The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-02-08
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Great RavageS of Flames and Floods
in the West.
A HEAVY DEFALCATIO N.
Events at the Capital and in
the Departments.


message from the President recommending
an agreement Tor q modification of Inc existing
treaty with the Sioux Indians. acronpa0l"" ny
report OF the commission "3Iu'"'r. to 'l"-'-
iiata with The Indians. The report SHOWS lAAt
" the agreement which IS now Submitted f"
Congress she great Sioux reservation na- '""n
broken ur into separate reservations i"r tf'
dilnren. agencies and the surplus CCd0d to tile
Governments These reservation. are LlaCr ''
accordance with the wishr- of fae Indians ana
are intended fo he Of such c-tnut aS ia give
ample territory tor the present and iuinre
needs of their occupants. The consideration -
To consist principally OF c1t,l" iuT--orH RAISING.
the cattle furnished 10 be r7-grdCd rs an nj
vance Of cauf-al 30 the Indians 10 nr paid BAGS.
Tho number OF cattle TO %, supplied WDnia ne
25UG0 cows and l.0uD bulls he agreement
being To furnish each lodge OF Indian family.
with one cow and one yoke o. oxen. together
with yoke and chain. The lands c4."o a.r
scattered throughout the Sioux RESERVATIONS Ia
Dakota, Nebraska and Wyoming.
The Society Of the Army Of the Potomacw.u
hold it, f'urtyen,I annual Reunion an tins ely
on My 10Th and Ian. 1858. This viii bc tie
first meeting Of the society at the national cap
;ial and il Is desired 10 make the Reunion
more successful and interesting in every ry-
spect than ana that have preceded H. ne
executive committee charged with making
prcparations for the coming Reunion hayc de
tprmiucd to mako special ,l9lt5 20 increase he
MEMBERSHIP of the society AT the meeting IN
Nav next. and invite assistance and COOPER
lion. as MANY WhoseTVvG with Tho Army Of the
Potomac would Doubtless Jon The society II
their attention h cs.liyG to the matter. All
those who served wl,A I.e Amy OF the POto-
u.3c ar.d Who were huuu-.ay discharged. %
"ho are still in The military service, are emit
t,ai n become members 81 t.a society, and are
invited to make apr,iea ION "a. once, that they
may he made members at the next animal
meeting. Major Martin Aag.nnis, Delegate
from Montana N the present Congress, has
becn invited to deliver the Grafton. lie was
line officer m tha LIZ. Minnesota. anL served
from The Peninsula 10 the Wilderness.
The Sneaker laid before the House on the !st
inst. a communication from the Secretary OF
the Navy reporting the listNf vessels stricken
from the navy Gogi5.cT unlci\ thc provisions OF
the naval appropriation act X August =, 1852.
There arc 81 IN all ut the navyyaTdS at Ports
mouth n. H Boston, New London, New ok,
LEAGUE Island Washington, Port Royal. Pen
sacola. Mare Island, Cali Norfolk. Annapolis,
and Chester. Some are TO be sold 1t auction
and others to be broken on the stocks A
Washington The Fr0lic paddle and Relief
sails are TO he sold under the hammer At
Norfolk The Worcester screw Is to be sold;
Iauaudai~uG, screw 10 be broken up; lean
Sands, screw 10 be kept aS anchOrhOy; shaw
nut, tscTeW.3 and Savannah, sails to be sold.
At Annapolis the Slutce sails is TO he sold;
Phlox paddle 10 be kept as a tcrfy-boat;
Wyoming ,screw.) 10 be sold. At Chester, Pa,
the Roanoke. screw iron-clad, Is 10 be sold.
Rev. v. W. Hicks has entered suit here
against the ErOig STIR Company. claiming
$4,000 as damages for the publication Of an
interview with District attorney Corkhill, OF
this city, In which q reporter asks: Have you
heard that DIR. Hicks demands $1,000 OF the
Government before he VIII allow the bones of
Guitcau 10 be articuatcd:" and the District
Attorney responds, Il" am informed that such
Was the case" DR.. Hicks alleges that on Jan
nary l6th he executed transfer Of the bones
L. DIR. Crane, Surgeon General Of the United
state, Army, STIMULATING only that they should
Hpy.r be used for any mcrcenary purpose, and
that " he never asked for. sought or received
lf.Gn Gen. Crane, or any other person, any sum
viiatcver. nor does he expect any valuable
cons Iteration" 4 suit for libel j. also entered
l- ir. Hicks against the NeC York. Graphic
Company for publications made on the same
subject.
The action of the Secretary Of the Treasury
~ issuing q call on the 1st inst. for cl5O00,O0O
Of extended tiyes has been interpreted by some
persons here as an evidence that. in the Secre-
taTys opinion, Congress viii make no reduc-
ton of taxation during the present session, and
that therefore the accrued revenue viii be am
ply sufficient by the lst Of May to redeem these
bonds. Upon being asked whether the infer
ence thus drawn from the call was correct
one. Secretary F0lger said that his action was
not IN any way Influenced by specUlatlons as 10
the course which Congress would pursue with
reference to reducing taxes.
The annual report of the Commissioner of
Patents shows that the total receipts were
81 ,609 PIG, and total expenditures 1858. S67.
The balance in the Treasury on account Of the
patent fund is 2,205, All. The total number
of applications requiring investigation and
action was 36,114. Total patents granted and
certificates issued, 2O,5lS.
The annual statement of the organized and
unorganiZed military force Of the United States
was sent to Congress by the Secretary Of War
Saturday. 1t reports the number Of commits
stoned officers as 6,5S3; non-commissiOned Off
GERS, musicians and privates Sl,03I; number
Of men available for military duty, 6,797, 906.
The legislative executive and judicial appro-
priation bill for the next fiscal year reported
20 the House, recommends appropriations of
$40 1893 900, an increase Of about $49, 000 There
is q clause in the bill making the clerical day
eight hours instead Of seven, as at present.
GRIMES AND CASUALTIES.
Great damage has been done this week in
various parts Of the country by floods, and in
many localities loss of life has accompanied the
destruction of property. An immense ice gorge,
eighteen miles long, came down the Allegheny
River from Oil City, 144 miles from its mouth,
and reached Pittsburg, Pa. last Sunday NOR
bing, sinking at that city over thirty barges
and two steamers and causing loss, exclusive
of lumber, of not less than 100000. Trains Oh
the Oil City and Chicago, Pittsburg and Lake
Erie, Pittsburg, Buffalo and Western, and the
Erie and PittsbuTg Railroads were suspended,
the water putting out locomotive fires. Two
county bridges and new bridge Of the New
Castle Railroad were carried away. The ice
went out of the Clarion River, a tributary of
the Allegheny, taking with it timber RATS and
boats valued at $4,000. 1t Kittanning the
Allegheny was twenty-five feet above low water
mark. The large rolling mill and portion of
the town was under water and the river rising
rapidly. The large bridge spanning the Ale
gheny at Emlenton was washed away and a
man named Ross carried down with it. A
hand car was procured and parties followed
him to Parker, telling him to keep up a good
heart and grasp the ropes which would be low
cred for him from the bridge at Parker City.
He followed instructions and was saved. There
was heavy gorge in Oil creek above Titus
vile. One-third Of the city of Meadville, Pa,
was submerged. Over 300 families were rescued
from their houses by boats. At Akron, Ohio,
the damage will amount to $4,000. At Titus
Vile Pa, bridges were swept away and great
damage done. Two boys We're drowned. Dis
patches from Rochester Bridgcwater, and New
castle, Pa, report that the Ohio is rising rap
idly and threatening the towns with nunda-
ton. At Steubenville Ohio, the water was over
the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad tracks
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