The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-03-09

Fort Union and New Mexico He also proposes 70 leave
the post commanders little more latitude Of Judgment
g 70 the strength OF trains passing oph - cost and
delay have somsumss RESUMED from holding trains TN
the requisite number has accumulated. Tho order
ferred to required military organization Of all trains 70
number not lsss than thirty men and twenty wagona
All travellers are held V strict responsibility for the
faithful observance Of The regulations laid down and the
treaties with the Indian tribes through whose country
they are passing.
TIE sale Of Arus and Anmunition % the
Iudians-Order fFea General Hancock.
Major General Hancock, commanding the Department
Of the Missouri has issued order stating that had
been oficlaIy reported that and ammunition
being sold or barered 70 tho Indians by traders having
permits for she purpose from Indian Agents, and that
instead q being limited the amount sold bartered
solely dependent the ability Of the Indians 10 pur-
chase The practice Of supplying those Indians In sach
quantities. especially during their present threatening
attitude towards the government the General thinks s
dangerous 10 tho public interest," and is likely encour
age than to make and to commit outrages upon
unprotected settlements He therefore orders that no
arms or ammunition shall b sold or barsred 70 the In
dams At the military possof Fort Learned and Fort
Dodge, in tho Upper Arkansas district This done 10
discourage the Indians from frequentng the section Of
country between the Arkansas and Platte rivers that
Sout0 RACING ltdFUdu may DO moro SECURE
IN the future The General says that will probably
DO directed by competent authority that IriAns
whose reservations south OF the Arkansas viz
Chsycnnss. Anpahoea, Apaches Kiowss and Co
nanches shall mot DO permitted g 70 north OF that
stream and that the Sioux snah not be permitted 70
come south the Platte which would leave the belt Of
country between tho Platte and Arkansas free from all
Indians likely to interfere with the railroad and mail
route.
Major General Hancock on the 25th ultimo announced
the following officers who will compose his stan In the
Geld for the expedition hc is about TO make on the
Plains, and will accompany him Captain w. G. Mitch
ell, Tnirtyseventh United States infantry aid camp
and acting Assistant Adjutant General; Captain Wm r
Wilson, Twenty-Hrst United States infantry, ad-de-
camp; Brevet Major General J. w. Davidson. Second
United States cavalry acting Inspector General Brevet
Colonel N. r. Morgan, Chief Commssary; First Lieu.
tenant H. B. Lcdyard, Thrtyseventh United States in
fan,ry assistant to Chief Commissary Brevet Leuten-
ant Colonel B. j. D. Irwin, medical department; Cap
tain G. W. Bradley, quartermaser department; Brcvet
Lieutenant Colonel c. C. Parsons, Fourth United States
artillery, commanding artillery ordnance officer.
Fire-aevcrnl Persons Supposed to be Killed.
Gre tonight destroyed the building on the south
west corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street.
The uppor portion formerly occupied as the Cenral
Hotel the stories the auction rooms Of Lully
Brother the ONCE Of The Acqua Creek Railroad Com
pany and the basement as restaurant The house
worth probably $40 600 $1,000 which there is no
insurance Six persons, II il supposed, were
killed by the falling Of the walls, some Of them being
engaged q the time in removing furniture from the ad
joining house. Two dead bodies have already been dis
covered one or them that Of Mr. Muherhass agent Of
the Gcrmania Insurance Company Digging and the ~
mcval Of ruins going 1t midnight 70 The
other persons missing II Il supposed the hrs was the
work Of an iucendiary.a IS seso1 e s1spe 5 81
whiic tho building was burning party Of Germans
werc catsd RnrsIchs restaurant next door, playing
enchrs Although the restaurant was two Story build
ipg and Tho burning house four stories high and
although the towering walls threatening 70 fall
every minute, and portion he'd alvsady fslen thsss
continued their game. Thsir amusement was sud-
denly interrupted By terrific crash, and ono whele nde
OF tho building fsi crushing in TIE part Of the
restaurant. One or he Germans was dangerously hurt
Or two5ofthe Others sshay, while the prcprs-
Tor missing and = - buried In ths ruins
.a1ssea - Dessltnsion y tho soath. f 5e
communication Was today laid before The Senate
from ths Secretary q War tsnsmsting the statement
Of General Howard, CommIsrouer q tho Frecdmen's
Bureau in response resolution Of tho Senate calling
for information in regard 70 the extreme want In the
southern states DC The report STATES th from Official
sources and conDrncd by gentlemen from different soc
tons the South, be estimates that o22 whites and
Pass colored people win need food from some ecnrcc
before the bexs crop can relieve them Tho number Of
rasIons required for one month 17o7 900; for Eve
months tho probable time required, 6.635, 600 Al
twenty ave csss psr ration cstnaicd cost win be
81 133 750 OF this SEES 600 have already ben apprs
pra,ed leaving 100 to be provided The destitute
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