The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-01-11

the Salt Springs
Col. CARanaToN, who was in command Of the
post at Fort Phil Kesrney at the recent massacre
Of nearly hundred soldiers, has been relieved
and will probably be ordered under arrest for tria
on charges of carelessness in the performance o1
his duty. It seems that the detachment WAS cut
off from all chances Of retreat to the fort and over
powered. It is claimed that Col. CARRMaToN
could have prevented this.
Houaton, Texas, before the war, had only 5000
inhabitants. They now number $4,000, The Tele-
graph says "Our oity is perfectly filed with
strangers from all the four quarters Of the globe,
and our hotels and restaurants are filed to
overhowing with them. We are at a loss to know
where they all como from. But the best Of it all
Is, they have, mostly got money, and are buying
np the vacant lots and blocks around the city, with
tho intention Of building on them"
There Was received at the Treasury Department
recently the following sums Of money, to be
placed in the conscience fund A draft on the New
York State Bank at Albany, for s910-no name or
letter given; draft on the Jefferson State Bank
steubenviue, Ohio, for $40, in q letter signed by
". a. Wallace; $4,000 enclosed in nm envelope post
marked Indianapolis, Ind; letter signed s'Resti-
tution,n in which was enclosed SIN all amount
ing to $2S40.
The Rochester Democrat OF Saturday contains q
letter from Judge ALFRED CoNK1Na to Judge
SMITH, in -hich he takes the ground 4that the
rebel States, by their acts, placed themselves
outside Of the pale Of the Constitution, and are
stopped from appealing to that instrument in de-
fence Of their rights. Judge CoNE11Na maintains
that they have no rights but such as belong to
conquered States, and that Congress can, conse-
quently, do as. it pleaaes with them, restrained
only by the common law Of humanity and justice.
The Nashville Banner learns, on good authority,
that gentleman who was recently identified very
prominently with the oil interests Of Tennessee,
and who held high command in the Federal army
during the war, lost over fifty thousand dollars by
locating wells under the direction Of 'twater" or
s'oil witches" So implicit was his belief in this
ridiculous superstition Of the nineteenth century
that he was compelled to return home an utter
bankrupt.
The Wallawalla washington Territory States
man, Of December q, states, as rumor, that Mr..
HAYWARD, on behalf Of the California Steam Navi-
CATION Company, had bought the controlling in
terest in the Oregon Steam Navigation Company,
and ventures the prediction that st. Helena or
some other point will take commercial precedence
over Portland as the point for landing for ocean
steamers. The same journal has favorable reports
from new mining district on the headwaters Of
the Palouse RYer,
The Angelica Reporter states that Mr. OTs
MARSH, residing on Crawford Greek, about four
miles from Oramel has discovered silver on his
premises. It, says Mr. MARSH, on excaYating forty
feet below the surface, came to rich stratum Of
silver quartz "a blush rock filed with particles Of
silyer) and on digging few feet deeper discover
ed thepure metal-a vein the thickness of . case
knife blade, and about three feet wide. He has
had some specimens Of the quartz assayed by
chemist who valued them at from $500 to $500
per ton.
Owy. % papers say the division Of idaho has
again been brought before the Territorial Legisa-
ture. The division Of Washington Territory was
being discussed at Olympia. The object was to
unite the counties along the Puget Sound in Ore
gon, and counties east Of the mountain range, in
both Washington Territory and Oregon, so as to
form them into one State. The Indians in the
Owyhoe and Boise county continue their depreda-
tions upon stock, and fights with the savages are
reported in every paper from that section.
The Dallas (Oregon) Mountaineer gives the de-
tails Of the running off of pack train by Indians
from near Camp Watson, and their pursuit by Col.
BAkFR's command. When about twenty miles
from the post the troops came up with the Indians
and charged upon their camp. The Indians stood
their ground, but during the snow storm their
rifles had become damp and snapped. The SOL
disrs, observing the state Of affairs, drew their
ssbres and cut the savages down, killing fourteen
nsn and capturing five women. AL the stolen
nules, together with ten horses captured, and q
great amount of supplies were destroyed. It is
considered one Of the most complete victories ever
gained over the Snake Indians,