The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-20
WASHING ON.
Uncle Sans Marines IN a
Bad Way.
The Peace-Men's Cant About the
Modoos.
The Sultan Of Acheen InVOkeS the Stars and
Stripes Against the Dutch.
WASHINGTON, August 10, 1879.
Wholesale Dcscrtion from tho Marine


Wholesale Dcsertion from the Marine
Corps.
The number OF courts martial ordered within the
past few months In the Marine corps Tor the trial
Of privates IN that organization charges Of de-
sertion and other misdemeanors exceeds that OF
any like period In the history OF the navy. Courts
have been organized at about the rate OF one
week for some time past The cause assigned is
that proper care was not taken In enlistng men IN
the corps, and hence numbers were accepted
whose moral standing should have disqualified
them. The Marine corps consists of but few
thousand men and the army consists OF 10000, yet
there are quite many Offenders being tried In
the former as in the latter. A Marine General
Court Martial has been ordered to meet in Phila-
delpha on the 10Th OF september for the trial OF
Private Frederick Alexander on charge OF de-
Berting while on duty. The Court Will consist or
Captain w. G. T. Maddox, First Leutenants L. L.
Dawson and J. M. I. Young; Second Lieutenants
A. C. Kelton and w. B. Slack, and Second Lieu
tenant A. H. O'Brien, Judge Advocate.
Executive Clemency Invoked for the
Modocs by the Peace Takers.
number of letters has been received here from
pnakers and other friends OF the Indian peace
policy throughout the country asking Executive
clemency in Denalf OF the MQdoc Indians lately on
trial Tor the murder OF General Candy. Many OF
these letters the question that the trial OF the
Offenders was illegal. under the decision of the Su
preme Court in the Mulllgan case, that the Civil
Courts being open the military tribunal had no
jurisdiction. Another question raised Is that
General Candy was killed while acting as
Peace Commissioner and not as an officer
of the army in war. These questions will
come directly before the President for his
action az the Court for the trial OF the
Modocs was organized In pursuance Of an
opinion OF tho Attorney General that the
Military Court had jurisdiction in the premises.
The Judge Advocate General OF the Army takes the
same view as the Attorney General and Will
approve the findings Of the Court, as will also the
Secretary OF War. The President, however, must
approve and order the execution Of the sentence,
and upon him will be pressure to set aside the
dndings. The friends OF the peace policy declare
chat when all the arguments are presented to the
President he will not order the execution OF the
sentence OF death IN view OF the doubtful legality
Of the tribunal before which the trial took place.
On the other hand old army officers declare that
the President will be guided by the opinion OF the
Attorney General. already rendered, and his own
sense OF Justice; that the prisoners guilty Of
every violation OF the rules OF civilized warfare by
violating nag Of truce, and, therefore, were sub
ject to trial by military law.
Clothes Wanted for the MOdoc Prisoners.
General Jefr. G. Davis, commanding the Depart
ment OF Columbia, has authorized the Post Quar-
termaster at Fort Klamath to issue to the Modoc
Indian prisoners, now in confinement at that post,
such small quantities Of clothing can be spared
from the supply on hand, to prevent unusual sur
sering among them. Damaged clothing Will be is
suea II practicable.
Treaty with the Crow Indians.
The following telegram was received to-day
BosEAAN, Montana, August 49, 1873.
Hon. @. DELANo:-
The commissioner has been successful In negoti
ating o treaty with the Crow Indians, by which
they cede all their present reservations, taking
ierry onethS age On me near
The Mountain Crows numbering about twenty
nvc hundred, under their chiefs, Blackfeet and
L0ngnorse, were In attendance, together with a
large number OF River Crows from Judith Basin,
and the Missouri River. The object OF the Council
was the cession or the Western end OF their
Crow reservation, in which are located Emigrant
Gulch and other valuable mines. About one hum
dred miners are now and have been for some time
working upon different parts Of the reservation,
aud, during the past Spring, prospectors have
been prospecting over large part Of It. The new
mines ct Clark's Fork are supposed to be upon
portion OF the reservation, for which the Commits
sion were negotiating. The Crows have always
been friendly to the whites, and are the hereditary
sneuies ofthe Sioux. Their reservation lies between
the settled part Of Montana and the formerly hos
tile Sioux. This has been protection to the
people Of Montana, and some OF the settlers appre
ciate It and feel like dealing justly with the
Grows; but the mining part Of the commu.
nifty will listen TO nothing but getting
across to part OF the reservation, more
particularly the mining portion. The Commission
was entirely successful in negotiating a treaty
with the Grow Indians by which they cede all their
present reservation. Mr. Brunot and Mr.. Cree
left Bozenan for southwest Colorado via Corinne
and Denver, where they hold grand council with
the U:es in the latter part Of August.
Treasurer Spinncr's Forthcoming Re-
port.
Tabular statements to accompany the annual
report Of Treasurer Spinner are being prepared ut
the Treasury Department. and General Spinner
will begin work on the report proper in the course
OF a few days. The first table, showing the amount
Of moneys and securities redeemed and destroyed
during the year ending June 80, 1873, shows total
OF Sl4A, Esq., The average daily destruction
Of fractional currency was over $4,000. The
amount Of legal tenders destroyed during the
year was s65,ole,O67.
Meeting Of the Mexican Claims Com mis-
sion.
The United States and Mexican Claims Commits
sion hold formal meeting to-day The supple
mental treaty extending the term OF the Commis-
eion was hled. The American Commissioner fMr
Wadsworth) presented Tor record the commission
Of his new colleague, Senior Manuel Maria de lama
cora, who thereupon subscribed the usual de-
clarauon OF office. Mr.. Ashton, the Agent OF the
United States presented the letter OF appointment
OF Senior Elenservo Avila as Agent OF the Mexican
Republic. Mr.. Ashton then announced formally
the death OF DR.. Francis Lieber the umpire, which
had occurred since the last meeting Of the Com
missioners, ana moved That the Commission pro-
coed to the selection OF his successor. The Com
missioners stated they had already given careful
consideration to this matter which they still had
under advisemenJ, and that SO soon as a solution
should be reached another meeting OF the Commits
sion would be called and the result announced.