Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-07-28
Texas Conservative Union Con-
YentiOH.
Missionary to the Freedmen MObbsd.
Washington News.

New YoRk, July 97.-The msrning papers
contain the following specials from Wash
ington:
General Dix.
General Dix is reported to be exceedingly
ignorant of 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 ser
vices, he cannot accept in self respect.
A Proposition.
The British Government has proposed to
the United States, through the Department
of State, q reciprocity Disagreement between
the to countries, in substance as follows :
That England agree to send home to the
United States all the distressed American
seamen in British waters, the United States
TO follow suit. In order to effect this 1t will
be necessary for Congressional action.
Official Letter.
An official letter from the Paymsster
General to an army officer, mustered out at
the close of the war, says that the amonnt
due a list Lieutenant, under the original act
Of Congress granting three months extra
nav. is $3.50. The combinations and allow
ances are not included in the payment
The amount due other officers IS IN the same
proportion to their rank. By the original
act officers Tesigning or mustered out Tor
other reasons thar their services being no
longer required were not entitled TO its ben
e6ts. The present act grants them TO all
officers who served 10 the close Of the war.
Indian Affairs.
Adyioes from the Treaty Commissioners
to the Upper Missouri tribes, to june 18th,
have been received by the Commissioner Of
Indian Affairs. The Commissioners report
that they have met with entire success in
securing the assent Of the Indians not rep
resented last fall 20 the treaties then made.
Both at Fort Sulley and Fort Rice, large
numbers Of the tribes were present and APP
peared to be fully satisfied with the action
of their chiefs. and with the explanations
given them for the delay in their promised
payments. They now exhibit confidence
instead of d~istrusting the Commissioners as
they did last fall. Many of the lower Nanc-
tons and Sioux are planting corn this year.
The Commissioner give the Indians great
credit for their absolute fulhilment OF their
promise to keep the peace last winter,
amidst starvation and s~ufferings, and
recommend thst a reserve of corn may be
kept on hand hereafter at the upper agen-
cies to meet emergencies.
The Commission was about TO proceed to
Fort Bershald to meet the Mandans,
Arckares and other tribes who were assem-
bling at that point. A delegation of about
100 from the Sissetton and Watapeton
bands, formerly of Minnesota but latterly
gathered about Fort WadswOrth, D. I. were
present at Fort Rice but negotiations with
Them failed, owing TO the factthat a major
rty of the Indian delegations claimed rights
10 land and money which the Commits
TONERS could not recognize and the Indians
seturned to their people. .
A large number Of the Lisselton and
Sioux have been employed for . long time
as scouts by the United States military Off
GERS IN command in the northwest.
Freedmen's Affairs.
A board of officers has been appointed by
by the Commissioners Of Freedmen's Affairs,
for the purpose of revising the regulations
for the government Of the Bureau to meet
the requirements of the recent act Of Con-
Cress extending the duration of the Bureau
two years. The board will convene at the
office of the Bureau and its la
bOrs tomorrow. 1t is composed of the fol
lowing named officers Brevet Major Cen
eral Davis Tilson, Assistant COMMISSIONS
for the State Of Georgia, President; Briga-
der General Z. NJ. Gregory, formerly Assis
tsut Commissioner for the State of Texas ;
Brevet MsjOr General ]. W. Sprague, Assis
tant COMMISSIONS for Missouri, Arkansas
and Indian Territory Captain NJ. French
and Captain J.. W. De Forest, Veteran Re
serve Corps, Secretaries. All the members
of the board nave arrived except General
Sprague.
Promotions
The President has appointed General
Hancock to the Major Generalship in the
regular army vacated by the promotion OF
General Sherman, and General Ord 10 the
Brigadier Generalship vice Hancock.
Arrested for Treason.
Colonel Ashby was arrested to-day, while
passing through the city, for the crime OF
treason, but was bailed in the SUM of S3,O0O'