The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-05-24

on the coast of Peru. No particulars.
WASHINGTON, May 81. Treasury
Agent KinseIls, recently ousted on &C
count of a reduction of the force, has
a good prospect of reinstatement.
Trouble Is brewing in the Pestoffice
Department. 1t is minated that Ty
ner is not running the machine in the
interest of his chiefs popularity or of
his continuance in Office. Two or
three Southern mail contracts have
been made that Key as chief must
shoulder, which are mildly represented
as foolish. The profit IN furnishing
postal cards heretofore has been found,
it is said, to be owing TO careless in
spection - the workmanship being
worse than the material, which itself
was shoddy. The contract made four
days ago is withheld.
Ofice-seekers are not as hopeful of
tomorrow as they were on Saturday.
Ex-senator Fenton is spoken of for
Minister Austria.
Grant will wear his uniform of Gen
eral of the army on state occasions in
Europe.
They have Ben Butler supporting
Pitkin.
Joubert has received additional en-
dorsements from New Orleans for that
officer which have potent look. They
give Col. Mosby credit for engineering
the two important Virginia appoint
ments.
ST. LOUIS, May 21.-General Ord
passed en- route for Chicago to consult
Sheridan regarding the Mexican inva
sion from the Texas border. The of
fcers accompanying Ord say that Ler-
do is making great efforts to reinstate
himself. There is much activity along
the Rio Grande by his partisans, Gen.
Escobsdo and Padre Vasquez, his chief
supporters. Lerdo evidently intends
making the United States his base of
supplies and operations till strong
enough to make stand in Mexico.
LONDON, May 21.-The Russian COM
missaries are working rather unsatis
factory.
The Russians occupied Kinajara on
Friday night and Ollenitza on SatuI
day. They will occupy Kalafat on the
twenty fifth.
The Circassians who landed at SUI
kurgum have arrived at the capital of
the Abshasian country. The Absha-
slams failed to Join them.
The Danube is tso high for pontoon-
ing.
1t is estimated that the Turks have
200, 900 troops north of the Balkans to
resist $50, 900 Russians.
Io
polls.
A Bucharest dispatch says that every
day makes it more obvious that the
Russians are in no hurry to cross the
Danube.
A dispatch says that the Cars COM
ing to join the army was altogether
unexpected, and the announcement
created much surprise and satisfaction.
He will be accompanied by the Gar
owitch, Prince Gortschakoff, the
great diplomatic chancellor, and Grand
Duke Nicholas. The departure for
Bucharest was postponed in conse-
quence of the Cars visit.
WASHINGTON, May, 81. Thomas
STEMS bonds, as treasurer at CincIn-
natl, for a quarter of million dollars,
were filed to-day.
The commission leaves the navy de-
partment for Chester, Pennsylvania, to
inspect and hasten the completion of
the drydock for the Pensacola in
course of construction there.
The Russian Minister called on
Evarts to-day and gave formal notice
of the state of war between Russia and
Turkey.
The S;ar has report that the
second and third assistant Postmaster
Generals, Brady and Barber, are to give
way to Southern and Eastern men.
Blaine visited Hayes to-day.
The President has nominated Phillip
Hickey Morgan, of New Orleans, as
magistrate of the new judicial tribu-
nal to be established in Egypt.
LAKE CHARLES, May 21.-The fol
lowing statement of the Calcasleu lum-
Der question is believed to be
impartial and reliable: The Dis
trict Attorney fl led in the United States
Court in New Orleans suits against
about dozen citizens of Calcasieu
parish, alleging that they and other
persons unknown had cut large guam
titles of pine logs in Calcasieu parish
on public lands, and praying st ques-
trstion and sale of the logs for the
benefit of the government. A writ
was issued and deputy marshal seized
some forty thousand logs in creeks
flowing into the west fork of the Cal
casieu river, and stretched chain
boom across the mouth of the west
fork, thereby blockadIng 1t. Logmen
say that over nine-tenths of the logs
were cut on private land. Govern
ment officers say they were mostly cut
on public lands.
The unusually delayed rise of the
creeks had caused great restitution
and suffering among the lognen and
their families by the failure to get the
logs to market, and this seizure inten,
sites the suffering, because enough
logs have reached the west fork to give
present relief it it were not for thi:
seizure and blockade.
The fact that thousands of these
logs were notorieusly cut on private
lands causes great indignation at the
arbitrary action of the authorities, but
no violence has been attempted and
none threatened, except by two Oh
three persons who protested against
the unjust seizure of their private
property. No one here dreams of any
but legal resistance. Several confer
eEces have occurred between the log
men and the governments agents. Il
is now confidently expected that the
matter will be amicably adjusted anc
the blockade raised in the course Of
four days.
BALTIMORE, May 21.-The United
Methodists have adopted the Metho
dist Protestant catechism. A commit
tee of seven were appointed to draw VI
pastoral addresses on the unity of the
Methodist and Methodist Protestant
churches, which shall be read by pas
tors and published in church papers.
WASHINGTON, May 21.-A deputa
ton from the Methodist Conference,
now in session at Baltimore, called or
the President to-day. DR.. Alexander
Clark, of Pittsburgh, chairman, ad
dressing the President, spoke of the
happy reunion at Baltimore and the
era of peace and reconciliation. judge
Bibb also addressed the President
Mr.. Hayes replied, referring to the de
STABILITY of fellowship in all depart
ments of life and duty. He spoke a
length of the other branches of the
church In former years; of the coming
together of the divided sects; of the
moral power of union in the church
He said the news from Baltimore and
the visit of the committee had i'm
..-oa.oA him deenIr and he was hannI