The Portland daily press., 1873-10-14
WASHINGTON.
The Texas Indian ComElissiOners.

WASHINGTON.
The Texas Indian Commissioners.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 13.-The commissioners
| appointed in March last to enter into negotla-
| lions for the removal of the American Indians
from the Mexican territory to reservations here
| after to be assigned to them in the Indian Ter
ritory, have arrived in this city and are engag-
ed in the prepar alton of their report to the Sec
rotary of the Interior The report will go all
over the Indian troubles and touch upon the
| general political condition of Texas
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day: Currency So BAT 1913: special deposits OF le-
| gal tenders for redemption of certificates of de-
post $11, 1926, 600; coin $50 ,554, 141, including
30948, 400 in coin certificates outstanding legal
tenders $360,066,8SS.
The Pomeroy Shooting Case.
New YORK, Oct 13,-The Times Washing
ton des patch says no facts have yet been brought
| to light showing any improper relations be-
ters husband is destined to spend some time
| other in prison or the mad house. He began
| divorce proceedings year ago, but did not
make any charges o. unfaithfulness against his
wife.
Civil Service Reform.
The President and heads of the several de-
partments have recently expressed themselves
| more than heretofore in favor of the civil SER
vice system of appointments, as they have al
ready, Notwithstanding the brief period of its
| existence, been relieved of much annoyance by
offce-seekers either in person or by Importantly
| of friends.
| The Pension Laws.
| 1t is intimated that the second Comptroller
will, in his annual report, recommend the re-
peal of the law requiring biennial examinations
| OF pensioners, the expense to the government
for that purpose reaching, it is said at least
| quarter of a million of dollars year, while to
| dispense with biennial examination would not
cost the government the loss of more than five
| or SIX Hundred dollars, so that by the repeal of
| the section of the pension statutes requiring
their examination the outlay of $3.50, 900 would
be saved to the treasury and the government
would gain the difference between the compar-
| atively light amount which mi ht be lost by
not having pensioners examined every two
years and the amount it requires to perform
4 that service.
The Conway Case.
Mr.. Pomeroy denies that he will decline to
prosecute Conway, and says that complaint
will be entered by the officer who made the ar
rest, but all who witnessed the shooting have
been summoned, together with the ex-senator,
who will also give his testimony
| The Usual Courtesy.
| The Justices of the Supreme Court, accom-
| panied by AttOrney-General Williams, called
at the Executive Mansion to-day, and paid
their respects to the President
| DECISION.
The Acknowledgement has decided that one
| half of the compensation chargeable for Gov
| eminent dispatches over the telegraph lines of
the Western Union Telegraph Company along
the Kansas Pacific Railroad may be retained by
the Government and applied to the payment Of
bonds issued by the United States to aid in the
construction.
Damage 10 Shipping in August.
A report of the damage by the storm of Aug.
| Oath, shows that 1892 vessels of which 435 were
| small fishing schooners, are known to have
| been destroyed in the Gulf of st. Lawrence and
the Atlantic shores of Nova Scotia, Cow Bay
| and New foundland. In addition to this mum
| her over 80 vessels were destroyed by the same
| storm before reaching Nova Scotia making
total of 1872 vessels destroyed within few
| days 223 lives are reported lost, and the most
| moderate estimate of the numerous cases in
which crews are stated to be lost, swell this
number to nearly 500, while if to this be added
the loss on land and in the earlier history of the
| cyclone the grand total amounts to at least 600
| lives.
The records also show that about 900 build
| ings were injured totally destroyed in the
same dates by this storm.
| The fishing interests Of the United States
/ and Canada are seriously crippled by these
losses, which have fallen with especial severity
| upon Gloucester and other New England
towns.
Andy johnson.
Ex-President johnson declines to make any
| Washington. He says he will be here several
days and before he goes will have something to
say relative to his presence here. 1t is believed
he will prepare statement in refutation of
that recently published by Judge Holt but the
ex-Presdent gives no information upon this
| topic. He is accompanied by his son. Andrew
johnson, jr. This morning large number of
his old personal and political friends called
upou him at the hotel
Meeting of the Supreme Court,
The Supreme Court of the United States met
to-day All were present except Associate
Justices Field and Davis, the former being in
California and the latter on his way to Wash
ington Associate Justice Clifford presided
He said no business would be transacted to-day
| as the Court would now adjourn to pay the usu-
| al annual visit of courtesy to the President of
the United States. The Court then adjourned
There were present in the chamber Attorney
| General Williams. Reverdy Johnson General
Butler, Senator Bayard, Messrs. Carlisle, Ca
sey, Phillips, Otto, Pike, Ashton. Davidson,
Grant, Bradley, Pascal, Merrcl1 and many 9th
| er distinguished members of the bar.
| 1t was heretofore announced that meeting
| would he held to-day to take action respecting
| the death of Chief Justice Chase. On motion
of Mr., Carlisle, Hon. Reverdy johnson presid-
ed as chairman, and d. w. Middleton, Clerk of
| the Court, as Secretary.
Mr.. johnson, in the course of an address on
taking the chair, said the death of an eminent
Judge of even State Court was always a
| Justice of the Supreme Court of the United
Stares was still greater calamity because of
the greater extent of his jurisdiction, and the
greater importance of the questions to be de-
| cided. He felt sure he could assert with per-
feet truth that more able, pure and upright
| justices than those which adorned this Court
| could not be found in another country of the
world; and as to the late Chief Justice, his
character was in all respects equal to his prede.
cessors. When the appointment was made
although he had high appreciation of his tai
ents and ability as legislator and officer of
the government, and was satisfied Mr.. Chase
was great man. he had his doubts concerning
| his capacity for the distinguished judicial posi-
ton, but in this he mistook, for decisions in
volving so many delicate and important ques-
tons growing out of a sad civil strife, from the
very first commanded the approval of the pro-
fession and of the country
| Philip Phillips moved an appointment of a
committee to report snch action as is necessary
to be taken. A committee was appointed.
After a short interval Mr. Merrick reported
a series or resolutions of an eulogistic charact-
er of the deceased and rendering his family the
sincere sympathy OF the meeting in their loss,
and further that the Attorney General of the
United States be requested to move that in the
Supreme Court the resolutions be entered on
the minutes and as further mark of re-
spect that members of the bar will wear the
usual badge of mourning thirty days.
Various Matters.
line comptroller OF the currency calls upon
all national banks for report of their condi-
ton ON the 18th of September.
Arguments on the motion to quash the %
indictments against Judge Wright for issuing
forged Indian bounty warrants, have been post
poned till Justice Carter holds the crimina
term.
The Evangelical Alliance.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13.-Foreign delegates
to the Eyanpt.lical Alliance will arr;va in this
city this afternoon, and will be formally receiv-
ed in Independence Hall, and thence be con-
veyed to the principal points of interest about
the city, and partake of formal entertainment
at the Continental Hotel, given by the Phila-
delphia Branch. In consequence of General
Grant having consented to take part in the re-
union of the Army of the Cumberland at Pitts
burg, the reception of the Evangelical ALI
ance delegates will take place tomorrow in
Washington. This curtails their stay here, and