The New York herald., 1872-10-16
WAsHINcTO
Charges Against an Iowa Ma
tionaI Bank.
HAzIMa THE NAVAL coloREu CADET.
The Kiowas and Other Cutthroats
in Council.


in Council.
WAsHNGruS, Oct. Is, 1872.
Cabinet Meeting.
All the heads Of departments were at the Cabinet
meeting to-day excepting Attorney General
Williams and Secretaries DelanO and Robesen.
Solicitor General Bristow represented the Depart
nent Of Justice and General Cowan the Interior
Department.
Another Friendly POwwOw with tho
Kiowas and Other Red Fiends.
An interview took place to-day at the Interior
Department between General +. A. Walker, Com
missioner OF Indian Affairs, and large party OF
Indians, representing Kiowas, Comanches, Apaches
and other wild tribes OF part Indian
Territory, who have so long made Kansas, Texas
and Eastern New Mexico their raiding ground.
The delegation has been In town over week, In
charge OF Captain Henry L. Alvord OF Virginia,
the Special Commissioner, who gathered the In
dians and brought them East. But, aside from
their formal reception by the President and the
secretary OF the Interior on Friday last, no
business has been transacted, the return Of
General Walker from his sick leave being
awaited, as the Commissioner was specially
prepared to deal with this party. At
the meeting to-day the usual address OF welcome
was frst given, to which the several chiefs re-
sponded with professions OF friendship and satis-
faction with their visit, going over about the same
ground covered by their speeches to Secretary
DeanO last week. The Commissioner then ad-
dressed the whole delegation, numbering
over forty. They were warned OF the
time soon coming when the game
would become too scarce to furnish them subsist
ence. and urged to prepare themselves, their
mo md off cht ldrau fOr fho cto ~
initiating the whites as last as possible In making
homes, cultivating the SOIL raising stock and send
ing their children to school and adopting the
Christian religion. They were assured Of the will
ingness of the President his Great Council and the
whole people to assist In starting upon the white
mans road all those Indians who should evnce
disposition to obey the orders given them and
strive to do well. The Commissioners then told
them plainly that the government had determined
to put stop once for all to the murders and steal
ing which have OF late become SO common, and
that the indians inclined to be unfriendly and
insub0rdinate would be dealt with summary.
Finally the Indians were informed that besides
this general address the business with each tribe
would be taken up in detail separately day after
day until completed. The main body of the dele
gates then returned to the Washington House,
where they have accommodations, the Arrapahoes
reference to a change OF reservation was taken up
but not finished, and will be continued tomorrow.
The delegation Is one OF the largest and most i'm
pOrtant that has ever visited this city, and the
business with It win probably consume most OF the
time OF the Commissioners during the present
week.
Haxing the Colored Cadet IT Annapolis.
All the Offenders To BE Expelled.
The assault upon the colored cadet at the Naval
Academy Is to be followed by the summary expul-
sion Of all engaged therein II 1t becomes necessary
to dismiss every cadet midshipman in Annapolis
for the purpose Of reaching the actual offenders.
The President Is under voluntary pledge to the
Secretaries OF War and the Navy to yield to So
citation or influence addressed to him In behalf OF
cadets summariy dismissed for hazing or moestlng
new cadets or for any grave offence against dis
cipline and short time ago ordered the discharge
of two such cadets who had got back into the Naval
Academy through reappointment by their members
Of Congress-
Allegation OF Usury Against the National
Bank, Marshnlltown, Iowa.
Judge Robert s. Hale, agent Of the United States
before the British-American Claims Commission,
has appeared before the Comptroller Of the Cur
rency as counsel for certain OF the directors and
stockholders OF the Marshalltown National Bank Of
Iowa, who allege that, under o majority OF the
directors, the bank has habtualy practised usury
since its organization in 1854, and has realized
enormous dividends at the expense OF
the trading interest 1t was founded to
accommodate and conserve. They ask
that the bank be put into liquidation under the
non-usury clause of the National Banking act.
The remaining directors and stockholders oppose
the notion and the Comptroller, having no pre-
cedent to aid him In reaching Judgment, will
AFFORD the bank an opportunity to 60 into volun
tary liquidation before applying any legal penal
ties for the usurious practices.
TIE Bcer-Keg Lament.
The commissioner Of Internal Revenue has re-
ceived memorial from Committed Of brewers
! New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and also
the members Of the General Committee OF the
Brewers Association OF the United States, repre-.
senting the entire brewing interest OF the country.
They call the Commissioners attention to some OF
the injurious effects which will most certainly arise
from the introduction and use OF stamp p-cancellers
proposed to be attached to all brewers casks and
other packages for the purpose OF cancelllng
or destroying stamps used In the collec
ton of the duty on fermented liquors.
The memoriasts say the tax on malt
liquors is collected almost to q dollar. Why, there
fore, by the enforcement OF the stamp canceller
regulation, put the government to very large ex.
penditure In introducing and maintaining the
same when no corresponding benefit is evidentP
They estimated the number OF casks, barrels and
hogsheads in use by brewers to be three millions.
The stamp canceer. guaranteed only for two
years. would, therefore, cost $3oOO 900. To supply
the losses that would occur from breakage, rust
and other causes, necesstating their exchange by
the government, would be at least $750,O0O in
that time. Here there is an expenditure Of
s3,75oooO to obtain very inadequate results; one
fourth Of which sum OF $780, 600 viii be loss en-.
tailed upon the brewers by reason Of loss and dam
age while under their care, supposing them to be
legally liable for their safe return. They claim
they ought not to be subjected to such an annoy
ance for whenever the tax shall so decrease AZ