The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-11-08

parcels Will be sent to Boston for inspeetion
at meeting of the New England cotton
manufacturers ASSOCIATION, The actnal
competition OF gins and cleaners for awards
VIII occur in december when the national
cotton planters association will be
IN session. Another large delega-
non OF spinners viii attend
TINS competition which is expected
10 settle conclusively several questions az
vital Importance to the future Of cotton chi
ture. The following statement is furnished
the press by Messrs. Atkinson and Garcin
IN behalf of the cotton manufacturers assn,
eiation; The first committee of the New
England cotton manufacturers and
their friends have separated, most
ly going home They concur in this
opinion that the meeting of the national
cotton planters association to be held De-
eemeer 6th, 300 to GOO in number, should be
met by an equal number of manufacturers
rom the north. They affirm, if this can be
Drought about, II alone will fully Justify
cotton exposition. They have found that
tools and machinery for planting and pre-
parlng cotton for the spinners are of the
utmost interest and Importance to both the
grower and spinner. They have found am
eAhloltion OF cotton machinery such as has
never been before brought together in this
country OF, elsewhere They have found in
.ne anneX building OF the southern section
III sgrleuiture, IN commerce, in minerals,
anu III timber specimens which
oouIu Iu not be equaled from any
other equai area of the earthis
surface and in the use to which these "a
sources VIII shortly be applied they find
promise OF vastly greater number of cus-
toners for their own mills than they ex-
pect 10 llnd competitors in southern mills
They have met southern man. man
uiacturers with good faith and
an earnest wish for their success
winch they lind reason to send back from
.he norlh IS soon as their return. Their
master mechanics and oyerseers are TO study
the subject presented here. They con-
I. greater promise of Improvement in many
directions, but especially in the handling
OF COTTON, which would emanate from
this exhibition than from any ever held he
fore. They earnestly hope that n crowd
from the north will meet Il crowd from Tho
south that the beneficial irauences and Of.
ieets OF This meeting may ,S,cnd beyond n
national interest and work !, common good
Tor our common country.
The Ninth Massachusetts, Investigation.
RICHMOND, VA, November THE mil
itary commander, now here investigating
the alleged misconduct of the members of
the Ninth Massachusetts regiment, refuses
70 give any information in relation to their
lPVestgation, as II has not heen
concluded The report will be made
up on their relation TO Mnssaclnsetts
to the adjutant- nt-general OF the state, under
whose orders they came south. Major Car
rngton, VINO has been almost constantly
MN MN tne commission during their stay IN
huchmond mas prepared a statement giving
his views of the results of the invcstigntionS
but that also has been refused Tho
glst OF the testimony is that number
o., so diers .ofthe regiment engaged In the
alleged misconduct was from fifty to sew
ehty-1Ve that outrageous advances were
maze towards ladies in the public streets.
that many of the soldiers paraded
one of the main thoroughfares in broad
daylight, with negro women of the Lowest
| character in their arms embracing and
kissing them that they took possession of
oi vehicles, putting the drivers off; thai
they invaded barrooms and helped them
serves, refusing to pay for their drinks, and
committed many other acts OF wontonncss
me ofiicers composing the commission
nave shown every disposition to make their
investigation as full and as searching as
possible, and their report will doubtless
prove that they have faithfully DISCHARGED
their unpleasant duty, 1t can only be
added here that all statements Ia 10
the contrary Notwithstanding, there 4
nothing known upon which
even an opinion can be based as 10 whot
that report will be, or what recommenda.
tions, ifany, will accompany il. The com.
mission did not leave last evening, as thew
desired to confer with General FitzhueR
Lee upon matters appertaining to the IN
curry, They expect to leave for Washing.
ton this evening
WASHINGTON, d. c., November THE
commission sent south from Boston
to investigate the charges of
misconduct on the part of the
members Of the9th Massachusetts rerim,nt
while on their way to visit Yorktown ar,
rived here last night from Richmond
quarters to-day and closely onas.
toned the lieutenant of polico and and
thoroughly searched the police records Int Int
did not find single charge of miscon. on.
Duct against any member of the roo
iment during It's stay in Washington, Tie
committee left here this afternoon for home.