, 1873-05-03


. THE INDIAN QUESTION.
WARRINGTON, D. O., Mny 2.-As soon az tho
President returnH thoro will be n Cabinet consul
tatlon, whoreat tho Indian question will DO fully
discussed, and some plan adopted to meet my
outbreak Of tho eavageB that may OCCUR this
summer. Tho Prosfdont is expected horo at tho
boginfng Of next week. In tho moautlu,o n
new arrangements will DO made, other as regards
tho Modocs or tho other hostile tribeB. a prop
oBitton has boon made to hunt tho hEolocs from
thoir stronghold In tho laya-bods with blood,
hounds, as was dono In Floridn during tho somi-
nole wnr. This, however, finds DO favor ut tho
War Department, and is not Iiko1y to bo adopted
until oil other means Of dialodging them havo
fat1od. Gen. Sherman regards this as hc doos
tho Bcalp-bounty business, rather dishonora-
bio warfare, even against 10 heartless and
treachorous IN onemy as tho ModocB. There
arc oflcora Of tho army, howover, who think 1t
will bo impossible to get tho 1ndiana out Of tho
lava-bodH in any other way.
THE GABLE MONOPOLY.
In Wow OF tho action Of tue Atlantic Cable
eiiort viii BE- made to INDUCE . tl,e
Government Of Newfoundland to avail itself
Of a olauBo IN tho charter Of the Company which
givos tho Government power to purchase tho ca
Bio at d valuation Of tho end Of twenty yoars.
Tho time will expire in 1876, and 1t is said tile
Government is disposed to act in tho matter,
to have this feature Of tito charter extended.
KLEpTontAN1A LlNau1sT.
George ". scheido, who has served In govoral
capaolteB ns Clerk WIS arrested In this city to-
30 saa 1s az sssE Il S0G po % ha sai
| been given temporary employment upon the
solicitation Of Representatives. Myers, Of Penn
sylvanla and Cotton, Of Iowa. In -scheides
to % tho library Which,, It IL alleged, be has car
| riod home by twoB and threeA md successfully
concealed until now. sohoide is represented to
| DO 4 worry Intelligent man, speaking sono six or
| eight languages and WAS formerly student Of
| medicine. 1lo will have O hearing tomorrow.
/ RonB1Nu PETER TO pAY PAUL.
| Tho Hon. Jus. Fl. sLoss, Representative from
Alabama, has placcd hia back pay at tho disposal
| Of the poor people of his district, tho Sixth.
| ITO the Assocfattd Press.]
| OUR HuM1L1ATonB.
| WABIi1N0ToN, hlny 2.-seVornl days ago o tole-
| gram was published, giving the namos Of eloyen
Gentlemen Of tho original Vionna Commission,
Tho names Of tho other throe Commissioners
who arc Implicated in the charges Of improperly
receiving money are William Mayer, Robert Scr
Ssn saa A. ysn F. s@sa so tGSssF e. F @ ess2 gss
only hayo boon received bY this dovorn1nont
| but full report Is expected in fow days It ID
understood that oil these Oomminaionors woro
RRontsG Van Buron rh0 beo2e oossS made
nny appropriation to dofray the expenses
attending tho American display at tho Expoai-
tion, and that ho wna cautioned to bo particular
! In ILLS designations. Gon. Van Buren, will, how
eyor, hayo fair opportunity to be hoard In reply
| to Whatever charges hnge boon mado against
him, when 1t Is hoped he will bo ablo to eBtab-
lisla hia innocence. The Rtatomont made horo-
tofore, TINT tho present action Of tho Secretary
| Of State againBt Gen. VanBuren orginated In un-
friendly personal rotations, has no foundation in
fact, NJ thoae gentlemon had boon pleasantly in
| innate provioua to tho late scnndalouB discloB-
uroa Tho present investigation waB ordered In
consequence Of grave charges against sone OF
tho Commissioners, and to vlndicato tho charac-
ter Of this country from osen tho suspicion OF
hnving improper representatives at tho Vienna
THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD.
Tho Hon. Samuel Shcllnbargor has oignifod
to tho Secretary OF State his acceptance Of tho
appointment tondored him by the President, as
q momber Of Tho Civil Service Commission.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
The Supreme Court, Of this District, in gem
eral term hRB oyorrulol the motion mado by the
special attorney OF the United Statos to sot aside
tho award Of 82G8, coo as bounty to tho captore
aud destroyorH Of tho Confederate vosBols at
New Orleans In April, 1862
POSTAL CARDS.
Yesterday was tho day fixed by tho Post, Oflct
Department for tho isBuo OF tho first lot o.
postal-cardB, but because OF tho inability Of tht
contractors to prepare tho nocoAsary quantity
distribution has boon postponed for few days
MINISTER DE LoNa'B oAHE.
It ia ascortainod that tho recall Of Minister DE-
Long from japan waB owing to his having re
peatolIy mado prosopts to tho Mikado. On re
ceiying an intimation Of this fact, tho sccretar.
OF State reminded him that, under general in
structiona to our Ministers, such proceed
inga were forbidden, al all present
to aovoroign must DO made through
Ais own diplomatic representative, but hliniBte
| Dc Long, inatoad Of doaiHting, repeated the act
md was again rolnindod Of liz instructions: Be
sidos these objections to Mr. Dc Long, 1t WA
thought that some othor person should be up
pointed, who would moro faithfully ropreEon
| tho United 6tatos. The preBident will, on hii
RETURN appoint a auccessor.