The New York herald., 1873-09-30

WASHINGTON, Sept. %, 1873.
Embsrrassment OF the Post Once De-
nartment.

WASHINGTON Sept. %, 1873.
Embsrrassment OF the Post Once De-
partment.
The refusal OF the national banks in Philadelphia
to pay drafts upon them in currency having
threatened to deprive the postal money order
once In that city OF she resources which 1t
largely depends OF remittances from country
onlces the Postmaster was to-day authorized to
draw for limited amount on the departments re-
serve deposited in the subtreasury at New York
city. Similar embarrassments were foreshadowed
by numerous kilograms from Western P0stmasters
on Saturday, but they generally report to-day that
the banks have resumed currency payments.
The Recent Indian Murders In Texas.
Colonel w. H. Wood, OF the Eleventh Infantry,
commanding Fort Richardson, Texas, reports that
on the morning OF the 18th INST. three citizens
were attacked by Indians at Little Salt Creek q
branch OF Kcchi Greek, and two OF them-Mr. How
ell II. Walker aged fifty years, and his son Henry,
aged thirteen years-were killed. The other-Mr.
Mortimer Shreeves-made his escape and reached
Fort Richardson at five p. NJ, having
been compelled to travel some twenty miles
IN circuitous route to avoid the Indians although
the distance in direct line is but nine miles, Cap
tain Thomas Little, OF the Tenth cavalry, with all
the available officers and men OF his company I)
was at once ordered out in pursuit, with instruc-
names OF the persons killed. and send their bodies
to the fort, as 1t was understood they were resi-
dents OF Jacksboro; and should the trail
OF the Indians be found, make vigor.
ous and determined effort to overtake and
punish them, sparing neither men nor horses to
accomplish that object. The bodies OF Walker and
lis son were found horribly mutilated. The Indians
took away the old mans gun, cartridges and
shoes and the boys hat. Captain Little found the
trail at daybreak on the 14th and started at once
in pursuit Mr.. Shreeves says he counted twenty
seven Indians as they were approaching to make
the attack. An account of the murder OF Mr..
Walker and his son by the savages has already ap-
peared In the HERALD.
American Pensioners Abroad,
Colonel Cox, Pension Agent for the district Of
Columbia, has recently paid 400 pensions to
American citizens residing in England, Scotland,
Ireland, Wales, France, Prussia and, in many in
Stances to pensioners residing on the
islands OF the Pacific and Atlantic oceans,
not belonging to the United States.
All these are paid by bills of exchange.
a Pair OF ROughs Insult the President.
Two roughs who, while partially drunk called
out to President Grant in a rude and boisterous
manner as he was riding to church yesterday, with
his family were arrested and taken to the Central
guard house. and this morning were fined by the
Police Court SIS on charge OF loud ana b0isterous
conduct on the street.
Certified Checks Refused mt the Patent
OMce.
The Patent ONCE to-day refused to receive pay
ment in certified checks, except upon banks will
ing to cash them.
Convicted of Ma ansla lighter.
Michael Kane was to-day convicted OF man.
slaughter, with recommendation to mercy OF the
Criminal Court, for killing his brother, John the
homicide being the result of fit Of bad temper
the brothers having been on good terms up TO the
time OF the fatal alteration.