Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1871-08-17
WASHINGTON.
THE INDIANs - COMPLAINTS FROM
sETTLERs,


WASHINGTON, August 16.-The
Secretary of the Interior has received
from the War Department extracts
from letter of the Commanding Gen.
eral Of the Department of Texas in
relation to the removal OF the klcka'
poo Indians, new in Mexico. be says
that they have been retained in MeXi-
co by bribes with money and goods,
az set forth in the reports of Agent
Mills. DepredatiOns in live stock
continue unsbated. The marauders,
with their stolen stock, have been
traced time and again to the Rio
Grande, and he is reliably informed
that parties in pursuit can often see
from the north side of the river their
stock in possession of the other par
ties, collected in convenient droves on
the south side of the river, for sale or
distribution to the interior of Mexico.
This gradual but heavy loss Of prop
eFty, he SAYS, is very discOuraging to
the people. They are becoming des.
perate, and, seeing the determination
OF the Mexican officials to retain the
KickspOo Indians in Mexico as q
cloak for the realsdeeds of the Mexi-
can people, they talk now quite free.
ly of organizing themselves into
armed bands and scouting into Mexi-
co and recover their stolen property.
The feeling is universal on tn frontier
since the recent development with re.
gard to the removal Of the KiekapOO
Indians. General Reynolds adds: at
is believed that these depredstiOns
can be effectually and permanently
stopped by pursuing the maranding
bands into Mexico with troops, ae-
cOmpanied by the owners of the
stock"
TREASURY DECISION AS To STEAM
BOATS.
The Treasury Department has de-
cided that where a steamer is pro-
PEELED by both high and low pressure
engines, she is to be prohibited under
law from having the words slow pres
sure" painted upon her paddle boxes.
The penalty for the violation of the
above is the forfeiture OF the steamer.
The Department has also decided that
where the commander of a vessel in
possession is part owner, he cannot be
disposed as captain and replaced by
another commander by action of the
other owners, without an order of the
court OF competent Jurisdiction, even
though the portion owned by such
captain Is bat a small fraction of such
vessel.
TREASURY RULINGS AND DECISIONS.
WASHINGTON, August 16. - The
Comptroller of Currency has decided
that national banks designated as
repositories for the new loan are not |
Obliged to hold a reserve upon funds |
paid into the bank upon subscriptions |
to that loan, and deposited to the |
credit Of the United States Govern
ment. This ruling is approved by |
Boutwell,, but does not apply to any |
other government deposits. On the |
10th Of March last, late Commissioner |
PleasOntOn decided that any writing, |
whether called a receipt or otherwise, |
which contains contract to continue |
in force any policy Of insurance upon
which the stamp has not expired, is
exempt from stamp duty. Com
missioner Douglass, on the 10th inst,
in letter to Collector Ames, at PrOvi-
dence, r. l., reversed this decision,
and holds that any written contract
made in the form of receipt or other
wise, which reneWs or continues a
policy, requires the same stamp as the /
original policy, whether a renewal
OF the receipt Is given before or after /
the expiration Of the policy.
NO TROOPS FOR MONTANA.
In reply TO a letter OF Governor
Potts asking for more troops to be sent |
to protect the settlers in Gallatin Val |
lev, Montana, the War Department |
informs him that il is deemed inexpe-
dient to comply with the request, both |
on account of the smallness of the /
force Of troops available in that re-
giOn, and because the Indians seldom |
repeat their raids over the same
ground.
ABOUT MARINE HOSPITALS.
DR.. Woodwork, Supervising Sur
geOn of the Marine Hospitals, has |
made his report to the Treasury De-
partment Of the inspection of hOspi- |
tails in Philadelphia, Pittsburg, Lou |
isville, Evansville and Cairo. The
most important recommendation in /
the report is the disposal ofthe present |
marine hospital and adjoining build /
ings at Pittsburg, and the building of
q new one some distance from the /
city. The condition Of the hospitals
is generally good.
AN INDIAN AGENT MISSING.
A telegram was forwarded by the
Board Of Indian Commissioners, to-
day, to the agent of the Western
Union Telegraph Company at Port
land, Oregon, requesting information |
relative TO +. BrunOt, Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs. When last heard |
from, Brunot was going up the Co.
lumbia river to visit the Umatilla
reservation.