Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-08-23
Apsl1losal rrlfeaApslc NEWS


ADDITIONAL TElEcaApulc NEWS
WHISKY ReseaufDens.
CmcAoo, Aug. T.-At . meeting Of
the State Executive Committee OF the
Illinois Dealers and Brewers Associa-
ton this afternoon, the action of West
ern distiliers at recent meeting here,
In passing resolution favOEinR an Of
derry Sabbath and high license to crush
disreputable saloons, and deprecating
the bringing Of the liquor question into
politics, was discussed. A set Of savage
resolutions were passed. making per-
sonal attack On II. Il. Miller, author OF
the resolution, and President Of the Dis
tillers' Association. The preamble states
that experience demonstrates that pro
hibit0ry and sompt0aTy logislass0n m
creases the CONSUMPTION OF cheap ana
poisonous alcohol, thereby increasinR
drunkenness and decreasing the ooa-
sumption Of lighter and healthier
drinks, such An beer, wine and the better
class of spirituous liquors. Tho resosu-
lutiOus close:
Resolrpi, That We congratulate the
temperance fanatics upon receiving %
OkJpIA4BVu AIOM 1OkkA40A SOAv1S~ nssSs
manufacturers OF alcohol.
Res0lred, That under M circumstan-
cess will We permit more than handful
of distillers, Who never had any backing
on the part of voters, 70 interfere with
our organisation, and the completion of
national association of tho brewers
and wholesale and retail liquor sellers
and manufacturers Of pure and healthy
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poses Of influencinR Congressional leRis-
the balance Of trade and Just and bib
liquor traffic generally.
A split IN the anti-pr0hibition ranks
thus inaugurated in likely 10 play n
prominent pant in politics in this State
On Wednesday.
Msnameni - JoAa Brown.
There will be celebration at ORden's
Grove for the purpose of raising funds
70 erect q monument TO the memory of
John Brown. Mrs. John Brown arrived
from California this afternoon to take
part in the ceremonies. She denies the
report that she il living in ahject pow
erSy in California, bat states that she
has An interest in farm there. She
will visit her husbands grave before
she returns 70 the Coast. She is &c
years old.
An Alabama seasaelen.
MOBILE, Aug. 2l.-In Choctaw county,
Ala, on the 18th inst, bundle Of pa
pers disclosing a we'll organized plot
among negroes 70 kill the entire white
population Of that county, was found
near ono Of their rendezvous by two
gentlemen, who laid the matter before
the solicitor on the 18th. A quiet meet
ing Of citizens of Mount Sterling and
Butler was called at Butler 70 consider
the best mode Of suppressing the intend
cd outbreak and massacre. After discus
siOm II was agreed that the ringleaders,
Jack Turner. 4. ID. Barney, Jesse Will
son, Peter Hill. Willis Lyman, Aaron
Scott and Range West. to whom had
been assigned the duties of leading the
respective squads to Butler, Mount Ster-
ling. Desotaville and other places, and
killing the whites Of each place. should
be arrested and lodged in Jail. Their
arrest was affected on the 18th inst,
without blOodahed or disturbance. The
same day massmeeting Of citizens of
all Glasses WAS called for Saturday. to
decide the fate Of the prisoners. The
plot has been in existence since 1873.
and the oOnspiratOrs now number 400.
They have powder, shot and guns, and
{ link themselves sufficiently strong to
accomplish their fiendish design. Sun
day evening, the 18th Of September, had
been appointed for its contamination.
The paper further showed that the day
wac selected because then white OOple
would be at camp meeting unarmed,
and could offer no resistance. The
meeting called for Saturday brought
together about 200 men, among whom
we're about LEO negroes, who, after hear
ing the papers read, by an almost unan-
imous vote, decided that Jack Turner
was turbulent and dangerous charac-
ter; regular fire-brand in the commu-
nifty, and that the public good demanded
his immediate death. He was accord
inGly hanged at u the Same afternoon,
In the presence Of the assembled multi
tude, who then dispersed, and all signs
of the disturbance ceased. Everything
was quiet ON Saturday night. Other
prisoners are still in Jail to await further
developments.
Ts Draw Cat.
BosroN, Aug. N.-CouQressman b. w.
Harris will print letter tomorrow eve
ming announcing his withdrawal a.
candidate for Congress.
4 Paray Split.
DoNALDsoNvrLLx, La, Aug. 2l.-The
District Convention will
meet here tomorrow. Two Conventions
will be held. Senator Kellogg will b
nominated BY the regular Republican
Convention, and Judge Beattie BY the
boilers.
Yel1ow Fever Worse.
BaowHsvrLLE, August 2l.-There arc
thirty-d new cases, and two deaths
from fever reported. One was Aexi-
can, and Mn. G. T. Smith the other.
This makes three in ono family Of four
that have died within two weeks. In
MatamOras seven deaths have occurred.
though few new oases are reported. The
weather II shoWery and sultIy.
~. eeo.e - . Meath lneeua.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The reoeipts
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