Knoxville Whig and chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1875-1882, 1875-05-05
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WALLACE, KAs., April 27.-Lieutenant
Henley arrived at Fort Wallace Yesterday,
with number of soldiers in an exhausted
condition. Four hundred Indians were
seen about fifty miles from Fort Wallace,
near the Kansas Pacific railroad track.
The Government is making preparations
for several attacks on the Indians.
CHICAGO, April 81 Mr.. Jenny, of the
Geological and Typographical Exploring
Expedition to the Black Hills and vicinity,
headed by the Government Scientific Com
missioner, and accompanied by a Military
escort under Lieutenant Colonel Fred
Grant, will start about the 10th of May
from 9ankton, Dakotah proceeding thence
by a small steamer up the Missouri to
Fort Abraham Lincoln. Its ultimate des-
tination is Yellowstone Valley, which will
be thoroughly surveyed, waters of tho
river sounded and meteorological features
of the region examined. Yellowstone
River will be navigated as far as possible,
the expedition intending to follow it a
distance Of $50 miles, with view to making
chart of its course and depth of water,
and height of rapids and cascades. Anoth-
er expedition will in the course of the sea-
son be sent out, led by General Custer. Its
destination is the Big Horn and Powder
River region.
New ORLEANS, April 2S-Gov. KEEL
logg has instructed his Attorney General
to commence II suit, which will ventlate
the Treasury Department.
PHILADELPHIA, PA, April 2S.-Jag-
ger, as Bishop of Soutnern Ohio, was conse-
Grated with great ceremony.
NEW ORLEANS, May l.-Governor Kellogg
sues Auditor Cinton's bondsmen for vari-
oil A.. L III L = I
from the State, and for money unauthor-
izedly paid out by Clinton. A half mil
lion dollars is involved.
ST. PAUL, MINI, May l.-Dispatches
from various points encourage the hope
that the cold weather has killed out the
grasshoppers.
NASHVILLE, May 1.-The people took
Joe Reed the man who killed the policeman
who attempted to arrest him for whipping
his wife, and threw him over the bridge a
ninety feet fall. The body has not been
recovered,
BosToN, May lon and after May first,
1876, cotton brokers of Boston have deci-
ded to adopt a rate Of brokerage on cotton,
of fifty cents per bale, to be paid by seller,
in lieu of one-half of one per cent. the
former charges.
y ROCHESTER, May 1.-The barge laden
with iron ore, supposed to have been lost
on Lake Ontario, during the gale last
Thursday night, made safe anchorage about
twenty miles East of Genesee River. All
hands on board are safe.
NORFOLK, Va, May flames Baton,
of Princess Avenue, was murdered this
morning by two negro men, whs attacked
him on the road eight miles from Norfolk.
Baton was in his wagon aud his little son
was driving. The boy escaped and return
cd when the negroes had left and found his
father dead. There have been no arrests
made.
FOREIGN.
LONDON, May S.-Charles L. Lawrence
charged with forging invoices of silk SNUG.
gled into New York, has been extraditioned
He comes home on the Scegthia.
The sculptor Stevens is still alive.
A dispatch from Berlin says that the last
Belgian vote is highly satisfactory and ter.
inmates the controversy.
The Cartist committee here has received
kilograms reporting great victories by D n
Carlos forces, under command of Saba
over the Spanish Government troops AT
Breda, Lerida, and Santa Caloma. The
latter place i in the Province of Barcelona.
The enemy numbered 4, 900 men, and they
lost five of their chief officers in the first
engagement, and / $50 men in that one at
Santa Caloma. Another great victory for
the Carlists under Castillo is reported from
Aragon, The Government troops are said
TO have lost all their artillery and many
prisoners. The Alfonsist General DeLatre
was killed.