New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-08-27
THE PLAINS,

From The 81 Louis Republic
Passengers by the Overland Mail could report the
roads III excellent condition.
On their arrival g. IL P2sO they learned thL Two
MeNicans Lad been yIched the night previous FOX the
murder of an American named Datch Charley with
whom they had had dispute about the right to use
small steam 0. water near by.
There not believed 10 be any for apprehend
ing difficulty with the Apaches at present, their
depredatiors beicg almost entirely confined to incur
sious into Sonora
From TIE Learearorts Herald, 2otb.
From Mr.. Beach, who arrived here yesterday from
Beach Valley we lean the following news:
In Beach Valley there is pOstoi'ce OF the same
NAME Ii is near 800 miles fron here the Santa Fc
road ct the crossing of Big Cav Creek, about Elk
miles from the Arkansas ryer. AT that place Mr..
Beach has establish ed trading post, and Is engaged
in killing buffalo and sugar-cuug the meat. lie also
raises good deal OF corn cod vegetables. He says
the season been very fair and turns out well
He recently gold 300 bushels Of corn to the government
officers for $500.
on the 1T Of August qlite number of troops a.
rived AZ that place. Among the number are, Maj.
Sibey ga Infantry, Breyet IL. Col. Porter, Rifles,
Capt. Johns, 30 Infantry, Dr.. Baily Medical staff,
Lieut.. jackson 81 Inf, Lieut.. Tracy Rifles, Lieut.
Greasy do, Lieut. Lacy Sth Inf, DIR. Alden Medical
Stsf ana 40 Rife recruits, and 800 horses for the
Rines.
About two miles frcm Beach Valley p o. On the
fir.t of August melancholy accident took place as
follows:
Sergeant Beauman of the Rifles, and Freedman
@ soldier IL DuffdlO chase. Lieut.. MauTy VINO
was 100 yards in the rear, heard the report OF pistol
AID saw Sergeant Beaumsn throw up his hands ana
fall from hs horse. On getting up 10 hlm Sergeant H.
was DEAD bal he'd penetrated his body in the region
Of the heart.
Mr. Beach says about 900 Indians of various tribes
had been encsmped Tor some time hear his place, bot
81 mad separated, they said for the purpose Of hunt
ing. They were there visit 10 each o.her. No
disturbances took place. They al proposed friendship
ard sod great many buffalo skins and good deal OF
tGlow.
The Ossges who made camp three miles above
killed large ard almost fabulous number Of bufaloe-
and having so much meat the ground they could not
use il created such a stencil they compelled 70
remove their camp.
The plsirs are literally covered with buffalo. The
number each year seems to Increase rather than dimn
sb. They 20 il immense droyes and q, times seem 10
cast q dark shadow over the valley.
FROM UTAH.
Information TO the I'D of July has been received at
Weston Mo-, from Salt Lake City,
The sale Of Government mules was 10 progress
about 900 had been disposed Of az average OF SO
per hesd. and q thousand more remained to be sold.
These n ues il i sad, cost Slj1 per head year or
two sgo, ana Dow after that service II seems TO u
that the prices We're better than have usually been OBJ
tsIed at Font LeayenwOr.h under like circumstauces
The entire mail line from s.. Joseph 10 Salt Lake
City has passed into the bands Of Russell Jones'
Smoot and Fickhn, by whom II 10 hereafter to be car
ried semmoLihly. The arrangement does not give
Satisfaction al camp tloyd ara cat Lake.
II is charged tina. Brigham Young knew all the
while that the eouhteIieiiDg Of United States checks
was going inside Of his premises end of this there
seems 10 be little doubt.
The merchants were receiving their goods when this
company left. Mfjor Hunt, Paymaster, was on his
ROAD to Camp Floyd, with half million OF dollars, TO
pay off the troops. The party says there has arrived
IN the city or were the road, 81 Wagons loaded
with goods. On he road, the number OF freight wag
ots for Fors Henry. Laramie, BIdger. and Camp
FlY,l led To q "a Averaging and
en- 10 the wagon. They state that no emisraut vag
had passed the road this season for California
sni Sail Lake ty-eight-tenths oil them going 10
California Loose cattle estimated al from 10000 to
10000; sheep, 6OO0 and large numbers Of brood
uaIss, jacks, and s,a,.eLs, were kse On the road,