The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-20
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ITEMS.

A farmer from Missouri was robbed OF $4,000 at
Omaha on Wednesday.
1t Is stated that the referee In the late AllenGa.
lagher prize fight has reviewed his action and Will
give final decision to-day.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, OF Stores township, Ohio, was
burned to death by the explosion Of coal oil lamp
on Friday last.
Tne three O'Clock express train east on the New
haven Railroad run over and killed another man
last night near Greenwich. The train ran over
mile after the brakes were whstlcd down.
David Kingman, OF Albany, who last April, IL is
alleged falsely swore that he was worth $3 500 that
he might be accepted as bOndsman. has been
bany.
George j. Havens clerk for Messrs. Craft h Wilson,
of Albany, has been arrested on charge OF robbtng
Seen carried "a on over Much Of the PROPERTY
was recovered.
Governor Hoffman, General Meade and other &C.
vItatons have been sent to the President, Generals
Sherman and Sheridan and others.
A fire broke out last evening in J. H. W: Creigh
toms dry goods store, on Chestnut street. Phnade
phia. Considerable Excitement was caused owing
to tho scarcity Of water The loss Will be $50, sOO
entirely by water. The IRE was trifing, nothing
being burned but packing box.
The Blackfeet Indians have been running of stock
between Helena, Montana. and Benton. On Wed.
nesday they killed Malcolm Clark and badly wounded
one OF his sons at rancho twenty five miles from
Helena. They threaten TO make q raid ON Gallatin
Valley. There is much excitement among the set
tiers.
The body OF J. B. Patterson supposed to be OF the
Paymaster's Department In Washington, aged forty.
five fifty years, rather stout, with sandy hair,
whiskers and mustache, was found floating In the
harbor at the foot OF Commerce street. in Baltimore
yesterday. 1t Is supposed that he fell overheard
from an excursion steamer. valuable gold watch
and some money was found on his person.
Ten thousand persons were at the Xena tOniO) Fair
Grounds yesterday morning at the exercises prelim
nary to the dedication Of the grounds for soldiers
Orphans Home. Senator Sherman addressed the
meeting. Governor Farchild, OF Wisconsin,; Gene
raj Logan, Governor Hayes and George Ii. Pcndleton
sent letters explaining their absence.
A despatch from Helena, Montana, says:-Can.
fields Northern Pacific party arrived hero last
ing from Puget Sound, Oregon and Walla Walla, by
highly pleased with the country and satisfied OF the
entire practicaDiy OF the route for railroad. They
examined two passes IN the Rocky Mountains, one
by easy grade the elevation not exceeding 5000
feet above the sea level. They left for Fort benton
to-day to examine the Cadott and other passes
In the stockholders meeting Of the Western Con.
ford South route ticket for directors was defeated
and the North route elected Dy vote OF $500 shares
securing sufrcient additional subscriptions to the
stock to outvote the shares held by the town Of
Hartford. The directors elected are William II. Bar.
mum and Alexander II. Holly, OF salisbury; George
n. Bartholomew, James Goodwin, James U. Howard,
George w Moore and N. u. stevens, OF Hartford; ".
T. Butter. OF Norfolk; Byron Lewis, or sufield VIII.
liam L. Gilbert and George Dudley, ofvWin ;
Frederick Watson, OF Canaan. and George II. Brown,
OF Washington Hollow, N. Y.
Colonel samuel 8. SmoOt OF washington, has re-
ceived letter from Captain II. N. Darling United
States Surveyor, dated Fort Defiance, Arizona Terri
tory, August 2, via Santa Fe, New Mexico, August
II, Announcing his arrival at the Navajo, Indian re-
sefvation July 20, and the commencement OF the
survey July 90 running through the northwest por.
tlon OF New Mexico into Arizona. The Navajo In
dams are living their reservation under the treaty
made by Sherman. They are quiet and desire to re.
main at peace with the United States. Up to August
Captain Darling has not been molested by any In.
dams aud expects no trouble. The weather Ia be au.
tIfuI, being very warm for about four hours during
the day then Il gets cool so much 80 that Ut night
heavy blankets are comfortable.