Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-14
MIscellaneous washington I,ems,

! coin has sent to the Senate statement
showing that the total estimated cost of
maintaining troops in the Iudisn country
during ten years has been S22S, S91, 264-an
average of S22, 600 coo annually
The Rosecrans-G Garfield matter is in great
doubt here. The stories are too conflicting
at present to give credibility to the Chase
letter.
! William E. Chandler is after Secretary
Hunts place, and openly announces that he
will haveit.
Representative Black, of Georgia, is re-
ported to be dying.
1t is expected that the counsel of Sergeant
Mason will raise o point that there was q
| fatal error in the Court-martial proceedings,
which will vitiate the whole trial. 1t is
claimed that the Court and Judge Advocate
| were sworn before the prisoner was brought
| into Court.
August c. Soteldo, indicted for killing his
brother, and for sn assault with intent to kill
Barton, was arraigned this morning and
| pleaded not guilty.
Secretary Folger will, it is said, issue call
for bonds this afternoon.
General Rosecrans was asked this after
noon if he had prepared anything for public
delivery with regard to the Garteld-C Chase
letter. He replied that he had considered
| the matter carefully, and had concluded not
to say a word or write word about it,
The circulation of standard silver dollars
for the week ending March II, 1882 was
14i 500, as against $50, 499 for the correspond
ing period of 1881.
Another Indian Agency Scandal.
WASHINGTON, March l3sh.-Some.hips Of
scandal seems to be brought out in conrec-
tion with the Western Shoshone Indian
Agency, Eiko county, Nevads. One Howe
is the Agent. His accounts are klown to be
badly out OF joint. Il is uudsrstood that he
lays the blame on his clerks. Vouchers We're
forged for large number of accounts which
were never paid. Congressman N Cassidy, of
Nevada, is in possession Of correspondence,
Including sffidavts, from settlers in the vicin-
ity, showing very clearly this state of facts.
Unsettled claims Of settlers are now being
sent on here for payment. Cassidy has filed
claims of Henry Boyle and II. .. Miller,
together with the following spicy letter,
addressed by him to the Secretary of the In
terror:
Dear Sir: Please find inclosed two claims against
the Western Shoshone Indian Agency. These are
but samples OF many Others to which my attention
has been called by persons resident in th5t vicinity
There to be some slaring crookedness at this
Agency. | desire to bring the matters complained
of TO your special attention. The claimants are
gentlemen OF the strictest integrity. Will you
kindly inform me in what manner the Government
will proceed to right tie wrong inflicted upon these
citizens, whose claims, being just, should be
promptly lquidated Ii forger holds pltce
at the Western Shoshone Agency, beg to submit
that he cannot be too soon displaced. Ample tes-
timony to this effect, i am constrained to believe
can be obtained IN the neighborhood Charges OF
corruption and msmanagement have been no
toriousy prominent for many months The caiu s
herewith submitted go directly to the point 1t
has been stated in public print that Agent Howe
recently returned from Washington to Nevada with
full power to adjust and make good the delinquen-
ces OF the administration and thereupon to he con-
tinued in charge of the Agency Manifestly he has
not complied with the first requirement Your De-
partment can best answer for these conditions.
submit that the affairs of the Western shoshone
agency should be corrected, and the just claims
against it Of citizens be settled without further
delay. Very respectfully, GEO. W. CASSIDY.
The An'i-PoIygamy and Chinese Esns.
WASHINGTON, March 18Th. - Althcu.
when the House reassembles at half-past IL
| tomorrow morning the polygamy bill will
hold the placs it occupied at the time the
recess wss taken this evening" it will not con-
tinue before the House when the session Of
Tuesday commences, unless the previous
| question upon its passage shall then have
been called and seconded. There Is, of
| course, No probability OF the bills being ad-
vanced to such stage ot progress during the
brief half hour before Tuesdays session will
begin, for the Democrats have given EN-
phntio notice thst they will Indefinitely per-
sist in their effort TO obtain the desired oppor
tunity for debate and amendment Of this
measure. An arrangement may possibly be
made by common consent, assigning some
specified future time for consideration,
but it will very likely go over at
II o'clock simply as unfinished busi-
ness on the Speakers table, not to be
reached again except by means of adopting
another resolution to proceed to such busi-
ness. The Chinese bill, therefore, cannot be
displaced from its assignment for tomorrow
unless the polYgamy bill comes over to Tues
days session under the operation of the pre-
vious question, which is highly improbable, or
unless a regular appropriation bill be called
up, which the Chairman Of the Appropria-
tion Committee has promised shall not be
done, or, finally. unless q motion to proceed
to the Speakers table be adopted by major
ity of the House, in spite of the ruling which
Speaker Keifer will undoubtedly make, il one
be offered, that it is not in order as against
the special assignment.
The Arctic Search-LieutenaHt Harber's
Report.
WASHINGTON, March l3sh-Lieutenant
Harber has sent to the Secretary of the Navy
short statement of his journey towards
Irkutsk:
We left Paris at P NJ, and came direct to St. Pc
tersburg arriving Monday evening, the 23i. L saw
Hoffmsn that evening, but learned nothing of i'm
portance. Further, | te egraphed Dsnenhower, ask
ing his plans, and received the following Will
proceed west slowly with nine men, if eyes permit,
next Monday the 27th. Have gathered all the data,
and will meet you at Tomsk. The Levas'
owner wants $4,000 roubles for the entire
spring and summer. My plan to
man her with our men, and search for
Chpp. Bennett telegraphs that Jackson will have
her. Jackson will arrive IN three days What are
your relations with him ? If you take the Levas,
advise keeunp RrinD n small
navigation outfit. Send mail in care of the Gsy
| ernor Of Tomsk. Answer Danenhower." Yester
day, with Hoffman, called upon General lgnatief
and the Governor General of Sbe ia also the Min
lister of Marine All advise strongly my getting
great part Of the outfit here, and accordingly am
delayed one day longer than would otherwise be
necessary. These officers were particularly kind
and assured me that all that could be done was
now being done, and that l would be aided
as much possible in all matters. To-day
General Ignatief sent special passes, and the
photographic Office has supplied me with charts
and books, which l could get at no other place.
Baron Osten Jocken has also given me much aid. l
would specially call the attention of the Depart
ment to these services The Jsckson spoken of in
Danenhowers dispatch is the Herald correspo dent
1t seems now that unless Chipp's fate is decided
before spring had b>tter take the Leyas. II so,
Darenhower's Recommendation to own men
is good one, and men OF intelligence who could be
of service board the ship indeed scarce in that
section. Some of these are now entirely well,
and anxious to remain and assist. From Tomask
Will cable news and ask instructions Will set out
| for Orenburg tomorrow evening. Respectfully,
| your obedient servant,
G. B. HARDER, Lieutenant.
The Bolivian silver Scheme.
NEW YORK, March 13th.-The Graphic's
| Washington correspondent says: There is a
| rumor that the promoter of the Bolivia silver
mine scheme is Governor McCook of Colo.
| RADIO. II is said also that ex-Senatar Chaffee
and Steve Elkns were in the scheme. just
how far they had progressed when the ex.
posure of Shiperd's project threw South
American apeculations into disrepute is not
known. It is understood that influential
politicians were to be interested in grant
| from Bolivia, in order to induce Chile to keep
| her hands off while the company worked the
| bonanza.
Guiteau Again.
New YORK, March 13th.-The Graphic's
Washington correspondent says: Hundreds
of strangers visited the Jail in which the MUIR
derer Guiteau is confined yesterday, but were
| unable to crafty their curiosity because of
orders that no visitors are to be admitted on
| Sunday. Guiteau was annoyed at this, be-
| cause he expected to make large sales of his
| pictures and autographs. 1t is his custom to
importune visitors to make purchases, the
proceeds of which, he says, he intends to de-
vote to the paying of the best legal advisers
for defending him in the Court in bank. He
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