Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-06-06
WASHINGTON.
rhe CastaMaxs Of one PoIaris.


New York, June 5.-The steamer
Frolic, with the members of the Polarls ex-
pedition on board, was intercepted on |
Sandy Hook by ii e government boat ana
ordered to proceed direct to Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 5.-The steamer |
Frolie arrived at the navy yard here this
afternoon. Secretary Ropeson ana Com-
modore Reynolds left the Department I'M
mediately on receipt of the intelligence Tor |
the purpose of going aboard and giving In
structions as to the future movements OF
the crew of the Polaris, with a view to
prompt official action relative to that steam
er and the exploring expedition.
The Secretary of the Navy has for the
present refused access by outside parties to
Cap. Tyson and other persons belonging 10
the Polaris who are now on board the Frolic.
The Secretary is not satisfied with the in
formation heretofore communicated through
the newspapers, and therefore will take
measures to obtain from them all the facts
in some formal manner, which will be given
TO the press. 1t may be the party have
such records as were required to be kept by
officers, and which will throw light on trans
actions now involved in mystery, andin de-
termining whether or not the whole truth
have heretofore interviewed them.
schoOI5oy squabbIes.
The Secretary Of the Navy received a
telegram to-day from Annapolis, announc-
ing that Midshipmen Young, of Mississippi;
Butter6eld, of Kansas; Lockett, OF Georgia;
Roman, of West Virginia, and Mum,
O'Keefe and Gridley, of New York, had
all been concerned in an assault upon CO..
ored Midshipman Conyers, by an attack
with stones. The riotous midshipmen had
all failed in their examination, and will be
dismissed from the Academy, regardless OF
this offence. They are now in close con-
! finement. Conyers is not seriously hurt.
The MOdOcs.
The President, Secretary of the Inter ior
and Gen. Sherman had a consultation to-
day on the Modo cquestion. This was tie first
| formal consideration of the subject 'Dy Off
GERS of the government, and preliminary
steps were taken tc determine the point at
issue, namely what is to be dope with the
Modoc prisoners.
= In the first place it seems TO be the under
standing that the Secretary of the interior
has no power of direction in the premises
or at least he will take no present action
the Indians having vio.sted treaty obliga
tions by resorting to hostilities, and thu
placed themselves beyond the care and su
pervision of the Department.
Secondly, the United States troops having
conducted the operations against them, then
custody belongs to the military the SAME
as of prisoners of war captured or surren
dered, or other persons taken in arm
against the authority of the United States
and guilty of atrocious acts.
Thirdly, These premises being settled
the question as TO what shsll be done wit
the Modoc prisoners, whether they shall b
tried by a military commission or re
mitted to the civil courts, will be submitte
to the Attorney General by the military au
therities for his opinion, which will gover1
the law in the case, and in this course th
President, Secretary of the Interior an
Gen. Sherman are in accord.
satanta and Big Tree.
Official information leads to the conclI
sion that Satants and Big Tree will prob'
, bly be moved to Fort Gill to await furthe
action of the Texan authorities.
National immigration Commission
I ers.
Under the recent act of Congress creatiI
a Board of immigration Commissioners, tt
, | DSCFeJaIl VI Iuo 1ISdSulg Hdo HiduO II
! following appointments: DR.. John D
: Woodwork, J. 3. Saunders, j. Fred Mey
! ers, Chss. Coline, J. II. Piper, and Hele
II. Barnard. The last mentioned is TO
assigned the duty of reporting upon th
treatment of women and children on boar
of emigrant ships. DR.. Woodwork wi
s exercise general supervision of the a
+ lantic seaboard. Anot her commission
!, will 60 TO San Francisco to investigate Il
condition of Chinese and Japanese EN-
], grants, and others will be sent to Euro
s to make inquiry and prepare full reports.l
l. European Mails.
n The various contracts for the Europe;
mail service has been so timed that they "
all expire together on Dec. 81, and the 90
le master general will endeavor to make a
s. rangements for the ensuing year in sncf
e. manner as to provide four mails per we
. for Europe from New York city on fc
- separate days.
One of Many.
The Department of State is iD receipt
Ir- information from counsel at Havana, ii
#. Santa Rosa, an American citizen, who b
al been imprisoned in Cuba, has besn
leased.