Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-01-15
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

wear the Indian Bureau under the PROVISIONS
of an act of Congress, has been issuing to the
Indians of the Seneca tribe, located IN INC
State of New York, bounty land warrants for
their services in 1912. The warrants are
sent to agent Colegrave, who has charge Of
these Indians Recently the agent became
aware that certain unprincipled white men,
through speeious pretences, have obtained sew
eral of the warrants from the Indians for q
mere nominal consideration. Mr. Purse the
President Of the tribe, has also informed the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs that quite late
ly man has been among his people endeavor-
ing to obtain the names of all such as yet e1-
psct to receive warrants from the Government.
This, no doubt, unprincIpled scoundrel, repre-
sents himself as an agent of the Government,
and tells the Indians that he is sent to procure
their names and identity that it may be known
to whom the warrants must be issued. He,
also, makes them believe that it il essential
that they shall pay him so much per head to
defray his travelling expenses, &c. His object
in collecting these Names it is believed, is that
he may employ some rascally members of the
tribe to procure the warrants from the agent
and then, for q small consideration, assign
them to himself.
With commendable promptness, the Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs informed Mr.
Purse that the pretended Government agent
was an impostor, and instructed agent Cole
grave to make inquiries concerning his con-
duct, with view to procure his arrest and
punishment. In order, still further, to secure
the Indians against fraud, the Commissioner
instructed the agent, concerning tho warrants,
as follows:
"That II is expected you will deliver the war
rants to the respective parties in whose names
they have been issued, observing due caution in
the Identification of each individual Should
the Indians make sale Of said warrants the as
sgnments must be executed and the considera-
ZION paid In your presence, and you are required
to certify to the fairness Of the transaction In
every respect"
FACTS ANB RUMoRs.-A report has recently
been received from the superintendent of the
mint at Philadelphia, stating that he has as
ayed some parcels of gold taken from various
places within ten or fifteen miles of Henry
Creek and the South Fork of Platte river,
which proved to be of a fneness equal to
96o-lOOO; and that it was worth a fraction
over twenty dollars an ounce troy. This is su-
perior in quality to California, and fully co ual
to Australia gold.
The aggregate increase of Pay to naval off,
GERS TO result from the passage of the bill re-
Gently introduced to the Senats by Mr.. Mallo-
ry is set down by a newspaper correspondent
at S535,OOO. We are inclined to think that
there is some about this, as no calcul alton
In the premises has, as yet, been made by Off
GERS of the Department.
1t is said that the House Committee on For
eign Affairs maturcd and will soon report a.
bill authorizing the President to take the mi
tiative steps for the purchase of Cuba. The
amount of money placed at his disposal will
be S3O, 100000. The Democrats on the COM
mittee all favored the proposition, while all
the Republicans opposed it.
II is said that the Senate Naval Committee
have agreed to report a resolution authorizing
the President to confer upon Commodore Stew
art the rank of Senior Flag Officer on the ac-
tive list, as a recognition of his services.
The President, it is said, does not approve
OF the Pension Bill which recently passed the
House, but believes that the admission of the
principle it involves would opon the door TO
such unlimited claims as to bankrupt the Gov
eminent. 1t is hardly likely that the bill will
pass the Senate.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Herald states that the Administration is
fully assured that the differences with European
Powers regarding Central America are in the
way of being honorably settled; and if present
negotiations arc notlinterrupted, few months
Will place as in the position we desire. The
Administration cannot make public the nature
Of these negotiations at present
1t is said that j. Buchanan Henry, private
secretary to the President, contemplatcs resign
Ing bis position at the close of this session, and
settling in New York to practice law.
HE NORTHERN ROUTE TO THE PACIFIC
We learn that Col. Mobiles, late Superinten.
dent OF the construction of the Fort Rideelv
and South Pass wagon road, during the past
season sent out party to examine the route
for the proposed road from ST. Paul's direct to
Fraser river, and also to ''prospect" for gold
IN that region. This party write in high terms
Oh the facilities of the route, pronouncing it
the best across the continent. They say that
OF the whole distance not moro than twenty
miles fail to be susceptible of settlement, or
lack timber, water, or grass. They insist that
the Fraser river gold mines will prove as rich
and extensive as those of California or Aus
tralia, and that on that route, in two years,
the traveller will find good hotel at the end
OF every days journey across the continent,
They add that the British Government ia now
surveying a railroad route from tho head of
Lake Superior to Puget's Sound, the proposed
road for its whole length traversing the richest
and most productive region in all the North.
west; and really presenting less obstacles in
the way Of SHOWS than other proposed routes
laying further South. They argue that the
remarkable dryness of the atmosphere in that
quarter will prevent SHOWS from falling there
to great extent. Col. Mobiles informs us that
Minnesota is building her railroads to connect
with those of Britain, as described above, and
that the British capitalists propose to have
theirs cross the Canada line between the head
d Lake Michigan and Lake Superior, running
thence through the disputed tract, the States
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