The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-05

ana - IN olose IL his effort. prcninent
am0nu the members who offered him
their congratulations wss Mr.. Lamsf
M lord. of New FORK, from the Jtit
dietary COMMITTEES, reported back with
an amendment what is known ~ the
Blaine's school amendment TO the Cont
stitution, As reported IL is az followse
Article No State shall make any law
Respecting an establishments OF religion
or prohibiting the free exercise thereon,
and no money raised by taxation N any
State for the support OF public schools
or derived from any public fund tnere-
for. nor any public lands devoted there.
10. ahnjl ever be under the control u
anv religious sect or denomination. nor
ahell any money go rsjsed or lanus SO
devoted be divided between religious
Sects or denominations.
This article shall not vest. enlhrge or
diminish Legislative power In the Con-
Tho last sentence Ia the one added by
the Judiciary Committee.
Mr.. McCrary, OF Iowa, o member OF
the Judiciary Committee, favored the
original proposition but opposed the
subetitute as Z nullifying clause; ~
amended the Constitution. and denied
TO Congress all power to legislate on u
Mr. Lord advocated It, and said that
Mr.. Blaine has stated to him over and
over again that the amendment e
drawn by him conferred no Legislative
power whatever on Congress. -,
The House proceeded TO vote on tne l,
reaolution, aud 10 was adopted yeas loi
nays 6. The members voting In the
NEGATIVE were Messrs. Blackburn, Brad.
ford, Caldwell, OF Alabama, Clark. ol
kentucky, and Forney.
Mr.. Conger was placed on the. confer.
ence committee OF river and harbOr bill
Woe Dunnell, declined. Adjourned.
TINE INDIAN WAN.
Censmwnlca tiWn opened Wetween Sens
Terry and Crock.
NEW YoRK, Aug. 4.--The Tribune has
Uaxp ON THE YELLOW SToNE, July ~
via Helena. M. THE report that
nrisoners we're taken during the Gus.
Tar firht. on the Little Big Horn. and
afterward murdered, is untrue. The
men With Custer all fell fighting gal
jautly to the last. The command
moves to-day toward Rosebud Valley
which Is practicable for wagons. steam
com mmunfcation has been opened Will
General Crook. Trails are reportet
leading from Little Big Horn towart
the Rosebud.
CHICAGO. Aug. Am official repor
| from Gen. Terry states that on the 3sti
| OF July he would commence q movement
up the Rosebud. with the view OF form
| inr q junction with Gen. Crook. Th'
dispatch further states that news re
oeived from every quarter indicates TIN
Indians are breaking up into small wa
parties, with the view OF depredatl.g OF
the border settlements. Others pr
probably tired OF war and are seekin'
the agencies Elk HORN.
4 Qaarterma.ter Train Attacked =
nreakinw up ~t indian Sands.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Gen. Shermall
has the following The guartermaster'
train was attacked Mt Elk Horn, on IN
Fetterman road, west Of Fort Laramie
the wagon Muster killed. teamste
wounded and three wagons burned
arrived At Fort Fettcrman. Red Cloud
sons and other Indians reached the Re-
Cloud Agency.
They had been In the Rosebud fight
All information indicates breakup 9
the forces In front OK Terry and Crook
Chief Rain Face reached Standin
Rock Agency yesterday. Many sma
bands are In the neighborhoOd OF tn
Missouri river agencies, waiting to com
In. They will only be received as pri'
0ners. -
Ne IL Ready fer Crock Or Terry. or n"ts
| CHEYENNE, Aug. Capt. Stanton
outfit, for whose safety some anxiet
was felt, arrived at Fort Laramie tt
day.
News came via the Red Cloud AgenC
OF the arrival Of an Indian from the no!
tile came, who says Sitting Bull Is full
prepared and eager to meet Crook
, Terry, or both combined, and feels col
J fldent OF his ability to whip them. i
further states that reinforcements al
, Joining the hoetiles from British Ame
ica and few from Minnesota.
i PANAMA.
A Fight netweca the Catholics and u
Government Forces.
PANAMA, Aug. &.--Three hundred Col
, servative Catholics attacked the Go
ernment forces In the city Of Palmyr
"Iive religion-down with the Cover
! mont" was the battle cry. After tv
: hours fighting the Catholics were r
n QUk06O, WITH Nu klIled. NO PIlSouel
Sovoral cities Of Canon are In state
siege. The Conservatives OF Pollii
and Antiaguala are reported In leag'
with those OF Canon. A crisis Is INN
4 nent.
A Turkish Defeat--Mouktar Pasha In
. Perilons Position.
|. BELGRADE, Aug. 4.-The official di
!. patches state that on Wednesday Il
|. Turks attacked Little Sewardik al
!. were repulsed. On Thursday they q
tackled the Servian positions north
: Granada. The result Of this attack
= q yet unknown. A battle began Thur
day before 0arEusovatz. but no bullet
! Of the result has yet been received.
3 VIENNA, Aug. 4.--The Presse sa
= Moukhtar Pasha h expected shortly
1 take refuge In Austria with his arm
4 as he is 80 hemmed In near, Trebin
= that It Is impossible for him to force
> passage north.
Z The NetC Free Press publishes intel
a gence from ConstantinOple saying tn
: the enforcement OF Midhat Pasha's pr
y n0eod constitution has again been pOs