Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-25
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

Terrified In6ians-A Discovery Made in
 North Carolina-Unmailab1e Articles in
 the NaiIs-Various Jottings from the
 Reporters Note Book.
 WASHINGTON April 24.-The ethnological bureau to-day received information of the discovery in Central North Carolina of i'm portant and valuable archaeological speci mems which will be forwarded to the new museum in this city. The find" consists of petrifed Indian bodies in an excellent state of preservation. Fifteen were found in one mound, and forty-five in mound short distance from the first. The bodies were in an erect position, and each were confined in stone casing. Prof. Cyrus Thomas in charge of this bureau considers the discov- cries as highly important and thinks they will throw much light on the prehistoric period
 Superintendent Thompson, Of the rail way mail service, is determined to break up as much as possible the practice of sending dan gerous and unmailable articles through the mails. With this in view he has issued the following circular to division railway mail superintendents Complaint has been made to this office that samples of fertilizers, ink powders and other unmailable articles are being sent through the mails from some of the larger postoffices in violation of the
 
 depositing the mails it may not always be possible to scrutinize every package so as to exclude everything unmailable, but it is be- lieved that no business man would knowing ly offer anything for mailing forbidden by the regulations. Superintendents are there fore requested to confer with the postmastefs in their respective divisions as to the best method of exercising more rigid scrutiny of all fourth class matter mailed. It would be we'll for all postmasters to call the attention of the public through the press and otherwise to the class of matter exclud- ed from the mails under the regulations so that all may understand that it is in their own general interest that the department is trying by every means to exclude from the mails all matter that might under any cir cumstances damage other articles in the mails or the persons of those handling them.
 Agent Wilcox telegraphs the Indian office that company of rangers are near the San Carlos agency, evidently intending to sur prise the Indians. Their suspicious move ments are making the Indians nervous, and serious results may occur. Secretary Teller this afternoon sent dispatch to Agent Will COX stating that all necessary precautions to prevent trouble must be taken. Instructions to the same effect were sent to the military authorities.
 It is stated at the Postofice department to- day that no application for the appointment of R. B. Hayes as postmaster at Fremont, Ohio, had been received as was published. deficit was discovered in the accounts of the present postmaster, MT. Krebs, some time ago, of between 8, ,O0C and $4, ,000, which he has since made good. There will probably be 8 change in the office.
 ''Try the American Express company's money orders" was printed on return in ternal revenue blank received at the Pestof- fee department to-day. The attention of Secretary Folger has been called to the fact that this advertisement is being printed on government blanks
 Ex-Congressman Murch has written let ter to Acting Secretary New requesting that the government designate some one to act as prosecuting attorney before the Hill investi- gating committee. Secretary Folger will probably request the Attorney General to as sign some officer of his department to the duty.