New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-10-10

Under the new Bounty law applications are pouring
into the Second Auditors Office at the Of thousand
day thirty thousand received in So temDer ana
only thousand The Paymaster General once
receiving in equally great numbers IL is not probable
that any payments will by either Office till ae the
sembling OF Congress
EXCHANGE FUND
The board appointed to determine tho source of the
fund turned over to the by the Rebel Commission
err of Exchange Robert Oud have decided 20 extend the time
applicants making claims for this money until November
INDIAN OUTRAGBs-THE OTT0Es SUPPOSED TO BE THE
GUILTY TRIBE.
E. ID. Taylor, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for
Omaha under date of the 2h of September forwards to the
Indian Department copy Of letter received by him from
Brig Gen w f. Cloud Special Agent appointed by the Gov
enor Kansas and dated at Omaha the 2st Of September
informing him that in consequence Of the Indian outages
which had committed against the citizens of Western
during past Spring and Summer he had been ap
pointed by the Governor of Kansas Special Agent to collect
and bring the parties Justice Cen Clouds letter
cites several instances where murders had been committed In
some cases the murderes were aed in United States uni
forms Of them exhibited discharges Pawnee scouts
Pswnee Ooes and Omaha Indians those who are
thought have been hostile In the month Of July settle
upon White Rock River visited by the Pawnces,
who committed various Of crime and hostility.
many instances the people have been forced to leave their
settlements Such acts OF hostility Gen Cloud says call for
justice and indemnity and for this purpose the various witnesses
and parties interested propose to meet at Lake sbe upon the
Republican about the 18th inst and proceed with an inves
CATION before an officer OF the law Maj Gen Cloud respect
fully suggests fact that these of repeated ouages have
caused deep feeling and strong determination the part Of
the citizens of the obtain justice and safety lnasmuch
before mentioned tribes lie under their suspicious ana
charges prove the interest OF the tribes to rem
der every possible assistance in securing full just and impair
tal CATION and be does doubt that the Council OF
the
guilty parties and result in mutual good to all concerned
In reply TO Gen Clouds communication Superintendent
Taylor that he feels entirely confident that the Pawnee
and Omaha Indians guess but that the Ottoes not
above suspicion He mentions and it may turn out upon IN
yestgaon that they participated in the disturbances lie
suggests proposed day OF the investigation be post
poned to such would enable him to the attend
ance OF one or Of the chiefs Of the tribes named An
erparx statement he says will at beat prove unsatisfactory
and can settle nothing definitely While the Department Is
ready redress any wrongs committed BY Treaty Indians
upon satisfactory testimony it viii resouey protest against
any punishment for alleged oenses where the esti
mony vague uncertain where it is taken in such man
ner afford opportunity for examination or denial
AN ANTICIPATED RIOT.
In authorization of riots in Baltimore, three CON-
panies Of Marines left here for that city this
ing rumors being freely circulated here late In
the evening that the office Of The Transcript had been gutted
BY mob Reinforcement Of two companies of Marines and
company 2th Infantry said to have been sent
OYER 10 Baltimore about II O'Clock tonight There consider
able excitement here these circulating runiors
NEW APPOINTMENTS.
The President has appointed John Seys OF ONO
Minister Resident and Consul General Of the United States 10
the Republic of Liberia, and Charles Seymour and VIM A
Budd Of New York and Nudge Of Massachusetts, to be
Commissioners to the Paris Exposition.
RECOVERY OF SECRETARY SEWARD.
Secretary Seward has almost entirely recovered
from his sickness He well enough today to attend tho
Cabinet meeting
BOGUS PARDON SEEKERS.
Certain persons in Washington and elsewhere have
for long time acting agents for procuring padons
and some of them written letters to the South claiming
tina, they have peculiar and influence for obtaining
executive cenency From close and careful observation
cannot BE- that whatever thus
favored Money the pretended services IS therefore Cd
tanned under petences Applications for pardon either
in person or through the Governors of States are with the
documents the Attorney General
whose report the President decides and in every case deter
mined fioraby the official document OF pardon issued nom
the State Department can be prepared There Is
no necessity whatever applicants employ agents to faci
tate the business the latter have influence in the premises
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
The State Department has Published third sup
Elemental circular respecting the Paris Universal Exposition
from which appears that Belgium, France Italy ana S~zer
land have by Monetary Convention united to regulate the
weight title form and circulation of their gold and silver coin
This for the purpose Of remeyng the neon
yenence trade between the respective countries resulting
from the diversity Of their small silver coins aud to contribute
to the uniformity weights and coins TheCoen
ton is 20 remain until January 1880 Any other ma
tions can Join by accepting the obligations imposed and
adopting the monetary system Of the unit regard to gold and
silver coins Mr. Beckwth United States Commissioner Gen
era to the Paris Exposition in letter to the State De-
partment; ..
The reduction in the value of the small silver coin brings The
standard class in harmony believe win tue small
coin of the United States under the law Oh ls IL inns
be SO the metallic standard both OF the gold and silver com OF
the in harmony with those OF the four
countries and the standards being in harmony and the
system all decmazed only remains 10 harmOne the coin IN
order to produce reciprocal circulation For this purpose
common unit does appear 10 necessary However
numerous the systems II the standards equal and the sys
TEN decimnled is only necessary that the unit oi each oe
capable of expression in the mnupes suDmutes OF the
Others produce the uniformity OF coinage requisite Tor reep
rocal circulation.
UNITED STATES MAIL DESTROYED
Under date of Sept. IA, our Consul at Cadz writes
that the mail which lcft the United States on Wednesday
Aug - for this city and vicinity was totally destroyed by