Show special to the DESERET NEWS malad city miles north of G 8 L city 9 P W mcmanus recently from salmon river and a member of the last montana legislature accidentally shot himself with his own revolver at marsh valley station 18 miles corili north of here on the evening of august ath and died on the ath new york 6 the resignation of stanton has leen been been looked for more than a year A letter from the president was written to him some time ago asking his resignation but it was withheld until today to today day dav in hopes that stanton would voluntarily send in his resignation stanton has been run down with visitors most of the day and is preparing a written response t to 0 t the he presidents note A times special insists that the president did know of the recommendation for mercy to mrs previous to the execution louisville 5 the state election so far as heard from passed off quietly the democratic crat majority is variously estimated at the legislature will be i democratic helm the regular democratic candid candidate kte ate for governor beats botn both both opponents by 1 st petersburg 5 accounts from the russian grain crops are extremely favorable and indicate a very heavy yield and an immense surplus for exportation london londona 5 the reform meeting in hyde park today to day was a failure st louls louis 6 A fort hayes special sa says C capt t lii aln armes with wl th 60 ml men en overtook th the indians who had also murdered seven men yesterday near salina river elver and fought them 8 hours the indians were goo strong they had two white deserters for leaders we ve lost one man killed and capt armes wounded 5 savages were slain slam the indians escaped with the stolen stock they were all armed with rifles large bodies of indians appeared near the fort this morning there is only a corporals corpo raps guard of troops in this region the government will have to take some action or give up the plains entirely the sergeant and 30 men who went out yesterday report that armes ia Is still absent there is much uneasiness felt about them another account says that armes found the indians too strong and fell back with 6 or 8 men wounded Iti it la salso also reported that ft hayes will be abandoned unless more troops are sent there the indian commissioners recently appointed arrived today to dagand day and held an informal meeting nothing of importance was done florence 6 garibaldi has come to the conclusion considering all ali the circumstances that te is best to abandon for the present the movement against rome another twenty nive five mile section of nae the union pacific railroad kansas brauch branch has been accepted london londona 0 6 alyle adyle from abyssinia report the tharo thara lease ease of the british subjects lately held as hostages by the king in the house of lords the reform bill was read the third time and passed washington 6 it is understood that stanton has declined the presidents request for him to resign saying that he will continue in his position till the ensuing meeting of congress Con grees st louis 7 at the preliminary meeting of the indian commissioners yesterday col taylor was elected 7 permanent president A meeting of the indians is not contemplated tem plated to take place until september in the he meantime the board expect to examine the western country with a view to select reservations for the hostile tribes and also with the further view of domicilla domicilia ting if possible all the tribes west of the mississippi river biver both hostile and friendly new york 7 the report of the commissioners of emigration relative to the deaths by cholera inboard onboard on board an austrian shii ship says that the bread was mouldy bouldy and disgusting agus there was neither tea nor sugar aboard the potatoes were insufficient in quantity and the treatment of the passengers was most shocking havana advices advises ad vices aug 3 state that the yellow fever is beginning to attack the natives the tribune publishes butlers report as a commissioner for the exchange of prisoners wa s boners which has an order from gen grant lit issued in august as follows it is hard on our men to be held in southern prisons and not to exchange them but is humanity to those left in the ranks to fight our battles every man released on parole or otherwise becomes an active soldier against us if we commence the system of exchange which liberates all prisoners taken to fight on until the south is exterminated but if we hold those caught they amount to no more than dead men at this particular time to release rebel prisoners would insure sherman Sher mans s death and com promise our safety here washington 7 judge fisher charged the jury in the tri trl trial triai I 1 al at length today to day the jury retired to their rooms at 1130 11 30 the war department has issued an order that hereafter mileage will be computed hy by the shortest route usually traveled mileage will be paid by the isthmus routes from stations west of the rocky mountains the following is the correct text of the recent corresponded correspondence ce between the president and the secretary of war execl executive tive mansion august 5 sir sin public considerations of a high character constrain me to say that your resignation as secretary of war will be accepted signed an andrew rew johnson to which stanton replied sin sir your note of this date is received stating that public considerations of a high character constrain you to say that my resignation will be accepted in reply I 1 have the honor to say that public considerations of a high character which alone have induced me to continue at the head of this department constrain me not to resign the office of secretary of war before the next meeting of congress signed stanton stanton no further action has been taken by the president new york 8 the president today to day ordered that no communication be held with stanton as secretary dfwar of war the president denies that a recommendation men dation of mercy to mrs was among the papers presented to him by judge holt on the ath of july 1865 when the executive approval of the sentences of those engaged in the as sasi nation was written by judge holt and signed by the president st louis 8 the indian commissioners agreed yesterday that gen sherman and col tappan should communicate with the th ofil officers cers and agents under their cont control r 0 directing them to send runners to the t h e indians in their vicinity to meet the commissioners at tort laramie on the full moon in september and all the tribes south of the platte to meet the commissioners at fort larned lamed on the full moon in october the board meets at leavenworth on monday next thence to omaha and from there it will ascend to the highest possible point and confer with all the indiana indians they can meet and examine lands for the northern reservation sherman instructs hancock and augur to confine heir their military operations pending the commissioners to the protection of the routes of travel and the settlements he says do not invade the country south of the arkansas river except in pursuit of parties guilty of hostile acts detroit 8 in the constitutional convention today the liquor prohibition clause was carried by 44 to 32 new york 8 juarez in in a proclamation had commuted muted the capital sentence of all division generals to seven years imprisonment of brigadier generals to six years and lower officers proportionately new orleans 8 S the average interments inter ments from yellow fever in galveston since monday are 8 business is stagnant judge dougherty of the district in texas has been removed fordery for denying the supremacy of the laws of congress stating that he would not obey them when in conflict with the laws of the state berlin 8 S the city of hamburg has agreed to sig sigh n the military treaty with prussia paris 8 the frena french squadron which sailed recently for candia to relieve the suffering families of cretans caetans Cre tans took on board refugees women children and old men and conveyed them to a place of safety wilmington NC 8 the sheriff and tax collector report great difficulty in collecting the state and county taxes some parties refuse to pay state taxes on the ground that the state government has no practical existence new york 9 the president practically ignored secretary stanton today to day by addressing a communication to col townsend A A G of the army instead of the secretary of war an omaha dispatch says that last evening spotted tails talis band of indians broke up and part of them crossed the platte and joined the on the war path the settlers are fleeing to north platte for protection the steamer antelope lies above ft benton riddled by bullets fired by the sioux A battle took place at renos altos new mexico between betwee 40 citizens ani ana and 8 soldiers and a large body of indians 11 of the latter were killed 8 prisoners taken a white captive girl released and taken to ft bayard and the hiding place of the indians burned havana havanas 5 the steamer navarre engaged in laying the cable has arrived she started from keywest rey key west on the morning of the ad and laid two and a half miles of three sizes buoyed at the ends the average rate of paying out the cable was four miles an hour london 9 the reform bill has been returned from the house of commons to the house of lords and its further consideration de ration is fixed for the M philadelphia 9 the boiler in the acton foundry north street exploded this afternoon one man was killed and two seriously injured havana 5 the ciarro insists that the united states government was a party to the indiscriminate shooting of prisoners in mexico and calls for a coalition of the european governments against ameri amerl c ca in order to cause their common r rights to be respected louisville 9 reports from the south are gloomy the cotton crop on many of the plantations in louisiana is abandoned the worm is reported at work to a fearful extent London londona 9 the government will immediately dispatch a large body of troops to canada to repel the threatened fenian invasion vas liou lion from the united states in the house of lords last night the bill abolishing church rates was W as rejected by a large majority washington 9 0 private letters from arizona say that the indians are worse than ever and are re engaged in killing and stealing settlers alers cattle the president continues official relations with stanton and will do so as long iong as he remains the acknowledged head of the war department bangor maine 9 grovers steamer works and several adjoining buildings were destroyed by fire today loss several firemen were injured by overwork concord N H 9 abby folsom for many years conspicuous in antislavery anti slavery meetings died yesterday paris 9 the occupation of three provinces in cochin china by french troops is confirmed new york 10 the state department in answer to a request of the house committee on foreign afra affairs irs reported that upon investigation vesti gation no case had been found where an american citizen had been tried and convicted in ireland for uttering fenian sentiments in the united states london 10 by a railroad accident at Bray shead wicklow county ireland on the ath four passengers were killed and a number dangerously injured |