, 1870-11-26
Earnest Measures for the Protec-
tion of Southern Unio1fsts.
Rcport on West Point Academy
by Inspector General
ShriVer.
The Census and It's Deficiencies
An International Suit.

C:slzcns their ives und protect their property.
It1J foii gitlehcr. collected ty uaion men Ct
h!.h s1nrdiug, concerniIg feKuas ofgao-
z ,tiuns OF Ku-Ktux hands in various
= c1ols, end especially tn Central Ken
rgc9s, wns laid before the President By |
See1etas. B~1knar and By the former pliced BIZ
f.re the "a, tnet. Complete knowledge has bern |
ottalpt d OF thcse ORGANIZATIONS, and tue nAmts /
af me1 brIs who have been implicated In tnuT- |
tlc1p, tu1nluga. and wh'rplnss have been obtatr-
c.. Ccnt 1al Terry, now here, wh3se district IT,
sindes ktutuckT, has been informed Vt the exact
condition OF Affairs. and Of the purposes Of the
administrator. ue will cooperate heartily, aEd
Will haze the troops throughout bis department
a,A Ike st1lccrs Of the United States Courts IN
serving their writs and executing their fecrees-
The Ffes:den:, after hearing tho esiie.lre pre-
stnted, said, euphalicalsy. that he would use all
THE force Congress would give him in cxrcuuug
the Laws IN th6 Sau.h, ai,i Furnishing al members
OF 1aIless bands that could be arrested. Tnls
movement wili begin in January. 4 company OF
troops will arrive In Lexington or Lancaster
tu-mo.rnw, and will shortly be followed
by othela. There are nearly one hnn-
decd Persnus tu that section who azt
kntwnto have been engaged In ou.zagca against
white AID cnlo1ed unionists within tho pas: year.
The intention Il to arrest all such through the
civil authorities Of the State, when the latter
loyal, and through the unltel States courts whe1
tsey not, and try Ill before the latter courts
1.at administration has decided 10 take The AL
ter In hand, wherever neeced, throughout Tar
S:uth, - faf:: - troo?s c1u be sp1.cd for the
wo't and de:pstcnei - taa noAs dlsorde:i, sc:-
uonE. -.
TuH QUESTION or sAs:aAB.s wA-E-a
A case ls nuT pending t~efore The United St.ss
SuprCre Court which TIT u1yts The .lete:Mt
OF the question OF What are uavig1blr waters OF
lhe Cuised States. The steamer David Tsaii, ralca
lied I'm Gfbnh lttytf, whi:h was 14sclIed In the
Circuit Ccu1t faf the Western District of .flehi
gan iar not harlng teen Inspected mud
| Licensed au,er the Navigation Laws, and
| judgment was aGa!rst her case, was
brought before ftIs couEt, wncic 1t is cousenetd
by the govesnment,- IN support Of tho decision
| below. that the common Law doctifle al t0 the
pavcshilitJ Of wlte;s has no application tn this
| rGuiiy, and that the TACT OF n7Etgabeaess
Iii no 1estHc, depends upon the ebb and
| r1w OF TITO tide but solely upon
tic nastgah!e capacity Of stream.
II Is Also iraissea that The statute requiring T.
tcnss apElics, II a ynyagc, though commenced
and ended within State, ia condition Of trans-
| poy.atIon Of freight from one State 10 austhcr.
It thus forms link IN commerce among
the States, ani Vessels carrying are sub.
j.cs to the Navigation laws. under
which the proceeding WIS commenced.
| TnESAvAf. KsPORr--A DENIAL.
TIE Associated Press lust Light aided denial
Ct my despatch concetuitg the naval report Of the
Secretary OF the Navy u its long list Ut late aat
o,tztd ,tnals. This Last IS worm taucn, atii no
notc than the rea:ons given for Secretary cHxs
resignation, The statement that coloaei Fisher
WAS net to resign, that the President
VAS not pTepa.lng to publish ans
correspondence about the McG.yraaaa matter.
md that the President had not sent out a recall
to Minister Mo:ley. The material for the ics
l 1rS& &kin
furnished hy the Secretary Of tho Nary, himse
REroNT on TIE wEsr ro.xr ACADEMY.
Gene1ai Shrrer, Inspector General Of le Army
las submitted his annual report to the Secretar,
nj War, upon The West Point Academy
During the past year - cadets havl
graduated and been appointed Second L,euseu
ants In artillery and cavalry regiuents,i7 hav
been dfscnargtd d fur marked deficiency In con
duct or s,nd!es, have resigned CT deserted, An
died. Of the ta1dhlstef. Is have bscu admit
ted, Is Ettected By the Examining Board, and
were fonnl physically disqualified. There arc not
esrLcnncies, hut |, Is expected that most Of Shet
: will soou be dlled. Within the EEK
| four years 2bout go conpetcn
of1lce1s can bc supplied for the army: after tbs
tine the number IL expected to be ab,ut 10 anut
al1y. The appropriations for the pay Of of1cer
lnstlucts rs and cade.a for 1ae present yes
amount to ssl6, 500, and the eslma.es for the ue1
! dscal y.as, exclusive Of those for p.y and aov
anctP, which are nxrd by laz exnih1t i reductio
> Of over 81, ,fec from those last submitted.
In rclstlon to The large uurabcr Of rejection
General shrtv. T says It sheutl be stated, IN e,
p1aratlon OF the unusual runhcr OF candidate
rejected In the present yea.. that many we're tto
Southern States, where education Was great
damaged by the late war, AID that II
: tho f11st time written examinations We
: resorted 10 to test the abilities
g candidates. This experiment, prompts
y BY experience and necessity, while 1t Increase
for the ting b*tns. the ratio OF preliminary :
ttctiop, will, 1t Il not duunted, decrease the ri
CT subsequent discharges Tor non-prcncscu
and incApsct:y-a rekult beneficial Z
onlY to the government, but 10 the
T. d.rtiuals concerned. WITH q view
te diminish the number OF rel .ctlo1s, measuf
| have been deytteh Tor the encouragement &
cxtension Of competitive examinations in G.
Vs grcs :tupsl Districts entitled to catltt appot
Ments, and for the inf0fMal, though taorout
exam ntu2iton OF candidates ty their own instlu
ors or physicians before leaving their homes,
n The Inspector, In view of the enlarged dema
ID for engineer, rs1tWs the Recommendation IN
ID last years report for HI early repeal Of 50 mu
tic of the existing Law as cxc.u,ica higher Gsadua
- o! tho academy from what has long l.cen riga
On I'd as the mertted reward Of sustained mental
AT lott and good conduct, viz, appointment in
eo co,ps OF engineers.
In relation to the late disturbances ID conn
ton with the coiorcd cadet, he saYs It Is to be
g1et,cts that certain o:1c!al acts, greatly mis-
,e1rre,c.l outside Of the acaiteu1y. hare marl
The Introduction Into the institution Of repres
= tauye Of the newly-enfeanchtsed class OF peol
but the investigation Of q court OF inquiry
shown that but really few Of the cadets were
's- ssked therein. The personal and ON
.s' bearing OF ati the acasIcmJ ot1cetsr and lei
al the catltts IN this rather perptexug state
"a: styaits, has been Just and honorable IN
~, | fesrects.
e General Shriycr thinks that the rcco.umcc
4. tlon Of the Boa1I OF Visitors, thAt higher Ata
d. arl Of qualification for admission
y, nxcd, wiD, II adopted, neccssisase
u: change in the mole Of npposntu
~ looking To smaller and mort exclusive clas
Oh | The fu,uec otucers Of the army: and even Il
10 SUCCESS would be doubtful, for past expc!te
cd trdlestcs that the demands OF The present st,
~ AID are quite up to, II not beyond, the abtt'
ins The schools Of the country generally 10 meet
an The new provision Of law for toe direct re-
seutat1on Of both Houses OF Congress In
1soars, Of Visitors, he looks upon as likely to r
hy beEcdcta1 20 the academy.
at IN 1STkRSA11oHAL sGn.
Am NAsu1S67oS. Nor. 2s.-Thc case before IL
rfrmc Court, to which The llsc Emperor
poleon is a party, Of which some'
lied has been said In the paper, Is
1ese In 1867, vessel Of the french imperial I
As naued En1tcolc, WAS IN tho ha1bor Of San
fers u, ss sssrra,r. ~ rsm. n co1,ix,on ,nerrxith
,Isl- extent OF the damage to the French Eesscl
rye | x,sctc. The weasel was rrpa1red At the doc
le !. san Francisco, and the exreuxea were
@ zen b9 TIC French Government. i auls
sued, Instituted by the French Govern
the | aSa.nts the Sapphire. Il was shown conc1us
rths: ttat the Sapphire WAS riding with one aneao
,;a aaa and not with two The case WAS decided IN
de- Of The French Government, and IN Arpea
aad heen taken to tho Supreme coaf'
The tho United States Hon Caleb
ing win aprear for tho defer
and The case will come up for anal ac'len dufin
sessiuq Of the Supreme Court. Tne case
smith t,nnds under the title " Napoleon III. =
= S sSn Sapphire II Is probable that one Of III
esriT steps in the case, when it comes up, will be
ount5 ton to change the title Of the bill
NE la1e AcoRRRcz1os.
we'll e....- -, .N., .,..-nn..,
sonFy, ~ - 49,. ;,,1,.ss,, 49, 49,. -. .n,n,
friends, Is not tine.
The LARGER roR11oH or THE cEHsCs RE1C
50 lar a. theY relate 10 population, have b
ceiyed ty the huseau here. The districts
LhA- hear from are Those In The South and
-tkc- where the porulation Is sparse and seattle,
/. III Ttxas, Minnesota, GenrEta, M!sdsstpl
d four Flo.fds, cousiaeraote d.nscnsty nas be,
4 year | x,.Y,~rred eenertp91v In the So,sh xifh
IL the rc..o .. cra ra.n IN Gn,,.,.
fessed a,oto nsmea were irauduleot1J inserted ID
babe | from q single district. The entctprl&1u
md By x,5ns1 who made this report Is now In !
I'D dis III ~ rrcxerntad br the government auth
+ Utan They hare also ordered the arrest Of tn
census-tske1s III Georgia for fraudulent
ome Of ! In their respective dttztctA The ssattstt
regard to manufactures, and sociA md G
q PuT cisi ustters generally. will not b forth
d 8AYt Tor lop& A1l0E+ - s~"N 0~~ ~.