Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-07-28
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP

tne u D Clrcult court Tor the western district
Of Arkansas these young men, sons of Col.
Pitchlynn, the well known agent and represen-
tative of his tribe (the Choctaw Indians) in its
business with the General Government. were
convicted of an assault with intent to kill. and
were accordingly sentenced to three years i'm
prisonment in the peniteniary. With the con-
currence Of the District Attorney. the CON-
mencement Of the execution of their sentence
was deferred for six months, to allow time for a
representation to the President of the facts in
the case.
1t turns out, on thorough investigation. that
the testimony against them embraced no ALE
CATION OF malice aforethought, and that they
were universally esteemed peaceabie, orderly
and good citizens; and, further, that the main
witness for the prosecution had offered to be
bought of by the friends of the accused. Under
these circumstances, backed by the recommend
atoms to that end of Indian Agent Cooper for
the tribe)) the Commissioner of Indian Affairs
and the Secretary of the Interior, the Presi-
dent, with the advice Of the Attorney General.
has exercised the authority vested in him by
law, to order them to be set at liberty
We are extremely gratifed at being able to
state this fact, being persuaded that the SEN
suffered, was exceedingly hard and undeserved,
and that the effect on the tribe Of carving it
into execution would have been unfortunate
for the future Of the Governments interest
among them
HE F0KI kEARNEY AND SOU III Pass WAGON
Road PARTY.-We have private advices from
the division Of this party of L. S road makers,
(Mr. Masruth, SuperintcIdent) which started
out in advance of the main body under the
command Of Mr.. Lauder the Engineer Of the
Expedition. On the Sth of July they were
some distance beyond Fort Laramie, making
their way towards the South Pass at the rate of
40 miles day. All of this advance party were
then well and in fine spirits. They were sent
out in advance Of the main party in order to
make certain scientific investigations in the
vicinity Of the South Pass, necessary to be made
before the main expedition can get proftably
at work
TIE RESCUED FiLIBUsrERs, &C.-Adyices
received at the Navy Department this morning.
dated the 10th instant, say that the L. ) steam |
ship Roanoke was to have sailed on the Dist in |
slant for New York, with 256 of the flibusters
Their general health was improving; their sick |
list had been reduced from l2O to 90 Francis !
Stribeniski (filibusters) were dead All was
peaeeable on the Isthmus. and the latest in
formation from Bogota indicated the return of
entire good feeling there towards the United
States
A CAPTIvE.-Yesterday Mrs Marble, late a
prisoner to Ink pah-du-tah's band of hostile
Sioux Indians in Minnesota who is now in this
city, had long interview with the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs, wherein she described
her trials and suferings at the hands of the
savages, who, it will be remembered murdered
her husband before her eyes The object of
her visit TO Washington is to obtain indemnity
from the Government for property destroyed by
the Indians In their foray. She has been de-
scribed TO Us as being young, handsome, and
intelligent. Through the instrumentality Of
Judge Flandreau, late L. S. Agent for the
Sioux, she was ransOmed.
LAND FUNDS ACcoUxTs WITH SrArEs.-An
account has been adjusted by the Commissioner
of the General Land Office between the United
States and the State Of Florida, for the five Der
cent fund accruing to the latter during the
years 1879 and 1856, under the provisions Of
the act of Congress approved March. Sd, 1879.
and a balance Of $J.535 is found to be due the
State of Florida
And, also between the United States and the
State Of Illinois, for the three FER cent fund ac
crulng to the latter during the year 1856. under
the provisions Of the act of Congress approved
April II, 1878, and balance Of SIS. 1911 69found
to be due the State Of Illinois.
iHE NEBRASKA WAGON ROAD PARry.-Tbe
wagon Road Bureau has adyices to the 10Th Of
July, inst, from the Nebraska wagon road
party whose intended line Of operations is from
the Mouth Of the Platte to the Lem oui Col,,
They were then at Dacotah city, ur to which
point they had made satisfactory reconnois
SanceS Their main task will be to eons,ruc,
bridges over the various tributaries Of the Mis-
SCUM ri'er ON the line Of their operations
OREGON AND WASHINGTON TERRITORIES TX.
DIAN AFFAIRs.-The Indian Bureau in tbi,
city this morning receiy ed accounts from OREGON
and Washington Territories Coming by the
arrival Of yesterday at New York } which state
that the Indians about the DalIes and in the
Southern part Of Oregon were exhibiting Sims
OF hostility Those about the Dalos had fired
several times the whites of late
PARALfzED.-We regret to state that at u.
ID this afternoon, Commodore John Newton
President of Naval Court No. ) in session in
this city, was seized with paralysis at the Meade
House where those courts are now in session
HIS left side is seriously affected by the at
tack lie Is not speechless, and the physicians
and friends by whom he is now surrounded
there nope that the usual remedies in such ca
ses may soon afford him relief
n Ne" fosr EsTABLisHED-Advicesr re-
ceived at the War Department. from For, Read
ing, Cal, of the 18th June uIt.. state that
Capt }. ". t Gardiner was to move nm tba,
day, with his company Of first drayoons 70
establish a new United States military nost on
Pitt River; the post Office address of which Is