The Phoenix herald., 1880-12-10

mendation to Congress for the with
 drawal of the legal tender of green
 backs nor is there any recommends
 tion for the stoppage of the coinage
 of silver dollars.
 The President makes a strong rec
 ommendation on the necessity of
 strengthening our
 COAST OFFENCES
 At the present time all the great commercial rorIs of the United States are in an absolutely defence less condition and in the event of foreign trouble, incalculabie damage would insue 10 our commercial in- terests before the first steps of real defence could be made. The Presi- dent calls on Congress to tals0 this subject into consideration and pro vide for system of liberal appro- priations 10 remedy this great weak ness.
 JUDICIAL
 He recommends Congress to pass q bill authorizing the establishment of an intermediate Court between Circuit and Supreme Court for the purpose of ruling, on account of the ordinary pressure of business under which the latter is struggling.
 INDIAN AFFAIRS.
 He reviews Secretary Schurtz' pol | icy towards Indians with approval, | and thinks his plan for educating tho Indian so that he can take care ef himself is the only true solution of the Indian question He calls upon Congress to give aid in the way of appropriations to encourage this plan which looks to the establish ment of the Indion upon land of his own, breaking of tribal relations and the gradual withdrawal of financial support on part Of the Government.
 EDUCATION.
 The President alludes 10 the Re port of the Commissioner of Educa- ton. The chief point of this para i graph of the message is the Presi- dents recommendation that the of the public lands of the country be set aside for the edu- cation of the illiterate of all sec r ions. This would result, the Prcsi- d lent says, in giving it most to the sonth where most illiteracy exists. . The education of this class, both I, white and black, would have a ten ., Iency to place the two sections on \ Jose intellectual level and consc- Iuently in closer bonds. |.
 CONGRESS.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., December r. :, The reassembling of Congress today :, vas quiet and orderly and without /, q Incident worthy of note. In the Iouse, the man probably receiving he most congratulations was Gen. =. Weaver, the Greenback candidate or President. Tho usual formality f calling the roli was gone through with in the Senate and House, fol owed by the appointment of joint to wait upon the Presi- ent and inform him that Congress 'as ready to receive any coinmuni- atien he might desire to make. Re ess was then taken.
 General William B. Hagen has cen appointed Chief Signal Officer General Ord is put up on the re- fred list and General Anger tnkes he department of Texas, cice Ord.
 SILVER KING. . SAN FRANCISCO, December T. o liver King has declared dividend sC f twenty-five cents per share. II
 CHINESE ROBBED. Il LoRpsBURG, N. NJ, December T. h his morning about half past eight he pay car paid off a gang of China " len working on the track east of ais place. Shortly afterward two of o, he Chinamen started for camp NJ bout half a mile distant with $l, ,195 ;r Tith them. They were met on the lc pad by two men in disguise who q, emaud the money. Upon being fl .fuscd one of the robbers shot twice ,, nd wounded epe of the -Chinamen '. l the back and head and all the n. loney was taken from him. The -her Chinaman fled to camp and ave the alarm, when about twenty .' f the gang startei eut in pursuit ''' It without avail. The robbers left for the mountains and e prospect is that they will escape of ith their booty. "