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Show News of the World Ottawa, May 21-An evening paper says; A gentleman just arrived in this city from ? river, N.W.P., by way of Fort Mcl? Fort Benton says the Indians in the Milk river district are reported to be in a most deplorable condition, literally starving, owing to the scarcity of game. The Sioux under Sitting Bull are holding the buffalo grounds is preventing tribes friendly to the whites on both sides of the line from securing game; hence the want of food among the Creos, ?, Blackfeet and ?. The Sioux have followed the buffalo into American territory, in spite of the efforts of mounted police to keep them on this side of the line and commit depredations on American travelers over the plains. They desire other tribes to join them, and thus form a powerful alliance, holding it's much better to die fighting than to starve to death. The plan is to plunder and rob the whites whenever possible. It is thought highly probable that the Creos and ? will join the Sioux. In such case there will undoubtedly be trouble, but ? ? are likely to be ? only against American settlers and soldiers. Washington, May ?1,--Among the home of the ? of the appropriation bill ? ? the following; For surveying ? lately through the United States, ? ? expenses of the Surveyor General's office in California. (unreadable) expanded under the direction of the secretary of the treasury. The legislative, executive and ? appropriation will (unreadable), with very few chances in the (unreadable) from the amounts provided by the town. Washington, May ?1.-The house today passed a bill relative to (unreadable) ?, May 22. - From Friday at 9 a.m. to Saturday at 5:00 a.m. ? inches of rain fell, eight and one half inches falling in ten hours. All the ? ? are broken up. No trains arrived or departed today. The through and accommodation train from ? to Montgomery last night ran into ? creek on the Southwestern road, nine miles east of the city. Engineer John T. Wade, ? Joe Schaefer, ? Charles ? and Joseph I Brown were killed. They were all white and from Macon. The engine and eleven cars were wrecked. The Grand creek bridge was below? The (unreadable) The river ? fifteen feet in two hours. Santa Fe, May 22,__ ? man left (unreadable) Seven hundred Sioux, under ? who killed Custer (unreadable) San Francisco, May ?-A (unreadable) All went well until No. 7 tunnel was ? and the ? was (unreadable) the freight car ? the track to the ? and the ? to the right, the third car remaining on the track. The people on the first two cars were thrown into a ? ? ? the bank, (unreadable). Those not hurt immediately set to work to ? the wounded, to look after the dying and dead, and word was immediately sent to this place and ? or need assistance, which was promptly rendered. A gloom of sadness tonight is cast over our city. Every hotel for (unreadable) to receive the wounded which will number upward of ? Already 18 or ? ? and others will ? before morning. A number San Francisco people were on the train at the time of accident. It will be impossible to give a full list of the wounded tonight as they are ? for ? ? and are spread in various parts of the town. Some of the dead have not been identified. (unreadable) the sufferings of the wounded assisted by the Sisters of Charity. No service ? held at the churches on account of the disaster. Chicago, May ?-On Friday night Chas. ? locked out his room mate August ? return to the ? where both were employed, ? the key to the rooms and entering, brutally beat ? kicking him in the stomach, breaking his ribs and otherwise mangling him. He died soon ?. ? fled and the officers are in pursuit. San Francisco, May ?-The train from Santa Cruz arrived early this morning bringing a number of killed and wounded by yesterday's accident. A crowd awaited their arrival. Anxious for the fate of friends, and many touching scenes occurred when the ferry boat reached the ship. Two more of the dead have been identified, Clayton F. Merrill of Soquet? and ? Or? of San Francisco, ? at Santa Cruz, the Mayor of the city, has repeated the business houses in ? today. The wounded are comfortably provided for at the Ocean House, and are with two exceptions, doing well. ? May ?-On the arrival ? Malley on Sunday of the train containing emigrants from ? on her way to America, the train (unreadable) by ? of the South ? militia who have the emigrants ? and ? them from the ?. Some emigrants were seriously injured. The militia had just been disbanded after their annual training. London, May ?-Prince Bismarck? has declined to preside over the new European conference and nominated Prince Hohenlobe? The deportation of the rebellious Mustauff K? has completely ? the Afghan intrigue against Abdur Pahman Khan. Abdur Pabman Khan's installation on the Afghan throne is considered to promise the best guarantee for a permanent settlement of the difficulties. In the house of commons Sir Wilfred Lawson (liberal) gave notice that he would move for the recall of Sir Hartle Frere, Governor of the Cape of Good Hope. Of the ? second ballotings for the Italian government up to the ? the constitution on (unreadable) and the dissident left. New York, May ?-Last night Adelaide Nelson gave her 18th performance in New York, her total receipts amounting to nearly $191?. S.C. Carle in this city, has been put in jail for having forged the owner's name to ? worth of registered government bonds. St. Louis May ?- The Kansas extensions of the St. Louis & San Francisco R. R. was completed Saturday, to Wichita, 311 miles from St. Louis. This opened a new line of to Southern Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico. Santa Fe, N.M. May 8-(unreadable)Hatch marched ? morning where he was joined ? his Indian scouts who had met ? a few miles nort. Hatch ? (unreadable)again. He having to wait a day or two for his exhausted command, which he nearly demounted. Since leaving the ? agency, Hatch has marched over a thousand miles of mountainous country. Victoria and his men left a ? number of dead animals on their track. An Indian recently killed was shown to be a Comanche. Victoria must certainly have as large a force as Hatch. Every ? ? one in the vicinity of ? ? out by the ?, who have murdered 73 (unreadable) May 1st. M?, May 3, 1830-The terrible famine in which we exist ? all the inhabitants of the town, and those of neighboring villages who are (unreadable). Their sufferings are intolerable. (unreadable) Most of them are dying as they have nothing to eat. ? of the inhabitants who have lived until now between life and death, ? you give them to live (unreadable) (unreadable) this letter, ? was ? to the United States (unreadable)greater than anything of the kind in Ireland. |