The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-31
From the d. Louis Rspsblean, -.
eKrRMisH WITH THE lNDIANe-LlEUrE

eKrRMisH WITH THE INDiANs-LlEUrEN.
ANT MAXWELL KILLED.
We met last evening Lieut.. r. Ransom, LIT ORA
% 3 Al 9s . ,S arrived as
We learn from Lieut.. r. that military operations
were still carried against the Indians Ia the ter
ritory with great visor. Il was the determination
OF General Garland ~ well as Of theterritoral au
thcrties, TO whip them into permanent peace, and
Tor this purpose they were rapidly pursued.
Gen. Garland was In the northern part OF the ter
ritory. examining the condition of the several mill
tary posts.
from Fort Burgwin. had returned to that Fort He
overlook = band OF Jicaria Apaches. captured from
them about fifty horses and all their camp equip
page. The Indians fled.
1nthe early part Of the month Lieut. Maxwell, Of
the Sd Infantry, was killed on the Moro. about 40
miles southeast of Fort Union. A small detach-
ment Of men were out on q scout against the Ia
dams. under command of Capt Sykes. Lieut..
Maxwell was temporarily separated, with ten men,
from the main command, met the Indians, and 10
the skirmish which ensued three Indians were
killed and three badly wounded. They were car
ried off by their companions but traced by the
blood for some distance from the battle ground -
The two Indians who fred upon and killed Lieut.
Maxwell were themselves killed by two of the dra
goons.
Colonel Chandler was 10 pursuit OF party oil
Mescarilla Indians in the southern part of the Ter
| ritory
New wheat Dur, from the Genessee mills. sold In
| Albany, on Monday, at 81 per Dbl.
| Rev. Basil Manly. D. D, has declined accepting
| the Presidency of Furman University, S. c.
| man hearing that raven would live 300 years,
| bought one to try
| The negro who committed the shocking murder
| near Laurel, Delaware, few days ago, has given
himself up.
| The bank where the wild thyme grows, has de-
clared dividend of ten scents on the share.
| gentleman in St Louis went on the housetop,
one night last week to sleep; soon afterwards he
| rolled off and dashed his brains out.
| Essence OF CELERY. Steep an ounce of celery
seed in half pint of vinegar. few drops of this
| give fine flavor to soups. and sauce for fowls.
| The Parker Vein Company have paid off the mi.
ners Claims for which portion of their properly
had been seized. The Cumberland Telegraph says
Mr.. Mali late President of the Parker Vein Com
pany, has visited the coal regions-at least not
publicly.
NAvAL.-Tbe Navy Department is shipping boys
for the United States razee Independence now fit
about forty, whose ages vary from fourteen to sew
enteen years, have already been received.
s. STEAMER PRINcEToN.-It is rumored that
Secretary Dobbin has appointed commission OF
officers at Washington to examine into the report
relative to the last trial trip of the steamer Prince
| ton. 1t is thought that the Navy Department will
finally decide to sell the steamer she 10 unfit for
| war purposes.
DEATH OF VETERAN-Mr John Thomas, sail
| maker the man (or rather boy) who put the first
stitch in the frigate Constitutions Sails died at Co
hasset, Mass, on the 18th inst aged &C. He had
one son in the battle of Lundy's Lane and also an
| other one In the country's service elsewhere
| tailor in London has been fined forty shillipgs
| for making coat with cloth covered buttons! An
act of Parliament Of George Iii enacts that every
coat must have brass buttons, and the being still
unrepealed, the magistrate had no option but to in
| fict the fine.
CRYSTAL PALAcE.-Mr Nathan Kingsland, oil
Rockville. Ct, has been appointed general super
intendent of the "New York Exhibition of the In
dustry OF all nations Promise is made that the
medals awarded by the jures last Fall, will be dis
tributed on the first of September next
ANOTHER DEATH FROM BURNING FLUID-Han.
nah, daughter of Parker Clay, died ia Dover N H.,
| few days since, in consequence of having been
burned by burning fluid. She was pouring sume
fluid from a can upon some chips with which she
was making fire, supposing that there was no fire
In the ashes 10 the stove An explosion took place
which burned her so severely that she died in con-
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