Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-04-11
WASHINGTON.
Thaatened War in Indian Territory.
The Grievances Of the savages.
Civil Service Referm-MedilI's Res
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fIue UTI6fanceS OF the SaVaXeS.
Il Civil Service Referm-Medill's Res
ignatf0n.
NEW YORK, April 1.-The Times to
morrow prints the following correspond
ence:
1 Mayors Office, Chicago, April 1, 1873
To His Excellency U. S. Grant, President
of the United States-Dear Sir: An exec
utive order was promulgated on the 18th of
January, 1873, against the holding of State
or municipal offices by federal appointees,
after the 4th Of March, 1878. Uuder this
order it would be illegal for me
to continue to hold the Office of
Commissioner of the Civil Service
Board unless resign the Mayoralty of Chi
cago. Not feeling that it would be expe-
dent to do the latter a. present, there
fore tender my resignation Of the appoint
ment from you of Civil Service Commits
sioner, and hereby tender my thanks for
the confidence you reposed in me in making
such appointment. also trust that the
rules prepared by the Board and accepted
and adopted by you will not be
| abandoned, ignored and neglected
of enforcement, believing as do that their
application will tend to improve and elevate
the civil service, and that they are endorsed
by the great mass Of the American people.
Very respectfully yours,
JOSEPH MEDILL,
The President in his response ''begs to
assure" Mr.. Medill "Lhat the spirit of the
rules adopted will be maintained"
GeOrgians.
WASHINGTON, D. G., April 10-It is re-
ported the President will appoint Gen.
Lafayette McLowe U. S. Marshal for
Georgia.
William L. Scruggs, of Georgia, has been
appointed Minister resident to the United
States of Colombia.
Legal tenders outstanding, 1855, ,795, 100.
A Church Damaged.
The Sixth Presbyterian Church has been
awarded S11, 800 damages from the Bati-
more and Potomac Railroad for laying its
track in immediate proximity to the church
property. t
The MOdoc MuddIe.
The Secretary of the Interior has re-
ceiVed letter from the Modoc Peace Com
missioner, MeacSsm, in which Meacham
Says: The principal impediment to peace
negotiations is the fesr that the Indians in
dicted by the jackson county Grand Jury
will be given up for punishment. The
Peace Commissioners and military are,
however, working together harmoniously to
overcome the distrust of the Modocs, but q
difficulty is encountered from the interven-
ton of bad white men who, from mercena.
ry motives, desire prolopgation of war.
Secretary Dellno had advised the militia
ry not to give up the indicted Indians but |
rather to remove them if they surrender.
Troubles Brewing Nearer Home.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has |
received letter from Superintendent Hoag, |
stating that he has not yet discovered who |
were the perpetrators of the murder of the |
four surveyors. He reports the Cheyennes |
and Arrapahoes disturbed in their buffalo |
range by the whites south of the Arkansas |
river, where their treaty Of 1867 provides |
they may hunt as long as they desire. They |
are also disturbed and injured by outlawed |
whisky dealers, and dissatisfied with the /
appearance and stay of surveyors on their |
reservation, but deny any knowledge of the |
recent murders. The excitement has risen |
high among them in consequence of the /
murder of several of their number lately, |
while returning from New Mexico as pre-
viOusly reported but the excitement is sub |
siding, and Hoag says: We shall doubtless
control them if the border citizens can be
properly restrained.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs has
called the attention of the Secretary of the
Interior to the recent murder of surveyors,
and requests the Secretary to obtain from
the President an order for stationing two
companies of troops in the vicinity of the
public work, west of the nineteth meridi-
an. The Secretary viii make the desired
official request.
The Quaker Policy a Failure.
LAWRENCE, Ks, April 10.-The Jour
nal learns that the Kiowas, Cheyennes and
Arrapahoe Indians are preparing for war,
and that the government is reinforcing all |
the forts in Western Kansas aud south of
that section, and extra troops have been
ordered to the front. Two companies of
cavalry have already arrived and two more
are on the road. There is every prospect
of Indian troubles on the frontier this
spring.
The Leavenworth Times of a recent date
says: All trustworthy accounts from the
frontier represent that the Arrspahoes and
Cheyennes are making preparations for a
campaign Of determined fighting. The
young men of the Cheyenne tribe scorn the
peace policy, and are restless, impatient
and eagerly anxious to go on the war path.
The older chiefs who have visited Wash
ingtoD, and on the route noted the extent
of the white population, have advised peace
in the councils, but the impulsiye young
warriors of the lodges will not listen to the
song of the "Quaker SIREN"
Horribly MutiIated.
LEAvENwORTH, Ks, April 10.-The
Times Arkansas City correspondent men,
tions the return Of the rescue party sent out
to protect and warn the surveyors on Gil
leron river. The party reached the spot
where the four surveyors were murdered
and found the bodies horribly mutilated.
Deming's remains were brought back to
Arkansas City for interment. The remains
of the other victims were buried where
they were slain. The rescue party en-
countered several bands Of Cheyenne In
dians who all made hostile demonstrations,
but did not venture an attack.
More MOdOc TOmfOOIery.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 10.-Tuesday the
commissioner sent Riddles sqaaw 10 Jack
to arrange time and place for another talk.
While the Squaw was there, some of Capt.
Bernard's soldiers came and took four of
Jacks horses, which made Jack very mad,
and he abused her roundly and refused TO
talk with the commissioner. Orders were
given to return the horses. Jacks men are
busily engaged in making rock fortifca-
tions. The troops are making every nec-
essary preparation for fight.
ST, LOUIS,