Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-28
THE WEEKLY RECORD.
WASHINGTON.

" o1Ns
Acting Commissioner Steycus, OF the Indian
bureau, has received the following dispatch
from the Indian agent at San Carlos agency
Arizona: -Four Chlricahua chiefs, with about
fifty OF their bucks, all under military control
left their reservations from near Fort Apache,
Sunday night going SOUTH presumably for
Old Mexico. Troops and Indian scouts are In
pursuit 1t has no ciIcc, upon my Indians
here. They are about their homes and farms
as usual, and are thoroughly loyal
The grand jury Of the criminal court re.
turned five new indictments against &. A.
Whitaker and six ggaust John W. Drew aud
Daniel CoHegan for presenting false vouchers
on the navy department The indictments are
based upon bills presented to the bureau of
medicine and surgery in the navy department
from May l>o2 TO October, 1883 and amount
ing TO $1,000
Proposals for the postoillce department en-.
yelopcs show that on the official envelope the
lowest bid Is about onethird the price paid
last year for the same envelope, while the low
est lid on the reg stored envelopes is about
80 per cent lower than last years price. The
total number Of postolice envelopes used last
year was over 3O,OOJ.OOO.
There are about scyen'y-lyo potoiiccs in
the Indian territory, and come OF them have
been aud are in charge Of Indian postmasters
The question Of the eligibility OF an Indian to
hold such an office having arisen, Postmaster
General Via, referred It TO the attorney gem
eral, who has given an opinion that an Indian
Is not eligible.
The postmaster general awarded TO the Holy.
oke Envelope company, of II lyokc, Mass.
The contraction supplying the official envelopes
required by the department, during the next
fiscal year, upon the basis Of consumption the
first year, viz, B! s3G 200 envelopes. The saw
ing effected by the new contract will be s42,
437.
President Cleveland has GpIointcd II. NJ.
7. Hunter collector Of customs for the dis.
trlc' Of Tappahann1ck, Virginia. Five post
masters In that stale Were suspended for par.
'Isan work. Mrs. Long was rcappointed post.
master a. Charlottesville, at the request o
Generals Hancock, Early, and Ftzhugh Lee
A circular letter has been prepared at tn,
treasury department, which SAYS, that Will,
1t is not considered the business Of the de
rarimcnt TO assist in the collection Of bill,
the continued refusal Of employees 10 NEE
their lust debts will be considered good caus
for their discharge.
The secretary Of the navy Is considering III
advsabilily Of the appointment Of a board I
Investigate tue expenditure in the repair c
the United States steamer Mohlcan at Mar
Island navy yard. 1t is reported these T,
pairs amounted to about SIOO,OU.
The secretary Of The treasury has appointe
T. Owen Roberts, Of Maryland to be chief Of
division in the second comptroller's oillc
vice DR.. W. e. Green, OF Maryland, dismissC
for offensive partlsauship. Mr.. Roberts is
son-n.law Of cX, Governor Bowie.
The commissioner Of pensions has recon
mcnded for dismissal the special examiner
his Office for falsifylng his daily rcporl, III
ono Of his accounts which examiners are 7
quired to render monthly for Reimbursement
OF official expenditures
L. j. Miles, lpd an agent at Usage agcnc
Kansas, has resigned. The following nam
receivers Of public moneys have also rcsignc
Hiram /. Chi,ds, at Bodic, California; Jcror
Knox, a, Lake View, Oregon; John Urlch,
LaCross, Wisconsin.
In dealing with currency sent by nation
banks to the redemption agency. Trcasur
Jordan proposes to restore to circulation su
as Is simply worn, thus relieving the prcssu
upon the bureau Of engraving and printing.
Secretary Manning has requested the res
nation Of Major :. W. SaXton, chief Of
vision in the comptrollcr's Office. The incu