The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-19
WASHINGTON.

wen mas authorized the Assistant Treasur-
er to advance the payment of the September
interest without rebate on Tuesday
Circuiar 10 National Banks.
The following circular was issued to-day:
Treasury Department. office of the ComptroN-
er OF the currency, Washington dug. 18Th, 1871.
All exchanges OF bonds held as security for the
circulation of National Banks tor other bonds
of United Stathes except for the new five per
cent. bonds now being issued, will be suspend
ed from this date until further notice.
a. (Signed) II. r. HULBURD,
Comptroller.
About the Indians,
Col. Stanley of the 22d Infantry, command
ing the middle district of Dakota, writes from
Fort Sully, July 30th, an official letter upon
the numbers and disposition of the various
hostile tribes of Indians iu the interior of that
territory. He continues: Since I came to
this country the Buffalos have constantly
moved westward and these Indians have fol-
lowed them, and several times have heard
from the Indians that they intended to go
where ever the Buffalos went
l do not think it possible to induce these In
dams to reiOin their own bands. Placing them
regards annuities, might pacify them as it has
in manner Red Cloud and the Agallalas.
The militay could control them only by new
military posts somewhere abont Mills River, a
measure that should hesitate to recommend
with the small number of troops disposaole in
the Department.. s.r---a+ e
When the Northern railroad crosses the
Missouri, the entire Sioux question will be
brought to head and, in my opinion, will
only be solved by an Indian war OF some mag
nitude. Until that timelI would recommend
conciliatOry measures with the Indians that
are the subject of this paper.
Change Mt West Point.
Capt. John Egan of the 4th Artillery and
| Can't. j. S. Poland of the 9th Infantry. have
been detailed .tor duty at lthe Military
Academy at Wesf Point to date from August
| 31st. Capt. Herbert A. Hascall of the 9Th Ar
tilery, Lieuts Jas. G. Post and VIM. L. Mar.
| shall of the Engineers, have been relieved from
| duty at the Military Academy from same date
European Syndicate.
Geo. b. D. Cooke paid into the Treasury to-
| day on behalf of the European syndicate $15-
| 100000 of subscription on account of the new
I - Tho seoA~osivn ofsLo Dobs.
| The actual redemption of the principal of
the public debt for the year was 1882, 139, 575.
| The monthly debt statement for the same Pc
riod foOts up reduction of S94 1877 ,764. There
| is a ditfere nee between these two statements
| because the monthly statement being bal
ance sheet takes cash and accrued interest in
to account which is considered outstanding
| liabilities t 49,
An Old Patriot Badly Used.
The Commissioner of Pensions to-day signed
| the renewal of the Mexican War pension OF
| James Wilkner, which in September, 1861, at
the age of g. he forfeit to enlisted as5private in
Co. q, 1st Pennsylvania volunteers He was
undoubtedly the oldest enlisted private that
served in the late war After serving fifteen
months he was honorably discharged on account
OF disabilities arising from a severe wound re-
celved In the Mexican war, twenty five years
before. The renewal of his pension dates from
Dec. 9th, 1867, when he was discharged. 1t.
amount however is only 50 month, and the
veteran is now and had been for some time II
the Blockley aims house, Philadelphia.
Activity in the Pension Department..
The Pension Bureau to-day issued 22O Ger
titicates of pensions, the largest number evel
issued in one day The number is made up a
follows: Invalids, 81 widows, 81; war OF 1872
92