The New York herald., 1873-09-15

hre. they also saw rebel soldiers plundering the
| stores on Main street, Which General Hampton at
assert that Hampton had already gone out Of CO.
admits that the cotton '' was now roea hampsSa Sas
but that he forbade the burning lest the fire shoald
extend to the houses; and | relterate, that no
matter what his orders were, the men of his army,
| either his rear guard his stragglers did apply
the nre, and that this was a sufficient cause for all
eise that iouoWea. with great respect, yours,
| W. T. SHERMAN, General.
POSTMASTER General Creswen Banled in
His Scheme to Elect Himself to tho
| Senate.
Tne nominations OF the Maryland Republican
state convention on Friday for Comptroller OF the
State Treasury and Clerx of the Court of Appeals
were part OF Postmaster General Creswell's
| scheme to control the Legislature and have him
sell elected to the United states Senate. The dis
sensions OF the democratic party in Baltimore city
ana number OF the counties have been carefully
cultivated with view 10 this end and they were
expected to create such diversion as would as
sist in returning o pliable Creswell repub-
lcan majority to the State Legislature.
Mr.. Creswell, however, has over-reached
himself IN the State nominations. They are
exceedingly weak, and the platform is the
shabbiest performance OF any republican con-
vention OF the year. Its servile endorsement OF
President Grant was its only reference to
tlOudl auu MT. CfeSWol'S OruerS FORBADE
II to condemn the back pay swinde. He has so
many Of the grabbers among his Congressional
friends that he will count it triumph TO show
them that the republicans OF his State endorse by
refusing to condem them; but information from
reliable sources shows that the republican party
Maryland will refuse to commit itself to Mr. Cres-
well, and that all hopes OF carrying the Legislature
were ruined BY the action of the State C0nven-
ton. there is anything certain 1t is that the
republicans OF the State have lost their hopes OF
carrying the Legislature by the action OF the Con-
vention.
The Crow indians Persuaded to Give
up 100000 Acres OF Land.
During the last session OF Congress an act was
passed authorizing tle Secretary OF the Interior
'to negotiate with the chiefs and head men of the
Crow tribe Of Indians, in Montana, for surrender
OF their reservation in that Territory, of such
part thereof as may be consistent with the
welfare Of said Indians.n Under this act,
Commission, consisting OF Felix Il. Brunot,
Chairman of the Board of Indian Commissioners;
General E. Whittlesey and James Wright, with
Thomas X. Cree, Secretary to the Board, met
the Crows in council. near Bozeman, in August
There were present on the part Of the
Mountain Crows, Iron Bull, BlackfoOt, Thin Belly,
Bearwolf, Old Crow, Goodheart and many other
prominent chiefs, and of the River Crows Little
Soldier and Wolrs Bow. The Council lasted four
days. during which speeches were made by the
Indians who, after much deliberatlon among
themselves, agreed to accept in lieu OF their
present reservation tract of country on the
Missouri, known as Judith's Basin, the United
States to set apart the sum of S1,0OO,COO
to be held In trust for the benefit of the Crows and
to prevent wOlfng and hunting of game in their
country, 1t being expressly understood that their
present position is in no wise changed by this agree
ment until the action OF Congress shall be had
upon it, No promises or inducements we're held
out to the Indians other than those embodied In
the agreement and no conferences were had
with any OF the chiefs except in public
council. The councils were well attended,
all the chiefs and head men and
many OF the Indian men and women being present
at every session. The commission feel satisfied
this action Of the council meets with the almost
unanimous approval of the Indians. If the Senate
and House OF Representatives ratify this agree
ment more than 100000 OF acres OF valuable
mining land Will be opened up to settlement. The
Commissioners speak very well of the Crows and
their very good disposition towards the whites.
Deep Sea Searches Rendered Easy.
Since the bottom of the sea Is wanted for inter-
national communication the attention OF in
genious men has been turned to a field OF labor
hitherto almost entirely neglected. While Tor years
scientists have been striving to explore in every
way the surface and intestlnes of the earth, but
comparatively little is at the present day known OF
the beds OF the wide oceans. the difficulties at
tending the examination OF the bottom OF the
seas appeared to be insuperable unt till from neces
sity, means were invented to ascertain the
physical condition OF the ocean beds for
cable purposes. The sounding In the Atlantic
by our naval vessels prior to carrying the cable
which now connects the two continents, and SIM
liar undertakings by Great Britain and France,
houa ciy,ca hrnn fOryv ri mi n fhputc
for more successfully sounding at greater depths.
This hemp line is being superseded by steel piano
wire which, from its smooth surface, its greater
tenacity and elasticity and comparative lghtness,
Is found superior to any other wire. The problem
of bringing up specimens of bottom, however,
offers greater difficulties.
The United States steamer Tuscarora, which is
now engaged In searching for a suitable berth for a
trans-Pacifc cable from san Francisco to Japan via
the Aleutian Island chain has been fitted by the
Navy Department., under special instructions from
the Bureau OF Navigation. with number OF appli-
ances for sounding in deep water, including the
machine and dynamometer invented by Sir William
Thomson, for the use OF piano wire, which has al
ready been successfully tried about forty miles
outside Of San Francisco in depths ranging
from 14 to l,949 fathoms. Besides, Commander
G. E. Belknap has made an Improvement OF the
apparatus hitherto thought best adapted for bring
ing up specimens OF bottom, OF which he has sent
model to the Bureau Of Navigation, which is
much admired by all officers who have seen 1t. Bel
knaps improvement in the grookes' selfdetaching
shot apparatus for bringing up particles OF bottom
in quilts consists of two cylinders, fixed one
above the other when the instrument is set and
descending through the water, and to close tel
escopicaly when the shot detaches on reaching
the bottom. The lower cylinder is fitted with
concal cup at the lower extremity for the recep-
tion of parts Of the bottom through an aperture,
which, while descending, admits a flow Of water
upward through the cylinders by means Of
valves which close hermetIcaly by the
pressure OF the water when the apparatus is being
hauled up from below. The upper cylinder covers
the aperture in the lower one on detacaing the