Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1884-03-22
EASTERN NEWS.
Major E. BarkSdalG Before the
Senate Subcommittee.
He DENIES IN TOTO THE CHARGES
MADE AGAINST HIN.
Report of the Committee on
Authorizations of Food.
AN ARMED POSSE TO ENFORCE THE
AUTHORITY or A COURT.
~Seventy-two Rounds Of a Hard
Glove Fight.
ESPECIAL TO THE SENTINEL


WASHINGTON, March 21.-Major E..
Barksdale, member of Congress from
Mississippi, who, according to the testi-
mony taken by the Copish County Sub
Committee of the Senate, made a speech
at Hazelhurst advising the Democrats to
carry Copiah county by the shotgun, if
necessary, and hang Bluffton, the Republic
can candidate, was before the Senate Sub
Committee this morning, and made a
statement under oath in his own vindica-
ton. He denied the charge in toto. He
said the history Of Copiah county has
always been characterized with law and
order, and in the event of the last election
there was nothing inconsistent with that
record. He made two speeches in Hazel
hurst, one the day before the election, one
in the afternoon to q procession of country
people on horseback, and another in the
evening to q local Democratic club. He
could not remember whether the mounted
afternoon procession was armed with
shotguns. His attention was called to
the statement Of witnesses about his
speeches, and he pronounced all
their assertions thss he had encouraged
violence, as false. Hoar asked il in the
witness allusion TO a peaceful and law
abiding conduct in Copiah county, he in
cluded the killing Of Matthews.
81 have nothing to say in reference to
that. That was q personal difficulty be-
tween those two parties. 1t is before the
courts there and / express no opinion"
"You have said that the people of Co.
piah county stand high in general charac-
ter, and you have announced that there
was nothing in their conduct at the cleo
ton inconsistent with their past history.
Now, / wish to ask whether. if it should
turn out that this mounted crowd went
about the houses Of the colored men, whip
ping them, shooting them, declaring as they
did 80, that they did it to compel them to
vote the Democratic ticket or to compel
the negroes to flee to the woods in large
numbers, and that Mathews was shot be-
cause of his influence as a Republican
leader; whether that would change your
mind as to the character of the people? ?"
"Well. now, / object. Your inquiry
has been accomplished by your statement.
You are yourself giving testimony in the
matter which you PROFOUND to me. I
think that after the trial of Wheeler for
killing Mathews has taken place and the
facts brought to light, then / will ans wer
your question"
Authorizations OF Food.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 21.-The Senate
Committee on Public Health, which has
been investigating the authorizations of
food, reported to-day. They say they
have discovered wholesale alarming adul-
terations dangerous to and de-
preciating to property in the rural dis
tricts. The limitations have been 80
disguised as often only to be discoverable
by chemical analysis. Out Of 80 samples
of butter purchased by the committee in
New York, only 10 were genuine. The
purer qualities of bogus butter sell for 20
to 80 cents to laboring men; better grades
for 40 to As cents. The cost of manufao-
ture ranges from IL to IS cents; average,
IA cents. Many dairy farmers have been
driven out Of the business, and the conse-
quent loss to the State is estimated at five
to ten millions yearly. The committee
estimate that 49, DOC, 900 pounds Of this
product is sold annually in the State, and
that the illegitimate business is breaking
down our export butter trade. Buttervine
can be sold for Is cents less than natural
butter.
Held t. Secure Payment.
WHEELING, W. Va, March 21.-A con.
flict with Judge Jackson of the United
States Court has been raised by the Key.
stone Bridge Company, which built a
bridge across the Ohio here for the Ohio
Central Railroad Company and still holds
the unfinished structures until payment ia
secured. The road being in the hands OF
the receiver, he tried to put a telegraph
wire on the bridge. The Bridge Company
refused to permit it. Judge Jackson sent
q United States Marshal, who got posses
sion OF the bridge, and the wire was put
up. That night the Bridge Company cut
the wire and b~srricaded both ends OF the
bridge, defying the United States Mar
shall. Under orders from Judge Jackson
the Marshal has gone to Parkersburg to
get an armed posse to enforce the author
ity OF the Court.
Fight for q silver Cup.
PITTsBURG, March 21.-Jack Davis of
Wheeling and Jim Connors of Pittsburg
fought a desperate hard glove fight for a
silver cup Of the value of $500, in q barn
in the East End. Seventy-two rounds
were fought. resulting in favor Of Connors.
Both men were badly punished, and Davis
was so weak at the finish that he was
unable to stand. When the fight was
over IA policemen forced the door Of the
barn open, and succeeded in arresting
Davis and q number Of spectators. Con-
nors escaped in the excitement following.
1t is said that about 200 persons witnessed
the fight.
Meeting Of Ex.COnfederates.
NEW YORK, March 21.-The meeting of
* Confederate soldiers, called by Gen. j.
B. Gordon. was attended by large delega-
tons from this and n~eighboring cities.
Gen. Gordon was authorized to appoint q
committee Of ex-C onfederates to cooperate
with the Committee Of the Grand Army of
the Republic in aid Of the Soldiers Home
at Richmond. Va.
Railroad Accident.
BUFFALO, March 21.-This morning q
train on the Lake Shore road. near