New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-08
NEVADA DESPERATE
VACCINATION MURDER
SHOCK Of EARTHQUAKE At BUFFALO
CHOLERA DEATHS DECREASING
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD
WRECK OF THE CITY Of WASHINGTON
WASHINGTON.

Richardson and Williams Returned-From
the Yellowstone ExpedftiOn-Hantanta
aud Big Tree-The Question Of their
Release Governor Davis Opposes 1t
The Financial Condition Of Texas.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Secretary Rich
ardson and Attorney General Williams
have returned.
Worthlngton will assume charge of the
Charleston customhOuse about the fifteenth
of this month.
w. w. Murray has been appointed attor-
nev for the western district OF Tennessee.
A dispatch received from Stanley's Yel-
lowstOne expedition, dated at camp seventy
miles west of Bismarck, Dakota, June 30,
states that the health OF tho whole COM
mand was good; the Indians were offering
no serious resistance to the location of the
railroad through their hunting grounds;
abundant coal of good quality was found
twenty-seven miles west Of the Missouri
river on the surveyed line Of the road, and
the country thus far traversed by the eX
peditionary force is an excellent one, well
watered and supplied with grass.
In an interview to-day between Secretary
Delano, Governor Davis, of Texas, and Mr..
Smith, Commissioner Of Indian Affairs in
reference to the release OF kantantA and
Big Tree, it was agreed that Superintend-
ent Hoag should notify the kiowas and
Comanches to meet at Fort Sill, Texas, for
conference with Commissioner Smith and
Governor Davis on the eighth of August
next. Superintendent Hoag thinks the
prisoners should be released, as he is under
the impression that Governor Davis prom
bised them if they would return their cap
tives and behave themselves the release of
the imprisoned chiefs would be ordered.
The Indians have returned their captives
and now promise to behave themselves
But Governor Davis ie not disposed to put
any confidence in their promises, and wants
| time to prove the truth of them. He de-
mands as condition for the immediate
release of Santanta and Big Tree that the
Indians will give up their arms and horses,
| return to their reservation, place themselves
| under military surveillance and draw their
rations until then the prisoners can not be
surrendered He believes the only true
peace police for Texas is to deprive the In
| Gans Of their arms and horses, and let the
| military have complete cOEtrC! of them. Sec
| retary Delano expressed himself as having
more confidence Ill the Indians than Cover
nor Davis has; while be. OIcourse. desired
| that peace be maintained. lie was in favor
| of dealing as lenently as possible with the
Indians, and thought the fact that they had
returned the captives and were now behav.
ing themselves was an argument IN favor OF
their future good behavior.
Governor Davis leaves here this week for
New York to make some efforts TO dispose
| of 5000, 900 worth Of Texas State bonds
bearing seven per cent interest payable in
| gold. The State debt is about 100000, a
greater part of which was incurred by
| maint ntaining troops for frontier defense
| He will return to Texas in about ten days
and meet Commissioner Smith. Of the In
dian Bureau, at Sherman the latter part OF
this month, from which point they will &C
! to Fort Sill fov the conference.