Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-25
WASHINGTON.
Appoln,ment. br lhe pre.laon,.

WAsHINGToY, July 24-The Presi-
/ dent has made the following appoint
ments: Samuel II. Jones, Illinois, to
! be pension agent at Springfield, Illinois,
! in place of William Joyne, suspended.
John r. ProudfOOt, Wisconsin, surgeon
I general for New Mexico; J. II. Van
! Dyke, Minnesota, receiver of public
names atAleXandria, Minnesota: Hiram
Knowles, associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court, Montana; Charles G..
Clark, postmaster at Ann ArbOr, Mich
igan, IN place of Dean, suspended. w.
ID. keyes, postmaster at Convent, Ohio;
c. T.. Yost, postmaster at Omaha, Ne
braska. He has also made the follow
ing appointments Of Indian agents: W.
7. Ensign, for the Blackfeet and other
tribes, in place of Jessie Armit-
age, suspended; /. S. Dyar, Oregon, for
the Indians of the KlamOth agency; II.
w. Bingham, Minnesota, for the Sioux
Indians, Cheyenne river agency DakO-
tab; q. w. ingalls,, Illinois, for the
Piute Indians in southeast Nevada; II.
Conner, New York, for the Sioux IRdians
at the Grand river agency, DakOtah; A.
j. Simmons, Montana, for the Indians
az Milk river agency, Montana; J. w.
Daniels, Minnesota, for the Indians Of
Red Cloud agency; H.-W. Jones, Kansas.
for the Quahaws and other Indians in
the Indian Territory; J. Richards, Penn
sylvania, for the Wachitas and affiliated
band i'm the Indian Territory; Henry
Bower, Pennsylvania, for the Seminoles
in the Indian Territory; A. \. Haw-
bert, Ohio, for the Sacs and Foxes in
Iowa; w. ID. Crathers, Indiana, for the
MOquiOs and Pueblo Indians in Oregon;
r. A. Wllbun, New York, for the Pas
agOs Indians in Arizona; ]. H. Stout,
District of Columbia, for the Pinals and
Mancopa Indians in Arizona; J. A.
Tanner, Delaware, for the Indians Of
Colorado river, Arizona; w. +. Hall,
District Of Columbia, for the Indians in
New Mexico.
Death of John Potts.
John Potts, chief clerk in the War
Department, died of dysentery at his
residence in this city, to-day, after a
prolonged illness. The Secretary pub
fishes an official order Of his death, and
his Office is draped i'm mourning.
Internal Revenue Supervisors.
The following Revenue Supervisors
are retained under the new law reducing
the number from twenty-five to ten: !
w. A. Simmons, for New England; s. |
B. butcher, for New York; Alexander /
p. Tuition, for Pennsylvania, New Jer- |
sey, Delaware, Maryland and District Of
S. r. Powell, for Ohio and |
Indiana; d. w. Mum, for Illinois. /
Wisconsin and Michigan; p. w. Perry, |
for Virginia, West Virginia, North and |
South Carolina, Georgia and FLORIDA; /
q. w. Emery, for Kentucky, Tennessee. |
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana; X. /
II. Cobb, for Missouri, Kansas, Arkan-
sas, Texas, Indian Territory and New
J. w. Hendrick, for Iowa, |
Nebraska, Dakota, Montana, /
and Colorado; l.. NJ. Foulke, |
for California, Nevada, Oregon, Wash 4
lngtOn Territory, idaho, Utah and Ari- /
zOna. The services of the remaining /
fifteen are dispensed with.
Grant and spotted Tail.
The Spotted Tail delegation of Indians
had an interview with the President this 4
at the executive mansion.
They were accompanied by three Indian
women, and by General Walker. Com
missioner Of Indian Affairs. Mr.. d. Ris-
ey, their agent, and several Others.
After the usual Misunderstanding, Spotted
Tail said he was a little tired now, but
ne would have something to tell TO his
Great Father tomorrow. The Presi-
lent replied that they would not see
lim tomorrow, as he was going awav
)ut they could talk 10 the Secretary of
he Interior and Commissioner of In
liam Affairs. He understood Spotted
Tail had something to say to him about
he location of his agency, and requested
he Interpreter TO say that Red Cloud
vas permitted to change his agency 10
'atiOn because at the former place there
vas little ur no water in the summer
eason. He did not want TO drive
Spotted Tail away from the present To-
alton Of his agency, but he thought il
letter 10 remove, as considerable sum
4 money (sixty thousand dollars
would be saved in transportation,
which would be expended for the bene-
It of Spotted Tail and his people.
ipotted Tail said all the young Indians
.OW present were good men, and theyl
Intended to-day TO have a council among
themselves as to their change of loca-
ion. The President replied, "Then let
hem tell the Commissioner the result -
Igent Risley said TO the President that
yhen among these Indians he found
hem all peaceably disposed and desir-
US of maintaining friendly relations.
pOtted Tail not only exerted his cOun-
els % this end, but always tried TO inn
ress his people with the importance of
beying the Presidents orders. The /.
resident expressed his qualification
.ith this report, adding, We viii do
.hat We can for their benefit" Spotted
AL said he had something more to say
0 the President. hear,n be re-
parked, that in few months there '
MI be an election for a new President. 4,
hope you may be successful: this I
lOuid please NE very much, for YOU Z
ave been very kind 10 my peopie. - !
he President replied " However. the
lection may result, | hope there win lie ! +
o change III the Indian policy" The j
here ended. :