The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-08-24
Ilw and talked with them on the morning

saw and talked with them on the morning
following the ROBBERY.
ST. PAUL, August 19.-Sitt'ug Bull. July
%. replies TO Major Mitchell, Fort Peck
Tell MIN am coming before long TO his
post 10 trade Tell ham did not commence
the war. = am getting OLD. That | did
not want to tight, but the whites rushed
on me and / 4In compelled 10 defend my
sell that but for the soldiers stationed ON
Ros'.bud, l, with my people, would have
been there b fore That If surrender To
protectian OF the Great Father, | would
go-yo Fort Peck for the purpose OF making
peace. | and other chiefs want the Back
Hills abandoned, and we will make peace
Medicine Cloud estimates the hostiles at
FROM elght-terten Thousand fighting men.
rhtV are Irving ehtlrefy on meat, which is
tard to gst, irving 10 the close proximity
OF ire whites. the hostile camp is now
on TonSne River, south of the Yellow
sunHe. : e, 10 sfrr.t,ss,
Z rNEwY York. August 19.--The Tammauy
and anti fammany executive committees
met yesterday 10, arrange difficulties. No
result.
GALVESTON August 19.-The Galveston
Prodpce Exchange is thoroughly organized
and by invitation of the Texas Central
WfAA nAdhC du W
leaTlng here Monday at O'clock The
excursion party will stop at the principal
depots on their return, travelling by special
Train, and stopping az Dallas on Thursday
night The agents of the Exchange are
Tor business.
New ORLEANS. August 19.-Col. A. P.
Child, Attorney General of Louisiana, died
to-day, aged seventy-six.
CHEYENNE, August 22.-All but twenty
seven of the Ute Indians who left Fort
Fetterman after being Tasted and armed
have deserted with their arms, which were
furnished to fight Sioux.
PRESCOTT, w. T., August 22-The fol-
lowing is announced officially; Captain
Porter. Eighth Infantry, under instruc-
rions from General KouIze, commanding
the Department of Arizona, left camp
Verde. August H. with detachment of
The Eighth Infantry and fifteen Indian
scouts in pursuit of hostile party of
Apaches, which had left San Carlos reser-
ystion and committed SdepredatioDs upon
settlers in northeastern Arizona. Capt. Por-
ter, commander, struck the renegades thirty
miles north of of Verde, and Immediately
STACKED them. After a severe fight of sew
eral hours the Indians were defeated with
a loss of seven. bucks killed, and two wo-
men and five chiidI en- captured; and Por-
ter's casualties were one Indian scout badly
wounded. b He. is stilt in, pursuit OF the
Indians and will probably capture or kill
the whole party. ------
DAYTON, ONO, August o. Governor
Hayes declines to interfere in the case of
Murphy, sentenced to be hanged for the
murder Of Col Dawson, last September.
RICHMOND, Va, August 22.-Hillany
In he -. II
Fire Fiend," under sentence of death for a
series of arson, attempted escape from the
Jail yesterday by throwing pail of water
N the face of the jailor, and graphing
with him while he was blinded. All the
prisoners in Jail, some thirteen, were il
the plot, but the attempt was frustrated by
the iailop.g~rr9 .r-ay AvJ .srassa
Long BRANCH, August 22.-The follow
ing is just received from the President:
1T is with extreme pain that the President
announces to the people of the United
States the death of Speaker Kerr, of the
House of Representatives. Hon. Michael
G. Kerr, of Indiana, man of great
intellectual endowments, large culture,
great prObity and earnestness ID his devo-
ton to the public, has passed from the po-
sltlon of power and usefulness to which
he had been recently called; the body over
which he had been selected. to preside,
not being in session to render It's tribute
If affection and respect to the memory of
the deceased, the President invites the
people of the United States to solemn
recognition of the public and private
worth and the services Of a pure and emf
nent character sd flroa ds4ioq l. st. fs1t
(Signed) U. s. GRANT.
By the Presidept:aftnr-'s gftrs2 y rfraH
JOHN l.. CADwALLADER, acting Secrer
tarv of State. .lI ~ ri 5rsi} 200 =. laa .-1f
WASHINGTON, August 21, 1876 ' a''sg Co.
BOSTON, August pa The schooner G.
low fever on board and is detained at the
quarantine.
FOREIGN NEWS.
LONDON August 17.-The Scottish na.
tionsl memorial to the late Prince Consort
was unveiled in Edinburgh this afternoon at
o'clock. Her Majesty the Queen, who
performed the ceremony of Inauguration,
arrived in Edinburgh. accompanied BY the
Duke of Connaught, Prince Leopold and
Princess Beatrice. There was no official
reception or ceremony on their arrival, but
at three O'clock in the afternoon her Mai
esty received an address enclosed IN gold
and silver casket from the mAgistrates and
cOuncH at HolYrood Place VI y -
LONDON. August Us IA dispatch from
Belgrade to the Standard says that war
manifest will be issued by Prince Milan to-
day, declaring that Servia and Montenegro
will fight together to the last man. 80
The I fines correspondent. at Ragusa an
nouncas the report of the severe defeat of
The Turks at Kuc confirmed.
According to the Montenegro account, Mo-
hammed -Pasha with 90, 900 men advanced
into the ravines of Kuci on Monday. HIS
army was attacked on all Sides routed and
purlued by Montehegrins from Medon TO
PokigoritZ, where the Turks were protect
ed ny their artillery. Tue Montenegrins
estimate the Turkish loss at 5000. No
doubt this is the gravest disaster of the
war.
The Illness PARIS dispatch says that
the rumor OF the resignat ion of Gen. De-
Cissy and appointment of Gen. Berthout as
minister of war is officially confirmed r7.aV
LONDON, August 17.-The Times of to-;
day says Berthou. as general Of q division
IF infantry, was one Of the most capable
officers in the army, and a. he Is not mem
Der of Parliament. his selection confirms
the principle of making the war department
non-political.
Akl6. August III uC 1uSSl6u JcltRTdm
agency, in reply TO speeches made ia the
Engi sh House of Commons, lately, to the
effect that Russia was stronger in 1883 than
she is now, says that the GaulOis shows
that Russia, who, in 1858, had an army of
800 600 men, now has 1,34O, 900 as a peace
armament, and 2,5Oo, 600 men in time of
war.
BELGRADE, Au gust 17.-Official dis
patches received here state that on Tuesday
90, 900 Turks attacked sColantiloch's posi-
lion on this side of Klissoana 3deiile and
after severe fighting. lasting from 10 A. N.
till r n, the Turks were repulsed with
great loss
LONDON, August 1s.-A dispatchuto Reu-
ter's TeIegraphic Company, from Paris,
saysth Gen. d -Cisseyis resignation of the
War Department was not voI1ntafy, as
President MacMahon requested it. This sc-
ton is construed to mean that the Presi-
dent wishes his war ministryto behno longer
subject to parliamentary vicissitudes, and
change during recess. The selection