The New York herald., 1872-11-08
.sro,,ns the sureties were informed that .oe


ond would be forfeited II Bratton did r.,ot return
Ie thereupon appealed TO the Britt N rovernment
DR. protection. The British ~ .,s,or nnaer an.
tructions from the home '<overnment. reminds
he Secretary Of State = ant Her Ma,estvs govern
lent does not tolera % interference with her laws
na 'na, ~. .n' p >ceedings against Bratton having |
no"su ' ~oduction from British territory, they |
'"es cancelled. The Attorney General has, |
Ire, instructed United States District Attor-
u FarroW, at Charleston, to dismiss the ball bond
Ind discharge the sureties OF Bratton, and to place
he proceedings against him, as far as practicable,
n tire same position as before his forcible abduc-
ton from Canada.
Another Indian Problem.
Major Avord special Indian Commissioner, has
written to the Secretary OF the Interior that San
tanta and Big Tree who were taken from the prison
at Huntsville, Texas, and escorted to St. Louis In
company with the delegation of Arrapahoes, Co.
manches and Ki0was are still detained by the United
States Marshal in st. Louis, and that Governor
Davis, Of Texas, complains OF the action OF the
government in not returning them TO the custody
OF the Texas State o1lcials.
Coming Contest for the Solicitor General
ship.
There Is lively contest for the position OF Soil
citor General, soon to be vacated by General
Bristow. The claim OF Clement H. Hill, at present
Assistant Attorney General is strongly urged by
the Vice President elect BENJAMIN F. Tracey OF
Brooklyn, N. Y, Is supported by leading members
OF the New York Bar. while II. H. Wells, OF Rich
mond, is also an applicant, endorsed by senator
Lewis and Others. The relations OF the Attorney
General and Solicitor General are such that II 10
understood that the President will only appoint on
the recommendation OF the head Of the Department
of Justice.
General Howard and the Indians.
The reservation set aside by General Howard or
the nomadic Apaches under Cochise is the extrs me
southeast corner OF Arizona, embracing bout
sixty miles square. Apache Pass is includcs l. and
the Texas Pacific Railroad viii run throW gh one
corner OF 1t. There Is only one white settler
on the section and he is the station, Keeper
at sulphur Spring. The only other white
settlement on the proposed reservation is
the gold mine in Apache Pass, which has been
abandoned for over q year. WheH General Howard
nrst opened negotiations with CoohiseI the chief
insisted that all troops be prevented from operating
against him, and to this endfGeneral Howard pro-
ceeded to Apache Pass, sixty miles distant leaving
Captain Sladen, Of his staH, ashostage against at
tack upon Cochise camps. The Indians were willing
and even anxious to go upon reservation, and
promised to do everything In their power to de-
serve the good will OF the government buLdid not
wish to leave their present locality. Cocbise re-
garded the proposed transit OF the rairoa through
the reservation set apart for him with plea
sure, saying he would guard 1t, as it would
bring him into communication with friends he
has at the North. He never denied any depreda-
tions or murders committed by his band but justi-
fed them on the ground that there was at that
time war between his people and the whites. For
nearly an hour Cochise and his people urged that
General Howard should return and give them an
account OF what the Great Father deci0ed
concerning the reservation proposed to be
set apart for them by General Howard,
and upon the latter telling them
1t was uncertain whether he would return they In
sisted that Captain Saden should then perform
tnat mission, as they wanted some white man
whose face Is familiar to them.
General Howard had an interview with the Pres
ident upon the subject Of selecting the reservation
His report satisfactorily received the President
remarkng that upon the return Of Secretary Delano
he would consult with him, and II tue proposed
reservation met the approval OF the Secretary OF
the Interior 1t would be set aside for these Indians.
General Howard thinks there Is sufficient evidence
to prove that members OF Cochse's hand killed
Lieutenant Stewart, Of the Fifth cavalry, several
weeks ago
The Tonnage Duties.
The Secretary OF the Treasury to-day offfcially
decided that the Presidents recent proclamation
goods arriving in French vessels from other than
French ports on and after the 30th OF October the
day of its date.
The Appropriation Committee.
The 10th OF this month is named for the meeting
OF the Committee on Appropriations, but 1t is not
supposed that all the members will be present at
that time General Garfield, who has been here for
several days, is arranging the preliminary
business. Not only are the appropriation
bills to be prepared in advance Of
the meeting of Congress- in order that
the business OF the session, which will be short
one, may be facilitated, but other interesting
topics are to be considered, among them the per-
manent appropriations, which are not sub
ject, as the majority OF appropriations, to
an annual disturbance. Millions Of money
are disbursed under these permanent or standing
appropriations Some OF the members OF the CON-
mittee are in favor OF legislation bringing them
into annual review and making them more specific.
Financial Items.
The Treasury balances at the close OF business to-
day were as s:-Currency, $1o,O1s145; coin,
$73 567 including of coin certificates;
special deposit OF legal tenders for the redemption
Of certificates OF fdeposit, $25,o7o,ooo.
Appointments.
The following orders have been issued from the
Navy Department: Lieut. W. w. Rhodes ordered
to duty in the Nicaraguan Surveying Expeditions
Master II. Z. Carmody and Second Assistant Engi-
neer JEFFERSON Brown detached from the Terror
and placed on waiting orders; Surgeon f. NJ. Stein
detached from special duty in the Treasury Depart
ment and placed on waiting orders; Assistant Sur
gcon Edward Evers, detached from the Naval
Hospital and ordered to the Naval Laboratory in
New York; Chaplain w. r. Cobb, detached from
the Naval Academy and placed on waiting orders.
Miscellaneous.
The patent Of Abel H. Bartlett, Of westneld,
N. Y, for refrigerators has been extended.
Formal Publications Of the postal treaty between
the United States and the Argentine Republic were
exchanged at the Post once Department to-day.
Mail service has been ordered on the Chicago,
Burlington and quincy Railroad, between Canton
and AmbOy, ILL.,, twenty-six and quarter miles, at
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