| Show special to the deseret news a st louis 23 gov butler of nebraska has just returned to omaha from the big blue country and reports 11 men killed there bythe indians 24 horses stolen and 54 farm houses destroyed A company of militia had been organized to protect the settlers spotted tail tall with his band has gone on a peace mission and will bring with him from the war path representatives and chiefs of the sioux and to meet the peace commissioners ners new haven 23 jeremiah day ex President of yale college d died led last night aged ageda IN washington 23 the rain yesterday and the night before did much damage to crops bridges ac surrounding washington yester dap the rockville stage when crossing crossin the ford 4 miles from this city washed down stream and three ladies were drowned the navy department has received a R dispatch detailing the recent events at the island of formosa admiral bell underdale under date shanghai june sune writes I 1 left shanghai in the hartford accompanied by the wyoming I 1 directed the arming of df sailors and marines of the two ships with muskets rifles and four days daya rations I 1 stopped on the at takao where I 1 obtained an interpreter ter preter and received on board the british consul on the mornin morning 9 of 01 the ther I 1 anchored within one half mile of the shore bhore in an open bay on the south side of the island of formosa the landing party was put ashore under commander belknap of the hartford with lt mckenzie ad commandant the savages were seen assembling on the hills two miles distant armed with muskets they were visible most of the day and displayed a courage and stratagem equal to our native indians 4 gliding through the high grass from cover to cover delivering their fire and retreating without being seen by our men who charging frequently fell into ambush the detachments pursued them in this thia manner out of sight of the ships and until I 1 pm when having halted to rest the savages crept up and fired on the party commanded by mckenzie that officer placing himself at the head daringly led a charge into ambush an and fell mortally wounded by a musket ball and died whilst bein being 0 carried to the rear near several officers and men having already experienced severe sunstroke and the command being already exhausted and workout by their efforts to get at the enemy during four hours marching commander Belknap thought 1 it expedient to regain the picket on the beach after a march of two or three miles the men got into such a deplorable condition from the heator heat of the sun that the commander determined to return with them on board ship which they reached about 4 pm the surgeon reported the casualties as 1 killed and 14 sun struck 4 of them cangero dangerously our men did all that was practical for them namely burned a number of native huts and chased their warriors until 1 they could chase no longer the only effectual remedy against outrages on ships wrecked by this tribe who are re not numerous will be through the chinese authorities on the island islan they occupy a bay with settlements of their ON own irn protected by a military force this arrangement may be effected through urh 0 our minister at pekin london 24 it is rumored today to day that the formal treaty concluded at the conference recently held in salzburg between napoleon and francis joseph for the formation of a south german confederation proved a signal failure bavaria it is reported replies to the proposition of their majesties and positively refuses to join madrid 23 A state of siege is declared consequently all the provinces have accepted insurrectionary movements washington 24 the indian commissioners will endeavor to secure a general peace and hope to be successful gen sherman is not so hopeful as they are but is doing all in his power to assist them to accomplish their thir purposes london 24 the salzburg conference continues to engross a large share of public attention it is rumored today that an explicit licit understanding was arrived at between between napoleon and francis joseph not only in regard to the formation of a southern german confederation batal so to resist any intervention in the eastern question it was also agreed that the states forming the southern germanic confederation should remain in the so long as prussia abides by the treaty of prague in regard to the schleswig Sch leswig question it was proposed that francis joseph should interpose his hia good of offices flees and that on the other hand denmark should make considerable concessions in her demand tile the mexican question also came up for consideration the body of maximilian was to be demanded from mexico by france and austria the citizens of both emperors are to be protected at all hazards new york 24 the washington correspondent of the boston post in his account of a conver bation with the president says the president remarked that at one time grant strongly intimated that unless stanton was wag removed he should be compelled to leave here as he could be of no possible use in view of St antons overawing over awing and dictatorial conduct the president advised him to have a talk with the secretary 0 of f war and perhaps they would understand each other better he however with the general that stanton ought to be removed he inquired of grant if he would take charge of that department in the event of a change the latter promptly expressed his willingness to do so I 1 defered to the rumor that the general had protested against St antons removal the president frankly said such was the case that grant had written him a very kind but earnest note in in which he intimated his fears of anarchy if not revolution should stanton be superceded superseded super ceded yet as he could not appreciate the generals fears he had directed the change the same correspondent states that the president said that sheridan was removed because of his disrespectful telegram of june 23 and for the exercise of powers that he he did not possess and the exercise of his legitimate powers in arbitrary and offensive measures he said that the removal of gov wells was entirely uncalled for and unjustifiable on the other hand sheridan had endeavored ta to execute the law as a partisan and bad had adopted radicalism as the only true test of loyalty his sole purpose seemed to be to secure negro supremacy and degrade the whites for such conduct I 1 deemed it my duty to relieve him from that command washington 24 the president today to day on the recommendation men dation of grant suspended the execution of order 77 assigning gen thomas to the command of the tlde ath or louisiana district in lieu of sheridan the reason of this action on the part of the executive is on account of the ill health of thomas who is under undergoing ging medical treatment at one of the springs incest in west virginia new orleans 24 there were 19 deaths by yellow fever yesterday new york 24 pres cabral gabral of dominica has sent a messenger to washington with instructions to accept the offer of the united states for the purchase of banana on the island of hayti for delay is feared in completing the cuban cable from key west to punta rosa bosa florida because a portion of the latter cable was used between cuba and key west st louis 25 A dispatch from ft hayes kansas says a courier has just arrived fro from capt ames with dispatches to ca capt t corbin to the effect that ames ha had a severe battle with indians under on the republican river elver their village was two miles long capt ames charged twice through their wigwams the savages fought desperately 3 of our men were killed 25 wounded and 20 horses lost the indians lost severely but finally repulsed our troops our dead were left on the field there is an immense amount of stolen stock in the indian village the savages surrounded our troops and the fight lasted 3 days two of the men killed belonged to the kansas cavalry and 1 to the regulars capt ames had bad men A strong force under maj jElliott macelliott Ma elliott and some kansas cavalry under maj moore will leave for the indian village this morning in light marching order there are not enough troops here moths have closed a church in boston the transcript Tan script says these troublesome little creatures have been multiplying in the new now and elegant meetinghouse meeting house on boylston street dr Gan gannetta until it has become necessary to close cloae the house and strip it of all its upholstery in order to save it from utter ruin to say nothing of the clothing of the attendants |
