, 1873-09-04

from Waco, Texas, to the Picayune says
that the stage driver brings news that q
large body of Indians surprised and
captured Fort Sill, in Indian Territory,
massucreing women. children and near
ly half of the 4th U. S. Cavalry.
Later-The report from New Orleans
of an Indian attack on Fort Sill is un-
doubtedly hoax. Ger. Sheridan has
no such news and the Fourth Cavalry,
reported as suffering an attack. is at
Fort Clark, 500 rciles from Fort Sill.
New YORK, Aug. 2s.-The Secretary
of the Panama Railr Co. says that a
loan of S500,000 has just been consum-
mated with the Pacific Mail Co. on
the terms mentioned Yesterday: viz,
guarantee bill of sale on the stocks Of
P. NJ. Co.'S steamers. The Directors
of the Pacific Mail held meeting to-
dav and appointed Capt. Bradbury and
Messrs. Stebbins and Sage committee
to close the transaction with the Pana-
ma Railroad Co.
Specie shipments to-day were $ll5,
600, principally in silver bars.
LANCASTER, N. Y. Aug. 28.-Hsnry
Ward Beecher, in an open air meeting
last evening, delivered the closing ad-
dress of the Woman's Rights Conven
ton to about 1000 people. The address
was to have been made in the loft of the
mill but the supports of the floor yield
ing to the weight of the crowd, al
were obliged to go out of doors.
New York. Aug. 2S.-There were 25
bids for Government gold, agsre9ating
nearly S9,000,000. One and half
millions awarded at 15.40.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Aug. 2S.-A fire
here last night destroyed five blocks
Loss, $4,000.
BosroN, Aug 2S.--Wm. R. Boyce. Pres
ideut of the First National Bank of Lynn
committed suicide last evening.
PoUeHKEEPs1E, Aug. 2S.--J. H. Ros
anquest, Cashier of the First National
Bank of Tarrytown, has committed sui
eide.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 2S.--Tho Spanish fe-
yer or Texas cattle disease has broken
out in the dairies of this city, and 25
COWS died during the past 2 days. 1t is
not known how the disease was COM
municated to the dairy cattle, but sani-
tary officers are making thorough in
vestigation.
New YORK, Aug. 2S.-The promised
report of President Watson, of the Erie
r. r. Company was not presented to-
day, it not being ready. The Directors
did no business owing to the want of a
quorum.
PARIS. Aug. 29.-It is said that the
Government has been compelled to
abandon the intention of holding the
trial of Marshal Bazaine at Campergne,
as the town does not afford the necessa-
~ Accommodations for the Court. No
other place is yet designated.
A special session of the Cabinet Coun-
Gil was held yesterday, to consider what
measures the Government may take to
alleviate the troubles caused by the
high price of bread. 1t has not been
made known that any definite action
was determined upon. 1t Is report
ed that the Government has author
lied the abolishmcnt of discriminating
duties as to cereals, without convoking
the Assembly.
LONDON, Aug. 2S.-Captain Halpine
writes from the Great Eastern that the
broken cable had been raised at the
point designated by electricians, but
upon testing the fault was found east
ward. The Great Eastern has exper-
fenced alternate fogs and gales. which
made the work of graphing exceedingly
difficult. Capt. Halpine is sanguins
that the fault will soon be found and
remedied.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-According to
information received from gentlemen OF
high character in Arizona, recent devel-
opements in that Territory indicate that
there has been great nismanagement
and probable fraud on the part of In
dian agents there. 1t is not alleged that
the agents are all dishonest, but claim
ed that, through some outside pressure,
they are being forced to receive supplies
of inferior quality at ruinous prices, the
aspiration being thus exhausted before
the year is half gone. There is great
probability that many Indians will be
compelled to leave their reservations,
and Gen. Crooks year of hard labor be
annulled.
New YORK, Aug. 29.-The following
are the latest and most authentic par
ticulars in regard to the situation of af-
fairs between the Pacific Mail and the
Panaman Railroad Co.'S: The Panama
Co. agrees to lend the P. NJ. Co. $500,
600, on condition that the P. NJ. Co.
make over to the Panama Co. clean bill
of sale for the iron steamers Colon, Ac-
apulco, Honduras, Costa Rica, Win
chester and Salvador. Also that the 2.
NJ. Co. charter these steamers, with the
right to redeem them in IL months by
paying the legal interest and insurance.
TheColon is now in the Aspinwall trade;
the Acapulco soon will be; while the
other four steamers are engaged IN the
Central American trade. Both the Pa
cific Mail and the Panama Directors
meet again tomorrow.