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Show 4 REPORT OF THE Indian having a house and residing in it, has been supplied with a good cooking stove and the usual cooking utensils, a table, bureau, chairs, bedstead, looking-glass, and many smaller articles for house-hold use. The effect of this policy is quite perceptible and salutary, and has stimulated many to erect and provide for erecting new houses at Bad river and several other places. Certificates have been issued to all the half-breeds who, by the provisions of the recent treaty, are entitled to land, which, if respected at the land offices, will serve to secure to each of them the quantity to which they are entitled, and which they may designate from any of the public domain not other-wise appropriated. In addition to those among theIndians of Michigan proper, schools are now maintained at L'Anse, Bad river, Lapointe, and Grand Port- Sge, all among the Chippewas of Lake Superior. The extended area of country embraced within the Michigan agency renders it impossible for the agent to devote as much time to the Indians under his charge as ia absolutely necessary. There is ample business for two agents, and with two faithful men to aid them in making most available the liberal provisions of the recent treaties, much for their good may be accomplished. They are prepared to take advice and receive instruction. The jurisdiction of the northern superintendency has been extended over the Indians of Minnesota, the Oneida, Stockbridge and Meno-monee tribes in Wisconsin still remaining within its limits. The condition of the Oneidas of Wisconsin has changed but little since last year ; andno event of importance has occurred among them, except the murder of one of the chiefs, by a member of the tribe. This event has produced much excitement, and has caused apprehen-sions of serious disturbances. The murder was committed under the influence of intoxicating liquor. Under the operations of the treaty of February 15, 1856, between the Stoclrbridge and Munsee Indians and the overnment, it is to be expected that the Stockbridge dXiculties, whic1 fo r a number of years past have been a source of trouble and vexation, will soon be termi- 1 nated. An arrangement has been made, by which a tract of land on the west end of the Menomonee reservation has been selected for a ermanent home for the Stockbridges and Munsees. Some of these 4n dians have already commenced to build themselves houses at their new location, and measures have been taken to insure the fin%l re-moval of all of them, as soon as this can be prudently and properly effected. I t is to be hoped that any factious opposition which may manifest itself amolig a few of these Indians, may meet with no en-couragement, either in Wisconsin or elsewhere. The necessity of the case, and the interests of theIudians, require that they should remove from their present location at Stockbridge without delay. The advancement of the Menomonees is constant and steady. Al-though obstacles have been thrown in the way of these Indians, and the vicious and unscrupulous have endeavored to thwart all the efforts made for their improvement, and the grasping avarice of unprincipled white men in seeking to obtain their property, in defiance of justice and right, has rendered them somewhat restless and uneasy; yet, |