Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-03

SKIRMIsH WITH THE CrR INDIANs.-The
Secretary OF the interior to-day received the
following from Gov. Campbell, Of Wyoming.
1t is dated Ev anston, yesterday: --r b.. L..
81 spent Yesterday at Rswlns. and found IN
relation to trouble with Ute Indians that on the
9th ult. boy, with q team. came into Raw
Inns slightly wounded, and reported that he had
been shot by Indians. A party Of ten citi sens
started in pursuit, and on the morning of the
2sth overlook band of twenty-five indians
from whom they demanded two horses, which
they recognized as belonging to citizens. The
Indians refused to give them up. and fight
ensued. The party returned to Rawlins with
eleven ponies and one rife captured from the
Indians, of whom they report several killed and
cannot tell until agent Littlefeld Is heard from
whether the affair will lead to any further trou-
Bile with the Utes."
ISSUES FOR Jury TRIAL. Yesterday
Judge Wylie, In the Equity Court, in the case
of Barley, Casey and Corwine, agt. John H..
Russell, decided to send issues to the Circuit
Court to be tried by jury. The plaintiffs claim
that under special agreement with defendant
they are entitled to a 900 for services rendered
defendant Russell had q claim against the
government in the Court of Claims for the
seizure and use of certain steamboats, during the
war, and a judgment was given for $40 900 in
his favor. The government applied TO the SUI
preme Court of the United States, and, pending
the appeal, plaintiffs in this case allege that
they were employed TO have the appeal with
drawn or dismissed, and they prosecuted their
case until the appeal was dismissed. They
claim that Russell refused to pay them, and
they procured an injunction to save themselves
The government, however, paid the judgment
less IS 600. The case was referred to j. j
johnson, who took the testimony az stated
above. Judge Wylie has ordered issues TO he
made to be sent 10 Circuit Court that jury
may decide as to what services were rendered.
THE TWENTY PER CENT. BACK PAY.-About
$4,000 will be required to pay the claims for
the additional twenty per cent. CONDENSATION
allowed TO certain civil employees of the govern
ment in the city Of Washington by a recent de-
cision of the Court of Claims, under an act of
1867, which decision was affirmed by the Su-
preme Court of the United States. Upon one
class OF these claims only was the appeal taken
from the first decision OF the Court Of Claims.
and these were of laborers employed on the
pubic grounds, guards at the jail, and work
men on the capitol extension. Upon the Su-
pre- me Court affirming the decision OF the court
below, and ordering that these persons be paid
twenty per cent, it was understood that the
Workmen In the navy yard and the government
printing Office, who had been before the Court
of Claims, would also be allowed additional
compensation, and the Court of CLAIMS SO
ruled, directing that judgment be entered in
favor OF all of them, numbering about eleven
hundred. The ninety DAYS allowed By law for
the government to appeal 70 the Supreme Court
on the latter cases will expire on the 18th inst,
ard unless an appeal be taken by that time the
claims. Will be paid. The impression Is. how
ever, that no appeal will be taken, though some
Of the accounting officers of the treasury are OF
the opinion that the judgments must be paid
out OF the appropriation made by Congress to
pay the awards of the Court of Claims for the
fiscal year just ended. Others hold that the
ninety days allowed the government for an ap-
peal preclude the payment of the claims until
the present fiscal year, and therefore the money
must he paid out of this years appropriation.
Congress VIII probably be called upon at the
next session 10 pass an explanatory act in the
matter.