The Portland daily press., 1877-08-15
WASHINGTON.


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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-The Cabinet to-day
decided that the commission to treat with Sit
ting Bull shall consist only of two members
on the part of the United States, military
officer and a civilian. Gen. Terry will act in
the capacity of commissioner, provided he can
with safety leave his post. The other member
has not yet been selected.
1t was decided that Col. Corbin, recently on
duty at the Executive Mansion, should accom-.
paDy the commission as secretary. 1t was de-
cded that as many gentlemen of the press as
desired to might 60. all of them to pay their
own expenses.
The Mexican Border Troubles.
The Rio Grande troubles were discussed at
some length, and the dispatches received nv
the Secretary of War were read 1t was also
announced that the Governor of Texas would
demand of the Mexican authorities the cul.
prits who crossed from the Mexican side to Rio
Grande City on the 18th. broke open the iail
and committed other depredations. The
Cabinet approved this action on the mart of
the Governor under the extradit;on treaty with
Mexico. I'm case of crimes committed in the
frontier states or territories of the two con-
tracing parties, acquisitions may be made
through their respective diplomatic agents, or
through the chief civil authority of said states
or territories, or through such chief civil or
Judicial authority OF districts or counties bor-
dering on the frontier as may be duly author
led. Under the extradition treaties with all
all other foreign powers, the national govern
ment makes the demand.
The application of r. F. Campbell to be
relnstated in his position as collector of in
ternal revenue for the third district of Texas in
place of A. N. Brewster, the present incum-
bent. was considered, and it was finally
decided to reinstate Mr.. Campbell who was
removed from the Office last fall. In his appli.
cation for reinstatement he charges he was
removed on account of having favored the
nomination of Mr. Bristow for the Presidency.
He states he has been a citizen of Texas for q
years and pronounced Republican, and that
Brewster, who succeeded him, was not citizen
of Texas, but resided in Illinois when ap-
pointed
The Postal Stamp Agencies.
The commission to examine the accounts of
the Postal Stamp DepaJ tment ia New York,
consisting of Madison Davis, W. A. Knapp
and q. T. Spring, have reported The work
occupied five days and resulted in finding on
hand 1904, 100 stamps of various kinds and
denominations, representing in value 81, $50, )
82331. This proved a net deficiency from the
balance shown by the books of contractors of
652 stamps, valued at $1S76, the differences
appearing in only five out of 1913 items. The
contractors will be required to pay the amount
OF the deficiency. The commission report that
work as to quality of paper, printing, gum
ming, &C., and found it very satisfactory.
Various.
A. T. Goshorn and M. Asch have been made
Knights of the Order of Leopold by the King
of Belgium for services to Belgian exhibitors
at the Centennial
The State Department is informed that there
is great excitement in Norway on account of
prepared locusts being used as bait for sardines
| instead of cod roe. which latter had been sup.
piled from the former country.
The Presidential party left tonight at 955
| for Bennington, Vt.
Gen. M. G. Butler, Senstor-elect from South
Carolina, is in the city and represents the
| greatest harmony in that state between the
| races. The crops prospect there and in neigh
boring states is unusually promising.