New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-30
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10y TELEGRAPH TO THE TRfBUNB1
WAsHIYoroS. Thursday, Dec. %. 1870
An order having been Issued several days ago. ny e
War Department nsructng Col Merritt at Fort seot'
20 remove all settlers from the Miami Indian reservation
IN Linn County, Kansas, dispatch was received
by Senator Ross from Ieseygnes, In that STATE, 10
day. stating that Col. herrit arrived thero
to-day, and that company OF Chi'ed states
soldiers would arrive tomorrow. Senator Hoss
called on the President this evening and asked tha tne
execution OF the order might be tho cs
can investigated, the ground that the settlers were
not intrudng upon lands now corrupted by the 'rpes
nomed The Senator also explained That originally these
reservations embraced 10000 acres and by the treaty OF
1852 they agreed 70 take lands In seyeralty the re-
nainder some 1900 ceres DO disposed Of by the Gov
eminent for settlement, This residue not yet
conveyed to tho Government, Is that upon which
settlements have been made and from which It is pro-
posed to remove the socaled espasers nc great per
sonal loss and suffering, particularly at this season of
the year. Mr. Ross further stated That tho "a Yn Oh
Leseygnes Is located these lands upon the line OF TIC
Kansas City and Gulf Railroadl, which has about 1000
nhabitauts and that there several hundred farmers
on the land IN question, most of whom have been
there many years These farmers located there
with tie implied consent OF tho Indians,
and with the understanding that tho lands
under the Treaty 10 be sold in the same way as
other public lands and that the occupants were To have
the option OF purchase or removal In this belief they
HANGED Its value and they claim that their removal by
military orders act gross oppression The Presi
dent assured r Poss that he viii Investigate the sab
jec and 10 that end has appointed IN interview with
him at the War Department tomorrow.
Before adjournment, the House Appropriation, Com
mi;tee appointed a subcommittee 20 investigate the
charges made by william Welsh. EST, Of the Indian
Peace Commission relative 10 tho corrupt practices ne
discovered In the cattle end other contracts Tho sub
committee have begun their Investigations, and the do
velOpmcnts relating TO tho operations CT tho Indian
Eing" promise 10 be quite interesting
The Naval Paymasters Washington, Marcy, Lockwood,
and Graud who tried several weeks ago Ivy court
martial for CmbeZzlng Government funds amounting to
several hundreds thousands OF dollars have not yet
sentenced although the records Of the court were
long since placed IN the hands OF the Secretary OF the
Navy Paymaster Mellaeh whose funds We're short s26,-
CO has not yet been tried although the case was made
up With the others Paymastcr Forbes Parker who en-
bezzed s47OO fed the country before he could he ar
rested II is understood that the four officers already
tried VIII be dismissed and severely punished by inpris-
onment. Giraud and Lockwood are confined at the
NavyYard and Marcy and Washington are on their per-
sonal parole they having given themselves III custody
when required by the Department.
The tax dividends amounting TO over 100000, de-
clared by the NewYork Contra, Railroad, the legality of
which T. contested by Commodore Vanderbilt Is s,l I'M
der discussion the Revenue Bureau. Action on the
time ago postponed at the request OF Mr.
Vanderbilt until the present time, but Acting Commits
sioner Douglass has received letter from Mr. Wander
blt asking on account OF sickness, for further delay
OF ten days. At Mr. Douglass the 81 OF January Is TO
be superseded by Gen. Peasonton and dsikng to as
sumo the responsibility OF OF such inagn ude upon
tho eve OF his retirement he has decided to grant the ad
ctona time asked for.
Mr. Willis Drummond who has received notice Of his
appointment as Commissioner OF the General Land Ohce,
ia here and III. name Will DC sent to the Senate next
week Commissioner Wilson refuses TO resign the Office,
ana claims that entitled, under the Tenureofo
act TO hold the Office until his s confirmed by
the SENATE probable that the of Gen. Leggett
OF Ohio viii be sent to the Senate for Commissioner Of
Patents with that Of Mr.. DrummOnd-