Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1879-10-25
MISSOURI.

been rowed on Chautauqua Lake, n. Y, on
the 10th, did not come off, some miscreant
having entered Courtney's boat-house dur
ing the previous night and sawed both of
his boats in two. The affair caused great
excitement and Indignation, and suspicious
were freely expressed that Courtney himself
knew something about the matter. The af-
fair is to be investigated.
A special from Silver City, New Mexico,
via San Francisco, 10th, says: The Indians
have been committing terrible depredations
in the Rio Grande Valley and southwest of
Fort Cummins. For several days past the
people of Colorado have been besiegcd and
fighting, and appeal for aid. On Sunday
a volunteer company of 30 men
went from Messila and Cruces to
their aid. They met 100 Indians near Colo
rado, Is miles from Slocum's Ranch, on the
| side of the road. After a severe fight the
volunteers were compelled to fall back.
Five men were killed. They had run
ming fight into Slocum's Ranch. On
receipt of the news at Messilla,
two companies of so men were raised,
| under command of Col. Ryerson, and COM
posed of the best men in the Messilla Valley
counties, and were to join Crouch to-day at
Slocum's, and go to Colorado. Two trains
were captured yesterday on the west side of
| Slocum's. In one of them IL men
and one woman and child were killed.
In the other all hands escaped.
Corpses lie all along the road. The number
| of people known to have been killed within
the past four or five days aggregate about
40. Major Morrow, of the 9th Cavalry, with
a strong scouting party, is thought to be in
| the vicinity of Colorado. This is the most
persistent fighting the Indians have been
| known to do in this section. They are in
large bands and seem determined to stay in
the country and fight, and make general
| warfare.
A Vienna dispatch of the 18th says that
snow was falling there rapidly and was al
ready six inches in depth. AT Gratz the
snow was several feet deep. Such weather
was unprecedented for this time of year.
Military operations against the Utes have
been suspended, pending negotiations for
peace which are now in progress. Gen
| Merritt has returned to White River Agency,
where he will remain for the present, and
meanwhile an additional military force is to
be concentrated at Alamosa or Garland, tC
operate in the Southern part of the State il
necessary. The Chiefs of the Southern Utes
have been in consultation ut Los Pinos, and
it is said that they have agreed to do all in
their power 10 bring about the surrender ol
the hosties engaged in the recent fights. II
is reasserted that the women and children
from White River Agency are alive and un-
harmed, but they will not be surrendered
until peace negotiations are concluded.
General Sheridan, in u letter TO Genera
Sherman, deplores the unfortunate predica'
ment i'm which the soldiers in Colorado have
been placed. He says: % We went to the
White River Agency at the solicitation of tn,
Indian Bureau, whose Agent was murdered
and our men killed and wounded; and nov
we are left in the heart of the mountains
with our hands tied, and the danger of being
, showed in staring us in the face. am no
, easily discouraged, but it looks as though w
had been pretty badly sold out in this busi
ness. 1t is folly to say that the murderers o
the Agent and Major Thornburgh must b.
: punished. Who is going to punish them
aud how long are the troops TO wait at tn
Agency for it to he done: Twill direct Ger
4 Crook to throw into the Agency all the sup
g plies he can, as the only course left OPEN"