Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-16

members in North Carolina and Virginia.
The matter is under adviSement by the Con-
greSsional committee of making a fight in the
6th Maryland district. 1t has been represent
ed two terms by William Walsh, who has had
The support of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
company. Previously, Lloyd LowndeS, young
cumberland lawyer, arepublican, represented
the district two terms. Walsh was elected 70
the Forty sixth Congress by only II majority.
1t VIII thus be seen that the managers of the
fepuDllcan Congressional committee have
their eyes open to the main chance. and viii
ieaVe no stone unturned to gain majority III
What the democrats claim is not yet known,
as their Congressional campaign committee
caS caSn ft m YET gGf down to work Ihey OF eo9rse
YORK, pennsylvania, Ohio, Indian, Missouri
and Kentucky to give them the ascendancy.
Startling Disclosures of Frauds.
THE FALSE VOUCHERS AND WHOLESALE
PLUNDERING AT CROW CREEK AGENCY.
letter has Just been received at the Indian
Office making startling disclosures of numer-
Gus frauds practised at the agency Of the Crow
Creek Indians, Dakota territory, under the
supervision of Agent Livingstone. The latter
gives detailed account and description of
some fifty fraudulent vouchers, the most of
Whlcn are f0r Indian labor, and describes the
frauds as being 1.-The bOldeSt and most uu-
pushing ever having occurred in that region.
Indians who worked at any little thing day
or two, were rated at sixty and ninety dollars
per month for whole quarter, and several
Iol s SIX or ,elght quarters, as long as money
was available. 1T is impossible to put your
hands on paper in the office without clutch
ing fraud" Indian chiefs say that DR.. Lv-
Inngstt39ne I'M on apHpe%ared H care at Bruie agency with
handful OF s. bills, and gave one to each of the
chiefs and headmen. in all about SO. The
vouchers show that S539 were expended in that
manner: ndt A description is given OF the pur
accounts rendered for seventy tons at S42).
The correspondent says the Indians are much
provoked at the prospect of an agent coming
manifested their
by saying that the land between Crow Creek
agency and the James river belongs to them.
ana they have a right to live anywhere upon
the tract they choose. He does not think,
however. that many of the Indians will leave
the agency on that account. The chief has
been questioned in relation to the immense
expenditure of annuity goods of the last four
years and in regard to loss of cattle, and
showed by their replies that their losses had
been very heavy. The document describes
various forged vouchers as having been
found and sets forth that upon InveStig tigation,
and from the information now in possession
the guilty parties will be discovered
SUMMARY OF THE TESTIMONY
taken during General Hammond's investiga-
ton shows that Livingston and his accom-
pllces built hotel, first named the Occidental
and after the Centennial, at government eX
penSe, and supplied 1t regularly with beef
potatoes, milk, grain and hay from the govern
ment Warehouse; that the agency blacksmith
the trader, clerk, head farmer and families of
employees were furnished with government
provisions; that the traders warehouse and
store were stocked with government stores:
that livingston was a partner with Hudson
that everybodys house and outbuildings were
filled with Cloth, muslin, tobacco and hard
ware sent out for Indians; that two cattle
ranches belonging to Bingham, of Cheyenne
agency, and Livingston were stocked with
stolen cattle and supplied regularly with
agency stores; that hay put up at government
expense was sold and the proceeds never ac
counted for; that hay and food contracts for
the tn :1 agency were given to Trader Hudson, and
all the labor OF filling them paid out of the
government warehouse; that the Indians cut
and hauled large quantities of wood and hay
ana were paid in their own rations and
at ,neighboring military posts paid for
work and teams in that way: that
private servants were carried on agency
pay-r0llS; that shelves of medicines were
found III the dispenSary not reported upon
the agents last property return; that private
STOCK was led on government forage and hogs
on corn when the Indians were living Oh bali
berries ana coffce made out of wild cherry
bark: that the agent sold all sorts of Indian
supplies, Including mules, cattle, hogs NOV
proceeds; that Livingston or his clerk VIC.
lated the mails; that two steamboat loads of
indian goods consigned to the Lower Brue
agency and contiscated. The average cost of
running the, agency for seven years was over
$1,000 yearly, or $4,000. The agent drew
oaeT sum 6n9s ths he tor TOR work and
Indian goods. Much of it was for fictitious
purchases and eXtravagant bills. Since the
agency has been seized a search for stolen
property not removed from the place reveals
immense quantities, covering 500 classes. One
SeVert Hooker testified that he had never re-
celved 81, 100 for hauling, logs, and that he
never knew of any voucher drawn for that
sum In his favor. He afterward for some
cause BECAME frightened, and went into the loft
OF building near and shot himself through
the heart. Hooker has never hauled any logs,
and his signature had been fraudulentIy Oh
tanned to the voucher referred to. Jos. Nc
Donald, laborer, never had a hay contract,
put his name appears to ayOUcher for $1,000.
DIscnAEGdNG 4 UNION SOLDIERS WIDOW
special dispatch. TO the New York Times
from Philadelphia, July H. says: L. S. AsSiS.
tant Treasurer George Eyster has created
considerable il,feeling here by removing al
of Col. Nanleer, who fell in front of Williams
burg, and putting in her place a Miss Rhett,
daughter d OF the rebel Gen. Rnett, of Georgia.
The grand army Of the republic has taken up
the case of Mrs Vanleer and have handled
the assistant treasurer without gloves. Post
No. 2held meeting on Friday, and com.
posts, for the purpose of bringing the matter
70 the attention OF President Hayes. Among
the resolutions adopted by the post was one,
that while we entertain no feelings of ali-
mostly, we are tired of the constant Difference
shown to treason in preference TO loyalty, and
can patiently submit to it no longer" The
hand is composed of the most influential mem
bers OF the republican party in Pennsylvania.
HOT WEATHER AND Sun STROKES IN THE
WEST.-Ihere was no abatement in the inten-
81 OF the heat at st. Louis yesterday The
mercury indicated 50 degrees, and in some in
stances lO2 degrees in the business streets, and
every one not. compelled to be out kept in
doors. Thirty cases of Sunstroke or prostra-
tlon from the heat were, reported, and there
were nine deaths from those causes. Several
cases OF SunStrOke occurred at Little Rock
Ark, yesterday. Alex. Warwick, who repre-
Sented the house of A. 7. Stewart & Co., OF n
Y, fell dead from the heat ON Saturday Two
other fatal eases OF SunStroke have since been
reported. Three deaths have occurred at Oma.
ha, Neb., during the past forty-eight hours
from the effects OF the extreme heat.
A JUDGES REMOVAL ASKED FORA peti-
tlon TO the President, asking for the removal
from office of Chief Justice Michael Schaeffer.
OF Utah. is published at Salt Lake City, signed
by most of the lawyers there. The petition
alleges ignorance or disregard of law and pre-
cedent, even OF his own previous rulings; that
the clerk OF the court his brother in law aud
his son are managing the clerks office in such
manner as to bring the court into contempt.
THE AMERICAN SECTION AT THE PARIS EX-
POsITION:-A formal inspection of the Ameri-
can section of the French Exposition was
made yesterday by M. KrautZ, chief director
OF the Exposition Professor Laboulaye, NJ
Berges director of the foreign sections, aud
nj. DietZ NeOmie, director of the French sec