The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-06-13
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WASHINGTON.
a Model Collector of CustOms--Froed
mans Bureau Affairs.

a Model Collector of CustOms-Froed-
mans Bureau Affairs.
WASHINGTON, June l3.-It has leaked
out that during the excursion south of the
examining board Of the treasury depart
ment, collector of customs was found
who could neither read nor write, and who
was previously convicted of an Infamous
crime. T
It is reported that the secretary of war
has submitted to the department of justice
statement of the condition of affairs
found by the war department to exist in
the division Of the late freedman's bureau
charged with the settlement of bounties
to colored soldiers. The statement sets
forth that claimants for whom
treasury certificates have been
issued and sent to the freedman's bureau
for payment, have never received their
money, although they were marked on the
records of the bureau as paid and reported
to The treasury by the disbursng officer as
paid, and SO credited in the settlement of
his account.
For this fraud, the secretary wishes to
know the degree of responsibility, under
the law, of General 0. o. Howard and his
disbursing officer. General Ballock.
When the war department took pos
session of the records of the bureau, I'M
paid claims were found amounting 10
1913, 900, and $4,000 were found
unpaid though entered on the records and
reported to the treasury and there credited
as paid.
WASHINGTON, June 13.--The Japanese
legation in this city have notified the
postmaster-general that they have been au-
thorized by their government to negotiate
postal treaty with the United States. No
propositions have been made as yet on
either side.
Mrs. Hall. widow of the late Captain
Hall. Of the Polaris, is at the Arlington.
Mr.. John S. Delano, chief clerk of the
interior department. is slowly recovering
his health, but is not yet able to assume his
official duties.
Miss Elizabeth Ladd, Of Ohio, has been
appointed a temporary clerk to assist the
topographer of the postoffice department,
at salary of 5000 per year.
Gov. Davis. of Texas, telegraphs that he
will send Satanic and Big Tree, the two
Kowa chiefs, to Fort Sill, to be released,
in accordance with the request of Secretary
Delano, but hopes that the Indians will be
held by the military until after he can
make an official visit to Washington, which
will be in very few days.
The receipts from internal revenue yes
terday were 1857 ,s9l 80.
Conyers, the colorel cadet at Annapo-
lis, with three other midshipmeD, has been
allowed the privilege of re-examinatiou in
October. Ifhe is successful be will step up
with his class. If he fails he will be drop
ped from the rolls of the navy. He will
not 60 on the cruise, but will remain on
board the Santee, at the Academy wharf.
The duty of discovering the instigators
and perpetrators of the recent massacre of
the Modoc captives by parties in Oregon
rests solely with the military authorities
under General Davis. If the movers in
this massacre are lerreted out, punishment
will be meted out to them through the mil
itary authorities. The commissioner of
Indian affairs states that no action of the
department here has been taken, nor none
will be, unless the war department SUBJ
mits the subject for the consideration and
action of the department. In so far as de-
tecting the perpetrators through the aid of
the people of Oregon, Commissioner Smith,
of the Indian bureau, does not hope for
this, on account of the hostility of that
people to the whole Modoc tribe.
NEW YORK.