New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-07-27

Indian Outrages on the Texas Frontier
Passage Of Southern Pacific Railroad
Bill in Texas Senate over the Govern.
Or's Vet0-Fight between Indians and
Detachment of Sixth Cavalry--.Two
of the Cavalry Killed and Eleven
WOunded-Indians well Armed Refusal I
OF Governor Holden to Surrender q
Military Prisoner Cincinnati News
First Defeat of the Lone Stars--Two I
the Players Disabled-Immense Fire at
Philadelphia-Die of Intemperance---
Hydrophobia and Sunsfroke--ArtilIery
for North Carolina Fire in .Indianapo-
s---Indian Advices.
AUSTIN, July 26.-Reports from the from.
tier detail news Of serious Outrages, and
state that the country is fairly occupied by
Indians. Horses are carried off by droves,
and scores of families are abandoning their
homes, and in many instances they are re-
duced to destitution. The Indians are break
ing up everything in the vicinity of San
Saba.
The Senate passed the Southern Pacific
railroad bill over the Governors veto.
GALVESTON, July 26.-A special from
Waco to the News says: captain Ballen-
tine, from Fort Richardson, reports that
on the fourteenth instant Major Mcclellan,
with fifty members of the Sixth cavalry.
while scouting, met Indians, numbering $50,
who gave. battle, forcing the cavalry back
eight miles, killing two and wounding
eleven, among whom was Surgeon Hatch.
They also killed nine and wounded twenty
horses. Fifteen Indians were seen to fall.
1he cavalry were compelled to call assist
ance from the fort to get back to their
post"
The Indians were armed with Henry and
Spencer rifles and six-shooters, and were
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lieved to be on general marauding expedi-
ton, and are all warriors. Major Mcclellan
says they were the best appointed body of
warriors he ever saw. He believes they
We're Comanches and Kiowas from the Re-
servatiOn.
RALEIGH, N. c., July Ex-Governor
Holden refuses to surrender to Chief JUS
tice Pierson the citizens of Alamance county,
arrested and now detained by Militia Gen
eral Kirk through his orders. This refusal
is in reply TO an order from the Chief JUS
tice to produce the men. Kirk has now in
custody over one hundred citizens. 1t is
said that Governor Holden has ordered a
military commission TO assemble at Yancey-
vile to try those under arrest.
ATLANTA, Ga, July 26-BOth Houses ad-
journed till tomorrow in memory of Clai-
born colored member, killed Yesterday.
CINCINNATI July 26.-Henry Bohmann,
brewer, thirty-tive years of age, died of
excessive heat this morning
John HOag was found dead at his resi-
dence this afternoon. The .Coroner's jury
rendered verdict, Died from apopiexy
caused by Intemperance."
An employe OF the Dayton and Michigan
freight train was knocked off the cars by a
bridge, near Dayton, and killed.
,John Bates, an old citizen, died to-day at
eleven o'clock, at his rooms in the National
Theatre building. Mr. Bates was born in
1885, and came to this city forty
wears ago. He was builder By occupation,
u ,na was TO Tor long time manager of the
National Theatre. By real estate transac-
tions he amassed large fortune, leaving
over 81, 100000
The Athletics, of Philadelphia, arrived
this afternoon to play the Red Stockings to-
morrow. They are in excellent condition.
and many predict that the Red Stockings
will be defeated. Half fare trains will run
to the grounds and large attendance is ex-
pected.
The Newport and Cincinnati Bridge Com
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