The New York Herald Newspaper, October 7, 1872, Page 3

ARKANSAS? {LIAD stats Continue History of the Pops . “County Anarehy. Avenging the Murder, ‘of the Sheriff's Prisopérs. _——_— 2 THE FUNERAL OF THE MURDERED. , —s Dover Desperadoes Arming and : Guarding the Roads. Clerk Aeestination of County Hickox. m H i H Ett ! been killed by @ocident while the posse was waylaid, and they sped off te Little Rocko get the ‘Governor to declare martial law in Pope'county. THE SCENE IN DOVER AMONG THE BEREAVED. At dawn a wild-spectacie was witnessed at Dover ‘Court House square. Old N. J. West had got back ‘40 Dover before midnight, and roused the people to tell the story of their misfortunes ana escape, and call upon God and man for sympathy ‘and revenge. ‘The active iads'‘of'the ‘village mounted and rode ‘eat in the break of day to summon the squirrel hunters and‘rifemen ofthe conntry,-and there was euch a mustering of bushwhackers and scouts ‘an had net been seen since the rebellion. “Let's go-and burn Dedson’s house!’ eaid one. “aye!aye! And Stuart’s too! Letus kill every Yankee én'the county and maroh on Little Rock!” Joe Tucker's widow, followed by her little chil- @ren, walked ‘out amongst the ‘men weeping as only women.can under excitemert, piteously cry- ing “Pa’s dead! Pa’s killed by the Yankees!” Ola M. J. Hale, the ‘patriarch of his part of the county, stood trembling and biearing through his running eyes, the long cotton-white beard lying ‘apon is breast :— ‘ “They've killed my son! Trey've killed my best boy, Wiliam! What kin I tell my old wife?” He eould be heard all over the square, and his echo ‘was a hundred curses and criesof “Let's forme‘band and hunt Dodson, Hickox, Stuart and ‘Williams out of the State!” It was @ bad day for the two or three republi- cansof Dover, and people looked at Mrs. Orrell, Hickoz’s friend as if they could burn her at the Jamba of her own door! People were arriviag momentarily, and there was no reason nor logic in their Héhavior, and when William Hale’s horse was breught in with blood en his mane, back and saddle—haman blood from his missing rider—there was a how! of hor- for, recognition and rage. “My son’s killed! O,,my son is dead, and this is his biood! It is my son William's own blood?” To oid Mr. Hale’s cry was now added the pallid face and exclamation of West's brother :—“Isham’s dead, too, I reckon. He ajn’t been seen since they tuck him, He's murdered!” . HUNTING THE DEAD. This proposition led to the formation of au armed body of skirmishers, nearly all Confederate sol- diers, used to tactics, who deployed across fields and woods, seme mounted, some on foot, and they moved toward Shiloh camp-graund and the spet of the massacre. There were about forty in this band, and a party still larger was lett in Dover to mount guard and to help householders qnd storekeepers wemove their effects to the woods and to country places. Abowt eight o'clock the Dover scouting party teached the trampled place where the firing had taken place twelve hours before, and there lay in the road, trampled and disfigured by horses and already haunted by flies, the dead body of Joc Tncker, shot through and through and covered with blood. Less than half a mile away, at Wright's house, they found young William Hale mortally wounded and still showing more fear than pain, He had believed that Dodson meant to hunt him out and complete the killing of him. Tucker's “brothers and Hale’s sons were in the party and the successive recognitions were of a hard and affect- Ang character, WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT. The scouting party went on three miles farther to Russellville, intending to kill Hickox, Dodson or Stuart at sight, but they tound none there but frien “It's too bad,” said these. “It’shorrible, Connty officers killing unarmed prisoners! Why, even Clay - ton and Hadley won't permit tuis!’’ It was resolved by the wiser heads of the party to despatch at once to Little Rock, and get there before the county officials could make their impres- sion, They concluded to arrest nobody without process and to claim the moral support oO! the peo- le of the State and county. Had they maintained us resolution they would have received it yn- qgualifiediy. But the blood was up, and nothing Would answer but the precious sight of bloodshed. tals CRONE OF THE MOURNERS. ‘They took the Wounded young man Hale back to Dover in a carriage and laid him down at the house of Judge Scott. Thence ne was carried to a secluded spot in the country—Irvin'’s--under extrav- agant apprehensions that Dodson would return and kill him. Joe Tucker's mutilated body was hailed with a perfectly Highland howi of grief, hor- ror and imprecation. He got a better funeral than his character deserved, for, as it often happens, misfortune sometimes does in the piace of virtue to inccathag® & Memory and a tombstone. Young William Hale lived a short time, returned to the consolations of religion, and died in no pain of mind at least. As Parson Rickerson expressed it, ‘he was @ Master Mason and a member of the Baptist Church; he died shouting happy, saying that he ‘wanted to go home.’ ”” They buried him on his father’s farm, north of Dover, in sight of the Boston hills; and we may that when that land becomes civilized by respect for life and by a respected government, the grave of Hale wil) stir no other feeling than glad- Dess that barbarism is done and family teuds ob- tain countenance no longer. TAKING TO THE WOODS, The people of Dover now apprehended that mar- tial law was about to be declared, and rumors came in that Williams and the long-haired Barnes and the sloucby coustabie Claninger, or Clanager, were foraging in the county and meant to burn the town of Lover. this old threat of Williams around “the county feat,” and the citizens use it to apologize for all their excesses prowiscuously. Everyhody moved goods to the country; there was some silver in the town, as at Scott’s, and this was buried or hidden, end even Kirchom, the Postmaster, a Brindle or anti- Claytou man, took his bedding to the woods. The peo- pie lay out in clusters, blanketed, all night, leaving Only their women in town, and by day the mounted Lo of the young merchant, William Benjamin ung, stood ready to repel any occupation of the town by the militia. Had a regiment of men come up from Little Rock at that exciting period, and, .ndeed, at any time within three weeks, there ‘would have been a pitched battie aud probably CIVIL, WAK IN ARKANSAS, The people of the neighboring counties generally welieved that the citizens of Pope had been assas- sinated. Battenfield’s Brindle paper at Russell- ville, which was written up with very fair clever- ness, told the bloody narrative with all the effect of head lines aod ddjectives, and the democratic and Brindle payers ali over the State copied the articles and kent their papers by the mails, which will ran veguiarly, back to the armed community $0 encourage and comfort it. “ANI wow B. He Rive, Cuited State Aonator, - A great deal of value is set upon | paghe sects sca natasha haga ie at e hs 8 a See county has ae, republicans would fight 6 PUBLIC OPINION. It was certainly a ver’ ‘Meas, and it placed the amiable Governor ey ii position ofuncom- responsibil e of Congress from ti Po ra which was eiso the district from the i of Little Rock, opneniee Norristown at Darda- nelle, and he ayer with the poopie, being @ Brindle Tail. He was none other jhe celebra- ted Thomas Boles, who contested Edwards’ seat successfully, the nage oe Clayton having certitied Edwards into the office aganny ie teatimony of the election returns, x which his own party in Cor set almost unapimous seal Of villany upon him and threw the carpet-| Edwards out. This act of Gagne: had the effect of stateamanship upon the whole Congressional district, and gnch treatment continued would soon have made the republican ty respected, even in Arkansaa, The le vent over to Dardanelle to get ice trom lem and ask old Judge May—who 4 in the Cir- cult—to do them Justice bo and Hickox, and commit themto jail. it weak old counterfei| justice said-he “would see t.”? Like every native trusted with office by Clayton's Jur was without backbone, and he co! potty bench warrant til) he should hear The le of Pope, therefo) ‘ted from the outer worl folt ah the aigity aapumed all the authority of @ revolution. ey ized @ little army under their laws of inco! mn and called it by the mild name of e police lores, A large part of it was mounted ; the whole of it was armed, and ite was all dee and ball in shat mmanded the pow ei ae fue and Hogan gud Jon's: Haile, I shall mere and hea been rate and Vin- ng character tn which the daredeivi is . He belongs to that class of young men with) whom Arkansas is cureed—mu ‘heart ‘on email jo gneve a He killed old m, the Justice of Peace, In cold blood and §B the most cowardly manner. : ‘These fellows had about o and fifty men almost daily recruited from surrounding coun- and adjacent counties. made the Court he ne! I ¢ evelop in this wien tho People themselves re in the very ne own wide, had a overnment ten times more @fiicacious than Hickox, odsou or all the paamearpek taggers in gounty-could maintals even under the color and geal of law. No betéer proof is necded that neighborhoods are sufticiew’ umto themselves, and th Serres ee by inoculat yt up by authorities ‘Qt a distance possess no re: ir power. Carpet- bagging ie the last produc’ he meddiing theory of rnment, the last bastard of federalism, an itis doomed in every 5 ofthe South unless it comes fraterpaily an to leara as well as to teach. ‘Thus, 102 complete readipess for a fight, and rather soliciting it, the yor «men and boys of the Dovereountry assumed ship and authority, and itis noticeable that they did arrest some out- lawe and birds of in one case delivered a waurderer, who had among them, te.the constables of the next gounty for execution. When Governor Had! came to Rugeell- vilte nearly two weeks this little army was organized, his mi met the Dover -boys drawn up in tactical lime of battle, nearly every man having fourteen sh Bpou him ready to tire, It would Impossible that this universal har- mony of action could be the hypocrisy of a commu- nity which had attacked son's posse. There must have been ip every mind there a belief that their citizens had bee foully assassinated. And yet, could any jury outside of Pope county have convicted Dodson of this murder? THE DOOMED CLERK RETURNS TO DOVER. The ena of ail the solicitation of martial law was that it was not Caged the county authori- ties—Hickox, Dodson, a and company—had Dothing to do but .to resign their offices or to re- re CI cern. Be in ge “et week af gust ran ex) 01 abou ive-or six weeks, which they had loitered in the militia camps and in lame ea cninnaet caver Disco, } Frank it the of Governor ley, 80 that the. Governor refused to make him Cpunty Clerk of Pope aiter Wallace Hickox was shot, and Wallace Hickox drew his pistol upon a man and showed that bis ol unyielding disposition travelied about with mow Becnisally disbandea e ‘The Dover army wi ead aroumd the scopened stores, Wearing Celt acaas.»Dhey been acat- tered by Hadlev’s proclamation ordering them do so under penalty of martial law. Under the cover of this proclamation the etlicials rode into Dover in the light of day and filled their ofices again, and the PROCLAMATION affixedito the brick Court Heuse said this:— The authority of your civil off must and shall be respected. The mere facts that of them are charge with the Killing of Tucker and Hale, and that they are Yound over to answer such charges, do not establish their guilt; nor do these facts, under ‘the law them irom exercising the funictlans of their offices betare trial. 1 have no power or authority to remove or suspend either of them froin office. z be a! - These men.are officers. voucan. Ican no more get rid of them than you can. rhe time, hewever, is not far distant when you can sect others if these do not suit you; but so long as they remain officers they inust not be disturbed by violence. ‘Two Sherifisof Pope county and one clerk have already been assassinated and murdered, apd uo attempt has been made, so far as 1 am advised, to bring the murderers to justice. ' Iam satisfied there are enough good citizens in Pope county to prevent the assassination of your pres- ent county officers, and I look to you to prevent anythin of this kind unlese you want the sins of others Visite upon you. The list of slain officers was speedily to mount to six, and the minutes of Hickox’s life were counted, HICKOX AND DODSON AFRAID. Tlickox frst stayed in Dover aday anda night and then left town. Another time he and Dodson slipped in together. ‘The offices in the court house were opened and a little business was transacted by Hickox in his cool, straightforward, unsympa- thetic way. Dodson tried to speak to @ few peo- ple, vut ieit that the whole populace hated him and called him a murderer, and Mrs, Orrell and Squire Allan Brown, a republican, and one or two others, told Hickox he was threatened every minute in the day. Hickox had never abandoned his old intention of compelling inartial law, and both danger and am- bition now demanded it. With troops posted around him he could defy assassins and accomplish are-election. He hated Bishop and Hickerson and any republicans who had vised the Governor otherwise, and his chafed spirit, irregular habits, the exposure of the wild militia camps on the Carrion Crow Mountain and on the Iilinois Bayou, and general wear and tear of mind and body had wade him very sick. His temper was bad, and sul with indomitabie will he persisted in Peake sentiment in favor of martial law, although he knew that the sentiment of the State was against him, and that half the newspapers o! the Union were calling him a monster, THB POLITICAL PARSON. He began by seeking to bring Parson Hickerson, his deputy, over to his opinion, and asked him if he thonght it ‘was safe to stay in Dover. “Yes,” said Hickerson; ‘‘they don’t like you, Wallace, bat I think you are safe,” “T don't bebeve it,” said Hickox; “there are fifty men in town who would shoot me like a dog. s I cannot help it any more than sins, If 1 were you I wouldn't stay here. They hate you as badly as me, although they use you to get intelligence. Don't you hazard your life sndiug them. That Court House is not a safe place for you or mé, day or night.’? Hickox then gald that he shoulda want to remove some papers to make a settlement with the State Auditor, and then he thouglt he should close ihe Court House up. “I shall send some deeds and mortgages to be recorded,”’ he sald, “and you return them upre- corded with the statement that it isn’t safe to enter the Court House,”’ Ilickerson, who probably was a weak tool and clerical demagogue, having expressed his character by saying in one of his letters :—“{ accepted a post- tion for a few months as deputy clerk of Pope coun- ty, because it was a meat and bread nes- tion with me, and had no politics in it"— this fellow probably kept the flame of discord burning in the village by cheating both sides and reporting to either, This man could be a preacher of the Lord and yet say, as above, that he could live from January to September, 1872, as the employé of Wallace H. Hickox for ‘meat and bread only,” calling him by his familiar name, pro- fessing republicanism, and afterwards siandering the memory of the man he admired, and saying that lils murderers “are my friends”? A man who loves bread and butter so much that he re- quires a new wife and $1,200 a year from political employment, and yet travels in the n: Masonry and of Divine appointment to preach, and selis oni the good mame of the dead and is a lick+ Spittie to the living would -seem to deserves this terrible denunciation which I heard at Little Rock :— “The worst men in the State are preachers, I don’t know which are the worst, Methodists or Baptists, Both these denominations claim that their preachers arlopt the profession from Divine inspiration. How can @ man with @ mission to preach Jesus turn aside into politics '" Hickox sent the deeds and mortgages back to be recorded, Hickerson broke faith and did record them, Hickox spoke the last words of his life in telling Hickerson he was a priestly whelp and a party traitor. THE SICK MAN BLOQUENT, Friday, August 29, 1872, Hickox rose from a rick bed—a pitiabie man to murder in that condition— and repairing from Mistress Orrell’s to the Court House, sent for Hickerson. The posses, hia deputy, came over, and when he entered the room Hickox locked the door and motioved Hickerson sternly to achair, i Jwo pistols Were om Whe table LEforg Hiekos, and | They are a d—d incurable set of traitors and assas- | with an open clasp knife ii hand he iched the table as he talked. > ie a Mr. Hiokerson,” he aid, “you have played me éver ‘since I ; rup this office $ou owe your eemiorment to to be a republican, but you are me. You aso ad—d trai Villain to me, to Pope count and to your couptey, “sit ows) sirt By Gourd have only just begun?” Hic!. son sunk into coincidence in no timé, and Ufted by fs eyes as if addressing the Throne of Divine Grace, “You went to Little Rock to grind axes for these d—d rebeclx. You know that they need martial lay, pos you Fepresansed tne Senieerd. ape hey paid you well. Time in you with me that there was no living otherwise the country, 2 That dl ol uious of ours imperile my ease and life. “You are a d—d, pusillanimous, biand and deceitful raseal. You promised me not to record those papers; not to let Bishop get into the Court House; not to give aid and comfort to rebels. God d—n you, I dismiss you! Give me your keys. Amen your other deceits you have altered these jocks, “No,” said Hickerson; “my key—the same key I had—will open them." Hickerson went to open the door and found Hickox had locked it, He shrunk back afraid. After this stormy interview they parted and Hiokox told Hickerson that he might fnieh record- ing some papers, if he wanted to. “No, sir,” alt Hickerson, “I can never write a biack line for you again, sir,” VERY BLL, prioneren ment out, related the interview. to the ver bo; rhaps juent mex! day Satirday) the Dover toys, Hickerson looking on, shot Wallace H. Hickox dead. Saturday, Auguat, £0, IHiokox, sick as before, re- "she “Court Ht ha remained there paired to louse an ‘until just be! When Dodson, herify, and Williams, "8 shot wy and had seroren r= 8 a] een discharged and vie a i tek fore rr ween the count ciale rough rebel boys of Dover, Inded that somebody would attempt to a the to call it by the worst name—or and ker. When the officials met it was Md to abandon Dover and not return to It. Meantime around Johnson & McMurray's store and Halle & Young’s store a tage number of yor fellows thered, armed with shot guns, Pistols and all those weapons which indicate @ de- aire either to hunt or shoot. The authori- tes could see from the Court House this mean- looking B group of low-lived characters ready for them, they felt that under the present circum- stances moral influence or mental force would be of no avail, and tnat if they left the town m ty if must be physical pluck to see them r Hickox met the question of life or death with his old indomitable gallantry, and sent outside and tt Dlockscrews and began to nail up tne Court q@oors. The youngsters outside heard the clatteriag of hammers, and knew what wae going tem that this'was the last day tn Pope county. of ry was the a pe ceunty Oo! Wallace H. Hickox. i READY TO LEAVE TOWN, About one o’clock in the afternoon S¥eri(t Dod- son's Wagon came i, pulied by a pair of mules and driven by his son. It was pushed up to the south door of the Court House, too far off forhearing by the lai up of Dever rascals who sat on the Steps of Johnson & McMurray’s store and of the -store of Haile & Co. In ashort time the Sheriff ‘and the Clerk began ‘to remove the ‘office furniture ~and county papers, and pack them in the wagon. The fellows aitting-around the atore steps turned to old Hickerson, the parson, who was standing among them, and said :— “Why, these Yankees are taking away the county records, the tax books and things neces- sary to make Dover the county seat. Parson, if there is no rale Bor law for this action, we will vo over there in @ body and make them put the vec- ords back.” There was adistance of a few score yards be- tween the dooro! the Court House and ‘the store where these rapscaliions sat. Dodson and Wil- liams carrieG out the furaiture and documents, and Hickox from within saperintended tke job. Young Dodaen, the son, packed the whole matter away in the wagon, and while'this was bemg done the officials: the group at the store a9 non- chalantly avd menacingly a8 they might, and the look was returned from Thewther widen Ben Young, the old commander of the Dover army, had been off to Texas and had returned the day before. The crowd atthe store had with thom + the M3 peret ene, Bete jogan a1 je-county officials, who sur- vived, relate that from the Court House windows they saw with shot guns and pistols drop down the towards Shiloh, and disappear at convenient places and houses along the way. Be- t three and four o'clock Dodson’s son, driving the laden wagon, “4 down this road between the two stores of Johnson & McMurray and Haile & Young. He seemed to be scared, and nodded to two or three persons who he knew, and they epoke back again in a surly way. He had two mules and a full load. RUNNING THE GAUNTLET. After the wagon passed the officials at the Court House looked over in asignificant way at the crowd, and seemed to be in that nervous condition of men Who thought they were to be shot at. They went over to Mistress Orreil’s, where their horses were hitched, and bronght them back to the Court House door aud went in again and loitered around, as if nervons and unwilling to pass the crowd on the steps of the two stores mentioned, Directly, as i! satisfied that a bad thing must be faced and had better be faced in the boldest man- ner, the three men caine out and mounted their horses. Dodson rode at the head on a fine horse which he owned. Hickox and Williams caine behind—Hick- ox on the lett—riding also excellent horses, Dod- son and Hickox had two navy revolvers apiece stuck in their breeches and Williams had three navies, two ip bis breeches and one in his side- saddle, Hickox wore slippers, an old slouched hat, a suit of army biue, no collar and a dirty white shirt. He carried his old arrogant, irreconcilable manner, looked at nobody and rode right past the store with a mad and defiant expression of count- enance. Dodson was more quiet and conciliatory, and bowed to two or three, mentioned Hickerson by name, as “Good-day, Parson,” and also spoke to Warren Brown, who was walking on the other side Little Williams looked disdain and seemed to be erebarrassed. Hickox looked contempt. As they paased the group at the two stores nobody said a word and there was an ominous quiet. THE ASSASSINATION, The street down which the three men rode is fifty feet wide and scattering frame houses line it. A small gravel or sand sidewalk wes on the leit, and Williams, looking apprehensively at the shop of Harry Poynter, rode up on the sidewalk and looked over the fence and around Poynter's lot. At this action the group at the store peeped over and some rose up. ‘The distance from the store to Poynter's shop was periaps eighty yards. Dodson $ that before he had quite ed Johnson & e he saw two n with cocked r of it. 8 shop had its gable to the road and was closed up at that end except a wooden casement, which had its top broken of, Whatever Williams saw there caused lim to make a movement with if to cut his horse or draw his fe instant Hickox’s and Dodson’s 8 lied aside, There was @ movement of dust in the roadway. Everybody at the store stood. Two heavy reports of guns shook the air, and then there were seen three galloping horses Qashing out of town and the saddle of one of them was empty. Hickerson says he saw ail this in the space of a few seconds, and cried out “Boys, Hickox is killed,” DEAD At LAST. Yes; Hickox received three buckshot in the throat and a ball through the brow which blew his brains out of the head behind. He fell into Dodson’s lap, Dodson riding at his side, aud the Shériff thaw one arm around him and Jet hin si{p to the ground, where he lay sidewise, with one hand pushed out in front clutching and the other helplessly turned palm up wnderaeath him. The dust and the blood sought out each other and helped hide the strong, resolute features. ‘There lay & nah with the spirit of Pizarro, slain on the site of his conquest and dominion. Over his remains his retreating friends anc pursuing ene- mies fired an involuntary military salute, as all lads and men charged out from t store and gave a volley which called all Dover up. The Jast seen of Dodson he was galloping at fuil speed and Williams’ horse was limping from « wound in the foreleg, which broke the pastern joint. Wiliams turned the crest of @ hill, aban- doned his horse and took to the woods, and before bedtime he was at a spot of refuge near the Arkan- 4. River, y the time the firing had ceased and the asso- clates of the assassins reac the side of the body they found the ferocious Poynter already in posses- sion of the dead man’s arms, Poynter and Hogin were searching the remains for whatever besides could be found, the former of a grim, guerilla coun- tenance, and in bis blue cheeked shirt, with sleeves rolled up, and ugly black slouched hat. “Is ho dead, Harry? said the accommodating parson, “J hope he is. I ‘Then you did i €8, I shot bin. ried to make him #0." If [hadn't he wonld have shot me, This was the convenient plea of necessity, and the Dover people are now all ready to sweur that Hickox and Williams fired first. This is a lie, vouched for by a whole community. There was nothing to accomplish and everything to lose by three men attacking ap armed town. THE ONE PRAIL MOURNER. Hickox was murdered, and nearly ali Dover gloated in his death. The hated alien, the emissary of conquest, the Lord Lieutenant of the county, was dead, They stoned him, they turned fim and cursed him, but he was beyond pain and malice now. Not A regret was uttered, nor a tear shied, except by Mistress Orrell, a lady with whom he was intimate, and her sisters, who wrung their hands and cried “Poor Mr. Hickox 18 killed, man, and it ts too cruel.” “Ch, oh, Iam ruined,” cried Mrs. Orrell; “I can't bear tt, Poor Mr. Hickox asked me to leave thix wicked town with him, and if J had done so his lie wouid have been spared.” “How did Joe Tucker's wife bear it?’ screamed a termagant, “You're a pretty one, to be crying for 3 O! he was a good @ man that wasn't your husband, In truth, Mistress Orrell was rather pretty. Her Gath COmmexioD, black syeo apd sipuugh dawry Their names | | | reached the city about four o'clock. were driven up to the hotel once more, had dinner, | delivering an address at Pittston last night, taking paige well have attracted the animal nature of Hickox. She t@ touch the body, but the au- shorities “Harry,” said she to her copa Mie barbarian ” Poynter, “I are sat! Row that you nave kill ur Rickes; but it’s @ poor satisiaction me, Yes, and all of you,” said poor Mrs, i, ggg ‘for @ hundred men will be killed for this. You promised that he would be safe here. You have given your town a nice repu- Samael no better off, except your wicked The townefol in to feel eucenaty ‘abl rags They put er in nominal ¢| ay, seat litle lebeye out tothe brow of th h ou row of the juifag eco ag gd to meet Dodson, whom ey bteu not Was to return directly, with all his guertiila’s spirit of vengeance to desolate Dover. No man of fee! @s easy in thie i Of revenge as when his neighbors and he had commanded oe ey! URDER The only person in er who bus! around to hold a lotent inquest over the ee Brown, Justice of Peace, old person, uppopuler in the town, but @ stanc! republic: 4 {ter he held the tand was proceeding to ile, Revove, referred his house Je . ta given jou aie e store of Turn to, at a given out, Vere comes the militia!” walked out: from his red a like infiction and of the State. THE CORONER, ite, faced Brown in the street, and ing & word it is alleged shot him, ti wels. The man 6 red to his hor Loried, “Johnny Haile has me!” Brown: lived titi next day and was buried in the vi ecmetery. Hickox, the king carpet-| " the ea was not even allowed a Co! but. ried away wra) ped in Diankets tI Mrs. Willams sitting to the ambulance and holding an umbrella over his remaing. He waa buried in the ipirevard of Mount Pisgah church, his militiamen jutifully ech and swearing eauce upon his murderers, juart, the Sehool Superintendent, was a looker-on aid moarher. His death was an act of mere vengeance and a Mistake on the part of those committing it, whether he deserved it or not. He was a brave, capable and sincere man, althot hard and unre- He wae a@ true type of the daring border rr. 8 anening of Allen Brown was murder, and committed for no ether pu than to shield the asrassine of Ox, BOM whom bave been ar- rested. Poynter, Haile and Hogan are ail at a liberty. THE SITUATION, After avenging the murder of ‘Tucker and young Halle by the county oficiais the Dover desperadoes hung around town to repel Dodson’s militia If he should att the place. One of the scouting (ae came in collision with Deputy Sheriff John iiliame in the early part of the present month, when @ conflict ensued amd Williams was shot in the throat, fracturing his jaw, and f@ll mortally wounded, as it was supposed. He is still in the country of his enemies, After suspense and sort of armed truce the commander of the State militia, General J. P. Up- ham, Was sent up to Pope county oe pamerns Hadley early in September, to act as the Sheriff, vice Dodson, He took Dodson's warrants for the arrest of the young men accused of firing on the Sheritl's and shooting Williams, Hickox and Brown. These warrants he has not yet attempted te serve, The Sheriff, Dodson, still commands part of the militia, although himself under indictment, and out ‘without ball, for the murder of Joe Tucker and Wil- liam Halle, If Upham attempts to arrest the outlaws they will probably leave the country. The following is the militia commander's last proclamation :— CIRCULAR TO THR CITIZENS OF POPE COUNTY. Many extravagant and unreasonable rumors are found to be in circulation concerning the presence of troops in the county, wnd the intentio n- cerning the née of the same, 4 respecting the arrest, trial guilty of the commission of, P crimes in the community. Such reports have generally, Up to this time, been treated as unworthy of notice. it appearing, however, that such rumors are operating against the speedy restoration of in the community (which 1s desi else by the authorities), I will say, first, that the ‘repo in clroulation that if the guity parties hereinbefore re ferred to cannot be found, other citizens are to beh Tesponsible, and that innocent persons will be made to sufler for the guilty is talse in every respect, Tt is also reported that fears are entertained by pariies guilty of crimes that in case of thelr arrest they will not be allowed ‘a fair trial as pro d by ww, but that they would be summarily punished or tried by court-martial and shot. 1 Will say, in respect to this, that no reasons for such tears exist, ‘The county is not under martial law, dence and p above everyth! General's Office, Litt been published, show: into active rervice th to “aid in the exec and that they are to b under all emergen : that this alone w satisfy any reasonably intelligent mind. Itis also claimed that an ‘old standing threat” to burn Dover is now to be put invexccution. Whether stich threats have ever been made or n have no knowledge, but it is well known that «1 mor has been In “old standing” ¢ armed men IN72, le Rock, September laity the obj th It would seem ties for protection. ‘the parties guilty them accordin b rtion of the tow’ force atmy command, if vent it. The report that the State Gua ander the ii by him, isaslo Incorree several companies are ofileered by experienced and competent men. Sheriff Dodson is not. a member of the State Guards or enrolled militia in any capacity, and as ‘will be seen by the letwr of His E: Tovernor Hadley to Sherif¥ Dedson, ne: 1372, which has al: f the Special Order whatever over th entitled to support and pre eution of the pres iuities 8 office as Sheriff of Pop mnty, and that can uzh the Gene adjustinent y thr en eople of is desired by the administra tion if poss!bl y ineans will he employed. by me, and the co-operation of all good citizens is solicited to that end, but I assure you the presence of unauthorized | t bodies of armed men in the county under any pretence whatsocver will not be tolerate The fields are ripe for the harvest homes, and those who have crops to work in the flelds and gather the crops t hard to make, and J assure them they will be protec D. P. UPHAM, Malor General Commanding State Forees gather will have lal Dover, Pope county, Ark., Sept. 2, THE INDIANS. Excursion Down the Bay—Interview with a Chief—What He Thinks of New York—Departare for the West. The Sioux delegation of chiefs which has been honoring New York with a visit during the last few | days were booked for an excursion down the bay yesterday. They left the hotel in the usual coaches at about half-past nine, and drove down to the Bat- tery, where they embarked on board the United States revenue cutter General Grant. Colonel 0’Con- nor accompanied the dusky braves, and on board were several political gentiemen, among them, and the most distinguished of whom was United States Senator McDonald, of Arkansas, Upon the arrival of the Indians the cutter put off | that the reformers have amalgamated, with the and steamed up the East River as far as Hunter's Point, The red rascals (evidently a most blood- thirsty set) squatted on the upper deck and gloomily watched the shipping on both sides of the | @erer,” “blackmailer” and “scoundrel” have been river, that among themselves they were talking about the peculiar motion of the steamer, which seemed to please them but moderately, Having reached Hun- ter's Point the cutter went back and again turned the Battery, steaming up the North River to Thirty- | people in his brightest colors. fourth street. During all dians moved not, but this time the la- the proceedings, Junch Was announced, and for the moment the stofcal indit- ference disappeared and they very speedily made | their descent into the regtons below, looked very appetizin, ‘here was plenty to eat, and four cases of Heidsick in ong cor there was abundance to drink, The fe: displayed the most lamentable janner of eatin, ngers into it and very barbarous The lunch conveying it to their mouths in Style. While ing they distributed “hows’' ously on ail sides, but to taste the champagne there was eyernct concert of “hows” and “nghs.” The first | for the rural districts; but they do not alter the two or three glasses of champayne were gulped | gtartiin down in a heap, but after that they sipped it | splendi 0 siowly, while a look of beatitude overspread their features, They evidently appreciate wine, over they returned to the upper de intch more sociably than accord they bean songs, by whic compan; honor, ar first. to chant some of thelr war ch, Colonel O'Connor informed the , they meaut to do the company very great ainly belongs to that school. The com- he future could get many ideas froma C poser of the visit to the Sioux, A HERALD reporter subseqnently had an Inter- | most, and, now, they have little or nothing to fight in view with Big eet through an interpretet being asked how he had enjoyed the visit he sat “Pale faces great people; many as the blades of grasa on the prairie. Indian poor. The great waters once the Jand of the red man; but the pale face kill Indian and take his tand.” The steamer turned back from Sandy Hook and and then left for the Erie depot, where they took the seven o'clock train for the West—once more to | jated concernin see home, DOMESTIO DIFFICULTY. An altercation took place last evening between John O'Connor and his wife Catharine, at thetr resi- dence at the corner of ‘thirtieth street and Third avenue, during which he attempted to cut her throat, but failing in that be wounded her severely By tel bey bg A... a He was arrested ie ice ol enty-first precipet and JOGKed BD at tae PIALON Leyes. ars are entertaimed that _Néw YORK HERALD, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7%, 1872—TRIPLE SHEET. archarge ot THE HARRISBUR iaR% | Cameron and the Republican He wane ‘ranuen Confidence and Excitement in the Rural imeugi tte | Pittsburg, Philadelphia and Alle- id | two hosts pledged their assistance in maintaining Special order | Ne. 128, dated Headquarters, State of Arkanens, Adjutant | N72, reulation and that ithas been an | jor filling the town of Dover with | the property” in place of apply- a of Pope county are mediate control of Sheriff Dodson, and are te | of the difficulties surrounding | red with crops of corn and cotton | 1 hope all will return to thetr | t | | They betrayed not the slightest surprise. | county chairman in tke State has not renounced Colonel O'Connor snformed the HERALD reporter | Haftran{ft and had him thrown out of the present, fat stolidiy watching | When the cutter had again | | steamed back and reached tuc Battery yer showed | d cutthroat | ienorence of the | thumberland improving, Berks and Schuylkitl will | chicken salad, dabbling their | they were eat- | very promiscu- | hanna and other republican counties, such as when they began | Grawford, Tioga, Chester, Delaware and Lancaster Lunch | much-boasted-of majorities and behaved | known to poiitical trickst Of their own | Tt seems impossilie that these people have | which the hack: “le a study of Wagner's music, for their | reduced | until they have taxed their constituency to the nt- | i | republicans ‘The indians | THE OLD KEYSTONE STATE. A Brief Summing Up of the Pennsylvania Campaign. G RING. Ragtag Trembling. Districts for Buckalew. +. gheny for Hartranft. PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5, 1872. Pending the termination of an exhaustive polit- ieal canvass of Pennsylvania in this year of grace 1872, I have refrained from speculation im reference to the result of all the hullabaloo that hag been heard in this the alleged “Key- stone” of our country. Some of my conyréres have rushed in with boldness to the inner sanc- tums Of sageage politique without inquiry or delib- eration, while J, despite the fullest and tmpar- tial investigation. fear to tread within the thresh- old. A conjecturer, pure and simple, may be for- given, provided your imaginative genius leaves open a door by which you can kick him out. Thus it is that some members of the press in this State have acted. Upon the least item of superficial in- formation the result has been already defi- Ritely stated, the opposing candidates have both been defeated, both elected; honesty has triumphed, and the liberal element has been shown in power, while the defeat of cor- ruption and republicanism has been depicted with horror on the one side an@ commiseration on the other. Political “straws,” they say, surely indicate the current; but what if there are two sets of straws floating around, each in an opposite direc- tion? And if there are two sets of straws blowing about whoge ultimate destination the great original “blowers” themselves are unable to indicate, how can your Solon ov the edge of the tornado give | facts and figures with such delightiul facility? Nor does he consider that in politics the “wind” may come from one quartcr while all the votes drop down in an opposite direction. Artemus Ward might say, “That am sarcasm.” Merely changing a word of the great Apostie’s denunciation, one might almost say, ‘‘All the politicians are liars,” the con- | Adence of one side being worth about the same as the statements from the other. FOUR WEEKS AGO the fight began to assume a serious aspect, and the efforts put forth were herculean. Two men then stood at the head of their opposing armies, and the | principles the most opposite in character. Cameron and McClure were the commanders, and thelr ban- ners were respectively inscribed, ‘Republicanism and strength in division,” and “Liberalism and | peace im unity.” Since then, however, another general has marched to the front in the person of | Andrew G. Curtin, and immediately the cries be- |} came, “Cameron and Curtin.” Cameron's party | had placed their sharpshooters tn advance; so had the other side—Hartranit and Buckalew being the objective points. Hartranit’s earthworks were nearly carried, when in rushed the sly old com- | mander upon Buckalew, making the assault so tu- riously as to nearly drive him from the fleld, and to the great confusion of the liberals ail along the | line, McClure, from the defenaive, had to fall back, | while the ex-Minister from Russia, fresh from the hug of the bears, assumed the lead, turned the scale and put the Harrisburg gencral purely on the Serena @ position he has heid more or less ever | since. Here I would remark that the whole struggle in this State, maintained with sush persistency by both sides, has emanated from one source—tiie re- im the spoila by being for aesisting im jlulent elections, the re turp rounds 0 them and say, “We won’t trust you—you’ rupt.” Wore it necessary I show wi Pennsylvania's Tammany, of Camelion not has divea into transgression to which New York @ thie’ would be considered triviaion comparison. Her thriving cities and intelligent peop! ve beem di and the inhabitants of her rich raraf districts begin to loathe the very nae of polities. Why is it that ATOR HENRY WILSON Yemaes to join Hartranft and Cameron on special train at Pittsburg? Why ia it necessary for the republican leaders in jadeiphia to suddeniy, “find @ letter’ gpataining & most horrible spiracy, and for the other side to deny it? is it requisite tnat the business men and bankers the Quaker City should form an organization order to root out the whole city government, con sisting alike of democrats and republicans’ 1 will answer, in accordance with positive know! because the political system is rotten to the and the base minions of desperate leaders ‘era turned the chief legat institutions of the State im! gambiing hells and rendered justice a gi mockery than has ever been known in New YorR. | In conclusion, I will state that so far as the rui districts are concerned the democrats will certain! be victorious; but everything now depends op city, Pittsburg and Alleghany, where, jt is al tremendous frauds will ‘ttempted. Ifan he election be possible, then Buckalew may be electes by a smal! majority throughout the State. But th ‘republicans are strong, aga rich, too, im t cities, while the democrats Are also numerous, bul noisy. With all these rumors of fraud and the d peration and uncertainty of the leaders of bot arties (despite the superior strength and popu~ larity of the coalition at this moment) ail specula-, tlona, as I sald at the commencement of this letter, are elmply unworthy of reliance, no man knowin, administration until Monday night, while Cat McClure, Buckalew, Kalbfua, Schurz, Tipton, Hot man and others will keep up the fire in behalf Buckalew and Greeley, THE JERSEY CITY BANK ROBBERY Further Particulars—A Link in Chain—The Chief and Detective Rettr from Duty—More Arrests To Be Mad Plot to Blow Up the Jail Swears Vengeance onthe “Blower.” , So absorbed were the people of Jersey City terday in the new developments connected witli the: attempted robbery of the First National Bank, of that city, that a copy of the HkRaLD could not procured on any news stand after nine o'clock in| the morning. Eventhe most pious, chureh-gol Christian did not deem- it a desecration of’ the) Sabbath to enter into a discussion of the prevailin question “Can our Chief of Police be guilty of a crime so heinous?’ With a charity becoming the Christian Sabbathi many refused to admit the possibility of guilt, and “It is impossible,” “It’s a put up job,’ “It" an invention of thieves who are ina tight ptace," were common expressions. But the public most suspend judgment till the District Attorney Places before the Grand Jury the proofs on which he mands an indictment. Mr. Garretson has proved himeelf to be an exceedingly able prosecutor, and,| as he remarked to the Court on Saturday, he woul not undertake such a proceeding as that in whic! the Chief of Police and a detective were involve if the facts in his possession did not justify such course. The Grand Jury will enter on the investf gation of the case to-day. Meanwhile a few faeti have been gleaned by the HeRaLp reporter i reference to the case of which the District Attorne: may not be in possession. On Sunday morning two weeks go from _yester- day, the Chief of Police called at the County Jat and asked to see Denning, one Of the burglars, Mrs. Jones, widow of the late jailer, informed hi that by a rigid order of the Conrt no person ¢oui be allowed to hola communication with the pris4 oners. The Chief persisted, stating that he had re+ ceived a letter from Denning, who «esired to tm- part to him some important information in relatio1 to the robbery, Still Mrs. Jones was inexorable. ‘The Chief next applied to a deputy jailer, whg tol him in brief terms that he ‘could not get over the order of the Court.” On the Tuesda: following the Chief presented himself with an orde for admission signed by Judge Randolph, and on! this order he was allowed to see and enter int | conversation with Denning. There may be nothin; 1n this, but in a case of circumstantial evidence it will form an important link in the chain. The rumor which prevails in regard to the alleged complicity of the Chief and his detectiv is that the Chief was to receive half the profits o' the robbery; but this, it must be remembered, i only an allegation, Both these men may be en-| | tirely innocent of the charge, and if so a terribl responsibility will fall uaos the party who con-' | cocted the accusation, The District Attorney 1% | determined to give so much fair play to the ace cused that ff the charge prove groundless he will hoid the accusers to a strict account. United States Senate. peached and found to be vulnerable; Mackey, the State Treasurer, was treated with coldness and suspicion owing to his alleged complicity with the Auditor General in speculating with $2,060,000 of the people's money, and last, not least, Geary, the Governor, was accused of winking at the malefea- | sance of his subordinates in ofice in order to secure, | | if possible, “just one term more.’ Then, horrors | | of horrors! the accounts were chalienged of both he cities of Harrisburg and Philadelphia. These | thiags, however, were but the beginnings of sor- | row, Away in a palatial residence BY THE BROAD SUSQUEHANNA sat @ man who had been instrumental in placing them in office, who had sustained them and been himself ae a for his support with a thousandiold interest. It was not so much the loss of these men fiom power that was feared, as the nasty, unpleas- | ant committees of Al Sar that might follow the election of a reform Legislature and the in- | | Stalling in the United States Senate of another king | who knew not Hartranft, and who should refuse to | Tecognize Cameron, An honest man as senior | United States Senator from Pennsylvania means | the suppression of ali mining and railroad jobs, of | preventing that disgracetul system of lobbying ren- | dering the great halls of the nation a reproach and | a byword, An honest Governor means the vetoin, | of every blackmailing measure created and pass | by the Harrisburg “ring,” and probably suc | change in the constitution that in a few week would shatter the “ring” into atoms, Honest republicans, as well as honest democrats | | or liberals, could equally fraternize for the pres- | ervation of the commonwealth and the restora- | tion of her honor; but Cameron has told your cor- | | respondent from time to time that Hartran{t and | the republican party only can redeem the State, and to that end he has worked and watched until his age has been forgotten and the muititude of his | | cares for the nonce thrown aside. It is because of this avowal on the part of Simon and hig associates eK | view of crus! ung. him by their numerical strength, | Itisowing to his activityin the campaign that | vituperation in its bitterest form, the vilest, most | degrading abuse, and the words “liar,” ‘plun- so abundant. It is owing to him that nearly every canvass, wines OPES AND. FEARS, These facts ate A Ae by every intelligent citizen in the State. The democrats, with Charles R. Buckalew as their candidate for Governor, have “moved heaven and earth” to Place him betore the he best orators in the country have been secured, and kept at work Seaman every township in every county in his behalf, e alleged charges against him have been | disposed of, which is generally acknowledged, Curtin comes in at the death and holds Oht ds a | Campaign speaker. Schell, the reform candidate, | withdraws in favor of Bug picy. ‘The reformers, | | old time democrats and jibérals are jubilant and | hopeful, and to thera everything seems as pleasing as youth in Spring time and merry a8 & mar- Yiage bell. Old Bucks is strong democratic, Nor- robably give increased majorities. Lehigh, Car- pon and Luzerne are nearly certain. Dauphin is rebelling slightly against her old friends. Susque- will give reduced majorities. The signs speak well | facts that in all these counties there are | republican organizations, discipline equipped and ever on the alert to reduce thes by every measure | ‘3, and that Philadel- phia, Pittsburg and Allegheny could roll wpa ma- jority that would carry their ticket in triumph. In | all these places I have seen the absolute periection | of the republican institutions and the readiness with | respond to the Pics whip. The expenditure of a large amount of money in Maine | THE FUNDS OF THR DEMOCRACY. | against the acknowledged determination of the | to buy the Election Soards. Five thousand two hundred . dollars, it ia alleged, was offered to the thirteen Roards at | Wilkesbarre during the present week; and, from | what I saw, I should not be surprised if the over in some other form were accepted. As another in- stance of this, I will state that while Buckalew was up in detail and refuting the petty calummuies circu. him, an intelligent miner behind | me stated that he knew at least a hundred men in the audience who would cheer for him (Buckalew) | then, but take the republican mot and vote the | re upiican ticket on Tuesday evening. Again, the Febul Jicaih COwnty chairman of one of the most democratic counties said {0 me, with @ strange emphasis that wore a majorit of over fow thousand to be “swallowed * by bis pi ty he ehouid not be surprised, Aaa Welshman, talkihg With me 400 feet under ground, said, both sides in Pennayl- vania have educated their constituents in fraud until they have become the moat corrupt people in W 5 OH WOH MORON Hey Aah LO RASWGA, 1 UudL a election of Simon Cameron for wnother term in the | Hartran{'s record was im- | after Tom Burns, the pickps | | vent tho possibility of rescue or escape, | meats and fruits by their friends, | activity Chief McWilliama and Detective Doyle sent a communication to the Police Commissioners on | Saturday night asking to be suspended irom duty, | till the charges be investigated, Inspector Robert! | Diekson was appointed acting chiel, Both the ac+ | cused are preparing their defence and they ar | confident that they will prove to the satisfaction o} ; any Court that the charge against them is baseless and prompted by malice, There are two other pe sons at large, for whom warrants will be issue: immediately, In connection with this atfat On: of them held a a, public position at on time, and the other, it is stated, still walks boidl: through the streets without suspecting the danger. A desperate attempt was made two weeks ago | blow up the jail by the Proctor gang. About thre pounds of powder were fou in Proctor’s cell et, “split” upon th gang. As soon as Proctor learned who the traito was he swore he would have revenge by shootin; Burns, The latter was removed to the opposit side of the jail after this threat. The bank hi seven watchmen employed within the jail to pre. he the cholees! All visitor were searched on entering the jail, and strict watch was kept over the burgia How the powder was passed in has not beei discovered, When visitors call to see prisoners confined for trivial ofeuces the jailors are not ver strict with them fn the matter of search, and it | Que os burglars were supplied with rts $a tt tt CET Ed supposed that by some oversight of this kind th friends of the other prisoners managed to conve the contraband article. plot the Vigilant. The District Attorney hasin his possession the rominent New York thieves who con in & resort not far from the corner of ston street and Broadway, and who may bv wanted to add their mites to the testimony in this’ Since the discovery of thi eepers and officers have been unusually | case. MEETING OF THE FEDERAL COUNCIL OF Ind TERNATIONALS, The Working Pcople of the South Eager to Become Internationals=A Life Ina surance Company Proposcd=Au En- thusiastic Member of Tennessee. The Spring street Federal Council of the Inter=, nationals held a meeting yesterday at No. 120 Spring street. Twelve delegates were present. Communications were received from different part# of the Southern States, stating that considerable is going on among the Interna- tionals of that part of the country. An enthusiastic member of Nashville, Tenn, stated in a@ letter sent by him that he was determined to visit the different cities aud towns of the Southern States for the purpose of organiz- ing the working people, and confident that a strong effort would thoroughiy arouse the people, and when a base is formed for them to concentrate on they will rally to it, and by so doing will command! the respect of the class that now despises them. In fact all the working people of the South are anxious that sections should be organized among them. The Corresponding Secretary, Dr. Ringelt, in the course of a long and logical address, said that the’ rincipal cause of the lack of workingmen not be- Ing members of the organization was ‘hat no pro- vision was made in the rules of the society for any | member in case of sickness; and if the society was, to become a power in the land there must be 8 scheme devised that will go to prove that it in t their interests to join the International Working-} men’s Assoctation. The speaker suggested that workingmen's life insurance company should \ organized for the benefit of the families of deceased! members, who may have leit their families in in- digent circumstances, Considerable discussion took place on the above matter, and it was finally aecided that the Cor- responding Secretary communicate with the dif- ferent sections, informing them that the organiza- tion of a Meek im n's life inturance company. was recommended by the Council, and, of course, explaining the beneficial results of such’ a scheme. Citizen Halbert spoke in Msi 3 terms about’ such organizations as the German Turnverein and’ the immense amount of good they had done to the! German ee all over the world. The committee appointed at a recent meeting to devise soine plan and collect means to pepe an} international weekly newspaper reported that they’ did not complete their undertaking, but they were happy to state that seventy-five citizens of consit- eraMec means had signified their willingness to con- tribute towards aefraying the expenses of tho organ. ARRIVAL OF A WHALER. Provipi R. 1, Oct, 4 1872, ‘The whaling schooner E. H. Hatfeld, of Provinces town, arrived at Newport last night with 140 bar rela of oll, On September 10 the mate, Mr. R. P, Craig, of South Boston, and George L, Stone, of Magn 3658 iiod bY & Wales -_