The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-04-01
FORM THE NATIONS
HEADQUARTERS.
A white iHaH 10 Hang for Kill
ing s. Negro In 8. e..
Senator EOgan's Ross Big
speech.
Hen sIiIl's Jessie Raymond re-
turns 30 Georgia,


WASHINGTON, Mar. 3Jni.-lnforma-
ton has been received here that u white
man in.SpartauhWg, S. c., has been
sentenced TO be hung for killing a ne
gro. This is the first time in many
years that The murderer OF a negro has
been go avenged. The prisoner is a
white man, about twenty-eight years
old, and the facts brought ont on the
trial clearly proved that he deliberate
~ shot the deceased without the slight
est proYocation. The defense did not
introduce any evidence, bUt the white
man pretends total ignorance Of the
deed, and further alleges that he was so
much intoxicated as to be ObliViOus of
everything. H.s jury was composed Of
white men, and the verdict is regarded
here as Il good omen, but there are
many skeptics who 10 not believe that
the sentence will be carried out. If eX-
ecuted, it will mark the beginning of 4
new era in the South.
Senator Logan's great speech on the
Fit2 John Porter case is at last publish
ed, and overs over forty-fvc pages Of
the Congressial Record, much of the
space being occurred with extracts
from official reports and testimony in
fine type. 1t would I'LL something like
seventy columns Of an ordinary news
paper, or the entire space in the whole
paper and halt Of another, and is by far
the largest speech ever delivered in
Congress. 1t is accompanied by a
large map Of the battle ground, which
is the first production Of that sort that
has ever graced the columns Of this in
teresting periodical.
There was no meeting Of the Com
mittee on Elections to-day because
Chairman Springer had gone TO New
York. Last Tuesday it was agreed that
the Washburn-DOnnelly case should be
disposed of to-day, and the Republican
members came to the committee room
prepared to vote. 1t was announced
that Springer had left for New York
last night, and had requested that ac-
ton be postponed until his return.
The committee very kindly accommo-
dated Mr.. Springer, although it is quite
singular that he should leave for New
York the night before an important
meeting Of n committee of which he IL
chairman, when to all intemts and pur-
poses he could have delayed his dcDar-
ture for twelve hours. Sprlngcr's mys-
FERROUS visits to New York have been
frequent, and are not entirely discon-
nected with Mr.. Tildcn's plans. The
dilemma in which Springer tiCds him
self with reference to the Washburn-
Donnelly case requires Tiiden's sugges-
tions, as the latter is responsible for
originating the case, and Springer
looks to him to help him out. Only four
OF the Committee on Elections oug of
the fifteen can be induced to assent to
the report Of the subcommittee seating
DonnelIy, and unless Donnclly can be
seated It will be useless to turn Wash
burn ont. The situation is serious, and
Springer wants Tilden's great moral
influence IN inducing the other Demo
Gratis to fall into line.
The woman, Jessie Raymond that has
been causing Ben Hill so mich tr ouble
vas without a cent of money on We'd
nesday of last week, but on Thursday
morning she had plenty ofmoncy, paid
unher hotel bills, bought the Child new
clothing and left for Georgia. Now the
question arises where did she ret so
much money? 1t is supposed that Hill
paid her to leayc the city.