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committed by one operating in the
unjust and unholy cause of Grantism.
Caleb Cushing's disposition was TO stretch
the authority of marshals as far as possible,
but Mr.. TAFT, ia an official paper, even
counts glaring fraud In quoting his
words. An sxsmiRstiou of the statutes
shows that they do no. recosnize tue power
assumed or delegated by Taft, for they
emphatically declare that. fa
Sec. 2002. No military or other off,
Ger, or other person engaged in the military
or naval service of the United States, shall
order, bring, keep, or have under his su-
thOrity or control, any troops or armed
men at the place where any general or spe-
cial election Is held in any State, unless it
shall be necessary TO rspel the armed enc
mics Of the United States or to keep the
peace at the Tolls.
'Sec. 20o3. No officer of the army or
navy of the United States shall prescribe or
fix, or attempt to prescribe or fix, by proc
lamstion, order or otherwise, the qualitica-
fions of voters in any State, or in any man
ner interfere with the freedom of any cleo
ton in any State, OF with the exercise OF
the free right of suffrage in any State"
punishment for each Of the above offenses,
fixing the penalty at fue of not over
$4,000, and imprisonment at hard labor for
II term of not less than three months or
more than five years.
Section 5521 is yet more forcible aud ex-
plicit in prohibiting military interference
with elections It reads as follows
EVERY officer or other person in the mil
itary or naval service who, by force, threat
or intimidation, order or otherwise, CON-
pels, or attempts TO compel, any officer
holding an election in any State to receive
avote from person not legally qualified to
vote, or attempts to impose any regulation
for conducting any general or special cleo
ton in a State, different from those de
scribed by law, or who interTeres in any
manner with any officer of an election in
the discharge of his duty, shall be pun
ished as provided IN section 5529." ....-r.
And now while Mr.. Taft is sending in
structions to marshsls and officers in the
Southern States it would be we'll for him to
enclose the above prohibitory sections of
the statutes. Gen. Sherman, whether he
has studied the law or not, seems inbued
with some intuition upon this important
matter, and he may be of even more trouble
to Grant and Taft than present indications
would show. The basis of these instruc-
tions is fraud, and the whole. of
the contemplated proceedings illegal,
and it is probable that impediments will
be met with which will be very difficult to
remove. In the meantime let us at the
South keep cool, and the madness Of these
men may over-reach itself ........
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THE New York Herald, in discussing po.
litical riots, comments upon those gotten
up lately by few rntfians in Baltimore. 1t
says: "Some of the Baltimore. rufians
have been arrested, and it, is said all are to
be promptly punished. The city authori,
tiles are Democratic, and if they act firmly
and upreleutingly in the prosecution Of the
offenders they will prove that the party has
no sympathy with such rascally acts. % Let
US hope that the Republican, authorities OF
Charleston will be equally ready to punish
the negro rioters who acted the part Of
iends in that city sfew days ago." .1o y
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GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN, Of South Caro-
lima, shipped to Charleston 30 600 muskets,
the property of the United States, proclaim
ing that he was done with reform, and an
nouncing his intention to arm rhe blacks
with the guns shipped. The simple sc-
nouncement of his act and purpose was sufii
cient to incite civil strife. Onthe seventh q
procession of cslored Democratic voters
was attacked, and many were killed and
wounded, while King street, one of the
main tholoughfares of Charleston, was
blockaded, and actually sacked for ten
hours. And now Chamberlain is renomi-
mated in onsideration of this record. -
The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1876-09-21

BR1TToN, Governor D.vis's lay partner,
was in Galveston the other day. and is re-
ported to have been on the hunt for Con-
gresslonal candidate. 60 Governor Davis had
delegated him to call on Tom oehiltree
and notify him, that if he would become
the Republican candidate $10,0O0Din cash
would be used to make the canvass for hIm.
The plot thickens and Cod. Jones, will be
sacrificed at the last hour, not by Ochiltree,
but by DAVIS. The latter is working for
martyrdom, which he hopes will be amply
recompensed by Hsves. The prospect is
very hazy.
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GEN. SHERMAN steps to the front and vir-
tually nullifes Taft,s military circular, so
far, at least, as it applies to army officers.
Taft's instructions to the marshals reads:
Every person in the district = . in.
Guiding the military of all denominations =
militia, soldiers, marines-2all are alike
bound to obey you. The fact that they are
organized as military bodies, whether of
the STATE or of the Uuited States, under the
immediate command of their own officers,
doeo not in anywise affect their legal char
acter. U.- -, II su trdf ,sost O.
Sherman addresses his officers in a mill
tary order and says: 81 log rn. = hra us-
You must judge for yourselves whether
the service is LqefM or necessary and CON-
pati5le aoith your ordinary military duties,
You must limit your action absolutely to
proper aid in the execution Of Lawful pre-
cept exhibited by the marshal or sheriff. -
And the wholesome part of this whole
matter is that Grant, though President OF
the United States, is not commander of its
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THE Indian war hss virtaslly ended with
but one result--ths slaughesr sOfr an band
of brave officers and men. Noshings else
has BEEN secured. The troops hsSe sfol-
lowed the Indians until. in Consequence of
fatigue aud antici psted staryatlon,l they
must retreat. In the meantime the govern.
nent officials are giving it out that the In
dlaus are tired of fighting and desire to
make treaties. The ludianriDg, may desire
to make a few millions this winter and hence
treaties are in order, when ratiens to untold
thousands will be Issued. aud rascals en-
riched. Ia the meantime, the tresoherous
red devils will be fed and clot bed well, and
they and their horses will be in prime con-
dition when the grass rises next, spring for
opening another vigorous campaign and
again depicting the ranks of the army.
Such is our government and similar
course ramifes all of its departments.sey
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TEXAS ~ NEW TYOkK.


News comes along with the fearful de-
cline in State paper at hene that Texas
bonds have declined five per cent. in New
York. How could it be .otherwisei Gov
ernor Coke has been operating upon false
policy, borrowing from one to, pay another,
and capitalists seeing that insufficient reve-
nue bills and appropriations have been
made by the Fifteenth Legislature, it is the
height of folly to suppose they will con
tinue to regard State bonds in the same
light as heretofore. The New York
creditors are satisfied that interest
on bonds would have been defaulted
had not the State used the United States
bonds lying in the State Treasury to the
credit of the school fund, to pay it; and
with an anticipated deficiency, within the
next twelve months, both in revenue and
appropriations, of several hundred thou
sands of dollars, there is good reason to
expect trouble, Had the fifteen per cent.
additional tax been imposed, as it honest
y should have been, no, such depreciation
would hare resulted, and decline, which by
no means has reached its bottom, would not
have been,the result These facts, together
with the agitation of the question of division,
and the lawlessness prevailing in Texas,
tend to make capital ,timid., Holders are
afraid to keep their Investments and buy
ers hold aloof, and Coke, having played the
part of an accomplished demagogue, should
hide his head for shame. and make room
for new administration, if possible, TO re-
deem public matters. The general condi-
ton Of affairs calls for the most decided ac-
ton, and the future demands that either
Coke or Hubbard, as Governor, assemble
the Legislature in. extra session, to take
such steps. as will relieve the State from
the stains gathering, upon it. 10, d., .e =. r
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TwcED'scapsures seems al. Established fact
It was ,known during the summer that he
was in Santiago de Caba, and that he had
come there from Havana An American
made an attempt to have him arrested, bu.
be was too smart, and took sail, 90 il is
said, the twenty seventh Of July The
Spanish authorities were notified. and strict
orders were issued from Madrid 70 watch
the coast Of Spain for his arrival. on Sep
tember 8. the Carmen, in which be had
sailed from Santiago. reached vigo, aspan-
ish port and the governor boarding her
recognized TsEeed BY his photograph. and
arrested him an1 his compsai0u. William
Hunt. They were lmpfisonsd, and win Be
sent to HAvzna on she mail steamer leaving
on the tHenty-arst. He wiz be turned
ever to the American consul q Havans aud
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and in this connection opening a way for
villains, who have made Texas their field
of operations, that they may, 10 view of NO
sufficient provision against them. commit
cr;...s.. and avoid with ease the penalty of
the Law. The srATEsHAk will defend no
man, because be is Democrat, who would
50 willfully evads responsibility, and it is
left for sucn p'pers as the Telegraph - at
tack the palladium Of cur liberties bseaus,
the press of Texas are not in the whole
man-worshipers. And especially will it d
50 when the ground upon which it make
its assertion N untrue, as late developments
have proven H .FL9 af ~- 90 EN
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AN Official statement read by Senator
Window in speech made innthe United
States Senate, August 6, shows, the loss
sustained by the government since 1859 to
June 30, 1875, on account. of defalcstiops
in the revenue departments was, 81, 276, =
$50 so. This, bear in mind, was official,
and a careful revision shows that the real
losses thus sustained were IS, 500 SOS. 9S.
The whisky frauds win amount alone u
$50. 600. 600.
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she sprang forward with shrek, threw
her arms sround his neck weeping. and
iryiog to shield him with her own delicate
body. 1t was all in vain; the bullet sped
ON its course, and the father and daughter
1.-The sweet youog girl and the old bind
man--Iell dead IN each Others arms. I
should, perhaps, beg pardon of my readers
for dwelling on these narrowing details |;
but every here here see the Turks look
ing upon the English as their friends aud
sllies, counting upon us for help against
their enemies, looking to Us for aid and
comfort, aud believing--most exasperating
thing OF All-that they have our approval
In everything they do.
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The murderous attack by Republican
negroes, In Charleston, upon some of their
own race who choose to be Democrats, is but
part OF the infamous programme marked
out by Grant, Hayes & Co. There II no
doubt that this trouble was instigated TO in
timidate the negroes, Who in large num-
beIs, are joining Democratic organizations.
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TIE Republicans are deeply disappointed
because Tildeh would not defend himself
against the charges about his income tax
ID 1889 aud 1860, when there was no such tar
levied. They are surprised at the coolness
of his conduct, and cannot decide where
or how to make an attack which viii divert
attention from the. nice little exposures
now being made in regard TO Hsyes's sworn
schedule of taxable properly. s1r9 -
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Ajax law passed By the Flfseenth Leg
isisture SLOWS parties 70 get q receipt in
full for all taxes BY paying those due from
1873 up TO this time. He may owe taxes
for ten, twenty or thirty years, and can
settle the whole BY paying those for the
last three years afk .fsssn SIS ~ Al
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will get to New York in October No ex-
tradition treaty exists between the United
States and spain, and it Is highly @credita-
bic act on the part of the Spanish sAhthori-
ties that they have acted as related! s'
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( TIE laws OF New Jersey make tbs attend
ance even upon . prize fight punish.ble BY
fifteen yeArs' service in the penitentiary.
Such witnesses ars declared By Law aeces-
SORES. and II is very good ststuts.
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GovERsoR HkSRr a. wIsK. Of Virginia
one Of. the most talented Of men, and prob
ably un,qualed as . campaign orator by
any man, is dead. he departed this life
in Richmond, Virgins, on the twelfth in
ssAnt But short time since be wr6ie to
q friend that he would never leave his room
again until carried 70 his grave, and the
prophecy has b~en fulfilled.
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MnIariOua FeYers.

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Regulator as prepared by you, and recommend 1t to
every the best for Fever and que
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good on my plantation among my negroes, than any
medicine ever used it ,upersedes qGiniRe IL taken
In time. Yours, etc,
Hon B. H. HILL, Ga.
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cOKx IS an Executive has failed, and h.v-
ing sought and obtained other lucrative
ofkce than Governor should resign and
sil0w his successor some chance to mend
pubic Affairs.
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TORTURED AND MALTREATED.

| His eyes were put out, an1, after under
going the most fearful torIhents, he was
thfown on a. heap of wood faiDting or dead
the people do not known hicb, and burned.
They seized the priest Nestor, and cut of
his fingers one by one to extort money, and,
as the poor man had none to give them,
they continued by cutting off his hands,
and finally hie head. We were shown in
the yard of neat little cottage embowered
in trees, q grave, beside which 9 woman
was kneeling as we passed. Il was the grave
OF, young man Of eighteen who had just
returned home from, school when the
troubles began, after an absence of two
years, and VINO had iakeu no part IN the
or break. lfrts s.oou
Th " had seized him, and IN mere sport
cut off his hands one by one in the presence
OF mis- mother, then killed him. What made
these acts more terrible was that many Of
them were committed in the presencs ofthe
weeping, ,relatives-wife, mother, brothers,
sisters cf victims. And they were repeated
by the hundred. But II was not only old
and young men who suffered; women,
young girls, eh,idren, infEufs. were ruth
iessly slanghtered. These Turks. these
strorR, bearded men, picked iniaIts mp out
of their cradles with their blyoDets, tossed
rhem IN the ar, caught them again, aud
flung them at the heads Of
THE sHKrEKIS9 MOTHERS
They G .rried IiEle babes about the streets
on the points Of their bayouefs, With their
poor little heads and arms dsooping around
fhe barrels OF their guns and the blood
streaming down over their hands. They
cut of the heeds Of children and compelled
other children to carry the still bleeding
heads about in their arms.
Not woman In the place seems TO hsve
escaped outrage. They aII confess it open
ly. In ether places where these things oc-
CURED the women have shown g hesitation
70 speak. Here, however, they did not
hesitate TO speak out. Outragvs were CON-
mitted 30 pnbliciy, 20 generally, that they
feel it would be useless 70 Try 70 hide their
shame, aud they svow II openly. These
acts were c0mfnftted not only Ia the houses,
but IN ths ssreetS IN the yzids, and in the
courts
The crimes that wers committed here are
beyond the rtsch Of imsginstion. There
were stories related 10 us that are madden
log II tbfir atrpcity, that cause the heart
70 swell IN burst Of Impotent rage that
can and vent only in pifyi1g, useless tesrs-
We were told Of
yoUs5 GIRL or sfxTEKs
outraged By ftree OF four Bashi- Bzzouks. IN
the pfesencs Of her fafhe- old and bind.
Suddenly she saw one ~m pFeparing,
in mere sport, 70 ki,' old man, and
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REPUR.ICAN DnFALOATIONs.

The losses TO the government by defalca-
tons from 1869 to June ~, 1875, sum up
IS, 500, sos 90, and it will be borne in mind
tenth of the amount stoler from it by
frauds upon the revenue committed by
combinations between corrupt officials who
have combined with the whisky ring. A
carefully prepared etatement, given below,
Will show why it now costs SO much money
to run the government. These are defsl-
cations alons: r.
Balances due from pOstmasters I.s.
INDEBTED to the United
States, whose accounts have
terminated since 1869, up Co .a.a..
June 10, 1876. G....y....... 1878 37l IA
Balances due from Ex- United
States marshals on account ,..,.A ...
of expenses of courts from
1869 to June 10, 1875, :. +. s4a, 900 OF
Balances due from officers of
courts on account of official
emoluments from 1869 to
June 10, 1876 -. ......, 5s, Oe7 SO
Detalcation of FL. B. Swoope.. go, 900 90
Balances due the United States
from Governors and Secrets- r-lsr
rles of Territories. a... 10, 7ss %
Balances due from sundry pub a...
lie officers, ETC., out of ser H-t, ."
vice from 1869 to June 10,
1876 -...........a......... 2s5, ,713 10
IA . $s77, 200 90
Balances due the United States
from late Assessors of Inter
nal Revenue .,....... 1,4eS so
Balances due from Ex-Collec
tors of Internal Revenue, on
their accounts 30 disbursing
agents, from 1869 to June ''i-
10, 1875. .........,...u.n... ss,51s 10
Balances due the United States lI'.
from late stamp agents from = N-~-
1869 to June 10, 1876. ....9gs so, sOs "a
Balances due the United States r sri
from Dlplomatlc and COusu- ,,..l rl
lar officers from 1869 to June ryI.n .af
1876 ..-..,,. .....,........ Al, s3s O9
Balances due from U. S. Bank
ers &C. H. & CO.. III :. 1sO, l7s 81
Balances due the United States
nA account of Indian service
by officers out of service
from 1859 to June, 1875. ss, s72 o4
Balances due the U. s. from
pension agents out of ser
vice. from 1869 to June, - 4.-
.1S76,............g....... s2s, sa4 so
Balances due, the U. s. from
Ex-Collectors' of Internal u.t.r .lt
Revenue appointed by Pres a ggs ..'
ident Grant from 1869 to a. aF u.H
June, 1875. 2,312, 544 30
Balances due the U. s. by e6-
officers of the customs, H.
since 1859. 9.............. 1882 81
Balances due The O. S. from
receivers of public money,
disburs1ng agents, survey
ors, general registers of
Land Offices. etc., from 1869
to June, 1876. :. !. ........ 1o3, 63s 65
Balances due the Government
by Ex-ComHissioners of ,di-r t' a.a.
rect taxes for the insurrec. t .-
tionsry States of Arkansas, ...a ,a
Georgia, Louisiana, Missis- ..,
eippi, North Carolina, Tex
as and Virginia, from 1864
to1s67, ..,.,......r.... 80, 665 81
Balances due from ex officers
of the U. S. Navy and others
on the books of the Fourth
Auditor from the es: 1869
to June, 1876. ~. ...... sss,aos 70
Balances due from army Off
GERS out of service from the = 1.
year 1869 to June, 1876. :. 7s4, ,553 OF
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Jones L suing for divorce from his wife,
who has deceived him. He could not help,
after discovering her guilt, rating her
soundly for it. The ldeA, she said, burst
brutsIly, when had given mysslf 20 much
trouble 70 keep you from knowing anyihirR
OF Il 20 a. not 70 worry you. And t1is i
tbs thanks getT' 50
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Consultation.

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BOOK or NATURE,

CoasAlnipt i4o pages and y nambsr OF hns snEayinEs
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RDICAL.

RUPTURE e; s.: S:: {: IS; !: 81; Fl; !; q;
mint. Il sels.fegrs or nc fee. CaXos or sS19< 70
DR. Judson. zcy GhSsfssf gfIesf, 81. Loslss ne.