Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
WASHINGTON.
jill 80 PierTep0nt Appointed Minister
TO -Russias
The New York Tribune Sued for Ii
bel.
The POIaris.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE Secretary
OF the Navy has telegraphed to the United
States consul at st. johns, to inform the de-
partmept of the best means to bring the
survivors of the Poiaris to this city. If no
other conveyance is presented the govern
msnt will dispatch steamer to Bay Rob-
erts.
The amount Of legal tenders outstanding
is $357,081, 122.
One Aspirant for the Supreme Court
Disposed of.
The appointment for Minister to Russia
has been rendered to JSdgesP ierrepont, of
New York, in place of Orr, deceased. His
acceptance has not yet been signifed. 1t
is uncertain wren the successor to belong
as Minister to Japan will be indicated.
BEN Batler I'm Busfness-He Explains
the Difference Between q Dead. Beat
and a Dead IA cad.
Gen. B.F. Butler to-day entered suit for
Benz. F. Camp against Whitelaw Reid for
libel. The alleged libelous article was in
the Tribune, headed ssOf Frauds and Free
Passes" in which Camps name was men,
toned, and is the foundation of the pro-
ceedings. The warrant Of srrest, after
citing The grievance with particularly, says
that calling him "chrouic dead-head,"
means that the plaintiff is in the habit of
going about the country representing
that be was enc OF the chief editors or
writers or correspondents of the Tribune,
ETC., further meaning to charge that he was
in the habit of resortiDg to all sorts of little
and dishonest tricks and devices TO obtain
free board and lodging, free rides upon rail-
roads, free admission to theatres, operas,
concerts and ferry boats; and further ID
charge that plaintiff was a chronic dead
head, meaning thereby thai plaintiff lived
by fraudulent and disreputable shifts and
devices and with tut paying for the necesa-
ries and comforts and luxuries of life as
honest and honorable persons do; and
plaintiff claims $4,000 damages. The writ
commands defendant TO appear on the first
day of special term of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia, twenty days
after service of the writ. An officer of the
court this evening called on Reid, who &C
knowledged the service of the writ.
Postal Cards.
SPRINGFIELD, MASS, May 12.-3,000,-
600 postal cards have been sent to the prin-
cipal postoffices. 100000 will be sent to-
morrow. Henceforth all acquisitions vii
be promptly filed.
RascaIities Of the Indian Depart
ment.
Special to the Louisville Courier-Journal \
WASHINGTON, May 11.-At the last ses-
sion the House of Representatives appoint
ed a committee to inquire into and report
upon the management of Indian affAirs.
The committee made their report in the
last hours of the Sd of March. As there
was then no time to obtain knowledge of
the contents, the House ordered the report.
which was most VoluminOus, to be printed.
From advanced sheets just obtained, an
extract or two is here given, which will be
found rather interesting reading at this
particular juncture of Indian affairs.
The committee, who appear to have
labored earnestly and conscientious
ly in the investigation, "hope TO
do something to rid the Indians and th9 In
dian service of those heartless scoundrels
who infest it, and who do so much damage
to the Indian, the settlsr, and the Govern
ment." The committee give an immense
array of facts and statistics to justify the
conclusion at which they arrive. They say:
aGreat frauds and wrongs have been COM
mitted with impunity in the past by the
means of eSOrbitant and fraudulent con
tracts for nominal services as attorneys, OBJ
tanned by persons more or less familiar with
the management Of the In ian Office, either
IS agents or attorneys, by which have
caused much bad feeling and distrust be-
tween them and the Government and PEG
pie, and greatly retsrd the progress of the
Indians in civilization that they doubted.
In fact, the investigation made by the Co..
mission shows that there h-.s continua,Iv
been, and now Is a class of avaricious and
unprlnclpled claim agents and middle men
VINO, Ior seihsh purposes, defeat the mutual
Interests oil the Government, our people and
Tne Indians, and Plunderipg both the Gov
eminent and the Indian, disgrace the ma
ton and our civilization and discourage
and madden the Indian, destroying Ia
him the hope Of justice and a faithful
observance of our agreement made in
treaties en- the part of the United States
with them" The committee further
expresses its surprise and regret that
the authorities controlling Indian af-
fairs have heretofore neither dire cled
their own attention nor called the attention
Of Congress to the great and revolt
ing waste OF the patrimony of the Indians,
and the continued and serious difficulties
between them and the people caused by
these corrupting middle-men, who are
shrewd enough to escsps the evil result of
their own villainies."
kellogg JubIIant.
kellogg, now that he has got the United
States troops agan at his back, has been
sending dispatches here to-day asserting that
all resistance tO his 2TinOritv il at an end
and that It has been very much exsggera-
ted. If the movements in opposition to
him have been exaggerated, no one has
done it more than himself. Last Thursday
he sent dispatch here about every ten mis-
utes, begging piteously for help, and dis
tinotly confessing his inability to sustain
his authority. Like all other towards and
usurpers, he is only brave when the dan