The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1875-05-08

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Collins, wli0 went "a lnfnule ~ bfinP
them IN,
C'nhyfvsr, W. a., Nay % Waiter
4. Jenny, ge0lUglst In charge ~ the
exploration expedition ~ tie Black
Hills, arrived here to-day, lie hns
with him Mr.. IT, Newman ~ assistant,
Captain N. r. futile, astronomer, Dr.
V. +. McGllleycuddy, tOpogrnpher, Dr.
Cleveland Ncwhurfy, naturalist, aud
John Brown, son NJ O--nwnitOmie, IN
charge NJ the camp cqulpaQc. The cx.
petition viii be equipped at this place,
aud will leave IN three or four days.
At Fort Laramie they Will he Joined by
large force Of cavalry, and proceed NJ
once TO the field of their investigations,
The first thing To be accomplished VIII
be to establish as near n possible the
latitude aud longitude of the Black
Hills, after which an examination of
that portion of the Hills that lies east
of the l0lth meridian will be made as
thoroughly as possible during the
summer. They take with them full
or four experienced miners.
SIOUX CRY, Iowa, May 3.-The well
come given 10y the citizens here to the
Sioux City party who were taken out
of their StOckade ut Custar's park 10y
the military, some weeks ago, andwho
arrived here this afternoon, was very
enthusiastic. Several thousand people
met them ut the depot. Cannon COM
I In hn
| kept up until after their arrival mt
noon. a procession was formed, with
| the Black Hills party In carriages, pre-
ceded by the fire companies and bands
of music. A banquet was prepared at
| the Hubbard house, where the party
were entertained and held n reception
cent specimens of shot and quartz gold
and silver ore. They say they are not
discouraged, but will try it again the
first favorable opportunity. They re-
turn with undeniabe proofs of the
richness of that country in gold and
silver, and confirming the statements
of Gordon and Witcher, have added
much to the gold fever in this vicinity.
| fore the middle of May.
|
| Custer Is here. He does not expect to
start OH the expedition ordered by
| General Sheridan, for the exploration
of the regions far beyond the Black
hills, before about the first of June. A
cavalry and infantry force is to start
from Fort Lincoln at about that time
Before the expedition can move reIn-
forcements must arrive from the south.
10
souri, above Bismarck is active. Steam
boats are leaving Bismarck frequently
for the upper waters on the Red river
of the north. An immense freightage is
going forward. Two lines of steamboats,
are in operation instead of one last
year, and freight rates are greatly re-
duced, notwithstanding the large in
crease of traffic.
OMAHA, May 3.-Seven hundred re-
turned Californian emigrants have ar
rived here in the last two days, and
hundred are en- route east.
General George Crook and staff and
garrison officers were entertained by
the Merchants club of this city. A
large attendance was present, and the
meeting highly complimentary to the
guests of the club.
point. Total fall in thirty-six hours,
sixteen inches. A fall of three feet is
reported above. The damage done
by the high water is considerable. 1t
is thought the Union Pacific company
will be obliged to move its freight
houses to high grounds.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-The secretary
of the treasury has requested Treasurer
| mi in Mi ap a
of the third section Of the act to pro-
vide for resumption of specie pay
ments, to cause legal tenders to the
amount of 81, IT'S, 40 to be withdrawn
from the available currency of the
treasury, and redeemed and destroyed,
being eighty per cent of the additional
circulation issued to banks during
April. Until further redemptions UNI
der said act shall be ordered, the
amount of United States notes out
standing and to be used as Il circulating
medium shall not exceed S37S, 057, $50.
The debt statement, issued to-day,
shows reduction, during the month,
of s., 1925 ,3iG, The treasury department
has Just made call for $4,000, coo of
| 1862 bonds. Interest is to cease the LIST
of August next. They are as follows
sos, ,70l to 1900 zoos, A, POI to 49,
100 500, 22,4l0 to $4,000; 1,0O0s, 700,-
$40 to $3.50.
Internal revenue receipts, $507 ,259.
Grand total for the fiscal year, $780,
266,lll.
TOPEKA, Kan, May 3.-The bids for
grading, tieing, bridge building and
track laying on the extension of the
Atchison and Topeka from Granada,
Colorado, have been opened and the
contracts awarded. Long, Sheperd q
Co., of Chicago, get the track laying;
w. Twedel, of Topeka, the bridge
building, and various Kansas and Col
orado parties the grading. The railroad
furnishes all material, and the bids for
labor were uncOmmonly low. Fifty
six miles of road are to be built, which
will give connection with the Rocky
Mountain roads and the Pacific coast
routes, and make another through line
from the Missouri river to the mining
regions. The Atchison, Topeka and
Santa Fe company is also negotiating
for the Kansas Midland road from To-
peka to Kansas City, with a view to
forming another eastern outlet.
Topeka, May Sword has been
sent in from Fort Dodge that the cav
northern Kansas. The trail leads north
west, and all the available troops at
the different points in Kansas have
been ordered out in various directions
to intercept the Indians. Two compa-
MES are already close on the south and
several attachments are moving from
the north and west. 1t is suggested
that the Indians are Cheyennes, try
ing to make their way to the Sioux
country. There is general restless
ness among the hostile tribes in the
southwest, and considerable trouble Isl
anticipated along the border during
the summer.
AUGUSTA, Ga, May 3.-There has
been fearful tornado at Columbia, S.
G. The steeple of the Presbyterian
church was demolished, the roof of the
market blown of, and although hun
dreds were in the neighborhood, no
one was seriously injured. The depots
of the Greenville and Columbia, and
South Carolina railroads were unroof- |
ed and otherwise damaged. Trees were |
uprooted in every direction. Only one
death reported.