New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-28
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Special Dtspateh TO Ths N. Z. Tribune.
WASHINGTON, Thursday, Sept. q, 1860.
The Ind an Bureau which, to its credit, is ever
favorable and friendly to the Indians. is greatly
pessed by intelligence from the Bacstoot try,
to the effect that the Indians there are quiet aud
peaceful, and have not been at all the war path
The vegetable productions this extreme North
west corner OF the Nebraska Territory are repre-
septed to be as good as they are generally 10 the
Northern States. An appropriation is asked tor
purposes o. irrigation, should drouth ensae at aoy
sesson hereafter.
Oftbe $500, goo appropriated at the last session
Tor the Potomac Aqueduct, but S25, 900 nave been
used by C,pt. Meies. Though the latter protests
against the use of sDy of the remainder of the ap
prOprlat on In bis absf in Fiorid., srl rsqai-i
ion has been made by Capt. B,ubsw, which will
doubtless be answered. Mind, however, the appro-
priation recltes that the money shall bs expended
under the superibtepdence OF Capt Megs.
60 the Associated Prss. ,o
WAsHIsGros, Thursday, Sept n, 1860.
By Special Report to the u. s. Srnaie on the ITO OF
May lst the Posm aster Gener1l recommended, In 70
polse a resolution Of thst BODY, improvements In
e details Of the Dead Letter Ofics, which were
svorsby received by the Committee on the Post
Office of both Houses Of Congress. Among other
hpgs, urged not only that letters CONSUMING
oney or other valuable Enclosures, but many others
{ moment shonld be restored to writer's when they
silea ach their from sundry cansos
md BILL expressing the vie ~s or the Coinmisee,
making provisions accordingly, ana suthorzine
charge Of postage all returned letters, for want OF
time failed TO become law.
since the adjournment of Congress, letters have
been restored far the limited force wodld allow,
withou reference these containing iocosures and
the n suite have been highly satisfactory Partc1lar
has been given to letter. returned to The De-
psrtneIt for TIE want Of prepayment OF postage.
Mary we're addressed to foreign countries.
Inst uctous have also been given 10 Post masters
tQuiI letters not properly directed and those VITA
any direct 10 be returned at once 10 The Dad
Letter ofceand many tuch are ds1y received ooensd,
aid returned With ut delay 10 the Dadvertsnt writers
AID important change bas also been made in the in
sructoIs concerning letters from foreign countries,
which bave heretofore been detained IN Post Otcs bot
one month, sfter having been advertised. Tney arc
& be detained three moths the bs,ter to nsure
delivery, and to reduce the nuGber Of dead letters of
this description
few reports have beer received, wing the
turn Of letters frcm postOfces, not through the De-
psrtuent, but by authority of the law OF the last
roB, providing Tor such returns 10 where the
writers give their in writing An i'd
together with their residences the letters, specify ny
he time during which they shall be held for dslve y
before their to the respective Wi ers thereof
The President row gives mors than usual attention
foreign sisirs. fer Ms speclal use has
jus, been prepsr ed ~ the State Department.
About fifty clerks thus far have been appointed In
the Census Boresn; among them to day, WD. }. De
lsno, we'll known Ia connection with the S)utlern
pres.
Tue Pofi-0fice Department hss determined to die
continue The present mai service from NJ. sepn
Denver, ard end the mails around by Council Bluffs,
Iowa.
A grand pyrotechnic display aud n Wat 10 Mount
Vernon are IN The programme for the entertainment Of
the Pm ce Of Wales.
The reo,ipts into tbs Treasury lass week were
81 O45 900, of which about 5000 900 were from the
Gus oms.
private letter from China says that Minis'er Ward
has written 10 Was instoa for SIX mooths leave OF
Absence owing 10 thu condition of his health