The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-03

Sixty-nve district schools in the Cherokee
country are now in successful operation, fifty in
the Creek country, and abut the same number
in the Choctaw and ShickasaW country, anu
seminaries of learning, where the higher |
branches of education are taught, all fun to |
oyerfowing. Good and devoted missionaries !
are among them, and converts and churches are |
The Seminoes, numbering only 1000, raised
10000 bushels of surplus corn this year. In the
Territory, more than one-halt million 6ushels OF
surplus corn have been raised and real ana suO-
stantial improvement is seen on every side.
The treaties of 1866 provided that delegate
council of all the tribes resident in the Indian
country should be called, to be presided over oy
the superintendent for this superintendency. For
various causes the council has not been called
until this year. An appropriation OF SlOOO was
made by Congress last session to defray the ex-
ipenses of the council and pay the delegates,
IA Superintendent Hoag was charged with the
opel of organizing and putting in successful
lzed Inolthis important gathering OF the CIVIL
How well 'Dths country, -,,,.
and orderly deliberf, succe eded the lntelllgenI
session at Ocmulgee wiifQdy that meets IN daily
industry, patience and earptlptly testify. HIS
amply rewarded in the great good that!e g pelng
plished for this interesting people. In the dgiiii-
intercourse of the delegates of the various tribes
old jealousies are forgotten, old feuds buried,
and old hatreds forgiven. Good will and social
| intercourse are established, and their wants and
their wishes are made known to each other.
| Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws, Greeks,
Osages, Seminoles, Sac and Foxes, Shawnees,
! Quapaws, Senecas, Wyandottes, Peorias and
! Ottawas, and numbers in all about seventy
members. They will legislate upon the subject
| of the relations of the Indians to the Govern
| ment the rendition of criminals escaping from
| one tribe to another, and the establishment of
courts of justice for the Indian Territory They
! will also probably agree upon some form of an
| Indian government, and will frame a constitu-
tion to be submitted to the people for rati-
tication. it is expected that this will te
| in the nature of State constitution, a supreme
| court, and representation in Congress. A me =
mortal has already been presented on this sub
ject, and it is expected it will be adopted sub
stantially as have above Indicated These are
about all the subjects that Will be brought be-
fore this council for delberation, and it is be-
lived that the council will djourn within the
next few days.
Yesterday three of the Presidents commits
sioners Colonel Campbell, of st. Louis, Mr..
| Farwell, of Chicago, and Mr. Lang, of Maine,
I'D tI d here to attend on the deliberations of
the obiacts ard lend their advice and counsel to
missioners ably. ar1n2eYgeention To-day the com
ing addressed the delegates. YAH mucn teel- @
show so much of kindness and disinteresCeU
labor for the good of the race that their efforts
should be aud doubtless are appreciated by the
Indians and the country. Possessed of ample
means and comfortable homes, they leave all the
comforts of civilization for the purpose of show
ing their brethren of the Indian race the true
way to peace and progress. Every good mar
will rejoice if their efforts shall be crowned witt
that success their patience and zeal so richly
deserve. u. A. II.