Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1878-07-08
re GEOGRAPHIC.
Latest Reports from the
Indian War.
Gen. Howard at Granite
Creek, Oregon.
FEARS OF ANOTHER REVOLUTION
IN MEXICO.
t~srsolAL DurArcHrs TO Coin HUI
DALI NEws.l
Latest from the Indian war.

Latest from the Indiau war.
wrSSExuccA. July Two companies
Of the Fourth Artillery. one Of the Eighth
Infantry. aud part Of . company OF the
Twelfth Infantry. arrived here at sunset.
They marched from McDermit to VIM
nemuccs, Q distance Of more than eighty
miles. in two days. They go by special
train 10 San Francisco tomorrow.
DAKER CRY. Oregon. July 7. Tho
latest news from General Howard Is by .
courier who arrived at Umstilla on tho 9Th.
Howard 10 ct Granite Greek. The Indians
arc In front Of him. Their trail IL very
large, indicating Of least one thousand or
| fifteen hundred hostiles. Scouts report
| that Q great many UmAtillA Indians have
Joined them. Howard thinks II Ia the In.
tention OF the Indians TO either come
down Birch Greek, Custer Greek, or VII.
low Greek. They intend crossing the Col.
umbiA near Umstilla, or are trying to get
| over into the wsllowa. From the present
action Of the h~ostiles IL 10 very dit.
| icult 10 learn which route they will take.
| Howard warns all 10 be on the alert, and
advises that boats DO stationed along the
river at different points to prevent their
orossing.
La GRASpE, July 7.--Judge Albortson
| has received Q dispatch from Pendlston,
dated Pendleton, July 9th, saying that
dfty men who went out ~ scouts had to
take refuge In sheep corralls. They had
. fght fifteen miles above Pilot Rocks.
Ten men we're killed. Among them was
Albert Akin. The soldiers had left Pen.
dleton and expect TO DO In the field In ive
hours. Great excitement prevails, and
they arc certifying the town OF Pendleton.
Governor Chadwick 10 expected every mo-
ment. Lieutenant Williams Of tbs Twenty
first infantry left La 0rAnde to-day with
fifteen Nez Perces scouts 10 intercept Gen.
eral Howard. who was In tho vicinity OF
Granite creek when last heard from.
Silver CIrr, Idaho. July, 6.-An en-
gagement with the hostiles occurred Bun
day 81 the south fork Of John Day Creek.
One white man WAS killed and three
wounded. Among the latter was William
Durham. Colonel Bernard states that
the hostiles are the most vindictive he ever
encountered. Signal fires near Dear Val.
ley denote the presence Of . large number
Of hostiles. The fight near Canyon City
lasted two days. Citizens participated. no
troops being near.
M%isisterisi Changes In Mexico.
CIrr OF MEYIco. June 30.-General
Jose Maria Malta has been appointed Min
lister OF Foreign Relations. Tho appoint
msnt gives general satisfaction. II 10 RI.
mored that Sebastian Camscho will DO ap.
pointed Minister Of Public Works, Gen.
eral Riva Palacio having become very un.
popular.
The Professional Revolutionists are be-
coming very restless. General Negrete.
who held the highest military rank In the
Republic. has resigned, and 10 openly
mentioned a. tho coming revolutionary
chief. General Aursliano Rivero 10 still
keeping Office. and 10 notorious for going
about among the lower officers and dissem.
mating revolutionary ideas. General Casio
Porteous 10 doing likewise. General Mejis.
Minister under President Juarez. has re-
turned TO Mexico. His return has had the
effect Of disconcerting the incipient reyo-
luton. II IL believed that President Dlaz
will unite with General Mejia In on effort
TO save the county from another rsyolu.
ton. General Mejia will probably DO .
candidate for the Presidency.
Nebraska Items.
OMAHA. July 7.-Ephraim Abbott. .
promising young man Of Fremont. Ne.
braks, son OF DR.. l.. J. Abbott Of that
place. was drowned on Friday evening
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