Show BY TELEGRAPH AMERICAN 9 y 11 i V 9 ft secretary schurz today to day officially requested attorney general devens devena to I 1 institute ansti tu to proceedings against the central pacific railroad company to set aside the patents issued to that company for about acres of lands situated within the claimed limits of the he manual dias grant in the marksville maryb Mary ville Mille land district this grant ws was rejected by the supreme court in march 1873 the lands were patented to the railroad company under the dates of March 1872 march 1875 and december 1875 secretary schurz holds holda that anjer athe thu tho principles announce announced 4 by the supreme courts in the case of newball newhall versus banger sanger these lands being within the limit limits of a private grant were exempted from the operation of the railroad grant and patents were issued for them erroneously without the authority of law he aiho aimo also aiho invites the attorney generals attention to the decision of secretary chandler in the call fornia case of ofa J W harbinson and others in which it was held that the patents for lands when in ques quee tion were erroneously issued ald aud the commissioner of the general land office was waa instructed july 1876 to call cati upon the central contra pacific railroad rail Kall road company to return them schutz informs the attorney general that this request haa not been complied with A correspondent boys the interest in the potter potier investigation has quite died out here potter himself beems seems discouraged and disgusted mrs mra jenks jenka specific decla ration that sho ahe alone is responsible for what was supposed to be the sherman letter and that the secretary had nothing to do with it let the bottom out of the whole matter so far as ho he Is concerned potters dignity collapsed under the mere suspicion that he had been made a victim of such a trick butler taking up a cue which potter dropped and piqued by his hia own discomfiture at the womans comans hands thus far makes no more out of the case than his predecessor iid ild did lid the only peg on which the prosecution still hangs is shermans Sher mans original in denying flatly that he ever wrote the letter r which he had no recollection of but which contained some senti monta alic he 1 lull 1131 du not disprove unprejudiced folk are quite dis posed to laugh the potter commit tee out of court unless unexpected u and positive testimony refuting e mrs J jenks can be produced minister noyes is generally admitted to i have come out with a clear record K Q N no 0 shadow of reflection upon nhim him bim is developed by testimony thia this ce a helps to discredit the whole pro iv it beeding as a fearful blunder inn by partisan prejudice and hate fl ct I 1 BOSTON 29 in wool ther there ewas was a A fair business done the past week weeks the total sales comprising 1297 t pounds the comparatively high prices of new wool in western states have led to a firmer feeling for desirable lots of old and holders are now quite indifferent about selling as they feel that this wool cany not be replaced at present rates but t awhile buyers are rather more free purchasers at previous prices they are arc not disposed to pay any ad vance good average lines of X Tj andux X ohio and pennsylvania could be sold bold quite freely at 35 0 36 and michigan and wis conditi at 83 0 35 but any advance ae on these those prices would put a stop to business Coin combing binm bing and dela deia delaine ine lne flee cesare in better bettee demand than for some ti time pa stand manufacture ers are now ready to purchase the sales for the week include ohio fleeces no 1 X and at 35 38 michl michi michigan an fleeces at 36 delaine ana combing at G 45 unwashed at 23 6 31 texas at ut au n 29 unwashed fleece sat at 20 6 20 2 r d at 45 3 70 alper and X pulled palled at 25 D 43 the transactions in california footed 43 wo f pounds of spring tpring t and fall at 20 SO 30 for spring and ana 17 E 1 20 1 0 for fall DEADWOOD DEADWOODs D T 29 general expedition reached the little nils blis missouri biver river on dh wednes i lay day last and went into camp ne neat r the forks of the river on the site p of i a score of the indian v Il lages tb the ep permanent cam camp p will be located within a few miles of the present ai camp it will be about miles from fort laramie and 70 miles from deadwood dead wood the off meers officers ef f the command think the Little LUtIe M mist bourl gouri river valley affords a de location for a summer camp water and grass of good qua lity y being hie dle plentiful nt a nud aud wood 1 abundant aban dant fourteen 0 u r teen scouts were placed on muster roll on sunday having been sent from fort mckinney by General merritt Scout scouting frig parties are to be sent out immediately to gain a full knowledge of the surrounding country for future use in case of battle with the indians indiana the contract train with pounds of public property and stores ia Is expected to reach the camp in a few days SAN sax FRANCISCO 29 s A silver city dispatch basi sayi the the latest from the front indicates the probability that tho ho hostiles host stiles iles lles will leave rocky bocky canon canion and go in ja the direction of or the columbia river biver through yakima valley in wash ington territory and passing along to spokane ane aue county gel get to kooten air ain air they will meet with little or no opposition on thia this route there beningno being no troops and but few volu volunteers ii to meet except of the latter such as might possibly be hent bent out from walla walla they will pai pul puts a brough a fine stock country and aud commit heavy depredations with the probability of murdering mady many settlers ett lers A grika dispatch says saye john hendricks arrived here this thia afternoon direct from the klamath agency having left there on thursday morning he says the report that the are on the war path ia Is incorrect they have beeh ott oft ff the reservation hunting and digging roots the agent has sent out runners to order them to return to the reservation and they were all coming in old band of snakes who left the reservation three years ago are on the war path and supposed to be the indians who killed the men in warner valley captain adams was intending to start this morning with 24 men from fort klamath on a scout through summer lake silver lake and and can valleys to look after the interest of settlers and stock men hendricks gives his hia opinion however from conversations with indians indiana that if the hostiles ho stiles now in warner valley are victorious and drive the settlers from those valleys the Kl amatha will undoubtedly eventually join them there is much excitement in lake view river and Largel gells Js valley malley and lind the settlers are aro all endeavoring to get arms all the families in prague river elver and lake view have hine gone inta uta ota vicinity NEW nervy YORK go 80 tnt T t tw 1 1 washington ashington VV special bays says on mrs jenks examination that she did not nut seem to bein good humor and appeared to take umbrage at many of the questions put to her pott potter r who conducted the examination became so irritated at her persistent rudeness that he be completely lot joa lo t his temper especially when mrs jenks angrily told him that be must be very dull of comprehension in not to understand ca one of her answers and added that she aho spoke roty rory very good english Springer Bp ringer with with JQ aview of ascertaining her financial condition I 1 interrogated n terro gated her horas AS to occupation her hen when shio she promptly retorted by saying Oi hellos occupation gone Thee publican fean lean party is dead in chich a peal of potter himself heartily participating her reply trova trove uZer caso for fok a time SA A long paun occurred at this thib juncture while waiting for butler bugler who asked her a day or two ago goto to produce prod nce the anderson letters kers lers which she sho expressed her willingness to do provided she was permitted to intro introduce dube copies of her er replies when butler entered the he room potter informed mm that mrs jenks had letters for him but the general declined to quoting from virgil tha line 1611 fear greeks bringing gifts gifton in their hands butler butier evinced the tbd greatest de t at chandlers Chand lers lees testimony which according to aphis his theory lays ithe othe foundation jon jor or the charge which he 1 ls is is 18 striving t to substantiate that havea hayea wai wab was a par party tito to the dargahi by which he secured the theu support of the democrats to the completion of the electoral count coun conn and teus thus obtained tho presidency fh fin abris consideration derA dern of his pledge to abandon packard and CW berain benbin ben ber bin kin Aln ali ari and all d recognize nichols aud nai Hai rip ton butler is reported as saying can cad bearov p i rov ed dl it fe properly forms lorms thel the basis of artl Arti articles cloa of and ho tao doubt he intends to heeb accomplish this object it he cando caudo cau can do BO so 1 I A special from bichi Richi richmond nond says the tho ferryboat at wet wait point va bidiuk today today to day aay never ley douglass I 1 who was a passenger was nearly d drowned the deaths last week were births the authorities are proceeding against midwives phy biel Bici abs abb etc for not properly proper Jy reporting the tho births and deaths several cases of sunstroke occurred here and vicinity yesterday one fatal the weather keeps warm the thermometer marking among the nineties for three days ALBANY 30 the oil train was thrown from the track of the new york central road last night by the removal of a rail and 19 cars were wrecked ed the oil took fire and the brakesman named truax was burned to death the engineer and fireman were both inbur ej ed LINWOOD pa 30 the southern espre brom philadelphia at this evening was thrown from the track near clay claymont mont del and the thie engineer and fireman killed As far ar as ascertained none of the tho pas meu yeu gers were killed A man to be NV william illiam R hough of chicago and christian krauch of baltimore were aisi alsi killed ST Louis 30 A fire in mc mcleans leans block partly destroyed the house houe loss imputed the fire marthal sexon fj exion broke his arm during the afire nire fire but continued to direct the operations after he bad it set the state stats of chronic disturbance which prevailed in east bt st louis for months past culminated this thia evening in a tight eight between part of the metropolitan police force and the city marshals organized by major bowman it appears that last january the metropolitans itans under chief renshaw benshaw took cle possession ot of one engine hous houses es and aud prison cells which have been used as a police headquarters and although major bowman demanded gnat it 0 vacated by them and returned to the city his demands had been refused about noon today to day city marshal ivalah learned that there were but three of the metropolitan force in the engine house and thinking chinkin g it would be easy to capture it he mustered his deputies at his head quarters a little more than a block way uway uw ay and made a dash for it IL 14 ha was seen however and the mccun ants of the engine house offic officers e wallace and gleyre and turnkey turnkey y chapman barred the door hastened u up p stairs and the two first named appeared at it the windows armed roith rifles walsh and his men dumea wi olg armed wim with clubs and revolvers and found officer slack black near the door of the engine house whom they assaulted with clubs knocked him down and three pistol shots were said to have been fired at him one ot of which wounded him in the head wallace and gleyre then called on the crowd to disperse when more shots were fired by markham walle wallace and gleyre then shot into the crowd and deputy marshals neville and oconnor fell feli dead and james doyle was wounded the marshals then retired taking with them their dead mayor bowman in the meantime appealed appeared on the ground and he bays says nari narl narrowly escaped essa easa aped ped as one ong of the men in the tho engine house hoube took a deliberate aim at him but by a quick jump sideways he fie avoided being hit bit the ball entering the ground only afinow a feet from where ho stood while the fight was progressing the bell pa the engine house was rung and the Metr tans tang edio their headquarters from all directions but the mafi maii marshals bals bais had ie retired tired and nothing further furth r was done mayor bowman le telegraphed to io belleville eville the county leattor seat Tor sheriff weber add county coroner conly who arrived this afternoon weber wont went to the headquarters li of the metro pol itans and arrested willace wallace and and Cor coroner cotoner conly will hold an inquest tomorrow to morrow the thib circumstance led ted to this unfortunate affair cover much time lime and many events dating as far batik back as 1867 when the metro metr i 0 politan aar law wab was parsed ity liy by tty jahure law has basi been pronounced unconstitutional fc everal beveral tinie timea bythe by the supreme coura court i bat but the force has some way in managed a caged to ex lat ifft it has been totally ignored by mayor bowman who organized a force of deputy marshals marshala under a city ordinance and the tho result haf has 3 been two to di distinct forces of police which have been at sword points for months and conflicts more or less serious have been beed al almost mosta a daily occurrence therenie There nie nio afo aie also two political factions in the city called bowman albl ano anti bowman which are very bitter and find stop at no means to damage age each other mayor bowman mys even granting the legality of the existence of the metropolitan police commissioners and force the original legislature specially provides that they shall be entirely separate and definite from the city of east st louis and shall not use or occupy any of the city property therefore he or his officers has a right to dispossess them of the tho engine house further trouble was apprehended tonight to night but up to the present writing 1210 a m all is quiet on the other side of the river and the ibe probabilities are that no further violence will occur NEW YORK L lathe the tho 7 tribunes abune s special says in view of the urgent demand for troops for service on the plains orders have been issued to various recruiting hasten as far as practical enlistments in order to bring up the numerical force of the army to by the direction of the secretary of war regiments in the indian country engaged in active operations are to be increased to the maximum strength while such regiments as are retained on garrison duty at the tbt various bea hea coast fortifications are to bb reduced to uhe the minimum number by this means the secretary says he will be able to throw into the section of country threatened by hostile indians frid lans ians the largest force possible without exceeding aeed ing the existing limi limits ta of the law dispatches just rece received ivd here fr from om ehe the northern border say there are no signs of sitting Sitt bitt frig irig bull or any other organized body ot of his warriors entering the united states for the purpose of resuming hostilities the worlds washington special says the committee will continue the florida case tomorrow to morrow vance and black who were named by dennis as the persons who counted in the fraudulent votes in archer precinct in alachua alacqua county will probably testify As the evidence is conclusive against them there is no little interest felt to learn how they are going to get out of it both of them are federal officeholders office holders who were content to hold smaller ind and dennis were offered and were we re rewarded earry early by bythe hythe 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