Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1852-08-06
The Massacre of Captain Marcy and his f,.,,,,,-.,
by Camanche Iulio,.

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by Camanche Indians.
LOUISVILLE, July 27-The FOLLOWING o,o -, -.
particulars received here of the massacre ~ Caat
Marcy and his command by the Camancbo Tnd;P
Government expresses arrived at Fort Smith ~
the l7th bringing intelligence of the destruction If
the expedition to the head waters of the Red rivor
and the murder of Captain Marcy and eiohtv W.,
by Camancbe and Kioway Indians. The 1d inTn
were about 1000 strong, and fought the troops all
day. Capt Marcy DR.. Shumard, Capt Strain and
]. r. Suydam, of New York are supposed to have
been killed.
The Camanches on their way to attack the
posts on the branches when they were met by Cant.
Marcy and his troops They entered his camp in
friendly manner, received presents from him, and
left at night running off with number of mules
The next morning they returned and attacked the
camp, and after resisting them for "a hours, Capt
Marcy thought it advisable to surrender, in hopes
they would be satisfied with the plumber of the camp
The report however is that they made an ndis-
crminate massacre of all the prisoners. The great
est excitement prevailed the frontiers and it was
thought that Fort Arbuckle and the forts on the
branches would be next attacked.
Increase of Population In San Francisco.
The San Francisco Herald says that the population
OF that place, drawn from every quarter of the globe
and made up OF every race continues 10 increase with
astonishing rapidity. The number of passengers land
ed at San Francisco during the month of May was as
follows:
From Panama, by steamers and sailing vessels sol
from NINA AS
from Can Juan del Sud .... 743
from INN 79f
from Mexico -.... COS
rom rance POI
From New York and Boston, direct Observation-Disclosures. SO
From Sandwich Islands. sS
From Society Islands OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10
Total. 80. ............l 1904
The Herald adds, that The departures during the
month were unusually few, probably not exceeding
fifteen hundred and it estimates that the population of
the State will be increased during the present year
least one hundred thousand.
The painful fact is also noticed, in connexon with
the imm grafton of the month OF May, that the NOR
taty on passenger vessels was beyond precedent
nearly one hundred and fifty deaths having occurred
on shipboard
The influx of Chinese into San Francisco continued
great ever, and not expected to slacke I'M
til their counlrymen heard of the difficulties that had
taken place between the two races Within ten days
preceding the Goth of June, five vessels arrived from
China bringing upwards of sixteen hundred passen-
gers. The most of them were making their way to
the southern mines, where Americans were beginning
to employ them.
Some girls In kissing, purse up their mouths as if
they were about 10 perform on the fageoet This is
wrong. Kissing is luxury that should be INDUCED
in with an appetite" and not nibbed as if it were
go pizen."
The PoPE.-Letters from Rome slate that the Pope
is threatened with dropsy, and that the state of his
health gives great uneasiness to his physicians Hh
erto, every effort has been made to conceal his
danger from the public 1t is said, that in the event
of his disease proving fatal, he will be succeeded by
Cardinal Wiseman.
SOME CoRNF1ELD.-A Michigan paper in speaking of
farmer in that State says that one of his cultivated
lots is conield six miles square