The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1873-05-01

be csfaDfiSncu on eitOWStOne or 1T
Fort Buford. Over 200 ix-mule teams
will accompany the expedition. The
expedition will remain in The field UNI
til the 18th of October, if its services
are required for that length of time,
and NAV. at the discretion of the COM
handing officer. be kept out until the
first of November. but not later.
ST. LOUIS. April ga Times spe-
c;al from Sedalia, Mo-, says a fire there
at 8 O'Clock, p. m. destroyed four busi-
ness houses. Loss about $4,000; in
surance, $4,000.
Also, that John w. Stewart Of Soda
liza. shot and fatally wounded Wood
bury Blackson this evening. Stewart
was drunk, and was promptly arrest
ed.
Also. that a man named Mercer. of
Lamonte. shot and killed neighbor
named Rice, SATURDAY. evening. Both
affairs grew out Of an old yrudge.
The same paper has special from
Decatur. Ills, stating that last week,
while family named Cooper, living
twelve miles from Decatur, was at
tending the funeral of son. they left
the house in the charge of Miss Met
calf, and two children becoming hun
CRY. Miss Metcalf gave them some milk
taken from vessel in the pantry and
drank some herself. Shortly after they
were seized with violent pain. When
the family returned from the funeral
they were almost in the grapple of
death. A physician was Immediately
summoned, who succeeded in relieving
the children, but Miss Metcalf died.
Investigation proved that Miss Cooper
had put large quantity of strichnine
in the milk 10 Kill mice, and when she
saw the result Of her carelessness, she
was so shocked her life is despaired of.
WASHINGTON, April 25.-Apprehcn-
siOns are entertained at the war de-
partmcnt that the military have been
too sanguine of being able to extermin-
ate the MOdOcs, and that the difficult
ties to be encountered are greater than
anticipated. 1t is also noticed that at
Gen. Sherman's headquarters there is
no longer any confident expressions as
to the troops having the Indians well
in hand, but feeling of uncertainty
as to the termination of this small In
dian war in the manner expected. The
absence of any kilograms from Gen
erals Schofield or Gillem is regarded
as indicative that the troops have made
no further movement against Capt.
Jack and his Indians.
FORT SCOTT, April ga large and
enthusiastic meeting of the farmers of
Bourbon county was held III this city
on Saturday, for the purpose of form
ral nf ho
oranges of the county. Resolutions
were passed denOuncing monopOlies,
condemning the congressional back
pay steal, and the action of the last
state legislature in passing the mort
gage-eXemption act. About twenty
oranges are organized in this county,
with IA membership of between three
and four hundred. and new ones are
being formed nightly. The farmers
are wide awake and terribly in earnest.
VIRGINIA, New, April 28.-The
stage from Hamilton for Phoebe was
robbed last night, near Hamilton. and
the driver killed, by three men painted
as Indians, having gunny sacks over
their heads. The stage had five pas
sengers, none of whom were molested
driver stopped when ordered, and
handed out Wells, Fargo Il Co.'S treas
urc box. 1t is supposed the fatal shot
was fired unintcntionallv, through
nervousness on the part of the rob-
bers. The loss to the express company
is small.
TORONTO. Canada, April ga spe-
cial from TT. Garvy says that reports
from the interior state that there has
been an engagement between Ameri-
can troops and Blackfeet Indians. a
large number of Americans were kill
ed. 1t is feared this is the beginning of
trouble in the Black-fcct country. The
Indians of Fort Sully are those who
crossed the line to the number of seven
or eight thousand. and threatened the
interior settlement and the Manitoba.
MEMPHIS. April 26.-The races next
week promise to be very good. A
large number of horses have arrived
from New Orleans, and others are ex-
pcctcd to-day.
a special to the AroI0nche saws that
the town of Marine. Ark. was nearly
DESTROYED by fire Thursday. The loss
is estimated at $4,000. The postofiice
and telegraph Office were burned.
The Odd Fellows here celebrated
their anniversary to-day with q grand
procession.
SAN FRANCISCO. April ga spe-
cial courier arrived from Yreka late
last night from the lava beds. The
opinion prevailed at headquarters that
the Modocs vii! not make another
stand. but will break mp in small par
ties and must be hunted in detail.
making an all summers work for the
cavalry. jeff. &. Davis and statlreach-
ed Yreka Yesterday afternoon. and pro-
cecded in the evening to the front.
PARIS, April %, cvcning.-Thc total
result of the voting in Paris and other
parts of France, Yesterday, to till the
vacancy in the assembly. was the cleo
tion of three radicals. four republicans,
and one legitamist. NJ. De Ermast cx-
pressed desire to resign the ministry
of foreign affairs. but President Theirs
has induced him to remain in office.
LONDON. April 2s.-The Lancaster
railway car and carriage works i'll
together with 80 locomo-
tives and $50 coaches. were burned last
night. Loss ST .000,000.
ROME. April 2s.-The pope passed a
restless night. and fears as to his COLI
dition are renewed.