The Columbus journal., 1882-09-13

some of the political friends of the
aforesaid Turner in this county are
desirOus of knowing the inward
facts of the situation.
THE Valentine crowd at Fremont,
as touching the authority of the
chairman and secretary of the CELL
trail committee, claimed lst, that the
committee after having agreed upon
the call, was dead; I'd, that all the
members of the committee present
should get together, have a meeting,
and decide upon course of action ;
and Sd, actually proceeded to call
members together to act aud did act
without giving all members present
notice. Or course, if the committee,
as such, was dead; each member Of
that committe was dead also. If a
portion Of the number of the COM
mittee were alive enough to act (as
they must assume to be the case be-
cause they did acD then the COM
mittee was itself alive, and its
regularly constituted chairman and
secretary we're the proper author.
tiles to proceed for arranging for
temporary organization, and when
the Valentine delegations chose to
disregard their authority they were
stepping aside from party precedents.
LAND seekers now form large pro-
portion of the daily arrivals in Ne
brasks, and they are but the forerun-
ners of the great army that propose
visiting this state the ensuing three
months. With a crop last year not
excelled by any Of the western states
and q yield the present season Nowhere
surpassed, the disposition to explore
this great country is widespread and
promises to result in q large immi.
grafton within the next twelve
months. Thousands Of agriculturists
in eastern and southern states desire
to change their base of operation, and
all eyes are turned in the direction Of
Nebraska, a state which offers induce
ments beyond all others. Not one ont
Of ten who visit Nebraska for the pnr-
pose of spying out land will go back
without determination to return, for
the simple reason that cheaper or bet
ter soil ia nowhere to be obtained.--
Omaha Republican.
The truth about the alleged con-
spiracy of the negroes of Choctaw
county, Alabama, to murder all the
whites in the county, and for alleged
completely in which Jack Turner was
hung, has just come to light. The
conspiracy was pure invention.
Jack Turner was a peaceable, indus.
trious black man, and possessed of
some property. His real offence was
in the United States courts
against q brute in Choctaw county
who had whipped two of his black
employees for refusing to vote the
democratic ticket. Choctaw county
is in the "black belt," and joins Sum-
ter county, Alabama, which joins
Kemper county, Mississippi, the scene
Of the Chisholm murder. The hang
ing of Turner adds another to the
black catalogue of political murders
which have made Alabama and Mis-
sissippi infamous.--Omaha Rep.
HERE is what a democratic Oh
server, the candid and able editor of
the Fremont Herald, Mr.. N. w.
Smsila, has to say of the Valentine
at Fremont: "They
ought to publish those speeches with
the proceedings of the Opers House
We repeat now what
We said in dispatch to the Omaha
Herald (Which it's editor suppressed
for unaccountable reasons) that some !
Of those speeches would have heen a
disgrace to bawdy house--and we
will name particularly those of Geo. |
H. Roberts and CIarkson, Of Colfax.
Every gentleman and every man of
refinement in the hall was ashamed |
Of il. And yet they were cheered to |
he echo. Dare they publish those
'peeches?"
GEORGE WHIrMoRE met with a cad |
accident the other day near Pawnee
City, while engaged in oil;ng a
machine, his right hand
caught between two cog wheels on
The end of the cylinder, crushing il
almost to the wrist. 1t was ten |
horse power machine, and the catch
ing Of the hand brought II to a sud-
len stop. His hand had to be taken
off near the wrist.
A fight was reported in progress on
he 9th, and that the Egyptians had
been repulsed, but the action still con-
inued all along the front, q distance
II three miles. The wounded are
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