, 1870-01-16
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investigation into tho New FORK
Gold Conspiracy.
commissioner Wells Replies
to the Pennsylvania
Iron Men,
Affairs On the Indian Reservations,

Special Despatch to Tbe Chicago Tribune.
...... WASHINGTON. Jan. IL
usE11o171oN MO TIE NEW Yokx GOLD con-
RIRAcY.
The House COMMITTEES on Banking net to,dav.
and began the New YORK gold eonzplzsey ,nyetd
cation FouE or 1re W1tues1es were examined.
tut nothing Of special Importance val learned.
The leaders Of the conspiracy, Fmk, Corhio. and
Gould, ere expected 70 pnt IN An appearance on
Monday.
TEE STANTON YUKp.
Information here II to The effect that the Stan,
ton rund has reached about 1ortJ-dre thousand
dollars II New York, nineteen THOUSAND In Dos.
1on. and twenty tnouaand In Philadelphia, bea1dea
Whist was raised here. The Contemplated hundred
thousand WILL shortly be reached.
EDUCATIONAL AA1TKss IN TER prs7R,c7,
The present state os educational u1a.se9x u .no,-
Gated b report uate at I meeting OF the Schpo,
Ttustees last evening" from which It appeatk that
there sara NOW While males and fena1.a IN the
Warrington pob}ir 6capo!s ais, in tae Ehp1s
DISTRICT 7t13s; colostd In WAshlnaton, B,2so: and
In the whole district, s,oas. Number Of Children
II the pr1yate schools In WaAninRton 66o5: in The
District. 7.<s3. These nguEes ahoR that there are
now T. 9ss children Attending the schools1u Wash.
tpgtpp, and II, G22 In the whole District
aExA1oh MORTON AID TIE VIRGINIA Bill.
The reports Of yesterdays Senate proetedtogy
places Senator Morton in the position Of oppos-
icg tie adGtAslon Of Virginia. On the contraY.
he strongly 1avors the RESTORATION Of tna State.
but thinks that Conqreas ahnnlt tuppsc coudl.
tlon6 which Fill present disregard Of the -Four.
tecath Amendment, apd The future dl4fra1chlse-
nent of cny.part Of tts citszens-
.CpxX1s81oHEk wKI1a' HErLT 70 TIE 1RpK XA3;p.
FAcTrRKRs,
Special Commissioner Nells hag flushed h,s
letter tn response to the iron manufacturers o1
FentsssVArts. who challenged the 1s&:emenss ~
to the cost OF p!girou, Uade In bis recent report
ard It Will he given to the pub1lc On Tuesday
morning. He presents letters md authorities
bcttal1.Dg hiA 1oEmeF assertons-
TIE NEW ERA,
the inst number Of 3 weekly psber established
here hJ tae eaac1ed people, r,Ade lis appearance
to.day. The edtto1a end cause Tor congra1nlAt,ou
IN the reception accorded 10 t,e HaYtien Minister
by the President, a. also ID the fact that he va
fnr1ted to dinner With the other memoers Of the
diplomatic CORDS, and also 10 naval t,st! q. An
napona. They urge the coloted peob,e ercrywhete
to habits Of Integrity, industry and eoh1tety.
LAND EATEf1s 1ssEED.
The FIRST issue Of patents one hundred and
tEehtt-two IN humber. to settlers on the neutrul
lands Of Kansas, w1o hare established mud paid |
for ther ctalns under the Cherokee t,eats at JULY
1876, LIS heen received By the Commissioner OF |
lLdMn Affairs aud are being mailed 10 the par. |
ties entitled to them. The 1esoe Of patents viii b
continued until Ill settlers who have pald for |
lands awarded to them have received tltles from |
tic United States.
TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
... THE INDIAN coUfTRY.
:, WASHINGTON, Jan. l1--Ile IGhtRQ Commission
9SoLuEnta ttH session. CONTRADICTORY reporta OF I
ttreafeued upttreaka B1d the ieAttQl coputtlou al
aGat1a In Montana aud Wyoming, are received. |
Governor Campbell, Of Wyom!ng. asEed for lege.
lat1on looking to the o2EElhg up Of Indian l8nds
In tts 1of1ncaatern pa1 Of Wyoming to the gold !
HFospectorf, and that the slashone Reservation !
7nhy bc eutteued TO ALLOW a mining coHpsny 10 |
retain posse: slon ota PARTON Of luis RESERVATION
upon Which rbeY haze kfeA pas sed.
Mt. C1{e read q It port Of hIs tour In the IN. |
~a!Ao Ttf1scr3, New Mexico, Astzona and
Ainsk4, and feconmeLdtd that Congress be pet1- |
tfoued for . core OF lava dednlpg misdeueanors |
IN the irdtan conitty: that Il organize cor !
atabufE5 or hotdcr police. to be ma1e mp chle1y |
.of 1csfr1ed nen+ who tnAi HelTn during Eood be- !
haFiu7 a. fa,T pay, hnd tnat Indian R9enta shzll
have EaRtsteItai powers to pass Beateu:e hn4 |
fatne o aers tor 1ne aIreAt OF the guilty. The |
Con mtsafonefd f1Ee arranged Tor meekl1g With t
1he Committees on 1Ldian Affairs Of both houses
to-notiow. Tue SecsttAtJ OF the Interior and |
[ommfsIfouer Pafket witt attend.
TIE SENATE On TIE VIRGINIA QUESTION.
careful c4uTAsB OF she Senate shpEs major !
%ty IN favor Of the h'it 10 adult Virgins without
.coIdtaons II "a the purpose OF Sena.os Trnxn- |
bull u move, Oh Monday, q bu1 as substitute fos
>-a1t poR bttoIe the Senate.
THH FREs1pEir AFPRDyE.
The President to-day tosk occasion 10 cppgratn-
!ate Judge Bp2ham On the success Of h1s feso,I-
<lon ~ the House yesterday. He hoped II Wouid |
.zaasa tie 6enate In the SANE ahape.