, 1873-05-21
NUMBER 275.
Sheridan Ia to ascertain what &ro the boat points
for tho location Of now military posts md supply
dopotB In tho Indian country near tho limo Of tho
Northorn Pacific Nailroa,'2H

Sheridan, Ia to ascertain what sro the bost points
for tho location Of now military posts and supply
dopota In tho Indian country near tho limo Of tho
Northern Pacific RailroY4':a 1hns4 -
ysr sSasat It sss Msnf =
Lcbher, ctmmission exl}> u; Joseph Doboltort
roatmGstcr at Ulm, h1int leo Frederick Foster.
Aiso Al Edmund Palmer slnu Agent at Grand
j; y; %ham, formerly; Z ainn Agent ut tho
Rod Cloud Agency md wlloro, has declinod
in pPon%ot PnpnSs "a, as go ye naaH
The appointments will not .|fornaliy made in:
your. n1r. Wllam, r.! addressing The
Secretary of tho interior, after giving
1T would DO bigl, honor to 10 ono Of those,
who demonstrated to tho American people the
economy and prncticablity of that grand idea Of
tho President to humanize, civilizo and Chris
tlanlzo thcHe vast bn11ds af wild Indians tlat
detrmont 10 the onward march Of civilization
TREASURY ITEMS.
Balances In tho Treasury to-day:
Special 2cposit of ics: toni:is ior tho ro
iemption Of certificates Of dorosit..... 2s,6s5,ooo
Eoih i%e{Hf;n1 :o,;,
Outstanding legal tenders.. B5B478,0b8
WEST POINT VISITORS
The following Board OF Visitors to tho Military
Academy for 1873 has boon appointed by Score
tHry Belknap: Rev.. L. 9. McKow,n, Of Illinois;
William Il Early, Of 'virreinia Mon. Il. ". Nc e
Mnllan, Of Maine !; Hon. Henry u. Curtis, Of
Ohio Hon. A. T. Alderman, of Georgia Roy.
A: s. Chapln, D. D.. of Wisconsin, On the part
Of tho Senate, Hon. John Sherman, Of Ohio
part Of tho House Of Representatives Hon. John
Goburn,, Of lndiana Hon. T.; r. Poland, Of
Vermont, and Hon. 8. s. Marshall, Of Illinois,.
SUIT TO RECOVER.
The Supreme Court for the District OF Co.
lumbia took up, to:duy. tho caHo Of Francis
Dnlnez against Charles Halo, formerly Consul
General Of the United stnteB Army at Alexandria,
Egypt. Plaintiff charges that Ifalo maliciouH1y
aud illegally intorforcd with his business nut
tors, BY which he suffered groat loss, and lie
The caso involves tho judicial powers Of Con-
auls.
THE INDIAN CONTRACTS.
me commissioner OF Indian Affairs, to. whon
OF cortain parties who alleged they wore nnfarly
treated in recent letting Of contracts for Indian
supplies, today aubmittol his report to tho Act
Ing Secretary Of tho Interior. Alter stating oil
and award Of contracts and tint he
made tho awards on tho unanimous findings
Of the Purchasing Committee of the Board Of
Indian Comnasionors and Con. Cowon, the
fAhb46thut 0eCFotAFy OI LILO interior department.,
the Commissioner says: sThat sonle mintakof
wero made by which deserving bids did notro.
ccive decentralization is rot impossible; but nc
now facts have been disclosed to this Office
which, in my Judgment, would bo likely to lend
to different award il it woro now to
bo mado under tho advice of the eamo
parties. Tho bids Of MesHrs. Harlan, Church i
Middleton, for the transportation Of flour and to-
bacco. which wore lower than the bid upon
which tho contract was made, WAS rejcctod, IN
accordance with tho low which gives ngontH Of
tho Government tho authority to reject any or
all BIDS or to accept other than tho lowest bids,
i in their Judgment it is to the interest Of tho
Government to do ao." In the caso Of
awards for transportation and supply
OF cnttlo for aomo u tho Indian tribes,
the Commissioner says: While the bid OF tho
party complaining was lower than that Of tho
person who received tho award, 1t wns rogardoa
ae obscure and informal, und' could not hayo
boon modified without doing injustice to othor
bidders" In this particular case he requests
that the bid of the protestant bo retorred TO tho
Solicitor OF the Department for his interpreta-
tion OF it's meaning.
TIE NEXT CHIEF JUSTICE,
NEW YoRK, May 20.-Ex-Judge Edwards
Pierrepont. who has declined the mission to Rus
Bia, is mentioned by Washington specials as the
probable successor OF Chief Justice Chase.