The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-29

WASHINGTON, August 28.-Major
General Meade has arrived from
Georgia, and was at the War Depart
ment several hours to day, In conver-
satlon with Secretary Schofield. He
will leave Washington, tonight, on a
short visit to Pennsylvania.
Brevet Major General Barry, Col.
Second Aruilery. has been ordered to
report in person to the Secretary Of
War.
Brevet Major William Russell, Jr.,
Fourth Cavairy, has been assigned to
duty at headquarters of the Depart
ment of Louisiana.
1t is stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that no counterfeit z 30 notes
have been presented for redemption
or commission for several months.
Gen. Roslcrans is expected to
reach Washington to NIGHT, from his
visit to White Sulphur Springs.
The Indian Bureau has received
advices from Supe rintendent Murphy,
dated Atchison. Kansas, August p
He says he fully eoneurs IN the views
expressed in Agent Wync0op's letter,
that the innocent Ind.aus, who are
trying to keep in good faith their
pledges, should be projected, while he
recommends that Indians who lave
committed the recent outrages be
turned over to the military, and be
severely punished He says, : In
view of the Importance of the case, |
earnestly recommend that Agent
WyLco0p be furnished promptly with
the views eff the Department, and
that full instructions be given him for
his future action.
Mr. Wyncoop suggests that he be
empowered to take tie Indians whom
he knows to be guiltless Of the enor-
mites committed on the Saline River,
and who are desirous of remaining at
peace, and locate them with their
lodges aud families at some good
point which he may select In the
vicinity Of Fort Larned, and let those
Indians be subsisted entirely by
the Government until this trouble Is
over, kept within certain bounds, and
let HIM be furnished with small bat
talon of United States troops, for the
purpose of protecting them from their
own people, and from being forced
into war Let those who refuse to
respond to his call to come within the
bounds prescribed, be considered at
war, and let them be properly pun
| ished by this means, If war takes
| place, which he considers inevitable
| There will then be ability to discrim-
| mate between those who deserve pun
| ishment and those who do not"
The following storekeepers were
appointed to day in the internal reve-
nue. service:
Shepard N. Spaulding, Bradford
County, Pa.
County, Pa; Ephraim w. EllweAr
Columbia COUNTY, Pa.
Samuel I. Prlmrose, Richmond,
Va 5. q. Brouch, Va.
The follow ng appointments Of
/ gu4gers have been made:
John b Lockwood, 32d District,
N Y; Henry c. Plnmmer, 1st Dis
trict, ~ Y c arles Il Dunham, Sd
District, Mas; Charles Crook. 4th
District, = ] Lolmo s. Tyler, ID
District, Illinois; Wm. W Drake, 81
| ID str G., N j.. ChnlAs Chamberlain
on District, u. j; Cna& Il. Pease
9th District, Ky; u. II. Faulkner, 81
District, Tenn; :. Il. Cuyler, ID Dis
triet, Pa. Henry M. Baker, 4th Dis
triet, Mass Daniel s. Smart, Jr., Ttt
District. Mass; j. Irving Blynes, 9tt
| ID. street. 4. y.
General R1secrans returned tt
Washington this evening and re
sumed lis quarters at Wizards Ho
tel. Much anxiety having been ex
pressed relative to the object of hi,
visit to tireenbrier Sulphur Springs
he was. soon after his arrival here
asked various questions on that sub
iect. all of which he answered readil,
and frankly. His responses Shove,
that his purposes had been mIsstate'
in some of the letters furnished to tn
press sbycorrespondents at the Springs
while in Others there was, to say th
least, exaggerated accounts concernln
him. So far from his having bee
sent thither on a political mission, o
of having acted in conformity wit
advice of friends after consultatIo
with them, the visit was of his ow
conception, and undertaken for IN
own personal satisfaction, to ascertal
from the representative men OF tn
: South whether there were any obsta
: cles in the way OF peace between tina
! section of the country and the NORTH
J He was satisfied the power which oI
ganiZed and sustained the Confederac
for four years against the gigantl
efforts of the United States Govern
ment to suppress the rebellion, cOul
exercise graat influence in restorin
peace, ,sorder and stability everywher'