The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-08-30
TELEGRRHIC NEWS.
DOMESTIC.
Morton Sill Better.

WASHINGTON, August IS. - The
latest reports from Morton say that his
condition is more favorable than at any
time since his at Richmond.
Gossip.
WASHINGTON, August ga tele-
gram to the President from Richmond,
Indiana, says that Morton is still i'm
proving. His friends are confident of
his recovery.
The Treasury directs the sale of one
million dollars gold in New York on
Saturday for the redemption OF United
States notes retired by reason of the
issue of national bank notes.
Rear Admiral Patterson leaves here
tomorrow for San Francisco en- route
TO take command of the Aslatic
squadron.
J. II. Dennis has been appointed
revenue gauger for South Caroline.
Senator Cockrell calls upon the
Treasury concerning the claims before
that department for United States pri-
vate property injured by the Union
army during the war. He desires the
department to make prompt examina-
ton for claims for damages.
The government has surplus stock
of paper for printing notes and stamps
upon, and as consequence has sus-
pended the manufacture at the Glenn
Mills in Pennsylvania.
\ special agent of the customs re-
ports many instances of favoritism in
examining the baggage arriving at
New York from foreign ports. The
department insists that no baggage
shall pass without examination.
The resignation of United States
Attorney Stone, of South Carolina, is
accepted.
NEW YORK, August 2S.-A special
meeting OF the Chamber of Commerce
was held to-day to make arrangements
for reception of Southern governors.
The Republican State Central Com
mittee net this morning and decided
to hold the convention at Rochester,
September &c.
1t was stated by authority to-day
that the President will not revoke the
proclamation for an extra session.
The President and all the members
of the Cabinet are unanimous IN the
opinion that Congress should meet
October 10.
General Ord telegraphs from san
Antonio on the twenty instant
that he had seen Generals Bana7ides
and Canales, who said everything
was done to arrest the remaining raid
ers and persons. Of the four arrested
two come under the extrsdition treaty
and will be delivered up. Benavides
has dismissed two local officers for
want of zeal in their efforts to arrest
raiders.
Judge Russell, United States ex-
tradition agent, Is at San Antonio.
A cabinet meeting was held to-day.
and adjourned before O'clock. But
few matters were considered, and
among them was one regarding changes
in the New York custom house and
reforms in that institution, but nothing
was determined upon. There was q
brief conversation relative to the Sit
ting Bull commission. The Secretary
of War announced that Terry. who
had been selected as member of the
commission TO represent the army,
would be here to morrow, and that it
would then be determined whether he
shall proceed with Col. Corbir only to
arrange for the return of Sitting Bulls
band, OF go back as a civilian to serve
as member of the commission with
him. The Presidents proposed West
ern tour was also referred to, and ii
was decided that Deyens and K ey
| would accompany the President, the
party to leave September 6 for Mariet-
ia, Ohio to attend the National En-
campmeut of Volunteer Soldiery; then
the President goes home to Fremont,
and the Cabinet officers return here.
After brief visit home the President
will visit Dayton to attend the board
of trustees of the SoldieTs' Home,
and return Thursday to Fremont,
to be at the annual convention
| of the Twenty-third ohio Volunteer
Infantry, September II. He will be al
Louisville at the opening of the Indus.
trial Exhibition, where he will be
| joined by Key and other Cabinet Off
GERS, and Will come home, visiting
en- route Nashville the nineteenth,
Chattanooga the twentieth and Knox
| vile on the twentieth of September,
thence by Richmond and other places
in Virginia TO Washington.
Illicit DistilierY Broken Up.