The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-07-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
ASSOCIATED Press Dispatches.
Wa.hington CITY.

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ASSOCIATED Press Dispatched
Washington City.
WAsHINGToN, July 21.-The rear-admiral
commanding the North Pacific squadron, in
dispatch to the Navy Department, dated
Honolulu, June "a, reports the return of the
Tuscarora, on the twentieth of that month,
from the Samson Islands. Her cruise had
been successful, as also the mission Of Col.
Stenberg. The Tuscarora made several
soundings between Upola Island and Duke
of Clarence Island. After slight repairs she
was to sail for San Francisco, and it was
expected she would arrive there the latter
part of July.
WASHINGTON, July 81. President Grant
is here to attend to routine business, and
has had interviews with the heads of de-
partments.
The Erie Railroad has employed Dorman
B. Eaton to proceed to London to obtain
81, 500, 900 remaining from bonds nego-
tiated there, and which are held by the
London Banking Association and James
McHenry, on the grounds that claims may
be made against them by Europeans, which
claims the Erie Company do not recognize.
WASHINGTON, July 22-Judge Fustier
will doubtless be relieved and Chief Clerk
Avery will be suspended. Bristow has,
however no advIces of Avery's indictment.
WASHINGTON, July 24-The government
has purchased at New Orleans the steamer
Planter, a small boat, which draws four
feet of water, but is strongly constructed.
She will be properly armed and manned and
sent 20 the Rio Grande for duty on that
river, to prevent Mexicans crossing into
Texas and running off stock. The Planter
has been ordered to Mobile, and Lieut.
Com D. G. KEGS detached from the iron
clad Cannaicus and sent to that city to take
command of the new vessel. 1t is said that
one or two steamers of similar character
will be bought and fitted out to act with
her In the suppression of Mexican depreda-
tiOns.
WASHINGTON, July 24.-The Secretary of
the Navy to-day received the following
from Pensacola, July %: ''Hon. Secre-
tary of the Navy-There are twenty-nine
cases of fever at Barrancas. Our quaran-
tine is strict, but our supplies have to be
| furnished from this reservation"
Another dispatch states that the soldiers
at Barrancas have been removed to Fort
Pickens ON account of the existence of yell
low fever at the former place. No infor-
nation in regard to the fever has been re-
ceived at the War Department.
New YORK.
NEW YORK, July 21.-At meeting of
| the past and active members of the Boston
Light Infantry Association Monday, a prop
osition was read from Major Gilchrist, of
the Washington Light Infantry, of Charles
ton, South Carolina, with reference to the
organization of centennial legion from
the leading veteran organizations of the
old thirteen States, to take part in the ma
tional centennial celebration at Philadel-
phia next year, the legion to consist of
one battalion of light artillery, thirteen
companies of cavalry, ten companies of in
fantry, one company each from New Hamp
shire, Massachusetts, Connecticut and
Rhode Island, with field officers in COM
mand selected by those companies; one
each from New York, New Jersey, Della
ware and Pennsylvania, with field officers
selected as aforesaid, each company to be
limited to seventy-five members in all;
all the companies to rendezvous in Phila-
delphia on the second of July at noon.
The proposition also stated that the centen-
NAL of the battle of Fort Moultrie is to be cele
brated in Charleston on the twenty-eighth
of June, 1876. 1t will be desirable for as
many of these commands to rendezvous in
Charleston, to assist in the celebration and
proceed thence to Philadelphia by rail or
steamer, as may be most practicable. The
ganization, and several members made brief
speeches urging the acceptance of the invi-
tation to attend the Fort Moultre celebra-
ton. No action was taken.
NEW YORK, July 21.-The daughter of
Robert Dale Owen, in letter to the Post,
says the cause of the calamity which has
overtaken her father is an overtasked brain,
he having persisted in writing in spite of
physicians warnings. She has watched her
father through all his sickness with great
care and anxiety, and she sees no founda-
ton for the assertion that the Katie King
affair is the cause of his insanity. 1t was
more than vexIng to him, it is true, and for
a week or two it did throw cloud over his
buoyant and hopeful temperament, but that
was all.
NEW YORK, July 80. - Fletcher, Faulk-
ner and Harris, members of the Indian
special commission, left here at O'Clock
this evening for the Red Cloud agency to
commence an investigation of the reported
Indian frauds.
New YORK, July 24.-Last evening a
man called at the station house in Brooklyn
and reported that he had found the follow
ing letter in bottle on Ccney Island beach ::
''At Sea, July z, 1S75.-The bark r. J.
Campbell, Capt. J. Fl. Holden, from Charles
ton for New York, foundered this morning.
Thirteen passengers were lost, and seven
saved, who are now in an open boat in dis
tress. They are, Capt. Holden, E. E.
Gregory, mate; Thomas Whitaker, Charles
Mallory and Ii. Dyer, seamen; II. Hamil-
ton and Miss Anna Hamilton" A search
of the maritime register failed to reveal any
such vessel as the r. j. Campbell.
NEW YORK, July 26.-Geo. Fl. Mumford,
vice president of the Western Union Tele-
graph Company, died in Paris, after brief
illness.
NEW York, July 27.-During a fearful
thunder storm yesterday afternoon ball of
lightning struck q carriage in Capt. John
sons funeral, knocking the driver from the
box and fatally injnring him, and throwing
Miss Drew and other members of the fam
/ lily into the toad, but without serious dam
age.
New York, July 27.-Duncan, Sherman
& Co. suspended this morning. The sus-
pension caused great excitement IN Wall
street.
NEW YORK, July 27.-Duncan, Sherman
& Co. were closed at IL :25 this morning,
but only in 4 general way. The cause of
the suspension, as ascertained and admitted,
is that the house lost very largely on cotton
J in fact, il is the principal source Of the
loss. Investments in VARIOUS railroad enter
prises, old and new, also entailed losses.
Their liabilities are understood to be be-
tween five and six millions. Duncan re-
turned from Europe about two weeks ago,
and has since been making close exami-
nation into has assets, and as they were
found to be largely inadequate, he resolved
10 endeavor to get new cash capital, and
having failed to do so, determined it was
best to suspend and make general assign
ment. Their indebtedness Is distributed
ali over this country aud Europe, = consid-
cradle amount being in the form Of letters
of sr.a3it held hv kravelsrS Tie house was