The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-09-13
FROM NEW YORK.
Indian Affairs Internal Revenue
Rrauds-Grsnt and sickies-Bnnk
Afnirs-AIabama Ciaims-Corres-
poudeuce--Thc President.

A6nirs-AIabama Claims-Corres-
pondence--Thc Precedent
NEW YORK, September 12.-The Her
AIDS Sioux City special says: Ihe IN
dian Commissioner reached here at noon
to-day. All we'll. Councils were held
with all of the different bands OF In
dams as far as Fort Sully. The Indian
reservations were selected on Big Chey-
enne river, and at the mouth OF the
Nebraska. The Commissioner starts at
once for Omaha, and from thence to
Fort Laramie, to visit tho hostile tribes:
The Herald's Leavenworth special
saws: The Indians fired into passen
ger train six miles west of Fort Harker
today. They had placed ties on the
track, which were removed by the pilot
of the locomotive, when about thirty
FIVE Indians rose up from ravine and
poured q volley into the cars, without
injurng any one.
A band of Cheyennes murdered three
men and one woman at Plumb Bottom,
on the Little Arkansas, few days
since, aud a boy named Malone was
served the same way last Saturday at
Cow Greek, nineteen miles west OF Fort
Hacker.
The Herald's special says: Develop
ments of the internal revenue frauds in
Brooklyn are taking a tangible shape,
and are so wide in their qualifications, it
is said, as even TO implicate certain
members of the Cabinet at Washington,
whose identity at present is concerned.
The proceedings in the Revenue Board
over these alleged frauds is said to have
been somewhat stormy.
Some of the members are Offering to
resign on account of them, and Mr. Rol-
Inns presence here at one time was IN
furtherance of an investigation OF the
subject.
&c. Allen, keeper of the warehouse
on Sedgwick street, by whom the al
legged frauds have been committed,
was arrested yesterday and held i'll $780,
900 bail, with charge of completely in
the removal of 20,O0O gallons OF whisky.
Mr.. Callicott, it is said, has brought to
the knowledge of the Washington Off
Gals some very ugly matters relative to
the dOings of his prosecutors.
J. c. Thompson, keeper of tue bonded
warehouse Nos. "a and %, on Sedgwick
street, Brooklyn, was arrested and TAX
Ell before Commissioner Norton on II
charge of being implicated in the re-
moval of 10000 gallons of whisky which
had been placed i'll his charge. He was
held to bail in the sum of $4,000.
The Times special says: 1t has been
recently stated that the dispatch dated
August 18th, from General Grant to
General Sickles, which was printed on
Saturday last, completed the correspond
ence. This is not the case. There are
one or two other brief dispatches, and
a letter from General Grant to General
Sickles, dated August oath, which, be-
ing understood by the latter To be pri-
vate. he has not had it published. IT.
this letter General Grant comments the
wisdom of Sickles.
A delegation of officers and directors
Of the Farmers and Citizens' National
Bank of Brookln, consisting of Owen
NJ. Beach, President: Smith Sheldon, 5.
NJ. Beard and others, are here endeav-
oring to induce the comptroller of cur
rency TO restore the bank TO its man.
ayers, on the ground that it is public
benefit, and they offer, as directors, to
guarantee for the Indebtedness of the
bank, certain sums amounting to over
$500, 900, if their request was complied
with. There is great doubt if the
comptroller has power, under the law,
to suspend proceedings, after they are
once begun, and the application of these
parties was suspended. pending legal
opinion on this point.
Further correspondence relative to
the Alabama claims between the United
States and Great Britain is made pub
lie. On August 9th, 1866, Secretary
Seward sent to Munster Adams a sum-
mary of the claims of citizens of the
United States for damages from priva
teers, fitted out from British sports,
and requests that Lord Stanley may be
informed that the settlement OF these
claims has been urgently necessary to
the re-establishment of entirely friendly
relations between the United States and
Great Britain. We have seen the ruin
Gus British warlike expedition against
the United States practically allowed
and tolerated by Her Majesty's Govern
ment, Notwithstanding our remOn-
STRANGE, and we have seen similar I'M
lawful attempts in this country against
Great Britain disallowed and defeated
by the direct and unprompted action of
the Government of the United States.
The Tnbune's special says: The Pres
ident will keep quiet now till after the
fall elections. No cabinet changes will
take place till after the Pennsylvania,
Ohio and New York elections. Proba-
bly, the President will suggest to the
district commanders that the elections
ut the South all take place on the same
day.