, 1870-08-18

Confirmation oI the lkescrted ~,
tack nrcn fbtspErx i Hscrsc:stc,,,
altHstress--iSrcs;h OF the 1'ros1s;
,iisAt1iE--s'arn Killed a nd arcu.aacd
Erv1n Mr FhitaIt!thia Ire.., A,.,. la
On Saturday afternoon last, cou41 lerable
excitement WAS crested in this city ly = cor
re4 pondeEce IN the New York Herald Of tha,
az from ElAo, Sevads, dated August 6,
1910. and statir;;;; that the coarhe. containing
Laprez i Denedict's ALiusttels, OF this cit :.
lsad been attacked BY hostile Indians. m
several OF the cumpapy killed. Tns le,.er in
Question WAS as foloHa:
.r ELKo, Sev., AuS. c, 1s7o.
Three coaches Of Wells, Fargo / Ca. when
about eight miles frnm IIasttnes' Pass. en- rDatr
ior austin, were stoppsd To-day BY party Of ID
senKers wert killed, uud the driver and seYrral
others severely wounded. Among the ~ as,."y-rs
we're members Of troupe from the E4st-i,up5z
TN. AE. Charles Reynolds WIS woun,ied in he
loot, and ls now u town, and u not expected IL
tecorGE MT Dupsez Is lying at Pieasant Valley.
sia s mHes % from here Two Of The troupe are MIST
1hE. could not Ascertain their Names Tae
Killed were Mr. Nicholson, ntacr NJ, U.is-
Ileh. md ny. Donghesty: The xttarEt, supposed
dtsns; hut doubt Il. as the Iudians ave quite
troublesome about here"
Tho agent Of Mcesrs. Duprcz i Eene,li.t.
u tlls city, MI. Charles IL Jarvis, i:l.nc H.
ate!y teiegraphed to Salt Lake City, ti.,:l
HUI: Nevada, San Trancirco. ant other points,
for fuller information, but was unable 10 rs-
celve confirmation # tho report. Last even
Ing ne left for New York city. in the uupe Of
Obtaining something definite, ii possible. from
the correspondent oi the Herald. The follow
lnE despatch, received at the office Of the
t'rets, yestatdav afternoon, proves that he
has been successful, mud :hat tho dreadful re
p'f' was OILY 100 sfoo: ..x,.vo.r ,n.,.
fosnes's I4e.s, Philadelphia:
News OF Inassacrr VI Dnprez i Beueilct's
&'nstrels confirmed, but no fuller details tsce!v-
The company h.d journeye3 ~ far as SAls
Lake On JuIr %, where they played for two
nights. 1t left Sa1t Lake on August 2, for
San Frarrlsco, and. ns Austin was not one OF
the towns At which it Was proposed to play, IT
il supposed that extra Inducements must
have been held ont to them 10 visit the place.
Mr. Nicholson. one Of the Killed, vas not a
miner, Int enc OF the troupe, having Joined
them At Detroit The following persons com-
poeed the party that left Salt Lake, Mra. C II.
Duprez also being will them; Chs. H. Do
p1ez. E II. Duprex, Lew Benedict, Hugley
Dcughcrty, Charley Reynolds, Gonsslro Msh-
osp. Frank Dumont. Charley Gleasun, J. I
Woolsty. Frank Kent, Justine lsobiuson, J.
Fox, ". Wat1, James Koehl, Kiliau Jorlsn,
Fred, Heinrich, J. J. JOEL, Fred l. Naylor, 4
Hesgerop, D. s. Vernon, John NcCoutt, Chaa-
Kctb}. and Chas. II. keeshin.
Mr. Frank =. Ci!ley, the agent, left the
company at Salt Lake, and proceeded to San
Francisco, to take charge Of the Califo1ma
Theatre, in that city. Il il believed that Mt,
Dnrrez lad Will, him aomo ssu,03o, funds
taken for expenses and receipts oa :ha way.
Among the killed, according TO tho COT
TcsEoElence We l.:int shove, we're Nessrs.
Doushe1ty, lhi.zi-:. 4nd SieAoloon. Mr..
Do,ghsrty Was weII-:s! oSn in this city, and
bad the reputation. of .,ei;g Ole of the best
II gro comcd!ans in tie country. III. Dough-
ertS WEB. We Ltlieye, q native Of this city, At
Least lie bad been on the Philadelphia stage
since boshood Maly Of our resders will reco!-
lect lis former connection With S.nford's
s!iusssels, when that gentleman was proprie-
TOT OF tue Eleventh Street Opera Honsc. H1r.
aei''r,ch was, we believe. one OF the musical
accompanies Of the troupe.
1t is also stated that Messrs. Reynolds and
Dnrrez we're seriously wounded, tnd are not
expected TO recover. Tho former was one Of
the must irresistible end men in the ba1nt
cork business. Mr.. Charles II. Dnrrcz, WIN
was also wounded, was one OF The proprietors
Of the troupe.