Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 10, 1874, Page 1

ST VOLUME 28. OVERCOATS AND UNDERWEAR. ARARE OPPORTUNITY ST Wo offer for the balance of the season our elegant stock of Men’s and Boys’ OVERCOATS and FINE UNDERWEAR ata DISCOUNT of TEN PER CENT from former prices. After January 1 we will close our place of business at7 p. m., except Saturdays, when we will close at 9 p. m. WILDE, BLUETT & (€0 State and Madison-sts. SILVER AND PLATED WARE. FIRE INSURANOCE, PRI A LSt e e e (AR o " DID NOT LVET i u Bridal Gifts. Withdraw! But continued to write desir- able risks,. THE SAME AS The Gtorham Company, Brivensurrns, ITSTABLISHED 1831 USUAL, THROUGHOUT the No. 1 Bond-st., N. X. «“TIME OF NEED.” ECHANICS AND TRADERS INSURANCE COMPANY, Of New York City. Solid Assets, aver - $600,000 BUFFALO INSURANCE COMPANY, Of Bufinlo, N. Y. Solid Assets, over - $250,000 0f which $202,000 is U. 8, Registered Bonds, SMITH&HARVEY, ACGEINTTS, 164 LaSalle-st., (BRYAN BLOCIK), OHICAGO. VILLER & DBEW'S TiNee TGN, 162 LA SALLE-ST. Commercial Tnion Assurance Company, London, - Assets, $17,010,309.88. ERMINE FURS, TR S : pngrony O LU CHILDREN'S FURS | sy g Laathepns o, Buston, At manufacturer’s prices for 80 Py Sayeat Assets, $500,000. Fidy, Huvey & Carter's, | Proscott Tnsuruce Go, Boston, : ts, $300,000. zgg——j&fiz—msli‘?fin—— Pol-i%:as iess:ed?:ovoring dosirable hagards in Chicago and vicinity upon npplicnt;ion at our offtce. e S e TResidence, 545 Michigan-av, Rich Dridal Gifts---Testimoninl Pieces.-Fam- {ly Silver---Forks and Spoons---Services for Tea, Dinner, Lunch, &c., &c., of Sterling Purity only, Thoso dosirons of obtatning asticlos of Solid Sfiver, besrlag tho Gorham Sterling Stamp (Lion, Anchor, and the lottor G), whioh {s & positivo guarantos of purlly, ‘may do so through tha leading Jowelors of this oity vpon gorms as favorablo as if obtainod from the Gorham Com. dirogts BURGLARS Are not tempted to carry away Plated Ware, and. we have a new lot of Rogers, Smith & Co.’s celebrated goods, compris- fng beautiful Tea Sets, from 26 to $60. Urns, Tureens, Cake Baskets, Fruit and Pre- gerve Stands, Ladles, Children’s Cups and Sets, Napkin Rings, Forks, Spoons, &c., at a very liberal disconnt from former prices, GILES, BRO. & CO. FURS, SEAL SACQUES, SEAL FURS, MINK FURS, HOLIDAY PRESENTS. NCITNES, . SELA Y., EE! i @Efl T TN, 3 In order to closa ont, without delaz, o stook of Ladios' Fashionnbie Turs, purohused at the. Bankrunt Balo of a ac.olasn New York Fur 10uso, wo offur tho foliuwing Very Attractive Bargains. A _Mink, Fronch Seal, Lynx, or Marten Muff lndE AT HOME! 3, 10 {eudsome 145 SR N, With T 1] o [] & Zlagant 360 Soal 5kin Mull and 2 i) 3 Spiondii Dinlc Ml and Boa.. b3 Ly wuingly Cholco Mink B 40 T siicar, "2 Al wirranted now and st ntyTe wicde from bust, matorials in Inj Dec. 10, 1874, 5 o'oclock 1. m,, rivato Kealdooe, L A eentl Anél tvi:o‘nld }xutpluused tl? e hlis 1ittl14]a frif:%gs . o and thoir relatives to show thom the LIV- ELEGAN’£O§‘E£BIOI SACQUE | NG OHRISTMAS TRED sad the various SEAL SKIN MUEF FOR $12. wondars of the Qlristmas time, Veroho, Ruhling& Co., 138, 140, 142 State-st, DIARIONDS! 46 Michigan-ay. LOW PRICHS falag Graper, Tishoa Purpls Grapes, colivto AlligRlonet Il)ulmuill‘(‘ Y Mot to Currants, s, s UNBET STONES, of al sizos and weights, Qrango Panl, mounted in styles to suit purchasers, Linrg- ool Qherrics Glacles est stook in Ohi A full 1i cago. ino of ine clog, o {"'"""'.'"“'“f"- Watchos,Ohains, Jowelry, and Plated Wara, razii Nute, Valuute, = Juaihny ¢, B, SHOURDS & CO., e Pusrs, Grinien 88 Btato-at,, cor, Randolph, Lastor Buorro Peary, ;i‘f";"""fl " S —————— ] Sty AbulaTintror: BUSINESS CARDS. pinled, thion Butter, ?( 3 Ponoh Butiur, Wortplialin Ham, Pioklod Mushrooms, e T e ) &t o0 sud Mlaogia'of (R OCEICN St 146 EAST MADISON-ST,, ¢, TATUM, Wine Merchant, 5_——_——_‘_—_—‘— FINANOIAL, AR AP A P At A DICr. W7e aca aollaating thoussnds of dullara for (hoae of out Snor sou ne.averduc, Aud T elfonts uftitg RIS b o G1d Vabor calluotablo wors WRUHIIE LRt S oTION AGTNOY, RS Chroonion popmov.,, lES‘l‘AIH:ll:‘llll’,ll 1856, A H MILLER, T I VY IS T XD R, 61 Washinglon-st., hetween State and Deavhorn, NICKEL PLATING. frum Nowatl, Now Joraey, who have v tivn, Call d work, ddnd’ o ST ik, 8 coote & pownd (1 pound and npwards.) Ads » POUUR BN, Goutvatiouor, Oblusger Nickol Plating dova in st uliss wslo by o nmw cumoeen R R iy rdanntry, Ant WATTANG sntiufaoe shilltal wackiion tw'tha cdun 2 '\Huofik. Tty antafas: A GUNTAET'S CANDIES | Colobrated thronghout tho Unlon, Hapreesed toall parta rosy CHICAGO, THURS THE SOUTH. Later Accounts of the Negro Massacre at Vicksburg. Strange Fatality by Which All the Killed Are Black. Ferocious Darkies Mowed Down Like Grass. Gov, Ames Issues an Extraor- dinary Proclamation, The Rioters Cailed upon to Dis- perso 3 the Legislature to Assemble. Great Uneasiness Prevailing in New Orleans. Rumors of Dreadful Intentions by the White Leagues. The Mayor of tho City Challonged by an Officc-Seekers Views of the Oase from Different Standpoints, A Second Emancipation Proclamation by Memphis Negroes. THE VICKSBURG YAR. EVERYTHING QUIET. Bpecial Dispatch to The Ghicago Tridune, Vrexsvuna, Dec. 9--10:40 p. m.—Tho county 18 quiet, Tho eavalry returnod from Snyder's Bluff report threo nogro companies driven into the caue-brakes, No fighting to-day. Throo hundrod roported at Ockland Church, Hinds County, marching this way. The cavalry could not find them, Tho militia orgunized to-day. Adjt.-Gon. Pacler is IN A OLOSR PLACE. IIe went to Jackaon on o special train yostor~ doy and returned last night. In an interview this moramg ho atated thad the abject of his trip was to savo tho lifo of Crosby and his fellow prisoners, and to ascortain if iroops wore order- ed horo. 'Tho Govornor has not, nor will, ask for Govorumont troops. Raporter~Does tho Governor recogizo tho military as being organized and on duty in this city ? Gon, Packor—Iio doos not. e hss given thom no order to sssembls or organize. Roporter—Did you ofticially authoriza Col. Board to issuo any military ordors in view of tho ONOANIZATION OF TIE MSLITIA ? Gen, Pocker—I did not, I recoguized Nr. Board as beiug in posscesion of tho Court-1Iouso and county property, and told Lim to placoa guard over the same to protect it. Col, John D, Beard, commanding the oitizen militin, denies this, and claims that Packer au- thorlzed him to organizo the militia. Tho ro- port csused guch o pressuro thay Packer re- questod 1ts suppression, Tho ohanucery records, stolen wecks since, wore found to-day in Chnacery Clerk Daven- port’s rosidonco. Ho fled last Wodnesday, and is supposod to bo lending the attack now. The Doard of Suporvigors recoived CROSNY'S RESIORATION, and called olection for Oct. 31. Vaughan, shot et a funoral yesterday, dled to-dny. A young mun namod Miller has buen misging sinco tho fight last night, William Fflunor, a colored broker, saya Crosby informod Lim that Amee inatructed Crosby to organizo tho militin, Ile furnished 260 necdlo gunsand 7,000 vounds of ammunition,which have been sent into the country. DBusiness quiet. 170 tho Associuted Prees.) ‘Viorsnuna, Misg,, Dee, D.—Tho cxcitement ia subsiding. Dusiucks genorally has been re- sumed, Armed bodies of negroca ara roported congrogated at various places miles from the town. Bomo whites aro still undor arms, end a sln-ic;’ wateh is being kopt on the approuches to the city, Tho Board of Supervisors inet to-day. Adju- tant-General Packor preseribed tho resignation of Bheriff Crosby, which was accopted. An election will bo ordered for Bheriff noon. I'bo rocent robbory records furaish EVIDENCE OF FOKGENY AND EMDLZZLEMENT of Peter Crosby, sleriff; Wash Daveuporf, Chancory Clerk, and othor negro officialy, all of ‘whom are under indictinent excopt Crosby who packed tho Grand Jury for his own protection, 'ho atolon records woro found this oveniug o or under tho houso of Davenport, who is now a fugitive from justice with noven Indictmonts. For s weok past ho hins beon in covsultation with frionde nt Juckeon, Ed ltichardson attempted to go into the yard to-day, Whon pnasing out ho made somo re- marks and was shot through the arm by a guard, Lthe bull ]udfiiug in Tom Kenney's knoo inflicting ® bad wound, - JacksoN, Miss,, vin Mesrmis, Doo, 9.~~Gov. Ames hins issned o proclamation setting forth the fact of nxiob at \'lclmbm'f. stating that tho voters have, by threats and intimidations, ex~ pellod the Shoriff of Warron County, und sro now resisting the laws, and that tho yoters have made thrests sgatnst other county ofiicialy, com- nlf”thm them to fleo for thelr lives, and adds that: ] ‘WigRess, Tho courts were in fall furcennd vigor, and competent to_puniult any such ofiicials if dishon. ost, untll auch courts woro paralyzed by tho actlon of auch unlawful oxecmblages, Wiizhicss, Such threatd ond fntimidations lavo been diructod oxcluslvely againat aolorud officiala Wakneas, 1t fs estlefactorily represontud 'thst the object'of maid riotous and disorderly nction iy 1a deprive tho colored mon of their civil aud political Tights, becaso of thulr color ; und, Wiknias, It I8 providod by tho Consiitution and laws af_the' Unlied Biates that tho protoction_ of tho Inw shull 5ot bo denlod o any citizen Lecauso of race or_culor ; and, Wirkiiian, 1t da tho duty of the Governor of the Stato 10 ust all hia pawer (0 executo tho Jaws an sup- press rlola and {usurreotions, as provided in the Stalu Qonstitution; I "Thoreforo, T, Adelbort Ames, Governor of he Blato of Misslusipyi do oreby mako'proclunistio, il coie maud sufd rlotors pud_disorderly persuns 10 disperss und roire poaceably tothelr respective sbodee,aud hero- aftor subiiit to tho logally coustituted authoriiios of tho itate, and I involiy tho ald aud co-operation of ali good clllzens to uphold the laws wud preservo tho peuce, (Higued) ADELDERT Asxs, Governor, i HaLL, Bocretary of State, TILE BYORY At IT CONES PROM JACKBOX, Miss, pectal Dispatoh to The Chivuus Trivune, Jackson, Miun,, Deo, 0~10:40 p. m.—The tor- riblo sluughtor at Vicksburg Is but the outgrowth of the plaus watured, and partly earried ont, nt thoir Into munieipul oleolion, to murdor aud drive out overy Ropublican in thoe State, Had the recommendutions of Gov, Ames in callivg for troops boon complied with &b shat tmo, wo wottld not liave boen compellod to chronicle the Iato Reongs of | TIOT AND DLOODSHED, At tho requost of Mr. Bonnett, of tho Now York ferald, tho Governor tolographed to-night a full and tucid ntatomont of the facts as to tho origin and prosent status of tho Vickeburg affair, in which ho snys it ia holloved somo sixty or oighty colored men wore killed. The samo old story, NEGROEH KILLED 1T THE OCORE, nouo of their opponents Lurk, and etill the nogro to bimme, It {8 reported thet unarmed negroos, on cotton bales, golng to town, wero killod, Posltivo word comos that tho firat man killod way a Presbylovian preacher, Tho fol- Jowing diupatehes from Vicksburg Lo Gov. Amcs, lava boon raceived: ‘Tho riot commenced abolit 9 a, m, Fighting outatdo city-llmits on Grovo etrcct, Armed budles of men moving ont on different treets, Thoy luve posseasion of tho Courl-llonse, Bherlif Crovby §s under arrest, Nl powerlees to gnforco order, (Sianed) A, O, T'Acnzn, Adjutant-General, Viousnuna, Dec. 7. ;Xlxl'!lug how' ceased. Tun or twenty colored nnd ono white man klied. Probably twico that number wounded. Twenty or thirty prise onors tuken by whites. A, B, Lz, A, D, O, (Slgned) Tho Qovernor anthorizes tho atatement that tho chargo of his fustigating the riot at Vicks- burg aa UTTERLY WITIOUT FOUNDATION, Gov. Ames hna fgsued the following proola- mation: ExEOUTIVE DEPANTMENT, STATE 01 MISSINSIPPI, Jaoksos, Dec, 8, 1871, Whorens, the lawfully conntituted ofifcers of Warren Gomity ara provented from discharging thefr oflicinl Quties” by arimed inmrrection, notwithslanding uud in dotinnc of my prociamacion of e 4th fust.; snd whereas, {hero has Dbeen no legisintion to ueot emorguucita of this chracter, now, thorefore, I, Adeltiert Ames, Govornor of tho Biule of Minsiarippl, y virtue of tho anthority veated fn me by tho soveuil suction of the fifth articlo of {ho Constitution of tho Statoat Miselealpyl, do fssas thle, my proclamution, conveuing on oxtra scealon of the Luglslaturo of Mis- saippl at the capitnl oity (Jackeon) at I2 o'clock mieriidan, Thursday, tho17¢h oy of Decerabicr, 1874, In testfmony whoreof Xliavp Lewito sel my houd and cutisod tho great seal of Misslusippl to be afiixod tlsts Bth day u? Docoinber, 187 Dy the Goveruor. Siguod), Anks 111, Sodrotary of Stato, A ONE-SIDED IISTONY OF TUE WHOLE AFTAID, Speatal Dispatch to The Chicaao T'ribuine, New Onueaxs, Doo. 9.—Vicksburg papers of Tuesdey morning contatn leugthy recounts of tho evonts of lnst Monday. Tho ferald statos thet Orosby resigned at tho domand of thio tax- yoyers’ maoting last Wednesdny; that ho lott town tho same evening, sud Thursdny morning took o freight traln for Jackeon at Dovinm, n mmall atation outsido of Vioksburg. Arrived nb the Capltal, ho obtained an interviow with Gov. Ames, to whom lio gave an account of the pro- ceedings of tho previous doy. Tho remmit of tho conforenco was that Ames ordored Crosby to roturn, apd call out en nrmed posss, and ro- fnstato himeolf in the offico of Sherift. GCrosby returnod, says tho Ilerald, sud immedintely ordered Androw Otwons, & leading negro, to COLLECT ALL TUE NEGIOES in the Borinn neighborhood, and gather all tho anng to be found, and march them into the city on Manday morning. Uroshy dispatohiod mes- songors to overy portion of tho country with similar ivstructions, and on Saturday Crosby gave written orders to hio subordinates to this oifect, theso nyrrangoments belog mado by the advico and conusel of Gov. Ames nud Atty.-Gen. Harris, Rumors of theso facls wero sprond around the streets on Sunday, and on Monday morning tho firc-alarm belis wera rung at 3 a'clock, aud ngain at 5, 8 CALLINO THE CITIZENS TO ARMS but, no enomy appearing, they roturned again to their homes,” At o'clock, loweyor, tha bells rang ogain, eod balf an hour after 100 men, undor Col. Horaco Miller, marched out Grovo stroot and mot n party of negroes under Androw Owens inside tho ecity limits, Col. Miller rode forward and orderad the negroesto disperse, but Owens replicd that thoy wore there in responeo to orders from Bheritt Croaby, and woald ouly disperse at Crosby'’s orders. Owons way perimitted to visit Crosby at tho Court-ltcpga, whero o was confined, and roturned with o s frow Cronby to retiro to thoir homes. The Vicksburger describes this affair ag”fol- lows: * There appoared much roluctance to go, and Col, Miller, fiuding this tho case, ordored an advance. 3 A FEW SII0TS WERE FINED on the more advanced ones by tho negroes, which wero roturned. _Tho nograoa then broke and flod up the ravines, and n genoral: but desultoty firo was commencod by our men, driv~ ing tho negroes off rapidly, and resulting in kill- ing six or cight negroes, and wounding about ag mavny. Fifteen or tweuty prisonera wero talon, No whito moen hurt.” The Iferald then gives this account of what it torms TAE MOST §ANGUINARY ENGAGEMENT of tho day, whero only ono white man was hurt, and bo outsido of the rogular fight, while twen- ty-five of their opponents wero kitlad: “About 10 o'clock the nogroos wero oncoun- tered, atrongly ontrenchied in tho old Tederal Drenstworks, just undor tho brow of the hill, im- mediately this sido of the Pemberton monumont, o citizens oponed n skirmish firo upon them, which wau kopt up for moro than hulf on hour withont nny offect on eithor side. Whilo thin shirmishing was going on, Capt. John Hagor, with soveral whito men from tha neighborhood of Suydor's Biull, on route for tho clty, enme up on the opposito aldo of tho hill, and woro firod upon from an ambush, Br. Olivor Brown, & son-in-law of Mr. Snydor, wan shot through the head and almost ‘instantly killed. Capt. Hogan's company and tho oitizens thou mado a terriflo chargo upon tho negroes, who took rofuge in a cancbrske, after o short and bloody fight. Abont twouty-five of the poor Avrioenr Auss, dupes and wrotches wero killed and wounded horo. Aftor their firat votloy upon Capt. Iogan's company, thoy dired wildly, and though their lots was heavy, no other casualty was roported on the eido of the whitos, 'I'wo or three othor miuor fights wera reported, but by bLalf-past 11 tho war wvas ovor, aud no moro negroos wero to bo found, slthough the town was in arms sud under great oxeitomens throughout the duy. During the morning JIAYOR O'LEALY ISRUED A PROCLANATION contradicting the proclamation cr'Go\'. Amead wvewing that certuin citizons of Vickeburi an Warren County woro riotous and disorderly, and {hat the oflicinls Liad been obliged to floo for their lives, Tho Mayor declired that the mecting of tho tnx-payors wag quiot snd ardorly, and that the City Government of Vicksburg was sblo to maintain the {mncp, and warning armod bodjes of colored mou to disperso to their bomes, and calling upon oll good citl= zonsto hiold themuelyes [n roadiness o reapond to any call ho might mako upon them for tho purposa of cuhu'ciny Lig proclsmation. ‘I'ho Zierald and icksburger unite in DENOUNGING GOV, AMES fn tho most unmeasured torms s & murdoror, assnnein, ote,, and calling for awiift vengennco o bo dealt to him, n 1t Las bean impossible thus far to obtain more than ono side of the story, _‘ho sbsurdity of thut sido is apparent when fierco engagenienty aro_ doscribad, whoso casuslties aroall on tho port of the nogroos, farty or fifty of whom, and porhapn & greptor number, hinve boen killed, egainst ono whito man. TUESDAY'S VIONT. Mesrmn, Dee, .—A dispatoh to-night from Vicksborg to the Westorn Assoclated Pressenys : Yesterday ovening, whilo an escort was b ity way to Soydor's Bluft with tho romains of Oliver Brown, lilled in the sight of Monday, it was fired into, aud o eltizon nsmed \'nuqnnn mortally wounded, o hon since diod, ‘Lho firo was re- turned, and throo nogroos wero killod, A conrler was djspatchod to this city for ussistanco, with Information that the negroos wore in forco and doterminod on fighting, Ioinforcenionts ware sent oul, who roturned lato this cyeninj and report all quics ab Buydor's Bluff, haviog hiad no fight." Du’n‘-lug the fight on Monday tho negroes of the clty took no part in it Kll «uier ta-night up to 10 o'clook, but rumors of armod bands of negrocs azo afloat. TIE VEASION GIVEN DY VICKBSUNG PATEUS, Meaens, Ton,, Dec. D.—Vicksburg napors of yostorday were rocolved to-night, Lho Zierald, after roviowlng tho oventu of the past fow days, plooon the responsibility for the blovdshed upon Gav. Aues, Atty.-Gon, Harriy, nnd Poter Grosby, the Bheriff of Watron County, and refors to the fact thnt not » slugle Begro (voia tho city jolued thosn from the vountry. Tho Times (Mepulilioan) concludos ita accannt of tha confliot as follows: ** Whoevor inutigated this movemont und induced tho lgnorant negroos of thy xuyl districts Lo gupposs thak thoy could & il DAY, DECEMBER 10, 1874. 2 % “ 0 the pm %\ acoumulsted by our youth and little Roitgilngs: 2, ‘hlswo conld bear, but thoy Jisve lert un dosplacd 2 1r only trio frionds through their knavish rop =4 atlons and_unmitigsted falsshoods, Our oxperlot *+ “.this directinn, for which wo hnve amply puid, | .. @ a channn on our part, Thorefore, invoklug the ™ ering Zgla of Almighty God, in whioso goodm ¢ aercy, and wisdom wo trust' for our fufuro g_C 0, We bavo resolved thot, omis bractig tho 'x 2 and truthtal advico of our Iato friend, -9 3 Bwan, wo now nnd fore ovor shaka ‘off %% unwarrantablo fonrs tlat hove ioon crested nutt,” d'as 5 bugatioo upon the minda of our siplo I ! .., Woara at lnat congluced that thioy wor the fiotion'of political {ncoudinrics, who have wacrificed us and lod us into ottr presant troubile, and wo now pladgo ouraolves, as reprosontatives ol oue anclution honcefocth ta ravar ol iy nud pael selatious wilh all mon whoso only valua reanlted In plunder aud stifo, Wo regeot tho biinduess of thn st that has alicnated tie kind foollng of onr trus frionds, nnd 10 our effurt to fmprove tho futiire wo pledgo our fuith mutuslly to each othor uad to Whom it muy contern, thint horeatiar wo will sustain 5o mon for oiflco unlest o bo thoroughly 3dentified with tho puoplo of {1 ojl, and in full and teuthful necard with ourcarnest desiro to cultivuto peace, harmony, md Sndustrial value among races. now sequestared by vile and heinons teaching e THE GIBSON COUNTY (TENN,) KU-KLUX, Memrnts, Tenn,, Dec, 0.—A motion wus mndo in the United States Distrlot Couct here to-dny, bofora the Hon, Bland Bullard, by counsel of the Gibson County Ku-Klux, to quasn tho indict ment, on tho ‘ground of want of jurisdiction, tho prisonora alrendy having boen indicted nndor tho Htate laws. Tho motion will bo argued to- OIToW. march ond tnko possossion of the town should bo bold to an account for it, and woiliopa that, woouor or latar, the renl offondors will bo aiftod out. One fuot Is, that thoro was NOZ A BINGLE TOWN-NEORQ {n nny of tho divisions which mado tho attacl, Whero it will oud is n quoation which puzzlos tho minds of tho oldost oftzons.” On rocoipt of 6OV, AMDA' PROCTAMATION, Mayor O*Lonry dimtod one, Alter roviowlng thnt of tho Govorios's, ho anys: Nav, I, Richard O'Leary, Mayor of thie City of Vieks burg, o lioreby inake my proclamation, rociting what 18 known ta overy citizen of Vicknburg, of overy party, color, donomjnation, and condlifon of 'life, that " therd ban boen no rlotous nesomnblagen n thin city, Thut what scoms to bave givon rlro to ihe uncalled for ' proclamstion of “}la Lxeollonoy wan o ‘qniot and orderly meoting of (o ownersjand taxpagor, of tho clt{ nnd county,who,without arms and violences roquesled (he resiguation of irrcspousiblo officinin from tho office of Sherdff andQ haugory Clork of tlix county, who bud-faild to cxecute bords g8 requirad Dy law, ‘hat tho City Govornment of Vicksburg is umply able to preservo iho poico and qulet of kald aity under afl croumstonces; that 0 laws of tho city und of tho Biafo of Mississipp! bavo boon threatened, and tho recitals fn tho Governor'a proclamatlon tending to produce 8 contrary tmpres= slon aro meroly trivials and mendacions and unjust 10 tho Inst degrec, I therefora warn all persons to Lo qguarded, to preacrve good ordor nnd respoct for law : und, whereas, 80id proclamation liny exclted the cltls zeny of the county, sud that Ihavo thjs momont ro- cofved information that nrined bodles of colored men havo orgauized and Bro now ioawchimg o the olty, I oall upon all rsom-l citizenn to ob- rorva tho lsws of tho land, and I warn all auch uniawful asscmblages and armed bodies of mon to dinperso and retiro o thoir Liomos, oud for tho pres- orvation of lnw and ovder Ju tho city T hereby cont- mand all good citizons to hold thonselves in readiness to report at any call I may mako upon ihem for tho piltposo of euforclug; hin ‘prociamation. Viossnung, Doc, 7, 1874, (Stynod) . O'Lzany, Mayor, Iinter in tho day tho Mayor put forth a socond proclamation as follows: Citizexs: Do quict aud disereot, but firm, Your donreat futercsta nzo at stuke, All bar-room snd Haquor dealers aro horeby ordored to eloso thelr places of Lutsinoss, and permit no diinking upou or about thelr promises’until to-moxzow ot 12 o'clock, nooi. A meating of citizens svas Leld last ovening, at which tho following resolution was adopted: Resnloed, That, willo wo nro fully satisfed that Peter Croshy hiag cansed armed negroca to march on tho cily, and should theroforo bo lield” mafaly respaneiblo for a1 tho blood that s been alied. we recommond all good citizonn to abstaln from inilicting any perronal violunco uyon bim, and that wo une still further efforts to liavo him removed from offico insome legal mannor, s it LOUISIANA AND ARIANSAS. SIGNS OF TROUBLE AT NEW ORLEANS, WIDESI'READ UNEASINESS. Spectal Digvateh to The Clacago Tribune, - KEew Onreans, Dee, 8.—Thoro i a widosproad feoling of unensiness existing here consequont on rumors in circulntion that the Whito Leaguo aro about to mako avothor domonstration. What will be the pretext and what shape it will take are not oxactly known, but it is bolioved that the protoxt will Do tho decisions of tho Roturn- ing Board on tho mony cases of contestod eloc tions before thom, and the shapo WILL DE ASSARIINATION. Throats of this courso are tho ordinary topie of converzation in public places, and the White Leaguo jonrnals mako them from day to dny. 'flie Snreveport Times ridicules Mr, R, I, Marr, who took a most prominent part in the move- mont of the 14th of Scptomber, for entoring & protest ngaint such s mothod of righting their wrongs, and roiterates itu ndvico to tho pooplo of. Now Orleans and tho Stato to nssassioate the raombers of tho Returning Board and porsons whom thoy claim aro not oclected, . in cago the Bonrd roturns them ns olected. That such a dastardly acherio could bo ocarried 'out scoms hardly crodifable, but that if has beon serlously digoussed thoro can bo no doubt. TILB DUSINESS OF THE RETURNING NOARD is now ahout comploted, tho cauvass having been mmade of all;but {wo or throo parishes. Profeuts have been ontered against moro than half of tho parishes of the Btato by ocither the Ropublie- an or Democratic counzel, and no dacisions have yot boon made. sod it {8 probablo that atl deciitous will bo_mudo i oxocutivo session. 1fout of tho Ropublican protosts have boon made on tho ground of intimidation by Whito Leaguers, and by the Domocrals on tho eamo ground by United States troops ond iccogulari- vios, What viow tho Board will take has not beon intimatod. The_disputed oflico of City Attorncy, whero Clov. Kellogg appointed 1. 1L, Walsh aud the City olected B, I', Jones, nesumoy A VERY LIVELY ASPECT. Tho Bulletin, this morniug, in subtnntiation of tho claim that Walsh lnmsclf recognizes the right of tho Council to eleot, |}uhllnhos a private noto from Walsh to Mayor Lecds, anking tho Inttor to uso his influence 1 bis (Wnlsh's) fayor. Phis was at tho rogular clection, about which thore was no_disputo, tho Governor only claim- ing the right tofill tho vacnncy for tho unes- pired torm. In rogard to said publication, YWalsh has sont Mayor Leods {ho following lot- tor, which will bo pabtished in the papers hero to-morrow morning. 'Tho evideut intontion iy to CALL TIE MAYOR OUT ¢ NEW OBLEANS, La,, Dec, b, 1874, CASUALNES, RUN OVER-DROWEKID, Svectal Dispateh to I'he Chicago Tribune, Ixpraxavouts, Dac. 9,—Abnl Clark, o ewitch- man, was run over by o switohing-ongine in tho yards of tho Poru Road to-day and killed, When tiso man fell tho ongincor was signallod to stop, and the loud outeries of witnosses warned hun that o lifo was in dnn;;or, but, in obedionce to a Dratal ordor of the Company not to revorso an ongine undor any oclrcumstancs, becauso of damage to the machinory, tho on- gincor simply whut off wteam and whistlod down beakes, It is possiblo that tho meen's lite would hovo boen saved had tho ongi- neor reveracd his ongine, as tho train was mov- iug nlowly. A privto telegram wag rocoived this morning, announcing that Capt, Lovell Beheckstoin wus accidentally drownod in the Ohio River, at Cin- cinnati, Jast ovoning, Capt. Schockstein was nephow of Gon. Roussonu, and bad command of Gau, Cook's body-guard during the War, Ifo vian formorly a cliizen of Corgdon, and was well known horo. TRAIN WRECKED. Speotal Dispateh to L'he Chicaq Trisune, Us1eNToWN, Pa., Dee. 9.—A wreck ocourred to-day on tho Fayoito County Branch of the Littaburg & Connollsyille Rnilroad at Mimnor's Run, 2 miles from bero, caugcd by tho bronk-~ ing of o chain plate. Two passonger conchos wora ypset into the oroek and six pnusengera soverely injured, BEARCH FOR A MURDERER. BAN Francisco, Cal,, Doc, 0.—Young Granico, who murderod Maddor,the editor of tho Z'ribune, at Morced, hies oucaped from tho ollicers, Largo numbers of In:oplu aro scouring the country searching for him, and ho will probrbly be killed if fouud by them, ON A BRUTAL DRUNK. - Bveetal Disnateh to The Chicao Tribune. Ancora, Ind., Deo. 9.—Dbilip Holland, while cn adrunkon sproo Inst night, sovorely beat an iuofTousive old man named Josoph Glade, break- ing hin log and othorwiso injuring him so badly that hio will not live. TIE CORINTII (MI48,) ROBBERY, Meserizs, Tenn,, Doe. 9.—It s holiaved that tho party who robbed tho Corinth (iss.) bank ou Monday g tho snmo which robbod the Co- IJumbin_and Russeilvitlo (IX5.) and tue 8t. Gene- viove (Mo.) banke. BRAKEMAN KILLED. Speetal Duspatek to The Clicuan Tribms, Brrixoricin, 0., Do U.—John Kolly, & brake- man, was Filled on tlo Sandus'er Ruilrond thiy morning whilo coupling eutsi his huncd boing mushed botweon the tunbers with which the cars ware leadod. WAYLAID AND SUOT. Mestens, Toon., Dec. 9,—Halo Buclk, o mer- chant of Lacoma, Arl., was wavlaid and shot on Sunday night whilo_golng Lotao from Lis store, No cleiy to tho murde: ATAL BOILER (XPLOSION. Nrw Orreans, Dao. 9.—T'wo men aro reported kiltod aud four dangerously wounded by the ox- plosion of & boiler on AMilligan's plantation, . COLD WATHR. MABS TEMPERANCE MERTINGS, Spezal Disputel o e Chicuor Tribune, - Boury Besp, Ind, Dec. 9.—Tho mass-meet- ings held hore unde the augpices of tho Woman's ‘Pempornneo Leaguo aro moro of o succoxs than any heretofore,, Tho Opera-Houso is crowded each ovening to its utmost capacity. 'I'ho lec- turo lnst night, by Mra lolloy, of Liikbart, was T Ll reccived with immenso applauso, and wos pro- n. Clarles J. Lewly ¢ 4 ; i i1 o mubieaiion i cortatu peperm of n rivate | NOUCed by many s Lor bost offort, ~ Lalkot noto, which I wroto you under the presutuption that "}0 0_ngain to-night., L venti dolu- you twera . gentlomin, must fuil to asporso my per- | tions decluro their unqualified disapprobation of Bona) charnoter when tho public percolves thot your | placing intemperato mon in oftico; asle il publio cowdut in tho mattor blmply ndverllscs sour o tu- | men, from Presidont dowy, to henisll wine from delfeacy and baseueea i violatiog tho seal of privato | thoir tablos, and appenl to Cougrross 10 appoint correspondence, Thin Tevolation must mortify tho | o Conmisi : publlsin ‘shawlpg that thefr Mayords bit o dosperato ,"h;;::)‘;"l‘:_‘nl',‘{g“(l" roport upon the result of tho ntriguant, whoso questiouablo success nw OHIO STATE CONVENTION. cll;lllhdulo ln'l,' u&mlnnuon ihm h“‘llhncl)l“enlu o nuquestionable pre-eminenco ~Which flauntn Ly eerLl i glorioe T Jtu own' diskonor aud furpitudo. An | Corunmus, O., Dec. S.—fho Stato Tompor- youaro so ata loss for (Lo centiments of honor, por- | anco Convention assembled in the City-Hall to- Jult oo eny lat 1f somo frlend moro punctilious | dny, about 100 pordons beinye presont. J, M. ,‘,‘;““"n’f“,}:fi‘“;;?‘}'“}“’?; rs‘:,‘;;lo\':l\lzu‘“‘r“?m::\m\;.:: Wridon, of Cincinnuti, was chosen temporary o the gaie ] By 3 Choirman, 1o eeid that tho Convention wuh o e e ) Sue o suclya flatianl, %= | culled simply to decido upon somo plen of notion Special Disnateh to The Chtcago Lribune, :;ggi"l“?'n‘;flt;““ tomperauco poople in Olio cen Wasmsozox, D. O, Dea. 9.~Thero aro ru- | "4t tho giternoon sceslon, o memortal o tho mora hiero Jato to-night of another sorlous out- | Genoral Assombly was adopted, requosting thng no lay bo pastied thé will in_any way fmpuir tho ugofulnoss or render loss effoctive tho oxjating brenk in Now Orleans. Louisiana Cougrossmen v dit th tato ! Tlic gt hegs oo o rumor, oud etato tiat 1awa relting to tho trafiic in intoxicating Jquors, Also for tho pnssage of & luw disquolifying they havo expected hourly for some days to honr that hostilities havo again begun. Tho eaneo of | ,\hitnn] dranliards from holdiug ofiico, and for tho romoval of such persous now in oflico. tho suppoged outbrenk is nlleged to bo tho nelion of tho Noturning Bonrd, A gentloman At the evening rossion tho Union ‘Femperanco whio dinod with tho Presidont to-night io author. | Tougne of Olio was formad, Laving for ity ob- ity for the stutomont that the President bag tried {_w! thie entorcomont and improvement of tha wavorul times ta-day to communicuto with Now | liquor Juws of Obio, sud to take such stops, Orleuns by tolograph, but Lins been unable to do | logal or othorwise, a8 moy from timo to time be 80 for the ronson that the wiros aro cut. 1t hag | decmod bost, and lookiug towarda tho ontire sup- ‘been impossiblo up to miduight to obtain any |1)msulnn of intoxionting liquors as & boverage. mora dofinito iuformation, The following oficors ware eloctad for tho onsu- ———e ing yonr: Presidont, 0, W, Rowland, of Cincin- natl ; Socrotmy, €. E, Bolton, Clovoland ; Wreas~ WILLICONGRESS. INTERFERE? Hhors O AL Tassiiorh, of Honut Uniou ; wud & , Vice-Prosidont [rom eath county. Wasnmyazo, D. ., Deo. ,—Tho Republican | * A4 uddross to tho tempmuu’o paoplo of the Senators wore in czucus this affernoon on the Bteto way adopted. subject of Arkanyas affairs, bub adjournod with- === out coming to any conclusions, Ouly a fow Son- PACIFIC MAiL, ators expressed themsolvos in favor of intorven- tlon, and even theso wero not ugrocd as to the | Something NMore Conceraing That exact form of movement, Othors woro disposed Elepluinte La postpouo, as the presont coudition of tho Btate Special Dispatel to ha Chicaao Tridune. did not neem to jualify Congressional measuros, | New Yonx, Dec. S.—Rufus Hateh's position as Manuging Director and Execntive oflicer In the all zecounts rngmsuntmg the peoplo gonerally to Lo satinfled with thelr prosont Qovorument, with § Ppeitle Muil Stonmship Compuny will b vacan afler the now_ Dresldont has hogan his work. no cause for violent disturbauco. tion of ‘¢ Compouy deny tho elsim of Johu Ronch, tho ghip-buildor, thef Lo Lns o coniract with it for tho construction of two ntoamers like tho City of Poling, to coat from 93,000,000 to §4,500,000, Ronch worked enrnestly sud hard in austaining tho crodit of tho Company nnd in gotting its subsidy. 130 wus rewarded by flndh:}: 1 ready buyer for his ships in tho Compuny, and, whon mado confidont by hin snecoss, thoy int ducod Dim to_try for anothor subsidy for them, it wan speeified that, If 1o won, ho should have o contract for thoss steamers, Ilo failed, aud the Company clalm that tho contract 18 abro- gmm‘\. lLio'case in Likely to bo carried {nto the courts. Tho ques- TITE GONDITION OIf LOUIAIANA was also dwcussed, Several Benators sald it woitld be found on oxamination that the Govern- ment of ono or two of tho othor Bouthorn Stutes lind no moro lognl existonco thau that of Louls- fann, and thereforo thero shonld be an investi- fnzlon concorning all of them, in ordorto estab. il tholr validity. PO S A SECOND EMANCIPATION, TENNEASME COLORED MEN ISSUE 'ITINIR PROC LAMATION, Mexems, Tonn., Deo. 0.~Tho Presldents of the varlous colorod soociotios of this city have organized s socloty catlod “ Tho Knights' Brothor~ Lood and Monumental Assoolation,” The ab- Jocts of tho soclety aro set forth Ina long addrosy to tho calosed paople, published thls morning, which is: To disoard all old political ties, und cultivato und maintain pormanont peace with tho whito pooplo of the Bouth, in accordance Wwith tho dying words of Thomas_ Hwun, the lute Presidont of tho Volo-benrors, - In thelr proam- blo and resolutions they eny : Wo aro fully aroused Lo n conycfonansen that we have bee for yeard tho dupen of orafty, desiguing, od un- principled men, whoso only oblect wad shelr wwn per- sousl agcundizemicnt Srscupective of ieaus orresilte, foour firjury, ‘Thuy have shoru Us of our pecuulury acenwmulations, tho rosults of woary yoars of toll, even ———— ASTRONOMICAL. Observation of the Tranuit of Venunw, Loxnox, Dac. D—Talegrams roccived at tho Greanwioh Obsorvatory from Indin this after~ neon unnounco thut tho obsorvation of the trunsit of Vonus hus boon sucvossful, Over 100 photographs woro takou, Obseryations of the traneit of Venun woro taken at Cairo uod Buoz, ‘I'he photogiaphio ob- gorvations at ‘Ubebes worn perfectly vucoesalul, Al Bhanglal tho wouthor wad ovorcast and tho aun obioured, Naoasakr, Jupim, Doo, 0.~Vin London.—~Tho obsorvations of tho ransit of Vonuw at this polut hinye boon complotoly sugconstul, NUMBER 110, A PROCTOR'S TERMS. hiss Edna Dean Sottles the Libel Suit Growing Out of tho Boccher Scandal, She Avers, Solemnly and Em. phatically, that She Is Not Guilty. Moulton Admits thet He Spoke Merely from Hearsay, The Costs of tho Suit Assumed by Moulton---They Reach $5,000. Gen, Butler’s Management; Speafal Dispatch to The Chicago Tridvune, New Yok, Dec, g.—Nearly & woek ngo Yey rorts, ot the timo uncorroborated, were hoard thint o compromise had boen or was to bo made of all tho Brookiyn scandal suits and mdictments, by which all liligation would bo stopped and amicablo rolatlons rostored. But on Tuosday ovening, oftor tho adjournment of the Tiltox oneo, couneal for Francls D. Moulton, in tha clyll suits begun by Miss Prootor, mado over- turos of sottlomont of that sult, sud aceording to sgreomont thon mado tho cnse was sottled to-day foxovor. 1t wus insistod upon by Miss Proctor that the WITHDRAWAL OF THE LIDEL, AND APOLOGY should bo in full sud open eourt ; that Moulton should make uflidavit that ho know nothing of his own kuowledgo dorogatory to Mies Proctor's choracier, and that tho libel “was made wholly upon hearsny, aud thut Moulton should pay all thio costsof litigntion, Mies Prootor declined re ceiying any pecuniary damages boyond costs of netion, In order not to moke tho” Court nu un- dignified party to tho presrranged sottloment, it was furthier agrood that Benjamin D, Silliman should be BELECTED AS NIEFERE] and that Miss Proctor should ba allowed to tea- tify beforo bim fully rolative to all her relutiona \bvnmX Mr. lz?ncho{, 38‘? to nubmit the lottora caring on the only differonces over oxisting by t\veoniurund 3lr. Beechor. e TIIS WHOLE PROGIAMME WAS CARRICD OUT to-dny in & 1navuer so portectly rehoarsed s ta deceivo o casual looker-ou in the courts intd the beliof that it wau tho inspiration of the moment. ‘The Court oponed promptly at 11 o’elack, it Judgo Woadrui¥ on tho bencls, The court-room wns tull of spectators, Tho lndy witnosses for Miss Proctor, who nppenred in court s weok ago in earnost, woro there to-day as decoy-gucks to help tho unsuspicious publio into believing it was all in camest. Miss Proctor was thero, dreweod in black, bripht with Jowolry, and un. veilod, Gen. B. I ‘Aracy aud Jufrua Joshus Yau Cott appeared for the plaintiff,Zend ex- Judge Willinm Fullerton and Gon, i‘(ugar A Yryor for dofendant. Once Tracy's grim sonso of huwmor gat tha better of him, aud Lo suggeste od to Fullerton thnt Judgoe Noak Davis (who re~ gently fined Fullerton for contempt in {he con= duct or tho Tweod case) bo the Roforeo ; and ouly this onca did Mr. Fullorton overact Lig solomn and gerious part of chief apologist, by protonding indignation nt what ho doubticss felt inclined to laugh at, Ay Lracy wus invarin. bly doing, THE ONLY JITOL in the performanceo wus tho failurn of the lawyes to huwva tha order drawa for tmulediate contlrma~ tion by the Juage. ‘Whe documont was soom drawn and contivmetl. . During thu.e proe ot NHuga SUTLTR romalnod In Judgo dorris’ privato office. ‘fho faot that he was in the city was known by only & few personal fricuda of thio “ member Irom ]{]a- aox,” When ho loft the offico he was_driven to tho Brooklyn Club-Houso, Evidently disappoint- cd fu not meoting the objoct of his search, ho croesed to Mr. Silliman’s residonce, on the cor- ner of Clinton and Dierrepont atrcots. If tho expression upon his Baturnine features waa capablo of intorprotation, it conveyed only an lden of disgust with sontothing or somobody. Tho Ganornl was ovidontly in bnd lumor, 18 Mz Silliman's parlor ho found Miss Edna Dean Proctor, the complainant ; ex-Judge Joshua Van Oolt, Gon, B, I, L'racy, ox-Judge Fallerton, Miea Proctor's brother, DIr. Silliman, and soveral Indy Triends of tho compluinaut, IS8 PROCTOR APPEARLD GONFIDENT AND DR« LIANT, and chatted cheorfully with her fomals frionds. The first question discussod was tho ndvisa- bility of admitting reprosentatives of the pross, Gen. Butler scowied, and enid ho did not sea what gooil pnrposo was to bo subsegved by mak- inge the procecdings public. 1t wag, 1 hig opine ion, no one’s business but the parties to the suit. Dr. Siiliman thought that o botter place than his parlor for taling tho evidenco could be had, wud it was fiuatly ugraod to ndjourn Lo a room in the Unitod Statos Court Building, on Mon- toguo street, Tho party then left tho houso in solomn procossion, Goun. Batler and Judge Fallerton, arm in arm, leading, noss Gen, Trasy and Judge Van Cotf, Miss Proctor aud her Drotior, Alr. Charles A. Btorrs und 2 lndy witnose, gud abont & dozen re- portori, murching two abreast, Only the nbsoncoe of the corpse of tho ocension robbed tho seene of its funcroal aspect, os it waa o solomn o procession that it attracted’ consid« orsblo attoution from passers, and whou Gen. Butler was recognized as chief mourner a motloy erowd gathered upon tbe sidewalk In front of tho United Htates Court Duild- ing for tho purposo of gotting n glimpsa of im. The Genoral's fine “senso of modosty was shiocked, aud ho scowled ngain. Once withe in tho building ho felt moroe at cose. A room on the third floor was sot apart for the Roforce. At thio lott of tho Referco sat Gon. 1, I Butler, louning ngaiost o window, with about 2 inche of his cigar protruding from iy lips, Iis ase poct wad sombre, but whoun ho addressed NMiss L'roctor n plensanter oxlu-ummx overapread his Tuggod fentures. NMiss Proctor's answers were givon in & rapid aod somowhat indistinct mun- uer. When addrosged by Gen, B. DButlor as “my darling.” ler fico flughed, but in no othor way did she notice that all prosent by thelr manner ovidontly considered it an insulting fawiliarity on Butlor's part. GEN. THA0Y opened tho proceedings, His remnrks were made doliborately and imprasionately, und it was not until ho touched mpon Lho geeat wrong dono Miss Proctor “that bis metallic voica gayo auy ovidenco of mors than commonplice feoling.” After hiy oponing, Biss Proctor was sworn, nnd told tho nlrendy-familiar story of her business and Poxuonnl relations to Mr. Beechor, aud dotalied tho eircumstancea umder which sho wrote tho famous apologetlo note - to Nr, Docchor, whick oulton Ho mnll{ migconstructod, After she Tind been oxawined at longth, counsel on both sides hiad o consuliation, which lastod nvout ton minutes. Upon returiing, Judgo Fullorton snld that counsel had ngreed upon THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGES, toho given, ‘I'his amount was fixed at 84,475, ‘I'hiy rerangement wa acooptod by tho Rtotoree, and then Judge Fullertou stated that he took ploasuro in enying thab Miss Prootor's charactur, had boon vindicated. o did not bolieve, how avar, that uuder tha clroumstances which lud to the publiontion of his client’s statomunt, it W\fls bo copsidored lbelous. Miss Proctor accopted tho decizlon coolly, aud was congratuluted by hor friends, Gen. 1. T\, Butler appenred to bo tho only dissutistled porson in the room. ‘Plis alsa closea tho criminal indictmont ob- talned by Miss Provior aguinst Moulton, snd nlno hor snie agaiuet the Iklitg Graphiv for Libol, I'ho torms of wottlomont in this lust case ure un- kunown. [To the Associated Press.l New Yo, Due. #,—Tho ¢aso of Edna Doan Proctor against I'raneis 1), Moulton wus celled in tho Umted States Cireuit Court, bofore Judgo Woodriff, tlus morning, Judgo Fullorten smid tho defunso wag nob rondy, for two reusons: Lirst, boeaneo tho Court tine no Jurisdletion; and, seeondly, beeauso of the illuess of defonds ant. o suggosted that the enso bo referred to w reforco, Aftor arguniont. conusol for plaintiff agreed to the roforcuce, and Bonjamin D, Silife mian was nppointed rofereo. Judgo Xullerion siatod that they did not mean