The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1873-10-23
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go San Francisco The United States author
itics will commence proceedings aGainst the
chip Baltic from New York, to recover penal
ties for having shipped crew of kidnapped
men. There are tallora. shocmakcrs, carpcn-
ters soldiers and firemcn in the lot; men who
know nothing about sailing, who say they
wore forced on board the ship in New York.
ST. IoiusA delegation Of Uto Indian
ckicfs, in charge OF Charles Adams, agent of
the tribe at Los piuos Colorado have arrived
here Gu route for Washington, whittier they
20 TO consult with the government authorities
in relation to the recent ccs-on of four nil
lion acres of their reservation to the Uni ed
Btato4. and the establishment Of new militia
~ post about 100 miles west OF Fort Garland
where ennuities can be more easily aud cNrc
ditously distributed.
Fort Sill, l. Tan Indian conference was
held a. FORT Sill, Monday. The Kowea aud
other tribes we're present, but only part Of
thu Comanches. The governor having refused
to release Satanta and Big Tree, Commissioner
Smith presented him written appeal on the
part Of the United States government to re-
lease them and save the faith Of the govern
mont, which, it says. has been pledged to that
effect. The commission pledged the faith Of
the United States government that it would
uathcr all these daus and place them under
close surveillance and would arrest the Co
manches recently raidinG in Texas and turn
them over to the statc. and establish Gordon
Oh 4cou.s and place them along the frontier,
and would re-anest Sa'anta and Big Tree, ~
il the Kiowas mi-bohayod ten others Of he
principal Kiowas iii their place. collect and re-
tsrn property and captiyes; that United
States troops would DO put in motion immedi-
ately to effect these purposes, On these guar
antees. tho government permitted The Indians
to 20 to their tribes without pardon and sub
jec. to re-arest.
San Francisco--1'he overland ma | coac .
near Rolding, was robbed last week by four
men. They goi Wells d Fargos box, contain
ing nearly $1,000, and about $4,000 from the
passengers. Tho robbers escaped. The sheriff
and posse are in pursuit.
A letter from Pueblo, Colorado. gives de-
tails OF the wanton slaughter and scattering
OF cattle by Indians in eastern and southern
Colorado and upper waters of Arkansas river
II appears me 800 Indians, consisting Of
Cheycnnes, hrapahocs and Kiowa . came into
Arkansas valley from the south, and csmped
opposite fort Lyon, in Los Animos. The COM
manding officer at fort Lyons had a talk with
the chiefs, but could learn nothing OF the n-
pp ba Tba, ole tl1
try as their own, and said they proposed to
roam over it as they pleased They were all
warriors, each armed with breach lOading
government rifle, one or two good rev lvers,
bows, etc, and each leading all extra horse
The commsndsnt at fort Lyon requested the
baud to return to their reservation, to which
they replied they would go where they pleased,
aud talked very impudently. Two days after
they left and proceeded up the Arkansas river
through the settlements. an scattered m
bands along the various tributary streams,
and began an indiscrmnate slaughter and
stampede OF cattle, compelling hordcrs to
cook for them. This continued for about q
week, during which time several hundred cat
tie were killed, and great excitement and COLI
sternation was created among the settlers,
large numbers Of whom tlocked into Pueblo.
At last accounts, the Indians were going to-
wards the settlement of Los Animos, on the
river below Trinidad, and citizens are arming
in defense. Several small detachnlents have
slready gone out to defend the settlements.
Two or three herders, vino att mpted to do
rend their herds arc reportc' killed. The
Indians camo from the reservation near fort
Sill
brigham Young has been reelected presi.
dent OF the church Of the Lattcr-Day Saints
Two women will occupy seats in tho next
Wyoming Legislature.
ALI Peacock Of New Albany, Ind, has made
rood his claim against the government for con
fisication of $1,000 worth of stock Of his during
the war, at Nashville, Tom. He making claim
on the g, ound Of being British subject