, 1867-08-16
Telerraphic Dispatches.

matches from the Atlantic States. From Sal
Francisco dispatches to the Oregonian, we take
the following:
Salt Lake, August THE Indians have cut
and carried of some wire ffteen miles west oil
Mud Springs. Fort Mcpherson and Plum Creek
are both cut off. Sandy and South Pass Sta
tions have been burned by the Indians and the
line destroyed, but it is not known how far.
Later-It is reported at Julesburg, that the
Indians gobbled train on the upper Railroad,
east of Plum Creek. They crossed the Plstte
river and have possession of the wires. Later
dispatches from Julesburg states that the Union
Pacific rail track has been destroyed by the In
dams for six miles west of Plum Greek. One
train WAS captured and the engineer, fireman,
and brakesmen were killed. The Indians also
attacked tbe telegpphic repairing party, killing
two and wounding two. The line is still down
east of Fort Mcpherson. A repairing party left
there yesterday moo. but have not been heard
of since. The railroad track is blocked. The
Iudiaus are in large force. Two hundred of
them crossed the Platte nine miles west of Bish-
ops ranch yesterday.
San Francisco, August 9-The United States
Grand Jury has Ignored l complaints for indict-
ment against Messrs. Noah Brooks, Thos. Shan>
non, A. W. Jennings, NJ. Folger, W. Horton, G.
P. Balldn, Taos. Finnerty, Capt Chas. Reed, and
interests in the bark JedHnette while they had
positions as Government officials, also the com
paint against Capt. knight, of the ship Royal
SG1OH, charging him with smuggling jewelry
into the port, and lastly, the complaint against
Alfred A. Cohen, President Of the Oakland Ferry
Company, cbaaCing him with having prevented
Robert Noblet from carrying the mails across
the Bay TO Oakland Noblet having contract
with the Government tG carry the mails over that
rou,e.
The case of Eben johnson VS.. J. ". Simonton
ct. al. for libel, came before the 18th District
Court TO day on defendants demurrer to plain
tiff $ complaint. Portions of the complaint of
the demurrer was argued at length by counsel
for defendants. G. W. Tyler appeared in behalf
OF the plnintif and made long argument in
support of the suicieucy of his pleadings and
contended that the alleged libellOus article in
the Bulletin referred to the plaintiff as a dealer
and render OF poisonous swill milk, although his
name was nowhere mentioned in the article. 1t
was directed against class of men engaged in
selling swil milk to the people of this city
Mary L. Wilkinson has commenced an action
by her guardian in the 18th District Court gaiust
John Parrott, TO recover damages in the sum of
$4,000. Plaintiff alleges that she was bitten
by vicious dog belonging to the defendant and
kept ut his residence on Folsom street. An ac-
tion was brought at first by the parents of the
girl, but they were published with the amount
OF damages recovered, but as they gould not
bring another suit for the same case, a guardian
was appointed so that the girl might sue in her
own name.
San Francisco, August lO.-Tn the case of
Mary X. Hall vs.. Adolph Urger, e, al, tried he.
fore n Jnry of the u S. Circuit Court a verdict
was rendered last evening in favor of the plain.
till. The suit was brought to recover possession
of Il 100 vara lot on the north side of BRYANT
street. The value of the lot is estimated at from
1000 to Sl0O, COO, and the title to certain 9TH
er property in the city is said to rest on the same
foundation.
John Hall became the owner of the property
sued for in lS49, through grant from an alcalde
before 1882 He became insane at the East, and
was placed in the Franklin Insane ASYLUM, mar
Philadelphia while in this condition he execu>
ted power OF attorney. The plaintiff claim,d
that he WAS insane, but the defendant insisted
that he executed the instrument duriug a lucid
interval. The case was argued by Hall MEAL
lister for plaintiff, and Col. J. p. Hoge for de-
fendnut, at great length, aud the charge of the
Court to the jury WAS very elaborate and able.
The jury retired nnd after consulting together
ABOUT twenty minutes, returned the verdict sta>
ted. The case was on trial eleven DAYS,
man reporicd 70 Coroner Harris Yesterday
afternoon that be had discovered the dead boay
OF man lying on hillside west Of St. Marv's
College, about four aud half miles from the
city. The Corpntr 5 assistants were dispatched
to the place, but found the body so mach de.
composed that it-waS deemed not advisable to
bring it TO the city, and the remains were con-
veyed directly to Lone Mountain and inferred.
The new steamship Great Republic, which re.
Gently arrived at this port from New York ria
Cape Horn, to take her place in the China line
OF the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, will be
opened to the inspection of visitors to. morrow
and Monday. The new steamer is the largest
that ever visited the coast. She sails for Japan
and China on the 81 proxmo