Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-08-20
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The Latest Annexation Dream.
Shall We Smuggie sumatra from the
Dutch?


Dutch?
WASHINGTON, d. O., Aug. 19.-It has
been aseertained from naval officers just re-
tnrned from the East, that all the TRIES Of
the northern portion of Sumstra, heretofore
tributary to the Dutch, have joined the Sui
tan Of Achien. From one tribe alone IA 900
men have left their pepper plantations and
gone to the assistance of the Sultan. The
pepper trade i temporarily suspended by
the war. Great fears are entertained by the
Dutch as to the success of their contem-
plated second attack. The Dutch had at
PetaDe, their base o. operations, aud or the
way, $4,000 men, reinforcements from Hol-
land. Ii was designed to attack the Achi-
nese about the middle of September. The
Sultan, in response TO an overture by the
British to make 3 treaty, said that before
he would do so, every man in arms under
him should perish.
A general Malay insurrection among the
Dutch subjects Of the Netherland Strait set
Elements is apprehendsd.
81 The Sultan of Achien expressed his de-
sire to an American Consul for close rela-
tions with the United States, saying that If
this country would give him protection he
would grant In return extensive commercial
privileges, allow the erection of naval store
bouses and the use of the best timber for
ship building. The Sultan was informed
that better. way to present bis proposition
was to eend special envn 70 The United
States GoVernnen
Tardy Justice.
WASHINGTON, Aug. l9.-The Attorney
General to-day recommended TO the Pres-
dent that psrdons be granted to T. Hood,
of South Carolina, and Adolphus Dupriest
and Geo. Holland, of North Carolina, who
are now serving out terms in the Albany
peDitentiary for KU- Klux outrages.
Did the MOdocs Commit Murder2
A number of letters have been received
here from Quakers and other friends of the
Indian peace policy throughout the country,
askiSg executive clemency in behalf of the
Modocs for the murder of Gen. Candy.
Tho letters raise the question tnat the trial
OF the offenders was Illegal under the decis.
ion OF the Supreme Court in the Milligan
case that the civil courts being open militia
ry tribunals have no jurisdiction. Another
QUESTION raised is that Gen. Candy was
killed while acting as a peace commissioner
and not as an officer Of the army in war.
The questions viii co 10 cefore the Presi-
dent fer his scSion, as the court for the trial
ofthe Modocs was organized in pursuance of
an opinion of the Attorney General that a
military court had jurisdiction in the prem
ises. The Judge Advocate General of the
Army takes the same view as the Attorney
General and will approve the findings of the
court, as will also the Secretary of War.
The President, however, must approve and
order execut on Of the sentence, and upon
him wi ! be bBought pressure to set aside
the findings.
The friends of the peacs policy declare
that when all the arguments are presented
to the esident he will not order the exc
cution Of the sentence OF death in view of
the doubtful legality of the tribunal before
which the trial took place. On the other
hand, old army officers declare tast the
President will be guided by lhe opinion of
the Attorney Gereral already rendered, and
his own sense of justice; that the prisoners
we're guilty Of every violation of the rules
of civilized war by the violation eff the flag
Of truce, and there ore were subject to trisl
by military law.
Cheating the Crows.
The following telegram was received to-
day: --rs-- 80, .- -sa moon
"Bozemall, Montana, dug. 1S.-Hon. @.
Delano: have been successful in negotiat-
ing treaty with the Crow Indians, by
which they cede al their present reserVa-
on the Missouri, rear Judith's basin. ~
FELIX &. BURNETT, Chairman.
The object Of the treaty was to secure the
ce;sion Of valuable mines in the Crow res
ervation. The Crows have always been
friendly to the whites, and are hereditary
enemies of the Sioux. Their reservation
lies between the settled part of Montana
and the formerly hostile Sioux. This has
been protection to the people of Montana,
and some settlers appreciate it and feel Ike
dealing justly with the Crows, but the
main part Of the community will listen to
nothing but getting access to part Of the
reserve, particularly the mining portion.
Renovating the Currency, etc.
The amount of Uni.ed States moneys
and securities redeamad aud destroyed
during the year ending June 30, 1873, shows
total of $t44, 743, 1852. The average daily
destruction Of fractional currency was over
$4,000. The amount of legal tenders
destroyed during the year was S65 ,019 OCT.
The Office Seekers Want a New Cow
ernmens I'm Indian Territory. \
PARSONS, KS, Aug. 19.--The United
States Indian Agent for the Creek Indians
states thai since the 1st of May when he
took charge Of that agency twenty murders
had been committed in a scope of country
containing less than $1,000 persons and
that not one has been arrested or punished.
Three of these murders were committed by
the Lighthouse who were consprators of
the place and that the parties weIe killed
while in the custody of officers under the
solemn pledge of fair trial by the law.
Adyices from all parts of the territory show
that good men of all parties viii demand
that the Indian country shall be put under
So