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WEST AND SOUTHWEST.

WEST AND SOUTHWEST.
Two officers from Gen. Merritt's command
arrived at Rawlins on the 18th. Merritt had
a sharp fight with the hostiles on the same
day he joined Payne, after which he moved
forward towards the White River Agency
without further opposition, reaching there on
the 18th. The Indians retreated southwark,
and it was believed they would scatter and
drop into the various Agencies, thus render
ing it difficult,f notimpossible in many cases,
tOtell who were the warriors engaged in the
fight with Thornburgh. On arriving at the
Agency the dead bodies of Agent Meeker
and other employees were found. Mr.. Meek
er was shot through the head and his body
somewhat mutilated and stripped of all cloth
ing. There were no traces of the women and
children, and the horrible presumption is
that they have been taken away to be held
IS hostages. Some 10 or II bodies in all
were found and buried by Merritt's COM
mand at the Agency or along the road to that
point
AT meeting of the Executive Commit
tees of the State Oranges Patrons of Hus-
bandry of the Northwestern States, held in
Chicago recently, resolutions were adopted
recent advances in freight rates, which are
declared to be "unjust and not warranted,
and which are robbing the producer Of the
late rise in the value Of his products" 1t
was further resolved that combined action
be taken looking to the regulation by law OF
railway freight and passenger rates, and eff
forts will be made to secure favorable ac-
ton by the various State Legislatures at their
next sessions.
The new railroad link connecting Omaha
with St. Louis is completed. Omaha is now
100 miles by rail nearer st. Louis than Chi
cago.
The consolidation of the st. Louis, Kansas
City and Northern and the Wabash Railways
has been formally effected by vote of the
stockholders Of the respective companies.
The consolidated road,will hereafter be des-
ignated as the Wabash, st. Louis and Pacific
Railway.
j. j. Wheeler, editor of the Paris (TeXas)
Banner, was shot dead on the 18th by VIM.
b. Bonner, an attorney Of that place. 1t
seems that Bonner appeared as attorney for
apoliceman, against whom Wheeler had pre-
ferred charges, and made remarks in his
speech rejecting upon Wheeler, for which
threatened to shoot Bonner.
The Underwood Holbrook war has broken
out afresh in Carter County, Kentucky. Old
man George Underwood was recently shot
and wounded by one Of the HolbrOOk party,
and his son Jesse was shot and killed while
on the way to see his wounded father. At
last accounts the Holbrook party had the I'm
derwood house surrounded and threatened
TO shoot any person who should go to the as
sistance of the inmates. The Governor has
been appealed to for military assistance.
Two men, named Stevens and Campbell,
were arrested near their homes at Holden,
johnson County, Mo-, on the 18th, charged
with being implicated in the Glendale ex-
press robbery. They were takent to the Kan
sas City Jail. Many think the James brothers
were at the head of the gang. A dispatch
from Denton, Texas, says the robbery was
organized by three of the survivors Of the IA
nous Sam. Bass gang, Henry Underwood,
Frank Jackson and Cal. Carter.
General Grant arrived at Portland, Greg,
on the 14th, where he had a most elaborate
reception. At Astoria, Fort Vancouver, and
other stopping-places en- route, receptions
were gotten up in honor of the event.
Stanley, Indian Agent at Los Pinos, Colo,
in an official communication to the Indian
Bureau, dated Oct. II, says he has informa-
ton from runners from White River that all
the women and children from that Agency
are safe and will be sent in to Los PinOs as
soon as practicable. Gen. Charles Adams,
formerly agent of the Utes, has been
detailed by Secretary Schurz as Special In
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Pinos, where he will procure an escort Of
friendly Indians, taking with him Chiefs
Ouray and Sapavanaro, if possible, and pro-
coed Immediately to the camp of the hostiles,
supposed to be on Grand River, about
20 miles from the Agency, and
. demand the surrender Of the women
and at the same time disarm the Indians. If
the Indians refuse the demands, Gen. Adams
will notify the Government and the military,
who will take care Of the hOstiles, while Gen.
Adams will endeavor TO keep those Indians
not engaged in the murder of Meeker and
the Thornburgh fight at peace.
Sylvester NJ. Hickey, who was shot by
Florence Mcdonald in Cincinnati, will re-
cover from his injuries.
The discovery is announced of gold-bear-
10 miles northwest Of Fort Mckinney, WyO.,
at the head Of Tongue River. The ore as
says from "a to go ton. Many miners are
fiocking to the spot.
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 Cummips. For several days past the
people of Colorado have been besieged and
fighting, and appeal for aid. On Sun
day a volunteer company of 80
men went from Messilla and Cruces to
their aid. They met 100 Indians near Col
orado, IS miles from Slocum's Ranch, on the
side of the road. After a severe fight the
volunteers were compelled to fall back.
Fourteen were killed. They had a
running fight into Slocum's Ranch. On re-
ceipt 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
strong scouting party, is thought to be in the
vicinity Of Colorado. This is the most per-
sistent fighting the Indians have been known
to do in this section. They are in large