American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1880-04-17


er in the House, on the 9th, regarding his
action as a member of the Elections Com
mittee in the Donnelly- Washburn case, has
brought out several additional statements,
either directly or indirectly, from gentlemen
who feel aggrieved by his explanation of the
matter. Mr.. Finley, whom Mr.. Springer
intimated was the author of the anonymous
bribery letter, repudiates with scorn the &C.
eusation; Mr.. Donnelly asks the Committee
on Elections to order an investigation in
order to clear himself of the charge that he
was the abettor of the scheme; and finally
Mr.. TiIden, through friend, is reported as
| denying that he has in any way attempted to
influence the action of the Committee In the
case mentioned.
THE House Committee on Military
Affairs have selected for appointment the
following Superintendents of the National
Soldiers Homes: Gen. j. NJ. Palmer, of
Illinois, to succeed Thos. o. Osborn; Maj
d. C. Fulton, of Wisconsin, to succeed Z. B.
Walcott; Gen. Joel Parker, of New Jersey,
to succeed II. G. Stebbins; Gen. VIM.
G. Franklin, of Connecticut, to succeed
Gen. B. f. Butler; Gen. Charles Roberts, Of
Maine, to succeed Frederick Smythe; Gen.
NJ. T. Mcmahon, of New York, to succeed
| Gen. j. FL. Martindale. Gen. McCiellan's
name was withdrawn, as an acceptance
would involve his resignation of the office
of Governor of New Jersey. The appoint
ees are all Democrats; the incumbents are
all Republicans.
THE Rhode Island State election, held
on the It'll, resulted in no choice for Gov
ernor, it requiring majority to elect. The
Republican candidates for Secretary of State,
Attorney General and General Treasurer
are elected by about the usual majority,
there being third candidates for those
offices. The General Assembly will be three
quarters Republican, insuring the election
OF Littlefield, Republican, for Governor. 1t
is understood that large majority Of the
Assemblymen-elec favor the reelection Of
Senator Burnside.
A DISPATCH from Atlanta says
President Newcomb has made q satisfactory
agreement with Presidents Brown, Alexan-
der and Wadley, whereby the Louisville and
Nashville and the three great railroads in
Georgia unite for mutual benefit on all
T, through business. Savannah and Charles
ton are to be the ports. An office is to be
established in New York and q grain eleva-
tor erected in Atlanta.
The Iowa Democratic State Conven-
tion was held at Burlington on the It'll. A
resolution to instruct the delegates to the
National Convention to vote unit was
laid on the table. The proceedings were
harmonious.
JOHNSON C. WHITAKER, the only
colored cadet at West Point, on the
morning of the 9Th was found bound
hand and foot in his room at the barracks, |
with piece Of one ear gone and otherwise
bruised and battered. He said that during
the night three masked men attacked him
while in bed and committed the outrage. 1t |
was at first taken to be an atrocious case |
of hazing by his brother cadets, but an
investigation by the commandant satisfied |
the authorities that no member of the corps |
committed the crime. Some suspicion hav-
ing been created that the affair was s'put |
up job' on the part of Whitaker for Interior |
purposes, at his request a court Of inquiry |
has been granted to fully investigate the |
matter.
The Senate Exodus Committee has |
examined large number of additional wit
nesses regarding the status Of the negroes In
the South and the causes of their emigration.
A number Of prominent colored men from
Louisiana testified strongly regarding the
race prejudices alleged to exist there, and
averred that the denial to the colored peo-
pie of their political rights was
the main cause of the ex0-
dus. Instances were also cited of unjust
treatment of colored laborers by land-own-
ers and merchants, and some cases Of actual
bulldozing that occurred during the State
campaign of 1879. One witness, q colored
man, slave up to the time Of emancipation,
testified that he now owned plantation of
500 or 600 acres in Caddo Parish, well
stocked, the whole valued at from $1,000
to $4,000, which he had earned
since he obtained his freedom. He
believed his interests were the:same as those
of the people among whom he lived, and
sought TO harmonic his views to theirs.
The witness voted the Democratic ticket for
the reason his white neighbors did; if the
rest of the negroes should do SO there would
be no trouble. A number Of re-
turned emigrants testified to the hard
ships they had endured while in
the North and said they had got enough Of
it. The manager of the Colored Relief As
ISOLATION at st. Louis stated over 20, 00O inn
migrants had passed through the hands of
the Association at that point, and he thought
that altogether fully $1,000 had located in
Kansas from the South. He thought
the movement was on the increase. Mr..
H. Case, Mayor of Topeka, Kansas.
thought from 5000 to 10000 had come into
Shawnee County within the last six months.
But few applications had been made to him
rs Mayor for assistance, although he believed
seven-tenths of those arriving needed as
sistance. He did not believe the larger
number were improving their condition by
coming North, and many would doubtless
be glad to return il they had the means of
doing so. H. c. Parks, Democrat, publish
er and elitor of the Atchison Patriot, said
the people, without regard to politics, are
all opposed to this influx Of blacks.
THE House Committee on Banking
and Currency will report the bill repeating
that portion of the Internal Revenue laws
requiring two-cent stamps upon bank
checks.
The election in Indiana has resulted
in the adoption of the constitutional amend
ments. One of these deals with the qualifi-
cation of voters.
MIR. GLADSTONE has been elected to
Parliament from Midlothian, defeating
Lord Dalkeith, son of the Duke of Buc-
cleuch, the great territorial magnate of the
district.
THERE is split among the Republic
cans of Utah and two delegations will apply
for admission to the Chicago Convention.
BY decree of the Supreme Court of
Alabama, the Selma, Rome and Dalton Rail-
road, from Selma to the Georgia State line,
has heen ordcrad <oId .June Il at n minimum |