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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-06-09
THE INDIANS.
Indian DepTedatOrs Arrested ut Fort
Sill by Order of Gen. Sherman.
WAsHINdToN, June s.

WAsHINGToN, June 5.
A few days preceding May 2sth Gen
Sherman was ut Fort Sill, Indian Terri
tory, and he gives an account OF the cap
ture of some OF the Indians engaged IN
the last raid into Texas, in which seven
men were killed and a corn train plumber
ed. Saturday, the eth, IL large party 0l
Indians came IN for the usual rAtl0ns, and
San Tanta, u nOtoriOusly bad Indian, moi
only admitted TO Indian Agent Tantum
thai lie headed the raid into Texas, but
boasted oft. Mr.. Jones brought them tC
Gen. Sherman at Gen. GriersOn's head
quarters where San Tanla again made
some admissions; varying the details in
the story, he began TO see the deed was
not one TO be proud oi Gen. Sherman
told Tanium To say whether San Tanta
should bc arrested on the spot, and Tan
tum answered that he desired and request.
ed the arrest to bG made. Accordingly,
after, little manGuvering to catch all
those present who were engaged 10 the
affair, San Tanta, Sanluk and Big Tree
were arrested, and are in close COnfne-
mcnt. They will be carefully guarded
and turned over to General MCKen'
zic to be taken back by him
To Texas and tried by civil authority.
Tho Indians begged to be shot on the
spot, fearing that they would bo lynched
or mobbed, which they dreaded terribly,
Gen. Sherman further demanded Of the
Kiowas the forty.Onc mules captured from
some train, and while the discussion Of
the proposition was going on Lone WOll
made another demonstration, which al'
most resulted in II general fight. One In.
dian was killed, several shots fired, and
the Indian camps stampeded. Gen.sher.
man writes that in all these cases the In.
dian agent has been consulted, and his
wishes had been the rule Of conduct lie
lays great stress on the necessity for trial
and punishment OF the three arrested,
and says II they go back to their tribe FREQ
no agency will be safe He favors strictly
II legal course, which the Indians dread
far more than tho shorter verdict Of the
bullet,
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NEW YORK CITY.
NEW YORK, June I


Alta meeting of the Grand Lodge oI
Free IL Accepted Masons of New York
to-day, u recommendation was adopted
that the Grand Master appoint u commit.
tee to revise the Constitution and submit
q report to the Lodges OF ihe'State on OF
before March next. The Recommendation
in the Grand Masters address was adopt
ed, that all recognition Of the Grand
Orient Of France shall cease, and that a
reopenlng OF negotiation with said Grand
Orient should not be completed. The
Grand Lecturer chosen Is Il. w, George
Ii. Raymond, of New York. The present
communication Is to be closed tomorrow,
The Grand Lodge Of MasOns assembled
this morning, The following officers
were elected for the ensuing year; John
II. Anthon, Most Worshipnl Grand Mas.
terr Christopher Fox, Deputy Grand
Master; II. W., Edmunds s. Judson,
Senior Grand Warden; Il. W., Jas. Heus.
ted, Junior Grand Warden
The investigation Of the mutiny on the
brig j. l.. Bowen commenced to-day be-
fore U. s. Commissioner, Davenport,
Evidence was adduced to show that the
atTray originated in quarrel between the
mate and one of the prisoners, and that
those who struck the Captain did not in
tend to kill him.
The medical testimony in the Coroncrs
inquest in the case of Dr. Benz y, Sparr,
was that death resulted from pulmonary
consumption.
Arrived, tho steamship Manhattan,
from Liverpool and the India from Glas'
Cow. .I..
1t is reported that the prize fighter,
Joe Coburn, was arrested this morning
for having stolen watch chain in his
possession. Coburn states that hc bought
ihn phnin
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LETTER FROM GEN. SHERMAN.
lie Admits the New Orleans Speech, /,
But Would Not Have the PreSi.
dency II Unanimously Elected.
New YoRK, June 8.

..e. NEW ] DIRK, June D.
A letter from General Sherman, dated
ut Fort Sill, COmanChe Reservation, May
%, and addressed to the editor OF New
York paper, says:
III have been skirting the Texas frontier
for the past month, and here, for the first
time, / hunt the files OF Eastern papers,
by which | see that quite an unnecessary
mnss has been raised by purported
speech made by me at the supper Of the
Union League Club OF New Orleans, on
the night preceding my departure from
that city. Whoever reported that, as a
speech made by me, committed breach
Orproprety, Tor was assured by the Prcsi.
dent Of the Society that no reporters
were present, and that whatever was said
would be sacred and confined to tho per.
sons present Now, as to politics, think
all my personal friends know my deep.
seated atipathy to that subject, yet, as
you seem not to understand me, hereby
state--and mean NIL say-that never
have been, and never will be candidate
for the Presidency; that II nominated by
either party should peremptOrily decline,
and even Il unanimously elected | should
decline to serve"
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JEWISH CONFERENCE AT CIN-
CINNATI.
CINCINNATI, June 8.

F''fT
In tho R0bbinical Conference to-day
DIR. Lilliental, appointed at the New York
Conference to effect q reconciliation be.
tween the members Of the Conference
that met In Philadelphia In 1860, and the
present Conference, reported that he had
not, for the present, accomplished the de-
sired object.
The Committee on Circuit Preaching
presented report endorsing the sugges.
lions Of DR.. Lillienthal, and recommended
a circular 70 this effect to the congrega.
tiOns. Tho report was unanimously
adopted. rI 4 III. .W
ORA Lillienthel, Wise, and Goldman.
mer were appointed a committee to carry
out the recommendation.
The proposition OF DR., Wise recon-
mending an exchange OF pulpits, to pro.
mote fraternal feeling, was received with
great favor. -. .......
An Intellectual effort was made to re.
consider the vote on tho layoring of Bible
reading, DR., Wise obtained the floor,
saying that the words spoken by him
Wednesday, md reported in the newspa.
pcrs, were liable tobe misconstrued, lie
would consequently recommend the fol.
lowing topic for tho next conference: The
idea Of Il personal God, accepted as a
technical term, Is not Jewish The
God OF the Bible Is Jehovah; that
is the infinite and absolute the
substance dnd essence of all that Is, was
and willbc, this cause of all causes, this
understanding supreme love, Justice and
holiness universal, cannot bo thought or
even imagined. AS personal theology ba.
sis of the idoa of personal God upon the
doctrine OF incarnation. The suggestion
was referred to the Lecture Committee.
The committee on the little bible. n sort
of bible history of the old testament.
composed by Mr. Cohen, recommended
It's introduction into schools. u
DR., Wise offered an amendment to
strike out "schools" and insert families
and libraries" stating that he did not be.
lieve in miracles, and It behoovcd them to
get up books In accordance with the re.
suits of modern INQUIRY. We taught
miracles in our schools, and sent our
children next year to the high schools
and universities where science taught
them that they had been instructed In
error. The1amendment and the report
were adopted, In the afternoon the
Committed on the establishment of the
Rabbinical Seminary which WINS proposed
by DR.. Lillienthal, reported unanimously
In favor of the same which was adopted,
with instructions to the committee TO re.
mort A more Detailed course of silidv
A plan proposed by Dr. Wise for the
establishment of a union between the Is.
raellte congregations of America was
adopted, and resolution passed provid.
Ing that when twenty Reform congrega.
ti0ns with two thousand members shall
have Joined in union the first Synod shall
be called. Drs. Lilllenthal, Wise, Huhsh,
Lonneshein and Mayer were appointed
committee to carry out tie same.
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The "alkall country" crossed by tho
Pacific Railroad, whose dust Is so annoy.
Ing TO travellers, and was the old bugbcar
of the "Great American Desert" proves
To DO much more fertile, and to possess
much greater agricultural capacities than
was originally supposed. The chief in
gredienls OF this "alkali" ARE gypsum, and
the ChlOritCs Of potassium and soda, n
chemical combination In the highest
degree iertilizing when not in too
great excess in tho soil. When.
ever irrigation IL practicable, tho vegc.
table productions Of all this region attain
Il si2e and perfection entirely unknown
IN the Eastern States. The soil Is finely
comminuted, and needs only u plentiful
supply Of moisture TO yield almost every
variety Of crop in the most prOfuRe abund.
anCG, while the organic elements are not
capable Of being exhausted, as they
ascend by evaporation from tho underly.
Ing deposits. 1t is more than probable
that artesian wells may yet convert
large portion 0r the old wastes of Wy0m.
ing, Nebraska anu Montana into fertile
fields, and open new resources ~ 49,.
hand Oi enterprise
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Meniher Renort.
, % WAR DEPARTMENT,
OPFfcK or THE C1lEF SIGNAL OFPtcER,
WARnfyOrON u g. lima g.

r g., Het WAR DEPARTMENT, !
oPFIcE or THE CnlEF SIGNAL OFPicER,
WAsHtSGroN d. g., June 8.
Synopsis for Prt Tt6enty. F0tir Hours
Barometer has fallen on Pacific coast, 'at
Rocky Mountain stations and in Missouri
Valley. 1t has risen on the Gulf and
South Atlantic and on the lakes and mid.
die Atlantic, md remains quiet and low In
the extreme New England States. The
temperature remains cool north Of the
Ohio Valley and has fallen decidedly on
llle Carolina coast. North.westerlywinds
are very generally reported from Lake
Ontario to Tennessee md westward to
the Mississippi; south.westerly winds
have prevailed on the Atlantic coast, The
rains Of Wednesday evening had this
morning ceased in the Middle and Eastern
States; that which prevailed last night in
North Florida haS extended to Chesa.
peake Bay. Clear and partially cloudy
weather has very generally prevailed In
the interior. .........
ProbaJiiiheS-Itis is probable that on Fri.
day light winds, with warm and pleasant
weather, will prevail from the lakes TO
the gulf partially cloudy and clear wealth
er, with westerly winds, Is probable in the
interior Of the Atlantic States No serl-
Gus disturbances OF any extent are appre.
hended east Of the Mississippi. --.
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Check Forgery at ChiIliCOthe, Mo.

DT. LOOlSI JunC o.
On Monday last man purchased Of
tho Manufacturers Savings Bank Of this
city, two drafts on New York, one In ia.
vOf Of Il. King for ten dollars, the other
in favor Of G. G.. Need for ten dollars and
fifty cents The party purchasing them
afterwards erased the name ol the parties
in whose lavOr they were drawn and the
amount and got them Cashcd for ten
thousand and fifty thousand respectively,
to the order OF ]. W. Allen, by the PeO'
pies Savings Bank Of Chillicothe, Mo.
Two persons seem TO have been engaged
In the swinde, as the Hamilton Bank is
also loser for eleven thousand dollars
One OF the scOundrels has been arrested
at Chllicothe, and detectives are on the
watch Of confederate.
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Mr.. GrGeley's Interview with Jeir,
Davis,
From tho Memphis Avalanche.

From tho Memphis Avalanche.
About l2 o'clock the Hon. JelT. Davis
called at tho OvertOn Hotel, and was
usherGd into the presence Ol Mr. Greeley,
at whose hands he met u very cordial re-
Ception. Tho philosopher and his visitor
sat facing each other In the centre Of ihC
room, tho broad, open and plain cOuntG,
nance of the one in strange contrast with
the wiry, nervous, and somewhat delicate
face Oi the other. Mr. Davis was dignihed
and somewhat formal In manner, while
Mr. Greeley was frank, easy, and quite
talkative. There was scarcely reference
to the political situation. Mr.. Greeley
inquired concerning the health Of Mrs
Davis with much warmth and earnest
ness, and again referred TO the high regard
he entertained for that Indy and the faml
ly of which she came Mr.. Davis re-
sponded appropriately and
EXPRESSED THE GRATITUDE OF HIMSELF
AND MRS. DAVIS
to the philosopher for kindly services
soon after the war. This brought NJ
Mrs. Davis's interview referred to above
on which Mr.. Greeley seemed to dwel
with much pleasure. In the course o
conversation Mr. Greeley again spoke
OF the Blairs, and especially Of the seniors
of that distinguished family, remarking
en- 1,aSS1nt that Frank p. Blair, Jr., and
others OF the present generation did moi
do Justice TO the old stock, 10 whom hC
referred with apparent deep feeling. Mr.
Greeley then passed on to sub jeCts nearer
home, and finally dwelt Tor several min
utes on tho memory of Gen. Quitman oI
whom he spoke as u
WARM PERSONAL AND POLITICAL FRIEND
in times gone by. Not a word was said
on either side that our reporter could
overhear concerning Mr.. Davis condition
and prospects. All through the inter.
view, which lasted ten minutes, Mr..
Davis maintained u very reserved de-
meanor, while on the other hand, the face
of the philosopher was wreathed In kind.
ness and smiles, with occasionally n
hearty laugh breaking the stiffness II
was scenO worthy the pencil Of an ar.
tist, one that would make n picture valua.
BILE now and In future generations Rising
at the conclusion of the interview, Mr..
Davis withdrew with stately bow, and
in a few minutes after Mr.. Greeley was
en- route for tho railroad depot, where lie
took the 12:45 train for Louisville, accom-.
panied by Gen Merritt, his friend and
travelling companion.
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who took the First Photograph.

At n session Of the Photographers
Convention, the President stated that
Prof Morse was the first man who took a
Photographic picture on the American
continent. The camera which he used
was still in existence, md II was intended
to have II on exhibition at this time, but
this intention could not be carried out.
On motion, 1t was agreed by the Con.
ventiOn to give three hearty cheers the
next Saturday morning at the hour Of
the unveiling of the Monument in New
York, and that Prof. Morse bo advised by
telegraph OF the fact at the time. ...
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ID. Fullerton, of the firm of Ferguson,
Fullerton & Co., st, Louis, died Wednes.
day from the effects Of an over dose ol
hydratc chloral, taken to relieve pain.
"A letter received from Treasurer Spin.
ner, dated London, May 23d, conveys
intelligence Of tho improved health Of
that officer, who has commenced opera
tions in connection with the negotiation
for the new loan.
The commencement exercises OF the
Ohio Female College, ut College Hill,
Cincinnati, occurred yesterday, in the
presence of u large NssembIage. PROT
A. Sloan has been elected President,
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PRINCE BISMARCK, 1t Is reported, Is to
be rewarded for his services IN Germany
in IN extremely liberal spirit. The En-
peror William, 1t Is stated, desires 10 pur.
chase md present To Bismarck the hand.
some and valuable estate of Kr0toschn,
IN Posen, now owned by tho Prince OF
Thurn and Taxis, whose family, prior to
1904, under the old condition ot public ai.
fairs, held tho monopoly OF the Postoillcc
In Germany. This estate yields an an
nual income Of $780, 900 to the present own
ers, who have been offered Sl,02O,OOO for
the property.
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HORRIBLE CASUALTY ON THE
L.. y. H. M. y. RAILROAD.
A Brakeman is Run Oyer by One
Train, and Stabs Himself to Death
In Anticipation of Being Run Over
by Another. ...

CLEVELAND, JuneS.
A brakesman named Jones, employed
on u freight train on the l.. s. and NJ, S.
Railroad, accldently foil, early this morn.
ing, between the cars while the train was
moving, between Kingsvile and Madison.
He fell upon the track, snd the remainder
of tho trpin passed over his legs, tearing
them of and mangling his body, While
lying on the track he heard n passenger
train approaching Expecting that he
would not be seen, and that tho cars
would run over him, he drew n knife
from his pocket, opened the blade, and
stabbed himself twenty-five times about
the breast and left arm. He had tried
to penetrate his breast and produce
death sooner, but was too weak to guide
bis blows. The engineer of tho train
saw him in time to stop the cars. lie
was taken to Madison, where he died
soon after. .s,|.. .'.
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The Hompfleid EItenslon.
From the Washington pa Review.

From the Washington Pa) Review.
Our statement last week of tho pro.
posed trask olthe eastern extension oil the
HempfGld was slightly inaccurate. Mr..
DE Hass, who made the survey, says:
The line crosses the Mononghela river at
Bellevernon; thence up Maple Greek,
crossing Crows Summit TO Pigeon
Creek; thence up the north fork of that
stream to Wihnett's Summit; thence
down u branch of Charters Creek to a
point n short distance from the y. p.
church, thence to llenry's Summit; and
thence to the third mile post on the old
IIempfeld location on the farm Of Sam.
uel Vance. The total distance from
Washington to Layton Station Is lrac.
ton less than tliirty.One miles, requiring
no tunnels and very little heavy work"
We understand that in few weeks
Mr.. De Hass will commence survey
from this point to Clarksville, Greene
county, probably 10 test the feasibility Of
the Ten Mile route, or TO fix tho line OF a
branch of the Baltimore, Wheeling, "
Pittsburgh Railroad, from Washington
south. MFR. Chas. De Hass Is in the en-.
ploy Of the Baltimore company, and OK.
presses the opinion that the eastern ex.
tension Of the TIempheld will be speedily
put under contract upon one OF the pro.
posed routes.
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The N. Y. Central n. II. Tax Case.
New YoRK June 8.

The Worlds Washington dispatch says
that after all that has been said no appeal
has been made in the New York Central
Railrond case from the Commissioner of
Internal Revenue to the Secretary of the
Treasury. Parties in the interest Of the
railroad company have endeavored to get
Mr.. Boutwell, to interfere, buth he has taken
no action, even to the extent Of sending
to General Pleasanton for a single paper
In tue case.
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LEAVEN WORTH.
Narrow Gauge Road Projected to
Denver.
LEAyENwoRTn, KANsAs, Juno s.


LEAvENwoRTH, KANSAS, June 8.
There is considerable excitement in this
city and vicinity over the proposed Mar
row Gauge Railroad from Leavenworth
to Denver. Some days ago the corpora.
tors, who are men of capital, made pro.
position to the board of County Commis.
sioners to build fifty miles ofroad within
twelve months, If the county would sur.
render two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars Of stock now held in the Kansas
Pacific. The chief object Of the road is
to secure an early connection with the
contemplated narrow guage road from
Denver to Santa Fe.
An excursion, composed of prominent
citizens of Platte and Clinton counties,
Mo-, will arrive hero tomorrow by the
Chicago & South West Rail Road.
The Missouri State Board Of Agricul.
ture were handsomely entertained in this
city yesterday.
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Presidential Appointments.

" aN711'7'E' ~
The President has made the following
appointments and forwarded the commits.
siOns here for record Hiram A. Parker
Register of the Land Office at Beatrice,
Nebraska; Henry NJ. Lewis, Collector
and Henry Harden, Assessor Of Internal
Revenue for the Second and Third Dis
tricts of Wisconsin, which have been Oon,
and isnow known as the Second
IlirIrinI ------
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NEW ORLEANS.
The Flood Receding..The Ground.
work Laid for a Pestilence.
Nrv Cn,uAra Iunn q

nB ElOUu NCtCuAubsSA NV NAOhhN
work Laid for PeStllence.
NEW ORLEANS, June 8.
sTliete was southeast wind, with rain,
on Lake Pontchartrain last evening The
water in the city has fallen two inches in
the past twenty.iodr hours, and Is now
three inches below high water mark.
The neutral ground, or Canal street, Is
clear of water nearly to Clairborne street.
Besides the police and charity boats, there
are hundreds Of small craft engaged in
the passenger traffic, and five thousand
loaves Of bread and other articles In pro.
portion are distributed daily. An 0dOr
arises oil along the border OF the over.
flowed districts, from the stagn0nt water
aud deCaYed vegetable and animal matter.
The water on Claiborne street, at the
Canal, has fallen loot. Twelve steam
fire engines will commence throwing out
the water tomorrow, and II no further
rains occur, the city will I've relieved OF
the overflow in q few days.
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Attempt to nnrn constnntinoplc.

a dispatch from Constantinoplc dated
yesterday, snys fires broke out that morn
ing simultaneously in four places, and at
one time two hundred houses were in
hamcs. Fortunately the wind was light
and there was prospect of getting. the
conflagration under control. The fires
arc supposed TO have been the work oi
inCendiarieR
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FALL OF A METEoR.-The peculiar
noise that was heard In this section on a
certain afternoon In March last, wai
caused by the fall Of n meteOric stone. II
struck the earth one mile west Of the vii.
lage Of Smithfeld. jefferson county, on
the farm Of Mr.. 0ng 1t apparently fell
from the southwest and was buried about
n foot in the ground. Mr.. Edgerton, u
COlumbiana county, who was here las'
week, has n piece of the Rrolite in his
possession. = BdrneSriilC Enterprise.
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MAsHINNTON, JnnO Z.

WASHINGTON, June Z.
Secretary Boutwell, n few months ago
referred to Attorney General Akerman
the question whether the State Of Massa.
chusetts is entitled to u return of internal
revenue, paid in dividends, aCcruing to
the State as u slOCkholder In the Boston
g. Albany Railroad. Tho Attorney Gen.
eral has just submitted TO the Secretary
his opinion in the case. lie states that
he does not understand the law to compel
the commissioner to refund taxes which
hp may Judge to have been enormously
collected. lie Is authorized, not obliged,
to refund; but representing government
that abhors injustice, the commissioner
should refund, in all cares, illegal col.
lcctions, except when an apparent fault Of
the tax payer, or his acquicscenCe in TINT
constitutes sufficient circumstance TO JUS
tily the collection. Whether such cir.
cumstances exist in this case Is for the
commissioner TO decide.
The Attorney General after reviewing
the acton Of several Of his predecessors In
cases similar to the one before him, sAys
the conclusion Is reached that the divi.
dCnds on the stock were not subject tC
tax, and informs the Secretary that he
should assume that this tax was not IL.
gally collected
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CAIRO, ILLS.
NAIRo. LIS. June

.f ..l i. CAIRO. lLbS', June o.
The County Court to-day agreed to
submit to the vote Of tho people the
question of restoring the donation con.
tract to the Cairo Il VinCinnes Railroad.
Tho election to be held within twenty
days. This will doubtless result in the
restoration, us over two.thirds Of the
voters of the county signed the petition
In favor thereof.