Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1881-08-27

THE latest American Consul at Vera
Cruz died of yellow fever within one week
after his arrival. There are at present no
applicants for the vacancy.
CAPTAIN HowGATE, late of the U. s.
Signal Service, is under arrest charged with
embezzling Government funds. The amount
OK his deficit is said to be over $4,000.
HARTMANN, the Russian Nihilist, has
returned to New York from Canada, and
has formally entered the declaration Of his
intention to become q citizen OF the United
States. ri
SECRETARY BLAINE has, through the
American Minister at Berlin, extended an
invitation to the representatives OF the Fam
lily of Baron Steuben to participate in the
centennial exercises at Yorktown.
THERE is no improvement in the cCi-
dition of affairs IN Peru. The prospects FOR
peace appear to be remote. The Chinans
have so far reduced their army of occupa-
tion that active operations do not seem now
to enter into their calculations. The oppo-
siiion is pressing the Ministry to resign.
IT is now believed that about 10000
troops, of which 10000 are militia, will
participate in the military demonstration in
commemoration Of the surrender at York
town. The Governors of most Of the States
with their staffs will be in attendance, and o
ht,fl1in0 for thair cd atinn IL in
course Of construction. The celebration
bids fair to be q success worthy Of the occa-
sion.
IT is reported that the two principal
barge lines plying between st. Louis and
New Orleans have been consolidated under
the name of the st. Louis e Mississippi
Transportation Company. The combined
capital Of the old lines was $l,SOO,OOO, and
the carrying capacity Of the barges was
$3.50, 900 bushels Of grain. The new Compa-
ny will have a capital of So, 900, 900, and its
nominal manager will be Henry c. Haarstck
Jay Gould is understood, however, to be the
principal owner.
Iowa farmers are greatly elated over
the discovery OF a home made barbed-
wire fence on the farm Of Samuel Freeman,
in Hickory Grove Township, Scott County,
which 1t Is claimed was made and erected by
Freeman's son Pembroke in 1861, six years
prior to the issuing of the Straub patent,
now controlled by Washbum, Moen & Co.
The State Association have secured the ne
cessOrY afiidavits to establish the facts in the
case, and have strong hopes Of beiQEable to
invalidate the obnoxious patents.
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THE Autobiography Convention, re-
Gently in session at Utica, n. Y, adopted
an address to the people, also platform of
principles. The latter says: "Farmers.
manufacturers and merchants alike demand
that they shall have all the advantages which
accrue to them from their favorable position,
and that railroads they have chartered and
endowed with privileges shall be operated
for their benefit and not for their ruin"
The abolition Of free passes by railroad COR
poratioR to Legislators is urged, and the en-
largemcnt Of canals and free tolls advocated
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THE conference of the Association for
the Reform and Codi6cation Of the Law OF
Nations convened at Cologne, Germany, on
the 18th. The conference will represent all
the principal nations OF the world. 1t is the
ninth conference OF this association, and Ii
expected to surpass all previous ones in
practical benefits to international law, re.
form and arbitration. Among the American
delegates who have left to attend the con.
ference are David d. Field f. p. A. Barn
ard, Chas. A. Peabody, Jno. jay, Geo. w
Cullum, Andrew 2. Peabody, Clinton b
Fisk, and others.
ADvICEs have been received at the
Interior Department from Agent Hunt, a
Anardado Qndlan Territory, announcing
the discovery of rich and extensive silver
finds near Fort Sill, within the limits OF thu
Kiowa, Commanchc and Wichita Indian
Reservations. Agent Hunt also informs thu
Department that illegal attempts are being
made by white men to locate mineral claim,
in these regions. The matter has been re
ferred to the Secretary Of the Interior by thu
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, with a re
quest that troops be furnished to protec
Indian interests in the newly discovered
fields from intruders.
THE Indian Bureau has received from
Agent Cook at Rosebud Agency an otiicia
report OF the circumstances attending tn
killing of Spotted Tail. Itappears that Bacl
Crow aspired TO be chief in place of Spotted
Tail, and had organized gang of adherents
,L,t 10, 10 Of IA,
that the murder of Spotted Tail was the re
suit Of q regular conspiracy to get him on
OF the way and put Black Crow in his place
Both Black Crow and Crow Dog are con
fined at Fort Niobrara, and will be tried 70
murder under the laws Of the Territory
Agent Cook has appointed White Thunde
as temporary Chief to succeed Spotted Tail
and recommends that Spotted Tails son b
appointed by the Interior Department {
succeed his father. The prompt arrest {
the murderers broke up the conspiracy, an
all is quiet at the Agency.
A DELEGATION of nineteen India
chiefs from the Sioux, Ponca and Winneba
20 tribes, called to Washington by the SecrC
tary of the Interior, held conference wit
the Secretary and Commissioner OF India
Affairs at the Interior Department on ii
18th. The conference was called with
view to settling some disputed questions {
boundary rights on their respective rcservt
tions, and also to determine the future loo;
ton Of the PdffCsts who remain upon the oil
reservation. The Sioux voluntarily offere
TO cede ., 900 acres Of land 10 the Ponc'
without any remuneration, and the latte
accepted the offer in the friendly spirit wit
which II was made, The land is in Nortl
crn Nebraska, near the Niobrara River, an
each Ponca family will receive Go acre