The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-07-19
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DOMESTIC NEWS.
ConstitutiOnalItyO of the Ne" f"-'ai
Law.
New YORK. July ia case InvoiV
ing the constitutionality of the amended
postage law, has been brought in the
u. S. Circuit Court for this District. a
gentleman offers a book for maiI at Ola
rates being affixed, being refused ne ap-
plies for mandamus to compel the post
master to receive the package.
Nothing Heard from the Bailoonisis.
CHICAGO July l7.-Nothing has been
heard from the two gentlemen VINO icit
the city in Barnums balloon Ola Ihurs-
day evening. The general opinion Is
that they were swept into the lake by the
terrific storm of Thursday night. There
are some who still believe they are safe,
though they have met with some mis-
fortune.
A special to the Times from Goshen,
Ind, saws. Yesterday morning balloon
was seen passing over that city IN an
easterly direction. 1t was high IN the
air, and the parties in it were cheering,
Whether il was Donaldson or some other
person is not known.
The AerOnauts Believed 10 be
Drowned.
CHICAGO, July lS.--ln regard to the
missing balloon which left this city
Thursday afternoon, incoming vessels
give the following statements, which
seem to prove that the aeronauts have
been drowned in Lake Michigan. Capt.
Furlone, of the steam barge New Era,
reports seeing, about fifty miles north
west cf Chicago a life prescrvcr with
the straps pulled out, floating IN the
water, and something near by
which looked like the basket.
He did not make it out exactly
not getting near enough. He had not
heard of them missing the balloon. Cap
tain Costello. of the schooner Queen of
the West reports that on Saturday even
ing he saw something like a balloon
sticking out of the water about four miles
from Grcss Point but he could not near
it. The Captain of lumber vessel, who
arrived to day, reports seeing toater
wearing n gray coat, about forty miles
from Grand Haven. The balloon sent
up Yesterday landed safely.
Indian Affairs 10 be Investigated.
WAsHINGroN, July 1.-THE Comms-
sioncr of Indian Affairs say an inquiry
into the Red Cloud Agency is in the
hands of competent gentlemen, and they
will find out whatever wrong exists.
The Indian Agents Endorsed.
1t would be monstrOuS to suppose that
such commission would desire IL cover up
anv frauds. Their full and
unanimous report To tn" COM
mission not only completely "N"nerates
Agent Saville from wrong intent, but de-
clnrrs that the charges against tn" agent
were mean, both in their origin and in
their spirit. The report says, that some
of the atiidavits which seemed to reflect
most upon the character of the agents,
were such partial statemants that they
amounted to culpable S"ppreSjo rcri, and
some of the testimony on which were
based the most damaging attacks upon
this administration was testimony of Il
well known desertcr and thief. Facts
were cited to the dscredIt of the agents
which were CLEANED ut agencies
during their absence, and which they
then had no opportunity to account for,
were, when brought to their notice, sat
isfactorily explained. The practices,
which were irregular, were shown TO
have been unavoidable. In the peculiar
circumstances in which these agents
were placed, and the transactions which,
at first sight, seemed suspicious, and To
which CRIMINAL intent had been imputed,
were shown To have been characterized
by entire good faith, and to have been
carried on in broad daylight,
and where not justitiable, TO have
not been in wrong doing, but from
mistakes of men now in office, where pc
culiarly, the incumbent can learn only
from experience. The commission en-
dorses the replies of agents in all their
material points, and give MS result OF
their prolonged investigations into points
touched upon in Mr.. Walkers report,
and as a result also of their intercourse
with agents, and their personal ohscrva-
ton of men and things at the agencies,
the entire relief of Agents Savillc and
Howard, from the suspicious cast
upon their characters and their
Administration; that these gentlemen
have performed their duties during
time of great trial and in the midst
of great embarrassments with energy,
honesty and entire fidelity to the IN
tercsts of the Government and the
Indians, and that they deserve the coAii-
dence and .commendation Of the depart
ment."
On this report, by persons whose judy
ment and findings be had Il right to deem
competent and in every way reliable. the
Commissioner has acted respecting the
Paxton contract for beef at Red Cloud
agency, which the Commissioner Is
charged to have fraudulcutly made
IN March last. He states that 1t
was made by him in strict con-
formity with law and as the records
abundantly show, on the adviceand recon-
mendatlon Of the Indian Commissioners.
After careful inquiry by that board INTO
the facts and necessities Jf cases is To the
other and indefinite charges of fraud or
connivance with wrong doing in any
way on his part, Commissioner Smith
makes most positive and comprrhcn-
sive denial, and says he desires nothing
so Inuch Just now, as the severest scrutiny
of n official acts by fair minded men
respecting charges against Secretary
Deiano Of completely with the frauds at
Red Cloud Agency. The Commissioner
says: 1t is but the simplest act Of fair
/ ness for him to state that he has no
knowledge of any such compllcitv on the
part of that officer, and knows of moth,
I inn tn show il On the contrary, 81 far