The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-28

WASHINGTON, June 27,ls1S.
ImpOrtant Fina ncfal News.

The internal revenue receipts Tor the nScal year
ending June 80 will be 115Oo0.ooo. exceeding tho
estimate $6OoO.oOO. The customs revenue receipta
were estimated at 1892 100000 and will fall short
at least s2,OO0,O0O Secretary Richardson Will
return tomorrow evening and personally an
nounce his financial policy on Sunday for July. II
is understood the sale OF gold win be increased,
and the purchase OF bonds restricted within one
million for the month OF July. The receipts from
customs have been unusually light this month.
while the disbursements have been fully up to the
appropriations, and, in some instances, were long
since exhausted.
Forged Certificates or the District Of
Columbia in Circulation.
It is reported that about $4,000 OF certificates
OF Indebtedness OF this District was recently OBJ
tanned from engravers OF the certificates In this
city on forged order OF the Governor and put
upon the market in Northern cities. The matter
Is in the hands OF detectives.
The New York Central Railroad suie
Against the Government.
The Treasurer, Mr.. worcester, and the attorney
Mr.. Fairchilds, OF the New York Central Railroad,
were at the Internal Revenue ONCE to-day and
presented claim and made argument for the re-
funding OF the tax lately collected from that com
pany at Albany this action being necessary before
they can bring suit in the United States Courts.
The Commissioner Will consider the argument and
new claim and report to the company his cOnclu-
sions within week. Inasmuch as the grounds on
which the claim IS made are not materially differ
ent from those first presented, 1t is not probabla
that the Commissioner will recede from any rulings
heretofore made in this case
Communication About the Sioux and
Kickapoo Indians.
Mr.. 7. x. Cree, of the Board OF Indian Commits
soners. writes to Commissioner Smith, OF the In
dian Bureau that the special commission to the
Sioux Indians report success in their mission, and
that the Northern Pacific Railroad will be safe
from attack this season.
J. G. OConnor, late Indian Agent at Grand River;
and now one Of the recently appointed General
Indian Inspectors, telegraphs to Commissioner
Smith, from New York city, expressing his posi-
tive opinion that the recent attack made by Sioux
on Fort Abraham Lincoln, Dakota is entirely at
tributable to the presence OF enlisted Arrickaree
scouts at that post, and that the hereditary feud
between the Sioux and Arrickarees can be ter
minated only by removing the latter from their
present close proximity to the Sioux Reservation.
A report received from the agent at Fort Sill
Reservation, Indian Territory, dated June 49, states
that the Kickapoos in that vicinity are perfectly
quiet.
A Defence OF the Modocs-The Blanc
with Bad White Men.
Hon. ]. X. Luttrell Congressman elect from the
Smith, of the Indian Bureau an account OF his re-
cent visit to the scene Of the Modoc war.
and says he has been able to arrive at
only one conclusion in reference to 1t,
namely THAT it was caused by the wrongful acts
OF bad white men. He was informed on what
seemed to him reliable authority that the Modocs
were compelled to slaughter their horses for food
on the Klamath Reservation, and having
exhausted this means OF subsistence were
compelled by hunger to seek the fishing
and hunting grounds on their old Res
ervation on.Lost River. Mr.. Luttrell urges an in
vestigation of the causes OF the Modoc war, and
regrets to say that never was there time since
the organization Of the government when there
was so much corruption and swndlng-not only
against the government and the people, but aainst
the Indians--as Is to-day being pTActsed on the,
Indian Reservations on the EacIdc coast.
General Dutier's Application for War
Dcpaf}fiieiii Documents to Clear Up His
Reputation. Xix
The circumstance that has given currency to
the report OF the loss or absence Of War Depart
ment records is the fact that since the death OF
General Candy Benjamin r. Butler has made ap-
pllcation to the Secretary Of War for certain
papers and vouchers, relating to his financial adj
ministration at New Orleans, which he says he
delivered personally to Secretary stanton He
also says that before his interview with Secretary
Stanton terminated the latter sent for General
Candy who then occupied confidential
position in the War Department. and
the General was directed to make thorough
examination Of, the papers and report his con-
illusions to the Secretary. Butler alleges that
at the same time Stanton remarked to him that he
had placed his papers in the hands Of o competent
and faithful officer, who would do justice to him
and the government. According to General But
ler's statement General Candy made a report
which fully sustained Buffers action. After
Canby's death, MIR. Stanton being also dead,
General Butler comes forward In great anxiety
about his reputation during the war, at least
so far as 1t was concerned in the papers
referred to. His CONSERVATION knows no
bounds now tnat the papers cannot be found nor
does any trace Of their presentation or any report
by General Candy appear upon the records OF the
department. The search is still progressing, but
with no prospect OF sustaining Buffers claim.
Surgeon General James r. Palmer To he,
Placed on the Retired List.
Surgeon General James E. Palmer, or the navy
will be placed the retired list of officers on Sum
day next instant, on account OF being over sixty
two years OF age, as prescribed by law, and faith
full service for over forty years. The retirement OF
DR.. Palmer necessitates his detachment from tire
charge OF the Medical Bureau Of the navy,
as no retired ofiicer can be placed on duty
except in time OF war, under act OF
Congress passed at last session 1t has
been the practice OF the Department.
heretofore to nominate the senior Medical Director
on the active roll 10 be Surgeon General and
If this course be adhered to now Medical Director
Joseph Beale, OF Pennsylvania, will be chief Of
the Bureau by the retirement OF Dr. Palmer
Medica Inspector P. J. Harwtz viii be promoted
to the grade OF Medical Director, Surgeon r. s.
Wales to the grade OF Medical Inspector and Passed
Assistant Surgeon J. r. Tryon to the grade Of
Surgeon
The Montana War Claims.
William Kiskadden, through his attorneys has
filed . bill for an injunction, &C., in the Equity
Court in This district against O. l.. Stevenson the