Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-05-06

Metropolltans last night attacked Cap
tain DeBlanc's forces near st. Martins
vile, and were repulsed with the loss of
three men killed and two wounded. De
Blanc is said to have two hundred
men, with one piece of artillery. 1t is
stated that the Metropoltans were
driven back into st. Martinsville.
NEW IBERIA, La, May 5.-Later
advices from st. Martinsville report the
position Of the Metropolitans as pre-
cariOus. The impression is that they
may, at almost any moment, be over
powered by the tax-resisters under
Leblanc, from ST. Martin and adjoining
parishes. The people of this section
seem determined TO pay no taxes to the
Kellogg government unless compelled
by the United States forces.
A Bank ssfndIer.
ST. LOUIS, May 5.-On Friday MORN
ing last an elegantly dressed young man
entered the West st. Louis savings hank,
corner of Franklin avenue and Four
teenth street, and presented a letter
purporting to be from z. ID. Randolph &
Co, bankers, of New York, introducing
James S. Adams, and enclosing a draft
for eight thousand dollars in his favor,
aud certified to by the Nassau bank, oi
New York. w. K. Weernz, the cashier
of the bank, being absent, Mr.. Harker,
young man temporarily acting as
cashier, examined the papers, and think
ing them all right, gave Adams twenty
five hundred dollars on the draft, that
being all he desired at that time Later
in the day, Harker suspected that all
was not right, and on telegraphing to
the Nassau bank and Randolph & Co,
received replies that both the draft and
letters We're forgeries. The police were
notified of the transactions, but Adams
has not yet been arrested.
The fiOur-mill of George S. Seetry, at
Carmel, Illinois, was burned Saturday
night. Loss twenty thousand dollars
no insurance.
Arrival OF bishop HcIIVaine's Remains
NEW YORK, May 5.-The remains oil
Bishop McIlvaine were landed from the
steamship City Of Brooklyn this morn
ing. The box containing the coffin was
opened, the casket taken out and a
wreath placed over the inscription, and
the whole covered by the American flag.
Rev. Mr.. Bamsen, who accompanied
the body from Florence, in few appro-
pirate remarks transferred the charge to
Rev. Thomas YOcom and Mr.. Z. J.
Odiorne, the committee from Cincipna-
ii. Mr.. Yocom received the remains,
taking occasion to express in behalf oi
the diocese and family the grateful APP
probation for the kindness and courte-
ufg oh T.
and the officers of the steamer.
The body was then taken in charge by
a committee representing the clergy and
laity Of New York, who conveyed it to
st. Paul's church, where it was placed
in front of the chancel, on the spot
where the venerable bishop was conse-
Grated forty years ago. The time for the
ceremonies at the church has been
changed to Tuesday, at three o'clock In
the afternoon, when special service will
be held, conducted by Bishop Smith,
who will act by request of the bishop oI
New York. At the close of the service
the committee from Cincinnati will
again take charge of the remains and
conduct them to that city by the even.
ing eight O'clock train, ria the Erie
Lake Shore, and Short Line railroads
They will arrive in Cincinnati early
Thursday morning, and the burial serv.
ice will be held in Christ church OF
Friday morning, the ninth instant, al
eleven o'clock.
EIexieans and sEoGOcs.
NEW ORLEANS, May 5.-A Corpu:
Christi letter, of April twenty-first, says
two bands of Mexican robbers, number.
ing thirty each, are operating in Nueces
county, Texas, sacking stores and rob,
bing travellers. The farmers are com.
p He'd to leave work to protect theil
homes. A party of fifteen citizens pur.
sued one gang, and discovered that ovel
two hundred eattIe had been strinned n
their hides. After a fight the citizens
captured seven horses, whose saddles
were empty.
ceived a letter dated Lavabeds, April
twentieth, in which the writer says:
d" have just come in from Jacks
stronghold, where l have been
in a fight for the last three DAYS. / went
as volunteer, and was attached to Ma.
jOr ThOmas's battery of four Cohoou
moTtars, aud it was the mOrtars which
drove the Indians out. Five thousand
luldullg y Cbulu uOl nave uOue IL III SlA
months without the loss Of one-half o
their command. Words cannot describe
the character of these beds. Newspaper
reporters may try to do it, but they can.
not convey an idea. Since the fight
have been through part of the beds, and
that was enough for me. 1t is impossi.
bic to tell what damage we have done
to the Indians, as they concealed ol
burned their dead; the former i.
very easy, as all they have tC
do is to merely throw the bodies into
a crevice and then ill the crevice VI
with rocks. We have, however, found
eleven bodies, The beds are full o
caves, and many Modocs are un
doubtedly hid away, for every once.
in-a-while stray shot comes out. OuI
cavalry have gone out in pursuit. w,
have here six dead, twenty wounded
and about the latter number on crutche
from sprained ankles from falling owe
rocks. To give you some faint idea o
the sharp rocks, One-half of our mel
went in with new shoes and come ou
mostly barefoot and with feet bleeding