Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1870-07-09
WASHINGTON.


indian roubles-Reconstruction
WASHINGTON, July 9.-Senator MOI
ton, whose health has lately becom
greatly impaired, is forced by the advic
of his physicians TO forego further ser
vice in the Senate this session, and will
leave for his home, at indianapolis, Ind.
Sunday evening. After he shall hav
had sufficient time to recuperate he vii
enter the campaign in Indiana and maxi
speeches at the principal points through
out the State. Later in the summer HI
will visit the Pacific coast.
General Sherman states that no dis
patches have yet been received in refer
ence to the recent outrages of the Chey
ennes and Utes, but has no doubt the
press accounts are nearly true. de says
further, recruiting Offices throughout the
country are in full operation, and during
the past month there has been a gain o.
nearly four hundred, rank and file, in
the way of recruits. He is anxious to
FIJI up the regiments in case of general
Indian war or other troubles.
From present indications, little hope
of any definite action by Congress will
be taken this session by Congress on the
admission of Georgia. The action OF
the Senate is regarded by some as the
death of the Georgia bill. 1t seems
probable that the Senate Conference
Committee will be headed by Trumbull,
and that Thurman win be the Demo
cratic member Of the committee if Gen.
Butler heads the House committee,
which is likely. There can be little
hope that any agreement will be
reached.
The Herald's special Washington of
the 9th says the President has approved
and signed the currency bill.
The Senate, in executive session, rati-
fed the protocol in relation to the Afri-
can slave trade and the naturalization
treaty with Great Britain.
Official reports forwarded from the
lower Brule Agency, Dakotah, dated
June 10, mentions that the Indians on
that date, located there, visited the camp
of breyet Major Kraus, of the l4th In
fantry, and at council they informed
him that they represented the fighting
portion of that population; that the land
which had been given them by the Gov
eminent was trespassed upon by the
whites, who were using its wood, water
and grass. They demanded pay for
everything of that kind which had been
used, and said the soldiers had better 90
back where they came from, which re-
mark was reiterated By several Indians.
Major Kranz replied in effect that
they had been sent there and intended
to stay and build houses; that their
claims for pay must come through the
agent, and that he would settle with them
only in that way. In order, however, to
show they came on peaceable errand,
he offered to give them something to eat
They replied after the rations had been
brought out that they must be paid for
grass, etc, before night The Indians
talked as if they preferred going to war |
10 remaining at peace.
The War Department authorities still !
believe that war with the Indians this
summer is inevitable, Peaceful reports
hat Quaker agents send 10 the Indian
Bureau are not in keeping with the style |
IF those received at the Adjutant Gen
ERALS office from army officers familiar
Nth Indian character Even peaceful
agents now admit fears that the Govern I
nent win have TO resort to the sternest
naaerrou