Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-11-23
w WASHINGTON.

of nine chiefs of the Turtle Mountain band
of Chippewa Indians had an extended inter-
view With the Commissioner of Indian affairs
to. day, in which they expressed desire to
secede from the country now occupied by
them in Dakota on the border of Manitoba.
to go to the White Earth Country on the
Missouri river or elsewhere, provided they
are properly recompensed. If this cannot be
done they wish the land which they have
from time occupied to be defined and marked
as theirs. After they had at great length
stated their propositions they begged to be ex-
cused from discussion of the subject at
present, on the ground that they all had bad
colds in their heads and could not talk to- day.
Another interview was arranged for Monday.
General Garfield to-day was in consuta-
ton with Secretary Brstow and Comptroller
Knox.
The secretary Of the treasury CONSTITUTES
the law requiring vessels documented in this
country to hail from the port to which their
marine papers are granted by the collector of
customs.
Representative Wiltshire Of Arkansas had
an interview to-day with Attorney General
Williams with reference to affairs in that
State, and says that it was of a satisfactory
character. Wiltshire was satisfied that if any
action be taken in the matter at all it will be
Congress and not by the executive department.
The Attorney General informed him that In
his despatch to Judge Poland at Little Rock,
he did not suggest or indicate that repre-
sentative Ward of the house special commit
tee should remain there, but merely request
ed Judge Poland to come to Washington on
| his way home, as he (the Attorney GeneraD
desired information relative to Ark. affairs.
Judge Poland among other things said to him
. hat hnr ra 6sfu rhaupp mi
whatever in Arkansas, and that the State was
unusually quiet.
1t is the purpose of Representative Will
shire and Governor Lowe to prepare this
week and file with the Attorney General a
statement reiutiug the charges and allegations
of Smith. The general feeling in Washing
ton is opposed to federal interference.
Gibson, the Indian agent, report that quite
a number OF Usage and Kaw Indians recently
paid for rations by manuel labor. and argues
that if the government will force the Indians
who have been ranging over the plains
the past summer, to the eastward of their
reservations, and force them to earn their
living while their children are sent to school,
their ponies and arms taken from them and
the plains opened to the white settlement,
thus closing up the buffalo hunting grounds,
the other tribes of Indians would become
civilized and self supporting.
The Secretary of State to-day purchased
about 5000 600 United States bonds from the
First National Bank of New York. for the in
vesment of the interest on the Geneva award
fund, accrued for three months up to the first
inst.
The Mouse committee On appropriations
will, in the bills to be prepared by them.
merely provide for the usual expenditures of
the government, leaving the new legislation
to be passed upon by Congress There is
prospect that the appropriations will be re-
duction of from to 10 per cent. from what
they were last year. ma orty of the bills
bills will be ready to be reported on the as
semblage Of Congress.
Much interest is manifested among the 800
printers of this city in type setting contest
which is to take place on the 9TH of Decom-
tor. Two composing stcks-one gold and
| the other silver-newspaper size, are the
prizes. There are five or six contestants on
each side. Cleanliness of proof in addition
to superior swittness, is one of the essential
| features of the tournament" The type Sc
lected is nonpareil. The contestants have
heretofore set 1000 lens" for continuous hours
and one of them who numbered 1867 was
tanqushed at Philadelphia.
The following are the Post-ofIice changes
| fer the week:
| Post Masters appointed
| Gustavus A. Towle, Durham Village,
Waldo Co , Me.
Alonzo Purin:on, West Bowdoinham, Sag
adahoc Co., Me.
Mary p. Morse, South Newbury, N. H.
Daniel c. Walker, North Cambridge, VT
Geo. w. Ross, Pittsford, VT.
David J. Higgins, Huntsville, Mass.
Andrew Sackett, Sandisfield, Mass.
| William Il. Hill, Wilkinsonville, Mass.
j. S. Barber, Rocky Brook, Il. l.
j. L. Briggs, Woodsville, II. l,