The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-24

WASHINGTON, sept, "a,
Annoying General Hancock.
The morning papers announce a grand sere-
made to night by the citizens TO General Han
cock. This is got up by the Johnson faction,
who are seeking to make capital by pretending
that the Grand Army of the Republic inten.
tionally sighted Hancock in not including
him in the first notices published. This was an
oversight on the part Of the officers of that
organization, who immediately took steps to
rectify the omission by printing thousands of
circulars stating that Hancock was also to be
serenaded, which were profuselY distributed in
every hotel and public place in Washington yes.
terday afternoon.
The Johnsonites pretend to-day that they had
made arrangements yesterday morning to get
up this serenade to Hancock, and had decided
to include him. Hancock is exceedingly an
noyed at these proceedings and declared yes
terday that he would not stay here an hour
longer than he could help, as he was perfectly
besieged with newspaper correspondents, and
politicians OF both sides, anxious to get him TO
commit himself In advance Is to what he will do
when he reaches New Orleans. He will probably
leave here tomorrow for st. Louis.
Personal.
]. Lawrence Getz and j. Clancy Jones, of
Pennsylvania, arrived this morning.
MIR. BIair's Speech
Montgomery Blair's speech at Bladensburg on
Saturday is published He pitches INTO Sum-
ner Fessenden, and Trumbull for advocating
Congressional measures of reconstruction which
he believes unconstitutional. He mildly re-
plOdCuGS JOuuSOu lOT D6luR 700 easy WlL0 MS
opponents, and says Seward and Weed will use
the Government patronage in New York State to
defeat the Democratic party, and denounces
Seward savagely for having paralyzed Lincoln's
vigor in dealing with the Rebellion-for sur
rendering Fort Sumter, practically, and thus
Beauregard's army marched into Virginia, and
wheeled that State into line with South Carolina.
Indian Affairs.
Upon the recommendation of the Indian Bu-
reau, the Secretary of the Interior has directed
that the agency for the Usage, Inapau, Seneca
and Shawnee tribes of Indians be transferred
from the southern to the central superinten-
dency.
The following is an extract from a telegram
from the Hon. N. G. Taylor, Commissioners Of
| Indian Affairs received at the Office of Indian
| Affairs this morning.
with the Indians at North Platte was perfectly
satisfactory, and the proposals of peace with al
| the Indians more hattering than at any time
The Apachas, Arapahoes Kiowas, Camanches
| and friendly Cheyennes are willing, if thu
| other Cheyennes will not make peace, to subju
| gate them, if the Government will furnish tn
ammunition. So Superintendent Murphy in
| forms us.
The General Land Office,
The Commissioner OF the General Land OHic
| has had prepared, and will transmit in a fey
| days, thirty-nine patents for the settlemen
claims, covering over $4,000 acres in Arizoni
| and Washington Territory. The patents will b
| sent to Roseburg, Oregon City, and Vancouver
| Communications were received at the Genera
| Land Office from the Governor of Minnesota
| enclosing maps showing the completion of the
| first section of the Atlantic and Pacific railroad
commencing at st. Paul and ending in section
l3, township Ill, range %, near Munetonk,
| Mills, being distance OF 20 miles due west from
| st. Paul. and of the fifth section of 20 miles O
the Winona and st. Peter Railroad, communi
eating about a quarter mile west of Goose Lake
| in section Is, township 1877, range %. Thi
| latter route gives completed line of road il
| operation for 100 miles west from Union Mime
| sofa,