New-York tribune., 1870-01-08

the rise ana decrease OF our ocean carrying anu coo
cal during the last two decades The facts TO
be presented Of fan important character Examina
on shows the French steam marine to be comparatively
Of recent creation, and growing rapidly. There are
employed in the ocean carrying trade OF
Great Britain nearly 5000 steamships having capacity
Of about 100000 There 34 regular lines carry
ing mails and trading with every quarter OF the giope'
About OF the subsidized mail steamers arc available
for naval purposes being required by English law 10 be
fitted to be easily convertible into cruisers or troop
ships, or both, as occasion may require.
The Treasury Department viii tomorrow debit itself
with Of coin interest paid out this week, which
will leave coin balance on hand Of S5g1OoOoo
AttOrney-Gen. Hoar will transmit TO the Senate on
Monday next in obedience to the resolution calling for
IT, his opinion Of July 49, 1862 as 10 whether the act OF
February % 1867 TO establish ana protect National cem'
eteries competent in the United States eX
elusive Jurisdiction the lands required for such pur
poses After citing Ehe provision OF the law which de-
clares that the title to these National cemeteries shall be
vested in the United States and It's jurisdiction over
them shall be exclusive Mr. Hoar cites the sth section OF
the 1s article Of the Constitution, and on to remark
am Of opinion that, under this provision OF the Con
sttutiOn there power in Congress 10 acquire or
assert exclusive jurisdiction over any part OF the terri
tory OF any State without the consent Of the Legislature
OF the State and that In order 10 acquire exclusive urs
dction national cemetery the consent OF the Legs
aturo OF the State In which the same Is situated must
first be obtained have doubt that as incidental to
the power Of making war; the National Government has
and to appropriate for this purpose such lands as are
necessary hold such burial places and to protect them
the State in which the burapace s situated can be OBJ
taned think might be held under the terms OF tho
constitutional provision above ced ana al exclusive
Jurisdiction over 1t be thus acquired"
The bill for the abolition Of tho Indian treaty system
reported by the Hon. Sydney Clarke receives it is I'M
derstoOd the cordial appreciation Of the Secretary Of the
Interior and Commissioner Of Indian Affairs.
The President will attend the meeting tomorrow night
Of tba fn holh fn tv "a
Fair II stated that he promises to double his sub
scrption OF s., 900 If It should be necessary.
letter received in this city from Fort Smith, Ark
states that United States Deputy Marshal Hare seized
the tobacco factories OF E. o. Bond and MI Walker in
the Choctaw Nation and engaged in sezing all the
tobacco in the stores OF native traders in the Indian
country. The Indians to be greatly excited and
alarmed and fear the prospect Of arrest fne and i'm
prsonment, for violations Of the internal revenue laws
Of which they plead they arc entirely ignorant Tic
writer says the officers 20 into their stores seize
their tobacco and then compel them to give obligations
for the safe keeping and delivery OF the same when
called for, thus virtually establishing bonded
warehouses all over their country, making
eyery mans store a bonded warehouse. IL is
estimated that 100 Indian merchants in the
territory who deal In all kinds Of merchandise anu TO-
bacco among the rest The effect Of tho seizures upon
the minds OF the Indians, without the proper eApha
t,on Of the Revenue laws will doubt create the Inn
DrpgsOn that the VI 'N' '''
obligations with them and that the United States their
guardian and protector allows It's officers to unlaviuy
invade their country and plunder and opprcss them
by sezing their property, produced and manufactured
by themselves under forms of law they not amena
BILE to ard know nothing about.
THE ALLEGED INDIAN oUTRAGEs IN MONTANA
DENIED-THE DICTATOR IN STORM DEATH
OF GEN. MOWER.
GENERAL PRESS DTSPATCHI
Official information has been received at the lnulan
Bureau denying the reported murder OF whe man 10y
Indians in the vicinity Of Shaw Montana, IN tho latter
part of September last The murder was committed by
White men Various statements OF INDIAN disturbances
In that Territory since tnat time are characterized as
Rear-Admiral G. II. Poor Informs the Navy Depart
ment, under date of Dec 30, off Key West. that me
Severn. his flagship, in company with the monitor Die
tator lett Tybee Roads on Monday Dec ~ tor heyNes
At first hey had clear weather and smooth ~ates INC
Dictator under the favorable circumstances stamlhg
seven knots easily The able to be about deck
without any Inconvenience The next day me wlud oSw
strong from the southeast, freshehhS sfaaIally
wado 1a hsay breaches ssa ovor the decks
OF the monitor, the spray flying as Lgh as the
selves The monitor was apparently making about four
knots hour The Severn was not abe 70 Keep up more
than seerage way, and when she pitched Drought INC
prOpeers out OF water Ihe enslnes Iaeeu 70 SUN , J
extent and the propelers struck the WAFER 20 IOymy
that there great danger OF their giving way ana the
ship hauled to under canvas Inc nSniPr mon LOT Sas e
abled hold her position during the night tHe severn
being least twelve miles 70 the eoWard ot her AZ
light During the gale, and most OF the passage, IL
would have been impossible TO communicate Win CI te-
possibly have approached her, nor conld any one WIN
safety nave stood her deck As we approached cape
Carnayeral the weather moderated, and We ayaed our
selves OF the opportunity Of taking the Dictator IN tow
sending her l5nch haWser, TO which she attached hcr
towing tackle. We enabled to tow SIX knots Win
sail and the Severn. and steam on the Dctaoi
eight could not be obtained. Much bad weather
the way up and southeriy gallo returning with heavy
sea- More than half the time, II any accident had hap
pened the monitor we could have done nothing eXcept
lay by her until the weather moderated My experience
is that monitors should not be sent TO sea unless moderate
winds and pleasant weather could be relied on when IN
the neighbOrhOod OF Sombrero the haWser was cast on
aud the monitor in unaided, arriving few hours
after the Severn.
The War Department has received telegram from New
Orleans announcing the death, by congestion OF the
lungs, OF Breyet Malor.Gen. !. A. ho"ei' coinllanu
ing the Department OF Louisiana ,,.
The monthly report of the Department OF Agriculture
fairs statistics of cotton manufacture, best sugar manu-
facure this country, fish culture, American suac the
comparative statistics Of European agriculture An
analysis OF YrgInian sumac proves its decided superb
oTty the best Sicilan The Information conccIus
the agricultural capabilities of the Rocky Mountain
region is full and valuable.
A SPANISH GUNBOAT DIsABLEs A SCHOONER.
Schooner Dragon of Barbados, Capt. Weeks,
from this port for Port Spain rindad yesterday when
off Sandy Hook at D. m shortly after discharging the
pilot was run into by Spanish GunbOat No. ls. carrying
away all the head gear figure head and starting the
stem The schooner was towed back by the wrecklnc
steamer to the Upper Quarantine to repair d
ages The gunboat received no damage
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DISCHARGE AND REARREsr OF r. b. CALDWELL
r. b. Caldwell was discharged yesterday, at
Montreal on writ Of habeas corpus upon the groahd
that Judge Courso had right TO cause his rest IN the
Province Of Ontario. He immediately 'rearrested
and viii be brought up to-day at 10 o'clock on another
and distinct charge Of forgery and is not al all Ke
that he will succeed in escaping the vigilance oi inc
United States officers, who determined to bring him