Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-30

SECRETARY BELKNAP, General Sheridan.
and party, left Brownsville, Texas, yesterday
by steamer for New Orleans, via Galveston.
They expected to reach New Orleans to day
PRESIDENT GRANT and party arrived at
Cheyenne at noon yesterday, and remained two
hours. They were met at the depot by the mill
faly, territorial Off cials and large number of
citizens. After q collation. at the Railroad
House. the Pr s.dent received callers until d.
m, when he left for osl-ha.
NAVAL ORDhr s.-Unaplain John r. Mat
thews is ordered To the naval academy 10Th
May next. Fjrss Assistant Engin- er John X
Carpenter is detached from the Narrsgansett
and paced on waiting ordels. Second Assist
ant Eng ,neer G.. g. Nelson from the Nina and
ordered to the Canandaigua, per steamer of
10th OF May next.
AIMEE is great favorite of the amusement
loving public OfWashington, and is drawing large
houses at Wallis Opera House. Lies Cent Vier-
ges" was greatly enjoyed last night. This
evening eedn the , company appear in Les Bril-
evening, while the music of the opera, which is
spirited and pleasing. Mil be well sung.
PERsoNAL.-Col. Don Piatt and Mrs Piatt
have been the guests Of MIR. and Mrs. George
Alfred Townsend. 916 18th street, since they
were burned out Saturday night. Mrs. Piatt.
who was ma lie seriously i'll by the fire. is much
better. ,'"Judge Robert W. Warden, late of
Ohio, and now in Washington, is engaged in
preparing work on "The Life and Times of
Chief Justice Chase" which may appear be-
fore the close Of the present year.
Ex-GovRRNoR WILLIAM l.. SHARKEy, of
Mississippi, died at the Imperial hotel in this
city, yesterday, in the 10Th year of his age. The
deceased had seen much of public life, and held
were taken in charge by the Masonic frater-
nifty, of which he was a member, and the fu-
neral took place this afternoon, the body being
temporarily deposited in the Congressional
vault, for removal hereafter to Mississippi.
OPENING OF BIDS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
The Indian commissioners in New York yester-
day opened bids for provisions and supplies for
the Indians. The board was represented by
Commissioners BrunOt, Campbell, Farweli,
Bishops, Stuart, Dodge. and the secretary, Mr.
Cree; and the Interior department by Hon b
X: Cowen, Assistant Secretary; Mr.. A. S. H.
White and Colonel Cox, ID. G. One hundred and
fifty separate bids were opened. The aggregate
OF goods offered would amount TO over $50 900 =
O0O, and the prices were very low. About
g, goo 600 worth of provisions are required.
Crooks Success i'm Arizona.
In striking contrast with the results in the
Modoc country are those in Apache land since
General George Crook, commanding the de-
partment of Arizona, was told to proceed in his
own way with the sa wages, who had rejected ALI
oyertures OF peace. The active, systematic and
determined measures adopted and admirably
executed by the General have produced pre-
cisely the results which all who were familiar
with the Apaches felt confident they would.
Two of the most formidable bands have sur
rendered through absolute fear OF the troops
One OF the chiefs saying lin counciD to Crook ::
"Hls warriors had been unable to dodge them:
they had penetrated sections of country where
soldiers had never before dreamed of going
copper cartridges had played havoc among his
band: he and they were almost dead on their
continual IA bun
dreds OF Apaches had paid the penalties of their
lives, and as himself and brother survivors ere
not wiling to lie with them i'm the last ditch, he
first thanked the General, then God, for holdi ng
forth the olive and permit; ing them to come in
under the whitest rag in the band"
General Crook thinks the submission of these
bands has virtually ended the Apache war in
Arizona, and the papers of the tern itory are
dui.e Jubilant over the matter, only regrettng
that Crooks hands were at any time tied; one
OF them declaring that " but for blocking of the
war wheels, peace would have been declared
several months ago; the lives of so white per-
sons and over 2G0 Indiars would have BEEN
saved, and the great amount of property taken
by Apaches would still be in possession of its
rlghtful owners"
But the same paper is, after all, well satisfied
with the action of the President-in sustaining
Gen. CroOk-ex-GOv Mccormick, the delegate
from Arizona, who originally suggested Gen.
Crook as the right man to handle the Apaches,
and who has been his staunch supporter
througnout, has reason to be highly gratified
with the results attained. and fully confirmed
in the following letter to-day received from the
General:
PREsCOTT, ARIZONA, April II, 1873.
My Dear Governor: Please find enclosed two
orders, which sum up the Indian question in
this territory, Cochise excepted. Permit me to
thank you, in behalf of myself and the troops
under my command, for the able manner in
which you have represented the question in
Washington. We feel that we are, in 2 .creat
measure, indebted to you for the means W. nave
had to work with in the accomplishment of the
task just finished. Although we may have some
scattering dePredations In some parts of the
territory, feel that the main work is over and
the necessary corrections can be made by the
post commanders. 1 expect, however, to be
kept busy for several months to come watching
that the Indians on the various reserv atoms
settle down in the right grooves, but hope that
by the time another election is held in the ter
ritory I shall be able to give Won a solid vote
from my Indian friends,
Yours, very sincerely,
GEORGE CROOK o. s. A.