The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-10-26
anterCsssion Of Virus Counsel In
Behalf Of His Client.
A Speedy Trial Asked for Gle
ment c. Clay.
Interesting Report in Relation to the Indian
Tribes Of the Southwest.
DC. &c. &c.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Is, 1895.

uness again called together They have made up their
findings and verdict and forwarded the same to the
President for his final action.
Mr. Lewis schade, counsel for Captain wrz, at the
Presidents house tonight to intercede in behalf Of his
client He is apprehensve that the Military Commission
have found him guilty Of all the charges and therefore
is DESTROYS Of saving him from the death penalty.
Although Mr. Schade's fears may be well grounded, sew
cra days will probably eapse before the result Of the
trial will be promulgated As the members Of the Court
are sworn secresy, the findings can only be known
through official The President has not yet
acted Tho record presented by the Commission.
THE PRESIDENT MEMoRIALIzED TO ORDER
SPEEDY TRIAL OF CLEMENT G. CLAY.
The delegates to the late State Convention Of Alabama
united in memorializng President johnson to order
speedy trial Of Clement Clay, and in the meantime
release him parole from the rigorous confinement
which he has been subjected since his arrest The
morasis that they have this application
from any motive of sympathy with the past political
Of Mr. Clay for the part he took in the late
beiion, but that the contrary, many OF them have
uniformly condemned his efforts to incte rebellion and
secure success to the revolutionary movement. They
ask this on his behalf because his implication in the
paalecd and atrocious assassination of Mr. Lincoln is
regarded by them utterly impossible and unsupported
by shadow OF credible testimony The President has
the matter under advisement The probabilities that
the prayers OF the memoralists will be granted
THE INDIANS.
superintendent Sells, of the Southern Indian Supern.
tendency made able and extended report to the Com
Of Indian Affairs to-day The Superintendent
states that prominent impediment in the way of con-
summatng favorable treaties with tho tribes has resulted
from the organized depredations that have continued
the outbreak of the rebellion upon the Indians by
tho whites II is estimated that the tribes have lost by
theft upwards Of three hundred thousand head Of CATTLE
which aggregate value of four millions Ave hundred
thousand dollars. For this loss they claim, with con-
siderable bitterness some reparation. The method OF
dospong them Of their herds consisted In bushwhackng
parties stanpeding and driving them to the southern
borders of Kansas where pretence OF sale regular
cattle dealers took place. the latter parties really being
Confederaes is stated that immense fortunes have
been made in this way, and many men Of standing and
influence are concerned in the traffic The number OF
Indians being subssed by the general government
in this SUPPLEMENTARY is upwards Of nineteen thou
sand including who became allies Of the Southern
rebellion excepting refugee women and children
and helpless old The Cherokee Nation, the most
powerful Of that frontier is about eighteen thousand
strong of which number eleven thousand preserved
their allegiance to this government, and enlisted nearly
three thousand in It's military SERVICE and about six
thousand fought In the rebel armies. An intense Bit
fornes of feeling exists between the factions which
will probably preclude them from again uniting The
Creek Nation also adhered to the Union. and were
warred upon with heavy losses by the dsloya tribes
The Choctaws and Chickasaws mostly followed the for
tones Of the rebellion, and utterly destitute In
common with nearly all the remaining tribes Of that
section 1t is proposed that tho diminished Indian
reservations in the State Of Kansas DO sold TO make way
for the rapid advancement Of civilization In this portion
OF the West and that tho present suspicious time for
removing the red mon southwark into the Indian Terri
tory be at embraced by the government
REsiasATIoN or COMMISSIONERS ORION.
Mr. Orion to-day resigned his position as Commits
saner OF Internal Revenue and there is ttle IL any
tdoubt he will be succeeded By E. A. Rollins the
Deputy Commissioner
PRESIDENTIAL VISITORS.
large number OF persons OF both throngcd the
White House again to-day solicit favors or
parions The venerable Francis r. Blair ST. was among
those awaiting an interview
The rebel General N. l. Bonham or South Carolina
was pasdoncd to-day by the President.
.a3 .. ~ PERSONAL. 4
General Palmer, OF Kentucky, and Jno. H. Reagan or
Texas arrived at WIZARDS tonight ....s +
Senator Cragin, of New Hampshire is in the city and
visited the White House and the departments during the
day. .s44
Mcssrs Rxton and Wood OF the party Of English CAPT.
talIs.s, are stopping at the Metropolitan.
rHE VETERAN RESERVE CORPS.
The announcement IN Yesterdays HERALD that the
muster Of the Veteran Reserve Corps before the
meeting Of Congress seemed to have been decided upon
came like thunder clap upon the wirep uers. An in
suatoa meeting composed of two second lieutenants
- threatened. r...
PAYMAsrrRs MUSTERED OUT
Over eighty paymastcrs have just been mustered out
f service and one hundred moro will be similarly
disposed Of soon
rHE SALE OF QUARTERNAsTER's STORES.
The Quartcrmastcrs Department has thus far realized
bctwsen and eight millions OF dollars from the sale OF
now useless army appurte nances.
CLAIM AGAINST THE ovEaSMENT--sEcRErARy
NCULLOcH IN COURT.
An Interesting case will come before tho Supreme
Court Of the United States Monday next In VIII en-
Secretary McCulloch, in his Official capacity Ia defend.
aut Tho facts and points thcse-During the Nor
troubles Of 1857 Albert sydney Johnston. then in
command OF expedition TO Utah, impressed for the
benefit OF tho service three hundred and thirty
head OF horses, mules and horned cattle from James
and Richard Porter two brothers. living on the plains
Tie brothers ncd claim which, was adj ldcaied upon
by the Third Auditor In May, 1861, and ten thousand
dollars awarded in accordance with Of Congress
providing for the payment Of hpressment claims TIL
Ptcrs demanded the amount Of Mr. Chas, then Score.
t,ry who absolutely refused to pay more than seven
hundred aud fifty dollars having been advised by the
Attorney ,eneru that the that amount vas
an illegal charge. The demand subsequently
made upon Secretary MeCulloch for payment OF
the balance and he for the reasons refused The
Claimants then pctitioned the Supreme Court Of the
n strict of Columbia to mandamus to compel tho
Secretary TO make full return, &C, and TO pay the
balance The writ accordingly issued in July roqu,r
Ing Secretary McCulioch TO pay show cause In show
tuy the Secretary protests against the Jurisdiction
OF the coart and says the assumption Of such jurIsdc
would SECRETARY of the Treasury all
authority the disbursement Of public funds, and
would subject the moneys OF the United States 10 the
Judgments DEGREES Of that court The Secretary has