Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-01


HEAVY DIsBERsEMES1s.-The Sixth Audi
tors Office to-day paid out to railroad compa-
MES and western contractors over 81 900 coo for
transportation Of mails for the quarter ending
yesterday, (June 20.) This Is the largest paw
ment ever made in one day by this office.
REAR ADMIRAL JAMES ALDEN, who has
been relived Of the command of the European
station by Admiral A. L. Case, will be wholly
retired upon his return to the United States
He was relieved from the European station I'M
der an act of Congress prohibiting the employ
ment Of retired officers upon active duty.
Gov. DAVIS. of Texas, who arrived in this
city yesterday, came to Washington for the
purpose Of securing the deposition Of certain
federal officers in Texas who are not in accord
with his gubernatorial administration. Incl
dentally he comes to represent to the govern
ment the inadvisability, in his opinion, of re-
leasing Satanic and Big Tree at this particular
luncture. As is well known, the people of
Texas are violently opposed to such action, and
under the circumstances Gov. Davis will urge
that the "big Injuns" be held for the present
The politicians think they ought not to be
released, II at all, until after the forthcoming
state election.
PROFESSOR AGAss1z' SCHOOL OF NATURAL
HIsToRy-Gen. John Eaton, Commissioner Of
Education, has received q letter from Prof
Louis Agassiz inviting him to be present at the
opening OF the "AndersOn School Of Natural
History" on Penikese Island, at noon on the
ctn lnst ne states tnaC the school Will be opened
without ceremony, in the presence of only a
few scientific and literary friends, and school
men," and closes his letter by saying: al be-
lieve this infant institution is to play part in
our national education" Penikese Island, it
will be remembered, was given to Prof A gassiz
for the purpose indicated by Mr.. John Ander-
son, the millionaire tobacconist Of New York.
THE Sioux CoMMIssIoN-Ofcial Report to
The Commissioner Of Indian Afdirs.-The Com
missioner of Indian Affairs has received the
official report of the special commission (Mr
Felix X. Brunot, chairman) sent out to nego-
tate with the northern Sioux in regard to the
removal OF their agency, and the relinquisl-
ment of portion of their territory. The char
acter OF the report has already been indicated
IN The STAR. The commissioners saw that az
all OF the conferences the principal chiefs gave
voluntary utterance to such strong expressions
respecting their territorial rights that the
minds OF the commissioners were impressed
with the necessity of observing great prudence
In approaching this subject and il was deemed
highly lnexpedient and dangerous to the peace
OF the frontier TO urge the REIMBURSEMENT OF
the rights held by them under the treaty
of 1868. Mr.. BrunOt also writes that
the statement that the Sioux went from the
Rcd Cloud agency TO attack Baker is denied by
DR.. Daniels. the agent, who asserts that they
could not have done so without his coming to
the knowledge of such an occurrence either be-
fore or after the event Mr.. Brunot thinks
Gen Sheridan must have been misinformed,
and saws: ssThat there should have been
among the $1,000 Indians surrounding the
age ncy, some unruly spirits, is no evidence of
hostility on the part of the Sioux nation" He
closes by saying, ''That the Sioux in this vi
cinity are not hostile, but are firmly determined
upon peace there can, in view of the facts
which have presented themselves to the COM
mission from all sources, be found no reason to
doubt" He forwards with this communication
arept IT fromp Messrs. Kemble and Alyord Spe-
cial commissioners, showing the number of
murders committed by the Sioux during the
last eighteen months; also report from agent
Daniels, testifying as to the Deacefnl disnosi-
ton of the Sioux. The first report gives the
names of six persons who have been killed by
unknown Sioux, but this does not include sew
eral killed by Indians on the Baker expedition