Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-07-18
The Indian War.

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| The Indian War.
General Mcdowell has sent to General Sher'
man the following dispatch, received by linn
from one Of General Howard's stall, dated
Pendletou, July Is; miles struck the enemy
at Umatilla agency this a. Ii. Alter stub
born fight of seven hours, the entire command
including Beudire'B and company Of cavalry
charged the enemy, driving them 10 corfuslon
several miles. Our wcuuded--two; none
killed. The enemy had iVo killed and large
number wounded. ,o
| A Portland dispatch says there arc z OoO
Sine )es at the Simcoe agency, Commanded py
Chief ] oseph Squires, but he has little or DO
Influence with tho tribe. They have few arms
and no ammunition, and even II 80 inclned
could not offer the hosties battle. Thus tar
they arc peaceaby disposed, and Agent WI
bur apprehends no danger from them, although
some of the renegade and dlsatf2oted lhdlans
have been missing of late. Chief Moses, With
ell his Ouintacums, is camped in Kcteltas
Valley, and the settlers arc afraid that they
NAV conclude to commit deprcdatlous, 10 con
sequence of which they arc seeking The protec'
ton of the towns. Yakima City, on the boun-
dary Of the Simcoa reservation, Is full of peo.
A Boise City dispatch says 1T is not true
that tho Umatias have Joined the hostles.-
On the contrary, 100 warriors have l9lned
Colonel Forsyth and fought the hostiles yesterc,
day, bringing i'll twenty Two scaips and "oo
horses"
There is trouble with regard to the removal
of the Ute indians from Clmarron, New
Mexico, to the reservation OF their tribe ~
Colorado, which Was ordered by hli! passed
at the last session Of Congress. The removal
Of the Apache Indians from Cmarron TO the
reservation at Furt Stanton was also or ered'
The law frrbds the issue Of rallons to tho To-
dams except at the new locations, ADD 1t Is
cure food. Orders have now been gwen TO the
army officers to render ali the assistance that
may be required to afaot the transfers.
The tronbIc at the Standing Rock Indian
Agency which led TO the ASSAULT upon Agent
Hughes ia explained by Col. Carn, the mill
tary commander, to have grown out Of The
, agent having degraded several chiefs and or
dered them to be enrolled under other chiefs.
| This tho IudluuH refused 10 do, anu scizng the
agent, they were about to carhy him over the
river ont Of the agency, when Coz. Carlin in
, terferrea. In his despatch to the Government
Col. Carlin declines to bo answcrabe TOR the
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San FRANCISCO, July ls.-A Baker city,
+ Oregon, dispatch courier, just iu at LaGrandc
from Meacham's and Pendleton, says: Chief
hostiles on The Iotn iual., killing Chief Egan
and taking bis scalp and head. Inc lnalans
are near IMMIGRANT Springs about miles north
oil Meacbam's where Homelys band attacked
them. The hostile lrdians are divided, one
party going TO the head Of Milky Creek, and
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Can't. Kelly, who With scouts from Boise hos
; been out month or more, passed LaGrande
to. night going to COL Sanlord's Camp, on
North Powder River. Wheaton with his com,
mapd is at Bunnaham Bridge, 10 the B!uo
Mountains to day, scouting the country in that
direction. Gen. Howard is expected in Grande
Ronde Valley in two days, at which place he
will establish temporary headquarters.
PHILOSOPHY OF RAIN-To understand the
philosophy of rain, q few facts from observation
must be remem bered. Wero the atmosphere at
all i;rneo -f -,-;fe--~- te->f."'~t"re. ~H-"'1
never have any rain or hail or snow. The
water absorbed by it in evaporation from tho
sea and earth would descend in impeTceptible
vapor, or cease to be absorbed by the air when
it was once fully saturated: The absorbing
power Of the atmosphere, and consequently l:s
i
greater in warm than cold air The air near the
surface Of the earth is warmer than in tho region
| Of the clouds.
The higher we ascend from earth the cooler
| we find the atmosphere. Hence the perpetual
snow on very high mountain in the hottest eli
| mate Now, when from continued vaporaton,
the air is highly saturated with Vapor, though
it be invisible and the sky coudess, lis temper
AZURE is suddenly reduced by currents descend
| ing from above or rushing from highe- to
/ 1siif md Ia m
| diminished, clouds are formed and the result Is
| rain. Air condenses when il ccols, and, like
sponge filled with water and compressed, pours
| out the water which il cannot hold. HOW SIN
gular, yet how simple the philosophy OF rain.
THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNEI.-A number
of workmen are again at work on the proposed
Hudson river tunnel. The men are now en-
gagged 10 pumping out the old shaft, prepare
tory to work proper being begun. Three
million dollars has been obtained in Europe to
start the work. which will give employment to
hundreds Of laborers and mechanics for some
time to come. The difficulty interposcd by the
Delaware and Lsckawauna Company has been
removed by order of the courts, and it is ex
peoted that tho work will 70 on without inter
| rupton. The shaft on which operations are
DOW begun is ct the foot Of Fifteenth street,
Jersey City, and when comp eted will be sixty
| five feet deep. This finished. the tunnel will
| be pushed through st once under tho bed Of the
| river. lis entire length will be two miles. The
| depot on the Jersey side will be located on Jer-
sey avenue, and that in this city near Sixth ave-
nue. and Macdougal street. Should tho company
meet with success in building this tunnel, it is
proposed 10 continue it through the bed of East
river and connect with Brooklyn.-NI. Graphic
A IF
q. s. N. and wife, in company with Mrs.
Gen. Foster, widow of the late Gen. Foster,
U. 8. A., went out last evening fer drive 10
dog cart. At the corner of Twelfth street
and Massachusetts, avenue northwest, the car
riage broke down and the occupants were
thrown out. The colored coacbman, David
Johnson, was thrown off aud slightly injured.
Lieut. Hotf was sitting with the driver, aud
was thrown violently to the ground, being sc.
riously Injured 10 the abdomen and ribs. Mrs.
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