Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1878-09-14
CURRENT NEWS.
WASHINGTON.

The report of the Sioux Commission, ap-
pointed in July last to treat with the bands
OF Red Cloud and Spotted Tail on the sub
1ect Of new reservations, has been submit
ted TO the. Secretary Of the Interior. 1t was
found by the Commission that the Indians
had already made up their minds where
they would and where they would not go fou
their future homes, and they were not to Id
talked out Of it. They refused to locate on
the Missouri River, and in the end the Com
mission was obliged. to make virtue of ne
cessity and consent to the selection of the
White Earth River and White Clay Creek
regions, situated from 20 to $50 miles from
the Missouri River, from which their sub
sistence and supplies must be transported at
great expense, unless, as is suggested by the
Commission, the Indians are compelled to
do the transportation themselves.
The American Legation at Berlin has of
late been frequently called upon to intervene
in behalf of naturalized citizens of the Unit
ed States, who.ha returned to Germany to
reside temporarily, and who, while there,
have been called upon by the German au-
thorities to perform military duty, and to
respond to, the obligations Of laws from
which foreigners are exempt. A recent dis
patch received at the Department of State
from Mr.. Taylor, the American
Minister at Berlin, says in relation to
this subject, that in view of the
prevailing political agitation in Germany,
and the increased tendency toward repress-
i've measures on the part of the Government,
it would be well il naturalized citizens,
contemplating visits to their former homes,
were officially advised that many possible
annoyances may be avoided by declaring the
probable term of their stay to the local Ger
man authorities on arriving, by abstaining
from irritating political discussions, and by
quickly observing such municipal laws and
regulations as apply to temporaryas well as
permanent residents
The Secretary Of the Interior has render
ed an additional decision TO the Commits
sioner Of the General Land-O Office in the
well known Dudymott case. The appeal
was taken for reversal or suspension of the
former decision. Secretary Schurz de-
clines to do either, and the former decision,
by which large tracts of land covered by
land grants to railroads were opened to set
Element, is to stand, unless reversed by a
decision Of the Courts. Immense numbers
of applications have been made to enter
lands under the former decision. 1t is ex-
peeted the railroads will take immediate
steps to appeal to the Courts.
Gen. Lew. Wallace, of Indiana, has been
appointed Governor of New Mexico, vice
Axtell, suspended.
The President has appointed Hon. S.
Newton Pettis, of Pennsylvania, to be Min
lister Resident and Consul-General at Bo-
livia.
Official reports and private advices at the
Department of Justice, show that from July
to September 1, when the Bankrupt law
expired, more persons took advantage of
the act than during the entire fiscal year i'm
mediately preceding, and that, too, with the |
large increase during the discussion last |
spring as to the immediate repeal or an ex-
tension. 1t will be impossible, for some |
weeks even, to approximate the aggregate |
of the assets and liabilities, but it is believ-
ed, as large majority of the bankrupts |
within the past 60 days werevoluntary cases,
that the latter will immensely exceed the |
former.