New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-23
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Protecting the Soldiers on the Horde r
| WASHINGTON, May s19-Alluding to out
RACES on the Texas border the following ID
significant, as General Ord reports that
real or alleged Texas citizens &C opera te
with the Mexican raiders:
To the Cover LOT OF the State of Texas Ars.i,
SIR have the honor to invite vour Al
tenilon TO the inclosed copy of telegram
| from General Sheridan, dated Nav -. rela-
| i've to affairs IN Texas, in the counties Dor
der!ng the Rio Grande. and reporting tho
arrest OF United States soldiers The Pres
ident desires to cali your attention to this
| subject, and to say that if soldiers of the
onlte0 States forces placed in that State
for the protection of the citizens are to be
treated IN tbe manner indicated in the dis.
patch, when they have simply done their
duty, II may become necessary for him to
withdraw the United States tro0ps from
that locality.
Very respectfully.
WILLIAM W. BELKNAP,
Secretary OF War.
lhe Attorney General has telegraphed
to the district attorney of the western dis
trlct OF Texas to defend the men who were
arrested IS above mentioned The war de
paftment has also received information that
Lieutenant French, of the Ninth Cavalry,
who broke open a building on the Texas
border, where arms belonging to the raiders
were stored. for the purpose of sezng such
arms, was arrested for burglary and placed
under heavy bonds for his appearance.
Fast Time.
The Virginia Midland railroad and its
connections via Lynchburg. East Tennessee
and Atlanta. inaugurate a fast schedule to-
DAY between New Orleans and New York
The patent steam litter at Lynchburg, by
which the trucks OF through cars will be
changed in seven minutes, will be in opera
tlon on the first of June, when the unprece-
dented feat will be accomplished of run
ming through cars from New Orleans, on
the Gulf OF Mexico, to Baltimore, On the
Chesapeake bay. W...D. Shipley, Southern
agent of the line, left last night to adver.
tlse the arrangement OF so much interest
and Importance to the South.
The Indians.
The indian chiefs who are here regard.
ing the Black Hills say they have not
talked sufficiently among themselves to
venture upon talk with the Great Chief
Delano
New Mail Regulations.
The system of new registered pouches
will be inaugurated as soon as the locks.
keys, blanks, etc, can be distributed, and
will start simultaneously from the follow
ing cities by the fifteenth of june it is ex
recNu- l'ostOH, NoW IOrh, InliaOelpnla.
Washington, New Orleans, Chicago, San
Francisco, Cincinnati and st. Louis
knights Of Pythias.
The Supreme Lodge of the Knights of
OF Pythias has decided to hold its next
session in Philadelphia, the fourth Tuesday
In August, 1876. A committee of thirteen
was appointed to make arrangements
Tor the centennial celebration in Phladel-
phia.
The nineteenth OF February was estab-
hshed as the anniversary of the ORDER and
q day OF celebration. A committee of
three was appointed to prepare new
with instructions to report at the |
next session of the Supreme Lodge. The |
supreme chancellor was authorized to take |
steps to establish the order in foreign |
countries. |
Internal! Revenue Changes.
The President this morning appointed |
Ferdinand Meyer to be supervisor of in |
ternal revenue for the States of Missouri, |
kansas, Arkansas and Texas, and the In |
dian and New Mexico Territories, vice Nc !
Donald, removed. He also signed the com
mission of Asa G. Mathews, to be super !
visor of internal revenue tor the States of |
Illinois, Wisconsin and Minnesota, vice |
MUM, removed. 1t is expected that several
collectors of internal revenue in those
states will be removed ON Monday or Tues
lay next, on account of DEVELOPMENTS
growing out of the recently discovered
whisky frauds.
John II. Lightner has been appointed
'evenue collector OF the st. Louis district,
7ics Mcguire.
It is reported General Meiggs has three
ears leave, and that General Ingalls, mean
while acts as Quartermaster General.