Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-06-05
WASHINGTON.
The Indians Photographed in
Group.
Spotted Tail Talks Right Out.
He Would be a Better Man in
DelanO's Place.
Eugenie's Lace Dress Seized In
aPawn Shop as Snug
gled Property.
Spotted Tail Talks Right Out.

Eugenie's Lace Dress Seized in
a Pawn Shop as Snug
gled Property.
WASHINGTON, June 4.-There has been
considerable excitement in the Treasury
to-day over rumOrs that the party who
committed the robbery Wednesday, had
been arrested. The officers deny that any
one has been arrested yet.
More Indian Talk.
The Indians were photographed to-day
in a group. Red Cloud however declined,
saying his picture could be had by paying
him twenty-five dollars. The Indians and
Secretary DelauO subsequently had short
conference. The Secretary said if they
did not believe him and do as he advised,
he was afraid they would hereafter believe
him to their sorrow. If they would take
The twenty-five thousand dollars he
would try and get twenty-five Thousand
dollars more for them next winter.
If they did not, he would refuse to let
them have the privilege Of hunting on
Smoky Hill Fork any longer. He could
not afford to have the peace Of the country
disturbed and the danger Of murder COM
mitted. A commission had been sent to
the Black Hills to see ifthere was any gold
there. Neither be nor the President knew
whether there was any there or not. If
there was, it would be impossible 20 keep
white people out. The Indians cannot al
ways restrain their young men. Neither
can we always restrain the white people.
If gold was found there, the government
would pay them literally for the lands.
There was portion Of the Big Horn cOun-
try that the Indians did not use, and the
government would buy that at a fair price.
He desired them to take all that had been
said to them home to their people and OBJ
tain an answer and send word back to him
as soon as possible.
Spotted Tail said the Great Spirit had
told him never to steal auybody's country
without paying for it. If you had the
same sense Of right We could get along
well enough.
The Secretary replied that he had not
accused him or his people Of stealing, and
be did not want Spotted Tail to accuse the
great father of stealing from him. We
don't expect to steal their country and we
are not going TO send the army up there to
take it from them. They don't give US
credit for cur desire to do them good.
Spotted Tail said ne wanted to talk about
his agency matters before he went home,
and he would like TO 60 home tomorrow
after breakfast.
The Secretary here withdrew, telling the
Indians that they might talk all night with
the Commissioner about their agencies if
they wanted to.
$4,000 i'm SmugEIed Laees.
Capt. Chas. n. Brockett, Special Agent
Of the Treasury Department, captured in
this city to-day q white lace dress valued
at $4,000, a white lace shawl
worth 5000, and other laces val
ued a. 5000, at pawn shop,
where they had been pawned for $50.
The dress and Iaces formerly belonged to
the Empress Eugene, and were among the
richest in the world. They were sold at
the time Of the sale of Ler diamonds and
iewelry in England, and were smuggled
into this country, by Joseph HOrachs, in
October, 1873.
TOur of Postal Inspection.
The Postmaster General, accompanied
by his private secretary, G a. GUstin, and
Chief Special Agent Woodward, will start
next Tuesday or Wednesday for a tour Of
observation among the Offices of st. Louis,
Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, AIilwau-
kee, indianapolis, and other places in the
West and Southwest.
That Kissing Money.
Special to the Cincinnati Gazette.
No clue has been discovered TO the rob
bery at the Treasury. Both detectives and
officers have come 70 the conclusion that
the package must have been distracted by
one Of the employees Of the cash room.
There IS no way fixing the time the money
was taken, as It was one Of the first bun
dies put LD in tie forenoon, and the loss
vas not discovered until near the close Of
Office hours, when the money TO be sent of
for the day was dispatched to the eX-
press Office in the basement. The money
did not pass into the hands Of the express
agent but IFS absence was first discovered
by them in checking packages sent down
for the purpose # giving a receipt As all
employees Of the cash room are al liberty TO
pass out at viii during the day, there was
no special difficulty in carrying the money
10 a confederate on the outside. The affair
is exceedingly unpleasant to all engaged in
the cashiers Office, since all nov feel them
selves suspected, and in fact suppose that
their every move is Swallowed by detectives.
The Negotiations with the Sioux.
Special TO the Cincinnati Commercial.
It is practically settled thai the Sioux
negotiations are a failure, so far as signing
the agreement is concerned, and that the
Indians will soon start for the West. There
is no doubt that the failure OF the negOtia-
tiOus is largely attributable 10 the schem-
ing Of the bad whites, who have been IL the
Indian following. These white leeches
have been So persistent in their
attempts 10 force the government
into terms which the law does not war
rant, and 10 make some conditions by
which these campfOliOwers and squaw-
men can secure some advantage, that they
have very nearly got themselves in trouble.
There is q provision in an old law which
prescribes severe penalties against any con-
spiTacies TO defeat negotiations with the
Indians. The Government authorities
have had the matter under consideration,
and it was nearly decided at one time that
the whole scheming crew should be lodged
in Jail for violating this United States law.