Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1870-09-03
Correspondence of the Beacon
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON AHg' 2fs
cENsus HETURNl

Ia 7f3t M Kansas is complete,
ahdIaIfE0flia nearly so. ~ con
SchNSiYti;p 1oflEe inability ofagleat
numtee vi the cOlOred people llV-
inr IN Nhe Interior counties Of the
Southern States, to give correct
'AnSMFSS TO questions, the returns
from That section are reaching the
Superintcndcnt'S Office very slow
N. TN returns thus far received,
TIdfGatp 4 Vast increase in the
population Sf tii6 yTtsy of Brooklyn
and OTHER cities Immediately con
'tiguCns to New York, while the
hItter city does not prOpOrtlOnately
Show So large an increase. The
census will show a decrease OF
from six to ten thousand in New
HampShie-this being the first
instance of a loss Of population BY
a State since the formation Of the
Governments
kuMdrfS 'cNBtNFr clfANGEs,
&"aitter secretaFy Cox 2the only
CAB net Office now in the city,)
nor the President and other mem
hers of the Cabinet, seem to know
anything about the contemplated
ChaMgeS In the Government couI'-
ciEs, 80 often rumOred, and as Of
ten denied. The latest canard is
that Secretary Cox is to retire from
the Cabinet ut an early day. From
what | have said, it is needless to
aud that the statement has no
foundation in truth. These re
ports ire generally started by
prominent individuals, who are Ia
boring TO bring about changes in
the Cabinet, and who take this
method Of preparing the public
mind in advance fol- the pOssibili-
ties Of the change.
AFFAIRS in ID AS.
The Government is in receipt OF
advircs from Texas, from which il
is evident that trouble is imminent
from the recent organization hy
the State Government, Of an cX-
ltensive police force in certain 10
hcalities: Already martial law has
'bcei declared in Waco, where, OH
AusilSt TIN, Something of a for
midable riot broke out between
TIE NllItcs Aiid negroes, several
being FILLED aud wounded. Gov.
crnOr Davis openly declares the
inability of his force to keep the
peace, and threatens to apply tC
Congress- for the Restoration of The
State to military rule. The Con.
Settatites on tho other hand, say
that all the trouble arises fltm the
pr6li0StN State police anil afiie'
cOI0ita militia.
PAYING THE INDIANS.
The Secretary of the interior
has issued peremptOry orders
that hereafter, strict prOmptmcs,
shall be exercised by the agent,
Oftht Government, in the payment
of all moneys due to the Indians
This will lead to u restoration o
lost faith on their part in The
HGrrat Father" resulting from
delaS5 Incident to fIcohtcnienc,
Of punctual payments-whicI
contingencies the Indians are m
able to understand The Secretar,
has therefore directed that no eX
cuse he Urged fot not paying tn,
fhtsiHiis tile mOtitt lite them OF
tlie dry It B%tcorRcS due.
TIE HUrLrR fREENsIoS CASE.
As I took occasion to hope in
former letter; it has been OilicialI,
hiin5tFteH that Mr.. Congressman
Butler, Of East Tennessee, wi,
, has found it a IF GtalJle paStim
TO take bread from the mouths 4
fatherless children, is soon aboll
to be brought TO grief. IIe ha
been arrested AMI held to bail b
r Judge Trigg, at Bristol, Tenn, i
| the SUM of $5,OOO, to answer o
the Goth inst. Buffers trial wi
take place in this District, wlcr
the offence was committed, an
the investigation before Judg
Trigg will he only preliminary /
. its character. Butler professed
: be able to clear his skirts, but Tn
proof in possession Of the PensiO
Burcau is SO clear that this profe.
sion OH his part is considered notl
ing more than the ordinary ple
= of "Not guilty." 'Scrves hiI
!, right il he can't take ajOkc.n
NAVAL MATTERS.
$ The United States navy at pre
emit consists of ISL vessels, 81
n which are irOn-elals. Of the who
Htmber % only are in active sc
u vice, the others being laid up
$ the various navy yards. The
d are but three iron-clads in acti,
Is service, the Dictator, Sauges, al
i Terror .aaf VI which are attach,
~ tot 6e. Edtth Atlantic feet. hi,
q for Winding one steam prOpelI
Ie of 25b tons, and one Of 20 tons,
ESfirOn, ana also for two schOOneI
i 6r wood, for the United stat
Coast Survey service, were open
n q few days ago at the Coast 81
u vey Office. But two bids were
Geived, and the amount Of en-
A.. hon nof hoon .,,d.la L.o