, 1873-05-24

applied for an explanation Of tho recent report.
% action Of tho military, It might, perhaps, bo
shown to llnvc boon justiaod, as tho N1ox!cat'
ragoB horetoforo. and manifested but nttlo, Ii
any, disposition to prevent thom.
q momber OF tll0 Cabinet remarked to.dny.
with roforence TO tho reported violation OF Mo1-
oan territory by our troops, that # wa not al-
,saa no room Tor miatakca wl,on! tho doprodasory
1ntllntla wore ovortakou It ig therefore inferred
that this Government will not 10 disposed to
col,B,lro Con. Mckenzie, but rntllor to approve
aponpibility. Ho is 1lold In llighoat cstoon, by
bis army associates botl US Ho'tlior aud gcntlo-
man. lilo IL only about 90 yoars Of ago, being
tho youngest oicor with tho full title Of Colonel
III tho army.
Tho Collector Of Customs at tndinnola to-day
t.o'ograpled to tho Treasury Department for ilt-
formation respecting hia duty In tho oaso Of tho
nnna}a cnpturod by Col Mckenzie, desiring to
know wlotllor lo should hold tllom as confirm
70 baud r. Of war. 5lmilar inquiries wero made at
tho Treasury renpoudod to tho telegram thRt
tho captured animals should romnin IL tho cus-
toty Of tho military authorittoB. Tioro arc no
vlvicos hero official or othorwiao M to whether
tho stock belongs to tho Indians or to tho n1oxi-
cana, or whether It was originally American
property which Ind boon stolen by tho Indians.
A Washington Dpeonl to O. Now York paper
Gays tho President to-day stated that Col. Nc
Aenztos ratd aEainat tho Indians into Mexican
territory was mado in pursuance Of orders, md
tint Our uoyornmont ia determined to atop out
rages OIL tho Texas frontier at all hazards.
THE CABINET
sossion to-tlay was attended, by oil tho mombors
excepting Fish and RoboBon. Secretary Bolknap
Tsaa r. denpatohoa ana gayo other information in
llH possession rolatfng to Indian Affairs.
APPOINTMENTS.
Tho Prosldont today appointed J. 9. Robin
aon. OF Aonyon, Ohio. O. II. Chubbuch, Of
Fairmount, Mimi, md Charles A1drich, Of Web
SER City, OHIO, Commissioners to ascertaih tho
Fork Of tho Dcs Moinoa Riyor, hold by scttlora
under tho presumption and homestead laws.
TIE NAVY,
oess On ba NoF% Pae s tho tSa
Navy Department. under date Of May 2, that ho
would leave Honolulu In the flagship California
On tho ath inst for Ban FIanciBco. He reports
tho condition Of political affairs under tho now
king aa satisfactory.
Legal tondora outstanding, s45o, ,7o8.
NOT TO De SOLD.
Tho report TINT tho War Department had or
dorel certain revolutionary relics to DO sold at
the Watorvliet Arsonal, Troy, N. Y, is pro-
nouncod untrue by Secretary bolknap who says
ho would mover hnvo countenancod such sale,
eVon it It had boon contemplated by tho
Ordnance Bureau.
OFFICIAL POSTAGE BTAMps.
poBtmasters throughout tho country will be
furnished with tho new official postago-stampa
noxt week.
70 De BOLD.
The Navy Department will soon offer for Balo
the yacht Amorica, now ut tho Naval Academy,
Annapolis. This yacht, in contcet Of speed
some years ago, defeated tho English yacht
Elect.
ANNUAL CRUISE.
Tho smiling vessel Constellation, recently used
as 2 gunnery-stip at tho Washington Navy-Yard,
1,f&t 3.J7t.I
board for the annual practice cruise.
IN MEMonTAM.
There have boon engraved at the Bureau Of
Engraving ind Printing of tho Treasury Depart
ment, q yignetto Of the late William H. Seward,
and another Of tho late Thomas Corwin. Tho
former is for uao OIL checks OF tho Diabursing
Clerk Of tho State Department, and tho hitter
for tho uHo Of tho Interior Department.