, 1873-04-17

evening, was incorrect, he was in his
usual health to day and transacted bust
ness. He has not been sick recently.
Rnmors have been repeated from
time to time of the receipt of the resig-
nations of Ministers Low and DeLong.
Inquiry at official headquarters to-day,
shows that Lows resignation has not
been received, land that ex-senator Cole s
name has not even been mentioned by
the President, in connection with the
China or Japan mission. No one at the
Presidents house or at the Department
of State. had any intimation of De.
Longs rnmored resignation further than
what has been privately said by some of
his friends said, that he would resign
should the Administration desire q
change.
The Commissioner OF the General
Land Office has notified local land Off
GERS along the line of the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad, that the Secretary of the
Interior has decided that the Northern
Pacific r. R. Co., is entitled to lands
alorg the line laid down on'its map of
preliminary location, as against all per-
sons who made settlements on such
lands after said preliminary map had
been accepted by the Secretary of the
Interior, but before the lands had been
formally withdrawn. This decision is
adverse to several hundred claimants
and involves about two hundred sec
tions of land in Minnesota, Washington
Territory and elsewhere.
Gen. Sherman denies most emphati-
cally that there has been any concentra-
ton of troops on the Rio Grande to en-
courage the free-State portion of Mexico
to assert her independence with view
of American annexation. There are
some who persist that Secretary Bel.
knap's visit in that direction is for the
purpose of ascertaining surely what is
the disposition of the people in that
section of Mexico, in any event. an at
tempted Mexican revolution on the bor-
der is probable, in anticipation of which
some measures will be essential for
guarding American interests there.
The State department will not inter-
fere, except possibly. by exerting its
officers to secure the release of o. Kel-
ly, the Heruld's correspondent, who was
recently arrested at Mabzanlllo, when
returning from the rebel lines: First,
because he is not an American citizen;
Second. because he delibertely subjected
himself to arrest by violating well-s@t-
tied law. He asked permission of the
authorities to visit the insurgents camp,
and being refused he went there at lis
own risk. though warned by the Span
ish that if captured after visiting the In
surgents, he would be liable to be shot
as spy.
New YORK, April 12.- Mrs. Lucy
Raymond, who has been locked up for
the past six weeks with Mrs. Myers that
she might learn something of the Good
rich murder, left Jail last night. She
said that Mrs. Myers continued to be
a parrot that never telks.
Matthew Morrison. aged fifty, who
was arrested on suspicion of killing
Mary Fagin on the night of March 18th,
died last night at Bellevue Hospital. He
twice attempted suicide.
Bank statements show an increase in
specie of S6S9. 900 and net gain on the
reserve of $S26,0G0. Steamships Don
and and City of Brooklyn took $495, 600
in specie for Europe.
PRESTON, Georgia, April 12.-Enoch
Ferdinandson was hanged yesterday for
the murder of his wife, and his para
mour and accomplice. Susan E. Bohart.
is under sentence to be hanged on the
oath of May.
BosToN. April 12.-The English Organ
factory. and Noyes' moulding shop, on
Warham street, burned this morning.
Loss 100000.
PATTERSON, N. j., April 12.-Todd &
Richings' flute and hemp nill was burn
ed this morning. Loss $75, 200; insur-
ance $4,000. 100 hands are thrown
out of employment.
In THE LAVA BEDS, GALA, April 11th,
via YREKA, April 12.-1esterday after
moor 80 Indians and squaws came in
to our camp and were made presents of
clothing and provisions by the Peace
Commission and were sent out by the
Commission asking for talk this morn
ing. at point about a mile from our
picket line. This morning Boston Char
ley came in and told the Commis-
sioners that Capt. Jack and five other
Indians would meet the Commission
outside our lines, about one hour
after their departure. Gen. Candy, DR..
Thomas, Mr.. A. B. Meacham and MIR.
Diar, with Frank Riddle and his squaw
for interpreters, starred for the place ap-
pointed. The party arrived at the APP
pointed place and were close'y watched
by the signal officer. Lieut.. James, from
the signal station on the hill overlook
ing our camp. About half en- hour af-
ter the party had arrived, a cry from the
signal station was heard. saying that an
engagement had commenced between
the Indians and Col. Mason. In mo-
ment the troops were under arms and
deployed rs skirmisheis under com
mond of Col. Green; and orders were