The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-09-30
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, September 2s.-Tht
President this morning appointed Jas
Wright, Jas. 8. Graham and Hon. ], 81
Powell Commissioners 10 examine aud
report to the President upon that portion
Of the road built by the Burlington s
Missouri Railroad Company in Nebraska,
Henry A. Newman, Collector Internal
Revenue for Nebraska; John E. RYAN,
Assessor, Second district, Arkansas; Ohas.
P. Bisketts, Of Nebraska, Indian Agent OF
the Ponca Agency, Dakota; E. D. Payne,
Receiver Of Public Monies; Visolla Cole
and Francis 5. Service, Assistant Justices
Of Supreme Court, Montana; VIM. II.
Rogers, Collector Internal Revenue, First
district, Arkansas.
The President received great number
Of callers today, including all the Cabi.
net reprepresentatives In Washington,
Judge Settle, OF North Carolina, and
several others.
The President, this morning, had a
long interview with Gen. Sherman, whom
he had not seen since his return from
Europe.
The delegation of Indians now here,
representing the Uncapapas, Black Feet
and Upper and Lower Yanctonias, headed
BY j. Q. Connor, agent of the Grand
River Agency, and Assistant Secretary oil
the Interior Cowan, had au interview with
the President to-day, at which The Grass,
speaking through an interpreter, said he
never had anything against the white
men. "You sent for me before, but did
not like to come. You sent for me again,
and came. l have seen you; l have
been pleased. We want room at our
reservation, and don't want 10 be crowd.
ed. We will mind the Great Father and
do what he tells US. Our people are all
working, but are very poor"
The President, addressing the Indians,
said he would like to see them on fertile
landS-lands such as the Government
would send them, and leave them to
build houses. Their young should be in.
structed. 1t was for them to think about
And unless they wanted to 90, he did
not want 10 make them. They could
go back to their homes now and talk
the matter over this year to their
people. II they would not agree
to 60, he would not compel them. Above
all things they should be at peace with
the whites. They should have their
young people instructed The white
people were increasing rapidly, and in
few years it would be much worse for the
Indians than now; anything they wanted
now could be asked OF the Commissioner
OF Indian Affairs and Secretary OF the
Interior, who would act for him. The
Grass said the lands of bis reservation was
bad, but he was raised in that country
and wanted to stay there. They also
wanted TO have Connor, their agent,
remain there. The President assured
them no changes should be made in the
agent; that he did not want TO force them
from the land; he would do all be could
to instruct their young people, who would
grow up instructed in all the arts OF civil.
ization. The recent newspaper reports
Of their troubles, are found TO be false.
WASHINGTON, September 29.-A large
number of clerks in the various depart
ments who have votes in the various
States where elections are held next
month, have already left for their homes
TO register and be present at the cleo
tions, and many others will leave during
the present week for the same purpose.
The Assistant Secretary Of the Treas
ury has directed the Assistant Treasurer
at New York TO purchase 100000 in
bonds each Wednesday, and sell $l,O0O,-
900 In gold each Thursday during the
month of October.