The Osceola times., 1876-11-04
THE WEST.

THE WEST.
Chadwick Britain sLot and killed hi,
mother-n.law and then committed suicide
at their farm near Rushville, Ind, on tn,
18th inst. Cause-domestic trouble.
There is an over-production of grape,
in California this year, and more than usus
| attention is being paid to the manufacture
OF raisins.
Gen. Crook being satisfied that Red
Clouds and Red Leafs bands of Sioux were
about to depart with view of joining the
hostiles in the north, they have refused ia
comply with orders TO come into the agency
to receive rations, and stubbornly remain.
ing in Shadron Creek, from whence it is pos.
| itively known they were communicating
with the northern Indians and receiving in.
to their camp such as come in, he, without
| awaiting the arrival of Gen. Men ritt's troops
determined on disarming them, and at day.
light on the morning of the 23rd ult., Gen.
Mckinney, with eight companies Of the
Fourth cavalry, one battalion of which was
commanded by Maj. Gordon, and another by
Capt Moulk, successfully surrounded these
two bands, consisting of three hundred
lodges, and captured bucks, squaws ana po.
nies without firing shot, and they were
marched into the agency after having been
disarmed and dismounted. Spotted Tail,
who has eyinced an answering loyalty to
the whites, was made head chief and Red
Cloud deposed, and Spotted Tail and Little
Hound have agreed to furnish Gen. Crook
with all the warriors he may need to co.
operate with him in the coming campaign,
which will be inaugurated at once. Gen.
Crook feels that great object has been at.
tanned in this last movement, and that we
shall now know our enemies from our
friends.
The residence of chief of police Bloch
er, of Little Rock, with its entire contents,
was burned recently. 1t was the work of an
incendiary. His family barely escaped with
their lives. Loss 5000.
The first month of the Moody revival
meetings at Chicago, closed on the 37th
with great congregation and fall inquiry
rooms. Mr.. Moody expressed himself much
pleased with the progress ard with the in.
terest in the meeting.
Jno. Barker. a much esteemed citizen
of Shoals, Ind, fell from the cupola OF the
new courthouse, breaking his neck and
mashing his head in frght!ui manner.
The consolidated tobacco factory at
Gilroy, Cal, burned Monday night, involving
kerosene being scattered around the build.
ing.
The Fort Wayne, Ind, agricultural
works burned Monday night. Loss S29, 900.
The losers are John Larwell, $4,000 and
Gillett Bsothers, 1000.
The jury in the case of Alex. Sullivan
on trial for the murder of Francis Hanford,
in Chicago, were discharged on Thursday,
after having been out several days and fail.
ing to come TO an agreement. Petitions are
being numerously circulated asking Judge
McA lister, who presided at the trial, to re.
sign, on account of his partisan course, and
impartial rulings in favor of the defense.
On the Goth, Gen. Terry, the Indian
hunter, was at Standing Rock He had sue.
ceeded in disarming and gathering in the
ponies OF all the Indians at the agency II
is believe that the indians have hid most Of
their arms, as they had days warning, and
only about two hundred stands have been
found, including shotguns and rcvolvers.
General Terry informed the Indian.
that their property would he sold and the
proceeds invested in cattle and such thing,
as would be useful for them.
Spotted Tail has been formally in
stalled chief Of the Sioux nation by virtue Of
the authority of the President, and was a,
such accepted by all the Indians at the
agency.
The capture made by General Merritt
consisted of FIVE hundred Indians, seven
hundred ponies and large number oi
arms. The last two named are to be dis
posed of at auction on the second Of Novem
Der, at Fort Laramie. The moral effect o
this decisive policy is wholesome, and peace
promises to prevail at the agencies.
The Chicago school census, Just com
ple,ed, shows that the present population OF
that city is about i70,66l.
Mennonite emigrsnts are quietly work
ing an immense development in our western
wilds. one Of them advertises in a Kansa,
paper for $4,000 continuous acres of unculti
waited territory, with view to purchase.