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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-12-07

The number of major generals and brgadier gen
erals is to be reduced to the lowest point.
No change is made in the West Point Military
Academy and tho general provisions of the bill look
to the elimination eventually of all officers of the
army who have not received thorough military edu-
cation.
The work Of surveys and triangulatons is to DO
exclusively under the control of the army.
The army regulations. which have not been revised
since 1863 to be thoroughly examined. and new
series adopted to part of the eventual work
of reorganization.
The important feature of the bill is the abolish
ment Of staff . distinctive corps Of the army
and the interchangeability of the line and staff for
the offices in the several departments excepting the
Engineer Corps. Better provision is to be made for
the education of the cavalry branch of the service
giving it equality in this respect with the ord
and artillery branch and additional means will
be secured for training officers in the higher branches
of their profession. Under the provisions OF law
Adjutant General Townsend and Quartermaster GEN
eral Megs are to be retired and their places filled
FROM the line, the name OF Colonel Miles being
already mentioned for the position of General Town
send and Colonel Mckenzie for that of Quartermaser
General.
The committee found their greatest difficulty in de-
vising a plan for the retirement Of supernuous Of
ucerS Dub tney are counueHt tnat inc one proposSu
will meet with the fewest objections if the bill is to
be enacted into law. Recent legislation requiring
the stan Of generals in command of departments
to have their quarters in barracks with the
troops has paved the way for acceptance of
the more sweeping changes now proposed by which
officers doing STAFF duty shall in turn serve with
troops in the field.
The above the main features Of the bin. as far
be sscertained from the committee. who had
agreed not to diyuga their intentions until it WAS
ready to be presented to Congress. sf
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THE CHEYENNE AGENCY.

A SHARP LETTER FROM MAJOR MrzNEn IN RE-
spoSsE TO SECRETARY scHURz AND INDIAN
COMMISSIONER HAYT. i,
ST. LOUIS, Dec 6. 1878 4
Major J. X. Miner, commanding ofhcer at Fort
Reno, has addressed the following letter 70 Head
quarters Department of the Missouri
FoRr RENO, i. T.. Nov. q, 1879
As the Commissioner of Indian Affairs has thought
proper. in official report to the Honorable Secre
10 seriously reflect upon statements made in
my report to your office, September 10, 1873
in effect charging that my statements
not sustained by facts. I desire to say that
nshed from the office of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Agency and he fully sustained by the evidence Of
Agent Miles and his clerk and the books and records
OF his Office. Had the Commissioner Joined Agent
Miles and myself in our efforts to secure to the In
dams the fnl allowance of rations 10 which they are
credited with laudablc zeal in theinercst of human
ty and weak resort on his part to absurd personal
abuse would have been avoided.
7 wish to distinctly assert that no statement OF
mine in official reports can either be disproved de-
MED, and am satisfied that IL the Commissioner Ia
acquainted with the affairs OF the Bureau under his
charge he should be familiar with the facts set
forth by me ns either Agent Miles myself. I am
prepared to produce evidence from the records
of tho office OF the Cheyenne and Arapaloe
have never during tho past three years re-
ceved the FUN allowance OF raions to
which they are entitled The Efforts OF Commits
sioner Hayt appear 90 be directed toward concealing
the truth and shielding himself from public ccnsurt
Ivy spccous reasoning. A candid admission Of the
appropriation of Congress 10 provide the supplies
required would have been in better taste than hia at
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LOUISIANA ELECTION TROUBLES.
MORE ARRESTS Br FEDERAL oFrIcrALs-A CUES
TON OF JURISDICTION TO BE TRIED.

MORE ARRESTS III FEDERAL oFFIcrAIs-A CUES
TON OF JURISDICTION TO BE TRIED.
~ BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 9. 1873.
The Natchez, which arrived this morning, brought
down Y. 9. Goldman. q. Hrsch. r. Adams, G. l..
Kemp. Thomas burnett, "A. y. Davidson and -
Rice who were arrested In the parish of Concordia
an affidavit sworn out by Fleming Branch. before
United States Commissioner Lane. charging them
with breaking by force of arms into the dwelling Of
j. W. Fairfield and shooting and wounding the affant
and two other men. thereby preventing them from
voting, supporting and advocating the election of
Fairfax as q member of Congress-. The parties
cused were arraRned but waived examination. and
gave bonds in the of $4,000 each appear before
the United States Circuit Court.
MADE
am informed that there six other parties now
under arrest ia Nstchocee and in charge Of deputy
marshal, who will probably he taken before the
United Statos Commissioners ut Shreveport, The
United states Circuit Court will assemble to-day and
grand jury will be appointed Before this the cleo
lion In which fraud intimidation Is charged
will be brought. IL is held by some tina, the laws Of
the United states imperative in such cases. but
the District Attorney assures me ho intends to test
that Without delsy.
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DOMESTIC MALCONTENTS.

Patrick Kelly teamster. residing at No. 1Gs Eighth
avenue Newark was terribly beaten at his home last
evening by his sons--Frederick. aged twenty-five
that some time ago Patrick arrested at the
instigation of his wife, who has been summoned tu
appear before the Grand Jury. Last evening the
husband came home somewhat tipey. his wife and
sons being seated at the supper table. At he
picked quarrel over the Grand Jury summons and
shook his fist. at his wife and threatened to beat
her IL she dared to 60 and testify against him. This
cnragrd the sons that, seizing plates sud hand
irons, they fell upon the father and beat him most
numerically, cutting him about the head and face
more than dozen times. At first 10 was feared that
the old man fatally injured. but the police sur
geon arrived and dressed the wounds which arc seri-
Gus but NOT dangerous. The sons were arrested. !.
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FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

wAsHrReroS. Dec. 6. 1878.
THE REORGANIZATION OF THE ARMY
Tho joint committee Of Congress, appointed at the
last session to propose and report bill for the
ganization Of the army, has practically finished its
labor and the completed bill and the report
panying il now only lack tho signatures OF the
bers OF the committee to enable the chairman to hand
them into Congress-
The committee consisted, on the part Of the Senate
OF Messrs. Burnside, Plumb and Butler and on the
part Of the House Of Messrs Banning Bragg DibrclI
White and Straits. Tho committee met for several
weeks at White Sulphur Springs last summer and
was also in session for some time in New York.
Senator Plumb and Congressman Bragg did not
meet with the committee. but it is under
stood that they will give their approval to the
bill 1t the meeting tomorrow. The committee
received communications on the subject OF army
organization from all the prominent officers of the
army and had tho assistance OF several military off,
IN arranging and summarizing all the documents
and evidence accumulated by Congress during the
past ten years. In addition, the Committee had pre-
pared synopsis Of all the bills and plans proposing
IN improvement OF the army corps that were known
to military officers.
With this mass OF material to work upon the com.
pnittee agreed that tho bill should DO a unanimous
report and to this end the members pledged to
oecrince LavOr1te views IN the event that majority
of tho committee should decide. The result Is tho
production Of . voluminous document the fret
feature of which is codifcation Of all laws rclat-
ing to the army into act. The main features
kept in view in the plan OF reorganization
are the disposition and of tho army In time of
peace as frontier and Indian police and second its
disposition a. o nucleus of offensive and defensive
force for foreign
The number Of the rank and file Is limited 10 900
men, exclusive Of the signal corps.
The stem of organization of the artillery branch
Of the service is changed from regmental for
nation to batteries or companies.
The artillery arm is consolidatcd with tho ordnance
corps.
The Qua-tcrmaster Generals and Commissary Gen.
sras stalls consolidated under the control Of the
Quartermastcr's Department, and the stat corps
distinctive branch Of tho service IL abolished.
The engineer and medical corps retain their present
distinctive organization.
Tho Adjutant Generals. Quartermaster Generals,
Inspector Generals and psymastcr Generals stats
are done away with and the system Of
bity Of line and star officers substituted similar to
the European system OF organization, the object
being to give all the officers Of the army an opportu
nifty Of pcrfecting themselves in practical knowl.
edge OF the several branches of service in the army
In order TO reduce the number of officers IL Is pro.
vidcd that there shall be promotions or an.
pontncnts until the number general and line on.
GERS Is reduced TO . certain number.
The cfices Of general and lieutenant general will
pcease With the decesse Of Tho present incumbons.
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LIBERATED FROM SLAVERY.

It was reported yesterday that scior Francisco
Agramonte. formerly Of Santiago de Cuba. but for
some time o resident Of New York. had liberated
eighty slaves belonging to his daughter. in accord
arcc with her instructions On inquiring last
ing IL was learned that the slaves not the prop
crty OF Mrs. Bromosio the daughter, but were
owned by Sefior Agramontc himself. They were
cmancpated short time ago by him, each one
ceiving the papers declaring his freedom.
DR. Arsngo.a Cuban gcntlcnanS now resident in this
city, said that the value OF the property thus volun-
tariy reiinquished by seior Agrxmontc, at east
100000 the eighty slaves could easily have been
sold In Havana tor least 5000 cnch. He said also.
that number Of Cuban gentlemen have recently
manumitted their slaves in the same way. forcstall
ing thus the possible decision Of the government
the project of a general emancipation.
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CHARGED WITH WIFE MURDER.

Coroner woltmsn yesterday sheid an inquest on
the body OF Margaret Downing. who was murdered
on Tuesday last Mt her residence. No. asa West Nine
teenth street. Several witnesses cxamined, but
their testimony did not disclose any facts connecte
with the tragedy other than those published In the
HERALD at the time The jury found that the woman
had died from injuries received at the hands OF her
husband, John y. Downing The latter was renanded
the Toms to await the action OF the Grand Jurys
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SPOTTED TAIL AND RED CLOUD.

WASHINGTON, Dec Q, 1873
kilograms received by the Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs to-day from Pine Ridge Agency indicate that
the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Indians are actively
and cheerfully at work transporting their supplies
to the new agency. An OK train of ifty-six wagons
arrived yesterday from the Missouri River landing.
distant about one hundred and seventy miles. bring
ing 900 pounds OF rations, and $50 wagons drawn
by ponies preparing to start for Sidney. on the
Union Pacific Railroad. to haul supplies of -four to
the same agency. The Indians furnish their own
ponies and serve as Transfers &c, for $50 month
ner Tnd;a
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INDIAN AGENCY FRAUDS.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD. ]

BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD.
YANKroN. ID. T., Dec. 8, 1878.
Tho United States Grand Jury adjourned after find
ing fortyfour indictments against DIR. Livingston. of
Grow Greek Agency. and his accomplces. There are
100 against Dr. Livingston that have been out
lawed based false and forged vouchers from 1870
to 1874 The government will institute civil suits to
recover the money embraced in these transactions.
None Of the cases can be tries. this term.
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ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON Dec. O. 1878.
Captain Arthur Morris. Fourth artillery. is ordered
to report to the Superintendent of tho General Re-
cruiting Service to conduct detachment of recruits
to the Pacific coast
Captain William s. Stanton. Corps of Engineers. is
relieved from duty the staff Of the Commanding
General of the Department Of the Platte and ordered
to proceed to Willetts Point for duty with the bat
talon of engineers.
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tempt to Islander and abuse in the public service
for using their honest endeavors to justice To
the Indians.
J. K. MINER, Major Fourth Cavalry.
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CHANGES IN THE DUTIES OF OFFICERS.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9, 1879.
Lieutenant Seaton Schroeder has been ordered to
duty at the photographic Office. and Ensign W. H.
Nostrand to duty on the Coast Survey. Lieutenant
W. j. Moore has been detached from the Coast Survey
and placed waiting orders. Master Lewis c..
Heilner has been detached from the receiving ship
Colorado and ordered to duty on the Coast Survey.
Master James H. Bull has been detached from duty
Oh the Coast Survey and placed on waiting orders
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CHARLESTON COUNTY.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

FOR GOVERNOR,
Wade Hampton.
LIEUrENANT-COvRRN
w. d. Simpson.
sECRErARY or STATE,
r. ". Sims.
ATrORNEY-GENYRAL.
Leroy +. Youmans.
COMPTROLLER-GENER
johnson Hagood.
TREASURER,
s. L. Leaphart.
SUPERINTENDENT or EDUCATION,
Hugh s. Thompson.
AnJU7ANr AND INsPErroR-CENERAL,
f. W. Noise.
coEcRrss--sIcoSD DISTRICT,
NJ. =. O'Connor. :.
STATE SENATOR,
Rudolph Sicgling.
REPRESENTATIONS,
q. Lamb BUST VIM. Henderson
j. ,. Bfitton T.. X. Miles
q. r. Cassidy A. s. j. Perry
James N. Eason Il. II. Rutledge
8. G. Eckhsrd e. II. SimOnton
W. T. Elfe James Sinions, Jr
John +. Ficken Rev. WIN. Smalls
John Gonzales George u. Walker
j. B. Virgins.
PROBATE JUDGE,
w. +. Vincent
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS,
q. A. Huguenin w. II. Cain
Philip Fogarty.
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RADICAL CHANGES PROPOSED.
Interchangeability of the
Line and Staff.
THE 'TITTLE JOKERS OF THE BALLOT BOX
Democratic infringement on q
Republican Invention.
FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 6, 1875
THE s.LIrTLE JoKERs" OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND
FLORIDA REPUBLICAN INVENTION RETURNED
TO PLAGUE THE INVENTORS.
There is something refreshingly cool and impudent
in the clamor which some Of the republican polit
clans making the of the small onion skin
tickets, called little jokcrs, in Of the North
Carolina counties at the recent election. Tho South
ern republicans. who cry out about these nstru-
ments of fraud the inventors Of then and used
them with great effect in the election Of 1876. In fact
one Of them. Florida republican, who now holds q
place in the Treasury Department here reported to
have boosted that the seyenty-four little jokers
which he deposited in the ballot box Of which he was
the guardian carried the State for Hayes.
OF course a republican fraud in 1876 does not justify
democratic fraud in 1878; but when the two tickets
placed side by side below in fac sle compared it
will be that the republicans have for
the virtuous horror they are manifestng. Hero are
the two little jokcrs" the republican Of 1876 and the
tic 81
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SCHOOL COMMISSIONER,
Ray. r. r. Sfevaux

For fraudulently putting seventy.four of tn SO
republican little jokers" in the ballot box in Florida
in 1876 Of the inspectors OF election had leave
the State, to his words-that is to say. he
was threatened with Indictment and trial for this
fraud; and he accordingly fed and came to Washing
ton. where he obtained appointment in the
Treasury Department, which he still holds, or did
until very recently. After he left the State he
indicted and was summoned to go to Florida to
stand trial, but he preferred to remain in
the Treasury Department But the South Carolina
rogues who initiated his bad example, SO far from
getting places in the Treasury. have special para
graph in the Message allotted to them. to be in
vestigated by the Senate, and next Monday to be
held up to the horror of the country by Senator
Blaine. SO true is it that may steal sheep
while another shall be hanged for looking over the
fence
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florida Repuxiarn, 1876.
Presidential Electors.--Fred.
erick G. HUMPHREYS. Charles H.
Pearce, William II. Holden,
Thomas W. Long.
For Governor.-Marcellus L.
Stenrns.
For Lieutenant Governor
David Montgomery.
For Congress, First District
william j. Purman.
For tho Assembly, Leon
County.-willism r. Thomp.
son. William II. Ford, Edmund
9. Weeks, Dcnard QuRrtermsn.
C,,,,L <s,.~J:. n.~nau ,~r>s
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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE QUINNEBAUG AT ANNAPoLs-NAvAL BRIGADE
DRILL AT THE ACADEMY.
LIZ TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
ANNAPOLIS, Nd. Dec, 6, 1873.
The United States steamer Quinnebaug, Commander
N. II. Farquhar commanding. arrived here late this
afternoon 1t is probable that the Quinnebaug will
remain until after the Christmas holidays She win
be accorded the usual military salute tomorrow
morning.
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
The cadets at the Naval Academy exercised in
the naval brigade drill embracing infantry and ar
tillery tactics, under the direction of Lieutenant
j. q. Policy. with Lieutenants J. N. Miller
and d. Kennedy in charge Of infantry exercises and
Lieutenant W. II. Parker in those of the artillery.
The exercises witnessed by Commodore Whiting
and Rear Admiral Scott who arrived here this after
noon.
CADET WOUNDED.
During the skirmish drill Cadet Engineer Kennett
McApine Of Virginia. Of the third class. was slightly
wounded in the neck by the premature discharge Of
gun by one Of the rear rank cadet midshipmen.
the wad Of the gun inhicting slight cut He
conveyed to the Hospital and received medical atten
ton.
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THE COAST SURVEY STEAMER BLAKE.
KEY WEST, Fla, Dec 6. 1873.
The United States Coast Survey steamer Blake -four
days from st. Helena, has arrived here.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-02
LARG CITY CIRCULATION
THE
MEMPHIS:
satnrday Evening, Mnrcha LEE
Ernest quest.

Ernest Quest, or the Search for
Truth" is the title of an excellent work
by Sallie Rochester Ford, author Of
"Grace Truman" and Mary Bunyan,
the Dreamer's Blind Daaghter." This
new religious story 10 toe greatest OF all
Mrs. Ford's works. No one, either
young or old, can rise from its perusal
without feeling better or stronger 10
their religious tendencies. IL is truly a
work of rare merit aud is intended to
show that Eothing will give real peace
and satisfaction except a vital interest
in Jesus Christ as a Savior All the
modern forms of skepticism and ire
ligion are ably net and their fallacies
exposed. ERNEST Quest is for sale by
A. F. bod & Co., No. 279 Main street.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-03-02
Louis WOelleF's Saloon
and Boarding House.
Cor. Main and GayOsO. [27
Marcus Jones.

One OF the greatest Of our eDjoyments,
as a journalist, is the opportunity at.
forded us Of doing justice to cur fellow.
citizens, i. e., individualizing them, plac.
ing them in their true position before
our people, We do not stand charged
with being falsome, when we tell the
truth, and when we say Marcus Jones is
an honest man, an industrious citizen.
and one Of the buildsrsup Of our goodly
town of Memphis, we simply state what
every man, woman or child, who IS con-
versant with the record ofthe old citizens,
knows to be a fact. Mr.. Jones has been
o resident of our city for q quarter of a
century. He has built up a trade in our
midst by energy and industry. Mr.. Jones
imports from the best works Of Europe,
and has a splendid stock Of wall paper
and window shades, to which he has ad.
ded a beautiful stock Of pictures, chro-
mos, OIL paintings, oval and square
frames. No taste but will be gratifed
at this old, reliable establishment.
Marcus Jones has a knowledge of
the wants Of our people-informa.
ton gained By practical experience;
is a gentleman OF truss, and last, but not
least, one OF our best friends. Walter
Jones, whom we have known since his
infancy, a regular chip Of the sid
block" is his accomplished saleopau
and will, by his energy aud good man.
ners, assist in holding tie trade bis
worthy father has built ap. We wish the
firm 9 c~Ontinua'iog u succass, a G
that has made &Arpus Jones, 1851 Second
street the sadiDg es~iablskmsnl in bis
Lac IN the South n
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Music aa,5 charms to sosths tho sa7ass
Where's th= cir to put a musician to rssts
The grand Piano. whose Centennial
award IS square. The divine art local.
lied and transplanted.
Beautiful Venice. land Of my song"
What beautiful memories to thee belong.
Battle of the Musicians-Combat of
Pianos-Triumph of Octaves. Aupsar-
ance OF the beautiful Bohemian Girl at
tired In a shabby Piauofore, a scale.y
affair.
Pa%ppenheim and Wagner-the muse.
sick OF tie present and the music of the
future. Reunion Of Harmony, Concord
aud Peace. Melody jubilant.
Living Picture No. 10.
RE UNITED STATES.
Apotheosis of Freedom-the completsd
arch. The Palmetto ana the Pelican.
Hayes welcoming the long lost sisters to
their father house.
Tramp. tramp. the boys are marching"
to the inspiring strsins of
Goodbye, sweetheart, goodbye"
Cornucopis, the golden Horn of Plenty.
is again displayed, and the E4gle.bird
%perchance shrieks once more
THE Star spangled Banner in triumph shall
wave
Ger the land of the free. and home of the
THE MEMPHI PAGEANT. TABLEAUx AND
BALL.
Tuesday night will witness the annual
street pageant of the Memphi, whose fame
and glory have spread throughout the
land, brightas the sunbeams that spaqgle
the heavens. 0fthis we need not speak.
for what pen can portray the beauties of
the Memphi peageaut2 Tuesday night
the Aemphi will give their tableax and
ball at the Memphis Theater.
H MARDI GRAs Balls, ETC.
GREENLAw OPERA House. - Grand
royal ball and tableaux by the Ulks
Monday evening. None but invited
guests will be admitted.
EXPOSITION observation-disclosures
querade balls Monday end Tuesday
nights, to which all persons who pur.
chase tickets will be admitted.
MEMPHIS THEATEE Magnificent tab.
leaux and full dress bali of the Memphi
Tuesday night for invited guests only.
SOTHERN, TIL ACTOR AT the Mem.
phis Theater Monday night, and at the
Greenlaw Opera House Tuesday night.
MEMPHIS CLUE HALL Fair aud fes.
tival for the benefit of St. Patrick's
church now in progress, open day aud
night.
WASHINGTON STREET VARIErIEs.--
Opens tonight under Isaac Acheson's
management. Entertainment every night
the coming week.
THEATER GoMoUE "opens tonight
with the New Orleans aud Georgia Him
s%trels. Performance every night the
coming week.
MoNus CLUB.-Bal masque by Menus
Club at Cochran Hall Tuesday night.
MAENEERoHoR HALL.--Bal masuue for
the public Tuesday night.
CHURcH's HALL-Bal masque for the
benefit Of colored people Tuesday night.
CoLORED BAL MAsQUE, AT the south.
west hall of the Greenlaw Opera House,
Tuesday night, bal masqus for the col
ored people.