The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-19
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.

SAN Francisco, July 1G.-A Bots
, City dispatch of the fourteenth saws
/ ''This evening companies G, d aud F
of the First Cavalry, and Capt. Robin
sons company of twenty-five scouts
will unite with company B and Capt
Bender's company at Indian Valley ant
proceed tomorrow under Col. G. 3
Sshdford to reinforce Gen. Howard
Companies 3 and F, of the Fifteenth
and Company A, of the Twenty frs
Infantry, moved from this garrison to
day TO follow as fast as possible afte
Col. Sandford's column. Company G
of the First Cavalry, arrived here to
day at l P. NJ. Battery B is still be
hind. This is the entire command
under Gen. Green, and numbers abou
315 men.
WASHINGTON, July 16.-Secretary
Evarts and Attorney General Devon!
left this morning for an excursion
planned for them by d. b. Randolph
to the Pennsylvania coal mines. They
will lunch with Col. John w. Forney,
who will favor them with his company
They will be entertained by Mr.. Keim, al
Edgemont, where there will be a recep
ton and brass band. Returning they
lunch with Senator Don Cameron and
reach Washington Thursday. Mean
time those anxious about justice and
diplomacy have rest.
| WASHINGTON, July 16.-The Second
Infantry, en- route to reinforce Gen.
Howard, arrived safely at St. Louis
and left there last night.
New ORLEANS, July 1G.-A negro
who escaped was shot dead by Lewis
Johnson, of steamer Francis Belle, at
Westwego on Sunday.
LONDON, July 16.-The Standards
correspondent at Trenova telegraphs
that Grand Duke Nicholas has arrived
there.
A dispatch to the same paper from
Constantinople reports that it is said
the Turks have beaten the Russians
and occupied TIenova, and that Ismail
Pasha has entered Russian territory
and advanced six miles on the road to
Tiflis.
Hobart Pasha had long interview
with the Sultan yesterday, who gave
him permission to command an eXDedi-
ton to the Black Sea with complete
liberty of action.
The IimeS's Bucharest dispatch re-
ports that preparations continue for a
battle near Rustchuck, and that por
ton of the garrison of Siiistria has al
ready gone there.
It is SAID that all work done by the
international Danubian commission
will be lost in consequence of measures
taken by the Russians to obstruct the
mouth of the Danube.
The Times'S correspondent with the
Turks telegraphs, under date of Kars,
July 10, that NIoukhtar Pasha, with
the main army, is in strongly en-
trenched position on ridge eight
miles south, and the Russians have
completely withdrawn from the siege
have visited their batteries, which
are constructed with much skill, but
show lack of accuracy of the Turk
ish fire. The Turks nave a very fine
force here now, and the men are in
excellent spirits and very confident.
doubt the possibility of Russia gaining
any more successes on this side this
year, unless she has very strong REIN
forcements. The Turkish supports are
steadily flowing in. The Russians, de-
spite their strength, have sustained a
heavy reverse.
The Illness correspondent with the
Russian army telegraphs from Siam,
July IL, that tomorrow we shall fall
back some distance towards Alex
andropol, from sanitary consideration.
BERLIN, July ia special CORE
spondent of the National Zeitung, writ,
ing from Tiflis July 4, says: The Ably
sinians, Circassians and Lesebians are
in full rebellion, and have killed many
thousand people. Only the middle
part of the mountains, with an i'm
portant road from Vladikarkan to
TIf1is, is still faithful and to be relied
upon"
The Daily NeaoS's Russian CORE
spondent teiegraphs from Zam that
eighteen thousand bombs have been
fred at Kars. The expense is l. 500, 900
rubles. Three Russian officers and
100 soldiers are IN the batteries.
MONTREAL, July 16.-A special says
Halkett's funeral will take place at 8
P. NJ, and will be attended by the Or
angemen in full regalia. -Four hun
dred are expected to take part. Great
excitement again prevails in this city,
and serious trouble is feared. The
mayor has issued a proclamation call
ing on all law-abiding citizens to as
sist the police force in maintaining or
der. The volunteers have been 'callej
| out.
WASHINGTON, July 1G.-John Mich
oils, Of Raleigh, North Caroline, is
here strongly recommended as colleC-
| tor of the Fourth North Carolina Dis
trict. Both he and the present in
cumbent are Republicans. Gen. p. B.
s. Hawkins will accept the place on
the condition that Col. Young resigns.
This is an extraordinary contest, as no
one of the aspirants charges the other
with rascality.
The following, from the STIR, will
elicit some authorized state nent: A
delegation of Alabamiar composed
Of Messrs. Reed, Pelham, Harris and
Knox, called at the White House
| this morning. They have been In
the city good while. They claim
to be the representatives of the Repub-
lican party in the State, and on that
issue seek to obtain offices in prefer
ence to carpet Jaggers.
The July returns of the condition of
cotton, as received by the Department
of Agriculture, cover an area of 3G1
counties, producing SIX tenths of the
cotton of the United States. Seventy
three counties of Georgia are repre-
sented. The average condition of the
whole area is % 40 per cent, four per
cent. less than the average for 1876,
but better than the condition for 1874
or 1873. Only Louisiana gives higher
average than in July of last year. The
State averages are as follows: North
Carolina SO, South Carolina 81, Geor-
| gia 90, Florida 90, Alabama o., Mis-
sissippi 90, Louisiana 102, Texas o.,
Arkansas 81, Tennessee SO. The crop
is from one to two weeks late in the
more Northern belt. The nights have
been too cold, and IN many sections an
excess of rain has retarded cultivation
and rendered the fields grassy and the
plant unthrifty. Rains have been gen
eral and long-continued in Texas. but
fine weather is producing a rapid i'm
provement. An overflow of theArkansas
river has drowned out sixty thousand
acres Of cotton. Tire lowlands IN Ten
nessee have been destructiyely inun-
dated. While the losses have been
mainly from rains, there are localities
east of the Mississippi that have SUI
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