, 1874-02-26

EXC UsIvELY TO THE DAILY DISPATCH.

OMAHA, Feb. 18.-Indian Agent Sa-
Vile reports to-day that the warriors OF
the Mimieconjos have all gone north
burning the prairie behind them. Red
Cloud Informs him that a messenger
from Black Twins has arrived and that
mis- party will join the Mimieeonjos. =
He thinks he can control the Ogallallas
and Brules and secure their aid in pro-
secting the Agency.
Agent Howard, at MILESTONE, reports
that no immediate danger is apprehend-
ed. as the NIimieconjos are leaving qul
etlv. Beef was issued on the 10th.
An average of 20 car loads of Califor-
mia barley is passing eastward daily
3icafs arrived to-day. ,r s.s
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.-The War De-
partment-has advices from Texas that
Lieut.: Colonel Buel, with his command,
consisting of portions of Companies D.
and G of the 10 cavalry and Is Tonka
scouts, struck q small band OF Canaan
ches on Double Mountain, on the 9th
inst, killed 10 Indians and captured 81
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1s.-1'he first annual
session of the State Grange of the Fat
rons of Husbandry commenced at Boon
vile to-day. Nearly every county IN
the North was represented. The State
Grange was organized last May with 300
subordinate Oranges. since when their
number has increased to over 1900.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18.-The Governing
Committee of the Stock Exchange meet
at "a. NJ, when efforts will be made to
discover the perpetrators of the bold
forgery yesterday. 1t is understood that
suspicion has been directed toward GER
tain brokers. supposed to have proftted
largely by the momentary panic that IN
sued upon the publication Of the forged
letters. WheeIock, against whom GER
tain intimations have been made, made
a personal explanation this morning.
The perpetrators were confident. appar-
emily, that the forgery would be detect
ed and determined to draw the most ex-
perienced brokers', asking them to meet
Commodore Vanderbilt up town on i'm
portant business, and signed by the pri-
yate clerks of the Commodore. 81
Later The Governing Committee of
the Stock Exchange are still in session
on the forgery business. Nothing def
mite has yet been made public.
The Temperance crusade began in
Jersey City last evening. 125 Ladies
proceeded to billiard saloon, knelt in
prayer, spent half an hour in exhorting.
They were greeted with jeers by the men
and left without seeming to have made
the impression they desired.
The distemper which prevailed so
long among the horses of this city, and
which was thought to be confined to the
stage and street-csr horses, is found to
exist in the stables ofthe leading express
companies; also in Livery and private
stables.
ALBANY, Feb. 18.-Assembly rejected
by large majority the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution, extending the
appointing power of the Governor.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 18.-A meeting
of citizens, held under the call of the
Committee of Seventy, met tonight and
adopted resolutions protesting against
the imputation that the citizens were
eognizant of the Kellogg movement, and
asking Congress to declare legal the
Government elected in 1872. with McEn-
ryatthe head, or hold a new election
ander Federal auspices.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18.--A change has
been made in the original detail for the
Howard Conrt of Inquiry and the spe-
cial WarDepartment order convening it,
continuing Col. J. j. Reynolds of the
Sd Cavalry, in place of Gen. Holt, as at
first intended. l
The Secretary of the Navy to-day re-
eeived telegram from Commander
Train, of the q. s. S. Juniata, dated
Savannah. saying that he parted COM
pany with the monitor Dictator, which
the Juniata had in tow. on the night Of
14th inst, off Charleston. The weather
was thick and the sea running heavy,
and the Dictator had not arrived in Sa-
vannai1 on the night of the 18th.
LONDON, Feb. 18.-The Times says
the final result of the election may he
exactly stated as follows: Conservatives.
351; Liberals and Home-rulers 800. The
total number of rotes polled in the Uni
ted Kingdom and Ireland was 25,000,-
900. This is a considerable falling off
from the figures of the last general cleo
ton and shows that many abstained from
voting. -- -.--fr-,o -t @e
Gladstone has nominated Viscount
Enfield and Messrs. Cardwell Harmon
and Chichester Fortesque for the peer
age.
The Times this morning says: We
must be prepared for time to see
Gladstone decline the guidance of his
party and withdraw from the duties he
has hitherto discharged.
Gladstone was received by the Queen
at Windsor this afternoon. and he form
ally rendered Her Majesty his resigna-
ton and that of his colleagues. Disrae-
Ii has been summoned and will go to
Windsor Castle. He conferred to-day
with several members of the last Con-
servative Ministry. goo -aal
Members of Parliament elected from
Ireland are as follows: Liberals, Is
Conservatives, 80; Home-rulers. nearly
I'll of xrboyo ran ha considered Liberals