Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-06-26
zXANDRTA GAZETTE AND VIRGINIA ADVERTISER

CHARACTERISTIC. A letter from Col. }. r.
Brooke, dated at Camp Supply, Indian Terri
tory, giving some accounts of the movements
of the Indians, has been received at the lndIiIn
Bureau.
HEADQUARTERS Nil Dry. Missouri.
Chicago, June II, 1878.
: Respectfully forwarded for the information
of tho General of the Army and the Indian
Bureau. Both the Chcycnnes and the klowas
are of their reservation.
p H. SHERIDAN.
Lieut. General Commanding.
Then follows the characteristic endorsement
of General Sherman:
HEADQUARTERS OF TIE ARMY,
WASHINGTON, June II, 1873.
Rcspcctiu!ly submitted to the Secretary OF
War. These arc the Indians to conclatc
whom Satapta and Big Tree arc to be turned
loose have no more faith in their sincerity
chan have in the prairie wolves and, as |
once rskcd my life to test their sincerity, do
not propose again to impose upon others like
danger, and hope the Indian Bureau will man
aye thcm without the aid Of the army.
W. L. SHERMAN. General.
"PERsoNAI 1.-The following is tho dcscrp-
ton of the personal Appearance Of the Indian
Modoc Chief Captain Jack, given BY an army
officer who was present at the surrender: Jack
is fine looking Indan His countcnance in.
licatcs intelligence and powcrot command. He
is light culorcl. with small, dark eyes, good
forehead. aquiiine nose, high cheek bones,
sunkan checks, and small mouth. He is tall
(fvc feet eleven inches), has broad shoulders,
is muscular and sincwy, moves lightly and
easily, and has evidently great power of cudur-
arce. Since his captivity nc has shown no
fear, aud when he delivered himself he did not
trcmhlc, nor was there the least agitation IN
his features, but drew himself up with fair
show Of bride. He was dressed in tightly fit
ting clothes. with mocassins for easy walking
or running, but asked and was permitted to
change them for clean ones. Having made bis
toilet behind the rocks he reappearcd i'll
clean striped shirt and dark pants. His young
est wife also arraycd herself in clean white
dress and rcd sash She washed the face Of
the really beautiful child she had, and dressed
it in u neat red sack trimmed, think, with
Llack.
WASHINGTON ITEMS The grand jury yes
tcrday returned true bills against Henry Young
alias Charles Williams for the murder Of the
lrovcr Frank Hahn, on the armory lot, the Sth
of last March. I. W. Bcnner for assault with
intent 10 kill Miss Susie Dankworth on the is
land. some months ago. Abraham Bowers,
for manslaushtcr in killing Dennis Hawkins,
and Robert Sherlock, Patrick Burnett, Thomas
TcwiI ana Wm Scanipn, for outrage on Agnes
IIartnctt, in April last
The closing exercises OF Columbian College
took place at Lincoln Hall yesterday and were
attended by an asscmbagc filing the spacious
hall in every Fart. President " cling presided.
Attorney General Williams is having erected
for hiulsclfa lirst-class residence at the inter
section of Connecticut and Rhode Island
avenues.
The new building Of the Georgetown Acale
my ofthc Visitation is the most imposing struc-
turC 10 town.
RUMORED CHANGE IN TIE CABINET. Tic
Associated Press last evening telcgraphcd Il
dispatch to the New York Tribune in which it
vas said that the President, accompanied By
Mr. Thomas Murphy, had left Lorg Branch
TUESDAY for this city. In the dispatch alluded
to it was limited that Mr. Richardson was to
rive place to ex-senator T. d. Morgan in the
Treasury Department. and that Mr. Jay was to
he recalled from Vienna As neither the
President nor Mr. Murphy has yet arrived in
Washington, very little credit will be attached
to the Tribune lumor The fact is that the
President simply visited New York and re-
turned last evening to Long Branch Wash.
Republican,.
TIE WEATHER AND TIE Crops " gcta-
ton generally is suffering for rain, and clouds
of dust are flying around loose in every dircc
ton. Corn especially is absolutely dying Tor
drink" We heard yesterday of one gentle
man who had in eighty acres, forty Of which
ne is going to harrow over and SOW in buck
wheat. The grass is short and dry. The wheat
that promised sn abunlantlyin the carly spring
has been seriously injured-what remains how
ever, is rapidly ripcnlng for the sickle, and the
close Of the present week will witness the
taking OFF, OF many a golden head We hear
of a number of farmers who commence harvest
ing to-day. --Lout}0m Mirror.
France" says the Boston Post. lis getting
sleepy" ''Thcn she ought to take another
Nap" rctorts the Louisville Journa|.