Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1874-02-21
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Indian Troubles In the Wet

Commissioner Smith, at Fort Laramie.
My messenger is just returned from
the Agency. DIR. Saville, the Aoen,
writes that the Northern Indians bouo
all gone to Tongue river and thew alono
have committed the recent depredo.
tons; that the Ogallallas have faith.
fully garled the Agency since Frank
Appleton was killed, and that thew
will prevent the Northern Indians from
coming to the Agency or PASSING
through the country. He also savs
that the Indian who shot Appleton
was killed by the Brules, who also r.
captured the mules stolen by the
Minnecoyous. Agent Howard writes
through Saville, that Spotted Tail has a
guard over his Agency. The party who
killed Lieut.. Robinson and his Cor.
poral consisted of Minnocoyons, One.
hapas and Sansarcs. Seven Indians
were seen few miles from Camp STAN
baugh, on Saturday last, which is
thought to indicate DR.. Saville's iudp-
ment is correct. Two Lances and band
are supposed to be south of South of
South Platte. Nothing has been heard
of them.
Capt. Mills command, who started
after the Indians, reported to be near
Big Spring, Nebraska, has not been
heard from.
Lieut.. Robinson's wife, with his re-
mains, left Cheyenne to-day, bound
East.
Reduction OF the Army improbable.
CHICAGO, Feb. IA Washington
special to the Tribune says: Notwith-
standing members of the House Military
Committee are in favor of reducing the
army, and have been quite sanguine
that the measure would be popular in
the House, there are good reasons for
believing that the bill now in the COM
committees hands will meet with very
strong and formidable opposition.
Army officers have great deal of in
tlucnce with Congressman, and those
who have testified before the committee
have been unanimous in opposing re-
duction. The War Department officials
have also been active in season and out
OF season, lobbying against n reduction,
and using all the influence they have
and that amounts to great deal. Re-
duction, it is estimated, will save about
1000 GOO annually, if made in accord
ance with the bill.
Arrest of Noted Forgers.
NEW YoRK, Feb. 13.-Stephen Ray
mond, who is charged with being the
leader of a band who operated in Wall
street and elsewhere last Summer with
forged securities, has arrived in this
city from England, in charge of rri-
vate detective, and is now in the Tombs.
The gang passed over $500, 900 worth
of forged bonds on the Central, Buff
falo and Erie Railroads, and were about
to throw on the market vast number
of fraudulent bonds of the Western
Union Telegraph Company when de-
tecteu. Dr.. Blaisdall, notorious for
having his name associated with the
Cunning -Burdell murder and who
served n short term in Sing Sing for
running an illicit whisky dstillery, has
also been arrested. 1t is alleged that
large number of bonds were prepared
in his house.
The committee of the Catholic Union
are preparing pilgrimage to Rome by
the Catholics of this county. 1t is sup
posed to leave not later than the middle
of May.
Another Of Our Umruly Iron Monsters In
Danger.
The Secretary of the Navy to-day re-
ceived telegram from Commander
Train, of the United States steamer
Junidta, dated Savannah, saying that he
had parted company with the monitor
Dictator, which the Junidtd had in tow,
on the night of the 4th inst, off Charles
ton. The weather was thick and the
sea running heavy, and the Dictator
had not arrived at Savannah on the
night of the 18th.
WASHINGTON, February 18.-Up to 3
o'clock this afternoon nothing had been
received at the Navy Department con-
corning the Dictator, but the officers be-
lieve she is safe.
Postal Changes.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. - Following
are the postal changes for the Pacific
Coast:
Postmasters appointed-Levi Wilcox,
Cornelius, Washington county, Oregon;
A. r. Boice, Hillsboro, Washington
county, Oregon; James A. Masterson,
Walla Walla, Union county, Oregon,
S. d. Maxon, Vancouver, Clarke county,
w. Il.
The Howard Court OF Inquiry.
The President has ordered that tho
Court of Inquiry in the case of Cen
eral Howard be composed of Generals
Sherman, Mcdowell, Pope, Meiss and
Cole, with Major A. B. Gardner for
Judge Advocate. The court will meet
in Washington on the Sd of March.
The House Committee on approprla-
tons have completed the Legislative
Executive, Judicial Appropriation BILL
and have cut down the appropriations
from the estimates TO three or four MIL
lion dollars, and dispensed with mum"
Der of clerks.