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Show CASSIUS R. CARTER DEAD, A Distinguished Veteran Found As-pnjxlated As-pnjxlated In t HoteL Malblag I lodle.l knlelda-A ).. trle 4'a te Ble an. eellal1. C'liltiAUu, Feb. 11. Caaalul n. Car. ler, a rellretl aergeaul of lb Uulted rtlataa army, waa found dead latt evening, la a room In lb Palmer Uuuie, Death waoauJ by atphyxl-alloD, atphyxl-alloD, but II la not Ibougbl b aom-milted aom-milted aulold. On gat el In lb ruotn oorupld by Carter waa turned ou lull aud auotber let waa lurnvd on about balf preaur. I n a bell worn by Carter around bla Waltt lbr waa 11 alto bad bum valuable lew.iry. Huw th gbbcbm to b lurnJ on la a aiyatary, aa II la auppoted Carter waa acquainted wllh lu uee. No motive fur aell deatruotlon la apparent, aad the caea la on wbtrh Coruner Mclial Will ntab a Iborough InvaaiigaUoa of. Lett week a niau from I'eona waa fouud dead In bit room uodtr Madly lb aauia clrmimilano. Th onroavi' ury leluroed a verdiot ol accidental death. HergeantCarlvr bad thodlall notion of having rved twaoly-lbree yeara wiib tb cjvuth oavblry, Jural Ctiater'a. He waa burn In ilalllniar, Md 77 yeara ago. Ha waa HI yeare old wben u Bret nliaiod In lh Dlalrlul ut Columbia cavalry. From that time until b waa dlacliarged latt July be terved continue. utly la lh regular array, liuriog hla long eervto Carivr bad Been much bard.hln, aad a turinuraadum waa found eouwinlui ao-ciuulaof ao-ciuulaof bla many yeara eervio with Cuatar durltu lb Indian wart, lh flrtt ugagemiu ol wblcb Carivr givra Bute waa at Tawue Fork-, Kantat, wbr Cuttr aod bl men met lb Hioue and Cbjnti Indian. April 11!, Uu7. Tbea lolluwed a re-ol re-ol al of a fight with tba Hloux on He-puullreu He-puullreu river, Kantaa, Juu id, lb7. In October of tb am yar Carter waa with Ueueial Cutler wueu the latter engaged th Arapaho ludlaua al aledlciua lxlge Creeb. Ou lb ;7ib of lb following mouth lb Arapahoe ohlal Hlack Keilleaud tillile It ink were put to flight by Cutler and bit men. Caller waa with Ueueral Cuner Auguat 11, lH7s, whu In latter rnuteii the rlleux tudlaua on the iiig Uurn river, aud waa with lh aiu oumiuaud lu lh lllauk llillawueu lh inb waa again ucouutrd, Uou Cutter and Foraytb being In oum. mund of tb truoi. io reooril la given of lb terrible rtghlt In lb lava bade wbara tba gallant Cutter lotl rut III. |