, 1876-03-09
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 29.-Sargent introt
duced bill to establish certain pos
roads in California. Referred to the
Committee on post offices and post
roads. Sargent said yesterday his col
league Booth presented memorial OF
the California Legislature, asking for an
appropriation to give the people of that
State cheaper teIegraphic facilities, as 1t
had to pay now 20 cents word.
The Secretary Of War sent to the
House to-day, copy of a brief on the
the subject OF the jurisdiction of the
War Department over the Territory OF
Alaska, earnestly recommending such
legistion as will more precisely define
the duties of the War Department over
Indian country in general, and partic-
ularly over the Ten tory OF Alaska.
HARTFORD, Feb. % n Connecticut
Republican State Convent cc the toll
lowing resolution was offered present.
inc the name of Marshall Jewei' as a
candidate for President, but after ais-
cussion, in which it was held best to
leave the question OF prese ntinS any
name from the Convention for either
placs on the National ticket TO the dele
patcs elected. The resolution was
tabled.
New ORLEANS, March 1.-The indica-
tions are that there will be lively time
at the State House, TO morrow over ihe
impeachment business. The talk among
Conservatives is that the House viii III
a body, proceed to the Senate ana de-
mand the impeachment of Kellogg.
MEMPHIS, March 1-During the at-
ternoon the streets were so GenSeiy
crowded that it was almost impossible
for the police folce to clear them fer the
pageant of the Uiks and krewe oi Mot
lev. The pageant of the former repre-
sented the return of Louis IN, OF
France, from the Crusades.
New York, March 1.-Gold closed at
144(G145S..
WASHINGTON. Feb. 30. In the Senate
to-day, Mitchell introduced bill grant
ing the right of way through the pub
Lie lands for wagon Roads over the Blue
Mountains in the State of Oregon.
CHICAGO. March 1.-The Military
Committee of the House II Represent
at!ves having requested Lieut. a.
Sheridan TO supplement MS 'es' ~!
on military affairs recently gwen Deloie
the COMMITTEE, tnat 01lleer mas maue
HEapouARIERs Mn. DIV, Mo-,
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.
The necessity for two military posts
OF the Yellowstone, mas oeen appdi1' en'
to ME Tor two years past ana L nave ie
commented Their estaoiishinen' III ny
annual reports. The indian qutstloh
must now be settled oy the es,a"Iisi4
ment OF the Indians on the hl9souii
river and ID the accomplishment oi 'ni9 iI1
purpose, the two posts mentioned "iii
have to be placed, one al OF Near ,ne
mouth OF the Big Hoin river 'he o'ner
at or near the mouth OF tongue ilVer. ,Ii
The Black Hills country VIII pfooaoly
ing the next five or SIX years. Its value
will cause the extension OF the Northern
Pacific r. r. on the south side OF tie
Yellowstone as far as the Gallatln valley
in Montana, and Will also build another
railroad from the North Platte section
of the Union Pacific railway toward the
Black Hills. am Of the belief that
the largest deposits of gold are further
west than where the miners are now
worhing. The head waters Of Wind
river are gold-bearing; the Big Eorn
Valley is gold bearing; Powder rlver Is
gold-bearlng; also Clark's forh OF the
Yellowstone; besides this the BLACK
Hills have an abundance OF good TIM
Der for the treeiess country south ot
them and west Of the Missouri nver.
The success OF all these interests de-
pends on the establishment OF the. Two
posts named. Military operations have
been commenced against the hostile
bands OF Sioux by request OF the lnte-
rlor DeE artment and consider THIS apS
preparation so necessary, that special1y
request immediate action on IT.
(Slgned) L. Ii SHERIDAN
Lieut.. General
III. ao VII. H.. c.u1a.
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france Inc ilslec' Piaoea speI!ai
traii' Win saiooii cariia6e' d' VIC Gia
posai Oh Don oarioS 10 taAe niIi' LIS
family and suite, II ne oeslreu 10 ne ac-
companied oy them' 70 'he liontier IN or
place OF residence In the Nofth' Inc
flight OF Don Carlos has thrown the
Carlist population OF Navarro into COM
plete stupeflcation. Submissions are SO
numerous that It Is impossible to cal
turning their homes, in Navarro, to find
them entirely devastated. The Alfonso
ish troops are pursuingAhe Carlists in
Navarro. A Times Paris dispatch says
letters received here, give curious ac-
counts of the spectacle presente on the
Spanish frontier. Whole lands of
Carlists enter France, at st. Jean Pied
De port. and ask to be interned. Some
raf,rees arrive utterly destitute. Others