The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-02-01

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Difficulties Ina Texas and the West-The
War ID. Partment Wants Charge>0f the
Reds.
General Sherman was again before the House
Military Committee to-day in relation to the army
as connected with Indian affairs. He pointed out
on the map region OF country in Texas 200 miles
in length by 100 In BREADTH comprising half dozen
organized counties. which when he passed through
it two years ago was entirely depopulated, the
Inhabitants having mad to abandon their homes on
account of the constant incursions made upon
them by Indians He said he had been led TO be-
heve that these indians were Colnanches, but 1t
was pretty well understood now that they were
Kiowas, Cheyennes and Arapahoes who raiaed
out from Fort Sill Reservation, 800 miles OF,
penetrating through the military posts
and helping themselves TO the horses and
stock of their Texan friends. which they preferred
dong rather than De at the trouble of raising them
themselves. He gave q grarhic account of his in
terview with the famous Ki0wa chief Satanic, at
Fort SILL when he had Satanta, SaDtauk and Big
Tree arrested, double irOned and sent back to
Texas to be tried for an attack upon wagon
train and the murder Of twelve out OF the seven
teen transfers that accompanied It, one OF whose
bodies was bound to wagon wheel and burned.
santauk was killed in an attempt to escape, but
the other two were tried convicted and sentenced
to be hanged But the influence OF the humani-
tarians-whO regarded murder on the part OF the
Indians as mere exhibition OF moral insanity
had induced Governor Davis OF Texas, who ought
to have known better, to commute the sentence of
Satanic and Big Tree and the same influences at
Washington had finally restored them to freedom,
and they are now the reservation, ready to
start out on more murderOus raids. II they should
scalp Governor Davis the next time General
sherman intimated that he would not shed many
taar mn hat Ha no MO1n
dlticu ties and gave 1t his opinion that General
Candy had been victim of the temporizing
quaker policy applied to the Indians. He favored
the transfer OF the Indians from the control of the
Interior Department to that OF the War Depart
ment, and expressed his conviction that the army
was more kindly disposed TO the Indians than the
citizens generally were, and that If the country
demanded extremely charitable treatment OF the
Indians 1t could be accomplished by and through
the agency OF the army better than by and through
the agency Of those persons who proessed more
charity than soldiers, but who did not practise it
so much.
Mississippi River improvements.
An adjourned meeting of the members Of the
House of Representatives in favor of cheap trans
portatlon took place tonight at the Capitol. The
attendance was small, those most prominent at
the first meeting being absent. Representative
Stone OF Missouri, presented preamble set
ting forth, among other things, that the
Towboat Association Of New Orleans, being
opposed to the Improvement OF Southwest Pass
channel, compelled Captain Howell, OF the United
states Engineers, to abandon the Work by placing
instructions in his way, the association deriving
its income from towing and Tightening vessels, and
that the United States agent has no power to oppose
the hindering course Of the association, there
fore be it resolved, that the Senate and House Of
Representatives In Congress assembled be re-
uuested to pass law to facilitate the execution
and to protect public works Of river and harbor
improvements, to the end that private individuals
and corporations may not destroy such works
without mourning suitable penalties, and also
to appropriate a sum OF not less than
$l5OOOO, to continue the work Of improving
the mouth Of the Mississippi River during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1875. After conference it
was voted, as the unanimous sense OF the meeting,
that Representative Stone on Monday bring this
subject before the House. after amending the first
part of the resolution in the form OF instruction TO
the proper committee to consider and take action
on the subject. The meeting then adjourned for
three weeks.
The House in Com mittee az the Whole.
In the House, sitting as in Committee OF the
Whole, Mr.. Parker, (rep.) OF No. in the chair,
speeches we're made by Mr.. Cox, tdem) ofN. Y,
on the financial question; by Mr.. Wilson, rep) OF
Ind, on the Pacific Railroad question; by Mr..
Loughridge. trep.) of Iowa. on the army question;
by Mr.. Kellogg, (rep.) of Conn., on currency, inter-
spersed with ludicrous left-handed compliments
between Messrs. Kelley, rep Of Pa, and Beck,
(dem.) OF KY, and by Messrs. Havens (rep3 Of
Mo-. and Mellish trep.) Of N. w. on the finances
Weekly Treasury Statement.
The Treasurer has received from the printing
division $685. 500 in fractional currency during the
week. Amount shipped, $1,O2S,2o in notes, and
S41OOOo in fractional currency Amount OF securi-
ties held In trust for national banks to secure
circulation $780, 800, and SIG 800 200 as security
for deposits lo- public moneys
Assay Commissioners mt Philadelphia.
The following gentlemen have been designated by
the President Commissioners for Testing Reserved
Gold and Silver Coins of the United States Tor 1873,
aud will assemble in the Mint at Philadelphia on
the 18th OF February next for that purpose A.
A. E. Borie, ofPhiladephia; Hon. j. p Jones, 1.-THE
United States Senate; Professor Rogers, Of Pha-
deIphia; Professor Francis J. Child, OF Cambridge
Mass. Professor j. E. Hilgard, Of Washington,
d. c.; Professor Henry Cope, OF Lehigh Univer-
stty; Professor John LIE Count, OF Philadelphia;
Professor E. b. Elliot, of Washington. d. c.. ; Dr.. b.
f. Taylor, of Louisiana; Andrew Mason, of New
York; Charles NJ walker, OF Indiana; ]. NJ
Merrick, OF Boston, Mass.
The National Currency.
United States currency outstanding at this
sdate:-
Old demand notes. Observation-Disclosures. SIS, 592
Legal tender notes, new ISSUE. 67.435, 301
Series OF 1869. 314, 2S0, 1856
One year notes OF 1863 .................. SO,4S5
TWO year notes OF 1868. ................ "a 500
TWO year coupon notes OF 1868. 31.10O
Compound interest notes............... Al, 270
Fractional currency Just issued 4,349, SOL
Second issue. Observation-Disclosures. 3,161, 3S1
Third ISSUE. 1896, 5l3
Fourth issue, first series. 1,552 4s4
Second series. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 6,3l9, $50
Third series. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 9,074,552
Total $3.50, ia, III
BARBAROUS MURDER,