Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1875-04-16
HEADQUARTERS.
PREPARING TO REPORT PLANT
ING PROGRESS.
CAP URE OF A NOTORIOUS
OUTLAW.
DECISION IN THE SWAZEY SUIT
NEARLY FOUR HUNDRED PER
SONS CONFIRMED AT.
ONE TIME.
CRAZY HOR Sc Nd BLACK
TWIN TO GO TO WASHINGTON -
CLOSING OF GOV. BARD'S AC-
COUNTS FAVORABLY.
MAIL ROUTE BROKERS.

WAsH1NGroN, April IA. = Night =
Commissioner Smith has received
telegram from, Indian Agent Savilie
OF the Red Cloud Agency, saying tina
messengers have been dispatched fo
Crazy Horse aud Black Twin. to in
duce them to come to Washington
with the Sioux delegation, which *
pects to reach Cheyenne, ell route
about May 1st
1t is said that Gen. Shieras, who
| died to-day, will be succeeded, ae
Comm,ssnry General, by.Col. Amos
Beckwitb. ore of the Assk tant Com
lnIssary Generals.
Laander @. Dyer, OF Tennessee, has
been appoiuted Consul at Odessa,
| Russia.
Enquiry at the Postoffice Depart
ment shcw that in the adjustment of
| Governor Bard's accounts, as Post
| master at Atlanta. involving the dis
! bursement of some $50, 900. and ciot-
! ing his account, there is . balances of
! % cents III his favor.
! The Postoffice Department has in
formation that parties who have se-
cured CONTRACTS FIR a large number of
mail routes III Western States are sys-
tfmaticaiiy offering to sub-let them.
! thereby assuming in effect the position
IF mail route brokers. One party in
kansas has seut out postal cards invit-
ing bids for snh-letting specifc routes
and stating III printed pos tscript that
he hiss sixty-ive rontes TO dispose of
and will send catalogues on applic.-
ton.
WASHINGTON, april 12-Night-Tha
Indian Department. has no Information
lf tta Hfrh or hsa
Indian Territory.
Assistant Surgeon Elbney has been
ordered to report to the commander
OF the Department of the south for
duty.
Although cotton is not yet planted
iii all of the Southern States, the De
partment of Agricu ture is sending out
circulars in order to obtain the earliest
information concerning the crop. The
acreage will not be ascertained until
about the middle of June. Private
Information from midland and north
erL Georgia Is to the effect that % per
cent more of corn will be planted there
tins present year than heretofore. This
will not interfere with cotton. The
corn planting is simply for economical
purposes, owing to the high price of
corn and bacon supplied to Georgia
from the West.
The following was received this
evening:
AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 12th.
Hon. George II. Williams, At'orney
General
We have recaptured the notorious
couuterfeiter, Pete Mccartney. who
escaped from Special Agent Duck
worth and Deputy Callahan
Tuos. r. rURNKLL,
u. S. Marshal.
Senate. Conner, of Florida, is here
looking after the interest OF that State.
Supreme Court: North Carolina r.
Z. Company and others as. Swazey ct.
al. appeal from he Circuit Cours for
the Eastern District of NORTH Carolina.
Ia this case the appeal is dismissed.
because the amount OF tho debt IN
volved is not determined and the de-
cree appealed from js therefore held
to be uos final. The Chief Justice de-
liver,d the opinion.
Bishop Beekes, of Delaware, to-day
confirmed 396 persons at st. AiOysilIs
Church. more, he said. then he Ind
evec confirmed at ore time. There
We're 1876 boys. 100 girls and 80 adults;
Of these so were convert. from various
Protestant churches