The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-10-31
From fI,e Nnnnnn CapItal.


a large Number Of Government
clerks leave Washington mex week to
vote at the coming election.
The Indian Bureau denies the report
that Spotted Tails Indians are In dan
ger Of starvation BY neglect to provide
their supplies.
The House Committee Oh Appropria-
lions viii meet here November 10Th, to
commence the preparation Of the gen
eral appropriations bill.
Information IS received here that
Gen. Treyill, commanding the aagi-
can forces on the Rio GrauIe, has dis
perstd several bands of m%Tsudiug IN
dian, found on the Mexican side.
Postmaster General Key has return
ed.
Among the cases 10 be tried 81 the
fall torn os The Circuit Court Of tbs
District il that Of the widow Oliver
against ex-senator Cameron for breach
Of promise, and Thomas higgins against
cX-President Grant to recover damages
for Imprisonment in tile Insane Asy-
lum.
The Indian BureSu IL In receipt Of a
telegrlm from Col. O'Bicrne c0nGrma-
tory " the press reports of the capture
at m~lrsudiug ClrycHnss. lti.cXpeCt-
ed that The leaders Of tii. band will De
turned over To the civil authorities OF
Kansas or Nebraska to be tried and
punished for the murder of settlers, and
other ontrages committed by them dur
ing their progress northwest.
The President, at the invitation OF
prominent citizens Of Baltimore, will
attend the Maryland Institute Fair in
that city, Thursday next. The Chi
neSe minister also accepts an invitation
to attend.
The annual report ofthc Land Office
Commission shows that in the last ifs
cal year over eight and "A half millions
Of acres Of public lands were disposed
uf. The total number Of acres Of the
public domain still msnryeyed i, over
one thousand million acres.
The United y aies Attorney for Tex
rs teleyGsphs to the Attorney General
regarding The arrsst in Montgomery
county IN tlrlt state, for political oNen-
ce., that they were made principally
upon the complaint OF persons promi-
nsnJIy Identified with Tire ]grrenback
Increment, and not upoa The complains
Of Republicans
The Uai,sd stale, Consll at Lyons,
France, forwards to the Secretary Of
State an additional eight hundred dol
lars for the fever sufferers. The com
merciaI agent ut st. Gallem, Swirzer-
land, forwards subscriptions amount
ing to five hundred d%olllrs.
Military tAvices from the Rio Grande
represent affairs on the border "a more
~peaceable. The assertion il made that
there is larger number Of incursiOns
into Mexico by Indiana from this coun-
try than by MeXicans into Texas, The
troops on both sides are on friendly
terms with each other and are acting
together in their efforts to prevent raid
ing, and consequently preserve peace.
The Treasurer of the United States
writing to a National Bunk upon the
subject Of taxation Of the banks cani
til uader q recent opinion of the At
toruay General, states: In Difference
to that opinion National Banks will
hereafter be required in making ny
their capital stock subject to taxation
to deduct not it's face value noS its
market value, but the price paid for
the U. S. bonds by them, less inter-
est accrued to date Of purchase. They
will be required to specify said bouds
by loans and the date Of purchase in
making return thereof. No applica-
ton made in consequence OF this de
rision for dafunding any tax upon
bank capt.! E,rrtolort assessed and
collected will be entertained by the
treasurer.
Secretary Evarts sent Hon. Case
Young % dratI for one thousand dol
lars out Of the French fund, for the
purchasing Of clothing and bedding
Flor the fever sufferers Of Memphis.
The National Relief Commission has
recommended 10 Secretary Evarts t.
appropriate $1,000 for the relief o!
sufferers in towns and Villages.