The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-09-03
WEST.

Asudden rise in the Mississippi sent
a million and quarter feet of logs over St.
Anthony falls, aud did some damage to the
dams.
The Union Pacific railroad company
has commenced suit in the United States
courts, to restrain the counties through which
the road passes from collecting the tax of
1878
In reply to the request of the g YER
nor of Kansas for arms and ammunition to be
used in defending the southern border of the
state against reported threatened invasion
OF tho Osago Indians, the secretary OF war
states, in view of the fact that the state was
furnished in MAY last with 500 carbines and
$4,000 rounds of ammunition, on which ac-
count the state is still indebted to the federal
government, he does not feel authorized to
grant the request.
The News San Antonio special says
the Kiowas and Comanches attacked General
Davidson at 12 o'clock on the ODD, and en-
deavored to obtain possession of the agency
building at the Wichita agency, forty miles
from Fort Sill. The Indians we're defeated
the first day and renewed the attack on the
following morning. but vera again repulsed
Tho attacking Indians are those who have
been raiding, and are now trying to return to
the agency. Gen. McKenzios expedition left
Fort Concha on the 23d ultimo.
Brigham Young has made answer to
Ann Eliza's application for divorce. He de-
MES that he and Ann Eliza at any timc in
termarried, or that she is Or ever was his wife.
lie says she is the lawful wife of James l..
Dee, to whom she was married in 1863 and
and also that she and he (Brigham) being
members OF the church of Latter Day Saints,
believing it rghtful for members to enter into
cele.tial marriages, were 30 married in 1865
but that he then informed her that she could
not expect his society or personal attention az
an ordinary wife. He objects to paying S2O,-
900 to her attorney and $1,000 per month to
her. He says that all his property does not
exceed in value the sum OF s600,00O, and that
his income does not exceed $4,000 per month
and that he has a large family now consisting
of G3 persons, all of whom are dependent on
him for support.
A Fort Sill dispatch says: Intelli.
genco having been received at the post that
Big Fed Foot, one OF the principal hostile Co
manche chiefs, now absent from the reserya
ton and on the war path, was at W chitf
agency, where he has taken refuge with fifty o.
his band, General Davidson left here will
four companies OF the tenth cavalry, number
ing about $50 men, to arrest the chief and hi
Indians. Big Red Foot and his band wer'
found at the agency AZ had been reported, ant
after some parley Gen. Davidson ordered tina
they should be deprived of their arms. Will
the dsarming was going on the Kiowas unde
Lone Wolf and Woman's Heart turned on tn
troops and fired on them. Immediately upoi
the discharge Of their guns the Nowas ran
the troops pursued, and lively running high
began between the soldiers and Indians. In tn
sklrmish three solders were shot and many o
the Indians were killed how many Is nc
known. During the fight the Comanch
lodges and camp were burned. 1t also al
pears that further troubles are expected at th
agency, as more troops have gone forwar
from here since the receipt Of the news. Tt
Indians killed four citizens near the agency.