, 1873-03-20


and Commissioner Meacham. Candy
has moved his headquarters to Van Bre-
mer's. The following is from the Jour
nal extra of this morning:
FAIRCHILD's, March IA.
Yesterday, Col. Biddle's men of Co.
f., 1st Cavalry came on party of Mo-
docs and captured thirty-six horses.
They could have killed the Indians were
it not for the peace negotiations. Meach-
am received, instructions from Washing
ton to hold on.
Blair returned from the Reservation
to day, and says Old Sconchin ana
Charley Riddle would not come, and
they kept the messenger some days by
their false promises and then refused
to come. Long jim, one ofthe Indians
indicted at Jacksonville was there, and
probably told the chiefs that Jack did
not intend to come out and they would
not see him if they came.
FA1RcHILD's RANCH, Mar. IA.
A new Peace Commission has been
appointed. 1t now stands: Meackam,
Odrneal, Roseborough and Candy.
Ortena has returned from the lava
bed and says that Capt. Jack wants to
talk. He is afraid to come out for fear
that Gen. Candy cant control his sold
iers. In proof. he cites the fact of their
taking the horses, and states that they
took four children. This is false, the
soldiers harmed no one. The children
might have run off into the rocks and
got lost. He wants Meacham and Fair.
child to come and talk with him again.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Weather re.
port staSes, that probability for Cali
fornia coast are threatened with possibly
rainy weather.
MEMPHIS, March 16.-A. Morey was
yesterday sentenced to one year in the
penitentlary, for the robbery of the safe
belonging to the Chief of Police. He
pleaded guilty, with the understanding
that numerous indictments against him
should be squelched. This, with Other
sentences against him, gives him foul
years. After this term he will have tC
answer for his connection with Bill For.
ester, in the Schooler diamond robbery
in New Orleans.
New York, March 16.--The ship
Jennie Eastman has been totally wreck
ed off the Behamas. The vessel and
cargo are valued at $50, 200. The crew
was saved.
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Indian In
spectors will not be appointed until
after June 3Oth next, as no appointment
will be available during the present fis-
cal year for the payment of their sala-
ries. 1t is also probable that the office
of Indian Superintendent will be abol-
ished, as it is likely to be taken that In
spectors will answer the same purpose
as Superintendent throughout the
country.
ST.. LOUIS, March 16.-The mails
from St. Louis to the East, have been
robbed several times during the past
months. Fifty thousand dollars worth
Of drafts, sent from here by the
Third National Bank to the Bank OF
Commerce. N. Y. on the night of Jan
31st, failed to reach its destination. A
detective is working up the case.
LONDON, March 16.-Gladstone had
an interview with the Queen yesterday
and it is probable that further adjourn
ment of Parliament will be asked for Oh
Monday.
New York. March, -Clarkson N
Potter declines the increased pay as q
member of the Forty-Second Congress,
in letter to the Sergeant-At-Arms of the
House of representatives.
Boston, March 1.-THE propeller
Grace Irving. which left here Sunday
for New Bedford, was seen to founder
off Duxbury about 3 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. She sank SO quickly none
on board had time to save themselves
They were from New Bedford. One ol
the owners, Hon. James Richie of this
city. is said to have been on board.
New YORK, March 17.--Dr. Deems
authorizes the announcement that Com.
modore Vanderbilt has given five hun
dred thousand dollars to Bishop Nc
Tyiere, of the Methodist Church South,
to estab;is University in Tennessee.
ST. LOUIS, March I7.-Carlos Patti,
a prominent musician, brother of Adeli-
ma and Carlotta Patti, died to-day OF
consumption.
EVANSVILLE, March II. In difficult
ty between Independent and Union Iron
Moulders to-day. Louis Bagman was
killed.
SYRACUSE. N. Y, March 17.-This
afternoon man named Keller, aged 21,
murdered his cousin, Ida Spencer, aged
IA. Keller went into the kitchen where
Ida was at work. and taking short iron
bar, struck her ON the head; she fell to
the foJr when he repeatedly struck her,
beating her brains out. Keller then ran
down towards Central r. r. depot. A
freight train just started east and he at
tempted to jump on caboose for purpose
of escaping. when missing his foot-hold
he fell on the back of his head, hitting
the rail and killing him instantly. The