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 WASHINGTON, October 15.-Ex-Sena- tor Pease of Mississippi today receiv- ed the following:
 JACKSON, October 14.-Military op- erations have been suspended by Gov. Ames, based upon most ample assur- ances of citizens of State that there should be peace and fair and free cleo tion. They will not undertake to an- swer for lawless acts, but guarantee to aid civil officers in execution of law Governor expresses himself as wholly satisfied with assurances given. He believes they are made in good faith and will be carried out to the letter. Improved feeling prevails, especially among whites and general desire for peace prevails among all classes. Good citizens greatly encouraged"
 WASHINGTON, October 1S.-Report of Messrs Fletcher, Harris, Faulkner, and others, composing the Commis- sion of Investigation with the charges of Prof. Marsh against management of Red Cloud agency is published. The printed testimony covers 800 pages. The commissioners sustain charges of official incompetency against J. J. Sa- vile, agent at Red Cloud agency, but exonerate him from imputations of dis honesty. The commissioners noticeI that army officers agree with Marsh that the number of Indians at agency has been over estimated for purposes of fraud, but decline to pass an opinion on that point. The commission find that the system of keeping the accounts of the agency was exceptionally loose and defective, and that for this the Ind ian office is justly censurable.
 They also observe that the provis- ions of the treaty of 1868, requiring the presence of an army officer at all issues of goods had been utterly disre- garded, but could not conclude from that, in absence of other proof, that fraud had been practiced. They report details at great length of the examina ton into charges of fraud in furnish ing beef cattle. In concluding this branch of the subject the commission say that notwithstanding the careful and exhaustive investigation, they found no sufficient evidence to satisfy them Tn finding that frauds had been committed. The commission recom- mended as an additional check, that delivery of beef be superintended by an officer detailed for the purpose un- der the direction of the Commissary General of the army Fragrant frauds were found in the matter of pork. In the contract of D. Slavens, pork con- tractor, he was found guilty of fraud in furnishing six hundred barrels of pork of grade vastly inferior to what be contracted to deliver They recon mend the removal of Inspector Thorc- kid, who passed the pork.
 The commission also found inferior flour had been sent to the agency and extensive frauds had grown out of transportation. They suggest that the time is passed when government should purchase peace from Indians. They say Marsh's charges against the Secre- tary of the Interior and the Commis- sioner of Indian Affairs, if proved, ought to subject both officials to impris- onment They found however that the Secretary personally has but little con- nection with any contracts made for Indian reserves, of which the adjust ment and payment of accounts are re- turnable to that office. The commis- sion was unable to learn that the late Secretary was consulted CT had any di- rect official connection whatever with contracts relating to Red Cloud agency or that he had any official connection with any accounts presented for pay-I ment at that bureau, except those which if allowed there and rejected byI the Board of Indian Commissioners, necessarily come before them for final adjustment
 Referring to payment by order of late Secretary of Interior of accounts of $14,375 claimed by c. D. J. McCord for removal of government stores and property from old to new Red Cloud agency, the commission say they can regard the account in no other light than as iniquitous and fraudulent, but it might be unjust to condemn the Sec retary for this payment, as there is no assurance that the certificate of the for mer agent, J. W. Daniels, accompanied the vouchers of McCord.
 The commission report they have. seen nothing in the course of the in- vestigation that would lead to any oth- CT conclusion than that the present com missioner earnestly and sincerely de sires to perform his duty faithfully to the country. They have encountered no transaction which casts the least shadow on his personal or official in tegrity, but have met with marked in- stances of want of vigilance and decis-