, 1869-04-30
WASHINGTON.
Work Laid Out by the Indian
Commission.
List of Persons Composing
the Unpaid Commission,
Reduction to be Made in the
Number of United States
Depositorics.
The President and Family
Visit Mt. Vernon.
II. T. Blow, of Missouri, accepts
the Brazilian mission,

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the Brazilian mission.
Special Despatch to The Chicago Tribune
WAsulNGToS. ApEl -.
WORE or Tue INDIAN BUREAU.
The President, under authority given him in the
tast iudian appropriation BILL has designated the
following named gentlemen to set as members Of
the unpaid commission ol 1cu 10 aid him and the
Interior Department in csHy1ng out his policy:
E S. Tohcs, Boston; Viii. E Dodge New York: :
Geo. Il. Stunt ard William Welsh, Philadelphia;
John brunnon, Pittsburgh; J. Y. Fa1wrll, Chicago;
and Robert Campbell, 81 Loa!s. Two or three
other gentlemen 1aar be nppoi2ea IN the course OF
E1enlh or two, to- complete the commission a
position IVES rendered to Colonel Yeaman, Of St
Louis, but he could not accept These
gentlemen Will give the principal
part Of their sers1cea this season to the work In
the Sioux Reservation On the Upper Missouri
River. Two Of them arc to meet General Parker,
Commissioner Of the Indian Bureau, tn New York
so-morTow, whittier lie goes TO make the Usual
spring purchases which Taylor Was prevented from
making LAST wceE hy order Of the Secretary
Of the Interior The commissions OF the Qnakcrs
who have been appointed and confirmed Ii
Indian Agents will be forwarded to them next
week, and they will be expected Immediately
thereafter 10 50 at once 10 thef respective ne!da
OF labor. The Hicksi1e branch OF tho socitcy
has the Nebraska Supctintende1cy, and the
Orthodox branch the EAnsas SupeEintenIency.
Eact body will appoint, from among It's o1u men,
beTz, an Inspector who serves without pay from
the government, and whose datJ will he to 90
about among the Quaker agents and report On their
telngs to the society and President
TACTIC 5:AiLROAD.
The oil Railroad Commission, Of Mhicn General
Warren Ia President IL making up its report on
the recent examination OF the: line from Omaha
to California, md will probably die IT with tho
FrCsideut next week OH1ccrs Of both companies
aJml; tspt their respective tines a1c not In euch
eoutiition ns they intend they shall be.
1HR NATIONAL RAkEE
II Is rot true. us Stated IN some ol the TaFetsr
that tile Secretary Of the Treasury Is considering
tho psuRrtcty Of reducing the number Of National
hanks to one In each election district He has no
power under the Law to do anything OF the kind
Tile report. perhaps, arises from The fact tha. the
department Is debating whether Cnltcd States de-
rosttories may not well be reduced to one In each
Congressional District. Some reduction IN this
direction Ii probable, Tut the eIleut TO which 1t
Shall 30 :s no: &c. fully dcter1nmrs-
i IKlr DOWN THE POTOMAC.
Tho Irestdcnt.s trip down the river to-day WAS
SIMPLY for recreation. lie *as accompanied by
his family, Mes=EA ltawllns, Cox, Hore and IIoar,
OF the Cabinet, and dozen personal friends. The
Yari. md extended down to White House Land.
ing, und WAS without any particular incident Of
notc. The party stopped m hour At Mount Eef-
non on the wny home, ~here the President exam-
net! and expressed him sell riclsel With the ill.,
pToycments being made.
TIE fEE COMMISSIONER OF PENSIONS.
Ex-Cungre.sman Van Aeruaul, Of New York, the
new Commissioner Of Pensions, arrived here to-
day and Will enter on duty on Saturday. Governor
Cox. DTrA%nf CQinI1}4G0nPr fHkpA 1nAFR nf
his sulsOrdtnates this afternoon, and will retire to
private h1e In MARYLAND.
INDIAN AFFi1i.s-
Official Information 1ro.n the WuchItu COUNTY, Is
10 the eject 1aat General " Il. liazcn is succcc.l-
Ing admirably In his management Of the 1u ..ans.
AL Of tue latcr III tlat district arc In his charge
au1 some kestH Thousand have rit themselves
under is care upon The reservation. The Perry Ful
1lr tlie has cen i1ivrn from that country, aud tut
d!shursnlet uf Iargc ka,ns appropriately Cougrc
-for feeding the Indians IL male Under tho difec
L6a Of General linen himself and it now 1pptara
ttt large SUMS nre~lss for the purpose were caet
1oE, lecausc lAc gathering oi Indians there his
doubled the nunltHr ii that point since euumera
tson ot the Peace toa1a!ssl"neEs was made.
THE st'EsMBlE FoN OFFICE.
There las been llultc a contest over the S1rcr
vi<os uEt :1nsl~ctor Of Steamboats, ol
tue ST. Louis DiAtrlc.. The friends Of i. l.
sssnford claim flat he was commissioned day
Q: two slice, at ihr instance tf the Aes=rs. Dent
Captain Ioze has tetD Supported for the place by
:>cua1ol c<nuE ana Central SncrIaau. AF. Dett-
Ttch waS a candidate for Inspector of BolicEs under
him. nu'! John Rintr for Inspector Of 1Ius. Mr.,
Etalsact Was sl.o candidate Tor Ian Taylor's
Pace.
APPOINTMENT.
tus!ey Goodloc bus becn appointed Pens.oa
Agent at Lexington, kv.
rACiF7c RAILROAD CONFESSION,
The commission TO examine the Pacific Rail
rpad is complete, though tho name Of tho ono who
l. 1rom Philadelphia has nut been announced The
other four are General Boyd, Of Kentucky, Gen
eta1 Armstrong, Of Iowa, and General Comstock
md General " albridgc, Of New York.
Postmaster At sAlEA, ILLINOIS.
Tic President has appointed ]. u. Fastersou
Postmaster &: Salem, Illinois, rt's y. S. Gseca
suspended
The BRAZILIAN A17s1oN.
The President has formally rendered the Dra-
ziltan Mission to Ncary T, Blow, utd he has ae
certc.L There Is cycrr probability that Slcklci
FILL 50 10 Spain
ro THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
ArkEs1pES11A1 TR1r.
N'AsH7SGroS, Aprt! :s.-1'ohaE President Gran!
aud family, accompanied ty Marsha1 Sharpe and
family, General iialcoct and family, Genera
Dorte and number Of other iny!ted gues,s, LETT
the rayy ynrh here on the United States steamer
Tallsroosa fora tip to Mount Vernon, where the,
'>'' RETIRING no4rps ptssotyEn
Tue President has directed tnr dissolution Q
the Retiring Ih,ar1 at San Franc!sco, Of Whtet
General Graham IL President: ut :scE YORK: Q
which General Mcdowell Is President; md q
Washington, OF which General Aari'c u f9css
oFF1cE,,s ASSIGNED TO nCrE.
, oee R,,9r; afs Na,a1 H;sSnea e.
erals Daniel IsUttrftefI. ". s Ee:chun14 Jno-