New-York tribune., 1871-10-21

DEhOCHATlC TACTICS IN TEXAS-TIIE SOUTH
CAROLINA kU-KLUX-THE STEAMBOAT IN
ePECT0RS-PR0P0sED INCREASE OF CoNsuLsi
SALARIES.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNHI
WARRINGTON, Friday Oct. 70, 1871.
Letters from Texas give further details Of the manner
in which the Democracy carried that State The Re-
publican vote IN the thiny populated counties has
decreased and Of the ways bringing about
this result for Democratic canyassers 10 call at tho
cabins and dwellings Of the poorer people with list Of
the registered voters, and demand from each one an
account Of how he was going 70 yOte-wbether for
the Democrats or "scoundreIy Radicals" These
would tell the white voters what fearful cOnse
Quences them and thcir families would follow the
lastnamed vote how they would be scOrned by all their
race their children would be insuted and their wives
OstracSed. II merchant other person dependent
patronage, 1t suggested that 0ss Of would
be the consequence The cOOrd people threatened
with loss of work and consequent starvation This
Of thing was skfuly DONE 70 80 TO avoid the aw and
was very efectual In its results.
No Of importance has yet been received from the
KuKux district in South Carolina except that sicers
Of the law buly making arrests and far without
meeting with any reeStence. great many young men
arc reported to have left the proclaimed counties.
At Columbia tho interest oenters In the National Col
ored Convention, which organized there yesterday Re
preventative Wall Of Florida made temporary Chair
man, and Leut.Gov. Ranser of South Carolina perma
nent President. Delegates present from Alabama
Arkansas Florida, Georgia. Louisiana, Maryland hssis
spp North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and
the District Of Columbia In all, about IN attend
ance. The National COlOred Labor Union Convention,
which was called for the place and date, did not
organize. and win probably not assemble. In tho
National Convention Gov Ranser urged calm discnon
and Congressman r. B. Elliott defended himself against
q charge Of hostility to the Administration.
The Board Of Supervising Inspectors Of Steamboats,
spent to-day in going the regulations carrying
Hh larra and
which in number Of these regulations and there
fore render their meaning obscure Ono Of the rules
modified to-day done at the request Of the steamboat
delegation from Cincinnati, who had recommended II.
This rule stood gave the pilot taken board the
entire charge Of the boat and placed the captain under
his control The modification is explicit and gives
him control Of the boat only while navigating channel
or plotting boat into harbor. The Board also continued
to consider the reports several appliances before IT,
and decided to-day what hfe-preseryers they would
recommend for adoption The Secretary Of the Treasury
may disapprove Of the appliances, and therefore
the premature announcement Of the Boards action
specting them is withheld. The Board prevented
to-day from considering the question of cotton trans
portation steamboats, expected, account OF
the length Of time occupied with the many inventions
before II.
In his forthcoming annual report Treasurer Spinner
finds occasion, the subject Of sustaining financial
dignity In foreign countries to depore the impoverished
contends that Ministers and C0nsuls receive but mere
pttance Of what really necessary TO their support and
that II the Government desires to make dgninsd ap-
pearance among foreigners 1t should commence by In
creasng the pay Of representatives among them, 80
that they may live decenty not respectfully. During
his recent travels he says found Of these men
with their Offices In wretched Rarrets, which were any
thing but easy Of Many compelled to leave
their families In America, and then draw monthly on
their own private funds, TO enable them to make an
average appearance and TO entertain Americans who
might call on them.
The cOlored peoples school house and church at Gin
ton Lawrence County. c., has recently been burned
by Kiux. colOred man named Russell, living in
that neghborhood, has received notice to leave within
ten days.
Negotiations for new postal treaty with France have
come stand-stin. The PostmasterG expected
at the time arrangements pending for postal
vention with that nation about year ago. not
perfected owing to the refusal of the United states to
agree TO increased OF internal postage that when
peace restored in France satisfactory
nents could be made This however. is far from boing
the case, the FreRoh nation, in order to
recover from the losses sustained by the war,
obtaining much possible from attain
able source therefore she has increased her postal rates.
and consequently refraaed from renewing her former
desires for postal convention with this Government.
Postmaster General Creswe in his next annual report to
Congress will strongly urge that body to take immediate
action the bill containing the revised postal code. IL
was prevented from becoming law last session by tho
action of the House In attaching to it provision for the
abolition OF the franking privilege.
The President and family. Gen. Horace Porter secre-
tares Beknap and RObesOn and others VI the party will
arrive in this city from Boston TO morrow.
, Chicago bankers returning the money which has
been so badly burned as to be useless The Treasurer
states that many OF the packages returned had
been removed from the sachels they sent In from
the Treasury and that the slips Of paper binding each
small package of money unharmed and still bear the
first and last numbers Of the notes they contain Com
mitees have been appointed to receive and estimate this
money for redemption.
The changes in the New York Post-Oices during the
week ending Oct. 10 follows:
Glen HAvru. Cortland Co ........R T. Nns.
.BSsoX Co. 81 B Sprtg0a
Clinton Ira P. CbAnbeslain.
0es East Greene Chsnango C changed
10 BhIben-