New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-30
FLASHING ION.
IMPORTANT ARMY CHANGES.

wAsuINGToN, Wednesday, oct. 29 1879.
Gen. Philip st. George Cooke, in command OF the De
partuent OF the Lakes has been placed the retired
hst and Gen. George Crook. Leutenant-Coonel Of the
23d Infantry has been appointed Bugadier IN his place
The Department Of the Lakes and the Department OF
the East have been abolished and the command Is now
simply the military division OF the Atlantic, commanded
by Gen. Hancock.
GEN. VAN BUREN AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Cen Van Buren,, exChief Commissioner OF the United
States to the Vienna Exposition, had interview with
President Grant today, having had with Secretary
Fish previously The Generals object TO disabuso
their minds OF the impression that ne had spoken OF
them disrcspcc,ully his strongest condemnation being
applied 10 the uniuendy reports OF Minister Jaw IN
which he was condemned, as he alleges. unheafd. lie
stated 10 friends Ia private conversation that he was
determined 10 N!ndcatc his character nom all aspe-
Sl0us
TROUBLES ~ TEXAS BETWEEN DEsPERADOEs AND
COIORED MIN.
Acknowledgement Williams to-day received a report
from e. j. Marshal Ochiltree OF the Eastern District Of
Texas. giving detailed account Of a serious hostile
fcenag between party Of despcradOes led by Jim "
Roam and the cOorcd people the line of the Calves
ton Harrisburg. and san Antonio Railroad resulting in
the atrociOus murder OF two wclEnOwn and peaceabe
colored brothers named Wright, who were going from
the plantation upon which they employed to Eagle
Lake on horseback carrying q sack Of pecans' which
The Roam party ordered their horses tied together
and shot dead. Friends Of the dcsperadOcs that the
who had been doputized by q constable 10 arrest "a
coorcd man. and WHO, upon his resistance struck him
over the head and severely wounded him. Roam was
ARE 5ted and tried but acquitted, and . Is alleged that
on the following night his house fired into by I'M
knows men, hut neither he nor his family were there.
This to have been the origin of The organization
OF dcsperadOes against the cOOred people, eliminating
element the citizens There is danger Of further
trouble between the Roam gang and the negroes which
my result blOOdsGcd AT any moment, as Roam and
bis associates well many Of the colOred people in
that Iei ghDOrhoOd, 20 heavily armed.
OBJECT or THE GOVERNMENT IN PAYING SILVER.
As there appears to he some misapprehension the
part Of the public relation TO the purpose OF the Gov
eminent in paying out silver coin, the following expa
nation has been furnished by the Director OF the Mint
In this. as IN other countries where gold is the sole
standard OF value, silver CONS are over
They manufactured and issued on Government ac-
count the law however placing directly or indirectly
"A limit the ISSUE 10 prevent redundancy. II issued
~ tunes 81 specie payment beyond the requirements OF
the public for change such coins viii not maintain their
purchasing power with the standard coins. Owing To
various causes In tins and other countries silver has de-
cDed 10 value TO point at which the Government can
purchase it with gold manufacture IT INTO small
coin. aud pay IL out at fair profit The
Government has recently purchased quantity Of sill
yer bullion sufficient for its purposes al ll2t cents
per standard ounce. and will manufacture It into coin
a. ne nhe t. pupebsnr and issuing rate being
within fraction Of IA cents per ounce, or abOnt lOi pei
cent on the gold coin paid in the purchase This opera
ton ia believed 20 be a more profitable for the
Treasury and also more advantageous 70 the pubic III
the prsent condition OF the money market ihs tne SAFE
Il
resumption of pecie payments, but simply compliance
with the Mint laws. dollar in United states currency
viii purchase litte more gold IN the market than
dollar Of small silver coins The dollars VIII therefore
nd their level aud unless there be rise in both
the prices OF gold aud sive the small coins must eircu
late currently with paper money. Tie Government
has IN the possession OF the Assistant Treasuers about
10000 10 oliver com and at the nints aud assay offices
IN sVer bullion and about s2OooO0 This stock ID
ape for the present This mode OF paying out silver
coin viii he continued until circumstances snail dictate
! n contrary course a. proper. The Government VIII
exact the full segnioragc required by law but VIII not
10 control the disposition Of the coin after
is paid out The will then become the property OF
the holders who do what they please with ~ This
course not decided until II had been fully CON
sidered oy the secretary OF the Treasury.
The beautiful system of tGSuming specie payments
with $4,000 in silver continued in operation at
the Treasury Department to-day and the same two Ill
tic bses, holding less than pint EACH visible Oh
the tellers counter, and guarded by the
same strong force Of Treasury officials and
employ6s The amount pad out today
Was less than Yesterday, although not far from q
bundled dollars Mr. Richardson intimates that by the
time the people become accustomed 10 silVet
little, he Will increase lhe dispu~meht 10
SlO IN each case instead OF w.