New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-10-17
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
From The Washington stsr.


An IMroRTANr PESsIOS QCEsrIoS DEciD[D.-lhe
Secretary Il the Interior has recently decided adversely
claim for Communication and interest for services as
psym6sier in Virginia revolutionary State troops reg
Tie claimant paid by the State FOR his services
Lieutenant under judgment obtained IN l79i VIII ch
il is alleged, estabLed his rank paymaster also The
claim Brought against the United States was based
on tie hind section Of the act OF July, 1882, which pro
vdes for the adjustment and settlement by the United
States Of The claims for hafpey 10 the officers of the Vr
ginia regiments and corps I'm one OF which the party
served which had not been paid prosecuted to judg
me- against the State Of Virginia, &c. II appearing
that the heirs in This did appeal To the Jude al ribun
ais of Virginia IN 1894 aud obtained Judgment for and
the officers services Lieutenant and Pay
master The Sacrtary ruled that tue claim did not como
under the third section OF the act above mentioned Er
GINA has long since received all the money appropriated
for the payment Of those who had obtained such udg
mes against her. and in this case had paid the claimants
the authorities conceived themselves bound 10 settle
with them under the decree they had obtained The &C
ton in his also involves decision that the act Of
the 9Th of July 1892 has reference only to applicants for
halfpay and has reference at all 70 Communication.
ConnUtaon therefore, or five years full pay in lieu OF
hafpay for life, is rot recoverable under il.
TIE RIGHT OF WAY FOR THE ST. LOUIS AND IRoS
MoUST.IN RALRoADCoDgress, atth ast session. grant
ed TO this k6lload Company the right Of way through the
public grounds Of the Governments Arsenal Marine Hos
Ital and Jefferson Barracks, on condition that the Secre
tery OF War OF opinion that the public interest would
suffer by the location of the proposed road The army
officers there, however sepuousy object TO running the
road thus through the public property basing their OBJ
jecton principally on the danger from sparks TO the pow
cerin tie Arsenal and thar might be going up ION the
landing Gcros the railroad TO that depot In view Of the
fact that this important work cannot be constructed ex
ceT tie route selected and of the consent Of the Com
Iany 70 stringent hpulaOns for the security OF the public
property there among which il embraced condition tn
Lorte shl be used in going through these grounds
he Secretary Of War has granted the perm sson neces
sey 10 avail those interested in this railroad Of the season
able action q Congress IL their behalf
SERIOUS IRCUBLE CHEROKEE NArroS-We
hear La the Government has just received svces from
Tie uhwestern SUPPLEMENTARY OF Indian Affairs say
ng that portion Of the Cherokee Nation are ia arms
aeelnst theirrba authorities that some one hundred Of
~ die ontented recently attacked and murdered ohn and
Wa hngton Ad6wo noted friends of the Ross party that
a. escerinned, the anti Rossies in this time nun
Der some two hundred fighting men, who declare their de-
termination % kill or drive oct from the Nation persons
obnoxious to them, to the number Of nixyfye men The
Government officers there regard this tho
nence men Of the reenecmen Of the terrible troubles in
the te which, VIII be remembered occurred in 1916;
snd hey suggest the necessity for prompt increase Of tho
United Stotes forces aud Forts Smith and Gibson, and
also at orders be from this point authorizing their
em ment in the defense Of tie authorities of the tribe
mtfe latter under he 9th article Of the treaty Of New
Eehcta OF 1870 hal demand such assistance The Indian
Bureau have at brought this subject before the Soc
feisIy Of the Department Of the Int rior, with
M ncsoE that the STEPS indicated above be mmeiatey
taken By the Government here