Show by Tele telegraph cyra P h americas AMERICAN WASHING washington ton TOx 23 general sher mans annual report to the secretary of war says by the assignment of general schofield to tho the ap pp e of the military academy it is made the equal ef or that of a division command and westpoint should rightfully constitute tite tito a military department 3 so that its superintendent as the commanding general of the department may exercise all tile the powers and aud functions of such commander especially to order general court martiale marti als to approve or of disapprove dle die approve their findings and to execute all sentences not especially reserved by the articles of war to the president and secretary of war the military academy in addition to its well established character as a literary and scientific school should form farm the model for an army and the habits of the youth trained therein should be in exact accordance with what experience has demonstrated to bo be necessary for the official government of an army in the thene field fd the academy under general scho fields administration will take rank among the first educational e establishments in the world the aggregate force cf of the army now not consists of 2 all actively employed as th ough war existed by subdivision of territory every fort is under the supervision of a general officer near at hand with part of the army proportioned to the supposed necessity to maintain peace whereby the settlement of the coi coc country may progress and the t ivil officers be enabled to ld ori fo laws lassof of the united sta states tes on tho the military division of the tho atlantic there theft nie uie hreno ure no mo h nf lie Iri lri indians dins but have bee bel c ploy aloyed ed aiding n U rf marshai marshal aln sin ll n enforcing the ro verue verrue ngi nei and in protecting the tho we 4 against the prejudices of the shii our in the frequent civil eleU elem election imi these duties call for the hil hll mit ait qualities of firmness and nce nee and I 1 am sure the behavior nf of tha tho troops in every instance has commanded the respect of all men the care and preservation of pub 0 property and of the tiie aea aca is a chief luty duty of the troops the chief military events of the year have havo transpired iri iti inthe the military division of the tha missouri I 1 am not yet yep in possession bt f pen gheri dans report but will give a concise rep orlof orb orl of bd bome some m i adf of the chief points as gathered from re ports and letters in the department of the gulf the troops under gen augur have been shifted from place to place ia in aid of the civil authorities under the gaple gapie state of facts as in the depart int of the sauth with similar results and llave have always used their powei power with consummate consummate discretion and good J judgment on the texas fro frontier hitler fitler especially the mexican border has baa long lonk ex an unsatisfactory condition of affairs hirs hirA civil war has existed in the border mexican states and each faction has at times sought an asylum on this side of the RIO kio grande but from gen G en ord ond letters and reports there beems seems ti to be an organized system of robbery by small bands of mexicans and nd indians f who cross to the texas side commit murders steal horses and cattle and cross backwith back with their stolen property to the other siddi elde eide where they are comparatively safe from pursuit from our troops who rarely hear of the raid until it 15 I 1 too late to intercept I 1 believe no one Sup bup the tho authorities of the national government of mexico can be privy to this nefarious business and it is pio probably bably carried on in spite of the better people on both sides odthe border there are now in tex texas of pa cavalry valry the eighth and tenth which will be filled up as rapid rapidly lyas as possible to the tile maximum standard also three regiments of infantry tenth twenty y fourehand fourth fourt hand and twenty sixth are necessarily very small under the existing laws still I 1 hope hape with increased activity these troops will suffices to protect the thib border from incursions in the department part ment of the missouri the indiana of new mexico have been remarkably good and the klowas C lomusch es and located on the tho reservations at and near fort sill bill have been exceptionably quiet this summer though requiring for reasonable security on the tile kansas frontier pretty strong girrin garrisons oies at borts forts sili elliott Ell eil ioli dodge and supply p ly and smail small garri garrisons ions gons along t the arkansas river and kansas pacific ballway hallway the chief events to which general genera a sherman refers are relating to the war with the e sioux and after giving a detailed history concerning the late expedit expeditions ions iong against them and we the death of chster caster and his command ac general sherman says col hazen of the sixth infantry s comma bingin in fort port bu ford fordt fordham has started up the missouri river kiver for fort peck with four companies of his regiment to head off bitting nuil bull who is reported by surrendered chiefs to have slipped out with thirty lodges of his own awn special followers during the retreat down bad route creek and to have resumed his course for fort peek peck or orthe ortho the british possessions col miles reports that it is his purpose to replenish his supplies und turn north and follow this last desperate band to the death gen crook has organized a new column at fort Yet JP terman etterman with which he left on the of october for another early winter campaign against the fraction of hostile sioux under crazy horse gen sheridan in his last dispatch n on this subject uses this language which I 1 cordially endorse jf successful of which I 1 do nob not doubt the sioux bioux war and hud all other indian wars in this country of any magnitude will be over forever ll 11 arrangements are made forai for nor hemming eni filing in and capturing the remainder of the hostile sioux during the gintert winter and must re result aultin in comparative or complete success meantime no change can bo attempted this year at the agencies but I 1 trust next year all the S nation will be compelled to remove to the missouri river near fort banda randall II where they can ean bo be guarded and fed at half the present cost and where if there be beny any chance to civilize them the opportunity will be farsbetter far better than in lu their present scattered agencies Cli cil CHIAGO leAGo 23 the temes times new kew orleans special complains that the democrats are treated unfairly every dav by the anva canvassing song mid bourd who prevent the democrats from getting witnesses exclude press reporters du during ring actual working time and allow returns to remain in the hands of interested gentlemen from the so called bulldozed parishes YORK 23 wm ar M tweed landed this afternoon at the fostof grand street and north ulyer hlyer f from rom roe the revenue cutter he ws was fial taken e dand dafid dadid conveyed in a carriage to ludlow ludlo w street jall Jail where he was admitted through the gate gata and not by an officer all ali he remarked on being admitted to the cell by warden watson was 91 1 I thought I 1 would come and see you again no person is allowed to see him tonight nud and no one but the watchman will wili willbe abe permitted to enter the corridor the experience of his bis escape has made the officers of ludlow street jail ver very watchful ful fui he will be treated precisely as the thi e prisoners add and allowed no privileges his cooms rooms dir aro are mu much mucia clo cla smaller than those previously occupied alid and are accessible only through the wardens wardena apartments tweed was visited by his bons bon VV M tweed jr ari and an unknown person fiby they thoy remained tw two hours tweed closed his door and refused to be seen after supper he retired and was as not visited again during the night the prison is thronged thron ged by reporters portera re and vial visitors torb tors who arp are so mixed u up 0 that the warden has hard work noting who is who tweeds delivery by the wab waa made id iri the presence of district attorney attorney phelps united states district attorney blis bilts and sheriff conner mr phelps has not decided ret yat whether the fo forgery iu suits its will be pressed against tweed however an order has been ser served vedon on the sheriff calling for the arrest of tweed should he procure ball bali bailia lu tho civil suits pending tallahasse 23 GOV stearns steams presented an affidavit in court this morning stating that he had never decided to canvass the vote nor had he decided that he hb was waa empowered i to ca canvass hvass the votes CHEYENNE wy 23 general crooks command reached fort iteal on november in good condition and was paid off by major stanton the tha weather is severe but the tho troop troops are well prepared for a winter campaign one hundred snake slake and shoshone indians indiana joined the command there making nearly four ii undred indian niiles allies da fitl 11 and the total strength of the command 2000 1 the hostile ind Iud indians lans ians ac according cordil g tc to tho the best information 0 rf are scattered on both sides of the big horn mountains and a campaign on each side may be necessary before completing the work crazy horse with about four hundred lodges ia Is encamped on the rosebud near the scene of the june fight for which point a cavalry command cem mand under gen mckenzie moved from reno on the and would have to march match about sixty days before reaching it the cavalry are in excellent condition and add if this movement is successful the tho the tho heaviest work of the winter will have been accomplished NEW york 24 the times washington special says cays there has been no new arrival of soldiers today but more companies are on the way y or under orders to come hero A high officer of the army says that within afew days there will be twenty two dompa companies nies in washington which will lii comprise altogether perhaps about 1600 men it is not disclosed whether this will be all the force gathered here hero but probably not it is likely that two or three gunboats gun boats may also come corne here as they certainly would be useful if any ally force should be necess necessary arV ary I 1 columb CoLumn COLUMBIA rA 8 ca 0 24 the supreme court has issued a rule to the state canvassers and their counsel D T corbin to show cause why they should not be attached for contempt in violating the writ of prohibition issued on the tho instant and issuing certificates in defiance of the court coury the answer ia is made te at 4 this afternoon I 1 SCRANTON pa 24 the delaware lackawanna Lac kawana and western railway bridge crossing junkhan nock creek just justl north of this city eity was wag burned down last evening the trains from mew new york lay over in this city last night and no train from the north will be able to go to new york today to day philadelphia 24 04 r A gentleman who wiio saw caw tweed yesterday and in answer to an inquiry said he is crushed and broken has lost his oid old did buoyancy and defiant spirit is sulT suffering ering from pleurisy now pow and is actually ill he seemed wearied and only acx gus pus to know about his big old acquaintances A 1 he is entirely in the dark a as s to to do and is even oven without t legal advice he ne needs edg medical auvice advice more than anything now ST louls louis 24 21 the official returns of the votes of this state for president are as 1761 follows lows Til derl derf hayea hayba cooper Ti tildes Ides ldes majority over hayes over hayes and cooper SAN FRANCISCO 24 the returns at the office of the secretary of state give pacheco republican for congress in the fourth district of one vote A san diego dispatch says it is reported teats that a revolution has broken out in lower california jose moreno has collected a force and issued a declaring himself governor he has imprisoned governor Villa gralla and his bis secretary rodrigues seized the custom house at nia JUa juara deposed Villa grans collector and restored caballar cabalcar Ca ballar who was removed some months ago many hlex blex mexicans have entered lower california from this state and taken the side of moreno I 1 NEW ORLEANS 24 tho returning board met this morning present palmer trumbull G R d smith and J ulian julian for the democrats stoughton hale van vari alien allen white and McGrew for tho republicans governor wells stated that he had bad received a from the supervisors of stating that the names of no electors had been left off the tickets the report from the 8 supervisors per visors was read in which it was was vas that in ward eleven the vote hayes electors was tilden electors it was necessary to count only the for electors at A large and for the fourth congressional district Zach zacharia Zi chane chano arie aric asked whether the returns could coula be corrected by testimony gov wells answered it was i of outsiders but commissioners of election zacharie indu inquired I 1 red if it the S statement t a te was in the returns opened wells replied no Za zacharie charle charie asked if the counsel would bo be offered an opportunity to contradict the statement wells said it would but the state kneut could only bo be by tho the ballots themselves they would telegraph for them mr daponte made application on of the newspaper correspondents who presented application borad for admission mission gov Ys referred him to th the special ie sent gt on the to the cincinnati 1 enquirer from kom new orleans eans denouncing in unmeasured terms erm the board HP wae wag firmin nirm firm i in t the he to exclude co correspondents r daponte protested that the whole fraternity bo be not blamed for the action of one judge trumbull and smith condemned this article col zacharie pressed the election ot 0 kennedy to fill the vacancy on the board b but ut governor wells said he fie had decided that thai the tho clerical force foree was full if thele was a vacancy the democratic becom recommendations men would be considered the board had not determined to appoint kennedy mcblain read a petition of citizens and candidates for representation on the board both were refused governor wells fixed monday as the date dated for examining east baton rouge returns st martins and Qu achita will be considered today oa on judge spafford an offices officer was dispatched to search for the returns from morehouse the board then went into ex executive session washington 21 there was a full cabinet meeting today to day lasting two hours Al general consideration of affairs in louisiana florida and south carolina and questions growing rowing 0 out ut of he iho presidential election leilon received attention and discus discussion slop statutes touching the points recently raised and opinions of the attorney general upon the questions of the rights and duties of courts in instances similar to those in south carolina and florida were referred to but no formal forma action was taken by the government the forthcoming report of tho the commissioner of internal revenue will show the internal revenue rd receipts during outing the last fiscal year as follows alabama arl arizona californi california fornia a colorado connecticut dakota delaware district of columbia florida georgia idaho Sl illinois indiana iowa rowa kansas kentucky louisiana maine maryland massachusetts minnesota michigan 2 mississippi missouri r montana nebraska nevada new hampshire new jersey new mexico new york north C garo earo aro lina ohio oregon pennsylvania rhode island south carolina tennessee texas utah 33 vermont amont virginia sa 7 washington territory 20 west virg virginia i nia wis coasin Wyo wyoming ining 15 total A meeting of gen gentlemen tiemen interested in memorial izing congress to remove the duties on |