The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-07-01

In the west
The supreme court Of Pennsylvania
rules that after property-holder has once
built pavement which meets the require
ments OF the law, no municipal corporation
| can compel him to replace II after being worn
ont. When the public use 1t up, the pubic
must rebuild IL,
A new and dangerous counterfeit was
discovered ut tho national bank redemption
agency OF five dollar notes on the ilrst nauohal
bank OF Canton, Ills. This IN evidently changed
from the plate on which tho counterfeit on the
Traders national bank OF Chicago and tho
first national bank of Pastor, H., was printed
It IS reported that Garcia, the Span
lard, who stole portion OF Mnrlllo's famous
picture from tho cathedral OF SaVille, ana VINO
was kidnapped to Cuba and subsequently sent
to Spain, was shot few weeks after hi' AZ
rival in Madrid without trial by even a drum
head court-marshal
The board OF Indian commissioners
have reoncsted that officers Of the army be
detailed to inspect the Indian supplies at Kan
sas CITY, missouri Sioux City, Iowa, and
Cheyenne. The secretary of war has directed
Lieut.. Gen Sheridan, commanding the mih-
tary division of Missouri to detail officers TO
make Investigations at those points.
Nlessrs. Post, Norcross and Smith,
the commissioners appointed by the secretary
OF the treasury to examine the postoih9e
| l.. ,i hay plala thar reDOrt
to Secretary Brstow. The commissioners
condemn the foundation, and the stone nsed
in the building They recommend that IL DO
torn down, and that the stone bo abandoned
Secretary Bristow will Immediately give orders
that all work shall be stopped, and that rteps
be taken to preserve tho structure in lts pres
ent condition until the matter can be submit
ted to congress.
Judge Spence, assistant attorney gen
eral for the postOflice department, has fur-
nished ali opinion to the postmaster genera
taking the ground that postnasters are liable
on their bonds for losses OF government prop
erty while in their possession. The occasion
of tho decision was the loss of registered
package containing 1900 worth of stamps IN
transit through the Boston poBtoilice II IL
the first time that an opinion has been given
holding postmasters responsible on their pohu'
for the loss OF government property passing
through the postoce.
The secretary of the navy has made
reouisition for $500, 900 on the secretary OF the
treasury to pay tho remainder OF the fa'raBuI
prize awards This sum Will be dlrtrOuteu
among $500 persons heretofore attached 10
the thirty.iive or forty vessels OF fairagn's
fleet which made captures from the cohfeoof-
ates. The aggregate amount derived from all
such naval captures during the late war was
about s3S, 5000 900, of which sli, i,OOO,O OOo were
turned over to the navy pension fund Six
teen millions were distributed to the captors'
and the remainder was absorbed IN expenses,
etc. The Farragut cases are the last to be
adjusted,
Instructions have been prepared at
the interior department for the Sioux com
mission. Rev D. s. Hineman, A, ComlhBo
and W. II. Ashy with j. d. Collins, secreta-
ry, are to visit tho agencies OF the sioux III
terested in the negotiation, beginning at hed
Cloud. for the purpose of laying before the
Indians the wishes Of the government re-
specting the desired cession of tho Black
Hills country and their rights IN the Big
Horn Mountains, and also to invite them TO a
grand council The commissioners are en-
Joined IA to the neceesty of great care IN the
Interpretation OF their interview, 40 AZ to
avoid both mistakes and any suspicion on the
part of the Indians that they are not fairly
reported The commissioners are also re-
minded that they are appointed to repreSeh
, the Indians and their interests not loss thhl
/ those of the government. They are instructed
t to assure the Sioux OF the kindly Intention
r Of the president and the government toward
/ them, and that the proposed negotiation
+ originate solely in desire for continual peace
The Indians are plainly to understand tina
any negotiations effected by the commission
are to be referred to the president ana b.
him to congress, before it shall be binding,