Morning journal and courier., 1881-11-17

os all other means and aI p'iances the locata [ l 10 each family or single Indian who has 6 family on certain number of acres of land,
 which he or she may call their strong as United States patent can make 1t.
 Let it be, for say twenty years. Give the
 Indian teams, implements and tools amply
 sufficient for farming purposes. Give them
 seed, feed and clothes for one year, in fact
 give him every facility for making com
 fortable living, and then compel him to de-
 pend upon his own exertions for livelihood.
 Let the laws that govern the white man gov
 ern the Indian. The Indian must understand
 that if he expects to live and prosper in this
 country he must learn the English language
 and learn to work. The policy thus indica- ted will in a few years rid the government of this vexatious Indian question, making the Indian blessing instead of curse to him. self and the country, which, judging the fu- ture from the past, will never be done by the present policy. The report shows that there are in the United States 246, 496 Indians un- der care of sixty eight agencies and 15, 416 Indians not under control of agents of the and shows the progress made at each agency during the year.
 First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton has decided to day that publishers of matter admitted to the mail as second class may print on the side of postal card intended for communications, bills, receipts and or derS TOT subscriptions to their publications. This permits publishers to enclose postal cards in sample copies of their paper with their blank order printed on the back of the card and the address of the publisher on the face of the card. The same ruling holds | good with bills
 The Postmaster General after careful con- 'ideration has advised that the ancient rule of 'he department that matter of low grade may | DC enclosed in that of 8 higher authorizes printed matter to be enclosed with merchan- iise There may be printed any matter not ! having the character of an actual or personal ! and with such merchandise | md merchandise of other material there may | 'e enclosed such printed matter or the same | ,e attached to such matter. All former rul- | ngs in conflict herewith are revoked.
 Among the callers on the President today | were ex-Secretary Evarts, ex-Postmaster | General Cresswell Chauncey Filley of St. 1 Louis, Judge Robertson and W. E. Kessel- 'erg of Troy, N. r., $. W. Elton, United States District attorney for South Carolina
 nd General Phillips The President escapes
 certain class of callers by being away from he White House, which, however, will be eady for occupancy on the first of December.
 The Yale Alumni association of Washing on at their ann al meeting tonight elected he following officers: President, Clarence ,. Dutton, '51; vice presidents, Francis filler '52, General E. whittlesey, 42; secre- ary, William A. Meloy, '54; treasurer, F. $. Andrews, '69; historian, Colonel J. Edward }lark, '55; executive committee, Prof. Si- aon Newcomb. (honorary) '75, Colonel Gar ick Mallory '5O, Colonel F. A. Seeley '55, Iaptain B. A. Pratt '5S, H. K. Willard '79 }olonel Mallory declined a reelection to the ! residency of the association.