The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-23
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, August ~, 1888.
Radical FeeAer-A New Method of Carry
ing the Presidential Election.

cratic In the Presidential contest the State
Legislatures Of the North which have radical ma
jorty will proceed to choo'e Presidential electors
and thus defeat the popu gill. The idea seems to
be thrown out as feeler present but it NAV he
come reality if it is received with favor by the re-
publicans of New England.
Plot to Perpetuate Radical Rule i'm Alabama
Proposed Extension OF the Terms of Con-
gressmen.
Politicians who have arrived here to-day from Ala
bama give information Of new dodge TO perpetuate
radical rule in that State. party of extreme radi
Gals there is urging the Governor to call an extra
session Of the Legislature with view to extending
the term OF the present Congressman from that State
for two years. The preeXt for this outrageous usur
patton Is that the present members having entered
upon their duties so late in the season have not mad
fair share Of the delights of Washington legisa-
sors and should therefore be allowed to serve for
two years more. Democratic politicians here de-
'nounce the scheme, and say the Governor of Alabama
will not sanction it.
The Accounts Of Indian Atrocities Confirmed
Stringent Military Measures for the Punish.
ment Of the Savages.
Secretary Schofeld received a despatch to-day
from General Sherman dated Omaha, August go, in
which he announces that he had just received de-
spatch from General Sheridan, in which he confirms
the Press dispatches about the Indian outrages.
to detail General Sherman ordered General Sheri-
dan to continue the pursuit and drive the savages
out or that section OF the country, and when CAP
tured to give them summary punishment. The Sec
rotary Of War communicated the intelligence to the
President, who acquiesced in the stringent measures
which the Secretary of War and General Sherman
were taking in the matter.
The Reported Purchase of MOreno's Island
for Naval Station.
Philadelphia paper yesterday announced that
Secretary Seward had completed the purchase of q
new island in the East for a naval station. The
island alluded to is that OF Sgnor Moreno, the
celebrated Italian traveller; but the statement that
the negotiations between him and Mr.. Seward had
been completed is untrue. Moreno has had several
interviews with Secretary Seward since his return
from Auburn but nothing positive has been agreed
upon, and will not be until the return of Governor
Robert ]. Walker, who is acting as the friend OF
Moreno In the business
The Alleged Frauds In the Payment of Col
Ored BOunties-AnOther Investigation in
Progress.
Within the past two or three days the clerks of the
Congressional committee for the investigation OF
frauds in the payment OF bou mites have been actively
at work upon the records in the bureau Of cOlored
troops. The partial report OF Mr.. Cobb the day
Congress adjourned was supposed to be the last Of
the investigation into. the frauds committed
in the payment Of bounties to coored troops, but for
some reason the examination has been resumed.
1t has been discovered that the first examination
upon which the report OF Mr.. Cobb was based was
not thorough enough to develop the method by which
the alleged frauds were carried on, and information
has been obtained since to lead to the belief that
corruption existed in the settlement of these claims.
The reports OF the experts who were engaged in
searching for the cases in which fraud
had been used it appears were not Incorporated
in MIR. CObbs report to Congress. These experts re-
ported that sufficient evidence had been discovered
to warrant the belief that the payments of these
bouhties were tul of frauds, ana fty-three cases
were cited in detail in which the proofs of corrup-
ton were undeniable. 1t can be shown that one Of
the clerks of the Second Auditors office, who was
summoned as witness but who was unaccOuntably
discharged before he was examined, can testify that
large numbers of claims which were marked for
settlement had been detained in the Office for the
purpose OF exhausng the patience of the claimants
until they confded their claims to the charge of
certain firm OF claim agents in this CITY, and as
soon as these agents were empowered to prosecute
them the claims were promptly settled. other
proofs of fraudulent practices have been found suf-
cienty serious to demand the attention of the COM
mttee, and it is understood that the investigation
will now be pushed with the utmost vigor.
List Of Gausers Under the New Revenue
Law.
The following is list OF gaugers under the new
Revenue law appointed to-day:-John Sexton, First
district Missouri at st. Louis; John c. Noyles, ].
Matthias Coombs and william J. Newkirk, Second
district Indiana; b. Brown Brashears, Twenty first
district Pennsylvania, and John T. McGonigle, Ninth
district Pennsylvania.
Army Bulletin.
BY direction OF the Secretary OF War First Lieuen-
ant J. p Storey Thirty-fourth infantry, has been
ordered to select about fifty recruits from those now
under orders for the Military Division OF the Pacific
and report with them to Brigadier General Myer,
Chief Signal Oflcer Of the Army, for the purpose Of
forming q signal party to be stationed at Fort Grebe,
d. G. Lieutenant story has been relieved from duty
at Governors Island, New York harbor, for the pur-
pose indicated.
Brevet Colonel C. Chaplin, Fifth artillery, has been
ordered to repor; for examination before the Re.ir-
ing Board, OF which Brevet Major General Ord ia
president.
Brevet Lieutenant Colonel G. @. Keeney. Surgeon,
has been relieved from duty as a member OF the
Board to Retire Disabled officers convened at san
Francisco. and Brevet Lieutenant Colonel C. McCor-
mick has been detailed to relieve him.
The Weekly Fractional Currency statement.
The amount OF fractional currency received from
the Printing Bureau Of the Treasury for the week
ending today was s4695OO. The shipments for tile
same time were as follows:-To the Assistant Urea
surer at Philadelphia, 100000: TO the Assistant
Treasurer at New York, $500 900; to national banks
&C, s2e5, 627. The amount OF United states notes
shipped during the week to the Assistant Treasurer
at New York 81, 5000. The amount of national
bank notes issued during the week was $500.
Total to date $3.50 ,0o6. From this to be deducted
the following bills returned, o9l9;
notes OF insolvent banks redeemed and burned by
the United states Treasurer s743,217. Leaving in
ttl,,a Iata 900 OF C-O
The Treasurer OF the United states holds in trust
for the national banks at this date the following
amounts viz:-For circulating notes, s9n, s2i3oo;
for deposits of public moneys, s3s o52, $50.
Fractional currency redeemed and destroyed
during the week, s5S1,OOO
Land Once statistics.
The Commissioner Of the General Land Orlce in