The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-03-09

OF Paraguay those OF the United States Of America
month depend reasors which cannot fail prove
advantageous 10 beth countries probable other ma
ordered me, above All h,uss cspeca,y 10 assure yoar
Exceliency OF the high esteem and perfect friendship
which ensertAus tor your Exceency These senti%en
your Excelency Will find expressed in the autograph et
Ter OF bic ency the President OF the republic OF
rsguay, which now hsye the honor Of placing in your
In reply the President said
lam extremely happy receive the Envoy Extraordi-
rary and Special Commissioner of Paraguay whose pre-
sence socept "a Testimony of the perfect diusmsnt
the nte drcrepce between the countries ana as an
aurury that he pccforh the friendly relations between
win be IS Sey s.upo s
prove sdvsutsgeors For the sovernmebt OF Paraguay
and is DISTINGUISHED chief Pissdent Lopez, cherish
fol 70 him for his kindly reception OF the Commis
soner Of the United states, and spprecatng the
sent you hither, duly esteem his course
Statesman and his efforts as patriot to deveope the
And beg to you sir, that while you among
Us shall no paine to render your stay agreeable 70
yourself ana useful to your country.
The Minister retired highly graned by the warmth OF
hts reception which friendly and dgnHed, but devoid
Of array Of the cold formalty OF Courts.
MORMON ArTMRs.
The Senate Territorial Committee met this morning, and
had Captain Hooper before them in regard Mormon A.
fairs Owing 70 the absence Of t~o members OF the
mee, the matter postponed until the next meeting
CONTRACTS THE CAPITOL.
The Secretary War received proposals and awarded
contracts months since FOR the construction OF about
hundred mar BILE pillars for the portces OF the
wings Of the Capitol The contract was made wyh the
Maryland Marble Company, orders were duly issued
to the experimenting engineer, Capt Franklin, to
execute H. but be declines doing go, and writes the Sec
Rotary Of War requesting him to reconsider his order
allow the purchase Of Italian marble, instead Of Amcri
This action Of Captain Franklin ID Influenced by the
OF certain members Of the Senate Committee
Public Buildings and Grounds, Of which Mr.. Bright is
chairman and Mr. Davis member, both OF whom used
their efforts 70 day to induce the committee 70 report
bill for the purchase Of Italian marble.
The QUARRsIs AND TEE REPUBLICANS ALLIES.
MIR. Kellogg, Of Illinois, viii have the floor in Commit
tee Of the Whole 70 morrow, for speech sustaining bis
charges made in the early part Of the session. that there
collision between Douglas and Greeley, several
other prominent republicans, In 1857.
FRENCH sPoIIAI1oN BILL REVIVED.
The Horse Committee Foreign Affairs have instructed
their chairman Mr. Corwin, to report the French Sola-
ti,n bill.
THE MILITIA OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
The military Of the District elAted with the promise
and prospect Of an early PRONUNCIATION Of programme
from the War Department which viii enable them to re.
organize an efficient regiment
REPORT on OVERLAND EMIGRATION INDIAN tribes.
Colonel F. W. Lander will make ns Indian report to the
Interior Department TO morrow. appears that he has
visited four great tribes which have sometimes harassed
and obstructed overland emigration Some Of are
the ones who committed the massacres this summer in
Northern Utah. They supposed be affiliated with
the Mormors The report throws light this subject,
or at least offers advice as to mode Of preventing Nor
influence The tribes referred are styled Eastern
and Western Stakes, Shoshonees, the Pannacks,
Shosokos Salt Lake Dlggers. Colonel Lander advo.
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Indian agents. and supports the views Of the Secretary
Of War to the formation Of ranger companies Of frontier
citizens. He thinks that If reliable mountaineers
were appointed Indian agents they would reside
with The tribes, and travel from point to point with
them on tneie way to the buffalo and fishing and root
grounds The chiefs Of these tribes disposed to pre-
vent collisions with the whtes which often take place
through the bad behavior Of young and reckless members
Of the tribes These agents would also ascertain whether
bad white men Influencing the Indians to commit
ouags and causing the Indians TO bear the blame Of
them COL Lander asserts that his advance party Of
thirteen passed directly through these hos.se tribes
without attack, and that he has repeatedly visited them
with one or two persons During the last fall OF his
express riders W. West passed through Of these
tribes the Of the collision mme aiaey aer
the massacre Of the emgraus He rode distance Of six
hundred miles without . companion. and WAS kindly
treated by the Indians wherever he met them making
matter Of doubt whether the Indians really comm tied
the massacre. Col Lander says that there are other
white in the mountains besides Mormons who COM
NIT outrages upon emsrans and believes that the
aneer agents appointed reside among the tribes would
be apt TO ferret them ont he thinks the rangers de-
scribcd each provided with two horses could not only
oyeftake punsh the ma1auders bat also the hostile
INDIANS. He gves his opinion thai the usual number
of regular forces, without riding animals and often
accompanied by wagon trains, adapted 10 fast
service In an Indian county.