Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-10-09
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Indian War on the Texas Border.
Uncle Sam. Being Afraid Of the Co
manehes, POumces ON she Chey-

UneIe sam. Being Afraid Of the Co
manehes. POumces ON tl1e Chey-
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WASHINGTON, Oct. S.-Secretary De-
lano 10 tiay received the following from the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs:
Fort S;H, Oct 4, via Colorado, Oct. t.
Hon. G. Delano, Secretary OF The Interior:
Gov. Davies and parry arrived yesterday.
They have held preliminary council with
the K oWa chefs. The severe measures
probably necessary with the Comanches
here, make it very important that the Chey-
ennes, raidipg near Pueblo, should De struck
and DESTROYED or captured. Their chiefs
told me the men went az inst their wishes
AMI In defiance of their agent. They dis
claim all responsibility for them. A blow
there will make the situstion here much
easier, by preventing the tribes shove from
Joining the Comsnches. Tbs Indians must
be kept Oh the reservations, by punishment
when other means fail.
Ed. p. SMITH.
The contents of the dispatch were COM
mun.csted to the War Depart nent, and 1t
being agreed to take immediate action, the
Secretary telegraphed Smith that an order
had been given by the War Departments TO
strike the raiding Cheyennes near Pueblo
as soon as possible, and to keep him ODE
lano) advised OF everything.
Antf-TempeFaace.
The Germans OF the District Of Colum-
biR, at a meeting last evening, declared
against supporting any candidate who
pleds ed himself to adhere TO the pernicious
cause of so-csiled temperance, and invite
all German Americans TO attend mass
meeting, and to take such action as will
best serve their ends.
The President will leave tomorrow to at
tend the Maryland Fair.
The Remains Of GEN. Rawlins.
President Grant, the. members of the
Cabinet, Gen. Sherman, Gen. Babcock,
brother of the late Gen. John r. RaWlins,
and several personal friends were present
st the Congressional Cemetery this after
noon assisting in the transfer of the re-
mains of the late Gen. RaWlins from the
vault to the grave.
Military BastIie.
The Secretary of War has appointed o
commissioner for the erection OF military
prison st Rock Island, exclusively for the
confinement and reformation Of Offenders
against the rules aud laws Of the army.
The Secretary is to visi, it at least semi-an-
nually for inspection. a
Special to the Louisville Oourier-Journal.
The mOdoc Survivors.
| WASHINGTON, Oct THE problem
what shall be done with the Modocs has at
last received Its solution. The Government
has determined that they shall be located
for the present at fort D. A. Russell, near
Cheyenne, in Wyoming Territory, whence
they will be- distributed as soon as opportu-
nifty shall offer among the adjacent tribes.
It is presumable that the starvation policy
by which the Modoc war was precipitated
will not be repeated.
| Kun Mad Tom Hunter.
Ex Senator Hunter, in bis agricultural
address to-day at Winchester, Virginia, will
present principally statement Of the ex-
| IRENE depression and great losses OF tie
| Southern agricultural classes, aud will pro-
pose 3 policy of relief from the national
Government by advance to the States.