The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-09-14
WASHINGTON.
AWAITING ACTION OF THE PRESIDENT,

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WASHINGTON, September 49, Attorney
General PierrepOnt this morning tele-
graphed to the Attorney at Jackson, Miss,
to inform him Of the present condition OF
affairs. He also Lelegraphed to Governor
Ames that he had forwarded to the Pres
ident all the kilograms in regard to the
troubles and is now awaiting further aC-
ton Of the President.
1t is probable that the President will
return to Washington tomorrow or next
day when cabinet meeting will bo held
to consider the Mississippi troubles.
THE RED CLOUD COMMISSION.
The Red Cloud Commission expect to
finish their examination of witnesses in
Washington the present week. Ms,
Saml. Walker will continue his testimony
this evening, Prof, Marsh and Commits
sioner Smith were at the Commission
rooms to-day; the latter will make state
ment occupying less than an hour, Prof.
Marsh desires the personal attendance Of
several more witnesses, among them Mr.,
Brewer, now in Michigan, who was telc-
graphed for this morning, Mr., Brewer
has sent q statement, but Prof. Marsh de-
sires him to DO interrogated, No more
witnesses are to be examined besides
those already summoned unless the names
be furnished to-day.
Mr., BOslCr, beef contractor, was Gx-
amined Us to the purchase and delivery
Of cattle by him under n former contract
for the year ending the 3Olh Of June last,
The entire number Of cattle purchased
was 20S2G; the number delivered at the
Red Cloud, Spotted Tail, and other agen.
cies, was 28,GOG. The difference between
these amounts having been lost by
stampedes, theft by Indians, &c.i for cat
tie delivered, the government paid $780,
$50. The cost OF cattle with the expense
Of delivering was Sj5l ,S5l, and deduct.
ing the interest on account and incl
dental expenses, there was net balance
Of profit to the contractor of SlS0,OOO.
With regard to the contract for 1873,
every head Of cattle rGCeipted for was de.
liverGd.
Mr.. Bosler was questioned in regard to
the weight Of the cattle delivered, the
manner Of keeping cattle through the
winter, &c. lie sometimes bid rather
high for beef contracts, because he had
but few competitors. There are few
competitors, first, because 1t takes large
amount Of capital to fulfill the contracts,
and second, because there are but few
who have had any experience in such
business. He always paid cash on de-
livery. He never paid my money to
prevent others from bidding, and never
heard Of the lowest bidder being bought
off.
DR.. c. c. Cox, of this city, who was one
OF the members Of the special commits
sion appointed in 1874 to negotiate with |
the Sioux Indians relative to the surren-
der Of their hunting privileges in Ne
braska, testified that soon after he return
ed home Secretary DelaUO wrote him ask
ing him II he had seen anything wrong in
the matter Of rAtiOns, and he replied that
hc had not. In his letter he spoke Of |
samples Of flour shown him by Colonel
Long which Long pronounced unfit for
Use. He spent an hour or no nj Yellow
Hairs camp and took tea with him. They
had short cake, which wRs rather dark
and heavy, but still tasted good as he was
very hungry and tired. lie was in 4
delicate state Of health ut the time, aud 1t
produced no injurious result that he
could discover. He would regard such
cake as inferior II he found II on the table
in Washington. lie asked II he might give
his impressions Of what he saw in the In
dian country, and the permission being
given he said he never heard Of an In
dian complaining Of the quality Of Nrti.
cles furnished him. There was great
complaining in the council and no Indian
could speak withoutarraigning the Great
Father for violating the treaties, &c.
The Indians were
CHRONIC GRUMDLERs,
and in his opinion, little less indul-
genCe and little more authority by the
Government would be better both for the
Indians and the Government.
TIE District Commissioners to-day
adopted the following: The Commission.
ers Of the District Of Columbia have
heard with deep regret Of the death of
HON. HENRY T. BLow,
who was n member of the Commission as
constituted, and faithfully dis.
charged his duties as commissioner until
he resigned. His colleagues and success.
sors unite in an expression Of their pro.
found respect for his memory and their
sincere sympathy with his family in their
great and irreparable loss. lie was highly
Intelligent, enterPrising and patriotic
and faithfully performed every private
and public trust committed to his hands.