Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-12
WASHINGTON.
Treasury BALANCES.

Treasury BALANCES.
| The following were the balances in the
treasury to-day:
Currency, s2,2B7, 419
Special deposits of legal tenders
! tor the redemption OF certif-
| Gates of deposit, 25,l5o, 00C
| Coin, 7l,OO4,29l
Coin certificates, 23,l44, zoe
Legal tender notes Outstanding, 359 ,535 527
a telegram from Gen. Candy, dated Tule
| Lake, California, April s, and forwarded by
courier to Ireka, California, has been receiv-
ed by Gen. Sherman, in which Gen. Candy
states that he had seen the instructions sent
to the peace commissioners by the secretary
! Of the interior, and continues: '1t the Mo-
| docs surrender prisoners OF war, the gen.
| eral government would have paramount
and exclusive jurisdiction over the cases Of
ALL The same result would be secured by
treaty, but are not treaties with Indian tribes
prohibited by recent legislation? reserva-
ton within the limits Of either California or
Oregon would not bar state jurisdiction till
after its cession by those States, and would
have no retroactive effect, and for crimes COM
| mitted within the limits Of such reservation
it is doubtful under Jus tee Millers decisions
in the Kansas reservation cases, whether the
State jurisdiction would not prevail. The
murders OF citizens were committed beyond
the limits of any reservation and within the
Jurisdiction of the States and of course au-
terror TO any arrangement with the Modocs.
| do not question the right or power of the
general government to make any arrange
| nent that may be thought proper, but l think
, that they should make such as to secure per-
| manent peace together with liberal and just
treatment Of the Indians. In my opinion
| permanent peace cannot be secured il they
all al l,,41
| neighborhood. The Modocs are now conf
dent that they cannot live in peace CT Lost
| river and have abandoned their claim to it,
but wish TO be left in the lava beds. This
means license to plumber and stronghold to
retreat to. and was refused. Their last prop
| osition is to come in ard have al opportunity
! Of looking for new home not far away, and
5! if they are sincere in this the trouble will
soon be ended, but there has been so much
vaccil!ation and duplicity in their talks that
l nave hesitated about reporting until some
definite result was attained. All the move
rnents of the troops have been made deliber-
ately and cautiously, SO as to avoid collision
and to impress the Indians that we have no
unftiendly inten. Thus far we have sue
ceeded.
The President to-day appointed Rutherford
3. HAYS assistant treasurer of the United
States at Cincinnati, Ohio, under the 9Th Sec
tisn Of the act approved March Sd.
The President has re-appointed John K.
Miller postmaster at Petersburg, New HamF-
shire.
| The commissioner Of patents &c day ex-
| tended the patent of Benjamin W. Dunklee
of Boston on cooking ranges
At the cabinet session o.day Of two hours
i duration, no subject of unusual importance
/ s,-I1 ef.,,Ne nov
general and secretaries Eoteson and Belknap
| were absent.
Generals Mcdowell ana Sherman had an
| interview with the President this forenoon.
Gen. Mcdowell, who commands the mill
itary division of the South, has been several
months on an inspecting tour in his division.
with view of making such changes OF posts
and concentrations of the troops as will Sc
cure greater security and economy in expen-
ditures. He will leave for his headquarters
at louisville in q few days.