The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-09
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WASHINGTON, Sept. s.
The Fort Sill Affair.
The following dispatch was receive

The Fort Sill Affair.
The following dispatch was received
at the War Department TO- day:
Fort SILL, INDIAN TERRITORY,
September 6, 1873.
To tie AGiutant General, q. s. H.:
The reported capture OF this fort,
published in all the papers, is without
foundation. Sators and Big Tree will
arrive tomorrow. There has been no
trouble and none is expected.
GAINES LAWSON,
Capt. 25th Infantry, Com'dpg.
The following was received here to-
day:
CHICAGO, Sept 6.
General Wm. d. Whippe:
The following Is from General Aus
ger to-day: "The special Indian Com
missioner at Kipgen, reports that all
the Pottawattomies and about 256
Kickapoos have started from Mexico
on their way to the Indian Territory"
NJ. o. SHERIDAN,
Lieut.. Colonel.
Louisville and Portland Canal.
The Secretary OF the Treasury finds
it itimpracticsble to cousumate the trans
fer OF the Louisville and Portland
Canal from its present owners to the
United States, in compliance with the
act of Congress based upon the terms
specified in the act passed by the Leg
islature of Kentucky. The govern.
ment Of the United States is required to
pay all liabilities, but as the bonds do
not mature for some years, it will re-
ouire additional legislation before these
conditions can be complied with.
4 DefauitIBE Collector.
Commissioner Douglass has tele-
grsphed Deputy Commissioner Sweet,
at Springfield, Illinois, that if on in
vestisatior he filds that Collector
Harper has been guilty of wilful en-
bezzlement, and he has run away, to
offer one thousand dollars reward for
his apprehension.
The steamer Canadafgua.
Later advices received at the Navy
Department, report the United States
steamer Canadsigua, still at Kingston.
The health OF the crew not having i'm
proved by the change as satisfactorily
as expected, she will be relieved and
ordered to some northern point, instead
OF being sent to Aspinwall.
appointment.
The President has appointed Charlie
II. Roberts, of New Jersey, as agent for
the Indians OF the Nehema agency In
Nebraska.
The Cable TO China.
Commander George E. Belknap,
commanding United States steamer
Tuscarora, reports 10 the Navy De-
partment, under August 30th, that be
expected to proceed 10 sea from San
Francisco on the ID of September on
special service for surveying a route
for submarine cable from the west
coast OF the United States, to China and
japan. The survey will commence
from some pointin the vicinity of Pu-
gets Sound. From Pugets Sound the
Tuscarora will proceed to the AlentIne
Islands, and it is expected that she
will reach the island OF Athska.
1t il not probable that much
progress will be made in
the survey this season, as the wealth"
er Will soon be unfavorable for it. In
that case the vessel will be employed
until spring in getting the continental
outline between San Francisco and the
California Peninsula, sounding off and
on shore until she obtains the true ocean
bed. Experience will then be gained
10 enable her to execute her orders with
more certainty. An official report
from Commander Belknap states that
he had new sounding apparatus made
on the plan OF Sir William Thompsons
and he has no doubt Of the success OF
the survey at Pugets Sound. He will
first ascertain the most favorable point
to land the cable, his efforts being to
secure one where the water is deepest
and where vessels do no! anchor.