The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-04-24
IN GENERAL.

| IN HENEhAL.
The Commissioner Of Indian affairs hat
received letter from Superintendent Hoag,
stating that he has not yet discovered who
were the perpetrators of the murder of the
four surveyors. He reports the Cheyennes
and Arrapahoes disturbed in their buffalo
range by the whites south of the Arkansas
river, where their treaty Of 1867 provides they
may hunt as long az they desire. They are
also disturbed and injured by outlawed whisky
dealers, and dissatisfied with the appearance
and stay of surveyors on their reservation,
but deny any knowledge Of the recent MUIR
ders The excitement has risen high among
them in consequence Of the murder of several
Of their number lately, while returning from
New Mexico as previously reported, but the
excitement is subsiding, and Hoag says: We
shall doubtless control them if the border
citizens can be properly restrained. The Com
missioner of Indian Affairs has called the at
tention Of the Secretary of the Interior to the
recent murder of the surveyors, and requests
the Secretary to obtain from the President an
! order for stationing two companies Of troops
| in the vicinity of the public work, west of the
ninetieth meridian. The Secretary will make
| the desired official request
The Secretary Of the Interior has received
| a letter from the Modoc Peace Commissioner,
Meacham, in which Meacham says The prin-
cipal impediment to peace negotiations is the
| fear that the Indians indicted by the Jackson
county Grand Jury will be given up for pun
ishment. The Peace Commissioners and mil
itary are, however, working together harmon
iously to overcome the distrust Of the Modocs,
but difficulty is encountered from the inter-
vention of bad white men who, from mercena-
ry motives, desire prolongation Of war. Sec
rotary Delano had advised the military not to
give up the indicted Indians but rather to re-
move them if they surrender.
The Sixth Presbyterian Church, WASH
ington has been awarded 81, 800 damages
from the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad for
laying its track in immediate proximity to the
church property.
1t is reported the President will appoint
Gen. LAFAYETTE McLowe U. s. Marshal for
Georgia
William L. Scruggs, Of Georgia, has been
appointed Minister resident to the United
States of Columbia.
"A Paris letter says that of twenty million
francs subscribed in France for the construc-
ton of the imaginary Memphis and Elpaso
railroad eighteen and half millions went
into the pockets of those who engineered the
scheme and the remainder was used to make
extravagant contracts that the sale Of the
bonds might be further stimulated,
Galveston, Texas--Telegrams aud private
intelligence from twenty-three counties report
that the frosts have killed the crops, and the
fruit is all killed. Replanting has commenced.
The counties embrace a large portion Of the
cotton growing district.
Mr. Sparks, agent Of the White Star Line,
announces that i'll conformity with the wishes
Of the contributors to the fund Of 80, 900 col
lscted in Chicago, the same will be set aside
for the purchase Of suitable rewards for the
officers and crew of the Atlantic, conspicuous
in saving life, and for rewarding Rev. Mr..
Ancient, and the fishermen who 10 nobly as
sisted.
A very important provision Of the new
consolidated Pension laws has just been
brought to notice. and is one which, il literal
ly construed, will take several millions out Of
the Treasury. It declares that the pension Of
widows shall be increased at the rate of 81
per month for each child under the age Of 16
year Of the husband on account Of whose
death the claim has been or shall be rsnted
the increase to date from July s, 1866. This
provision attracted no attention at the time Of
the passage Of the bill.
"A law passed by the last Congress pro-
vides that the Secretary Of the Treasury shall
issue new notes Of the national currency in all
cases where any Of the several denominations
Of bills shall have been counterfeited. As
each particular denomination of ones, tvos,
ives, &c, has been counterfeited, the law
may be understood by briefly stating that the
Secretary is repaired to execute new notes to
take the place Of all the outstanding national
currency. While Congress appropriates 5000,
900 for this purpose, the law requires that
each National Bank which receives new notes
shall reimburse the Government.