The Portland daily press., 1869-07-09
NEW YORK.

New YoRK, July 8--The defalcation of w
ii. Sandford, cashier of the Central National
Bank, was caused BY speculation in gold and
stocks. He leaves wife and children in des-
titute circumstances in Westport. Conn. His
character for years has been irrepr0achable
The bank announces that the defalcation will
not iniure its standing.
Gen. Gorcouria was discharged to-day, after
great cheering by crowds Of Cuban recrn;ts
who were present The traitor French could
not be found, and the government said thew
had got through with him.
Howard, the accomplice of Reddy the black
smith, was sentenced to five years in the State
The officers of the Army and Navy of the
quit, headed by Admiral Farragut, lett for
Long Branch this morning, where tney ENJOY
banquet this evening.
Inc Harvard Boat CiuD nave peeA tne reclp-
tents of many attentions to-day from the boat
clubs Of this city. They leave for Europe on
Saturday.
Z The Injunction against the Memphis g. Ell
Paso Railroad was to-day dissolved.
Gen Banks sailed for Liverpool TODAY in
the steamer Samaria.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
A meeting of the National Executive Com.
mittee OF the Union League of America WIS
neid at the st. Nicholas Hotel to-day. The
National Secretary made verbal report of the
state Councils throughout the Union. Meas
ures were taken to aid the cause in Texas and
Mississippi, and the Committee adionrneS 70
meet in Philadelphia the first week In Angnst
INTERESTING REPORT ON INDIAN AFFAIRS.
The Executive Committee of the United
States Indian Commission received disnatcf
from Vincent Colyer this morning dated at
Leavenworth, July 7. He makes very favor
able report OF the Moqui Indians, who are an
intelligent and self-supporting tribe Of the
Pueblos, aud number about 5000. Mr.. Colyer
ary cd
hospitality, and entertained them and fed their
animals They ask for teachers and schools.
and tools with which to till the SOIL for which
dney are willing to pay in corn and wool, &C.
Ihey are within few days walk of Prescott,
in gold per sack for -four
The Cogatree Apaches chiefs arranged with
the chiefs of the Nevajoes for council at Aio
Colgate, Arizona, on the 9th of July, and 10
come IN and settle peaceably on or near the
could attend the meeting, offered to go, but
Gen. Getty replied that it would in his opinion
be attended with SO much personal danger that
larger escort would be required than he could
wei afford to give, and he understood the
chiefs would come to Santa Fe think
lasting peace could now be arranged with the
Apaches. s''o
1sias large nggss party q ues 1aye been out
fight with the Camanches and were whipped,
losing three or four warriors. They arrived
home at Madiyills on the 1st of July. A re- 1
port reached here to-day that party of 800
Utes had gone out on a similar expedition.
Whether they are the same referred to above 1
do dot know.
The late depredations ON the plains were
committed by the remnants of tribes
The bulk of the Cheyennes and Arapahoes, /
whom Gems. Sheridan and Gustav encounter.
ed last winter, have gone to their reservations. 4
He says he don't believe we shall have another
Indian war, and that Friend Hoag and the i
Quakers are hard at work in their department
and will soon have things better than they
ever were before.