Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-09-20

give Governor Davis a plurality of about 200
votes. There are still several towns and
plantations to hear from, and there are some
discrepancies in the returns received by tele-
graph, which makes it difficult to ascertain
the exact result of the election. 1t is evil
dent, however, that the State is close, and
it is quite probable that only the official can
vass of the returns will decide who is elected.
The National Liberal League Continued
Proceedings.
CHICAGO, September 19th.-The Liberal
League last night discussed the proposed plat.
form until after midnight.
Colonel Ingersoll wished to substitute for
the plank abrogsting the Comstock laws a
resolution that the Committee of Defense
whenever it is claimed that a person has been
indicted for what that person claims to have
been an honest exercise of freedom of thought
and expression, shall investigate such case,
and if it appears that he has been guilty Of
no offense, then the committee shall defend
him. if he is unable to offend himself. He
said they wanted it understood that the
Church power must not smother the ltera-
ture of Liberation. They could not under
take to defend all the slush that is written in
this country. They had not time to go into
the question of what authority the United
States may have over the mails. To one
sense the Government assuredly had the
right 10 say what shall go Into the mails.
Until the Christian world should expunge OBJ
scenity from their book they would demand
that the laws against obscence literature shall
be executed against the Bible. He had con-
fidence in the Federal Courts to try these
cases.
Mr. Wakeinan, in answering declared that
all such trials should be in State Courts, and
if jury in a State Court found man guilty,
let him 90 to hell.
A lady delegate, inquiriug what the League
had to do with hell, the speaker substituted
The eternal bowers"
The debate became quite warm, Colonel
Ingersoll protesting that he was trying to
keep the League from destroying itself, and
to knock sense into its head.
McCracken offered a resolution demanding
such notifications of the Comstock laws that
their execution will protect citizens in their
right Of freely exercising their opinions and
spreading them through the mails.
Colonel Ingeisol and MIR. Green declared
that il the original resolutions were adopted
they would withdraw from the League,
which statements were greeted with applause
and cries of Good radiance"
Both amendments were then voted down,
and the resolutions reported by the commit
tee were adopted.
Colonel Ingersoll then announced his resig
nation as Vice President of the Association
The resignation was accepted, and Mrs Julia
II. Severance, of Milwaukee, was elected.
In addition to those mentioned, the resolu-
lions declare it inexpedient for the League
to cooperate with political parties to accom-
plsh the objects of the platform, and to
nominate candidate for Office as soon rs
they have sufficient strength to make such
nominations effective; urge that in 1884 the
League nominate candidate for President,
whom the entire League pledges itself to sup
port demand State and United States laws
to defend the liberty of the press aud speech.
and to allow free circulation through the
mails of publications irrespective of religious
or other views they contain; declare that
they do not demand this to abet any frauds.
lotteries, obscenity or other wrong doing, but
on the contrary oppose the dissemination by
mail of obscene literature inspired or unin-
spired, and call on the Christian world to ex-
punge the indecent parts of the Bible; such
offenses, however, should be punished
through the Criminal Courts, and not by
persons responsible only to amateur semi
theological criminal societies disapprove of
the Comstock laws, which are fraught with
danger to the rights and liberties of the peo-
pie, and urge their repeal as unconstitutional,
and as giving improper criminal jurisdiction
to the United States Courts, and bringing the
inviolability of the mails into question.
While rot approving offenses by Train. Hey
wood and Bennett they regard their convic
ton and accusation as an outrage far exceed
ing the offense.
The Trouble with the Miners In Ohio.
COLUMBUS, September 19th-The trouble
at the Corning coal mine will not down, as
was hoped. This morning the Sheriff of
Perry county ordered a company of militia
to the scene, and later called on Governor
II Z 4 /. ~ T,1, .
this call Governor Foster ordered parts of
three companies of the Fourteenth Regi-
ment. located here, to proceed at once to
Corning In response to a riot alarm sound
ed by the fire department at 4 o'clock, these
troops assembled at their armory and left for
Corning at II o'clock by special train. At
7:30 P NJ a telegram was received by the Ad-
jutant. General. istating that during an ex-
change of shots this evening between the mil
tary and miners three of the latter are known
to have been wounded, but none of the mi
litia were injured.
A special to the State Journal says This
evening the miners charged on No. mine on
three sides. The troops opened fire on them.
when an ipglorious retreat was made. There
are about ten wounded, nine of them Sc
riously.
COLUMBUS, September 19th.-Private tele-
grams state that when the miners assaulted
the works at the Corning mine to-day they
were ordered to halt by the militia, and that
they responded by firing upon the troops.
The troops then returned the fire, wounding
several men and scattering the assaulting
party.
At midnight telegram was received from
Assistant Adjutant- General Smith, stating
that all was quiet and no further trouble was
anticipated to night.
A special to the State Journal says An
other charge is expected upon the colored
miners tomorrow.
The Fire ut East Las Vegas.
DENVER tCol.), September 19th.-The
latest advices from East Las Vegas state
that the loss from yesterdays fire will prob
ably not exceed 500, 900, as the buildings
destroyed were nearly all small and cheap.
The number of people rendered homeless
will not exceed 200. Among the principal
business houses destroyed we've Marbles gro
Gerry, William Narlbouf's saddle shop, Mar.
celin & Buffa's candy store. Wesche's store,
Herbert's drug store, Halzman's store and
warehouse, Richmond's iewelry store, Rosen-
thal's store, Boston Clothing House, Mac
Lays hotel, Hopper Bros. grocery, Rupe &
Castles lumber yards and offices, Marcus
store and postoffice, Scewald's jawelry store,
Rathbone's shoe store, st. Louis hotel,
Center street Theater, Ward Tamme's bill
lard hall, meat market and several saloons