Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-20
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The Navajo Indians Quiet-The "Pick.
 inRs'' of Captain Howgate-Indian
 Chiefs in Conference With Secretary l Kfrkwood.
 WASHINGTON. Aug. 19.-The War depart.
 ment has received telegrams from General
 Loud, Santa Fe, date of August 9th, to the
 effect that all is quiet at the Navajo agency
 at Three River camp. General Loud also
 telegraphs that the troops are reported to have struck band of marauding Indians
 west of Craig, and that the Mescaleros are
 getting back in small parties. Agent Tiffany
 at San Carlos, Arizona, reports movement | among the White Mountain Indians, and | asks for ammunition.
 The Postmaster General has issued an or der permitting postmasters upon notification l from receivers of annoying postal cards to I destroy the same without delivery The chief of the bureau of statistics reports that the exports of breadstuffs from the Unit ed States during July amounted to S19, ,9s1,- 792, against $31, 229, ,667 for same month last year.
 It is stated that the investigation of the Howgate embezzlement case has resulted in the discovery of 1920, 900 more to add to the amount of alleged "pickings" heretofore found out, making the aggregate amount about $70, GOO. Since the exposure made of alleged irregularities in Captain Howgate's
 case, statements have been made to the effect
 that he has been the victim of blackmailers
 for many month, leading a life of continual
 torment, persons who had some slight knowl-
 edge of his alleged misdseds using it to ex-
 tort money from him. Captain Howgate is
 reported to have to-day assigned the bulk of
 his property to Harris Peters, one of his surety on his bond.
 The Sioux and Ponca chiefs had a further KirIxu and Commissioner Bell at the Interior depart ment to day. Secretary Kirkwood informed the Sioux that in arranging for lands provi- sion had not been made for unmarried Poncas and those without families. He had heard there were young men who are still unmarried and few old Indians who have no families. These, he said, should be provided 1 for. Red Cloud said the Sioux were willing to do so and after the barley it was agreed l that each unmarried Ponca without any fam ! fly shall have 160 acres of land, it having al | ready been arranged that each family shall | have 40 acres. When this matter was dis | posed of Red Cloud made inquiry about Sit ting Bull. Secretary Kirkwood replied that l Sitting Bull was in the hands of the War de- pertinent, and the Interior department as yet had no jurisdiction over him. Red Cloud explained that it was about the Indians who surrendered with Sitting Bull that he more particularly wanted to know. He said the Ogallallas and Brules who had been with Sit | ting Bull had originally left his reservation and now he would like to have them back as he thought they were properly part of his people. The Secretary answered that as soon | as supplies for Indians can be provided at the agencies he would. he thought, assign the Ogallallas to Red Cloud and the Brules to White Thunder. The matter of Little Chief of the Cheyennes, who desires to get back to Dakota, will probably be decided tomorrow.
 In the Christiancy divorce case to-day the testimony of druggist was introduced to the effect that in July, 1s76 Christiancy came to his store and said his wife was in a critical condition from operation and asked his advice. Witness suggested a regular physician, but Christi ancy said he was too old to begin rearing a young family and had operated on his wife. Witness called the following day and prescribed, putting up the prescription himself and delivering the medicine to Christiancy. Mrs. Christiancy him that the operation was per formed against her protest. Witness far ther testified that Christiancy called the Sunday following and told him the treat ment was successful and paid him $20.