Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-11-20

WASHINGTON, Nov. ia man |
claiming to be Tom Buder, who |
was lost on the wreck OF the |
steamship Huron, and claiming to
be survivor, has been proved an
whose only object was
pension. He has left surrepti.
tiously.
schmrx After Sheridan.
WASHINGTON, Nov. l9th.-The
Secretary of War has received and
referred to General Sherman a let
ter from the Secretary of the Inte-
rlor sharply replying to certain
statements made by Gen. Sheridan
in the latter's annual report. Sec.
retary Schurz says that these state
ments, as far as they reflect on the
conduct of the Indian service, are
of q sweeping and somewhat vague
nature, but 1t must be assumed that
General Sheridan would not have
made them and permitted them to
become public had he not in his
possession specific information con-
cerning certain agencies and GER
tain branches of the Indian service
to which these statements may be
individually applied
General Sheridan, in his official
documents, gives it as his opinion
that, with wise management, the
amount appropriated by Congress
ought to be sufficientif practically
applied to the exact purposes speci-
fie,i; but that the reports
of the department commanders
would indicate a different
result, except in the case of the
Red Cloud aud Spotted Tail bands
of Sioux. He certainly would not
have expressed such an opinion
without being acquainted in detail
with the appropriations made by
Congress and the specific purposes
for which they were intended. l;
ia also supposed that before making
the sweeping charge above quotec
he was cognizant of the specific
cases in which those appropriations
were not either applied at all, ol
diverted from the purpose intendeo
by Congress. You will greatly
obiige me by requesting Genera
Sheridan to communicate suct
facts as may be in his possession
giving the names of agents, dates
and other circumstances which
warrant the charges, which Include
all Indian Agencies in the sNili
tary Division of the Mis-
souri,, except the Red Cloud ant
Spotted Tail Sioux. He asked TO
information on the subject in view
of the fact that certain military of
ficers seem of late to have fallel
into the habit of indulging official
ly and probably in general in refiec
tions'on the Indian Service, with
out taking the trouble of substan
tiatipg with such statements in de
tail as would facilitate the discov
cry and correction of abuses. l d,
not deprecate criticism at all.
rather invite it, but when it is OF
hcially put forth there is,it seems t
me, q fairness due from one brancl
of the public service to another.
rne stewart Grave Robbers.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19th.-Whalel
and Burke, arrested for allege,
completely in the Stewart grav
robbery. were arraigned before Jus
tice Morgan in the Jefferson Mark
ct Court this afternoon. Captail
Byrnes made a formal complain
against the men. and the counse
for the prisoner began to cross.eX
anime him. The Captain refuse,
to give the names of the partie
who gave him the information
against the accused, and the coun
sci refused to proceed any further
The Judge held tho prisoner in S5,
600 to answer.
Wi, BE soid at Auction.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19th.-The re
ceiver of the McKillop & Spragu
Commercial Agency advertises tn
entire property of the concern to b.
sold at auction In New York, Nov
80, to satisfy the claims against tn
company.
Grave Robbers Indtcsed.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 19th.-Th
Grand Jury of GAINESVILLE hav,
found indictments against tn,
grave-robbers, Lyman Easton, Cap
tain Hilliard and DR.. Height. It Il
thought that Hilliard, who Is mucl
affected by his position, will max,
full confession.
Elected senator from Georgia.
| ATLANTA, Nov. 19th.-Genera
Gordon was to-day almost unani.
mously elected United States Sena
tor.