Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1874-08-12

CHICAGO, August ll.-General Pope
teiegrapns General Sheridan that the
Indians who have been marauding In
Southwestern Kansas have gone to the
borders Of the Llano Estecada. and the
country is filled with game and that they
have an abundance OF ammunition. The
three columns OF troops that are now
operating are TO converge.
New York, August l1.-Letters from
Rome say that one must put IN qusrsn-
tine for few days. There are some re-
ports about the dying condition OF the
two leading persVnages at the vatican.
Some Of the opposite party are so I'm
patient to have the Pope and Cardinal
Antonelli out of the way that they fire.
quently put afoat exaggerated reports,
which are to be disregarded.
The official journal OF Rome publish
occasionally report OF the progress
made IN the sale of confscsted ecclesi-
astical property. The whole amount
disposed of from 1857, when the law was
passed, up to the end of June OF the
present year, is represented by four hun
bred aud six million francs. The Gov
eminent has come into the possession OF
somewhat more than ninety millions OF
| dollars from this source.
A correspondent at SANTANA Bay writes
that the company is absolutely detunct;
its property speedily being ruined, and
soon there will be no traces OF the once
great corporation.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. ia Helena
special says considerable fighting was
going on in Austin last night between the
negroes and United States troops. The
latter captured q body Of twenty me-
groes, and while they were putting the
prisoners in the Courthouse. one
of them attempted to escape and
Was killed and another wounded. Sub
sequently large bodies of negroes ad-
vanced from the south and attacked the
town and courthouse guard, but were
repulsed with a loss of several killed and
wounded. Later.-Major Chambers has
arrived here to charter boat and take
assistance to tie whites in Austin. He
saws a courier from Major Woodson, of
Austin, reached fernando at daylight,
stating that the town was surrounded by
about 1000 negroes, and asking help.
About 1000 men from Hermspdo and
vicinity will be here at 2 O'Clock, and in
company with volunteers from this city
will start At o'clock for Austin.
DR.. Smith, who is the unfortunate
cuase OF the trouble there. reached here
last night. Some three weeks since he
was attacked in the streets of Austin by
negro and drawing pistol fired, but
missed him and killed a little negro girl
standing by. This exasperated the
negroes to such an extent that they COL
lected a mob and took DR.. Smith to the
woods to hang him, which they would
have done but for the entreaties of Mayor
Woodson and the doctors wife. Since
that time he has been q voluntary
inmate of the Jail to prevent being
mobbed, until last Friday when some
friends came and carried him to Herman.
do. On learning Of it the negroes col
lected in large numbers and notified the
Mayor that unless DR.. Smith was brought
back aud put in Jail they would burn the
town.
New YORK, August ll.-Thomas G
Shearman, Clerk of Plymouth Church
BENZ. +, Tracy, counsel to the Investi
eating Committee, think that Moulton' I
statement will be given to the newspa
pers to-day, but says all rests with Mr.
WINSTON, o member of the committee
who may arrive at Brooklyn from hi
country residence at p. m. to-day.