The Phoenix herald., 1880-07-23

CHEYENNE, July 17.--G. F. Dresser le a friend of the late M. c. Meeker " agents of the Utes, has just returned ir from the scene of last September li- massacre, on White River. He re- y- inferred the remains of Meeker, ant
 eight employees, and his two sons
 who had been hastily buried by Mer a ritt. Dresser found chain about i'd four feet long around the neck of D. Meeker's remains, which proved the d story that Meeker's body had been -e dragged about the agency by the l. Utes. The remains were all much l. decomposed-
 DOUGLASS. e Colorow, with other head men and l.. Douglass daughter, came into the e agency last week, enquiring presist- ently for Douglass. She said she had
 lived on promises last winter, and
 that they were hungry, but that they l were peaceable now. Calarow said f he and the other chiefs were going e to the agency 10 have big talk with l the Ute commissioners. He did not know the whereabouts of Johnson.
 AsIoUX FIGHT.
 DEADwooD, July 1S.-A passenger from Fort Meade says courier from the Little Missouri brings the news of g desperate fight between two companies of the Seventh Cavalry and body of Sioux, in which the troops sustained heavy loss.
 INDIANA.
 CHICAGO, July 17.-An Inter Ocean special from Indianapolis says it is evident that Democrats are much discouraged over the prospects of carrying Indiana. There is trying to disguise the fact of English's unpop- ularity, and the disappointment of the people of Indiana because Of the failure of the Cincinnati Convention to put up either Hendricks or Nc Donald.
 vICTORIO. WASHINGTON, July 17.-General Hatch has telegraphed to Secretary of War Ramsey. that Victorio sends word that he will die sooner than re- turn to the United States.
 A MURDERoUs TRAMP.
 CHICAGO, July TIA tramp in Carroll County, Arkansas, plundcred the house of J. ". Myers, of that county. He followed the tramp to Scott county, Missouri, to the house of MT. Kimberlain. The tramp sur rendered, but immediately drew pistol and shot his captor through the brain. The tramp then escaped . back to Arkansas, where a sheriff and eight men finally ran him down. They surrounded the hsuse, and when he appeared in the door they opened { fire on him. He returned the fire, and when they were reloading, took to the fields. The posse followed, and fired on him again, bringing him down. One of the party went up to take look at him, when the dying tramp shot him in the head, l killing him instantly. The desper- ado soon after expired.
 DROWNED. C MONTREAL, July 19.-A boat up- V setting on the rapids drowned Elliott , Boyson, Ben BoySon and sister aged I six. f
 DIR. TANNER. V NEW YORK, July 19.-Dr Tanner has entered upon his fourth week. Weight 130 pounds, pulse 79, tenn u perature 98. k
 KILLED. C LOUISVILLE, July 19.-Cash David W son, colored, killed another negro fl named Alex Taylor, without cause, a four miles from this place last night T Davidson was drunk.
 KILLED HIS WIFE AND BABY.
 PIrTsBURG, July 19--Justice Hof- F nan, German shoemaker, of this il ,lace, shot and killed his wife and T ,aby this evening. He had been ot iri1king hard all day.
 YELLOW JACK.
 MEMPHIS, July 19-It has been le Officially declared that there is no s- rellow fever in the city as yet and hat the state of city is remarkably healthy.
 GRANT ON GARFIELD.
 DENVER, July 19.-Gen. Grant, in ln interview, said: "I can say with ut hesitancy, that l will give Gar leld my hearty support. There is 10 reason why every Republican ihould not vote for Garfield; I know Jim to be man of talent, thorough. y accomplished and an upright man. have nothing against General Han .ock, but Garfield is the man for the 'ffice-" He denied the report that le had complained of Conkling and Logan having deceived him. He lad no letter from either cf them, ,ither before or after the convention. Since his return to America, he said, ,f all men Conkling and Logan were he last men for him to complain of, IT find fault with, and he felt more proud of the three hundred and welve who stood by him, than if he lad received the nomination by un- air means.
 A Marito special says the mem- ,ers of the State Press Association were presented to General Grant last C, light. "a The party will be joined by Ulysses ca srant, jr., and Fred Grant tomorrow, ~; 1li nd will visit Leadville next week, T, nd afterwards Denver.
 ARTuUR's LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE. w NEW YORK. July 18.-In his let 9( I CT to Senator Hoar. accepting the IT.