, 1874-09-10


CRY OF MEXICO. Sept. 2.-The Bish-
op of Yucatan has issued an order ex-
communicating all Catholics who con-
tract civil marriages.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Lieut. General
Sheridan to-day sent the following or
der: aa
Brig. Genl. Alfred H. Terry, St Paul,
Minn-Should the companies now or
ganizing at Sioux City and Yankton
trespass on the Sioux Indian reservation
you are specially directed to use the
force under your command to burn the
wagon trains, destroy the outfit and ar
rest the miners, confning them at the
nearest military post Tin the Indian
country. Should they succeed in reach
ing the interior, you are directed to send
such force of cavalry in pursuit Us will
accomplish the purpose above named.
Should Congress open the country to
settlement by extinguishing the treaty
rights of the Indians, the undersigned
will give cordial support to the settle
ment Of the Black Hills
A duplicate of these instructions has
been sent to the General commanding
the Department of the Platte. In the
claim of the Oregon Steam Navigation
Company that S. E. Moody had failed
to perform the mail service between
Portland and Dalles, the facts in the
case in behalf of Moody were presented
by Senator Mitchell. but not as his coun-
sci. After long controversy the POST
master General has decided that the OBJ
lection to Moody was merely nominal,
he having promptly and substantially
performed his contract in the time re-
quired by the schedule.
A letter dated Havana. Aug. 2Sth,
says on the 10Th the order was given to
put Frederick Dockery in the chain
gang, which was accordingly done. He
was. however, spared the indignity of
being sent to work with the remainder
of the gang.
Augusta. Ca, Sept, 3.--The Demo-
cratic Congressional Convention Of the
Eighth District, after an all night ses-
sion, nominated Alex. H. Stevens.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 3.-As result of
the conference between the Attorney
General and the President at Long
Branch, ana of meeting at the War
Department to-day, Attorney General
Williams has issued an order to the u.
S. Marshals and Attorneys of Districts
in the South, where the discord of dis
orders are occurring, calling their atten.
ton to the enforcement of acts of Con-
gress, which give the general Govern
ment jurisdiction in the matter and Or
dering them to spare no efforts or he
cessary expense in order to detect, ar
rest and punish perpetrators of the out
RACES. United States Troops will, the
erder says. "be stationed at different and
convenient points in your district for
the purpose of giving you all needful
aid in the discharge of your official du-
ties. You understand, of course, that
no interference whatever is hereby in
tended with any protocol or party action
not in violation of the law, and for the
protection of all classes of citizens,
white and colored, in the exercise of
franchise and enjoyment of rights and
privileges which they are entitled by the
Constitution and Laws of the United
States" ear
New YORK, Sept. 3.-Tbe Democratic
Convention, which met at Hagertown,
Md, Yesterday, nominated VIM. Walsh
for Congress. Montgomery Blair was
one of the defeated candidates.
BosToN, Mass. Sept. "a colored in
dignation meeting held here last night,
was addressed by VIM. Wells, Brown,
Geo. Griffin, John J. Smith, E. Walker
and others. They believed that there
had been shown altogether too much
leniensy to ex-rebels, and that slave-
holding power was still struggling for
supremacy. They called upon the Presi-
dent to take prompt measures for the
Suppression of the present state of az
fairs, and if he had not the power to do
that to convene an extra session of Con-
gress. Resolutions expressive of these
sentiments were adopted.
CHICAGO, Sept. 3.-Among the Com
gressional nominations yesterday, were
the following: From the Sixth Illinois
District for Representa- g, General T.
J. Henderson, defeati. J. B. Hawley,
the present member; from Sixteenth
Illinois District, Representative, Ger
eral s. Martin was renominated; from
First Michigan District, Representative.
j. A. Hubbell, renominated; Second
Michigan District, Representative, J. C
Burrows, renominated; Fifth Michigan,
W. b. Williams, renominated; First
Wisconsin District, Representative, C.B.
Williams.
A Convention of persons interested
in the construction of cheap freight rail-
ways between the Atlantic seaboard and
the Mississippi River, was held in
Mount Vernon, Ohio, yesterday. Its
object was to secure organizations in
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Ohio, Iu-