Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-04
The New Indian Outbreak.
LATEST DISPATCHES FROM GENERAL NC
DOWELL.


The following kilograms were received here
last night:
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3d-Gen. Sherman,
Washington D. C. The following dispatches
OF this date received from Gen. Howard:
reports from Boise City, say Indians
are raiding over land road seventy miles
Prairie. Have destroyed King Hill Station,
several ranch buildings, GlennS Ferry burned.
Eli and Watkins freight wagons stolen, and
over one hundred horses. On the war path
surely; Families fleeing and fortifying. Ed
ward Paine sends the following:
hsse FGEE June families
assistance from Boise City to hold this place
This is the stage ferry, thirty miles above
Glenn's, the only one left on the river. Heavy
hold that place if we can arm them. They ask
Tor order on Lieutenant Patton for fifteen
ratlons apd @ supplies They will ST start to NOR.
further, twenty citizens OF Rocky Bar, under
Sheriff Campbell, Joined Captain Bernard;
tWentyf more, under GA; Passon, have
similar information, adding: the right to Big
Comas prairie is evidently the cause, and not
yet satisfied as to the disposition of Buffalo
Horn. will continue concentrating at Boise
adequate force, unless otherwise directed.
Companies d and /, 1st cavalry, are ordered
to Comas prairie via Kelton, under Major
SandfOrdS command. Five companies of in
fantry are in readiness if required"
[Signed1 MCDOWELL, Major General.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 3.
General Of the army, Washin9ton:-Fol
just received: Following dispatch dated to-
day just received from Potter, commanding
Boise: Messenger arrived this morning from
Capt. Barnard, Comas Prairie, written as fol
were short. Indians have taken herders'
tents, contents and horses, killing three of
them. Indians are supposed to be encamped
in strong place, Lava Beds, seven miles from
estimate three
hundred. To reach them have to move over
very rough country. So shall develope their
by young bucks; others believe they mean
war. Indians who were living in settlements
are gone to Lava Beds From letters sent me
from Wood Creek, think the party committing
depredatiOns Oh overland road are PiuteS and
UmatillaS returning to their country. Going
west from COmas, this party took in King
Hills station. overland road, driving off stage
stock, cutting up harness. sc. Men escaped
and observed depredatiOnS from distance.
Employed good scout, who says he can find
whether the Indians have left the Lava Beds
or not. Will prospect and if gone follow their
trail
This is substance of Bernard's message.
Another message from Press reporter with
IDENTIFY hostile. Told Corder, friendly white,
he had better leave with his family, which he
DID: TWenty-fiye or thirty volunteers have
creek, on learning Of approach OF troops left
to join Indians on COmas prairie. ThOs Silvy,
messenger brother of SilVy shot. member Of
the camp first attacked gives Patton details
Silvy is reliable man, believes attack was pre-
meditated. StOckmen had been warned for
some time: - Indians finally took treacherous
ing 2, one fatally. Squaw Man Fempsey
whites Gen. Brayman: Indians are acting
in concert: intend fighting if troops are sent.
Owyhee county; Indians, supposed to be Ban-
| nockS, surrounded a house in Jordan valley;
| and demanded of the occupant guns and am
Tbs sa feS G32Kng for the SOL
| county, who fears trouble in that section. A
| later dispatch from Patten says: Late advices
by overland stage report two wagons captured
| and destroyed by Indians, just beyond Glenn s
| ferry: This is supposed to be the party tina
attacked King Hill yesterday, as they were
then moving in that direction. They cut the
ferry boat loose. Not heard of the teamSters
One OF the wagons had considerable metallic
| ammunition and powder: also revOlvers.
(oigned) Mcdowell, Major General
OUTRAGE By MEXICAN INDIANS.
General Ord, in a dispatch received by Gen
eral Townsend this morning, confirms the re
| port OF the encounter in Western Texas of a
sheepraiser named ColsOn with Indians from
Mexico. General Ord also reports that on
| last Sunday night the Indians captured TWEEN,
| ty-fye head of cattle and drove them into
Mexico over the Rio Grande, at San Philippi.
| A company of United States cavalry crossed
! the river in pursuit of them.
TRANSFER OF PAY OFFICERs-The follow
| ing transfers are made: Major T. T. Thorn.
burgh, paymaster, from the pay department
| to the Fourth Infantry; Major G. H. Thomas,
| from the Fourth Infantry to the pay depart
| ment; Major ThOrnburgh will report for duty
| in the Department of the Platte, and Major
Thomas will report by letter to the paYmaster
| general.
SOME ITEMS OF THE DEFICIENCY BILL
Among the largest items in the general def
nj Inffn hi ,@AI ILL.,
House yesterday, are the following: To meet
adeficiency in the appropriation for pay of
year ending june 3d. M is7s s55; to tp1 meet stat
ton for iu Of s for the
fiscal year of 1875 $40O, ,0OO and to meet def
cheney that may occur in the revenues of the
Post 0 Office Department for the. same year,
$55O,OOO. The bill also contains items aggre.
eating about 81, lO0, ,0O0 for the payment Of Ger
tain claims under the Navy Department con.
tracts, entered into by Secretary Robson.
The committee inserted in the bill only those
mended by the committee on expenditures in
the Navy Department unanimously and left
for possible action by the House the rest of the
claims labout s., 4M, ,oOO). the payment of which
Representative WhitthOrne, as member of
that committee. declined to unite with his col
leagues in recommending.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Mates John Oden'dhal
and Harold Nelson, from the receiving ship
Franklin, at Norfolk, Va, and ordered to duty
on the coast survey.
The LOG INvEsTIGATION.-ChiefC Clerk U. j.
Baxter. of the General Land office, has re-
turned from two weeks investigation in
Louisiana and Mississippi. He has been as
certaining the status of the various suits en-
tered by the government against the timber
depredatOrs. and is now engaged in writing
his report Most OF the suits have been car.
ried over to the next term of the court
MIR. NJ Z. N. HOWELL has been designated
to act as chief clerk of public lands, vice Mai.
MOberly, resigned. He has not, however, been
appointed to the Office, but very likely will be-
Major Moberly's resignation does not take
effect until the 1st of September next, he hav-
ing been granted leave of absence until that
time.
THE CHARGES AGAINST Mrs. TILTON-
Notice has been served at the residence of
Mrs. Tilt0n, Brooklyn, that the charges pre-
ferred by Mrs. Barbara Walton will be inves-
tigated by Plymouth church. 1t is uncertain
whether or not Mrs. TiltOn will appear before
the committee and defend herself against the
charges preferred by Mrs. Walton.
FINED FOR ALLEGED SABBATH-BREAKING.
In the circuit court for Mineral county, w
Va, on Wednesday, in the case of the state
against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad COM
pany for Sabbath. breaking. by running its
trains on Sunday, a verdict of guilty was rem