Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-04-27

The Election Cases.
WASHINGTON, April 36.-In the elec.
tion cases in the House today sverv mar
elected az Gresnbacker or Indspsn
dent voted with the majority Of Repub
hcans, and it may conceded that thu
Election Committee will be general,
sustained BY majority of 10 or II.
Sew Mexics Isaiaa Trouble.
General Sheridan forwards TO Adiu.
tant General Drum Col. Forysth's ac.
count of his encounter with Indians in
New Mexico:
Dry Camp, on the road be-
tween Lordsburg and Riohmond,
April O-Gen. MoKinzie, Of Fort
Craig, started for Richmond this morn
ing at daylight, and ordered Lieut.. Nc
Donald, with six Indian scouts, to scout
the country. and proceeded across .hs
Gila. When about two-thirds across
one OF the Indians announced to me
that four scouts were killed by large
number of Chihuahuas, and that Lieut..
Mcdonald and the other two scouts
we're defending themselves against the
Indians. l galloped for sixteen miles
TO them, and found the Indians strong
ly entrenched in the STEMS Peak Range.
| attacked tho Indians at once, and drew
them from their entrenched positi
They fell back and occupied two i'm
pregnable positions, which were from
10 to IL feet high, and va found it impos-
sibls to dislodge them without great
loss. l gave up further operations at
o'clock and started for Richmond.
Ny loss was four Indien scouts and
ono private of troop G killed, and one
sergeant and four privates wounded. /
know Of certainty that of tho enemy
many were killed and a number wound
ed. l have captured and killed Ii head
Of their stock. / have just me. Mr..
Fenton on the main road between
I,ordsburg and Richmond, who will
take this dispatch to Lordsburg. l am
to 60 to the Gila river at
for water for our animals.
will take up the trail and try to get the
Indians in open country, Of which l
hope to give you more favorable re-
port. The number of Indians fought
was be1ween 80 and 100. It was im-
possible to do moro under the circum-
stances. The canyon was the worst /
sver saw. tSigned)
Re.0rxanixed.
New YORK, April 25.-W. 4. Newell,
exG Governor of New Jersey, and now of
Territory, has been ap-
pointed President of the Seattle, Puget
Sound and Gray's Harbor Railroad
and Transportation Co., whose road is
now about to be built along the Pacific
coast in Washington Territory.
Heavy Earniagx.
Sr. LOUIS, April 26.-The gross earn
ings of railroads in this State in the
year 1881, as reported to the Railway
amount to $4,000, 600.
A Malone Help.
A special from Washington dated tho
18th says: The Malone element in
Virginia have been further recognized
BY the President by the nomination Of
! United States Attorney for the east
srn district of Virginia. He is the son
of old Governor Wise, and ran for Con-
gress two years ago. He voted for
Grant and against Greeley, and is now
q Democratic Rsadjustsr. Rutledge p.
Hughes, nominee for United States
Marshal for the Same district. 10 Clerk
of the Court Of MecklsnburR county,
and Republican Rsadjuster.
scnatsrship % be Had.
TERRr HAUrE, April 26.-Ths Ereaing
Gazette says that by the alteration Of
tho Constitutional amendment. chang
ing the date Of the State election from
October to November, fifty members Of
tho State Senate, the whole num-
ber, will DO elected this fall, instead
Of ouly twenty-five a. heretofore. The
term Of Office, however, Of twenty -five
of them will not begin TO run until the
expiration Of the terms Of their preds-
osssors, which ooours few days before
the November election in 1884. This 10
deemed important, a. United States
Senator snccesds Mr.. Voorhees,, to be
elected in tho winter Of lss4-'s5, and
this unexpected catch in the Law prscip-
itates that contest in part this fall.
Democrats claim this advantage to be
with them.
Message q the Government.
Tucson. April 26.-At mass meeting
of several thousand citizens, held TO-
night. il was unanimously directed tha.
the following be sent, and was at once
wired, ~ an open letter to the President
and his Cabinet, aud both House OF
Congress: " During rejoicings incident
to the grand military display announced
to take place at Fortress Monroe, We
beg to offer you skeleton to sit at youl
banquet. Tho fact is that nearly oul
hundred Of our pioneers have within q
few days been wantonly murdered in
cold blood by devilish Apachss, whom
cruel and mistaken policy permits r
survive crimes. IL some small portion
Of the expenditure incurred in youl
grand display could be devoted to sucf
measures al would preclude the prob
ability of our murdered dead, We coult
send you greeting Of gratitude and chss'
in place Of this message Of our sorrov
and helplsasneas and our deaolation.
(Signed) JAS. H. TooLE,
Chairman"
Mere Aheua the loAlans.
FoKr BOWIE, IA. IT, April &.-A cou
rier reports that small mining camI
about twenty miles south. known n
Ayers, is surrounded by l50 hostiles
aud three men have been kiil-d and ont
vouuded. HorsAmen have bean SAINT 4