Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, November 26, 1874, Page 1

VOLUME 28, . GIFT CONCERT. Loyl Conert, FTETEL "AND LAST NCERT! FOR THR BENEFIT OF TRiN PIBLIC LIBRARY oI EENTUORY, WILL TAKE PLACK OSITIVELY - MONDAY, % Nov. 30, 1874. THOS, 'E, BRAMLETTE, Manager. For full information npg y to J. R, WATTS & CO., Room 47, Metro- olitan Block, corner Randelph and Enfluue-sts., ‘hicago. WATCHES, DIAMONDS, &o; A AN A A A A AR ANNANSANNN PRESENT From the rare collection of DIAMONDS, FINE WATOHES, New aund Stylish Deo- pigns in Bxpensive Jewelry, a8 well aa arti- glea of Jesser value, you oan afford to make, oven this year, if you buy at tho pricosocs- tablished now for the Holidsya by R.J. MORSE& LD, Manufacturing Jewolera and Fine Watch Ropairers, Cor, Liake and Clark-gts. RAILROAD TIME-TABLE. BALTTHORE & OfI0 RAILROAD. * Qommencing Nov. 23, Passongoer Trains will depart from and arrive at the Compne ny’s Depot, Toot of Houth “Water-at., as fol- lowa: Leave, 7:46a, m, 6:00 p, m. Arrive, 7:35 . m. 8:55 p. m, TIOCKET OFFICES---02 LaSalle-st., snd ot Depot. ‘W. C. QUINOY, Goneral Managor. FINANCIAL. hares, $ 50 for Privileges on..60 . $100 for Privileges on 100 Shares, $200 for Privileges on 200 Shares, $600 for Privileges on 500 Shares. ’heas amonnts will seouro fluctaations for thirty days, unTlny active atock dealt du at the New York Stock K thange, and will pay, in cvoat of oxtreme fluctuations, many thoneands of dollars in profit. Comprobonsive statomont nxyhinX;f this mode of opor. Atiing i atoolts, with price list, maiied to sy ono who do- iicea to apogulsta. % FAOTHINGLIAM & CO., ors and Brokors, 13 Wall-st., Now York, SYDNEY MYERS, FINANCIAL AGENT, 75 Clark-st., Chicngo. Personal attention given to mak- ing and managing investments for non-residents, §1,500 KD 52,000 TO LOAJ?' STty t 10 por cent, on good roal-ostatorocurd- Jhor thre Jon NI S SIARBH, T Wastingtonse. MONEY TO LOAN On firat-class Chicago proporty, Improved yroforrods will dividu ¢4 wx-gl{.‘n Lo 155 TaBallo-t. - FINANCIAL. 1 king fivo-yoar' loans at 0 per oent por annum, SO ateds, oo Whpeorad oy pvart, " rizagon: Y PUrChAe-mOnRy B XAAUS BILVERMAN, ks Obambor af Qommorce, 10,000 in T WANT T0 PURCHASE Boms improved in the contral part of Chicags, S fuvarno e a0 snd pay Lbo. difforanc b L {) h. ualsonuboral properts, &4 PAt 3 vrnaaR, Obambor of Commoras. LADIES' COMMISSION BUREAU, LADIES' COMMISSION BUREAU, 24 Rue du 4th Bey Chostont-st,, e entembre, | O e’ Under the diroction of MISS, H, E, WINSLOW, . ¥or the Transmiasion of Ortmm(ll:‘nnl 1o and from Lon- or P o 5 Mins Winslor lfl!ondl“num::hlnr & branoh house of 218 t 4ho “Commission Burean™ in this of ‘willbo plossod Lo 2o tha Iadies of Ohiowgo st hes Opsing ot Dretaoe aisd Tonnsta from the ing hous In s"lfil, from Doo, 8 to Dgo, 16, at 343 Warron-av, (Weat 8ido), near Roboy-st. i 'aris will confor & {svor o having cammissione by loaving thow 8s early as possibio. “TREMONT HOUSE. ‘Rooms from $1 to $2 per day, JAMES COUOH. Proprietor, A. HULBERT, Manager. REMOVAL, REMOYV.AL. GEO' B u%[fimvs»gd Dentiflt’ INNo. 174 STATTET., Opposite the Palmor Houso, WANTED. WANTED. with 825,000 to buy an laterest (o & large and well- m‘:‘;xti'-h-d mavufsoturing busluess, Addrows K 79, Txibune ofices SILES, STLKS! We will offer FRIDAY, Nov. 27, a 1ot of 100 pieces of CHE- NEY BROS'. COLORED GROS GRAIN SILKS, different colors, including . a line of Evening Shades, AT A GREAT BEDUC- TION FROM THE REGULAR PRICE. e ] This will not interfere with the price of our Begular Line, and will be ONLY FOR THIS 10T, e An early call will secure th best selection. 0, et & G, State and Washington-sts. SILVER AND PLATED WARE. A A A A TIFERHY & 0., Union Square, New York, Having completed their new works for the manufacturo of Plated Ware, are now pro- ducing, by improved prooosses, Wors BUDO- rior to any beforo offerad. Boing made of the bost hard white motal snd SILVEHR, SOLDERED IN BVERY PART, it is almost indestruotiblo by use. The forms nro dosigned with reforenco to renl sorvico, and the ornsmontation is froe from thoshowinoss that usually distinguishos platod from silver waro, tho greatost caro having been takon to produce articles to moot the wants of the bast city trade. : In ordor to malto room for n completo stook of the above goods, thoir stook from English and other makers will bo sold at reduced pricos. Y Photographs of articles, or omeful selec. tions from stock, will be sent on approval. TIFFANY & CO. also call attention to their stook of TABLH OUTLHERY, from the beat Shoflleld makers. Silver Bridal Gifts. The Gorham Company, BILVERSMIYHS, ESTADLIARED 1831, No. 1 Bond-st., N. Y. Rich Bridal Gifts---Testimonial Picces.--Fam- 1ly Silver-~-Forks and Spoons---Services for Tea, Dinner, Lunch, &e., &¢., of Sterling Purity only. ‘Thoss desirous of ohtalning artiales of Solid Blivor, bearing tho Gorbam Bterling Btamp (Llon, Anchior, and tholottor G), wh oh §s & poritive gusrsntes of purity, ‘may do 0 through tho loading Jowolors of this city upon vorable as if obtatnoed from the Gosham Com- o FINE GROCERIES. TOW PRICHES Baloga Grapes, Tiation Purple Grapes, et B ionotten, Dabon = };:ou Siiscator Ratains, Qratigo Pael, Cborrlos Glaclos, Mirabelios Glaoles, Tiraz!l Nate, imands, Jngllah Walnate, kil borts, Pocau Nuts, Winter Hellls Poars, e B li)nn:ch iaater Luorrs 1osts, omo Ghostauis, }\u'éli.f"“)‘wu. fics Butier, “Blioh Butter, o tohalia Ham 'Grouss & B P ‘.’.‘.“‘;’f“.é}""""."'" 3% ’ INE! 1] s, - o gt Wi, Trsifud, s 146 East Madison-st., O, TATUM, Wine Merchant, GENERAL NOTIOES. Burglars and Thieves Ase motiflod thst I havo Jusk rocolved a now aud slegan stock of OPERA GLASSES, Which they can oxchange for ths old styles,—thoy baving o BROIEERA Y can buy evarythin in my line 100 Lhan overs and 50 1o boss Stogk Ta mA!ctl 3 M. FOLAGHLIE, Opictan, No. 165 Biatoeat, THE MARBLE BUST, “PURITY," Which has been on extibition at the Homeopathto Tlns: pital Falr, on Lako-st., 1s now at, MARTIN O'BILKNS DT RMrORI $4 and ahaakav., whoro tho Balance of fho sliaros will bo eald, when tho work will drawn, wodor tlio superviaion of Dre, Washibucn. V. POWERS, DUPHES AS> e proy of debtors and doad-bastay and you prove rery duy by accopti: romises to pa o P S A A o R B 10¢ thior from Hannai's door. FLASIER'S COLLECTION AGENGY, Gornor State and Monroosts. . FURS. Wil buy & vory ele of cholgest wisteclsl ol dark solor} rotai saoear, the beat mannor, ¢-sf i price, $120 londsn 1O 1 b ¢ MINIC, SEAL, OR LYNX, by r&%’flx“fl?&“fimw "84y warsanted porfoat: Itosidence b5 Michigan-av, 23 Fiae Miok Het. 4.5tripe Muff aud Boa or Oole T aririon o Headiace s Alodigan-ar. - WASHINGTON, ‘Annual Report of the Secre- tary of the Interior, A Full Discussion of the In- dian Question... ° * Justice, Wisdom, 'and Practi- _cahility” of the Pres- . ent Policy. ' Roconmendation {hat the Nomestead Laws Do Extended to Indians, Some General Law Regulating In- dian Citizenslilp Indis- pensable Rankin and Cochrane Spok(én of . a8 Mul‘lett’s Successor. Contemplated Reduction fn the Cost of Customs Collections, Argument of Garland's Counsel in His Bohalf, Secretary Bristow in Favor of Compet. itive Examinations. - THE INDIANS, : 2 DEPORT OF TIE SLCHETARY OF THE INFERIOR— TIIE INDIAN QUESTION DISCUSHED AT LENGTIL Wasuivaztox, Nov. 24,—The following aro tho main vointa of the aunual report of thoSeora- tary of the Interior to tho I'residont on the In- disn question, Tho roport boars data of Oct. 81, 1874: e oy 8in: . X havo the honor to submit, for your informa. ton aud tho couslderation of Conigrcks, tho, following ummary of the opurations, during the loat facal yoar, of those’ branches of the 'publls’ sorvice “which nro plsced by law under thesuporvision of this Dopart- ‘ment, aud for tho dotadls thercof to rofer to the accom. wanylng reports of the Ohiefs of Burcaus and other oflivers, 9 JADIAN AFFAIIE, Tho operntions of tho Indian Buroau during thie past year uro hiphily gratify) ’r Chey furnish "conclusive evidento of (heJuntico, wisdom, cud practicnbility of tbo polioy fnangirated by the yrescnt Adminfatration, ‘Tho succoss of this ]mlln‘)‘ i no longer a problem, It ateadily pursued, wo shall s00u seo nil roving tribes lo- catod upon resorvations, This disposition of the more reatless and furbulent to loave such roaervalions on hunting and. marauding oxouralons will. rapidly dis- appear, and’tlio fmprovement of the somi.civilized Indfuns, already oo apparent in many localities, will greatly accelernted, o may reasonably expect occuslonal disturbances in tho-future causod by fndis viduals, or by disorderly bodies of Indians, but with n Judicious snd eflciont "execuition of the present moda of troatment, 1t i not belloved hiat wo shall aco an- other generil, or evou serfous, Indian war, In my Izat annoal report o brief but diatinet statement of tha nuture sud acope of tho Indian policy was attempted, T deow it Lost o refer to thin subject ngain, in order 10 nvold eithier misapprehonsion or misrepresontation, INDIAN FOLIOT, . The present mothod of dealing with the Indian raco aims o {nduce, aud, Wwhen noccssary, to compol, tho romniug tribea to accept roservatioua s rapldly a8 posdible. On stich reservations they aro fl:llrubhu{ in agriculturo and in otlier pursuits ficident to civilizes tion, nnd with the atd of our Ohristian organizations, thelf fntelloctual, moral, snd_rolirious culturo is ad- vanced as rapidly s practicable, When a tribe refures to sccopt a rescrvation, and continues to violata tho inwa of civilization, it 4 troated with all needful sevor- ity, and thus msdo'to apprecinte thio advantages of ac~ copting tho kind and bumone treatment which fia Govurnment surely extonds to such us 1re dinposed to pesco, 1f thoss who bave scoopted reservations losvo their homes and commit depredations, thoy, nlso, aro treated na offonders, and taught the necéssily, oa well s the advautugo fo themsolves, of obedionce and good bobavior, By tho judiclous cxerciso of power aud persuasion, a8 ihus_indicated, it s tho aim of the Government to deal kiudly and justly with this unfoctunato Taco, aud to malie thom sppro- ciatu, as npeedily as povefllo, tho real motives and purposcu of tho Government,’ 'Ius exccution of thin Jolicy is neccassrily attended with diffioultios which cannot at onco ba entircly overcomo, To dlatributo the m;muu anaually authorized by Congress among the Indians (scattered as thoy are over a vast extont of Aerritory) In such mouncr s tobe cntirely just, and most useful, 80 vory difficult undortoldiig, Agents employed to do this work must surrender without ade- quate consldoration tho adyattages nnd comforls of clvilized 1ifo, and enduro hardshlpa -and privations which aro mot often sppreciatod, Nothing but s high sonso of duty ia sullclont to induco men of proper' capacity and right motives to undertako this task, Ifecl {t a duty {o repeat hora whot 1liavo antd on tuis subject in fornior roports, that the welfarc of this scrvice would bo greatly promioted Dy Jucreasing tho ealarica of theso Agents, sud, in my Judgment, {t would be a measuro of economy, as well a3 of Justico, to malio such {ncreaso immedintely, I am happy in boing sblo ta say that the earnest, activo, and cordial co-a{:emlhm of several Obristion organiza. tone, to whiok the right of nominatiog Agouts hna been asslimed, and upon whosa nomiuations slono such Ageuts aro appoluled, i constantly improving i cluss of euploes, aud thus wo, are oacl year, to some estoct, advancing tho servico by obtalning Agentsmoro sxperianced and intelligont, and of groat~ or capacity £or tolr seoular, aa well ay tholr moral and soliglous work. ‘Tlie Indist population of tho United Blates, since the firat ocoupation of our territory Ly whifo inen, Lus boen compello {0 zocodo as the wito population’ bas sdvanced, Tho patural result Las e tio creation of focling gmong Indiana that they haye suffored groat firjustico ot our bunds, ‘They have strong local attachments, and adhore with tenucity to the homo of tholr fathers, Thoy onco accupled without Qisputo vast Teglons of country which iave been vrreated from {hem, . Undor no cifs: cuimatances can it bo supposod that they will accopt the complete change in thoir modes of life, and in tholr monagoment by tho Government, which i now Deing effectod, Without complaint add_resietance, which may occasionally require the employment of farce, or can it bo aupposed that 1imo fs uot roquired " for tho accompliohment of such A chango? Tho com-' Tloto auccess of this polloy requires tho cordial co.opo- rution of the War Department, which has always boen unqualifodly glvon, It sleo necds tho support and symipathy of the loading oficers of tlio siny, Who nro nocetsarlly charged occaslonslly with excouting mili- tory orders for tho purposo of compalling, on the part of (he Indlans, o complisnco with tho wishes of the Governmout. I am ‘bappy to_Bay tliat such support and eympathy have, a8 3 rule, boan fracly given, Dut this polloy canuot bo carried on auccesafully ‘withont the favor and support of Con- groes. Tho Indlan raco canmot bo induced 1o sbandon siomadia habits, whora subslstenco has, bian procured by hunting, and bo placed upon resorvations, uuless suprorled G sustaluod, by tho Govornment whilo Delng taught tho art of clvilization, .and hubits of industy silclontly ta bo sclf-uupporting, ILo pres- ant polloy, therefore, requizes, 1 ordor 10 bo ilceess. {ul, liboral approprlations, It is - imposelblo to Bup- ress tho cmations produced by hungor snd deatiti- on, aud It {3 oot diificult o prodict tho effacts of snol emotlons aniong cities savage or clviized racos, Undoubtedly, It 15 wisor and moro bumane, Just, and sconomical, fo_provilo for the walfare of oir Indian population’ undor tho exiatiug policy, than to en- counter the consequence of Lioalility ‘aud war whioh tus sbaudoneat of tho polley would rouder in- evitable, ach year of {his servics presonts to thore most failiar with it new subjocts, requiringthe favorsblo consideration and action of tho Jogislative dopariimant of Lo Government, and 0 fonio of thom, 8 duvels oped by thie experierice of tho post year, 1 dcom it my duty o favite attention, JIOMEHTEADS YOR INDIANS, To aid in proscouting the work of Indfan oivilizs tion, 1 recommend tha' extension of tho lomeatead Iaws'to dndlans, with_certain modideatious boreuftor 10 be more fully atalod, 'Theso lawa at prosont apply to citizens of the Unitod Biates only, and thelr pro- vislons cunniot be onjoged, excopt by that small poc. tlon of thie Indfan race who aro logally eutitlod to tho privilegos of cltlzenship, This_Dopartment bus froquently boon compelled to consider and_determing the rolations hold Dy tho Indiana to the General Government, and their rights under the Momestead laws, On the 1873, » queation came before it which involved tho atatis of tho Oltaws and Ohippews Indians, und tholr rights under the treaty of July 91, 1835," Tho f{th articls of thls lrent( (400 Btatutes, Vol, 11, p. 634) provided that # the tribal organizatlon of said Gttawa and Ohippowa Indiaus, oxcops 30 fur us msy be Nooes- -logislation to rem Ahem_oftizeus by 6 271l of Maroh,* #ary for the purposs of oarrying into effcot the provisions of ‘this ngreoment, heroby dissolvod.” Huch dissolution; Loweyer, waa dependont upon the payment to tho Indians by tho United Blatos of cortain nuina of monoy, specifically providod for in tho (renty, This puymont. having been madg, he quetion was nobmitted for decision . whethor thess Todiane thon besnme citizens of tho United Statos, aud outitied to make homestend ontries, This queafion nvalved a coustileration of ‘the civil matus of Indisns ofter tho dfasolution. of thelr tribal relations had beon so- complishied wit: tlio consent of Lho Gosornmont. The provisfona of tho Fourteonth Amendment to the Gone stitution matorlal to the.queation are na follows ¢ “ Dorona born and naturalized fn tho Unlied States, nnd mibjoct to tho Juriadiction thereof, sre cltizens o tlio United Btates, and of thoBlato whoreln they reaido, Ropresontation stiell be apporiioned among tho ssyoral tatcs according to thelr raspoctive numbors, counting the wholo number of porsons {n cach Btate, oxcluding Tudiana not tazed,” . . Theao Indinns werd born in tho United Btates, snd, toreforo, expreasly included fa_tho provisions above uoted, provided thoy woro *‘aubjoct to tho jurisdic- flon thefooty" Duriug tho exiatenca of tribal Felations thoy Wore not subject to tho furisdiction of the United taico, Thoy Wore, hawover, in somo casos subjecta of the Unitad Slates, but not cifizens in_mezo” right of g perhape, Te’ tosmy that Indi would, perha] proper tossy that Indians, wiiia in thts conditlon, aes & domostis atbjoote.? bt erlaluly thoy ara ot 'tho * savarelgn conslliuént (o« gredionta of the Govornment,” Tiia principle has acveral times boon recognized by the cotirte. - ‘Whon tribnl rolntionn havo beon_dissolved with tho connont of tho Unitod States, by troaty or Jeglslative onnctment, thero 18 no longor any dopendent nation or tribe, oud fhoso who composed” tho provious Indian commupily aro morged fito tho moss of population and bocomo subject to tho juriadiction of tho Unted Blates, Thoy aro then liablo to taxation, and aro to bo countod In Lio enumeration for Fopresentation, Thus tho Dopartment arrivod at tho canclusion that when ou Indisn tribo is dissolvod.and s tribul Tels- tions ended, with tho consont of tho United Stutos, dliher by reaty or legielatéyn onackiont, tho members of sitch tribo kocome 1pan faclo cliizons of the - United Blates, and ontitlod to all' tho privileges and immun- ties belonging to olkor citirens, Tho altention of tha Dopartmueat was agaia callod to thia sublock Fob, 2 3674, when tho following question was: pTeacntod fof cunsfdoration s In tho abserice of Congeeasionsl lepfslation or tranty provision_specially suthorizing it, can an Indian, by mere act of voluniarily sbandoning his tribal relations nnd coasing to elaim or oxorclso any of the speclal privilegoe, immunitics, or sxemptions {ncldsnt to suot & political condition, nnd by adopting the habita and ctistoma of civilizad 1ifo, bocome; witkiou$ furthor no- tion on his part, n citizen of $ho United Btates? To this inqulry the Doparfment auswered that an Indian caunol voluntarily dissolve his relstion with his tribe, ond thoreby become ‘s-citizen of tie Unitod Btatos; 'that bofare cltirenship can bo oroated tle teibal Folation must bo diksolved by the tribo as a fribe, sud - that too, with the consent of the General Govern- ‘ment, a8 shown by treaty or act of Congrose, - WiRtoviowing theso opiniohs; T fobl aspured of thelr core Toctnoes, 1t was, {t my judgmont, inconsiatout with ‘sound lus, un woll as withh publfo policy, to permit an individual Tudian, by Yolunturily witidrawing from Dis tribe, to beconio & citizen witliout somo act of the Government recoguiziug his citizenship, Undor theng clroumulances, and in view of the fme portanco of this subject, I decm it rroper o invita the aitontion of Qougresa to the recouimondation of the Comunlssioner of tho Goneral Laud-Oflics, in {avor of Jegiulation §n behalf of Indiaus who dosite to withe draw from thelr formor seaclations, become citizena, of the Unitod Biates, and avail themselves of the bene- Bt of the Homeatoad luws, - A common ownerehip of property ia the nominal conditfon of tho Indiah race, and with it aro found noniadic habils tolully ficonsistont with tho tdea of permanent hubilations, individusl avmership, and do- moatlo Iudustry. Tha work of ‘clvilization cun nover bo comploted until these habita ure abandoned, Evory proper inducoment. ought, thoreforo, to ho of- fored tho Lndian which will prompt bim to individual ownership of wroperty, aud wuch babis of iodustey and ocouomy ns aro incldeht to our ctvilization. Our Homestead lawa roqulre rosidonce and cultivas tfon for ivo years beforo the applicant bocumes ou- 1itled to n patout for his lind. Theso fiva years nfford cousiderablo guarantee that 10 ono will apply to make Lomestead cutries unless Lo posscsses the qualitios ca- sonlnl ta cltizousllp, ° Sbould it be sugyestod that the extonsion of this priviloge to Indians would furnish jnducewenta to spoelutors to uss tem tn acquiriag tilles to oue pub. lio Jands? I would reply that thls dangor can be prev .vouled by providing that the patent to be issued aball coulatn & clauso 10ude:fng tho title fnalionable, excopt “by cunsent of the President, This would insura aimpla ay sicurity agalnst the abuse of this privilogo, as wol ‘ngceassry proteotion sguluut fmprovident sdles without “adequnto considoration, Ax oxtenslon to tho Indlans of tho beasflts of the Homeatead luwa, Budop the safeguards mentioneu, and such others a tho wisdom of Congress muy sug- gt will greatly uclllata the work of theis civiliza- fon, 1t will rapfdly brealcup telbal organizations nnd Indian communitios ; it will beinr Tndians into mb- Jeotion of our laws, eivil and erimfual ; ¢ will induco thiom to sbsndon roving habits, tad toach thom the Dbonenits of {ndustry ond individusl owneralip, and thun provo bighly advantageous fn promoting their prosparity, 2 ) GENERAL LEGISLATION REQUIRED, The conditiou of tho Indirn population s anom- nlous, snd their rolations to the Goueral Goverument nuudelined, This is the result of necessity, Lut the timo haa arrived whon, in tise’ progress of uvonis, it sbiould boromedliod, 't may not bo posatble, at pros- city o deviso o systom of lawd which shall herfectiy dofluo tho relations betweon Indians and ‘tho Govert- mout, or that will cure sl the defects now existing for want of legislation, but it is possible to_romedy jany oxlating ovils, aild thus facilitto tha work we bave undertalten, ', Tho cot of Juno 36, 1804, “ 40 regulate trado and in- tercourse with Indfin irslies, sod_ presorve peaco on the frontiors, i the ouly goncral law under which Indian affuirs bave beon couducied, The provisions of this act aro eutlrely fnadoguato to meeb tho present Tequitements of tho service, aud the experienco of the paat s shown that they uto notsullljout for the pro- tootion of tho Indian, 1t Lus beon bald, for oxample, Dy & Territorlal Judge that hie hos no power, for want of Jurisdi-tion, lo try and punish an Indfan who | murdorod ono of his own race, ulthougli tho crimo was committed fu bis own district and outeldo of an In- diau reservagion, No otlicer of tho Government has authority to punisli Indians for erimes cormmittod on an fudiin resorvation. There is mo law enforelug abodience o the iujunction ot complisnca with tho ro- uifeuncita of un agait, and hotice L 18 1o 8 grual os- feny_powerless, unicss’sided by military autborlty, Dopradation o duiy committed by white mon tpoi Indians on thole reservatious, nd the only putulsh- ment thut ean be fuflieted fo oxpulsion from fhe Indizn conury, Ty uinny inatances wo finve treaty stipulations ro~ quiring sunuitios of cush and property to bo paid to tlans po caplia. I somo casos 1 ouly evideneo of such paymuats connlets of , rocelpts given by tho Glutofs of thio tribos, Tho improvidenceaud want of tutelligouco which characterizes most Iudiaa culitled to such aunulties ronder theso poyments not mercly uscless, but alizolutely unproftablo; nag, oveu demore allzing, On receipt of money or goods, the unclvilized India hastuns to dispose of his partion for & to5, & vifle, or, what nay be worae, spirituous Hquors, which reudor bt troublesoms anil dangoroue, In Vew of theso nnd other examplea which cuuld be given, oarly y wich dofocts in tho exikting Luws in nbsolutoly necessary, aud thoattoution of Congiress 18 gorjously and earnutly 1nvited to tho cousiduration of this subjoct, : e Tho work of " elsilization will bo greatly accelerated Dy enaomonta which shall defino # far ad possibly {ho rolations botween thia raca sud tho Governmont ; ‘which shall furnisl authority for ouforcug tho orders aud roquisitions of Agenta; which shall be sulliciout 1o punish Indlans for crimet agalust each olher, and agatust whito poopla whierover committod, and Which sliall also {ullict sdequato punssbmont upoit whito oo~ ple who traspass upon torritory bolouging to Indiuns, or conunit erlincs nguinet them, " INDIAN OITIZENAIIT, Tho timo has arrivod whon somo gonesal law rogu~ Iatiug Indiny otizeuship ds fn my Julgment, inla~ usablo, ~Occaslonally, treaty atipulations with Tue au tribes ure expirlig, anong whom ls found o greater or loss degrea of olvilization, This compels 1o Depatiment {0 doterming tho stitus of such-In- diaus in regard to eltizonship, , Thore aro also many who dusiroto scparuto from théir tribes, adopt tuo babita and custous of clvllized ifo, and becomio et ' CHICAGO, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1874: " zoua. il It must be borno in mind that by our troaty with Moxico we acquired, irith the territory then obtitned alarge number of Iudians, Thess sro, for tho mow part, Pucblo, or Missfon Tndlany, and in_either caso aro to some extout civilizod,. ‘They are poacosble, lu= offensive, and fudustrious, efora beiniy attachod to tho Unitod Stntos, many of - them wero undar the caro and pgoteotion of RomauGath-' ollo prlosts, 1t s claimed thaf our troatics with Mex- ico guarantoed theao Tudians cltizenslip, bocause, aa s ssnorted, tioy wefo ollizotisof Moxice prvious o tho treaty sitaching thom fo tho Govornment. Thoy havo, howsvor, nover beon rodognizud as. citizons by tho " Doparimont, but have ~ been troated. ko oller Indian trlbes, They lave accopted asslat. anco, rocelvod “Agonts, and come .under tho _goneral system ~of managemont applled . to othior Indiuns’ of the Unltad Btates, :Heaco, tho Dopartniont Lss oxperienced a dificulty n declaring “hicl, among othior things, they would bocomo entifled b onco to tho benefits of our Tomstead Iaws, * I am Inclined {o tho opinion that & largo numbor of tiese Pucbloand Mission Indians aro suliclontly intelligeut, well diaposcd, aud industrious, 10 bo allowed at onica [o bacome cliliens under el conditions and restrlotionn as_Cogicess may deom 1L aviso to impose, Homo of tho difleultles kerein ulluded to will ho romedied should Gougress adopt the recou- mendation, modo in another part of this report, iu favor of oxtondlug, couditlonally, thess Homostend Jawa to the Tndian population ; but the entiro subject. necds such additional leglulation as will comproliend the wholo queation, aud provide the neccamiry cot= dittous, uon compllance withs wiicl the Iudiuns ey becoms citizen, _ BLACK TILLS, The military reconuoisanco of the Blnck Hills coun- try was regaridod by the Indiuna ag vivlation of their |runlfl. HHI‘ l:rmllwml n turbulent fuoling smuvg them, 1ta objocts, hawovor, woro pescefully ucamsl\hum. Extravagont statemonts concernlug tho mineral wealth of tho country croated great oxcitement smoug the pooplo, and exploring partics ware organized for tho purjoso of prospecting tho country, Bubsoquent fn- opwation establishion the fact thut no evilonce of valuable mineral depoaits was furnished, and that tho lands fo that reglon ore undesirsble for cultivation and soltlement Uy Wwhito men, Notwitbatanding this, organizoi parties have sttempled {0 oxplora it, ai Liavo beon attacked and ropuised by tha Indluns, It 1s approlinnde. that offorts will be muds o induco lu.flr 1o for the oxtiugushmont of tho Indtan titly to the ] Plack Tilla countey, and 0 bring {ho Iand fato mar. ket. Ttia hoped tast such sfforts will bo without suocess, Lecatino of thie gonoral unfltnesa of the coune try for settioment, and vecatse .any attempt: to din. posecas the Indistis at present of o reglon of country upon which they located for seourily ngainst tho en- croachments of the whito man would micet with violent and detorminod realatanos. 10 the rosh of the report the folloiving usiual subjects arg prosgmto ;. ; Tio Becrotary invites portlcular atlention to the recommondations of Ui Commiseloner of the Land- Qfliga in regsrd to the prescrvation of timbered lauds, The recommondation of tho Commissioner 13 also appraved, that the omostead act o no smended 2 to pormit cilizon Indlan 1o avall themselvos of its pro- vinions, . . o Commiaston to scertaln namos of alf Dritish subjocta who lisd lawfully scquired Utlo to lauds on tho island of Ban Jusn Lun begun ta work, but will negd conddorablo e f fufal tta dutcn, © Full summarles are given 0 Bocrelary of 8 opotalions of ho Bonsion and Latont Ofioen, and full statiatics concorning all land-grant rallways, An Intorcaling poriion of o roport piressnts st longth the subject of tho geological aurveys under l‘;&h&. Heyden and Liout. Wheeler, and ~th o Toaulls of oays: p “T rogord the modornte cost of theso survoys as more than componeated by the valuo of the nforman tion thoroby obtafned, and thorefore cordially recom. mond a continuance of the United Blatoa geological survoy of tho Torritoriea.” Tiio sublect of tlo improvoment of ihe Capitel grounds receiven considerablo sftention, ‘Tho benovolent inatitulions of tho District are all n ik i ropor, tho Socrotary usgea_Con n canolu 3 - fress to orovide more oo for tho Dopittment, whore 1 rocords may bo safe from firo. INDIAN CURIOSITIES. Liout. Goorge M. Whooler, Corps of Engi- neers, U, 8, A, in chargo of exploration, has Just rocoived n romarkablo lot of Indian dresscs and ourjositios, which wore colleoled last acnson ?( Dr, H. C.Yarrow, U. B, A., among the Jicco- ila Apachos aud tho Mo Watcho Utos. Ho hng slao roceived tho skeletons rocently mentionod 88 found by Dr. Yarrow and Prof. Qope, nenr Abiquin, In "New Mexico. These will noon bo ‘mounted and pluced on oxbibition at the Army Modical Musoum. ! . TILE INDIAX ATFIOPRIATIONS, .. ‘WasnmvaTon, Nov. 25.—1ho Houso Commitice om Appropriations will Tedues tho approprintiona for tho Indian service 250,000 from thatof laat year, This reduotion is justified by the expira- tion of sovoral Indisn troatios, Some of tho Committeo think that tho sppropriation for the army should also bo reduced. Bishop Hare, who is now hore, roports that thero is much improve- mont and a pescoablo disposition among the Sioux Indians. < & aro highly commendod by the Bocrotars, who 1OWA INDIANS, - BEPORT ON THE FAC AND FOX. INDIANS—NO PRO- GLESD IN OIVILIZATION. ; Bpeein! Disnatch to The Chicago Tridune, ' ‘WasuinaToN, Nov. 25.—The Indian Agent at Toledo, Ia., has transmitted tho following roport to the Commisuioner of Indian Affairs : AGENOY OF TRE HAC AND FoX INDIANS 1N Towa, ToLEDO, Ta., Sopt. 10, 1674, Bin: In obodlenco to the requiremonts of the In- diau Departinent at Waslington, I Lave the honor to submit berowith my sucond anuital roport of the cou- dition of the Indial Apency under my care. Ihave o vory importaut chisnges 10 note In regard to th Iu- disus in my chargo Mucy my laat report, This part of the Lribo of (ho Sac and Fox Iudisus of tho Missisippd, embracing rlwost one-half of the wholo remaintn, tribe, resida on landa n Tama Couuty, In,, wWhicl they purchassd from individunls, and the settloment waa 1o by permiueion of the' Legialuture of lowa. act of Iand, which s not very valunblo, ia situ. sted along tho Towa Nliver, and embraces an nrea of 419 ucros, About 110 acres of this Jand are under cultiva- tion the balaaco is used for pasturago for tho ponfes, Nearly all fa coclosed with o substantial fonce, Moat of the Indions linve been located this summer, aa lant swnmor, on from 8 to 10 acros per famify. ond hava cultivatod, under the direction of the farmer, well, vhat Wus assigned to them, The number of Indians is abiout the samo as reportod last year, an in- creage of three, Tho numbor at this time is lows : Men, 1037 women, 86; boys, girls, 713 to. {al, 348, Bovoral old Indlans and s nunbor of children Liave died auring the past.year, Tho health of the tribe, ns n gonoral (hing, 18 good ; they hiave no opl- doiniy diseises amoug them, and 'vory Hitle acrofuluor venoroal dlsease, that provall to such on_alsrmiog ox- teut nmong somo tribes of Indlune. Thoy have had plenty of good food aud clothing during tho past year, 1 this reapoct thero Lan been & mauifest Smprovemout Tatoly, TREY WILL NOT Nt OIVILIZED, With few excoptions I ain uot able to rojort any very great progross ju the way of clyjlization durl the past yeor, Thiess Indians cling with great tomaclly to hoir'old 1dcas, They follow tliclr nutural’ fuatinets and rogard thodo {ontincls aa the voice of to Greal Bpirit ¥ to tnem, 'Thoy are an intonsely roliglous poo- ple u their way} thoy obsarvo the cermontes of thelr systom of_religion with Lho. greaf punctuslity . end Suryor, Only 8 fow bavo or acem (0 havo a dispoition o adopt the ** whito msn’s way of living,” If thoyare to Do civilized tlioy must bo aducated, sud this caunat Tio dona as long as thoy rosm about more than half of the yoar, engnged i hunting sud trapping. I sm of the opinfou tlit thero ahould be a system 0f compul= sury education Insugurated in the caso of this tribo, if they sro to_romain- fn JTows. L contemplata arking the Legwliure of Iows for somo legls Iatlow’ on thiu- point, It {8 of tho highest im- rtunce that sowcthiug bo dona that thése Indians g: put in & condition that they can be reachod by mis~ “‘wlouarles, A long us thoy persist {n rosming over tho country at thoir plonsure’ it fs ultorly imposelblo to ucoumplish smuich u the way of thelr civilization .and Clufstinuization, ‘fo-day sou may besble to induce thoat to send thofe cbildron to school, but tho next day, in ordor to provout thelr children Yrom attending echbol, thoy are off on 4 huniiug expedition with thair squsws aud chlldren, e i ‘Abont tho usual number Inbored falthfully during Inat harvest for tho-noighboriug farmers, binding wheat and muking hay, : The:statistical returos of | {ucwlng (o thoyear euding Aug. 31, 164 (whioh 1 Derewitii tranamit), show tho indIvidusl wealth of this o irbo to bo. nearly $13,000, nob Including Wselr andi, Thoy have too many’ ponfes, Thoy ara s dotriment fotlicm, I luve been tryiug to induco them to ox~ chauge some of thelr ponles for cows; I trust I will succsed by aud by 5 In conclusion, I liave only to 83y that such is - tho unsottled condition of thosd Indians at present, owiug to tho almioat constnsit agitation of thelr romioval to 1lio Indiun Territory, that but littie can be dono to civ- flizo and Christlantzo thom under these olrcumstancoa, Itis a mattor, therefore, of great importance whethor thioy sball bo allowed to remain fn Town or go o tho | Sndlan Turritory should bo disgiovsd of one why or flio other, If thoy are permitted to remain whure they now are, tho bulldings nocosary for. cdueational and amisslonary 'piirposes - should at onco bo erectod,. If they must go, tho faot should bo communicuted to thoin distinctly, and menanres taken to scconplish the oud without delay. Yours, respecifully, - . It Howpent, - United Btatos Indiun Agent. _ ¥lon, E, P. Snrrm, Qommisslonor of Indian Affalrs, s 7 . THE CHICAGO CUSTOM-HOUSE, ORPIOIAL REFONT UFON IT8 MANAGEMENT—IT I8 PHONOUNOED A PERFECT. MOUEL IN ALL IT8 DE- PARTMENTS. 0 Bgecial Dispatch o The Chicago Tribune, Wasunaron, D. O.,'Nov. 26.—The Becrotary of tho 'Treasury for'sovernl months has boon on-; ghged in an examiuation, through speoial agents, - into tho reorganization and and adminiutration of the oustom-houses.at the.prinelpal sen and Iske ports, 'and iuland oities, of -the United. Btates, Roports arg tiow boing recolved - from the spocial agents dotailed to perform this work. The following is:tho. toxt of the report,of the’ agont who -hos completed the examination of) ‘the Chicago Custom-Houso : w Ctorao, Sopt. 2, 1874, - 8m: I have tho honor to roport lhat T arrived at Chlcago on the morning of the 3tetnit, 1 mado n full, and thorough oxamination of tho customs husiness in all its branclies, and my report thercon will bo, very Drlef. Tho busiisoas of tho Ohicago Guatom-Houss - ovory dopartmont fa conduoted in tho wmost superlor manter, and f'striot sccordance witl law and rogu. Intlons,” After flio great ire.of. 1671, whicl doatrayed ail tho ecords, tho ollico was: roorgunized by Sir, Lob- doll ona corroct Laste, and the system of trausacting buniness which Lo established hns beon curriod out with groat fidelitv, o lawa coverlng the trnusporta. tlon of good {n bond aro atsotly compliod with, sad trausporting companies aro duly bouded, “The'busi- net dn tho Appiniuor'n ofleo ln woll coniugled, Mr, Morelil, the: lixaminor, is vory caroful in tho oxam. ination'of gouds, sud takes gret paiusto keep b golf posled an ta o furalgn Valiior of morchundisc, 1o alo keops tho records In s adiirable way, 1 whall coucludo tho roport by stating that I conslder tho Chiicago Cnstom-Houso a porfect mode! in alt il workings, 1 atg, very reapocifully, Foie) T, J, KiNavLEA, Specinl Agont. To the Hon, I, 0. Jousoy, Cominisloner of One- toma, Washiugton, ———e THE ARKANSAS QUESTION." A NEW DMIASE DEVELOPED, Special Diepatch to The Chicago Tribune, Wamsmnarox, D, 0., Nov. 37.—A new phoso has boon developed in tho Arkansns matter. Hore- tofore the coutest lins rostod botwoon Garland and Bmith, Tho lattor was telographed to by bis frionds to-day inquiring whether ho would be sustained in placivg bimsolf in suoh'a position a8 to allow his arrest by tho Garland factlon, and thoreby force a confliot botwoen the two parties, Tho tenor of his dispatoh indicated some anxioty aud doubt rognrding tho intoutions of the Pros- idont, Tho roply to it was of a pacifio nature, and adyised Bmith that the Prosidont, g stated in those dispatohos . yestors day, s ‘of the opiulon tust both partios to the contest should avold colliston and abide tho rosult of tho' judgment of Congressina passiys and noutral way, Tho renson for this roply in that Bmith, who, it Is acknowlodged, was olaotod Lieutennut-Govornor, will - sooti disap- lv'n:::;a the prominent figure-hoad in thoe contro~ Gov, Brooks has been tolographed to coma to Washington without dolny, &r tho purposo of Presonting his claima to Congros, Bosara. Poland and Watd, of tho Houso Com- mittoo, will report Lhiat ‘. THE CONBTITUTION. oF 1808 ia st Togally in force, and that the recont pro- coedings by which tho Garland Constit-+nn wag allogad to have Jbeon ‘adupted wero t o and zovolutiounry. Lhis will give Brooks: & for aclalm for recogniiton by Congrose o will forco upou that body tio necomaity ¢ L i undor tho Committec's ropart wl\o{m = er ogr Brooks was olected Govornor in1872, 5 roso- lution under which Judge Tolaud's <7 aitlop nde It investigation was ‘carofull o wn by Gon. B. T. Butlor, and {8 now coni = to.bo sulliclontly comprohionsive to give t ~ ymmit- too authority to roport upon the va~ < of tha secent olaction for tho adoption of [ 80-0ALLED GARLAND CONSTLT His Intost plinso, it will bo souw, 133 % 3 Bmilh {rom nll olicot participation in the™ ™ | unlosa it shall bocomo nocesenry, through the tot hante and ill-ndvikod proccedings of oithor party, that tho Genoral Governmont shall interfero for tho roservation of pence, Tho next phnse will b that Brooks will appear as n contenstaut bofore Cougrasa for a recognition of his claim; . THE GARLAND BIDE OF THE QUESTION. Judge Wilshiro, who was elected to tho Houso of Tteproscutativos a8 a Ropubliean from Arkan- 28, and who now is -the loading ndvocate here of the Gatland CGovernmont, has completed his ument iu suppors of Garland, in roply to the briof of tho attorney of Voluoy Vollairo Smith, who lays claim to the Governomship. Wilshiro's argumant is_devated mn&u‘liy £0 tho lognl poni- tions of the Bmith briof, and proceods upon the assumption that, as all power is inhorent in the poople, thoy may at any timo altor existing Con. Btituvions by calling 8tato Conventions; that tho’ peoplo, ot any ono time, by any organic act, canuot provent a future chango of thio Coustitution, He citps sovoral cases whoro Btalos havo anlled Oonatitutional Convoutlons and adopted now Constitutions that contlicted with the thon existing State Constitutions, TE NAMES AS QUOI GTATES : Tilinals, in 18484 l’onm‘sly!vmfln, in- 1870 ; Dela~ waro, in 1702; Maryland, in 1861; Loulsiana, in 1863; Massachusoits, in 18535 Now York,.in 1846; and Missonri, In 1846 and 1861, With respect to tho logality of ‘the Tegislature that . called tho Couvention, which is disputed by Smith's attornoy, Wilehire rolies on tho opliton of tho United 8tates Attornoy-Geuoral in May, 1874, and’ tho Presldont’s proclamation, and adds that V. V. 8mith himuolf not only pre- sided over. that Logisiature, but was slso a membor of the Convention which frumed tho Conatitution whoso validity ho now attacks, —— ) » THE CUSTOMS BUREAU, ANKUAL BERORT OF TI COMMISHIONERS, Henry 0. Johnson, Commissloner of Customs, has mudo’ his roport to the' Secretary of tho ‘Irensury, from whicl it appears thore was pald into tbo Treasury for tho year ending with Juno last, $103,103,833 on sccount of customs; in {inos, penalties, and forfeitures, $651,271; steam- bont inspections, £274,490; labor, drayage, storage, efo, $463,084; Marine EHospitsl tax, 052,080 ; officinl fees earncd by Collectors, £0634,643, making in round numbors & total of $105,480,608. Thoro waa ‘paid out of the Frons- ury, on customas account, €32,365,278. This suin includes $7,019,407 exponsos of collection ; $4,295,701 rofunding oxcess of doposits on duties; 61,001,977 on dobontures; $4,783,054 on public buildings ; $2,180,882 construction and maiute- nages of lights ; 81,106,658 construction and maintenouce of revenuo outters; ©409,007 marine Hospltal Bervico; 317,981 distribution shares of tines, ponaltics, and forfeitures; 180, 164 presorving lifo and property trom shipwreck ; aud $107,938 miscellancous accounts. ‘I'he Com- missionar. ays: *“The ovils of tho molety sys-+ tom In its praotical administration woro undoubt~ edly groat, sud by tho onactment of ropenl, June 42, 1874, Congrosa appears to havo rendored its Judgment that thoy were groator thaun tho ovils the system was designed to prevont. So farnsa falthful andl zealous exccutlon of the now law by tlus Bureau can offect that object, the judgmont of Congress’ agninst ' tho - moloty systom sl Do sustainod; but it ia yot too enrly to state what tho result has been, or to predict intolli- gently what tho ultimate result will bo upoa the revonue and mercantilo classes. In order to glve the new law an advautageous trinl, and to ovent tho diminution of tho revonue as apyres endod by many, it will bo necessatv to sustajn it with all the adjuncts of success suggosted by oxporiouce,” In this councction it mny bo atated that the best mode of arceating tho avil af undervaluation of goods has oceupied -'tho thoughtful sttention of some of our largest im~ _portiug morchants, whose feelings and nterosts are thoroughly in accord with those of tho Gov- erumont. One of thio methods suggostod is to rafse tho standord of qualitication of examiuars, and to incroaso thoir pay 5o a8 to commond tho gervices of thoroughly” compotent men. This much having been accomplished, and the ox- lating layd Gaviog boou 5o amended as to raquire o moro "thorough inspection, it is propused to'hsve tho entrics and morchandiso oxamined with referenco to quality and valuo by tho- ofli~ clal, with tho. same care na thoy would be by n porson intending to’purchasoe tho goods, By n{; pointing exominers of intogrity and fitricas sullclout numbers, 1t1s bollovad tho oppaliing oncroachmonts of undervalustion can bo suc- cessfully combated, snd ,that the oxpenditure of a fow thousands in this way will bo componsated by ‘turnivg many millions iuto the National reasury. This thoory i sustaived by our mer- chants, with but fow oxcoptions, and approved 'by our’ mjost experioncod customs officials, It ‘appears $he Jaws of tho Genoral® Government | auihocdzg * warranls-of-soarch for emugglod ds are defectivd’sud often inoporative, inas- auch as thero is no Umitod States oflicial who is ompowered t018suo these writs, It Commission- ors of the United Statoa were authorizod, under proper safogitards, to- porform theno duties, it 18" thought the dillioulties complained of would bo abyiated.. . . It is ostimated the Amerlcan tourists roturning -from Europe during the year ending June 80,: 1878, nuwberod 8,530, nud cach person brought! on the averago seven trunka fillod with dutiable goods, claimed to'bo peraonnl baggnge, not dutl-; -able, -Wo hvo thun an averago of 257,810 trunks filied with articles olajmed ss duty {rveo, repre- sonting, on & valuntion of £500 for ench truuk, tho onofmom sum of 199,905,000, It fs wel ‘known thnt much of this baggago is in reality In- tonded to-be put upon tho maritot as ‘morehinn- dige, and still other ‘portions uf it are brought over for thivd parties, who lave remaninod at homo, -Most of thoso evgngod in this land of fmportation sare poople of "wealth, who should ‘cheerfully bear thoir just proportion of tho na- tional indebtednoss, nnd whon thoy fall to do #0, by this incipient form of smuggling, tho burdon falls mioro honvily on others,: and digsourages tho honoat - morohant who Is willing to - carry on a logitimate trade, and obsorve -ihe luws and customs rogulations, . “I'no present practice of atlowing -frec ontry of the poisonal offects of pussongors; the inspeotors ‘using thoir digoretion and judgnent ns to whoth-: er tho amount of baygage i8 or is not in oxcoss of what is a suitabls wardrabe, nccordivg to the passonger's station in Jifo, furnishios an induco- mont to tho rich and thoss in easy ciroumstanuey to tako plosure-trips abrond, which are mudo pocuniarly profitable by this fashlonnble infrac- 'Lun of tho ravenue, & o largo. proportion of thobagyngo of pessongersis passod aud doliversa by our oflieials without a projor oxaminution, moro sringont regulations shonld Lo adopted to ocurg tho collection of lvwful dutles on ‘gooda thus imported. A chunge in forms sooms to bo neconsnry, 80 as t0o roquio all -articles of bagguge to Do ontored on -the doalg- ration of tho pnssongor, ond the duties thoroon dotermhied by ‘the proper oiicor, insiead of leaving all to'bo disposod of by the poesonger on his mera nageveration, ‘I'ho voriti- cation thereon should bo in the form of au oath or sflicmation punlgiontly comprohensive in form and aubstance to protoct the interests of the Govornment, and sn offioer should bo euthor~ ized to administor such oath or afiirmation, To this ond logislation may Lo necossary. dMany of: the dillicultios with respact to passongora' bag- gago might bo avoided by tha Ymmugo of o luw linuting the valuo to bo brought to & reasonablo s, By tho provision of tho not of July 14, 1870, the amount of houachold effeots yhioh could ba fmported by an immigrant froe of duty was hmit- od to $000, but uufortunatoly this limitation was' NUMBER 96. inadvertontly removed by the codifieation of 1874, undar whicl such offoots to any smottat may bo brought in freo, aud tho Commisioner iy informad that sinco tha codification_ wout iuto oporation large importatims ara boing_mada in offonls of this kind,” It i suggested that ollicors of otistoma Inapact tho goods, und csti~ mato and colloct tho dutlos tharcon 1t the ense of importations through the muils of small pur- cols of lmited valuo. The Commissfonor supgests thore nro many cuatom-houses doinglittie or no business, but which aro maintalned at considerable oxponso of salarles of ollicinls snd coustruction and ropsire of buildings, with the vsual incidoutals of such oatablishmonts, By the aboltion of such dig~ triots aud incorporating thom with others large sums way bo saved by the Govornmonut, but ’iu miout {nstancos luglslation witl bo roquirod for tho purpose, ‘Tho Cormisslonar rocommends tho ropesl of tho amendmant of tho Iaw of 1374 providing for importation undor Conuulnr senls for the 1engon he law {8 80 fmperfect ns to ndmit morchandize without houd oroutry, or othor protection sgainat suuggling, ——— NOTES AND NEWS, A’ NEW DEMOCHATIO BANTLING, Special Disputeh to e Chicago Tribune. ‘Waswnaroy, D. 0., Nov. 26.—Tho fitst num- bor of the Ziening Mafl, tho first of tho numer- ous Waslington Democratio daily projects to seo tho light, appeared to-duy. Tho Rov. Charloa Wheolor Donnlson is advortised ss editor. Tho papor is about 20532, six columny, with ten col- unimg of advortising. It atarts out very weak in waiter and make-up. CUSTOMB COLLICTIONS, An active offort will doubtlees bo made at the next gossion to briny tho cont of customs colleo- tions within reasonablo figures, Lnst year it cost $19,000,000 to colloct §160,000,000 of cus- toms dutles, whilo the Intornal Revenuo Bureau collected $105,000,000 b aloss of only 85,000,000, % MULLETT'S EUCCEBSOR. No enccessor to Supervieing-Architeot Mullett has yot boon solected, and thore is no probubility that MeArthur, of Philadelphia, to whom tho position 1 roported to bave been tendersd, will aveopt tho placo, The indications now mo that 8 Wogtory mon may bo chosen. The namo of Mr. Cochirnno, of Cbicago, is quito prominontly mentioned in this conuection. Somo of his {riends bore aro stroogly urgiog him. Tho name of Mr, Rnnkin, Supormteudont of the con- strugtion of thio Chieago Custom-Houto, is also mentioned, but Lis frisnds horo stata that it in not likely that he would be willing to resign his superintendonay to auaceed Muliott, 'Lho namo of Thomas U, Waltor, presont Architect of tho Capitol, i8 aiso urged for tho place. = Mr. Walter ia from Penneylvania. TUE TAIEP, Tho Tronsury Dopartment is ndvised that tho ropresontatives of saveral difforent trades aua interests largoly affected by the new revision of the tarifl wiil sltempt, at the coming session, to beve tho now tariff codo, particularty the thirty- third articlo, modified in soveral important par ticulars. This is especinlly tyuo of tho woolen, linon, drug, and wina intorests. It appaars that, aithough both branches of Congrous wore ade ‘vised that the codillcation had mada no changea in the thon oxistiug law, in point of fact, and doubtles from inadvertonce, several important: changes havo beon made, COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION. Bocrotary Briatow will, it is undorstood, in his forthcoming roport, express the oplnion that the gluu of compotiliva examination in the Civik ervico syatom is very bonofloial, and should be. contiuued. TIE WHISKY INTEREST, It is statod that tho ropresentativesof the whisky interest, with a powerful lobby, intond this winter to attempt to raise tho tax on distill od epints 10 couts o gallon, ATPOINTMENTS, N. H. Giitenry bos beon appointed Intornal Rovenuo Storolicoper for tho L'irst Ilinois Dis~ trict; Danfol G. Wardon, Gauger in the Second Pennosroo Distries; and J, H, Grovener, Gauger in the Sixth Kontuoky District, —_—— LATEST NEW YORK MARKETS. Special Disvatch to The Chicago Tribune. New Yongk, Nov. 25,—Wheat market very quiot and tamo, thospeoulative demand having groatly abated, and we bad only a limited mqmrf for oxport aud milling. Tho markoet closos lowor and less active for spring, though {irm sud fairly notive “for wintor, Tho demand is chielly for oxport, The solos are 154,000 bu, nt 31,05 for nugraded Iowa and Minucsota, £1.10@1.11 for No, 2 Chicago spring, $1.09@1.10 for No, 8 do, 8L.14@L.16 for No. 2 Milwaukeo, #1.18@1.1Y for No, 1 Minnesota, 31.25@1.26 for red Westorn, $1.23}¢ for amber do, $1.88 @140 for white Michigan, 8117 for o, 1 Bhoboygan. Included in tbo ealos aro 16,000 bu rejocted and uufimdud spring ok $1.03@1.04 ; 82,000 bu No, 3 Chicago at 31.09@ 1,10 ; 40,000 bu No. 2 Chicsgo at 81.10@L.11; 40,000 bu No. 2 Milwaukeo at 31.14@1.15 ; 15,700 bu Westorn 0t §1.25@1,46 ; 8,000 bu amber Mich- ignn at $1.28, and 1,000 bu white Michigan ab SLIO@1.40, Barloy is lowor and loss aotive. Buyors hold off. Bales of 20,000 bu fair Cunadn ‘Weost lnst night at $1.28; to-day 400 bu light do on privata torms, and 1,000 Canada West to arrivo at 1.55. Barley malt iy dull and hoavy. Sales: 1,500 bunow and two-rowed Blate af $1.60, ninoty days; 800 bu mixed Canndinn and State at $1.55; 1,400 bu old and two-rowed State at $1.40, cash. Oats loss active, but pricos are steady. Tha anlos are 61,000 Lu; new Ohio mixed nt (7@ 673605 while at 68@00c; Western wixed ab 6855 @6Yc ; whito at 8@GYY4c; Stato at G6@G8IG0 for mixed and 68@60%g0 for white, Tye quiot, though stendy. The snles aro 2,500 bu State at 970 afloat, Corn ia less active. Now is bottor, but old is tamo and quiet. ‘I'he salos aro 86,000 bu ; damp and unsottnd at 77@500 ; Western mixed af 85@ 900 for now and Sii¢@ide for old, tho inside Brlno for ordinary in‘store ; .Wostern yollow at /¥ for old ; Jersey yallow st 85@S7o. Tho pork minrket i quito and tane. Sales of 650 brls 0ld mess ar $20.50@21.50 5 now untin- spected muss ab 820,75 ; 260 brls mess, scller Juunary, 21,26, Lard iy vory active, especially for the future, and is ligler. Sales of 125 tcs city ab 183{@18740; 260 tos Wostern stoam at” ldg @l4}{c.” For futnrs dolivery we hioar of 300 tes, goller Docomber, ot 1335@17¢ ; 1,750 tes, sollor Jnnunry, at 1875c; 2,600 Los, sollor Fobruary, of 183 @18740 ; bUO tes, goller four months from tha 18t of Fobruary, at 18%{0; 2,750 tes, sollor #ix mx;xslgha, 18%{0 ; 8,000 tes, sollor tho year, at 1387 @13}¢c. Ol"rmghb—nmtnu for borth aro firmly main- tajned, with a continusace of limited nflfitini:! of raom, whiol is fairly onght after, bul only resulting 1o a vory light business. Lonnage for charter fajrly inquived aitor, but, owing to the searcily of availuble vessols and tho ligh rates demantled, com[:m‘ntlvulv little it acconiplished. Whislky I8 a shndo ensior, with o fair domavd Sales of 300 brls w SLO1@1 ——— e OBITUARY. Tvavaviuig, Ind, Nov, 25.—~Capt. Josh V. Throop, of the ateamor Bilverthorn, died Lhie ‘morning of nouralgin of tho heart, o was tho oldost steamboat:mu who ran from thia port, and had n bost of frionds, Ho will bo taken to Bmithland for burial to-morraw. New Yonk, Nav. 2G,—Drovet urig.-Goa, Thomas J, Loalio died thin morning at his resi- dooco in this ciby, aped 70 yonrs, Cixeninay, 0., Nov, 35,~Tho Rev. A, Krooll, for tuirty-throo years pastor of 8t. John's Ger- man Fros Luthoran Church, in this oity, died thig oveuing alter a wool's illnoss, ———————— OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS, PrunApereins, Nov, 25~Tho stoamor Indi ann, from Liverpool, srnved here this aftore Tnoon, New Yonx, Nov. 25 —Atrivod, stoemship Oity of_dantroal, from Livernool. LivenvooL, Nov, 26,—8tosmship Egypt, from New York, has srrived out, Tavenroor, Nov. 25,—Stenmship Stata ot Ponusyivonin, from Now York, urrived out. e AN ANCIENT PRINTER. . 81, Lours, Nov, 25.—I. Barry, ngod 00, sup- posod to bo tho oldost printor in tue United Htatey, was buried horo ycstorday, His first “tnko au & Journoyman printer was on Wash- ington's obitunry, At 0 yoars of age Lo worked ab tho cuso in Naehville, Tenn, A FORGERY. Trrng Mavte, Ind, Nov, 25,—A lotlor pur« porting to huve Loon writton by D, W, Voorhoes, and disenssing variona political Issues, was pub. lished in the Indianapolis Jowrnal of thls morne ing. Mr, Voorhoes prononuces the lowter m fore pery, eyory line aud word,