National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-05
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS.
INDIAN AFFAIRS IN IDAHO.
The Indian Bureau e In rocelP. OF the follow.
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BIHi would respectfully ask for lnforma.
ton 90 10 whether there Il any Law that takes
eogniEaneo Of crimes committed BY ono Indian
i against another fndfAul
About SIX weeks ago, two Indians were CON-
ING nom Lewiston, both under the influence Of
Liquor. On the road out they got into alterea-
uga, When one o. she Indians struck tho other
Wild stone and killed bin. The murderor
threw the body q the murdered Indian into
the river, About two weeks aiteV the above Il
was discovered that . murder had bern com.
mittod, "A eoan aG was satisfied who the
murderer was, placed the mstteyinths bands
OF the Deputy United States Attorney, who
said he would attend 10 n, but before The muir
derer could b arrested, one Joe CFuiF, . haK
breed, met In Lewiston the Indian who was
inspected ~ being the murderer, and, amer
drinking with him, peTguaded the Indian 10
come out Of Lewiston with him. When about
three miles out % Lewiston, said Craig made
an attack on the Indian, stabblng him inithe
back and breast and cutting him &c brutal
manner. He hnlshed bic work BY cutting the
Indians throat from ear 10 ear, and len him q
the roadside dead.
There was an Indian present who cav all.
Besides this there 10 plenty Of circumstanLial
evidence against the said Craig. I had Craig
arrested and taken, before the United States.
commissioner, whois also county Judge, and
after argument By counsel the Judge decided
that he bad no Jurisdiction IN the case, either
a. United States commissioner OF county Judge,
and discharged the prisoner. In Washington
Territory, also Oregon, II an Indian murders
another Indian the murderer 10 dealt with as
though he were Q white man.
II there Il any law that bears upon such
cases, please inform me.
The Indiana havo khraaAar.,d a.
and will do so II something cannot be done to-
ward settling the matter in the courts. An
the treaty Indians wish to have such matters
disposed of in our courts, as they have no laws
except their old barbarous practices.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOHN B. MoyTEIrH, Indian Agent.
hon: Edseard p. Smith, Contradictory IBdf0s
Agdirs, Warrington, d. O.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
Commander Henry A. Adams ordered to duty
as inspector of ordnance, Philadelphia navy
yard, in place Of slas Casey, detached from
that yard and ordered to duty as equipment
officer at the same place. Lieutenant Com
mander Henry L. Johnson detached from the
Canandaigua and ordered 10 duty as executive
officer Of the Colorado. Lieutenant Com
mander N. L. johnson detached from the re-
ceiving ship Sabine and ordered to duty as ex-
ecutiye officer Of the Brooklyn, at Key West
Lieutenant Commander George Z. Wingate
from the receiVing-ship New Hampshire and
ordered to duty Es executive officer Of the re-
eeiving-ship Sabine, at Portsmouth, N. H.
Lieutenant Commander John G. Kennett from
the Brooklyn and resignation accepted, to take
effect September 80. Iieuteuant Commander
Henry II, Gamuge detached from the hydro
graphic Office and granted one years leave of
absence, with permission to leave the United
States.
THE P0sTAL-CAR SERVICE.
Mr.. Hinckley telegraphe1 the Post Office
Department yesterday, refusing to allow his
cars 70 run of his own road hereafter unless
bis terms of compensation were agreed to.
This fact being made known to the managers
Of the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania
roads, they promptly came 10 the rescue. The
Baltimore, through Mr.. King, its president,
rendered to the Department the use Of it's
postal cars, and Colonel Scott, of the Penn
sylvanla Company, rendered the services of
officers and equipment OF his road, II needed,
but hoped the mails might be carried BY the
present route. The postal car of the Phila-
delphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Company
came through last night without detention at
Baltimore, but Mr.. Hunt informs Us that It Is
not yet determined 10 entrust the mails in Il
to-day, as Baltimore and Ohio cars can be had
for the service II desired.
ARMY NEWS.
The death Of the following named army
officers have been reported to the Adjutsnt !
General of the army Surgeon A. N. McLaren,
medical department at Boston, August 1; Mai. |
Eugene W. Crlttenden, 5th cavalry, at Camp !
Bowie, A. T., August 1; Brevet Brigadier Gen. !
eral J. A. HAskin, (retired,) st otsego, N. Y,
August s.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PRESIDENT.
The President has appointed Frederic Bor-
chedt, Of Wisconsin, consul at Leghorn; s. A. |
Russell, Of Iowa, agent for AblquIn Indian |
agency in New MEXICO; Peter MAnton, Of Min |
nesotA, register OF the land Office at Bismarck, |
land district Of Dakota.
RESERVATIONS.
The Attorney General has received and ac-
cepted the rssignAtions OF J.: Newton Temple,
district attorney for the Western district Of |
Arkansas, and ]. A. MINIS, for the Northern |
district Of Alabama.
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.
The receipts reported from internal revenue
yesterday we're s9O3, 776Ios; aggregate for the
month, S1,l54 ,sss.77. The receipts Of national
bank notes for redemption were e3lS, 900; !
aggregate for the month, 81 LIZA, $50.