The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-09-29
FROM WASHINGTON.
er' Davis Treasure...Pavm.r,
nonds...Freedmen,s Afr.,.. u

essufe.s.Payment or
nonds-.'F reedmen's Anairs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.-rs,
SeSen. laws treasure, brough hsre - xmnses.I
e VI Leasury agent has been cnnrtaa Ssnarge
~ once and found to consist nS aa ~ me
Coinage and :sV w., IN silver coin, some old
slightly over siSo,O co. co. OF silver; total value
some doubt exists as to the conrs. 81.
GInmenI would adopt as to he nsvrnss sae S0V'
facinc Railroad Bonds, The p;aIeat OF the
Dank o. ine metropolis in this ctv aSd.e =. me
note 70 the Secretary of the Tressrrr..a tessea
S%G!ec' ana To-Day received the following rue nc
w treasury DEpARrmKsr
WASHINGTON, Sept. Ia 1851
SIR-Y0ur letter of TO-DAY. ash,rn ,- 800,
obligations of the government to :, wnetner
turity It's bonds issued under acts OF Xn,. a. 4s.
1867, and OF July I'd, 1864, to aid in ccns3 Is.'
ing the Pacific Railroad Is absolute. nNon tSe
que performance OF the railroad CORPORATION ~
its obligations Is at hand. From an examin ..
ton OF the terms Of the acts and the yarious
bonds, am satisfied that the faith Of the o,ou
eminent is pledged to their redemption in the
hands OF any lawful holders without regard tn
whether the obligations of the railroad com.
pany are ultimately fulfilled or not,
q. MCCULLOUGH, Secretary.
IoJ. b. HUTCHINSON, Washington, d. G.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The Tri5auses Wash.
ington special says Gen. Howard, of the Freed
mans bureau. intends to make thorough
personal Investigation into the afEairs of the
freedmen Of Virginia, and for this purpose
leaves here within day or two after return.
ing 10 washington. He will also Journey
pose. Erl4 E.. g1-- - - - -
ai WAR DEPARTMENT, }
ookKAU OF REFUGEES, FREEDMEN AND
AsASDONED LANDS, WASHINGTON, Sept 1917 q
The following named officers are announced
as assistant commissioners Of the bureau for
the States respectively set opposite their
names: -
Brevet Major Gen. R. saxton-Georeia and
South Carolina, at Charleston, 8. C.
Brig: Gen. Davis Tillhelm-Acting Assistant
commissioner for Georgia, reporting to Brevet
Ma. Gen; 4. Saxton. at Augusta, Ga.
Brig. Gen. C. B. Fisk-Kentucky and Ten
nessee, at Nashville Tenn. = -
Brig. Gen. j. w. ,Sprague-Missouri and
Arkansas. at st. Louis
Brig. General Wager swayne-Alabama, at
Brew. Maj. General NJ. Gregory-Texas, at
p. GSl; 2 Y; whittlessy-North Carolina, at
Col: Samuel Thonas-Mississippi, at vicks-
burg, Miss. f-sat n, - ~, =
Brevet Col. G. Osborn-Florida, at Tallahas-
see, Fla
Rev. j. w. Conway-Louisiana, at New Or.
leans &C., % -l-l.' ~ ~ -
(Signed) o. o. HOWARD,
.-.a,, 4..-... Major General.
There are anticipations that the present ire.
sponsible method Of administering justice by
the Freedmens Bureau in the Southern States
in all cases arising between negroes and whites
will soon be modified or abolished. At pres
ent the agent of the bureau in any district
Yields an arbitrary power, from which there
lies little or no appeal.
The President is opposed to such unlimited
usurPation of judicial authority, and is expect
ed to order some needful changes.
An unofficial report received to-day at the
Freedmen's Bureau from Alabama brings the
intelligence that the unsettled state of social
affairs in Northern Alabama has necessitated
the importation of mounted force to the
scene Of trouble. The nature of this disturb
ance has not transpred