The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1874-08-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
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THE Investigating Committee Of Plymouth
Church are still at work on thcir report.
Tue Democrats of the Fourth Congress.
,onal District Of Pcnnsylvsnis have nomi.
mated Vim. V. NcGrath.
AT the annual meeting Of the .,ockhsld.
ers Of the Atlantic and Pacific Railway, held
few days since, the following Board Of III.
rectsr- was elected for the ensuing year
Andrew Pierce, Thomas T. Buckley, Joseph
seligman, Andrew Stout, wm. ~. Coffin,
Clinton H. Fish, David solomon, Cornelius
J. Bergen, Joseph u. Fish, u. u. Garrison,
Charles 7. Chouteau. Thomas W. Pierce,
and Henry Z. verhuen.
TIiroN has commenced suit aeains, Beech.
er, placing the damages st St00,eDn.
The West.
A CusyESSE half.breed from Powder
river, reports that ut a council OF the Chey.
ennes and Arrapahoes, II was decided TO re.
call all hostile parties from the vicinity Of
the railroad, and return to the Agency.
i. W. CORDOBA, oolored, state Superin.
tendent Of Public Instruction Of Mississippi
has entered suit, In the Circuit Court Of
~ Louis, against the St Louis Erenjng D.s-
patch for libel asking $4,000 damages,
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ANrw expedition, under Col. .Anson Mills.
is being fitted out at Rawlins, W. T., for the
exploring OF the valleys OF the sweetwster,
'"N"e' anu big Horn ri'es.
iht erection IN ONO resulted In the de-
iea' OF the New Constitution, by y majority
ranging from 5000 to 5000.
LoRD DufrKRIS, Of Canada, has left Chi.
eago and gone TO Detroit.
sPh'iAL To the Chicago Trib"~ from
'ue'' i'is'' announces the arrest OF two men
anu Noman' IN That place, with child
supposed To be the missing Charlie Rcs-.
ffroRr comes from Fort Sully that Indi.
ans 10 the nsmberof four thousand attacked
'ustars expedition on the 18th, and were re-
pulsed WITH heavy loss. Csstar's loss is re.
ported ai nifty Killed and wounded. This
report was brought into fon sully bv the
mail rider who states that he met one OF
,usi"rs scouts above Grand river, and got
the news from him
lht loss by Hood at Austin, Nevada, will
amount TO over sleo,~o. The people were
warned IN time by messenger on horse
back, and escaped TO the hills The dsluge
was abou, ten feet deem a, /, rushed down
the canon. No lives lost.
FOREST hres are raging in Michigan along
the Jackson, Lansing and Saginaw Railroad
to an alarming extent. At Deep river, two
dwellings were destroyed and the whole vii
'age was threatened. Heavy fires are re-
ported near stsndish.
II.ur-GE>. SHERIDAN discredits the re.
port OF battle between the Indians and
Gen. Custer. From his knowledge OF the
locality, and of the Indians, he is confident
that no such aeollision could have occurred.
blsiiOr iiAHHte telegraPhs General Ord that
the Indian Commission has fixed upon the
mouth OF Zig White Clay river fer the loca.
toh OF spotted l'iIs agency. tits believed
spotted Tail will not move unless forced TO
do 80 by large force OF troops.
"hNtHAL Cuskh reports to General
Terry that tue expedition to the Black Hills
country Is returning BY way Of Fort Lincoln.
The interior OF the Black Hills wase explored,
and the most favorable account is given of
the natural products Of that region, soil,
temperature, etc. The reports Of gold in the
BLACK nus in paving quantities is fslly con