The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-02-22

tue operation OF every telegraph company Nare'
acting business among the states to the transmits
sion Of kilograms, and prohibits every telegraph
company from being interested, directly Or
indirectly. In the collection, purchase or
sale OF commercial or other news. the bill
provides that the charges tnat one COM
pany shall make to another connecting with 1t
shall not exceed its local rates for similar service.
and that no company shall give any preference to
one connecting company over another, and, In the
language OF the committee, the bill Is
intended TO give equal rights to new asso-
Citations ana to remove the discrimination
In favor OF specials to members OF
the Associated Press, and thus to free the press
from dependence upon q single telegraph company
and one news association. The committee sug-
gest that It would DO easy to classify the papers
and establish scale OF prices based on the cir.
culaston.
VISIT THE PRESIDENT.
The Conservative Committee from Louisiana,
consisting Of Messrs. Zacharle, Burke ana
Leonard, will meet Mr.. Wheeler, OF the Congress
ional Select Committee on Louisiana Affairs. to-
morrow morning at nine O'Clock, to determine
definitely the basis OF an adjustment Of
the Louisiana election OF 1874, excluding the
questions growing out OF tue election OF 1872,
when 1t was claimed Kellogg was elected Gov
ernor OF the State. The committee Will also call
upon the President at eleven O'Clock to- morrow.
The committee claim the results OF the election Of
1874, which gave the conservatives majority OF
twenty-nine in the House OF Representatives and
ten members OF the Senate, which leaves majority
OF the latter body to the republicans, and, in adj
dition to the majority In the House, givcs the
conservatives the State Treasurer. But they leave
to the Congressional Committee the terms OF ar-
h,tvo Stnu
being to pacify tho State and prevent further In
Jury to its material Interests.
THE PACIFIC MAIL REMoNsTRANcE.
The memorial Of the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company has just been printed, making nrty-elght
pages. 1t demonstrates against the repeal OF the
subsidy, and prays fer an appropriation to carry
1t into eject. The memorial concludes as iol.
lows:-
Large sums of money were fraud ulently 40.
ssrscsed from the treasury Of that COMPANY dur.
o. 1878 BY Alden 3. s.ockwcl, then the President
OF the company. without the knowledge
OF 81 Pp' the stocxhodcrs Of the com sos0ys
which distractions were covered ana concealed
false and irregular entries on the books OF the
company, and that the whole transaction reveals
any sense bribery OF Congress.
TRAGIC STATISTICS OF INDIAN WARFARE.
Indians captured BY United States troops in 1878
was 227; Indians killed by United States troops,
4o5 citizens killed by Indians A.; soldiers killed
by Indians. ~, and during six months of
1874 the number OF Indians captured by United
States troops was 49,; Indians Filled Dy United
Sta,es troops, 1853; citizens killed BY Indians. 3d.;
soldiers killed by Indians, 8. The list of captured
Indians embraces 100 Modocs men, women and
children, and from 100 to $50 men, women and
children OF the Tonto Apachcs, being q part OF
over 900 who LETT their reservation and were
killed by United States troops sent out
10y the post commander to bring them back to the
reservation, which attempt they resisted or
evaded; also the killing OF 1893 men, women and
children, Apaches OF Camp Verde tine details
are not given, and also the killing OF SO men,
women aud children, Of the Apaches. Es.
kimngin, an Apache chief San Carlos
agency. was arrested and put in the guard
house by order of the oflcer In command at
that post He escaped and ned to the mountains,
and hts example was followed by a large portion
of the reservation Indians. United States troops
and indian scouts, under the orders Of the ofnoer
in command, pursued and attempted to bring
them back. and the Indians resisted, with the
above result
THE CONFEDERATE INVASION OF LAKE ERH-A
BILL FOR DAMAGES REJECTED.
The Committee on War Claims have acted on the
bill directing the Secretary OF the Treasury to pay
indemnity to the owners or the Phio Parsons and
the Island Queen Tor losses occasloned by the
unlawful seizure Of those steamers BY piratical
expedition on Lake Erie In September 1854.
1t will be recollected the refugees from the So
called Confederate States domiciled in canada
planned and organized warlike expedition for
the forclble seizure OF private steamers on Lake
Eric and using them ior the capture Of the iron
steamer Michigan belonging to the United States
navy then stationed on Lake Erie. near Johnsons
Island, where about 5000 prisoners were confined,
intending by the possession OF said steamer to OBJ.
tain control of the lakes. The committee report
adversely on the claims, holding the COVE rnment
not liable for the losses suffered.