The New York herald., 1869-02-16
PARDON OF JOHN DEyELIN.
Decision Of the Supreme Court
on Gold Contracts.
Official Replies of General Grant and
Speaker Colfax to Congress.
Congress Assured by General Grant
that It VIII Have NO Cause for
Regret at His Election.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1860.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1859.
Tho Darien Ship Canal Treaty.
me treaty made by General Cushing with the gov
6rument Of Colombia comedies to the United States
the exclusive right to construct an interoceanic
canal across the Isthmus OF Darien at any point
which may be selected by the United States. The
Colombian government cedes six miles OF land on
each side OF the canal one-half for its own benefit
and the other for that OF the party undertaking the
construction OF she work. The Colombian govern
ment is to receive ten per cent Of the net
income for the first ten years, and after
the canal Ii paid for twenty i've per OF the net
pronts. The treaty is to be ratlned by the United
States within ten months; the surveys to be made
within two years after the ratification; the canal to
be begun within five years and finished within
fifteen years after the ratification otherwise the
charter fails The charter runs for one hundred
years. The canal is. TO be under the control
Of the United States, and Congress can
fix the rate OF toll; the navigation to
be open to all nations in time OF peace,
but closed TO belligerents who may seek to
avail themselves OF ITS advantages. It Is estimated
that the canal will 800 600 600. company was
not long ago organized in New York under charter
OF that State with Peter Cooper President IL Is
said, on distinguished authority, that tins company
has the capital and is ready TO commence the work
Congress. however is at liberty to give the prefer
ence to this to any other private company, the
United States can itself undertake the construction
OF the canal.
The Remains Of Two of the Assassination
Conspirators Delivered Up 20 their Friends.
On Saturday afternoon Rev. J. Vaughn Lewis, Of
the ST. Johns Episcopal church. made application to
President Johnson, in behalf OF the mother and sis
ter of David L. Harold who was executed with Mrs.
Surratt Payne and Atzerodt July 8, 1885, for
Har0ld's remains, and the order was immediately
given. The order was placed in the
hands Of Mr.. Joseph Gawley. undertaken
who presented 1t to the commandant at the arsenal,
General Ramsey. and adetail Of men was made, who
soon dug to the box containing the remains lying be-
tween the cases containing the bodies Of Payne
ana Atzerodt and they were delivered to Mr..
Gawley, who at once took them to his establish
ment on Pennsylvania avenue. The top
of the case was found to have decaysd and
fallen in. The body was removed from the pine case
and placed In fine walnut comm, ornamented
with silver handles and screws, with a
plate on the breast, inscribed .David Herold aged
twenty-three years." The flesh had entirely disap-
peared the skeleton only remaining; but the cloth
ing appeared to be In fine state OF preservation.
vial containing parchment slip, with the name OF
the deceased, was found In the box, and handed TO
his mother. The cofin containing the remains
removed in hearse to-day at twelve O'Clock from
Mr.. Gawler's establishment to the Congregational
Cemetery, where 1t was met by the mother and
ve sisters OF the deceased and Rev. j. Vaughn Lewis
the pastor OF ST. Johns Episcopal church. II was
Immediately removed to the grave prepared for It,
which Is In the old portion OF the cemetery, about
thirty feet south of the monument OF the Indian
Chief Pushmahtaha. and adjoining the grave OF the
father OF deceased. A cross OF flowers was placed
upon the conn by one Of Herold's sisters, and the
funeral services Of the Episcopal church were per-
formed by the Rev. Mr.. Lewis after which the CONN
was lowered and the grave filed up. The ceremony
was strictly private, and, besides the oficiating
clergyman, the only persons present were Herold's
mother and sisters, who we're much affected
This morning the mother OF Atzerodt arrived here
from Baltimore to be present at the reinterment OF
her son. Mr.. Schade with the brother OF John G.
Atzerodt. called at the Executive Mansion this
morning, and on waiting the President received
the order endorsed
the body OF George A. Atzerodt TO bis brother,
Jonh G. Atzerodt. A. JOHNSON, President"
The brother, John G. Atzerodt Immediately pro-
ceeded TO the War Department to procure the fur
ther necessary order
Tho Remains Of Booth, the As-nssin, to be
taken 10 Baltimore.
made for the body OF Booth, It ls likely that IL win
be delivered mp shortly. the authorities at the
Arsenal anxious that all OF the bodies shall he
removed from the warehouse where they were in
terred.r II rs understood that the remains OF Booth
viii be taken In charge by an undertaken OF Balti-
more and conveyed TO that city. They win probably
be Inferred in Grcenmount Cemetery, the grave
of his father the famous tragedan, Junius Brutus
Booth.
The Cherokee Neutral Lands in Kansas.
The Committee ON Indian Affairs have, through
Senator Doolittlc made the following report on
resolution which had been referred TO them:--
rirst-That IN their opinion the title to the lands
IN question, prior TO the treaty OF 1868, In the
Cherokee nation, as purchasers, and held by patent
OF the United states W zee simple seconn-Ihat no
upon such lands and claim adversely TO that people.
Third-That the only settlers who can claim any
legal equitable rights In said lands adverse 10 the
Cherokee nation or their aa-ignees are those pro.
vidcd for In the treaty OF 1906 and the treaty supple
reo y srcp ayop p Az noene se %
said resolution.
rms report n is said settles the question OF the
sale In favor OF Joseph y. Jay, Of Detroit.
Deficiency In the Indian Appropriation BiII.
The senate Committee on Indian Afralrs held
meeting this morning TO consider the appropriations
made by the House for fulfilling the treaty stipulu
iions with the Indians for the year ending June, 1870
The amount appropriated by the House was declared
entirely inadequate to meet the required estimates
for each tribe. In the OF the senecas, shawnees
ami Quapawas for losses sustained during the war
Il was found the House made no provisions: neither
was any made TO pay the interest on money invested
for the Peorias, Kaskaskias, wcas and Pankcshaws
IN 1852. For q dozen othcr tribes various treaty
stlpulaions were entered iDto,twhich the House bill
igorcd by making no appropriation. The bill covers
scvcntysix printed pages ana the committee, aftcr
several protracted sessions, find themselves little
more than half way through its yoluminous pages
The principal tribes that have been disposed OF 30
far are the Cheyenncs, Chippewas, Choctaws
CrcckA Arapsnoes, Apaches, kiowss ana Co