, 1878-07-20
INDIAN OurRAeEs.-Seyeral set

| INDIAN OUTRAGE3.-Severa SET
Tiers arrived here last evening from
the Kititas country and announced
that there is considerable of panic
among the settlers in that valley
and fears of a contemplated out
break among the Indians there. A
number of horses belonging to the
Messrs. Burbanks have been run off
and some herders were shot at by a
small party of Indians engaged in
running off stock. Onr reporter
to day interviewed a gentleman in
this city Of high business standing,
who is thoroughly posted in regard
to matters in that section of the
country, who has been all over it,
has very large interests there, and
is in almost daily communication
with friends through there. He is
under the impression that the re-
ported outrages are simply the work
of small bands of renegade, cattle
thieving Indians, who have taken
advantage of the present Indian war
to run off stock, and commit other
outrages, knowing that in the
present pannicky state of mind OF
the settlers through these outlay
ing regions, would naturally of
course, be all laid to the hostiles.
OF course. the settlers, whu have taken
the panic and fled from their homes.
would exaggerate all the reports and
endeavor TO make the condition of af-
fairs as black as possible to account for
their flight. AS to the Messrs. Bur
banks having had Is head of horses run
Off as reported. he says that. to the best
of his belief, they have not, and never
had, that many horses altogether, al
though they have some 800 or 400 head
of beef cattle in the valley. He thinks
there is no possibility of the main band
of hostiles crossing the Columbia and
going through the Yakima valley to-
ward British Columbia, as that would
necessitate the crossing of the Okar-
nagen and Columbia rivers at points
very dangerous for the passage Of stock.
II not "bottled" where they are. their
natural course would be to pass be-
tween Walla Walla and Waiiula and
cross the Snake directly north therof,
where they could take the broad trail
directly through to the British Colum>
bia line. without ercountering any hos>
tile force or any natural difficulties
whatever.
THE CoNCERT.-The Congrega-
tional Church was well filled
last evening on the occasion OF
the concert given by the Emma
Miller Quartette-consistingo OF
Miss Miller, soprano; Mrs. De-
ment, alto; and Messrs. Robb,
tenor, and Beck with, bass. The
entertainment was opened by
Mrs. Curtis, Mrs. d. Kellogg.
Messrs. Curtis and G. W. Ward
who sang an anthem, rendering
it in a tasty and pleasing man
ner. OF those from abroad Miss
Miller is far the best, having 8
j voice well cultivated and of con-
siderable depth and compass.
The remainder Of the Guartette,
for amateurs (strictly speaking)
sang very well. Taking the
whole performance, it was very
creditable both to our visitors
and the volunteer talent.
Two YOUNG men, of this city,
were out fishing on the Duwa-
mish the other day, and on re-
turning were going past farm
house and felt hungry. They
yelled out to the farmers daugh-
ters: "Girls have you any but
termilk?" The reply was gent
ly waited back to their ears
"Yes; but we keep it for oul
own calves"
A SUBSCRIBER at Mukilteo asks
for advice on the best way tc
raise his boys. 1t depends alto
gether on how high he wants to
raise them. A number twelve
boot might raise them consider
ably.
THE bark John Jay got to sea this
Afternoon, in tow of the Favorite, for the
third time. She has discharged all ex>
cept three hundred tons of her cargo OF
coal and was making but very little wa
ter when she left.
For SAN FRANCIsco.--The steamer
Dakota is coaling at the railroad
wharf. She leaves for San Francis
CO at ga. NJ, on Friday, from Yes.
ler's wharf.
The schooner Mary Parker is here
discharging q cargo of coal from
Nanaimo, at the gas works.
The U. S. Revenue Cutter Oliver
Wolcott arrived here yesterday
afternoon.
From the Daily of Thursday.
BRUTAL. sailors belonging
to the barkentine Modoc, which is
beached near the old Seattle coal