The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1878-07-22
WASHINGTON.

wASHINGToN.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-The Indian
agent at the Umatilla agency having tele-
graphed that some friendly Indians have
lost their stock. crops and provisions, and
that be issued his private cattle then. and
asking that some arrangements be made
to feed them> soon or they will either
starve or steal, Acting Indian Commits
sioner Leeds Immediately replied: 'Pur-
chase the supplies absolutely necessary,
not to exceed $1,000, and | issue certified
vouchers"
The commission to negotiate with the
Utes in Colorado, with the view of their
removal to the northern part of tie state,
will meet at Fort Garland on the 25th
inst, enroute to the southern Ute agency.
thence to Los Pinos and White river. The
commission consists of Gen Edward
Hatch, U. S. A; William Stickney, of
the Board of Indian commissioners, aud
N. G. Mcfarland, of Topeka, Kan.
The regular miscellaneous bids for
mails on upwards of 700 routes were
closed by the postofice department this
afternoon. The awards will be made soon.
Owing to the reduction in the appropria-
ton for the Patent Office, twenty-three
clerks we're dismissed to day.
Under the recent decisions of the
Secretary. of the Treasury there will
necessarily soon be large quantity of
gold and silver moving about. For its
transportation by express the govern
ment would have to disburse large sums OF
m )ney. The question has been raised
whether this coin cannot be sent in United
States postal cars as through the mails.
Under such arrangement the government
would have to pay only about seven
| teenth of what the express would be. The
question was discussed at the Cabinet
meeting yesterday, but not definitely
settled. Correspondence concerning il is
going on between the Treasury and Post
Office Department.
-Four percent. subscriptions to-day
SlS9,720
Gee. Charles X. Graham, of New York
City, has been appointed Surveyor of Gus
toms at that port, vice Gen. f. A. Merritt
appointed Collector of Customs; Jas. Tan
| uer, Collector of Taxes, Brooklyn. Ger. J
iC. Robinson and other members Of the
Grand Army of the Republic say that the
report that their organization is concerned
in seeking change Of Offices iu this State
or is having anything to do with the mat
| ter, is false,
Mexican silver dollars and United
States trade dollars are purchased as bul.
lion at the Philadelphia mint and assay
office, New York, at the equivalent of the
London rate for silver, on the day of pur,
chase, less per cent. per ounce, payable
u standard silver dollars
ST. Louis, July 20.-There were uine
teen cases of heat sickness treated at th'
dispensary to-day. The number Of buria
permits issued to-day was only twenty -one
of which FIVE were for sunstroke. Tn,
total deaths for the week, ending at
O'Clock this evening, was $50, of which 13I
were from the effects of Leaf. OF til
remaining 251 deaths, 124 w,re of children
under FIVE years of age. For the CORE
spending week last year the deaths wer
LOG.
| CINCINNATI. July 20.-The weathe
continues excessively hot here Nine case
of sunstroke occurred to-day, three O
them fatal.
PHILADELPHIA, July 2O.-The ther
mometer marked "a degrees. There wa
a slight breeze from the northeast, whic
tended to make the heat more cndurablt
|. Notwithstanding this. there were fou
deaths.
ST Louis, July 20. 1t may be fairl
stated that while the heated term. is b
no means abated, and while there has bee
no Immediate diminishmeut Tor seyera
days, yet it can be safely said that th
worst is not only passed, but there is ever
reason to believe that there will be bu
little fatality from this on.
BUFFALO, July 20 The hot weather
, driving away the residents of the towI
Every berth on fifteen Lake Superic
$ boats is engaged from two to five trip
, ahead. Several horses have died.
Specials from points within radius
100 miles east report the weather yer
warm, ranging from S5 to 9S. with lC
degrees at Lockport,
BALTIMORE, July 20. Twelve cases
sunstroke here to-day, one fatal Two
those affected yesterday have died.
Military Movements.
DEADwooD, July 2O.-Gen. P. II. Sher
: dan has arrived at Cook City and will q
: out to Gen. Bradley's headquarters on Il
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