Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-06-02
NEWS BY MAIL.

WASHINGTON, May 2S. - Red Cloud
and Spotted Tail both say tonight they
will not hold any council with the Sec
rotary tomorrow, but intend to hold a
council among themselves and talk over
the proposition made by the Secretary of
the Interior to-day. They are somewhat
confused and say they do not understand
what the Secretary means when he tells
them the Government does not intend to
force them to go, and then says if they
do not go the white people will be al
lowed to come into their country and
Congress will probably withhold appro-
priations from them. They think this
looks like forcing them. In a conversa-
ton among themselves this afternoon
they all agreed never to 20 down into
the Indian Territory, and that if the
Government attempts to force them it
will require all the army. They think
there is room enough for them on their
own reservation and they can get along
without the Black Hills. The remarks
Of the Secretary of the Interior at the
council of the Sioux Indians were SINH
lar to those of the President Yesterday.
showing the necessity of their removal
from the Black Hills.
The Papal ENJOYS called on the Presi-
dent and various members of the Cabi-
net to-day and We're cordially received
The surveying party sent ont by the
Government to locate the line of the
proposed ship canal across the Isthmust
at Panama, having completed its work,
has returned. The expedition was SUBJ
Jected to numerous hardships land dan
gers to health, but no loss of life occurred
among the officers or men. The early
estimate of $50. 900 900 for the work is
not sufficient. The Napipi Atrato route
is the shortest but will require five and
one-quarter miles of tunneling.
The President signed the commission
OF Ihos. Simons, of New York, to be
Assistant AttorneyG General of the Uni
ted States, vice John Goforth
ST. JOHNS, May ga fire broke ont
this morning in barn near Kettie's
brewery, Portland, a suburb of this city.
and spread very rapidly. 1t was check ed
on Main street by fire engines .and va
cant lot, but almost everything between
that and water was burned out. The
fire was got completely under control by
= p. m. st. Lukes church, sixty-eieht
houses and shops, and large number OF
outbuildings and q ship on the stocks.
were destroyed. Loss, $3.50, 900. half
covered by insurance. One hundred and
forty families are rendered homeless.
Sioux CRY. Ia, May 2S.-The Jour
nails extra, this afternoon, says that on
last Friday morning, the soldiers under
Captain Walker, entered the camp at
Gordon City. Neb., aud burned fourteen
wagons, rations, supplies, arms, and des-
troyed everything belonging to the Black
Hills Transportation Co., except some
baggage, which they loaded into six re-
naming wagons and started for Fit. Ran
dali, making the men go on foot. some
of them being barefooted, their boots and
clothing having been DESTROYED. Their
mules gave ont on the way and much of
the baggage was thrown out. After the
capture, the officers ransacked the camp.
helping themselves to anything thew
could use and then turned the soldiers
loose at the remainder without him
drance.
WASHINGTON, May 2S.--The Secretary
of the Treasury to-day directed the re-
tirement of $9S776O from the currency
balance of the Treasury, the same being
80 per cent. of the additional circulation
issued to banks during the present
month. Until further orders the circu-
lating medium shall not exceed S377
| GA ,055
Information is received at the State
Department of the passage, by acclama-
ton, in March last, by the Cortes of the
Kingdom of Portugal, of an act granting
unconditional freedom to the remaining
Portuguese slaves, known as apprentices
or freedmen.
The King and Queen of Sweden have
| arrived ut Berlin, on visit to the
Emperor. ,...
Latest revised figures of the Holyoke
disaster places the dead at II, fatally
burned %, otherwise injured q.
Horace Maynard, the new American
Minister, has arrived at Constantinople.
jackson, the defaulter, is held in
$40, 600 bail, on a charge of embezzle-
| ment. a#-
The Sioux delegation yesterday COM
planned bitterly of the quality OF supplies
furnished them. On being assured that
they would have better in future, they
withdrew.
Prof. Marsh writes to the New York
Post. complaining of the injustice done
him by recent Washington dispatch.
He regrets not having criticised the In
dian management years ago.