Evening star., 1877-10-20

pore guns into efficient inch riIies by the
insertion OF wrought Len TIL beS, OF merican
manu- iacture, has been very satisfactory
and bas progressed SO rapidly as the small
appropriation made by Congress would al
mt o."
One hundred thousand dollars is askcd for
for the establishment OF powder mills for the
Manufacture OF experimental powders a Id
powders from peace est ablishment, aud a de-
pot on the Atlantic coast for it's storage a I'D
preservation.
An e-timate is submitted for six additional
clerks In the bureau.
WHAT rs ''THE INDIAN CoUNTRY?''-In
general orders No. 81, Headquarters OF the
amy, just issued, the Secretary of War d.
rects that the following orders be published
TO the armS 1.-The Indian Country"
Within The meaning of the trade and inter
course acts, may be defined in general as
LIST. Indian reservations occupied by Indian
tribes. 2i. Other districts 20 occupied, To
which the Indian title has not been extin-
guish: 1. Furthermore, the operation OF said
acts may be retain; by treaty or extended
by act OF Congress over districts mol in other
respects Indian country.
THE REMOVAL OF THE Sioux The Com
missioner Of indian Affairs has received a
Dispatch ION General Cfo DIX, d iied Camp
L obinson, October 1871, in which he says
INFO nation .ion Spotted Tail to-day states
that the Indians there will move In six days.
Those from here are all ready, aud Will start
as 81 on as can make arrangements Delay
CIC ok proposes TO move Win n light train,
Fav,Dg the heavy baggage and mate. .ials to
follow. IL wi take him about thirty days to
accomplish the transportation. He is fearful
that II there Is any delay the undert liking
will be greatly impcjed by bal weather.
How THEY MANAGE Those THING IN
HOLLAND.-The Depart nent of State has
e>eivsd an Interesting repolt on the socla
and political condition of The Dutch. Itom
the Minister of rhe Ulit-d S;tttes - lie
q
and stead,ne5s of the Dutch, the Mn stai'
says that there has not been a bank failure
IN Holland during the last forty years, AID
| that the paper money OF the banks during
| tb AZ time has b 3n equal 70 gold. In .ega a
10 fire insurance Companies, there is no such
thing as failure on rcS ord, and while tie
rate OF lEsura Jce does not average more tina 4
| half OF one per cent. the tompanieS are in tie
mCsf iiourishing condition, realizing twelve
10 sixteen per cent per annum. FIRST cla .
! yet the roads pay gco1 dividends. Pilfering
officials are scarcely ever heard Of; when they
| shock the nation oy turning up they are very
| severely pun; shed aud forever disgraced.
| Nc free asses are printed, AID mana gers
| and directors have no power 70 pass any
| body over the ro?1s free; all mus. pay ,e
| public rates. Disbon~ sty of any kind, or
failu.e in bus sincs5, means pablo dishono.
| and utterly bars the dishOne,t rom and
future public confidence or 'oleration. Four
/ n lliOns OF people live within al area oi
| D,CoO 81, uare miles, q fact uuprec ieatSd IN
| any other country, and all apr ar to be hap
| py, pro sperOus and contelted. Tne secret OF
this proSi Gritty lies in the fact that all 1--we
| within their income. and that industry and
| hOJesty are principles so firmly establish he'd
| That their violation is looked uI )h as a !.
| outrage on the national characteristics.
| THE FOUNDATION OF THE WASN'T NG TON
| MONUMENT R,pCrt ofthe Board to Ec1n,ias
| N-Gens. Gilmore and Dua ane OF the corps
OF engineers, members of the board to ex
anime the foundation and the structure of
| the W 3shlngt OH mOnnment, have gone back
| To- New YORK, where the final report of The
board viii be prepared and submitted 4. A
| drdit OF The report was Llaue and tn fnet over
| 10 Col. John ID. Kurt, the president of the
| load, for his revision, and bad been revised
| by him for adoption at the time his sudden
death, i'll Georgetown, Ou Tues} ~ nor hing.
| II will be remembered that last year tue
| hoard concluded that the pcesent foundation
| OF the monument was INSULT cent TO bear the
| weight OF the structure wnen conplet- 4.
| That opinion was based upon certain n "a
| suremenls made by Lieut. Daniel Kilgman,
| OF the engineer corps, who found that the
| sinking of the sha,o was so serious as 10 en-
| danger its safety If greater weight were idei.
| lt now appears that, through no fault of his,
| the measurement was made IRON the wrong
| bench meik, and that there has been really
| no such settling as was believe 1. The boald
| has DOW agrc ed TO report that the nonnmc. a [
| may safely be completed If a certain addition
is made TO secure the foundation. They
| report that strong wall should be built
| around the foundation from the surface 10
4 twelve feet below the present walls, aud at
least six feet distant at the corners of the
| structure. and curved or bowed SO that the
center OF the wall on each side shall be at
| least twelve or fifteen feet from the mouu-
ment. The space between the wall and the
| monrmelt they propose TO fill in with a
4 strO1g concrete of Iubble and cement, and
| believe that this will efectually hald the
| esI n directly underneath the shaft so that it
| will be fii ~, and will not slide or sink. Tue
| report will be submitted exactly as 1t was
| left by the late Colonel Kuftz, including his
| alterations and interlineations.