The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-10-06
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WASHINGTON, October 6.
Health of Mr.. Seward.

WASHINGTON, OCTOBER o.
Health OF Mr.. Seward.
Much solicltude is expressed concerning the
condition OF Secretary Seward, and frequent
kilograms of inquiry are received on the sub
ject. 1t will be gratifying to his friends 10 learn
that his health is improving.
Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
Colonel Bogy, of st. Louis, is In Washington,
but will not enter upon his duties as Commits.
soner of Indian Affairs, to which he was yester.
day appointed, until the 1st of November.
The Reserve Lands of the Cherokee
Indians.
1t IS already known that several days before
Mr. Harlan retired from the Office of Secretary
of the Interior he executed a contract on the
part of the Government of the United States,
through himself as its representative, passing
the title of the reserve lands of the Cherokee
Indians, in the State of Kansas, TO the Connec-
ticut Emigration Society for $sO0,000, or one
dollar an acre, payable in regular instalments
with the privilege of taking the whoie-the
Society to receive the deed upon the payment
of the stipulated funds. This subject was sub
sequently referred to Attorney-General Stan
berry, who yesterday rendered his opinion that
the contract is not sustained by the treaty with
the Cherokees, and therefore ought to be ig-
nored. This will doubtless be done.
Freedmen's Bureau Affairs.
The Commissioner of the Freedmens Bureau
has received reports from Tennessee Alabama,
and Arkansas for the month of August all of
which continue to give highly encouraging ac-
counts of the return of peace and tranquility to
these States. Outrages upon and ill-treatment
of the freedmen are less frequent The freedmen
themselves are generally employed and indus
| trious, and are gaining more confidence in the
whites. Everything indicates a desire on the
| part of the people TO welcome the day that will
| restore quiet and harmony to that section of the
| country. Among certain classes the old antipa-
! thy to the Freedmen's Bureau still exists, and
when disposed to resist the most distasteful re.
quirements of the law, many of them evince q
| decided dislike of any interference on the part
of the officers of the Bureau.
The Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau in
the State of Alabama reports that during the
month of August one hundred and ninety lone
thousand seven hundred and forty rations were
issued TO fifteen thousand and ffty-nine refugees,
| at cost of $34, 1915. Ninety-two thousand five
| hundred and twelve rations we're issued 10 six
thousand and ninety-eight freedmen, at a cost of
| $l6,084.
| The Assistant Commissioner for Arkansas
states that in the same month he issued six
thousand d eight hundred and ffty-three ra tions
| to four hundred and eight fundamentally.
| eight men, one hundred and eighteen women,
and two hundred and two children-and Ave
| thousand and forty-eight rations were issued to
| four hundred and forty-nlne refugees, of whom
| thlrty-iour were men, one hundred and forty
one women, and two hundred and seventy-four =
children. The total number of ratons issued
| was eleven thousand nine hundred and one, TO
| eight hundred and 6fty-seven persons, at cos
| of $751;