The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-03
BY TELEG GRAPH
BY the Western Union Line.
WASHIN TON.
WARRINGTON. January l.
The Nstional Bless1ag.

WARRINGTON. January l.
The National Bless1.g.
The following is q recapitulation oi
the Public Debt statement for the
month oil December:
Debt bearing interest in coin: Bonds
bearing interest at 8 per cent, $l,2lS.
72S so; bonds bearing interest at 5 per
cent $503, Ats, 300; principal, 81, 49,
206. $50; interest," al ,997. 1925.
Debt bearing interest in lawful mon.
ey: Certificates of Indebtedness at 4
per cent. $67S,0O0; navy pension
funds at 3 per cent. l4,O0e, 900; princi-
pal. sl4.67S.OO0.O0 interest, $2l'I-
.0S0.
Debt on which interest has ceased
since maturity: Principal, $ll, ,070,
sS9.26 interest, s30S, 1885.
Debt bearing no interest: Old de-
msud and legal tender notes, $37S. .48l, }.
1880; certificates Of deposit, $50, ,7O..
600; fractional currency. 48,544, 1922
40; coin certificates. $37, 7,543, 300; prin-
cipal, $50l ,2S9, ,43l. 30; unclaimed in
terest, $22,664 SO.
Total debt: Principal, s2,246, ,245.-
262 16; interest. $42,547,025.44; total,
&2,29l, ,792, ,2SZ60.
Cash in treasury Coin interest, sell
479 l09. As; currency interest. A,27,-
S5l.9S; special ddeposit held for the
redemption Of certificates of deposit as
provided by law, interest, $36, 720,-
900; total, l32,476,961.43.
Debt less cash in treasury January
1st, 1874, 81, l59, ,3l5, ,326.H.
Debt less cash in the treasury Dece M
Der lst, 1873, g, $50, ,S26, ,053.46.
increase OF debt during the past
month, $S,453. .2727l; increase OF debt
since June Both, 1873, $ll ,496.6l260.
Indian DepredaIions.
A letter just received BY Gen. Sher-
man, forwarded by Gen. Sheridan from
Capt Charles Hood, of the Oath
Infantry. commanding Fl. Mcintosh
dated December oath, says that on the
night OF November 81 news was receiv.
ed that . party OF Indians, forty in
mum Der, bad attacked . sheep camp
and wounded it's owner 90 badly that
he was not expected to live. A neigh
Dor called upon the citizens for volun-
teers, and forty armed men started. In
one hour after the party left, news
reached Laredo that the same party Of
Indians had been seen November 30th
at San Diego, seventy-fvs miles from
Corpus Christi. where they hung q
number OF sheep-tenders and left twen-
ty-two dead in the vicinity OF the
rancho, amongst whom were some of
the most respectable rsnchers of that
neighborhood. Travelling due west,
they threw two men into q we'll at
Borgeo's rancho, one Of whom had his
neck broken by the fall. On the
Lsredo.road they killeda shepherd and
wounded Mr.. Meudiola. OF Loredo
From this point the Indians pursued
them 90 rapidly that they were obliged
to fly all the time for several days.
passing the ranchers on the Laredo and
San Aptonia road in the direction of
Eagle Pass. At the Cochina rancho
they wounded q young man named
Bell, and killed q Mexican, and at Ben
Neill's rancho. still nearer Eagle Pass
they stole eighty horses. The pursuing
party followed the Indians to the cross.
ipg Of the general wagon road from the
Rio Grande to San Antonia, about
thirty.fve miles from Eagle Pass. All
parties who saw the Indians. describe
them as wearing red flannel shirts and
they were undoubtedly Comsnches
from the reservation. In coming down
they passed between the Frio and Ne
vos rivers, till within twenty-five miles
Of Oskville. There being no cavalry
at this poet, no men were sent
10 assist the citizens pursuing.
Captain Parsons OF the Fourth cavalry,
whose gallant fight near Llano river on
December 10Th was briefly mentioned
some days since, has made . detailed
report OF his operations, in which be
says: On approaching the Indians they
took q position on a rise in the ridge,
Immediately on the rear OF their herd OF
ponies, dismounted and tied them. At
the time my command had been in full
view for q half or three quarters Of an
hour, so that they had full opportunity
10 count us. Knowing this and never
having heard before OF the Indians dis
l ordered the -eommis-
stoned officer TO abandon the pack train
and close up with the command. The
Indians opened FIRE with carbines as
about four hundred yards but it was
not returned until I placed the command
OF the came range with them. distant
about seventy five or . hundred yards
aud dismounted. The Indians stood
about ten minutes sfter the command
got to work. / then saw one OF them
running, when / mounted the men snd
charged. 1t had been raining and the
rocks were very slippery and rough,
and very unfsvorsble fer the cavalry,
but the pursuit WAS kept mp ~ long -
an Indian could be ssen. Fifty-tvo
ponies and mules and lot of saddles,
brides and blankets were captured.
There were thirty or thirty-fve Indians
and believe them to be Com.
manches. -.
Captain Hudson's command connst-
ed Of forty one men from companies A
B and l, Fourth cavalry. Gsneral
] Johnson OF the Fourth cavalry, COM
mandipg Fort NeIntosh, in transmit.
ting the above report says that the In
dians we're intercepted and beaten
by him. The Conmanchss uho
passed into the settlement near the end
Of November, and we're then unsuccess-
fully followed BY scouting parties Of the