The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-07-28

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New YORK, July 26.-The morning
from Washington:
Gen. Dix is reported here to be ex-
ceedingly indignant at his nomination
to the Hague, which, he AYERS, was
without his knowledge or consent, and
one that in view of his past and present
prominence and public services, he can
not accept in self-respect.
The British Government has pro-
posed to the United States through the
Department OF State, a reciprocity of
agreement between the two countries,
in substance, as follows; That England
agrees to send home to the United
States, all distressed American seamen
follow suit. In order to effect this con-
summation it will be necessary for
Congressional action.
An official letter Eom the Paymaster
General to an army officer, mustered
out at the close of the war, states that
the amount due first lieutenant, I'M
der the original act of Congress, grant
ing three months extra pay, proper, is
$50. The communication and allowances
are not included in the payment. TIE
amount due other officers is in the same
proportion to their rank. BY the orig
inal act, officers resigning or being
mustered out for other reason than
that their services were no longer re-
quired, are not entitled to its benefits.
The present act grants them 20 all Off
GERS who served until the close of the
war.
Advices from the treaty commission
ers to the upper Missouri, Sioux and
other tribes, to the date of June 18th,
have been received by the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs. The commits
sioners report that they have met with
entire success in securing the assent of
the Indians not represented last fall. to
the treaties then made both at Fort
Sully and Fort Rice. Large numbers
of the people of the tribes were present
and appeared to be fully satisfied with
the action of their chiefs, and with the
explanation given them for the delay in
their promised payments. The now
exhibit confidence instead of distrust-
ing the commissioners as they did last
fall. Many of the lower Yanctons and
two Kittle Sioux are planting at Crow
Creek this year. The commissioners
give the Indians great credit for their
absolute fulfillment of their promise 10
keep the peace last winter amidst star
walton and other suffering, and recon-
mend that a reserve of coin may be
kept on hand at the upper agencies to
meet emergencies.
The Commissioners were about to
proceed to Fort BerthOld to meet the
ManoanSS Artcarces ana other tribes
who were assembled at that point, A
delegation of about 100 from the Sisse-
ton and Watahiton bands, formerly of
Minnesota, but latterly gathered about
Fort WHdSworth, were present at Fort
Rice, but negotiation failed with them,
owing to the fact that the majority of
the Indian delegation claimed rights to
land and money which the Commits
sioners could not recognize, and the
Indians returned to their people.
A large number of the Sisseton and
Sioux Indians have been employed for
a long time as scouts by the United
States military authorities in the north
west.
A board of officers has been appoint
ed by the Commissioner of Freedmen's
affairs, for the purpose of revising the
regulations for the government of the
Bureau, and to meet the requirement of
the recent act of Congress extending
the duration of the Bureau TWO years.
The board will convene at the office of
the Bureau and commence its labors to.
morrow, and is composed ofthe follow
ing named officers: Brevet Mai. Gen.
Davis Tilson, assistant Commissioner
for the State of Georgia, President;
Brig. Gen. 3. NJ. Gregory, formerly as
sistant Commissioner for the State of
Texas; Brevet Maj. Gen. j. w. Sprague,
assist0nt Commissioner for Missouri,
Kansas and the Indian territory; Chap
lain NJ. French, and Capt. J. w. Defor-
est, Veteran Reserve corps, Secretaries.
ALI the members of the board have ar
rived, except Gen. Sprague.
The. President has appointed General
Hancock to the Major Generalship in
the regular army, vacated by the pro-
motion of Gen. Sherman, and Gen.
Ord to the Brigadier Generalship, vice
Hancock.
Col. Ashley was arrested to-day while
passing through the city, tor the crime
OF treason, but was bailed out in the
sum of s, 900.
The morning papers specials say that
several teachers from Sea Island, South
Carolina, passed through the city to-
day en- route for the North. They rep
resent the Island as very healthy, and
tho crops of cotton and corn to far ex-
coed any season for the last four years.
The schools have all done well, and
the freedmen were never in better spir-
its on the Port Royal Islands, or work
ed better. ~
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