Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-11


source to-day were s327 .Si7.4S.
TIE NEW POSTAL CARDS will be three inche :
wide and FIVE and one-fourth inches long, the
stamp and lines to be engraved on them in a
variety of colors.
PROF. HENRY has notified the Commissione err
of the General Land Office that he will accept as
donation TO the Smithsonian Institute the
geological cabinet now at the Land Office. The
specimens number over twenty thousand.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Medical Director David
Harlan, detached from the naval hospital at
Annapolis, Md, and placed on waiting orders.
Ensign Chas. p. Welch. detached from the
Narrapanset and placed on sick leave Master
A. M. Thackarl, detached from the naval sta
ton ar League Island.
The CUBAN PRIvATEEE, Pioneer, recently
seized near Newport, X. l., was formerly the
revenue cutter Resolute, and was sold at auction
on the 10th of February at New York TO d. W.
Hooper, and by him it Is supposed was trans
ferred TO Cubans. Secretary Boutwell, awaits
the decision of the State department in regard
to the Pioneer.
PROPOSED SITE FOR THE NEW REFORM
SCHooL.-The BOARD of trustees of the reform
school of the District of Columbia have author
lied the Secretary of the Interior to purchase
what is known as the Dundas farm, northeast OF
the city on the Bunker Hill road, beyond the
Soldiers Home, and about one mile from the
residence of Chief Justice Chase, provided the
property can be obtained for $4,000.
GREELEY DEMOCRATS AT THE WHITE HOUSE,.
large number OF delegates to the Baltimore
Convention were in the city to-day sightseeing
about the Capitol and Departments. The White
House especially was one of the principal points
OF attraclon, and quite number were shown
through the building by General Dent. A
western delegate, conversing with the General
In a good-humored manner, upon being ban
hvv M InANa o.
Greeley, replied, "Well, the democratic party
is stuck in the mud, and we don't care a d-n
VINO pulls II out, whether it is an ordinary cart
horse or jackass.
EXAGGERATED STORIES OF IyDIAN Our
RAGEs.-Offcal information has been received
by the Secretary of the Interior and the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs, which proves that
the lafe Indian troubles on the Texas border
were caused by few of the Kiowas and not by
the Kiowas as a nation. The Indians of the cen
tral SUPPLEMENTARY, which embraces the
Kiowas, Comaches, Cheyennes, Arrapahoes
Caddoes and Wachitas are ali friendly as nations.
While II is true that a few bad Kiowas have COM
mitted depredations, ii is also true that these
Expectations are not approved either by the
principal chiefs or by the main body of these
tribes.
1t is the intention Of the Secretary to send
special commissioner, clothed with the same
powers as those of General Howard, to the tribes
named, in order to induce the few now on the
war p .th to come in and make peace. The
Secretary does not fear general war with the
Indians, but believes that the measures about
to be taken to insure peace with them will be
entirely successful.
In regard to the sensational story recently
telegrephed from San Francisco relative to the
depredations of Apache Indians, with whom
Gen. Howard made a treaty of peace, it NAV be
stated that Eskimogine, the chief of one of the
very worst bands OF Apaches, promised Gen.
Howard that he would hereafter remain at
peace with the whites and W ould have come TO
Washington only that he thought he could do
more good by remaining aud restraining his
young men from committing depredations
He therefore sent Santos, another CHIEF, to
represent him. Since then five of his warriors
have gone on the war path. On learning OF
this he at once sent word to General Crook and
informed him that he would aid in Furnishing
them. Many Of these exaggerated stories OF
Indian outrages are doubtless sent East solely
for political effect.