The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1880-11-18


rs base and stupid forgery and il,
sentiments a. brutal.
MEMPHIS. November IA fire
/ IN the compartment; OF the Memphis
Mutual Storage Company DESTROYED
! about one hundred bales ut cotton
/ consigned 20 W \. Gage 4 Bro
and Day & Co. The probable loss
/ is about $1,000. Fully insured.
GREESvIILg. :. T.. November Is
The D,lity Nssrs publishes 4 letter
| from Senator Hampton. saving: /
| think II very important, especially
| TO the South. that the Democratic
in fact; that our friends 81 thc
North were not able l" give uS AS
large Il vote as they hoped for, is no
reason we should desert them. The
| policy of the party vii. he dictated
by future eycats. | regard the prcsi-
dental election "a settled. and
would oppose any action looking 10
the contest ON IN re technical
grounds rs revolutionary.
WASHINGTON, November 1.-The
annual report al tien. Pope. made
public to-day. gives detailed his
tory of the Indian tronbIcs in Chlo-
ado and New Mexico. whiri:, he
states, have not vet been wholly sat
tied. lie attributes tn" Lreakout cf
fIctorio 10 Tie determined purpose
Of thu Interior Department 10 effect
the removal OF ,hi, bead ~ san
Carlos Agency, and SAYS: ~ ito not
know The reasons Of the Interior De
par;m"n, Tor insisting upon The re-
moyal, bur c'rt1inly ti"y should be
sufficient 10 justify t!,e great trouble
and severe losses occasiomcd uy
the attempt 10 cocrcc the remOv-
nj. The situation IN thn Inlisu
Territory il complicated by thc f-ct
that NC have not only 10 secure
cafcty against any Indian outbreaks
,r raids upon settlements ~ ErNas
ami ksusas. hnt also 10 protect the
Territory aeainst an invasion u!
white cmigrants and settlers Wbo
seemed determined 10 occupy such
: part of i; IS they consider op-n 10
! prc-crrption claims IN relation 60
the scheme Of Capt. PAYNE to colo
niZe the Indian Territory. pnpGSal .
it Is ccrtain that Capt Paync and
his followers fully believe Ell in tlrni?
right 10 make such settlement.
NTw YORK, S0vcPhcr lS.21hc
national Democrats committee last
night issued an address stating that
the Morey letter was received BY
! them through The proprietor cfi 2
paper, and tho committee has taken
/ action in references tn II Ia give
any advicc in reference, thereto,
and that sitter all VIII. were iainiiiaf
| with Gen. GHrfielu'S handwriting
| bad come 10 the conclusion hat the
! letter was genuine. The committee
! decided 10 purchase number q!
| circ!rotvpn PLACES of the iac simiiir
which had already been published
IN the Truth; that no denial HAVING
/ come from Garfield o! the authentic.
/ ity of the LETTER for four days. and
; in view OF his record on The subject
the committee decided 10 give cut
j the plates. Finally Tie committe,
approved all the prcscIi measures
to FURNISH all who have violated the
lazy.
STELIARroN, November 13.-Ar
exploring party went down into
| Ford's Pit again this morning but
could not get any further than III,
! first attempt, owing 10 the damp
| They saw evidence that thc pi. wa,
on fire, and thc pumps have beer
stopped 10 allow the wafer 20 ris,
aud drown the fire. Only two
bodies have been. recovered SnC
| there il hut little hope that the yest
! vii! be saved. Other mines are idlC
| though the demand for coal il great
WASHINGTON. November Is. =
Gen. Sherman has submitted his all
Dual report 70 the Secretary o. War
lie agrees with Gen. Sheridan thai
| the army IS too SMALL 10 fulfill ths
| heavy ti0tics row imposed upon il
aud ii j. cycFw urkcd. For this raa
con Gen. Sherman rcncvs his recon-
nlendatiun Of last year that Con
gress be asked 10 give him 2d,OCG En-
listed ncn, specifically to troops %
| line, and make separate provision
/ for detachmcnts or ordnance men
an cD4inccr battalion, hC spiial stew
ards, to,umissary scrgcan,s. Yves
| Point detachmcnis. ,ietail clerks
etc, in the same inaTi!cr Is les 81
ready been done for The Signal cnrps
| Tie Revised Statutes limit ,h'
strength Of II" army 70 nc. iaort
! than 5000 available MEN. hut subse
! qurrt provisions haze limited o.
! pcnditarcs 10 23,GCo. I lac end nc
sired can thus he reached by siiDlGl
emitting the provision in t!ic mex
appropriation hill. He say: W.
now have 50,000,cC0 OF people, anc
| the idea Of any hostile force landing
on our coast j. simply Prcpostcfous
yet our great commercial! port,
should be made so sac that even mp
prchcnsion of danger would not bt
felt. Portland. Boston. Ncport, New
York, Philadelphia, Hampton Roads
Key West, Pensacola, San Diego
san Francisco and Port Townso nc
should all be properly fortified aD6
garrisoncd. All mino, ports should
nc sold or abandoned. An annua
appropriation of 81 ,000,t co would il
ten years put these ports in gooC
order, and another million {
year would properly arm them
and the Secretary of War anC
the President should have discretion
as to their disbursement ARTILLERY
officers should also be associate
with engineers in constructing
altering and repairing our sea ports
because the Inrn who have 20 iighi
their batteries should have some
thing to do with their construction
Both West Point and The artillery
school at Fortress Monrc are in a,
| good order Is possible Education
must always be the surcst basis d
security and honor. The cduca
! tional and III 'nly learning impaired
10 Young men III West Point has 70.
paid MS thousand times IL cost
and has more Than verified tic pre-
dictions or GIN. Washington Rel.
crence il made So the Whi.isktI
case as thorough investigation ID
tic midst Of tuDiult and abuse, and
resulted in an imperfect vindicatiOu
of the au horilies OF the arademy
! The cOriis ri cadci- j. youthful
counterpart OF "u- national Honse
of Representative. Prejudice /.
alleged against tho co!orcd cadets
Prejudice Of rare l. q most difficult
thing to contend against. There i,
no more such prejudice nj Wc:i
| Point than IL tlic eGminG8,iy a.
large, and The practice ~ eGuali;,
Ct West Point j. IN advance OF tic
country 10 discriminate ia favor o.
the colOred cadet Gen. Sherman
says that in his opinion the require
ment that all who enlisted for the
Seventh and Tenth Cavalry shall b.
cnlored men. IA hile TIC nli;rnrs LII.