Iron County register., 1881-09-22
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.

meager, but all the reports received indi-
| cate that Gen. Carr's command is threat
ened with no immediate danger. The red
skins are believed to be off to the southwest
of the fort. They give no quarter
| to any whites who chance to fall
| into their hands, and several murders
by them have been reported. The
troops are being pushed forward to the re-
lief OF Gen. Carr, and the arrival Of three
companies was reported on the Sth. Gen.
Wilcox telegraphs his belief that the hos
| tiles are all north of the Gila River and
mostly in the White Mountains or Magallon
country.
The trial of Rev. DR.. Thomas, at
Chicago, before the Rock River Conference
OF the NJ. E. Church, upon charges Of ''dis-
seminating doctrines contrary to the articles
of religion and established standards of doc
| trines of the church, /" resulted in a verdict
of guilty upon all the charges and specifica-
tions. The result of this decision is simply
to forward the case to the General Confer
ence, which meets in October. DR.. Thomas,
by advice of his counsel, has announced his
intention to obey the order of the Ecclesias-
Ecal Court suspending him from the min
istry, and will take a vacation until after his
case is disposed of by the General Confer
ence.
The Utes have been started for their
| new reservation in Utah. The White River
Utes went peacefully, but the Uncompahgre
| braves demurred to their proposed removal,
and were only persuaded to 60 by threat
| to turn them over to the military. Settlers
have already begun to flock into the aban-
doned reservation in Southern Colorado.
hn ,rrIo nd
States phenomenal condition of the at
mosphere prevailed on the 9Th. While the
air as viewed from window or looking up
into the sky appeared to be free from fog or
mist, the sun was totally Obscured. The
grass presented a most unnatural appear
ance, its livid green looking as though the
results of coat Of paint. Gas jets, which
ordinarily show a yellowish light, burned
with white brilliancy that made them
resemble electric lights. In all directions
distances appeared to be shortened. A
learned Professor at Dartmouth ascribes the
phenomenon "to be something in the atmos-
phere which absorbs shorter and long wave
lengths, leaving only those which give the
color of yellow and green" He thinks it
may be owing to pollen from fir and pine
trees, together with smoke from forest fires
in Canada.
THE Emperors of Germany and Rus
sia met at Neufahwasser on the 9th. The
Emperor William, Crown Prince Frederick
William and Bismarck proceeded from
Dantzic in the morning. Upon their arrival
at Neufahwasser the Emperor boarded the
Imperial yacht Hohenzollern, which steamed
out of the harbor and was met by the Rus
sian yacht with the Car on board. The
iron clad squadron fired salute to the two
yachts, and lay to alongside each other. In
the afternoon the Gar went on board the
Hohenzollern, and was cordially welcomed.
The Cars yacht was accompanied by two
small men -of-war. At a later hour the En-
perors drove into Dantzig, amid the pealing
of bells, salutes of artillery and great
cheers.
THE larger portion of the village of
Homecoming, Md, has been destroyed by
fire. The loss is estimated at 700; in
surance, $4,000.
A DISPATCH from Cairo, Egypt, 9th,
says 1000 soldiers with thirty pieces of ar
tiIlery surrounded the Khedive's residence.
They demanded the assembling of nOtables,
the dismissal Of all the Khedive's ministers,
and also Constitution and an increase of
the army to 1S, 900 men. The British Con-
troller went to the palace with the foreign
Consuls and negotiated with the discomfort
ed Colonels. Finally the English Consul
handed them the decree Of the Khedive ac-
cepting their demands and appointing Cherif
Pasha President of the Council. The troops
then cheered the khedive and withdrew. 1t
is thought in Cairo that foreign occupation
of the country will be imperative.
A PANAMA dispatch says: In fight
at Matagalpa, between about 5000 Indians
on one side and detachment of troops and
some $50 citizens on the other, the In
dians lost 500 killed and wounded. The 9TH
er party had twenty weight killed and num-
Der wounded. Previous to this fight the
Indians attacked Esquipals, and killed the
Captain in command, commissary, and a
young telegraph operator named Vega. The
slaughter of various individuals followed,
some of them Indians who mad refused to
join the malcontents, and horrible outrages
were inflicted upon others.
THE Jewish World says: Russia is at
last taking active steps to suppress vigor-
ously any further outrage on the Jews.
The Pope, for prudential reasons, has
ordered a postponement Of the Italian pill
grimage, on the occasion Of the Papal jubi-
lee, until after the celebration of the ami
versary of unification in Italy.
THE village of Reichenbach, in the
Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, was almost
destroyed by fall Of stones.
THE Memphis Cotton Exchanges
bulletin for August reports generally unfa-
vorable weather, on account of excessive
drouth plant fruiting badly, with serious
shedding of forms and bolls. Worms have
appeared in some localities, but no serious
damage from this cause is apparent.
A DENVER dispatch of the 9th says:
The police last evening arrested five women
and three men belonging to a notorious
band of robbers, and detectives are on the
track of other members, who are operating
in other towns. This band is mostly from
Missouri and Kansas, where they are said to
have blown open over fifty safes within two
years. Over $1,000 worth of plunder was
recovered among them. Kid Laureas, the
supposed leader, was among the eight ar
rested.