Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1867-10-05
TELEGRAPHIC.

MEMPHIS, Sept, ia negro
namod John Othleon, has been ar
rested on his own confession of be-
ing the murder OF DIR. Ramsay, of
Raleigh, short time since.
ST.. Louis, Sept. l9.-The Repub-
liean correspondent with Indian
Commissioners, writing from Oma-
ha, SAYS an officer who has just ar
rived, after traversing the country
from Big Horn River, estimates the
hostile Indians of the north ut o.
00f, most Of whom are under tho
swey of Red Cloud the chief Of the
upper band of Sioux.
Several hostile tribes are now
concentrated about Rose Land on
the northern slope of tho Rocky
Mountains between Posts Fort Phil
Kearncy and Fort Smith. Red
Cloud is reported to have said, we
do not want peace, because when
VIC are at peace we are poor now
we are rich. Large numbers Of In
dams are congregated at Fort Rice
to meet the peace commissioners on
their trip up the Missouri River and
were greately disappointed when
they learned the Commission were
obliged TO turn back.
A letter from Fort Larned gives
an account ola council between Coils.
Murphy, Bakersfield, Winthrop and
Sanatel, Chief of the Kiowas, on the
10th. Sanatel protested tho great
est friendship for the whites, and
promised to send runners to the
different Southern tribes, calling
them to q council with the Peace
Commissioners in October. Medi-
cine Lodge Creek was the point
determined as the place for grand
council to be held with the Com
missioncrs.
New ORLEANS, Sept. 2O.-Gen.
Mower has issued an order similar
to that of Gen. Candy regarding
Confederates exiled, since returned
and were subject to parole.
Interments from yellow fever to
6 A. NJ, GO.
RICHMOND, Va, Sept. 2O-Anoth,
en- negro to-day sued the Richmond
and Fredericksburg and Potomac
r. R., for non admittance to first
class car, upon a first class ticket
purchased. The Now York Com
pany determined to stand suit as
test questions for railroads South
Gen milford enters upon duties as
Revenue Collector here Oct. LIST.
SAVANNAH, Ga, Sept. 2O.-Col. =.
Bucks and an overscer, Mr.. Lancas-
ter, of Camp Pickens, Charlton CO.,
Ga, had q difficulty with the ne
groes working on the place, which
resulted in the shooting of a negro
in the thigh. Next day, Sunday
two armed negroes went to his
house to demand satisfaction of
, Lancaster, several shots were ex-
changed, one negro was killed, and
the other wounded. Mr.. Lancaster
was badly wounded, and his horse
killed. Lancaster and Mr.. Muir
gasser left on Monday forSt. Marys,
where an armed band and some
thirty negroes seized them. Muir
gasser escaped by swimming the
river. Lancaster was left in the
hands of the negroes. 1t is feared
they killed him.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.-Sheridan
and Sickles are here. General Han
cock leaves in few days for st.
Louis. 1t is said a Cabinet meet
ing lasted two hours. Grant was
absent.
The Bureau of Indian Affairs has
received nothing confrmatory of
the extraordinary demands of the
Indians on North Platte.
The national council of American
mechanics assembled at Baltimore
on the oath.
> Hancock, Sheridan and Sickles
I dined together, their presence Gre
ated little sensation.
A. II. Stewart is dead. He left
S7O,000,00O.
Gov. Fenton had a prolonged in
terview with Grant.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 18th Han
cock spent last evening with Grant.
1t is not known when he will leave
the CITY. Stated at the War De-
partment that his movements are
uncertain.
CHATTANOOGA, Sept. 20.-Crutch-
field House was totally destroyed
by fire at 6 O'Clock tonight.
The fire was caused by the break
sing of a number of kerosene lamps
in the oil room, which waiter was
carrying, The flames caught the
oil in barrels, flashed up, and spread
all over the house ia ten minutes.
Little property was saved, except in
the lower stories. The fire origina-
led in the wooden addition and as
cended, catching the upper stories
of brick.
Several narrowly escaped. No
lives lost.
No water being near and no en-.
giue IN town, the water was applied
through five hundred yards Of hose,
from a fire engine of the machine
shop Of the NJ. & c. r.. r., but too
late to check tie fire.
Other houses were damaged by
sparks, but not seriously.
Loss, $4,000; insured for s45,-
900 in Etna, ofHartford, and Home,
New Haven, Conn.
The walls are nearly al down.
RALEIGH, n. c., Sept 2O.-The
Raleigh Register, edited by Daniel
r. Goodloe, the recognized organ Of
the Republican party Of this State,
deDounces the recent Radical Con-
vention in bitter and scathingi erms,
and excOmmunieates Holden and
oO-adjutOrs-
The party is certainly bopelessiy
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