The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-03-12
CAPITAL cULL1NGs.
NEGRO EXODUS INVESTIGATION.
The Persecution OF the CoIored People In
the South -1cKay's Answer to Judge
Kelley's Assertions Denies
Attempting to Use In.
proper Influence
Wants an lnyes.
tlgatiun.
STAR ROUTE MAIL LErrINos.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Postofice
Department concluded the contracts fol
the star mail service for four years in
Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi. Thetotal amount
OF the award was about 5000; routes
included in the lettings 1900. Among those
receiving the largest contracts are Sawyers
and Wyatt, Kentucky; J. II. Wilson,
Kentucky, and J. D. Colegrave, Missouri.
RAY OF U. s. MARsIIALs.
The House Committee on Appropria-
tions decided to incorporate in the special
deficiency bill 81, 900 for pay OF United States
marshals and deputies without any proviso
or restrictions.
THE TELEGRAPH WAR.
Judge Harlan, OF the Supreme Court OF
the U. S., issued supplemental order
to-day, enjoining the Wabash R. R, Co.
and the American Union Telegraph Co.,
from connecting the wires with the Rail-
road station from doing public telegraph
business offered at the railroad stations,
and from doing anything in anywise con-
ilicting with existing contracts between
the railroad company and the Western
Union Telegraph Co. A full hearing on
the merits is set for the 10th OF May.
NEGRO EXODUS.
The Senate Exodus Committee continu-
ed the examination OF Ruby, editor OF the
New Orleans Obserrer. He mentioned
several parishes in Louisiana where he
said negroes aSa general thing were not
allowed to vote unless they voted the
Democratic ticket. There were exceptions
however in some localities where the con.
seryative white planter element was
strong enough 10 see fair play and allow
them to vote as they pleased. 1t 1876 he
said the negroes all voted notwithstand.
ing the fact that the reign Of terror was
intense, because they had white Repub-
licAns who worked manfully TO lead in the
political fight. Senator Window asked
witness II he would feel any apprehension
on account OF the evidence he had given
here In visiting the localities where he
had testified the outrages had occurred.
TO this the witness replied that he would,
and further said that the fact alone OF his
publishing Republican newspaper in
New Orleans was sufficient 10 make him
feel apprehensiye for his safety II he visit
ed these localities. He had no fear, how
ever, OF molestation in New Orleans.
THE KRLLEY-M'HAY IMDRoGLIo.
The following is furnished for publica.
tion:
WAsaiNaToS, March II.
Hon. SamuelJ. Randall, Speaker Of he Hopss
Of Representatives:
SIR-I have just learned that Hon. VIM.
D. Kelley, a Representative in Congress,
made certain statements in the House
this morning rejecting strongly on me,
charging that 1 have attempted to use an
improper influence on him. II my infor-
nation in this regard be correct, I have
only 10 say emphatically that such asser-
ton is false in every word. 1haye not ex-
ercised nor attempted to exercise any i'm
nrOpeT lullu6uCtO Ou v uuuHo 4AVliVyt hHt uNy
In fact, save those which are legitimate
and proper This no one knows better
than himself.
The difficulty seems TO be that Judge
Kelley has been called to account by some
OF his constituents who have excepted to
his course 10 many important particulars.
This being the case, he is looking for an
avenue of relief, and sees 1t only by an at
tack on me. would thank you, as this
attack was made on a private citizen, to
have this letter read in the House, that
thus the antidote may go out to the pub,
lie with bane, and in this correction
would say that am ready and willing, II
necessary, 10 appear before any commit
Ice OF the House, whether standing
committee or ono especially appointed,
and testify in the matter, we'll knowing by
my testimony can fully and satisfacto'ri'
" dispose Of the charges made by Judge
Kelly, in his representative capacity.
" Very respectfully, ,,