1 . -1 ,0 't , 1 nr: i :11s. Sljc 2c(fci5onian. THURSDAY," OCTOBER 23, 1871." LUTHERAN CHURCH. Liturgical Services next Sundar. Morning, 10 J, - - - Evisi-vo, 7 Mousing Sermon : The Bible a lamp and a li;;ht. Kvenino Sermon: The enduring Word of God. G. W. MARRIOTT, D. D., rastor. J&aTTiiE official vote shows that over 'three thousand votes were polled, in the State, for the Temperance Candidates for Auditor and Surveyor General. Es3-Tiie official vote for the State ticket rhows a majority of over 11,000 for Stanton and Beath, over McCaudless and Cooper, lor Surveyor and Auditor General. ItcjrTilK earthquake which some persons in the eastern part of the State were ready to swear they felt distinctly on Tuesday, 10th inst., has since been discovered to have been caused by the explosion of hundred kegs of gun-powder in the State of Delaware. Some were unkind enough to hint that the rumbling noise might have been caused by the tumbling of Democracy on that day. The Official Senatorial Vote. The return Judges for the several counties composing this Senatorial district met at Scran ton, Tuesday 17th inst. The following is the official vote : Fairish. Collins. Luzerne 10,715 9,515 Monroe S97 2,0-13 Tike 353 . 943 Total 11,942 12,S25 Coiiins' majority 9S3. The result for Assembly in Carbon and Monroe stands: Staples Detrick 2,149 1,115 Carbon, Monroe, 1,930 2,095 Total 4,034 3,204 Majority for Staples, 320. Table oF3Jajorilies for Autlilor iicnrnil. Republican Democratic Counties. Allegheny Armstrong 1 leaver Blair Bradford 1 In tier Cameron Chester Crawford )auph?!i K-l.nvaro Eric Forrest Franklin Huntingdon 1 ndianu- Jefferson Lmoastvr liawre!ice lif hanriri MoKi-nn Stanton. Ovi nticn. M cCan d I es s. 3. 664 'Adams 544 371 j lted ford 4 6s i Berks 549; Backs 2,070 Cambria 207, Carbon 50! Centre 3,a5'Clarion 9'rtVCIearfield l,249.'Clinron 1,007, Columbia 1,31 3 'Cumberland SO! Elk 395; Fayette 13 5,831 41 735 231 492 1,0GS 1,303 523 1,770 467 399 943 751 j Fulton 337 2, 17'J .Greene 1,473 81 Juniata 353 4,095;Lchigh 1,215 l,144!Luzerno 1,4S5 l,280!Lvcorning 420 152iifilin 80 SIGiMonroe 1,858 iMeit-i-r Northumberland 29SlMontcoracry 704 Philadelphia. ll,494jMontour 340 Potter o62; .Northampton 2,Sd4 304jl'eny 19 1, 188 'Pike 704 1.098 'Schuylkill 1,500 1,871 i Sullivan 299 081 j Washington 34 .IGSlXVayue" 315 . 5Ul j Westmoreland 1,335 '; Wyoming 105 45,921 1 York 1,495 Snyder Sonjrj"t Suqhehanna Tioi:i 1 "rtion A onarigo Warren Total Total 31,432 The next Pennsylvania Senate will stand 17 Republicans to 1G Democrats ; the House of lteprcsentatives 03 Republicans to 37 Democrats ; Kepublican majority, 20. Last year the Itepublican majority in the House was only 12, and the Democrats had one majority in the Senate. Owing to the La bor IM'orm ticket run by the coal miners, the Kepublicans gained a member in Schuyl kill, and by the direct aid of the miners clotted another in Luzerne. The miners al so enabled the Kepublicans and "Kcformers" to defeat the Democratic county ticket in Carbon. AH these arc strong Democratic counties. Majority fur Geary in 1SC9, 4,590; ditto for Beath, 1S71, 20,303. The tatal vote for calling a Constitutional Convention is 232, 31 ; against 72,073 ; majority for Conven tion, 2G0,153. A rather nouaual fact is noticed id n infaot child of Mr. aod Mrs. Samuel Bartlett, Williutusport. It is at present aged mx weeks, and when it was only four weeke old it had tico teeth in ht lower jaw, both sound and fully develop ed. The indications are that two teeth are ulso coming through in its upper jaw. This is a somewhat unusual case. The child is pretty and perfectly healthy. The New York Tammany Democracy have made Dominations for the State Senate Wm. M. Tweed included in the number. The Keformed Democracy have ulso made nominations. George C. liar tctt is named for Judge of the Supreme Court and Franz Sigel for Register. The Kepublicans of the city have made the pame- nominations, and together they will give l&biniaoy a close race. A contractor by the name of Kice, from Pottstown, Montgomery county, was rob bed of 16.000 in Ilarrisbursr on Tuesday w J night. The robbers threw pepper in his eyes, snatched a satchel containing the money, and escaped before any alarm could be given. In Ohio, they have secured a majority of 13 in the House of Representatives. There is a tie in the Senate ; but the Lieut. Gov. having the casting vote, the control of the Legislature is thus secured to the Republicans. BOROUGH AND COUNTY. Hand organs are scarce. It rained on Tuesday and Wednesday. Thanksgiving is fast approaching. m The Corn Husking days have arrived. TIic "base ball" season is about played out. Rabbits sell at 10 cents apiece in our borough. e Almanacs for 1S72 have made their appearance. Sad news to turkeys The approaching of Thanksgiving day. IJrcsscd hogs are selling at Lchighton at 8 cents per pound. . A sejrar manufactory is to be start ed soon in our borough. Monday last wras warm and pleasant as a first class Summer day. Snow has fallen in Ulster county, N. Y., to the depth of two inches. Stroudsburg has three "broom fac tories," and not one in operation ! ffc don't mind the nakedness that the trees are putting on, but we notice the corn is shocked. Apple cut times are here, but unfortu nately the apples didn't come with them. Bad, very. A few nights ago, a surprise party was had, in which a few of our colored brethern participated ? Strondsburgr can boast of a young lady who delights in taking her pleasure ex cursions on a wheelbarrow. The weather begins to be decidedly Fall like, and the shortening days betoken the ap proaching of the end of the year. Why is it that the Borough Fathers allow cattle, geese, pigs, etc., to run upon our streets and annoy the public ? m Horn's had Laucr's Reading Lager on tap last week. It wasn't very bad to take either. They will have some more soon. rIant shade trees, except evergreens, as soon as the leaves fall ; if done carefully they will hardly feel the effects of their removal. Tiuslncss men who advertise only once in three months, forget that most folks can't remember any thing longer than about seven days. Aid to the Chicago and Wisconsin suf ferers does not appear to rage here as lively as it does in other places ; and mores the pity. George Holts has been found guilty of murder in the first degree, at Newark, N. J., for having maliciously killed General Oliver S. Halstead. Daniel Brehcr is rapidly pushing towards completion, a handsome two-story brick dwelling house on Simpson street, near the Lutheran Church. The receipts of the AJlcntown Fair amounted in the aggregate, to the sum of $7,359.37. What did the receipts of the Monroe County Fair amount to ? o The new steamer, Pocono No. 2, will be here, on or about the 1st proximo. Persons desiring to invest money can find a few of the 7 per cent. Fire Bonds awaiting takers. Our hunters were out on Saturdav and. per consequence, the "cotton tails" had a hard time of it. One party started some twenty-odd, and succeeded in bagging seven. A public Temperance meeting, under the auspices of the Good Templars of Monroe county, will be held in the M. R Church, of Stroudsburg, Wednesday evening, Nov. 1st IV e inadvertently omitted the call for the election of thirteen Directors for the Strouds burg Bank, from our advertising columns last week. It will be found in its proper place in to-days paper. Where do all the Stoves go to ? Friends Flory and Hood are continually receiving and selling out cook and parlor stoves by the hundred, and still the county is not sup plied. Where do they all go to ? m The crops of chestnuts, ehellbarks, walnuts and butternuts, which are said to have been unusually large this season, are about all gathered. But very few of either nut has as yet appeared in our market. .. We observe the borough is grading pre paratory to laying of a side walk, on the South side of Main street, from John Boys brick, below the Methodist Church, to the corner of Bark street. A -much needed improve ment. Our types set our excellent young Den tist, Dr. N. L. Peck, on the move last week. This was a mistake. The Dr. may still be found at his old quarters, prepared to per form, in a most skillful manner all the func tions of a first-class Dentist. . On Friday last, as a stranger was at tempting to drive across the railroad track opposite the Y ashington Hotel, in th is borough, one of the hind wheels of his vehi cle, caught on a rail and twisted the spindie off the axle. Nobody hurt. We regret to learn that our newly elected Judge, the Jiou. :ueicnoir uossard, has been lviux at his home, in Hamilton town ship, for several days, suffering from a severe and dangerous illness. e hone to be able. next week, to chronicle his complete recove ry. May many years be spared him to wear the honors Leaped, upon him by his fellow-citizens. The oyster season is in full play here uow. Just drop in anywhere where you see a sisrn out. and you will find them large, fat and lucions ; stewed, Cried, roasted, or in the shell, just as you like them. The brilliant lichting up of the Heavens, on Monday night last, from which many of our citizens augured the prevalence of a de structive fire somewhere, was caused by the burning of brush and logs, in Musch s Swamp, a mile or two from this borough. There is considerable grumbling on the part of successful exhibitors at the recent County fair, over the shortness of the pre miums. It is said that premiums, in many instances was dwindled down to less than half of what was promised in the published list Why was this? Business seems to be picking up some in this neighborhood. Our streets, in the numbers rushing to and fro, present quite a tity-fied appearance. Our Merchants too, in their stores, look "smiling as a basket of chips," which is a sure augury that things are going well with them. Mammoth porkers, sausages, pon haas, and the good things of the butchering season are beginning to be talked about It is whispered that friend Fetherman, of the Fennersville Hotel, has a promising shote that will dress between ten and twelve hund red pounds by killing time. A young' man named Snyder fell in company with John Barley Corn, on Satur day afternoon last, and got his wits and feat to tangled up that he became uprorious. Policeman Kiefer came to his relief, and kindly provided him with quarters in Hotel de Troch. Mrs. Graccj-, wife of the Rev. J. T. Gracey, a returned Missionary, and herself a co-laborer, with her husband in the Mis sionary field, favored our citizens with a very interesting lecture on the manners and customs of the people among whom she la bored, on Friday evening last It is rumored that the position of Sheriff of our county, which was officially an nounced last week to have been settled upon Sheriff Henry by a majority of four votes, has again become an open question. Rumor has it that an error discovered in tho return from Tunkhannock township, gives the office to Wm. McNeal. Time will tell. The first number of the Temperance Ga zette, published under the auspicies of the GoodTemplar Lodge of this borough, was laid upon our table, a few days ago. The Gazette is a neat little sheet, and the number before us evidences the fact that it is under able editorial management It has our best wishes for success in every respect. Change of Time. Preaching at Wesley Chapel on the 29th inst, at 10 o'clock a. m., Fowler's School House, 3 p. m. (same day) and so on every two weeks. Also: Preaching in Paradise, Novem ber 5th, at 10 o'clock a. m., Cherry Lane at 3 p. m. (same day) and so on every two weeks. J. Pastoufield, Pastor. An extensive robbery was committed in the town of Woodbury, Conn., on Thursday night of last week. A safe was opened, in which were $17,000, belonging to the town, which was taken. Various stores were rob bed. A horse and wagon were also stolen. About $30,000 were in all taken. There is no clue to the thieves. A rumor was current in town, for sev eral da'S, that an eight foot vein of coal had been discovered on Mr. Joseph Heckraan's farm, in Pocono township. It turns out, however, that the rumor was a mere prank of madness. Parties have been prospecting for coal, on Mr. nechman's farm for some time, but the coal, thus far remains hoh est. Mr. Jacob StouHer appears doomed to bad luck in his saw mill business. About a year ago a boiler exploded in one of his mills, making a complete wreck of his ma chinery, and on Tuesday night of last week, his steam saw mill, near the Pocono switch, in Coolbaugh township, burned down, in volving a loss of some $S,000. We have not learned how the fire originated, or what insurance was on the building, Stock and machinery destroyed. IVotvrlthstandin? the prophecying of a failure in the buckwheat crop, buck wheat flour promises to be quite plentj' here abouts; certainly the slap jacks were never better then they are this season. We hope our Millers and Merchants will not find a necessity, this fall, for keeping this poor man's head a dollar or two higher here than they are willing to sell it for in the city, in cluding commission and charges. That way of doing business docs not look well, even though it does prove more profitable. At Chicago business is being resumed in the most rapid manner imaginable. Many permanent buildings are in course of con struction in the burned district, and also a large number of temporary structures. The burned district is alive with workmen, and every department of business is full of activity. The water works arc in full opera tion. All parts of the city are bountifully supplied with water, and the fire department and fire alarm all, perfectly organized. The utmost activity prevails in all directions. Cheap Music It is seldom that cheapness is associated with merit and real value, but we must make an exception in favor of Peter's Musical Monthly. This valu able work comes to us regularly each month, overflowing with choice new music some fif teen pieces in every number. ' It is printed from 36 full-size music plates, neatly bound, and sells fcr the modest sum of 30 cents. The publisher offers to send six back num bers, containing from 80 to 90 pieces of choice new Music, for $1. Address, J. L. Peters, 599 Broadway, New York. Think of it ! 90 to 100 pieces of good Music (244 pages) for $1. Shot Himself. An Engineer, in the employ of the D. L. & W. K. K-, whose name we could not learn, accidentally shot himself, on Monday morning last, at Toby h.inna Mills, in this county. He had came out with his train from Scranton, and brought a'eun with him, intending to hunt while his fireman ran the train to Hampton J unction and back to tho Mills. On jumping oil the train, his gun, which he had in his hand, was accidentally discharged, and the contents lodged in his arm and side, producing frght ful looking wounds. His injuries are very severe, and danserous. He was removed, under the care of Drs. Thfoop and Miller, to his home in Scranton. Runaway. A terrific runaway oc curred on Main street, in this borough, yes terday, which caused more than usual excite ment. A team belonging to Mr. Nyce of Pike county, concluded to have a little run on private account, and, judging from ap pearances, determined to "do their level best." At Huston's corner they overtook Dr. Jackson, who was riding leisurely along, hooked into the hind wheel of his vehicle, tore it to pieces, and threw the Doctor wagon and all on the side walk. Passing down town the runnaways hooked fast to a tree, and, tearing themselves loose, run on, leaving the wagon a wreck behind. The cause of the runaway originated in the Doctors hooking into another wagon, which started his horse on the run and this, in turn, started the Nyce team. The Concert at Poplar Valley M. 11 Church, on Saturday evening last, under the auspicies of a Singing School being taught by J. M. Singer, and of which we made mention last week, proved a decided success in every particular. The solos and duets were performed most admirably, and we need only mention the fact that Prof. J. A Clements presided at the organ. To con vince our readers of the very masterly man ner in which that part of the programme was carried out, Master Fdingcr elicited a prolouged encore for the manner in which he rendered the comic piece entitled, "Fascinat ing Swelll" On the whole, Prof. Singer deserves a great deal of credit for the rapid progress which the scholars have made un der his tuition, and repetition of his Concert will be anxiously awaited. Rev. J. T. Gracey, for seven years a Missionary in India, will deliver three lec tures in the M. E. Church, of this borough, ou the 9th and 10th of November.- The lectures will be illustrated by charts, diagrams, articles of dress, idols, &c, and will undoubtedly be entertaining and in structive. Two of the lecttres will be de livered in the evening of the respective days above mentioned, while one will be delivered on the afternoon of the 10th. This lecture will be especially for the instruction of the children, and as the School Directors have consented to close the public schools on that afternoon. A full turnout of the juveniles is expected. The admission fee to these lec tures is 30 cents for one, or 50 cents for all three. The 16cture on the afternoon of the 10th will be free to all children. It Hurts Them ! Yes it Does ! I Even the dose of Daniel Webster which they propose to give us won't cure them or enable them to hide their mortification over their defeat at the late Monroe County rair. Daniel Webster was a great and good man, and we care nothing about j-our skulk ing behind him to cover up j'our falsehoods, or the defects of your Machine. .The GKOVEK & BAKER SEWING MACHINE received the highest premium, and instead of making us sick, we, like it. It's now a settled fact among the people, that GKOVER & BAKER is the MA CHINE. The Elias Howe only takes premiums where there is no competition. There was no premiums on sexcing vxa cliincs at either of the State Fairs, held at Scranton, Pa. The premium offered at the recent Monroe County Fair, was for the best Sewing Ma chine, and we have it It can be seen at our office. We sell the GROVER & BAKER SEW ING MACHINES, and deal in medicine prepared for Howe Agents, and recommend you to take another dose, lads, and perhaps you will feel better. J. Y. SIGAFUS, Agent. Melancholy Suclde In Palmira township. On Tuesday, the 10th inst, an old gentle man aged nearly seventy, named Jonas Ainsly, residing in Palmira township, Pike county, committed sucide by cutting his throat with a pocket knife. He had been laboring under a mental depression for a week or two previous to his death, but no particular notice had been taken of it by his family. On the morning of his death, while the family were seated at the breakfast table, he was asked by one of his sons whether he would attend election. He replied, no, that he had voted for the last time, but requested them to go to the election, and return home early. Shortly after he arose from the table went out, his family supposing him to be working in the corn field, paid no attention to his absence. Not making his appearance at the usual dinner hour, one of the children was sent in search of him, who fouud him in the barn lying on his face in a pool of his own blood, having in his frautic efforts to take his life, cut three large gashes in his throat, one severing the jugular vein. When found, the knife was tightly clinched in his hand the arm being under the body, and the hand grasping tho knife which still remained in the last wound. No cause can be assigned for the melancholy act. The deceased was in good circumstances, was highly respected by his neighbors and was considered to be a man of good judgment, and sterling busi ness qualities. Scranton Correspondence. Scranton, Oct 23, 1S71. Friend Schoch: It was announced through the columns of the papers of this city, last "week, and also by small posters dis tributed around the streets, that the Lev. Arthur P. Devlin, would, on Saturday even ing, 21st inst, atKiefer's Hall, "Give his reasons for renouncing Catholicism."- Now, it is a well known fact that a large portion of the population of this city is composed of Irishmen who follow to the letter, the Ro man Catholic creed, and as soon as it became known that a sermon or lecture upon this subjVct was to be delivered, trouble was an ticipated. At the appointed hour the Rev, gentleman repaired to the hall, and immedi ately commenced his discourse. lie was permitted to proceed undisturbed for a few moments, the crowd, in the meantime, in creasing in numbers very fast Finally they commenced calling him a liar, and using the most abusive language. Finding that this mode of procedure would not bring about their desired object, they commenced yelling and cursing, until he was compelled to cca.se speaking, it being impossible for him to make, himself heard, lie then went to the corner of Lackawanna and Penn avenues, where, after elevating himself upon a store box, he again commenced his lecture. Th mob, so-culled,- soon gathered around him and, by proceeding in the same manner as at the hall, they soon succeeded in compelling him to stop again, and seek the protection of the police, to escort him to his hotel. On Sunday, at about 2 p. m., he again appeared on Lackawanna avenue, mounted upon a store-box, and once more undertook to give his reasons for renouncing Catholicism,-and in a very short time an immense concourse of people had gathered. He had proceeded for about , fifteen or twenty minutes, when the crowd commenced hissing and hallowing in a manner that would have done credit to a band of demoniac savages on the "war path." Being of a somewhat courageous nature, however, he still proceeded when the box was kicked from under him, and he suddenly found himself standing upon terra firma. He again mounted tho box, ap parently determined to finish his discourse, when the mob, whose excitement , he had worked up to the very highest pitch, made a rush for him, and had it not been for the assistance of officer Stillweil, and several others, he would undoubtedly have been murdered on the spot. They again started for the hotel at which he was stopping, followed by an immense crowd, some of whom were in for killing him, while others were ready and willing to lend their assistance in protecting him. They had proceeded but a short distance up the avenue, when the Kev, gentleman, who was supported on either side by an officer, received a stunning blow on the back of the head, from one of the infuriated demons, which sent him headlong into the gutter, and also cut a severe gash in his head. He soon recovered himself, however, and, after considerable strategom on the part of the officers and those who would protect him, they succeeded in getting him to a place of safety. And thus ended one of the most . disgraceful scenes that has ever been witnessed upon the streets o Scranton not even surpassed by the riotom conduct of the devils in human form during the late suspension. And the question very naturally arises, "what class of people rule tho city of Scranton?" Free Press ! and Free Speech ! ! Bah. It is rumored that Mr. J. D. Lacair, the present political editor of The Morniny Re publican, in connection with another ex perienced journalist of this city, will start a Republican evening daily newspaper in this city, early in the new year. If the rumor be true, we earnestly hope tho enterprise may prove a success. WISCONSIN. Loss of Life and Property by the Great Fires. Milwaukee, Oct. 19. The Door Couuty "Advocate" contains a full ac count of the loss of life and property by the great fires in that county. Up to the night of October 8 fires had been raging through the towns of Brussels, Union, Gardner, Forestville, Claybank, Nesel waupee, Sturgeon Bay aud Sebastopol, burning fences and timber, but . leaving the houses untouched. At nine P. M., Suudiy, a tornado of fire swept down from the southwest, be ginning at the Belgian settlement, in Brussels, sweeping through the towns of Unioo and Gardner, the western part oi Sebastopol,' and, down the east side of the bay. consuming every building in its path. At Williamson'! shingle mill everything was burned and the most awful destruc tion of human life ensued. Out of eighty persons at the mill, fifty-seven were burn ed to death. The few survivors tell hor rible tales or the scene. After the fire forty-five bodies were found in a potato patchin the centre of the clearing, and others were found scattered in various places; some in wells. Many were dis figured in a terrible manner, in some cases beyound recognition. This great destruction was the work of but fifteen minutes, and was effected by the same toruado that burned Pishtegu and twelve hundred human. beings Great loss of life is reported in other places. Twenty two were burned at Brus sels. There is hardly a house or barn standing in the line of the fire. Efforts for relief are not spared here, or anywhere in the State, and donations from abroad are arriving to make comfortable those who survive. Contributions of money can be sent to Alexander Mitchell, presi dent of the Milwaukee Marina and Fire Insurance Bank. Clothing of provisions to Harrison Ludington, mayor of Mil waukee. There was a heavy snow storm in Wyoming, on Thursday, thi 12th iust. At Rawlin's Station tho sticw was so deep that a passenger train was delayed for several hours. A snow sorm occurred at Saute Fe, New Mexici, on Sunday week. A Proclamation fcy the Governor. State of Michigan, Executive) Office, Detroit, Oct. 16, 1871. j To the People of Michigan: While you have been occupied in the noble work of furnishing relief to the sorely afflicted people of the neighboring city of Chicago, large sections of our own State were being devastated by the same terrible scourage of fire. Several counties have been almost en tirely ruiued, thriving cities, towns, and villages have been reduced to ashes ; mills giving employment and support to hun dreds of families, whole townships of valuable timber, dwellings, barns, crops, and property of every description hare been totally destroyed. The destruction of both lile and property has been appall, ing; thousands of our citizens have been rendered houseless and homeless, and are destitute of the absolute necessaries of life. The calamity which has befallen our people, terible as it would be at any time, is doubly so at the commencement of the approaching inclement season of theyearr aud calls most earnestly upon every citi. zen of the State, who has escaped this sad disaster, to contribute promptly and lib erally toward the relief of these our suf fering' fellow-citizen.?. While contributions for the afflicted people of Michigan have been, aud pro bably will continue to be, made from oth er States, such cannot be depended upon. Reliance must be placed mainly upon peo ple of our own Commonwealth. -I therefore appeal to the people of Michigan to meet this emergency with a degree of promptness and liberality mea sured only by the urgent necessities of the case. In order that contributions may be dis tributed judiciously and wisely it has been deemed best to appoint two ''State Relief Committees," one of these located iu the city of ' Detroit, aud composed of the following named persons : C. M. Garrison, Chairman. Charles Kellogg, Treasurer. Wm. G. Thompson. George McMilliau. The other irt the city of Grand Rapids,, composed of the following named persons; Hon. Thomas D. Gilbert. lion. Wm. A. Howard. Hon. N. L. Avery. Hon. Henry Fralick. Capt. Robert Collius. It is requested that money, clothing, food or bedding be forwarded to one or the other of the committees as may be most convenient to the donors. The State committees will appoint one or more per sons in the several counties, to whom con tributions from the townships may be scut, and by whom they will be transmit ted to one of the State committees. Let us remember "That it is more blessed to give than to receive." HENRY P. BALDWIN. P. S The State Relief Committeof Detriot, have established a central depot for clothing and supplies at Nos. 15 and 17 Woodbridge street, Detroit, Mich. Coutributious of money may be forwarded to Charles M. Garrison, Chairman, De troit, or to the Hon. Tohmas I). Gilber;, Chairman, Grand Rapids, Mich. HORRORS OF KU-KLUXISM. ' a mother and daughter STRirrED am AVIII1TEI) THE FAMILY DRIVEN Tt! Til K WOODSFORSHELTF.R A TR'JK STATEMENT MADE ON OATH BEFOIU THE UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER. A United States official reports, uuder date of September 8, 137 1, a scries of out rages perpetrated in Chatham couuty, North Carolina, on Mrs. Catharine Fenru son, her daughter, (Sarah Jane Ferguson,) three of her sons, and a young man named Eli Phillips. This official, who is odc ' the most fearless and useful in the service at ouce proceeded to investigate the mat ter, and the result was, he speedily brought all the parties to Raleigh. Miss Sarah Jane Ferguson, 21 years of age, made an affidavit of the facts before Mr. Commissioner Shaffer. The official referred to made lurther inquiries, which served to corroborate the girl's statement. The other five who were outraged, when she wa, stand ready to sustain her iu her testimony. Miss Ferguson says that disguised men, some of whom were known to her, visited her mother's house twice in December last. At the first visit they broke into the house and took out two of her three brothers nnd whipped them very badly. They cut the blood from them. The family talked about this outrage, and the result was the Ku klux made a second attack on the mother and daughter aivl three sons. They broke into the hous again, took out the mother and whipped her with twisted sticks. They tore off her clothes, threw her down on tha ground, holding her hands nnd feet, ami beat her. Three held her and two whip ped her. They bruised and. wounded her o that she could not get about for a mouth After they had thus whipped the mother they whipped her three sons, teariug off their clothes and holding them on the ground. She says "they cut thein to pieces," striking them over the head nl with pistols. They also whipped a young man named Phillips, doubling their hick ories and whipped with both hands. They then took Miss Ferguson, tearing off lief clothes, stretched her at full length on her face, held her hands and feet, an gave her two hundred lashes. This unhappy family, as soon as they were able to travel, abaudooed their houie and took to the woods, where they liVC( for a month ; sometime in cold, ramjf weather, suffering all tho time for food They at length left the neighborhood, and were kindly allowed to live in a house of Mr. Hugh Dixon, at Snow Camp Foundry. Chatham county, N. C. These facts were sworn to by M'sS Susan J. Ferguson before a Uuited States commissioner iu Raleigh, September o, 1871. Arrangements have been made in Cin cinnati lor roceiving two hundred dcstI" lute childrcu from Chicago. i
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