Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 June 1883 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

The Secretary of the Interior has addressed the following letter to the Secretary of War: The Hon. R. T. Lincoln, Secretary of War. Sib: I understand that Gen. Crook will soon return to the vicinity of the San Carlos Agency with a large number of renegade Indians who are guilty of murder, theft and other crimes. ' I do not think these Indians ought to be allowed to return to the agency. Such, I know, has been the practice. There can be no permanent peace if these Indians are allowed to murder people, steal their stock, and then surrender themselves and return to the agency to be supported by the Government I think the criminals should be held as prisoners and punished for their crimes. The children should be taken from their parents and pnt in school. I think we can iccept and care for the children of school age. I shall be pleased to hear from you as to the number of children as soon as yon receive Gen. Crook's report Very respectfully, Henby M. Telleb.

A comparative statement has been prepared at the Treasury Department, showing the revenues of the Government for the first eleven months of the fiscal years 1882 and 1883. It is as follows: Eleven months ending May 31, 1882; From customs $202,880,089 Internal revenue 133,322,682 Miscellaneous 34,342,682 Eleven months ending May 31,1880: From customs $192,932,366 Internal revenue 133,710,993 Miscellaneous 36,728,064 This shows a decrease in receipts the present fiscal year to June 1 of *7,172,940. For the first quarter of the present fiscal year the receipts were about *5,000,000 in excess of the receipts the corresponding period in 1881. There has been a gradual reduction, however, which It Is estimated will amount to nearly *10,000,000 by the end of the present fiscal year. When the Criminal Court of the District of Columbia, at Washington, opened on the 14th inst., the jury in the star-route conspiracy case reported that they had agreed upon a verdict of not guilty as to all the defendants, Brady, Dorsey and Peck The verdict was recorded, the friends of the defendants applauding the while. Five ballots were taken by the jury before an agreement was reached, the first showing three for conviction and nine for acquittal Counsel for the Government stated that the other indictments against Brady will be pres-ed. .