The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1875-07-01
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Charleston to allow the political exiles, who
arrived on the bark Perig, TO land, no
good reason being shown why they should
be excluded from this country. The Perig,
in which they were brought, sailed under
an Oriental flag. There is some trouble
in regard to her legal duty in the United
States, and the matter is now under con-
sideration in the Treasury Department.
The Secretary of the Navy has made a
requisition for $500, 900 on the Secretary of
the Treasury to pay the remainder of the
Farragut prize award, the original amount
being $1,000 The sum first named will
| he placed TO the credit of the assistant
Treasurer for use of the prize fund. 1t
will be distributed among $500 persons,
| heretofore attached to thirty-five or forty
vessels of Farragut's fleet, which made
| the captures from the Confederacy.
| The aggregate amount of money de-
lived from such naval captures during
| the late war was about $3S, 000, 900, of
which $14, 900, 900 was turned over to the
navy pension fund; $40, 900, 900 distributed
to captors, aud the remainder in expenses
etc. The Farragut cases are the last to be
adjusted. s-s.-.s
The committee came before the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue to argue the ad-
vantages to the government of some de-
sign by which c CARS shall all bear a stamp
in lieu of the general stamp now in use TO
Fprotect the national interest. The idea is
to have the cigar bear upon itself the evil
dence that the tax has been paid by having
coupon from box stamped to the cigar.
| The commissioner considers there is now
IN effectual check to the unlawful sale of
.cigars,=eut before adopting any new method
| or particular method suggested by the adj
| vocates of the new stamp, he prefers to
take the preliminary move of comforting
with collectors in districts where tobacco
interests are extensive, and learning
throughout the views of the manufacturers
on the subject. They claim with but
trivial charge to the manufacturers the
! government will be assured of the collec-
ton of the revenue tax, and the smuggling
of cigars will be utterly impossible.
WASHINGTON, June % No order has
yet been issued by the Secretary of the
Navy detailing any vessel to follow the
Plymouth to,the mouth of the Rio Grande
river. As there is sand bar there with but
| four feet of water on it, it will be impos-
| siblc for any vessel in the navy to ascend
| the river. Besides, there are shifting sand
bars in the river, and were it possible for u
vessel to enter the mouth it would be dan
gerous to make the ascent. Four or five
| launches can be carried to the mouth OF the
| river, and they, with competent crews, can
be sent up the river to cooperate with the
army in the suppression of Mexican raids.
l. WASHINGTON, June PA dispatch was
received at the War Department to-day
from Assistant General Whipple, of Gen.
Shermans staff, dated at St. Louis. which
announces that dispatch just received
there from Col. Dodge, dated "Hainey's
Peak, June 49, reports that gold was
found in paying quantities on French
creek. Gen. Custar's report is confirmed
in every particular. Col. Dodge reports his
command we'll and in fine condition. He
has written freely on the discovery and will
forward his reports by mail.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Preparatory steps
are being taken to bring about system of
international exchange between Great Brit
ain and the United States, through the me-
dunn of the co operative societies in Great
Britain and the Patrons of Husbandry in
America. The central cooperative board
of the cooperative societies has been in cor
| respondence with Secretary Kelly, of the
| National Grange, for some time past, rela-
| tive to the project, and meeting of the
executive committee of the National Grange
| will be held next week, when the subject
will be formally presented by deputation
| from the cooperative societies, now en- route
to the United States. The British societies
ask the acceptance of their plan of union,
and state that their object is to reform
| existing commercial abuses, get rid of the
middlemen and restore the integrity of
dealing, and they represent that a much
greater quantity of American produce
would be sold in England but for extrava-
gsnt charges of middlemen. They propose
to operate with the Changers or direct trade
| lines, sending their own ships, freighted
with their own goods, to exchange for
American produce such as wheat aud cot
ton, on economical terms. The societies of
Great Britain number about 500, 600 men,
| bers, and the number of Changers is esti-
mated at about 2, 900, 900. The exchange
is believed to be feasible since cooperation
is one of the underlying principles of the
| order.
| WASHINGTON, June "a THE following
dispatch has, been received at the Indian
Bureau from Prof. Jenny, dated Camp on
French creek near Harney.s Peak, June
17.-To Hon. f. P. Smith: have discoy-
cred gold in small quantities on the North
Bend of Castle creek in the terraces or bars
of quar- gravel. ! arrived here yesterday
About fifteen miners have located camp
on the creek above here and have COM
menced searching. Gold is found from
Castle creek southwardly to French creek
at this point. The deposits are almost
wholly in Dakotah. The region has not
been fully explored, but the yield of gold
| thus far has been quite small and the re-
ports of the richness of the ground, bars,
etc., have been greatly exaggerated. On
French creek the deposits Of gravel are
very unfavorably situated; the water sup
ply small and failing, the grade too little
! to admit of tailings being carried off
by the stream. The prospect as yet is
not such as TO warrant estimated explora-
tions.
| ssWAsnINeroN, June 34-The Indian
I Bureau does not credit the report that all
! the Sioux are on the war path. They be-
lieyc that neither Spotted Tail or Red
Clouds men are engaged in any warlike
demonstrations, and feel confident thai, if
any, the Sioux are not mixed mp with the
| lawless movements.
| 5WAsn1SGToN, June 25--Bishop Ames Is a
member of the Sioux Indian commission.
! An official communication from Capt. T.
A. Roe, commanding the Lancaster, reports
the arrival of that vessel at Bahia, Brazil,
on the ninth of May, from Rio, having left
there on the twenty-second of April, ea
Feate home. The yellow fever broke out
on board on the twentieth of April, Lieut..
Balls being first attacked. On the twenty
eighth, the master, ]. B. Burdock, medi-
cal Inspector, and E. r. Denly, fleet surgeon,
were taken down. Lieut.. Balls died on
the second of May, and Mr.. Denly on the
third. on the same day ID. F. Tossing, as
sistant surgeon, was attacked, and removed
TO the hospital and died on the tenth. A
/ number Of other cases appeared on the Ian
caster. A later dispatch from Capt Roe,
May IS, says that since DR.. Tossing was
attacked No other esses have appeared, and
there are DO symptoms at present. He ex-
pected 20 leave for the United States on the
twentieth Of May. A private dispatch from
Rio reported ten cases and two deaths on
the BFookivn and one death on the Aonon
| gahelA, that of S, McColeman, secretary 70
l Admiral Leroy.
| WAsHIxsTox, June ss.-The President