Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-31
DEPARTMENT NEWS.

DEPARTMENT NEWS.
MURDER OF Two WHITE PERSONS By INDIANS
Two letters were this morning received at the
Indian ONCE from Agent Twist, Of the Upper
Platte country, N i giving In the one a detailed
account Of the murder Of white man. and in the
other one Of the murder Of boy BY the Onepspa
and Blackfeet Sioux Of the Missouri. - q
I!sPpear: that some four or Eve .oldiers, who!
had been dischafGea Hom Camp FLOYD, H. r.
were travelling tofhe States, and on the e~enins
Of TIE 4th they were accosted by three Indians,
who shook bands Win them and appeared quits
time, the Indians rode ahead and disau5eareG
When the white men approached the blum man
the Platte they saw the indians partly conceo3oh,
In the attitude Of firing upon them. They at
them that one Of the white men yvas pierced with
two arrows, and the horse Of the other was wound
ed The indians subsequently retreated short
dshnce, at the approach Of other white men; but
afterwards returned and captured the horses and
baggage Of these two men. The vouudeA man
survived but twenty -four hours after receiving the
wound Il q fGfI 40 Tf7'I
The next day the war party of these same Indians
murdered boy Of Louis Ganards, at the Mormon
Crossing Of the North Platte, thirty miles above
This post and stole four horses at the north Platte
The murdered boy was at the time holding horsss
for his father
INDIAN DEPARTMENT The Department is in
receipt Of letter from the U. 8. Indian Agent,
w. r. Badger. Kansas Territory. In which he
states that on the evening of the 10th inst Peter
Cadne, U. g. Interpreter for the Kickapoo tribe of
Indians, was thrown suddenly from his horse, and
lowing morning, Wednesday, October IL, In the
list year Of his age. The tribe having been pre-
vtously called together for that day to receive
their annuities, and in consequence Of the death
Of the interpreter by request Of the Indians John
c. Anderson was appointed u. Interpreter pro
t.m for said tribe Mr.. Anderson 10 native
KickapOo Indian, % years old and can read write,
Also commnnicatlon from United H 's states In.
dim agent Twss, Upper Pla te, Ia which he
writes that Sioux Indian called "Big Mouth"
who killed a white man at Cache la Poudre in
September last, has surrendered himself, and re-
Quested special instruction In reference to his case
The case was represented by whites who Were
present that there was drunken brawl among
the white settlers on Dacbe La Poudre, and that
they gave the Indian whiskey, (the Indian says
he was drunk, } and one of the white men struck
the Indian or gave some oKenre Afterwards, in
the night, the indian shot white man by the
name Of Jeangras None Of the white men have
been as yet examined, az they beyond the
reach Of the Indian agent -
NAVAL GRADUATING CLASS IN 1S6f.-On Satur-
day last We published list of Naval Cadets of the
fourth class whose course will conclude In June
1864. We herewith subjoin list of those who will
graduate next June-lc6i. They are as follows
r. F. Armstrong, Ga 6. NJ. Bache, Jno. McFar-
land, J. F, McGiensey, n. r. Picking, w. F.
Stewart. John Weidman, Pa T C.. Bowen, A.
Dexter, T Stuce, O.; w. w. Carnes, ]. F. Hol-
den, Tenn J. n. Comstock, Ark w. ". Con-
| stock, La b J. Cromwell, N. T.; w b. Cush.
ing, c. Il Mckay, Z. c. Merriman, LLOYD Phpnix,
w. Philip, w. T. Sampson, N. Y; F. O. Da,
yenPort, Mich; J: E, Fisk, VT G. w. Hayward,
Wis w A. Hicks, Miss; A. g. Hudgi ns, Va |;
H Ingraham, c.; c. X. King, ID. C.; IL f.
Mullan X T.; r. ROders, J. Al. spencer Nd;
g: Ryan, A. T. Snell, Mass 9. g Stone, IT,,
Ala; T. Sturdivant N c.; Jos. Wilson, Fla
AWARDS FOR INDIAN GooDs After a careful
examination of all the proposals for mere hand ise
for the Indian bureau, the following awards were
this morning made:
Class No. DRY goods and blankets; Cronin,
Neuxthal Sears. New York
Class No. 2-Ready-made clothing; Charles
Barnum, New York
Clsn No 3-HMdware, agricultural imple-
ments, &c; Poultney Trimble, Baltimore, Nd.
Class No. 4-Nofthwest guns and powder.
horns; H. z. Leman, Lancaster, Pa.
ARMY INTELLIGENCE Brevet First Lieutenant
William b. Hszen, eighth infantry, has been di.
rected to report Immediately at Fort Columb bus
for duty with the troops to sail for Texas on the
3lst inst, as far az San Antonio, where he will
avail himself Of his unexpired leave Of absence.
TITLE APPRovED.-The Attorney General has
approved the title Of the Dutch church property
In New York city.