The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-23
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.

WASHINGTON, April %, 1876.
THE SAFE BURaLARY--wHAr WHITLEY SAYS.
Colonel Whitley says that the Indictment found
against him by the Grand Jury Of this district for
pcy in the safe burglary conspiracy is not worth tho
paper THAI written on has his possession
letter from the Attorney General written at the sug
gestion OF the Chairman OF the Judiciary Committee.
Hon. J. Proctor Knott granting HIM immunity from
punishment for any OF these matters, In which he
acted the mere agent OF others. He says he
has had conversation with the Attorney
General who expressed this opinion and that previous
TO coming TO this city he consulted with competent
legal authority upon the questions involved. He says
his immunity not contract that he should
vct Babcock, Harrington apy of the Others but that
he would tell the whole story keeping back nothing
which he intends do when the proper time arrives
that Thomas p Sommerville, the New York lawyer
who was indicted with him. and Netteship will be
used as witnesses but neither of these give any
evidence except against Harrington and to the
details OF the conspiracy that neither OF them knew
Babcock in the affair, as Babcock was sharp
enough not to let any OF them know about
his being connected with il. He expresses
the opinion that Harrington has 'lit OUT"
that Is, left the country, though OF this
he says he has no positive knowledge He thinks
that the indictment against himself engineered by
the District Ring dirty him much possible, and
at this time'to let innocent witness escape
He does think the safe conspiracy will be tried TOR
several months but says he Will 90 this city
whenever summoned, aud that he Nettleshp and SON.
erve will be glad when II Is and their conscenccs
relieved He also says that Somerville to this
city and gave evidence before the Committee Grand
Jury his solicitation and that he docs think that
under all ;he circumstances they came forward Of
their motion and gave testimony that they should
10 be present when wanted
THE HUNT-GENERAL cRooK's EXPEDITION 4
FAILURE.
Indian Agent Hastings reports to the Office hero from
the Red Cloud Agency, dated the Sd inst, that the
Indians belonging TO that agency who had gone north
to hunt the buffalo continued to arrive up TO the last
Of March He was Of the opinion that there were but
lew yet to in. Had there been food to issue
hem on their arrival it would been salts
faction, but 10 hnd a comparatively empty warehouse
and limited supply OF beef the outlook certainly
discouraging Tho agent writes they had shown
signs OF uginess. He succeeded in keeping them In
good spirits and under control by telling them that
every effort being by department 70 pro-
for them more food
The agent also writes that learned from OF the
halfbrced scouts. who with Crooks expedition
against tue uostilc camp " complete
with the exception Of the killing OF old squaw and
Two children and the destruction OF about forty lodges
with loss the troops OF four killed and wounded
Seven hundred Indian ponies captured, but
recaptured the following day, with the exception OF
about seventy head The agent denies the reports that
the Indians had mines OF ammunition and abundance
Of supplies saying that nvo pounds OF powder twenty
Of lead and six boxes OF percussion caps all
that found the abandoned camp II
10 generally known throughout this country
that the hoses" do tho principal part OF thor trad
Ing at points tho Missouri River The agency lEdi
ans appear but little interest in what has trans
pred north, but the disastrous result may have tend
cncy to awaken the old feeling OF superiority
TIE STARVING cHEYESNEs.
There official reports the Indian Bureau from
superintendent Nicholson, dated Lawrence, Kan, 4th
inst, IN answer charges OF tho War Department
that the Cheyennes starving through the negligence
pf their agents The says that last ia
and carly in the winter the Cheyennes and Arrapahocs
permitted TO proceed 70 the Great Plains to hunt
Buffalo. They had been confined In camp and In the
vicinity OF the agency during the summer and having
suffered severely from sickness they exceedingly
anxious 10 90 the hunt change OF air aud
siet They suffered for want of ponies on the
hunt, many OF them dying from the fatal
epizoo.ic, which swept on many OF tho
agency. thus rendering successful hunt impossible
and making their return TO the agency very tedious
When these facts known the Indians were called
IN, but owing to the Losses OF ponies could not reach
The agency and reduced tho necessity de-
pending upon the military FOR temporary supplies until
they could get within reach Of help from their agent
THE ARIZONA INDIANS.
TIC House Committee on Indian Affairs to-day
.grccd TO recommend immediate appropriation OF
10000 TO provide subsistence Cor tho Arizona Indians,
whom General Sheridan reports being driven to
ispredations by their absolute need OF supplies.
4 DANGEROUS coUSILEsrIr OF THE AMERICAN
Yrvx-poLLAI GOLD rIEcE.
The Secretary Of inc Treasury to-day received
munacs<ion from the Secretary Of state enclosing
copy Of one received by hun from the United States
Consul General Paris France which "a as folows:--
have the honor TO call the attention Of tho dcpart
mcnt the iolowng iscts:-Tbe iirm o. 1uciayc ana
n~.e Rua "A Paris and