The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-06-20
President Special Agent of the Postofice De

President Special Agent of the Postofhce De-
partment.
IT has been determined by q council OF Capi-
net Ministers to refer the question as to the
disposition of the Modocs to the Attorney
General. The ground was taken that the
priority of offense would give the Oregon au-
thorities Jurisdiction over these Offenders, as
the murders of Lost river occurred previous
to the assassination of Gen. Candy, and the
subsequent hostility to the United STATES
troops. . An analysis of the testimony taken
by Secretary Robson of the officers OF the
Polaris crew seems to satisfy officials that
there is no evidence of the poisoning of Capt.
Hall. or of mutiny OF heartless desertion on
the part of the crew....An enterprising mdi'
vidual, writing to the Government from linn,
O.. offers SO pay $50, 600 for the privilege OF
exhibiting Capt. Jack throughout the country
during sixty days. The President has taken
up his summer quarters at Long Branch.
Thomas Wright WAS hanged at Washington on
the 9Th inst.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT WILLIAMS, to whom was
referred the question as to the proper DISPOSE
ton of the Modocs. has decided that, as q
condition of war existed between the United
States and this tribe, and AZ they murdered
persons who were under the protection OF q
flag of truce, IL ey are properly subject to the
disposition of q military court. Accordingly,
| Capt. Jack and his fellow-murderers will be
tried by q military commission I Com
missioner of Internal Revenue writes that his
office does not sanction the practice Of cutting
forty and sixty-pound packages Of plug tobacco
in halves for sale, and tobacco offered for eale
or exposed for sale in a half-box without hav
and stamp which the law requires, ia liable to
seizure and forfeiture, and should be seized.
The Geneva award of sl5, 500. 900 is to be
Maid Sept. A.. The official examination of
Capt. Tyson and party shows that no suspicion
of wrong attaches to any Of them; that Capt.
Hall died q natural death. and received the
medical attention furnished the expedition
and that the separation Of the survivors on
the ice-doe was purely accidental, they having
been placed there in good faith by the Captain
of the Polaris. The subsequent drifting from
them is attributable to the movements Of the
ice, the storm aud the darkness, and while
thew think the Polaris did not make as great
4 an effort to save them as she might, they be-
lieve that there was no malicious intent to
abandon them.
THERE is said to be q movement in official
circles for the annexation Of Guatemala to the
United States. Tn Chronicle says: at
has leaked out That Capt. Buddington was the
main cause of the failure Of the Hall expedi.
ton. Shortly after the death of Capt. Hall
{ when all the discipline of the ship became lax
and each appeared to work on his own hook,
he became intoxicated, and with n pistol in hi
hand drove the loe-of-ice party from the ship
giving them a quantity Of provisions, and then
deliberately deserted them"
The following are the receipts and expendi'
lures of the Government for the nine months
ending March 81, 1873:
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