The Portland daily press., 1869-05-24
WASHINGTON.

DEATH OF MRS. GEN. MAcoMB.
WASHINGTON, May 22-Mrs Harriet Balch
Macomb, wife of the late Alex Macomb, for
merly General-in- Chief United States army,
died at her residence in this city last night, in
the S6th year of her age, after a protracted i'll
ness.
THIRD ASSISTANT POSTMASTER GENERAL,
The President to-day signed the commission
of w. III. III. Terret as Sd Assistant Postmas-
ter General.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
WARRINGTON. May 23.-The Kickapoo In
dans. whe now live near Painted Rock Cross
inc. in the State of Chihuahua, Mexico are de-
yastating the vast pastoral regions of Western
Texas. They went to that country from their
reservation near Fort Scott, Kan, in 1861 to
avoid participation in the war of the rebellion
While on the way they were met near the line
of the Indian territory by force OF confeder-
ates under Jack Baylor, a cruel frontier fight
er, who at one time recommended extermina-
tion as the true way of treating Indians In
this attack, the principal men of the tribe, to-
gethsr with the women and children, were kill
ed. The majority of them finally reached Mex
leo, where they swere vengeance against the
Texans and ever since have been making RAIDS
into Texas, killing many whites and stealing
horses.
Mai. Moore. of San Antonio, at Washington,
has lust completed an extensive trip OF several
thousand miles through the regions infested by
the sayages and ascertaIned tnat they are anx-
ious to return to their people on the reserva-
tion in Kansas, or rather the new reservation
in the Indian territory set aside for them by a
recent act of Congress- They, however will
not trust themselves in Texas without an es-
cort of troops Maj. Moore, by appointment
had a conference with Commissioner Parker
yesterday during which he laid the matter full
iy before him, recommending that an officer be
detached for the purpose OF colferring with
the Indians and arranging for their return.
The Major showed that such course wonld
relieve the Texan frontier from great evils and
possibly avert an expensive campaign.
The Commissioner took the subject under
consideration and stated he would also lay it
before the Secretary of the Interior, and at the
same time said he had no doubt action would
be Immediately taken, provided the laws of
Congress would permit.
MINISTER MoTLEY's INSTRUCTIONS.
The most that can be reliably asesrtained of
the instructions to Minister Motley is that
they are more of general than specific char
acter, and don't contemplate any speedy ac-
tion on his part with regard to the Alabama
and other claims in lieu of the present seuti-
ment in England upon the subject If for no
other reason. Mr.. Motley will inform Her
Majesty's Government Of the desire of our
own to adjust all pending questions on a basis
that will strengthen the friendly relations be-
tween the two countries.
FRACTIONAL CURRENCY.
The supply of fractional currency In the
Treasury being exhausted, no new fractional
notes or notes of one or two dollars will be is
sued in exchange for old currency until the
new plates and water marked paper recently
ordered by the Secretary are ready, which will
be about the first of next July.
NEWS FROM CUBA.
News has been received direct from Cespedes
by Cubans in this city confirming fully the de-
feat of the Spanish forces in attempting to
open the railroad from Nuevitas to Puerto
Principe.