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Show QuitkerN aud Kudluua. New York, 1. A special from Richmond, Ind., says tho Hicksite and Orthodox Quakers' yearly meet-ir.c; meet-ir.c; for Indiana and west Ohio, in the Ortbodc" conference committee, on Indiana affiair. reported that owing to au order from tho interior department depart-ment cjmpellio" Indian agents to employ only bead clerks nominated by tbo department, who have charge ol the hooka and disbursement at the agencies without being under control of agents, and also to numerous orders and decisions by Secretary ccburz, crippling them in their work, the committee had requested ita agents to resign, aud that they had servered ail connection of tho meeting with the department. In the Hicksite meeting meet-ing tbe committeo reported that their agents intend to resign forthesiioie reason. The Quakers claim thst they are being ousted to make room for politicans, and that oil agents under the csio of their Bociety wili be diemieeed within a year from this time. |