The New York herald., 1867-03-15

because OF the lbserce Of any ocer authorized 70 &C
in that capacity but obtained no definite result sens
tor Buckalew and ex-senator Cowan called upon secre
ary Ncou och for .he purpose and with the SAM
| result
4 Indian Affairs.
An interview took place to-day between the delegation
Of the Santee Sioux Indians OF Dakota and Mr. fa y
Bogy who is sl acting as Commissioner Of Indan AZ
fairR The oteci or the conference was 10 decd upon
reservation for this partly civilized band Of the solE
tribe. BY treaty made with these Indiana somsyears
ago they were located q reservation at Crow Creek,
but growing dissatisfied with this land because they
alege, crops could be raised upon IT. they removed
without authority 70 Neobrara on the Missouri river at
the northeastern portion OF Nebraska Much OF the
land there is owned and occupied by the whites who
object to the presence OF the Indians Now is intended
either To confirm the Indians of the land at
Neobrara establish them reservation with which
| they will be contented.
| The Case Of MIR. Army, Late Secretary ofNew
Mexico.
The Attorney General has decided that Mr. Army late
Secretary New Mexico who after the expiration Of
term Of oce continued to only Secretary, but
Governor OF that Territory, not qualified to do
his OF Office limited to four years. and bad
this not been the fact his inability to act in either Of
these positions made complete by the appointment
Of Mr. Este Mr.. Army has been informed OF this de-
cision.
CoD6rmafiOns and Reflections by the Senate.
The Senate in executive session to-day confirmed the
following nominations
Henry Barnard Of Connecticut to be Commissioner OF
Education.
G. H. Heap OF Pennsyvani6 10 be Consul at Tunis,
vice Amos Perry. resigned.
Benjamin lie Fevre Of Ohio, to be Consul at Batavia,
Java.
Postmasters-T Thomas Ruger, Janesville. Wis Fred
Lowell, kenosha, Wis Sylvester B. Allls Cold Spring.
n T.; Joseph G. Pollen, Hudson, y. Y; Ebert "A.
James Chattanooga, Tenn, William PoIleys, Waverly,
Collectors OF Internal Revenue-Fraukllu Ira, is
Seventh district Of Tennessee; Joseph Ramsey Fourth
district OF Tennessee; Peter A. wilkinson, Third dis
,roi of Tennessee; Robert Little, Third district OF
Assessors Of Internal Revenue-James n Hart, Fourth
district Of ONO; Daniel E. Nevin Tweniythrd district
OF Pennsylvania.
Tire following nominations were rejected:-
fostmasters-Isaac II. Hldebrand, Huntingdon, Pa. ;
, y Reeve, Newgurg Jeremiah az Ackiey, Jene p
lev, susanehauna S Depot, Pa. T. NJ %ead Peoria III m
Charles Case, waukeaan, H. George senslen, carks-
WE as9n -psn a.beeas MeeasT1s pbilsdsnb
United States Marshals-George H. Gordon, district OF
Massachusetts, Norman Andrews Eastern ds'ric. Of
United States Attorney-George W. Mcguire, Eastern
district Of Missouri.
Third district OF Missouri; William G Webb, Sixth dis.
rict OF Tennessee; Edward T. Ward, Fifth district OF
Assessors Of Internal Revenue--James " Kelso Sec
ond district Of Indiana John II. Thomas Seventh dis
Cruise Of the De Soto.
The Navy Department has received dispatches from
Commodore Charles H. Boggs, commanding United
STATES steamer De soto dated Point etre Gaudaloupe,
February announcing his arrival at that place on that
day having sailed from Laguayra the 2sh Of Janu-
ary after visiting Barbados and Martinique The United
States steamer Unsdilla at Barbados repairing
Commodore Boggs found Al Martinique the 5th Of
February shs French feet destined for Vera Cruz,
~l.A 1-rs
each capable OF carrying twelve hundred men. SIX
transports had sailed before his arrival The others
working day and night taking in COAL stores &c, aud
sailed while the De Soto there. The iron cads
and remaining Transports, Commodore Boggs writes,
would sail on the 9th Of February.
The Pabiic lands.
The Commissioner OF the General Land Once has just
received the returns Of survey embracing l05 900
in the valley Of the Umafilla river tributary OF the
Columbia river, situated In Umaria county, Oregon;
also o survey Of the base line extension through
the ranses fcrtyone 70 fcvtyssven east The eastern
termination Of the base line thus established is within
about twelve miles of Snake river the east boundary Of
The State This line passes through the beautiful valley
OF walA wala beginning at the side Of range forty
too ms valley 10 about miles wide and forty miles
long Numerous Of clear cold through
~ Timber abundant the streams and on the sides
of the noanAns the south. large part Of this val
Iey wsi adapted 10 Agriculture and stock raising The
forsuong surveys adjon The unAl Indian reservation
on the north, and embrace ssversi settements
The slave Trade In Cuba.
Ths United States Consul General At Havana has In
formed the state Department that the Spanish auhor
Ties ere visans and scvs I'll The island to discover
spA thwan any slave expedition. ana that there has
been and all is chain u sight sentiDes throughout
the Of Cuba guarding I'll points where landing
could place. and that the impression b general that
on account Of such vigilance and activity slave expe
dsson could have bssa nssed Out The Consul ays hs
hss become entirely satisfied shas the Rosa del Tura,
whose arrival In Havana announced 10 the Depart
mens came In ballast frSm Fernando Po without Afri
any cargo
Cape spartcl Light House.
The President he's Issued proclamation declaring tn
raAcaton of the Convention between the United States
Austria Belgium spain France. Great Britain the Meth
erands Portugal and Sweden the one part and the
sultan Of Morocco on the other psrt concerning the
administration and upholdns Of the light house At
Cape spsrssl the government Of Morocco not having
al this time any marine either Of war or commerce.
The expenses necessary for upholdns and managing the
light house bs borne BY the contracting Powers by
means Of annual contribution, the quota Of which
shall be alike for a Of them, and hereafter the suitan
should have naval or commercial marine he binds
himself take In the expenses . like proportion with
the other subscribing Powsra