Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-06-13
The Trial of E. NJ. Yerger.
The Irish Church Question.
great English Demonstrations.
WASHINGTON.
Change lea the War from
DeIanO-The Indian Policy.

Change lea the War from
DeIanO-The Indian Policy.
WAsHIEeToN, June IL Col "A. o.
MEEK, Aid TO the Secretary of War over
Gen. Pelaase, will assume his duties st
the War Department on Monday.
Secretary Rawlins will be absent from
the city about ten days.
Bvl. Mai Gen. G.. g. Carroll has been
retained, with the foil rank Of Major Gen.
eral.
Commissioner Delano has issued cir
culsr, stating that no property seized by
an Internal Revenue officer will be re-
leased by an order from the Commissioner
until the officer who made the seizure, and
the Assessor and Collector Of the district,
have reported the facts in the case with
their recommendation, or had ample OPP
portnuity 20 make some report and recon-
mendation.
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs
has directed that Indians who fail or re-
fuse 10 come in or locate in the permsaent
abodes or reservations will be subject
wholly 10 control and supervision Of the
military authorities, who, as circumstances
may justify, will at their discretion treat
them az friendly or hostile. Care should
Dt NAhtu " luoldDH tlatlHluE 10
be friendly that they must not violate
laws Of the United States 10y acts Of muir
der, theft or robbery. That for such crimes
the tribes will be held responsible, and
their asnuities will be withheld until the
offenders are delivered up by them to be
properly punished. Applications for the
use Of the military against Unlawful mem
bers Of any friendly tribe, will not be
granted unless the determination TO COM
NIT oatrAges be too strong and the combi-
nation be too great for the superintendent
aud agents 10 subdue them.
weak means at their command. Presents
Of goods or provisions will not be given TO
rowing Indians, or Indians hostile 10 the
government; but when they come in and
locate on a reservation with q view To be-
come friends TO the government and culti-
waiting the arts and habits of civilized life,
every assistance practicable in the way of
clothing, provisions and agricultural i'm.
lienents may be given them by the
The National Division of the Sons of
Temperance Of North America Adjourned
to-day TO meet in Newark, n. j., next
year. A committee of five WAS appointed
TO prepare a memorial TO Congress, asking
the passage of the prohibitory liquor law.
The question of The admission of colored
members TO subordinate divisions was not
considered. Ii is left TO the State aud ter
ritorial grand divisions.
An order has Just been received by the
Secretary of War directing thatall enlisted
men of general service detailed for duty az
clerks, and all other clerks of the War De-
psrtment and bureaus, not authorized by
law. be discharged on the 18th inst. with
leave of absence for one month.
By this order between 300 aud 400 men
who receive a compensation OF nearly
SlOO per month will be dismissed.
Reports from Cuba received here to-
night state that there have been several
skirmishes between the Spanish forces IN
der Lesca and the Cuban forces, which re-
suited in Gen Lesca being compelled to
fall bacSon Trinidad, where it is said lac
will await reinfOrcements.
The Cubaps were preparing TO follow
Up their SUCCESS and attack the Spanish
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