Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-06-18

yen. SuerAuan On Inc McAem8le ExpeOat1Ol
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE report O
Col. McKenzie's exploit into Mexico bear!
the following endorsement from Gen
I take pleasure in heartily approvin,
the conduct of Col. Mckenzie, as gallan
act, and the only course for the security o
life and property on. our side of the Ri
Grande, is to do as Col. Mckenzie ha
should exist between the United States and
Mexico, when we are defending the live,
of our citizens and pr0tecting their prop
erty against the mercilt band, to whom
the name of murder, rob6er or thief apple.
as covering their deeds. The gallant aci
of Col. McKenzie. is best recorded in his
plain narrative of events. I can only add
that the Government ought to stand by
Mckenzie.
The report and Sheridan's endorsement
were forwarded 70 Gen. Sherman, and the
latter endorsed it as follows:
The Conduct of Col. Mckenzie, is fully
approved. If the attack was made on
Mexicanso as the report does not indi-
cate, it is clearly the duty of the Mexican
Government, to complain, until then the
War Department has no official knowl.
edge that such is the fact, and need not
take any action. It is my opinion that
when band of free hooters, murderers,
and robbers, and outlaws, make recog-
nized boundary line between two nations
at peace safeguard for their crimes, there
can be no just cause for discussion, if law
full forces of either nation pursue them for
the purpose of capturing or ending their
ia Aboat the Back Pay @NM
AWAsHINGToN, June 17.-The totoi
amount of back pay returned to the Unit
ed States Treasury is S192, O21 and 34ceBts
and the number Of Senators and Hepfeeel1r
tatives who declined to receive it u 40
The Treasury Department has issued an
order closing the United States Deposito-
ry at Cincinnati, and assigning the bust
ness of that office to Assistant Treasurer
William E. Davis, who was recently quail
flied.
The legislature of Texas, in view of
Mexican depredations on the border, has
provide for employing a volunteer force
for the purpose of protection.
Mrs. Hall, the widow of Captain Hall,
who is still in Washington, did not come
here to represent her needy condition to
the Secretary of the Navy, as has been
stated, but to see the Esquimaux, 10 and
Hannah, to learn from their lips the sad
particulars of her husband death. In
this she was disappointed, as they had
been sent to Maine. On his previous ex.
petitions, Mrs. Hall always confidently
looked for his safe return, but on his last
voyage she had presentiment that he
would never come back. 9'gFkfA5E
Leonard Myers, Of Pennsylvania, had
an interview with the Secretary Of the
Treasury to-day, with reference to the pre-
senting of certificates of stock in c0nnec-
ton with the Centennial Anniversary, to
be held in Philadelphia in 1876.
The President is expected to return to
Washington some time during the present
Robert J Falcoorn has been appointed
United States Marshal and Felix Bran
ningan United States Attorney for the
Southern District of Mississippi.
Secretary Robson has been hard at work
all day preparing his report of the exam
ination of the Polaris- castaways. The report
will not be ready for the press until to-
morrow. He has leased the Tigress to
perform specific duty. When the De-
partment fully determined to search for
the Polaris it became evident that we had
no vessel in our navy suitable for trip to
the Arctic regions. The Secretary con-
cluded at first to purchase suitable vessel,
when he was met. with the objection that
there was no appropriation available for
such purpose. Negotiations were subse.
quently entered into with the owners of
the English seal ship Tigress to lease her
to the United States for specific sum,
which is not yet made public. The terms
were accepted and she is now en- route to
New York, where she is expected to ar
rive next Tuesday.