The Portland daily press., 1874-10-06
WASHINGTON.
The Redemption Agency.

WASHINGTON, Oct B. = The Redemption
Agency has made calls upon the national banks
since the suspension of redemptiOns for about
100000 legal tender notes to reimburse the
Treasury tor their circulating notes redeemed
and assorted. Calls of a same nature for about
five million dollars will probably be made
during the week. When the banks have re-
sponded to the calls the agency will be in q
condition to resume redemption. The force OF
the agency is now sufficient to count and assert
the bank notes as fast as received, SO there is
not auy likelihood of another suspension OF re-
sumption. Hereafter call will be made upon
the banks for reimbursements as fast as their
notes are assorted, so that the calls for any
period will about equal the redemption. The
8 per cent. deposit leaves SO small margin for
the agency to work upon that calls must be
made with great frequency to prevent the ex-
haustion of the fund.
The Yellow Fever at Pensacola.
A despatch received at the Navy Department
this afternoon, from Capt Semmes at tn, PEN
sacola navy yard, announces that Lieut.. Com
mander Kellogg is desperately ill, Paymaster
McMahon seriously, and Lieut.. Commander
Barclay is doing well. Miller, fireman, is
desperately i'll, Robertson, an ordinary seaman,
is seriously i'll. Moore, the machinist of the
Ajax, is dead. There are fifteen convalescent.
The Indians.
Indian Agens Miles writes TO Commissioner
Smith from Cheyenne and Arrapahoe Agency,
Indian Territory, September 10Th, as follows:
Yesterday noon we received information through
Indian channels that the Cheyennes ad forced
Gen. Miles to retreat to the vicinity of Ante
lOpe hills, and that encouraged by their success
they had started out war parties. one of which
had met Gen. Davidson somewhere up Washi-
ia, and they had lost three of their braves kill
ed, and that another party of about twenty-five
were camped yesterday morning thirty miles
west of this agency, on their way to the road
between here and Caldwell at once sent out
q courier along the line of the road to warn
teamsters, ETC., of apprehended danger. He
was followed by Capt. Cramer with full COM
pany of cavalry. My wife and three little ones
are now between here and Caldwell, detained
by high waters. They have an escort of ten
soldiers, which would be sufficientxunder ordin
airy circumstances.
Look out for news from the border of Kan
sas. The Cheyennes are exaspeeated by their
losses and encouraged by their successes, and
will fight like demons. They will scour the
whole country, aud all available meaus should
be used to punish them and protect settlers
A Reign of Terror i'm Alabama.
A letter to the Post Office Department from
the special agent sent to investigate the marder
of colored route agent in Alabama a month
ago, says: | have Just had warrants issued
against nine of the murderers of Thomas Mey,
including the sheriff of this county, and will
proceed to make arrests Immediately. The
reign of terror in this county far exceeds any
tnlng OF Lne KIM nave ever Seeu. Artneu
bodies of men are riding over the country and
colored people are afraid to 90 into the fields to
save their crops from waste and ruin. The right
of free speech IS denied them and many desire
to return to slavery.
The letter is dated, SIN the Woods near, Liv
ingstone, Sumter County, Alabama, Septem-
Der 29th.''
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances to-
day:-Currency, $l5,54 ,000 special deposit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit $56,905, O00 coin, $77 1903, 4l9, including
tenders, $685.. 100000.
LawIcss White Lcnguers TO be Punished
New YORK, Oct. 5.-The Posts special says
it is the purpose oe theIadministration to cause
prompt arrest and punishment of all persons
IN the Southern States who may be violating
the laws by raiding around the country intimis
dating negroes and resorting to acts of violence.