The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1879-10-15
Western and Southern States.

Al Bolton, Texas, five business houses were
destroyed by fire and two Others were pulled
down to prevent the spread OF the flames,
causing n total loss OF 500, 600.
A party of twenty.eight srospcctors, who
started on nm expedition two months ngo, arc
reported to nave been massncred by Indians
near the e,stern boundary OF Utah Territory.
The eighteenth centennial OF tho destruction
of Pompeii, by an eruption OF Vcsivius, was
coinmeniornted on tho site OF the buried city
n short time ngo, in presence oil IN immense
concourso Of spectators, mainly from Italy,
md OF scientific men from every country in
the world. The exercises consisted OF
speeches, music and q collation..
Henry Morris and his vile, OF Folinia,
Mich, were murdered Tor money they had
lust received from Il largo sale OF w!lcat. His
body wis found on the bnck stairs with two
bullet holes through the neck, and hers in II
closet with Tour wounds in the brcast.
Mormons huvo boon excluded from the
grund jury ut Salt Lake City, Utah.
Colonel NJ. LOWS Clark, president Of tho
Louisville Jockey Club, was shot while in tho
Cult House, Louisville, by Captain Thomas
G. Moore, n well-known Kentucky Trim
Tho wound inflicted is dangerous but not
necessarily fatal. The cause OF tho shooting
originated in n dispute about Il horse that Ind
been entered in Il race by Moore.
Mujor Thornbursh, with three companies
OF United States cavalry, escorting a wagon
train OF Indian supplies from Rawlins, Wyom-
ing, TO tho White river agency in Northwestern
Colombo, was attacked by several hundred
Ute Indians on Milk river, eighteen miles
north OF the agency. Tho command was
passing through Il bad canon at noon, one
milo south oil Milk river, on its march to
the agency when attacked by tho hostiles who
wore in ambuscade. Tho soldiers retreated
in good order to the wagon trim, and began
TO entrench rs inst as possible. Major Thorn
bnrgl WIS killed instantly during the retreat.
Ton enlisted men md Wagonmaster Nc
Kinstry were killed, and at least twenty-five
men und teamstcrs were wounded. Captain
Payne, next in command, and two other
officers were also wounded. About three
fourtils OF MI the hostiles and mules belonging
to tho column were killed. A courier sue
cceded in breaking through the hostile lines
and made his way to Rawlins, and news OF the
disaster was ct once te%legrnphed to Fort
Omaha and General Crookin Chicago. Troops
from various points were ut once ordered TO
the relief OF the intrcnched soldiers, and
General Merritt, nj Fort D. A. Russell, Chey-
emo, was ordered to lthe command OF the
expedition. Tho uprising OF the Ctes origin
ated in their opposition to the ploughing OF q
certain piece of lind on their reservation
which thuy wanted tor pasturnge for their
ponies. Mr.. Nceker, the Ute lndiun agent,
insisted upon p%Ioughing tho land in question:,
as it was near the agency and the most avail
able for an agency farm.
A fight between a body of soldiers from the
Sac and Fox agency in the Indian Territory
and a party OF twelve d~esperadoes intesting
the region OF the agency, resulted IN the kill