained an amount of
money from an old naval officer in Belgium
and forwarded il to friends in Brooklyn. 1t
is supposed these are tbs letters. As tho
law requires letters to be delivered only to
the persons addressed an official application
is expected for the return of the letters to
Belgium. In anticipation of this the post
master general has referred the subject to
the attorney general for decision.
TIE EXODUS INQUIRY.
Before the Senate exodus committee to-
day Leonard Hackney, prosecuting attorney
for the district in which Shelbyviile, Indiana,
where he lived, is located, testified that
tweuty-six colored emigrants arrived at
Shelbyyille from North Carolina, Dec. 18th,
last. Tho mayor called a meeting Of the
council and provision was made for the des
ttute. About twenty came afterwards.
These men are scattered in or about the
town. Witness had heard of two or three
other companies coming near Shelbyville.
The county is Democratic but the congress
sonal district is doubtful aud very close.
A meeting of citizens was held ut which it
was resolved that law of 1852 infictiDg
penalty of $500 upon anyone who
should bring pauper into the State should
lie enforced by the proper officers. Witness
learned from negro named Flowers and
Mr.. Harper that there were to be 12,GO0 or
$4,000 negroes sent into Indiana before the
1st of February. Flowers was there to in
vestigate allegations that mob had attack
ed the negroes. Witness had seen the al
legged mob. 1t WIS q meeting of fifteen or
twenty men to consider the cxpediency of
going to the depot to SEQ if a train load Ct
negroes was coming to Shellbyville. There
is no doubt that all Democrats dislike to see
tho emigrants come, and probably most of
the respectable Republicans do also. The
demand for labor in Shelby county is fully
supplied. There is even complaint of a
scarcity OF work.
Cross-axarnintd by Senator Window.
The meeting or mob referred to was not
composed of very responsible men, but
lot of hoodlums. They were going to the
train to tell the damned niggers they could
got stop there. Witness did not feel called
on as prosecuting attorney to interfere. He
thought the negroes were being brought to
Indiana for political purposes by Republi
cans, but formed his opinion more upon
general report than personal knowledge.
Milton M. Holland, member of the
Washington Emigrant Aid society. testified
its object was solely charitable, not to pro-
mote emigration, but to aid emigrants. No
political purpose was connected with it. On
their request about sixty emigrants were
sent TO Ohio instead of Kansas. The society
has no agents whatever. So far from the
movement beirg republican, the society felt
very hard towards Republicans because they
had not contributed much money. He crit
icised the action of the cabinet officers who
had subscribed fifty dollars each to the Irish
relief fund, and nothing to aid colored emil
grants. WitneF is a clerk in a government
department.
Samuel w. Perry, 6 dark mGlatto, testi-
fed to Senator Window Am resident of
North Carolina. In 1874 the negroes began
t. receive pamphlets from man in Omaha,
detailing the cheapness OF lands III That VI
cinity, and some talk was had about forming
Il colony to emigrate West, bat it died out.
In 1876 the matter was revived but died oat
again. But lately there had been much dis
tress among the negroes, chiefly on account
of poor crops and the severity of the land
lord and tenant and other laws. One hun
dred negroes got together and endeavored
to get some northern capitalists to help
them emigrate. There was no thoughts of
an exodus. They forwarded petition
to the national emigration aid society
setting forth these facts. Perry aud Will
liams. as agents, were sent west to look for
n suitable location. their expenses being paid
Ivy the colony. They finally reached Green
castle, where some colored men told them
they could do we'll in Indiana. They got
out a lot of circulars favoring immigration
to Indiana and went back to North Caroline.
AT camp meeting they distributed these
circulars. The road law of North Carolina
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