The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-06-08
FROM WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON MAY 29-The Treasury will sell five
millions and buy eight millions bonds during June at
New York-one million gold every Wednesday, and
two millions bonds the first, third and fifth and one
million on the second and fourth Thursdays.
Cold rain all day.
Wyoming Indians raided the stage, from Bryan to
South Pass yesterday, capturing ten stage horses aud
woundng one. Country south full Of Indians.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Supplementa treaty for the
ACQUISITION of San Domingo extending time for ratif
cation till July, has been sent to the Senate.
Darien letter. received here, indicates the failure
to find practicable route for ship canal.
The Indian chief, Red Cloud, will arrive to morrow.
The Senate went into executive session at o'clock
to consider the reciprocity treaty with the Sandwich
Islands.
The Senate will be in legislative session tonight
The President leaves Wednesday for weeks
creation in Pennsylvania.
The President nominated VIM. NJ. Douglas Asses
sor for First Virginia District and ). ]. Bossier Re-
ceiver of Public Money at Natehitoches Louisiana.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-The debt statement showsa
decrease of the public debt of nearly fourteen and
half milons cash in the treasury: gold one hundred
and six and threequarter Millions currency, fourteen
and quarter millions; sinking fund, thirty-fve and
half millions; bonds purchased, eighty three millions.
| The President nominated E. P. Smith, of New
/ York examiner of claims for that State.
| The bill to change the Judicial Circuits, passed
the Senate Committee makes the various circuits
faliogs Eirst--Maile New Hampshire, Vermont,
I Massachusetts,, Rhode Island and Connecticut Sc
cond-New York Thrd--New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware Maryland and Virginia. Fourth -Mssissp-
pi Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas. Fifth-North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida Alabama
and Tennessee. Sixth--Ohio, Michigan Kentucky
and West Virginia. Eighth-Minnesots, Iowa, Ne
braska Kansas and Missouri. Nnth--California, Ore
gon and Nevada
The Supreme Court Justices are required to reside
in their respective circuits.
| WASHINGTON, June 1.-The Senate objected to the
Sandwich Islands reciprocity treaty by vote of 20 to
49, Quite a number of Senators paced off, but the
defeat however, signal by two-thrds, required
WASHINGTON, June 2.-Red Cloud is here with
large delegation of Wild Indians So far nothing has
been done The Indians more disposed to listen
than talk, and are wild and uncouth.
Reconstruction Committee meets tomorrow night,
when Georgia and Tennessee will be disposed OF so
far as the committee control. The COMMITTEES
seem indsposed to have grapple with the subject,
and for the past week have had no quorum, though
the Republican members make one.
Cadet Whittemore has been reelected member of
Congress from South Carolina.
The President has nominated r. NJ. Wallace, collec-
tor Third South Carolina District vice his brother, A
S. Wallace, recently seated in Congress.
The Presidents nominations for West Point con-
frmed. None from the South
Grant presented "Spotted Tail with fine pipe,
, silver match box and box of tobacco. "Red Cloud
"Spotted Tail" this morning, and will, with his peo-
pie meet the Indian Commissioner and Secretary OF
the Interior in council tomorrow. "Spotted Tail y
and his delegation had conference to-day at the
) White House with the President and Secretary OF
War. Boutwell, and Hoar we're present, but took no
part in the conference The Indians rected the old
story of wrong their wants. and their desire to be at
peace with the whites. The President made speech
assuring them of the desire of the to have
peace and told them the whites were powerful and
would compel, if it were necessary but hoped tor
thoroughly amcable relations between the nations
Spotted Tail said the Indians had kept their prom
ises but the whites had not
WASHINGTON, June 3-Red Cloud and other In
dans had an interview with Parker to-day. Red Cloud
wants provisions and ammunitiou and wants his tribe
advised by lightning of his safe arrival The grand
council with the President occurs next week.
Revenue tot day over 81, ,250,00O.
John D. Hoover is hopelessly sick.
Edwin L. Barney Federal Attorney for the Western
! District of Texas.
This evenings Star says the House Reconstruction
Committee, by to 7, have agreed to so amend the
Georgia bill as to require the election of new Stats
Legislature the coming fall.