Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-29
Our Continent.

Fifty mora seats have been added 70 tho neve-
paper accommodations at the kepubcan con
yention hall, making tho whole provision nov
fer PA men.
New York's criminal, Cotto, was executed at
Sing sing Yesterday by electricity: lie Ehiei
fellow-cOuntryman named Mikelo@o, whom he
had known IN Naples, IL IL snpposei out OF re-
venge for a grievance that originated In their
native land.
John GarlIngton, a wsl!-known young man OF
high standing, at Columbus ga, was ar
rested early Sunday morning IN Column
bus charged with assanlllng the S-year-
old daughter OF ths lady With whom he
boarded. The crime Is considered particularly
atrocous, as the accused man nad known 'ho
child from infancy. and she regarded him as an
uncle.
The great railroad case at Macon, Ca, IL over
and the Central Railroad aud banking Company
is IN the hands Of the Georgia directors
Of the company az receivers Tor the
court. The decision Of the court In
by the Terminal be- enjoined from voting In fu-
ture elections and ths Central directors OF Geor-
gia be appointed Temporary RECEIVERS 10 tske
charge Of the property until It can be legally dis
was not satisfactory the court would see what
could be done
At Arcadia, La, Saturday night five white men
visited Dennis Cobb, well-to-do negro, COM
polled him 20 accompany them away from bis
mousse anu mug Illu 10 u lftcs As NpOu ~ ho
was pulled up each took o shot at him, and then
they all left. Several bullets struck him, but he
still alive. struggled TO FREQ himself, and nnally
the limb 20 which he was hanging broke, and he
craw,ed 20 his house, several hundred feet away,
where he soon died from loss oi blood and ex-
hsustion. Two notorious tOughs have oeen
arrested for the deed, Tor which no cause can be
assigned. Tho prisoners protest their innocence,
but will be held for trial
One thousand negroes assembled Sunday In n
Chicago African Methodist Episcopal church 10
"cOnsider the recent southern outraees upon
their race" After q short address the pastor OF
the church asked his audience 10 Join him IN
singing "America," whereuDon one man rose
and refused to sing that song until this coun-
try IS what IL claims 90 be- sweet land OF hber-
tyr" The pastor substituted John Brown
and several addresses followed the singing,
among the speakers being state Representative
Morris, who urged the coOred people 20 organize
into leagues and associations 10 "resist by
united efforts ouIrages by whites
About 200 negroes have arrived at Utica, n.
Y, from Columbia Team. They were bound Tor
the North Woods 20 WORK on the Adirondack
railroad When they reached Utica they were
told OF "A discOuraging condition OF things said
70 exist in the camps along the line OF the new
road. Thirty or forty negroes and several white
men arrived In uticc Sunday from the woods,
and they repeated 10 tho new importation from
the South the condition OF things as they found
II ia the camps. They advised the men not 10
20, and finally all but q few decided 70 turn
back. They were taken "a the Charity Clerks
Office and are row being ie1. lite not known p.
present Just WI at will 10 done with thcu. The
men arc very poory clothed, rnost Of them wear
ing little else than rags aud the poorest kinds OF
shoes or boots. They are In no condition for
work In the snow-drifts that stll exist In the
Woods and would suffer greatly In the cold
storms that will come between this and the 1st
OF May. A meeting Of the State Board OF Arbi-
tration was held yesterday afternoon 10 tase ac-
ton relating TO the crueltios said 20 have been
practiced by the contractors. There are large
number OF laDOrers In Utica from lie Woods who
are ready TO testify.