Weekly Phoenix herald., 1884-08-28

the committee to rely altogethel el
 upon the integrity and care of the
 Senate folding room and mailed the
 documents received from them
 without examination To>day, how.
 ever, an employee of the committee
 discovered by accidentally opening
 one of the documents he was about to nail, that instead of Voorhees' speech the commit ee was distribut
 ing, where they would do the most good, Republican, campaign doc ument entitlt d History and Benefi- cence of Protection" made up of speeches ''n the protectionist side of the tariff question, delivered in the House of Representatives early lust winter. An examination followed and disclosed the fact that all the Voorhees speeches in pos- session of the committee were copies of this document. Secretary Post went at once to the Superintendent of the folding room and took Linn to task about the matter, and was informed that the substitution of the document for another was an honest mistake. It is not known how many Democratic documents were sent out by the Democratic They themselves have 10 way of establishing the fact.
 A REWARD TO BE OFFERED.
 NASHVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 22-Four eading Mormon elders today pre- ented sworn petition to Governor Bate, asking that 8 reward be offered or the apprehension of those en- saged in the Lewis county massacre n Sundny, August 10th. It sets orth that the prejudice against the formoDs of this State is based on gnorance. It denies the charge hat Mormons baptize women in a | ude state, and also that the Nor | non elders have tried to break up amilIes or mislead women. It urther denies that the Mormons ave attempted to introduce poliga- ly into Tennessee or any ether tate, and states that every elder at TOrk in the Southern mission is | ledged by the most sacred vows of | hastily. Governor Bates will offer ie reward as asked 10 morrow. Ii
 believed that the massacre in ewis county will have the effect isco uraging Mormon operations in is State.
 THE NEW IBERIA MIDDLE.
 NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 25-A Times emocrat New Iberia special says: CIV warrants were issued Saturday 'ening to Sheriff Veasey for the rest of ex-sheriff Vlator and depu-
 clerk Eli, who were in custody at dd Fellows hall, under guard by ilItia. The sheriff read the war nts 10 the prisoners, and fixed lator's pond at $5,OO0 and Els
 $1,000.. They were given until D. m, to furnish the bonds, but fled 10 do so. A few minutes ter six all the military forces here rmed in front of Old Fellows II. The prisoners, with Armelin, -jallor, were brought out and de, i. cred to Veasey. An escort was rmed on Main street of militia, d marched to jail. The jail was en surrounded by military and ards pl. ced at the corners of the eets and no one permitted to go -ough without @ pass. Viator's pporters have little hesitancy in ] ring they do not recognize Judge tes and The State government ,rchants are watching their stores ] vigilant watch is kept for 1T of incendiaries. Judge Fon- nebleau states he has 1000 friends e whom he could call on if he fires He is much incensed at ' ator's arrest, but moves about ,hout saying much. (
 MOB LAW DISCOURAGED.
 OwA CITY, Aug. 23-An immense ss meeting of citizens was held
 his city yesterday and last night, | which the riotous proceedings of Wednesday were condemned, r an organization effected to as-
 in preserving order and enforc-
 the laws. There has not been .
 least disturbance in thls city ce the outbreak of last Wedhes- :, and reports about the city s' ng in the hands of mob have D grossly exaggerated. The N es against the alleged ringleaders E he mob will be pushed to the end.
 THE MURDERED MORMONs. OGDEN, Utah, Aug. 23-The re- ins of elder William Barry, the rmon missionary that was mur. | ed at Cave Creek, Tennessee, on gust 10th. arrived here early thls rning, and was met by the de- sed's wife and three children, a n i'd of music and fully four thou people, The remains were M lsterred here and proceeded to ,an were they were inferred. \