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WASHINGTON. June 26.
Appointment.
G, Worthington, formerly United
States Minister to the Argentine he
rublic, has been appointed Collector OF
tbe Port of Charleston, South Carolina
vice Clark.
The Salary Grab.
On inquiryit is ascertained that
with the exception of ten or twelve
members of the House ofRepresenta,,
tiyes whose election Is contested ana
narbars three or four more, every
member Of the forty-third Congress
including q number who returned tneir
back paw, have drawn salary at the
new rate of $500, per annum. No,n-
ing further than tie mention OF THIS
fact can be asked as q proof that there
will and can be no prospect OF any sim
cere thought Of restoring the old rate.
Indian Affairs.
General Sherman states that the
Military authorities would not, unless
under very great stress, accept the SER
vices of the cavalry regiment offered by
the Texas Leg islature.
The following has just been received
at the army headquarters here;
Hp'oRs Fort LINCOLN,
DAKOTA, Jnne 26, 1878.
hav, the honor to report that
about fifty Sioux made a dash at this
place at s o'clock this morning and were
driven back. beyond Beaver Dam creek
by my scouts and troops. We have
been skimishing ever since. My line
is along Beaver Dam creek and the
Sioux are on the ridge west OF 1t. A
large body of Sioux. probably three
hundred, are in front OF the post; they
will do US no harm. They keep at
long range. A battalion OF the Sth and
9th Infantry and detachment OF the
tin cavalry are just coming into the
post from Fort Rice. The mail carrier
from Fort Buford reports that about
five hundred Sioux were at Fort Berth
old on Thursday.
W, H. CARLlN,
Lieut.. Commanding Post.
The Alleged Abstraction or Records.
As soon as the announcement was
made that certain records had been
abs,rscted from the War Department
Secretary Belkusp ordered an investi-
CATION. 1t has been in progress Tor
week without any other result than the
report that, 50 far as those charged
with the inquiry have been able to as
certain, no records are missing. One
great difficulty in the way OF an intel
ligent and thorough investigation has
been the fact that it is impossible at this
day for o person who was not in the
DEPARTMENT during the late war to tel!
what has or what has not been stolen.
Of course whatever transactions OF this
sor, took place were consummated long
before General Belknsp had anything
to do with the Department. 1t is only
lust to him 10 say that he had nothing
10 do with the carrying of OF the Buell.
cou,t-msrtial records, or any other arch
ives tia: may be missing. Notwlth-
standing the report just made, there are
those who held responsible positions in
the War Department under Stanton
who still assert that q number OF i'm
por;aut private records have been spir-
lied away.
Gen. d. O. Howard's Accounts.
Its stated thatth Secretary OF War,
under the advice of the Attorney Gene
ra has decided to commence suit
against Gen. 0. y. Howard for certain
amounts Of money for which he failed
10 account as Commissioner Of the
Freedmeu's Bureau. When the report
OF General Vincent on the accounts OF
the Secretary Of War, showed that How.
ards accounts were at odds and ends,
the matter was referred to the Attorney
General for his opinion as to
whether Howard should be proceeded
against by court martial, he being an
officer OF the army, or by civil process,
1t is understood the Attorney General
has decided that the latter is the proper
method.
But One Virfuous NC.
A member OF Congress, who has
looked into the matter, stated to-day
that all the members Of the Forty.third'
or present Congress, had drawn their
pay for the fret quarter at the increas-
ed rate with one exception, Mr. Foster
Of Michigan, who does not take the
increase. The members, whose seats
being contested are not placed on the
roll, are not able to participate in these
delights, but the list of pay receivers is
said TO include all those who refunded
their back-pay, The member in ques-
tion makes the point that the principle
here is the same as in the back-pay !;
namely, OF member regulating his
own compensation.