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forcamcau were within reaaouable supporting diatance,
End the 'nlerence U that the engagement wlwcb retail
a? In the
4l . MA Ml A' HI U* CUBTER
and tig command mual have bean fiercely fought and
Yfrrysudaenly decided by an overwhelming force of Indiana.
The Indiana are full aa wal' armed aa the aoldtore,
and, oetn umbering them aa lhay do, it la to be
loR/ed they will lake the oOeua've and take aome one .
f the detached commands bclore aid can reach tbeui.
8EN8ATION IN HT. LOUIS.
St. Louie, July d, 1870.
TUe reported massacre by Indians, ucur lb*
tiltlo Big Horn Kiver, ol Ceneral Cu?' r,
with seventeen commissioned officer* and S1&
tooo, Croat a* au apiielling Herniation.
Since tho massacre tu ISiu. of Lkeateuant Colonel
Fettermao and seventy flv? soldiers uu<ler his comItianU
at Port Phil Kearney, tbero baa been no *ucb
disastrous defeat inflicted by the Sioux upon our
troops. Lieutenant Colonel Petteruiau went out iu
Beaamand of a wood party, aed being surprised by the
lavages. not a man was lelt to tell llie tale of tbeir 1
butchery
Who report of the Cutter massacre, which et lint was 1
received with m>tae degree of taeredullty, is oouttrmed 1
bp reports alace received at Ceneral rthertdau's head
fBMtra
Jtaior Crimen, of the Quartermaster's Departmsat, |
Mao believee In the troth ol the report lie was acquainted
at Katt Lake with M uggine Taylor, the scoot
who first caino la with the news. Taylor was
* galuiblor, bat a man of truth aad veracity. |
Major Crimes la well acquainted with the country
Whine the Oght look |il?Cf. He wen detailed by the
government In lifcih to remove all the loru on the
Hbwder Hiver route, in accordenco with the provielone j
or the f ort Laramie treaty ol Idas.
Colonel J. 3. Tilford, the nentur major of the Seventh j
LMMled Slates ravairy, la now in this city un leavo of j
ttaence. Colonel Tilferd wee In cotuinand of
Tart Hioe. and la familiar with the situation. j
Wittier before lent the Indian* at Standing |
Hix lc, entno twenty miles below, had consumed their
ratioue, and arier nilni; up all their ponies and dogs
raise round the tort begging for euhsutenco to
neve theieeelvos front atervution. It wan in id wluier;
Ihey had been robbe.l by their agents, end, froin their
teplo ruble couditum, could eaaily have bees wiped out.
The very Indiana who bettgod for supplies would .
hurt out on their raids. Uo In of opinion that the lu- >
JMtig who fought Custer are tirary Horse's hand and ,
Mlunp' li oil's band, and that they are in command of !
iM the ma iron loo is slid vuusr inen ambitious to dm- 1
linguist tt?eina<!l?o? uu tin wafpalk uf the principal
fioux bands uf Dakota. The Csionol speaks iu bigli
lutBis of Custer.
A sun of General Sturgts, of this city, wsa one of the
111-luted victims of the massacre.
la a lougtby interview situ ex Governor Fletcher,
who was a member of the peace commission of 14T6,
that uenvleman slates that the present deplorable slate
. of attaint baa, witboat tlio shadow oi a doubt, been
brought about by ibu present poaco policy of the govern
UM'Ut.
AT CUHTEfi'S HOME.
Xolsuo, Obio, July U, ls"(k
A special to the Made from Mustoe, Uioh., the homo
(jt Cultural Coster, says the startling sews of the massacre
of the lienors! au?l his party by Indiana crested
the most intense feeling or sorrow among all olusses.
deueral Cu.-ter passed several years of his youth at
school in Monroe, and his parents have res Mud ibero
many years The town is draped in mourning, and a
u.cet ug-of tUe Common Council and citizen* was held
Ibis evening to take measures lor au appropriate tribute
to the gallant dead.
KILLED WITH CUSTER.
Hisbakck, D. r , July (5, 1870.
.General Custer attacked the Indiana June 24, and he,
With every otUcer and man in Ore companies or cavalry,
were killed. Reno, w.ih fevcn companies, (ought
l.n entrenched positions three days. The Bismarck
7Vihu.-'t special correspondent with the expedition
Vus killed with Custer.
IN MEMORY OP CUSTER.
Wasbikuto*, July t>, 1S7C.
General Custer's old comrades in this city will hold
meeting on Saturday evening lor the purpose of taking
souie actlou expressive ul ihmr esteem lor him as !
a citizen add soldier and adopting suitable resolutions
regarding his death
IN *?AN I'KA.\CISCO. |
- Kan >'ka?ci.jco. July b, 1870
- A despatch Iroiu V;rt!iin? City report., great excite. i
meiit si L'usier death. A meeting has been called to
organ ire a courvauy.
Tni: SEVENTH CAVALRY OFFICERS.
We give herewith -ketches ol the officers who com
pose the Kevenlb regiment cavalry, seei-utero of them
being reported as hilled. VV bo ihe surviTors are canBut
be stated until further details are at hunj.
MAJOB KkNO.
Major Marcus A Keno, commanding the right wing
of the regiment, was born iu Illinois Ue was a cailel
at West i'olul irutu September 1. IS51, to July 1, lSoT,
vrbcu be gra luatcd, ranking twenty in bis class tin
July 1, lt.'>t, be was made Brevet Second Lieutenant of
Uiagoutis, auil served on trontier duly at Kurt Walla
Walla, Washington Territory, iu IsSS and lslu, scouting.
June If, be was com missioned Second
Lieutenant of dragouns, and served until lool si Kurt
Dalles, Dragon, and at Kurt Walla \V allu. At the open
lug ol the civil war be was ordered to the hast, and on
November 1?, 1801, received a commission aa Captain
if the hirst cavalry. Dunug the years that lollowed
he was engaged iu the defences of Washington, 1). C.
.uJa' uary, hebruary and March, Hod; Iu ibu Virginia I
peninsular campaign (Army of the holouiac) from
Mivrch to Auaust. taking nart in the sires of Ynrt
.own, April i to May 4, lsti.' (he battle ol tiainva' I
Mill, June 2.7, 1S6J;, battle of tiletidale, June 30. litij; j
and tbc battle ol Malvern Hill, July 1, 186'J. He was
In command of the First cavalry (Army of Hie Potomac),
in tbe Maryland campaign, in September and
Uclobpr, lMiJ, and engage 1 in tbe combat or Cramp- 1
kon'sGap, September 14, 1*62, battle ul Antiaiaiu, Septemper
17, 18'2, skirmish at Sbarpsburg, September
Ib.lSo'J, on detached aervice October auj November
iliCJ. iju tbe Happabauuork campaign (Army of tbe Polo* i
mack. Decern er, 18bJ, to March, lstkj, being alao in the '
action at Kylly's Ford, Va, March 17. 1?63. In the
last actiou he was disabled by injuries, aud breve lied
kajor for ga.Utul and meritorious services on the field. !
Apt clitet ol lleneral W. K. Smith s stafl, with tbe
Pennsylvania lu I'Da, he nerved front Juue
lib to July I'd. lab:;, being engaged lu a
kirutiah at Hageritovsu, Md , July 10, lsria
Afterward he served on the Kappahannock, in the
Army of the Potomac, irotu October, latu, to March,
, aa Assistant m the Cavalry Bureau at Washington.
If. C-, March to Mi}, 1904, n Acting AlHiiltBl
Inspector General of the First division of cavalry
corps in the Artuy of the Potomac during the Ktcu
uuuid cam pa i an, being engaged in the battle ol Haiue.C
Whop May 2*. DMA; battle ol Cold Harbor. May 31 !
uadJune 1, 1084, battle of 1 revillian station. June 11, 1
Igstt, the acim ii at Darby town, July 28. Isb4, aud various
skirmishes duriog Juno and July. During I
tftd Shenandoan carniaign he served as chier |
ot stafl of tue cavalry Irom August V. 1*04,
U January 1, l*b.'. being eagaged in the
irmiauea' at Winchester, Augu-l 16 Kear
yytrilio. August T>, Smitnlleid, August jv. is04.
AS ttm has tie of Cedar Creek. October lb, met.
lie was brevelted Lieutenant Colonel lor gallant aud
irerilorioua services. On July 20, 188-1. lie aas cummia
nioned Colonel of the Twetllh Pennsylvania eavalrv
woiunw-ora In be og in ca.rnuiaud of a brigade, irom
January to July, lkbb, ha was in this rapacity engaged
in a skirmish at Harmony, Va, with Mushy t guerillas,
March. 1WM Prom August to October. 1Mb. he ass
AMaatnna Instructor of Military Tactics at tbe Military 1
A e.J.o. w lea I MJill ha la at Vt>\a llrlnana . oa h'a I
fr*e<ttnanTa Bureau. and on April, 1, 1967, started lor
(Akftf.Wnli with recruit*. Ob March 13 IMS, be wan ,
miaMutid Breeet Colonel, and brevet Brigadier
general ol Called .State* volunteer* (or gallant and
meritorious aoteites during iba rebellion Major Keuo
it 1b* only Oct of lli* officer* now known to be alive.
MECTKWAXT W. W. COOKS.
PlMt I.Uulenanl William W'. Cook*, Adjutant of Uen?
eTsI Tart**'* rngimeni, waa born in Canandaigna. N
V.. aud entered iho Caited State* volunifer army on
January -t, IstH, aa second liaulenani ol ib* Twenty
loiirfh N'i'W York cavalry He win made Brat lieuten- f
ni on lane ka, I WIS. and maintained an nonorabl* reeurd
lUn ni'MMi lit* war. M* *ui*rad lb* regu'ar aer i
oe aa Dfcuuil lieule: ant m tU* Seventh regimeut of
"airy duly 28, I MB, and aanaeqiiently received ib*
i romailMHina or eapialn, major and lieutenant
'I wl toiu nicer*. On January 1. Ik71, lie waa
aioued aa Brat lieutenant and adjutant *f the
T#WAKT COTjOVEI. T. W. CC8TT.ll.
' Colonel Tbomaa W Cn*ter, commanding
a brother of Major General George A.
n in Obio. He received lilt brat runrtn.v
on November 8. lwX, aa aecuud
I "Hlth Miebirau cavalry, and verved
1MB. wben be was muttered oat by
NEW
remoB of tbe aspiration of bla term of service*. During
that term tie wax brevetted major of volunteers for
gallant and meritorious services. Ob Ksbruary 23,
1m*>, be uuter.d tbo regular army aa aecond lieutenant
10 tbe First l olled States inlanirr, and wax commieaioued
as tlrsl l.tuteuaiil iu tbe Seventh I'nned i
states cavalry on July 28, 1866, and on March 2, 1867, i
received tbe brevet ranks of captain, major and lieutenant
colonel.
CAPTAflf H. W. KEOOB.
Captain M y lei W Keogh, commanding the First battalioo
ot the Seventh cavalry, was born in Ireland, lie
entered tbe service on April 12, 1862, with tbe rauk of
csptalu and aide de-cauip, aud subsequently received
tbe coutmts- Ions ot brevet major and brevet lieutenant
colonel ol volunteers Id May. 1866. be was appointed
Iroiu tbe District of Columbia as eocoud lieuieuant IB
tbe Fourth I n.ted Stairs cavalry, and on July 28.
1866 wns co in in intoned us captain in lite .-evciuu cavalry.
i
CAPTAIN O. W. YATX3. I
Captaiu George tv Ynn commanding the Second ;
battalion, wee ouru in New York mnl cuiered the vol j
unteer service ou September 26, 1862, us firm lieu
leoeut in the Fourth Micblcau voluuleers, In which he
S'Tved uulil Juue 28. IS 4 Uu August 24 ot the same
year he was < oiumissiunod a* Oral lieutenant in the
Forty tilth Missouri volunteers, end on September 22,
1864. as captain iu the Thirteenth Missouri cavalry, in
which he served until January 11, 1866. During that
time he was made brevet lieutenant colonel for gallaut
ami meritorious services in the field. On March '26,
1866. he was commissioned as second lieutenant in the
Second I'ulted Stales cat airy, and on Juue I'd, 1867, as
captain in the seventh cavalry.
CAPTAIN P. W. BKNTEEN.
Captain Frederick W Iteuteeu, commanding the left
wing, was born in Virginia He entered the volunteer
army on September 1, 1861, as Ural lieutenant in the
Tenth Missouri cavalry, sud was subsequently commissioned
as rapum major aud lieutenant colonel of the
Tenth Missouri volunteers and colonel of the I38(h
United Slates colored troops, uu July '28, 1866, be was
appoiuted Iroiu Missouri as captain iu the Seventh I
cavalry.
I.IEliTKN ANT A. X. SMITH.
First Lieutenant Algernon E. Smith, commanding
Company D ul the Seventh cavalry, was born in NewYork.
He eutered the volunteer army on August 20.
186*2, as second lieutenant in the 117th New York vol- ]
on leers; was made llrsl lieutenant April 26, 1864;
captain. October 12. 1864, and further honored with
the rank ot brevet major for gallant and meritorious 1
services In the field, beiug mustered out st the close ot |
the civil war. He eutered the regular army from New ,
York on August 9. 1867, as second lleulenaut In the
Seventh cavalry, and wis cominissloned first liealeu- <
anion December 6, 1868. I
LI EL TENANT J. CALHOUN. I
First Lieutenant James Calhoun, commanding Com- I
pauy L, was a brother-iu-law of Major General Custer, ,
having married the General's who's sister. He was |
burn in Ohio, and graduated (rout tba volunteer*. He
received hie tint commission in the regular army on
July St, 1*07. as second lieutenant in the Thirty-sec- ,
ond' United State.* inl&ntrv. served for a time In the
twenty llrst Inlauiry. wae aiatgned to the Seventh car- 1
airy on January 1, 1871, and promoted to a Urst lieutenancy
January 0, 187L
LIEUTENANT P. M'INTOSU.
First l.ieoteuant Donald Mcintosh, coniuiundlug <
Company U, o( the Seventh cavalry, waa born in Canada.
anil entered the army aa the representative ot
Oregon on August 17, 1807, as second lieutenant in
tbo seventh cavalry regiment, lie was comuiuatoued I
aa Oral lieutenant en March 22, 1870.
LIEUTENANT J. X. POBTKK.
First Lieutenant James E. Porter, commanding Com
panv I, was born In Maine, and graduated front West
Point Military Academy m the class of '00. lie was
itssigued to the Seventh cavalry on June 1&, 1860,
uud commissioned as tlrst lieutenant on March 1,1872.
t unrveivT it u nisiivnTnv
Second Lieutenant H. M. Harrington, attachod to
Company C, was born in New York, and graduated
front West Point In the same class wltb Lieutenant Q.
U. Wallace, ol Company G, in June, lS7i
LIEUTENANT JAMES O. 8TCROI8.
Second Lieutenant James G. Sturgis, attached to
Company E, was burn in New Mexico aud entered the service
us a graduate Irom West Point as second lieuteuuul
ul the Seventh cavalry June 10, 1075.
LIEUTENANT W. V. W. BEILY.
Second Lieutenant William Van W. Kelly, attached
to Company K, was born in the District of Columbia, I
appointed us second lieutenant of the Tenth cavalry in I
OcloDerli. 1075, aud since that time transferred to :
the seventh cavalry.
THE NEWS IN THE CITY.
Never since the time of the rebellion has there been
such a warlike snnttmeut abroad among the people aa j
that wbleh yesterday found expression on all aides re- '
(anting the bloody battle of tbo Little Horn River.
The fatal result of the Oghl to Iho government troops '
under the command of Geueral Caster seemed to be re- |
garded on nil sides as an iDsnlt to the people, and |
another urgumIn support of the charges of pnerilty I
brought lorward against the administration In the j
treatment of the whole Indian problem. Tbe denuu- ,
ciailons expressed on all sides against tbe policy wbicb 1
allowed llie and liberty to savages no more amenable
to our civilisation loan the buffaloes of iho plains were
loud and earnest Arguments in the shape of this
latest outrage have been Turn.shed in plenty te the
government, all pointing to the utter futility of any
but arbitrary measures with the rodsklns. Tbe dastardly
murder of General Canbv aud his co-councillors
at tbe peace truce iu the Lava Beds was a crime which
in no other country in the world would have been tolerated
or allowed to go unpunished. Arguments In
- ,,v ? -- - ?/> ?
the day wore on and the confirmation of the newt was
obtained, the sentiment or revenge grew stronger and
more pronounced. ,
Among nil clashes, with whom Cutter was an im
tnense favorite, on account of bis dasb and vim, much
regret was expressed, and the Indian policy of Ueuersl
Phil She rid in was favorably spoken of.
To tbe large community of readers whom the deneral
addressed through bis sprightly magazine articles
the news of the Little Horn disaster must have been
a great shock, for it is only a short time since one of
his thrilling articles appeared in print. To hundreds
who kuew nothing of hit military record General
Custer was u brilliant cavalryman, who delighted to
scout the broad prairie In search of wild adventure.
To these, as well as to those familiar with bis remark .
able war record or personally acquainted with hltn, the
news was depressing: The aiagiielitm of the man dts
covered tor him a warm sympathy among the people,
so that in his cruel end thousands recognized a personal
inclined tl^em 10 go beyoud I bo more tacl of ttia great
Iota ware eloquent in deuunclalion of the administration.
It termed to be the opinion ot some that the gallant
Custer went into the tight relying on the arrival of
aid that had been promised blm. In supporting the
position they said that the antecedents of the untn
were against the supposition that lie would have pitted
himseif, with aucb a small force, against such a large
body of Indians without counting ou aid
A gentleman who served with Henerai Custer during
the rebellion said yesterday afternoon that there was a
possibility thst Custer had not calculated on meeting
o large a lorce, and that he ho|ied by vigorous movement
to surprise and defeat the enemy. But the de
tails of the light ware so meagre that no proper estimate
of the dead warrior's conduct could be arrived
at, and consequently all the opiatous expressed were
but vague theories
On one position all seemed agreed?to wit, that the
policy of the government should be made one of deadly
aggression, looking to the toul extermination ol the
treacherous Indians ol the plains.
AT AUMT HKADQOARTTRR.
The news ol the battle at Little Horn made a pro
found impression ou tbe minds of the officers al Army
Headquarters in Ibis city. Major lieneral Hancock,
couniandiug the Department ol the Atlantic, had gouo
to Washington lo attend the Hclknap trial Tne re.
msiuing officers said thst the region through which
( oueral Sheridan Is moving his three columns against
the Sioux is comparatively unsorveyed. Several expedition*
have been sent through it, hut the country la
quite strange and the map* Imperfect Besides, it la
tbe home of the Rloux, and ihey. knowing every foot of
It, have gre. t ajviintage*. 1 rum the facilities afforded ,
by the iradtoi ageuts of Ih* Indian Department the
Moul and other tribes hue procured arms Ittilv ruu.il
to those n?e1 t>y our troop*. and they bar* i'?eumr expert
in using tbam. Acting on the defence, they will reluaa
i" Bgbl uui??s they have iha choice ol poMtion,
auu cavalry could ehas? tbem lor niontba wit bout belug
able lo make Ibcni tight if that douot waat to meat
the ia*ua.
Inlatttry to ttnall numbers would bo ?qually valuelets.
In tba auaanca ol lurther dalatla than bad been
published tba oflloere arara unable lo exactly locate tba
battle ground Soma snppost d the name should be
l.itxU" it Ik Horn,' tint it Tarry aas on tbe Velio wslone.
an it appeared (rout tba despatch, Custer was too
far away iroio b in and the coat vtitraling columns to
uasard the attack aione. The Indiana are (hung for j
tbrlr homes, and 1 DUO Sioux warriors are not to bo
lightly dealt with It waa cousidarad improbable ibal '
the government at Vk asbinglon would submit to tbe
rebuff administered by tbu duaky warriors, or that any
aoiiclosion would be reached other than "war to tbe I
knife and the kotta to toe bilk '
THE DISASTROUS INDIAN CAMPAIGN. j
A BISTORT or TH *! FRO* ITS IWCKFTIOR
TO TBI MASfttCKR OT CTRTF.R iltb HI* *K*.
It has been tbe dream of our moat eDli|blened men
to aecure .or tbe celebratioo of our ceblabblal
a condition of profound peace with all mankind,
to tbat we might point to tbe lact as an evidence ?f
YORK HERALD, FRIDAY,
our prosperity no a cation completing tta hundredth I
year of existence, and ol the glories of the civilization
which ia peculiarly American and the outgrowth o' !
American Institutions. but an obstacle existed to the 1
realization of this happy termination of the centnry In
the Insatiable grew) ol that horde of adventurers and |
consclenceleas speculators who have organized themselves
Into a real power at Washington, and who, with :
tne aid or a urge roitowing, mauageu iu unug
about tho present war on the aborigine* or
the Western plain*. It Is unnecessary to recount
the history of their efforts toward the attainment
of this end, their disgraceful machinations, their per"
sistency and tbolr success, lor the people have already
beeu made familiar with all the details or this shocking
conspiracy ag Inst the peace, honor and welfare of the
country through the columns ol the Hskald. It will
be sufficient to remind tbe reader of this Important 1
fact at a time wheu tbe pubilo iniod is naturally indarned
against the perpetrators of one of the bloodiest !
massacres that baa reddened the pages of tbe history I
of our Indian wars. Many efforts have been made !
from time to time to take the control of !
Indian affairs from the hands ( tne Interior J
Department and transfer it to the Department of War,
the advocates of such a measure leeling confidence In
the honesty and humanity of the officers of the regular
army lu dealing with the wild wards of the nation.
But this step toward a moon needed reform would have
tho effect of loiliug the plunderer* of the Indian Ring,
the tellers and buyori of post tradershlpa, the con.
tractors for Indian supplies aud the holt of parasites
that fed on the corruptloat of their Immediate patronsThe
sctieme consequently failed ou the passage ot a bill
In Congress which precludod the appointment of auy
military offlcer to a poattlon of civil responsibility, and
the Indian Riug waa triurapbutit
TBK BLACK BILLS riVKK.
It will be remembered tbat as loug as the itlack
Bills were deemed to be a worthless expanse ot mau
nit'srs trrrn, or bud lands, affording scarcely grazing
tnougli for the wiry Indian ponies and tho scattered
{atne that furnished tood for their savage owners, the
amis border seattment was strongly in favor of couQmug
the Sioux and other tribes to this apparontly
barren tract, driving them, aa it were, Into a corral of
rocky ridgea and alkali plains, wbere they would I
speedily die ell Irom starvation. The wily savages ac- j
reptedthts arrangement, and stipulated only that when ;
herded togetner on thoir worthless reservation aud
hunting grounds they would bo left In undisturbed pos.
session ot it lorsver alter. Thia was readily
agreed to by the Interested whites, and for a
time Indian outrage* ceased in that region embraced by
the Cheyenne River and the Platte. But by aome
moans or other a rumor got carreucy that the wild, unexplored
region of the Black Hilia was the El Dorado
bo long searched for by the early Spanish adventurers,
and that Instead ef being a barren waste its mountain
slopes and deep, well watered valleys were marvels of
beauty and fertility; that its crystal streams, fed by
melting ol the winter snows on its thousand mountain
peaks and ridges, flowed over golden sands or through
channels cut through auriferous quartz; thut its forests
abounded with game and that Its deep mountain- i
guarded parks wore the winter homes of the buffalo
and elk, and that, in (act, It was a land of promise,
flowing with milk and honey, an oasis in the great [
western desert, a terrestrial paradise, a place utterly ;
unlit for the occupation of mere Indians.
Once the idea took bold of the minds of the palo !
facea, all memories of solemn treaties, repeated as- |
suranees of friendship, the promptings of honor and j
justice?In a word, every consideration that could or |
thould restrain ono people from doing an Injustice to j
another and weaker race, became obliterated l>olore the
white man's greed for gold, and so the elementary
causes of the present war became the aggression of the
white man and the vengeful resistance of the redskin.
A commission was appointed by the United Slates
Government, at the Instance, of course, of the greedy
officials who were impatient to grasp the prizo of the
golden land, to treat with the Sioux and other tribes
for the surrender of the territory at a certain valuation,
but the negotiations fklled owing to the smallness
of the white man's oiler and the greatness of the red
man's demands.
as ATTinrr to fkiservr tits ivdiax rights.
The government, feeling that public opinion, as distinct
from the olamorlngs of the disappointed offlciala
and tbair friends, would not countenance the abrogation
of the Indian treaty by utterly disregarding Its
stipulations, issued order* to the commanders of the
military posts that covered the approaches to the
Black Hill* to atop all parties of miners and otners
who would attempt to enter the region lor any pnr- j
pose. This order was rigorously carried out for some !
time, but was eventually anowea 10 lose us lorco,
until tbe territory that had been guaranteed to tbe Indians
by treaty was occupied by large parties of miners
and military, who took actual p sseaston of It. At first
alarmed at tbe inroads of tbe whites, the Indians solemnly
protested against the invasion of their lands,
but without avail, for what rights does the Indian possess
that the civilised n bite man Is bound to respect f
1MDIAS Ol'TBAOES.
Krora alarm to Indiguatlon was the rapid transition
of Indian feeling when the pale faces, with forked 1
tongues, broke faith with him. He at once dug up the |
burlea hatchet and commenced the attacks on ranches, I
posts and emigrant trains that are classed under tbe
general head of "Indian outrages." The power of tbe
white man must. o( course, be sustained?-the Indian
was at once denounced as an Irreclaimable savage?a
pell that should be destroyed along with the wolves
and grlxx'y boars, and troops beg.m to concentrate at
tbe several military posts along the exposed lines of
settlement, with tbe ostensible object of protecting tbe !
settlers and punishing the
inuias nino oitbaoks.
la tbe meantime the advocates for war, or any policy,
in fact, that would mean heavy expenditures to
tbe government and large profits to the speculators
and contractors, were not Idle in Washington and elsewhere.
Everything a eg done that could hamper tbe
Boris ol those deelroua of preventing an Imitan war.
The supplies Intended for the several reservations
were withheld until the wretched savages were reduced
to the brink of stervatfon. Agents of the Indian
King encouraged the fitting eut ol mining expeditious
to the Black Hills in direct violation of government
orders. No attention was paid to the repeated
complaints and protests of the Indiana who relied
on government aid during tbe long winter months
to keep alive . iu the midst of the terrible
sufferings they endured. This system of injustice soou
began to bear the desired fruit, and rumors soon came
to be circulated that the Sioux, Clieyennes and Arapahoes
were preparing for a general war against the
whites during the approaching aomuter. Of course
this was the ouly thing uecesaary to sinks tbe keyuote
of preparation, and the contractors aud speculators
became jubilant at the prospect of great profits
aou pilfering*. Meantime (.eueral crook telegraphed
(Jenenl Sher.dau that the friendly Indiana were starving
al Ki .l Cloud Agency, owing to neglect in forwarding
supplies, aud that lie (eared they would lie driven
to desperation unlea* quickly relieved.
TOR Warn.IKK K1 til K
Under
the absolute control of the redoubtaiMt chief,
Silling Bull, a warrior wbo baa never aceepmd a lavor
al lb* hand* ol ihr while man, ibia war loving tribe
commenced to prepare lor the war forced upuu ihuui
by the injuelice and dishouesly ol trie while*
On the 2d ol January, 1?7?. the Sioux under Sitting :
Bull attacked a party of wbl'.e men near Fort Pease,
on tbe Yeilowetone Itiver, killing one man and wounding
Ova, and also killing eight bureau. Another parly
were cut off from the fort, and lours were entertained
for their aalety for a considerable time. A despatch,
dated Omaha. January iN, reported the selling out of
large nutnbera ol cltiteos for tbe Black liills gold fields,
and alec tbe Used determination of tha Arapahoe* to
r.-siat this invasion of thair territory to the bitter end.
in February the trouble began to assume a definite
ubape. and tbe inevitable war was declared and recognised
in all He dreadful prospective reaulle by that cal- |
laut officer, wbo haa since paid thepeuaityol valor
with bis life.
oixsaiL crsTKa's orixiox.
General Custer, in reply to an Inquiry by a reprcen- j
tative ol tbe Chicago TVibawe. who interviewed him :
while t? routt to Kerl l.incolu, ?aid:?"You unuereuud
that there are largo number* of roving Indiaus who
have alwaye refused logo into any of Ibo agendo*, mid
wlia have alwaye bald tbe pale far* tu oiler abhorrence.
Tbee* ara divided into nuinaroa* little iribc*
or baudt, and by reaaon ol their owu sectional JeaJounoa
have naver !>o*n formidable ooemlea of ibe government.
They bar* lately been allrrad op ronn.der- ,
ably by the irruption of the whitea Into tba Mack Htlla
country, aid bar* bean a good deal atreugtbenod by
accretion* from tbe agenoiee of Indiana who liava
been angered by tbe eam* caute. Sitting
Bull and Red Cloud |Wbo, bowetar, baa Dot '
JULY 7, 1876.?TRIPLE
Joined in the war) are the leading spirit* m the moveweal.
Yon know there ere two Sitting Bulls. This
one has never been in en agency end is s dangerous
shereoler. It is very difficult to make en eccurete eslirnete
of the enure force of hostile Imiiens. ss the roving
tribes here never been numbered, but I should sey
that thoy cen bring lorwtrd from S.OOu to 10,000 war
rtors. This number, you see, is tnougb to do ?ul
mount of damage to the country up there. Alveady,
as 1 hoar, there is a general apprehension and alarm
among the settlers, and they are docking Into the lorta.
I don't think that any Indinn war, no matter how
serious, will prevent people Irom rushing to the Black
Hills. According to reports there la a continual stream
of people at present moving Into the mining regions,
nod the prospects teem to Indicate an Increase as the
weather grows milder. "
Such was the opinion of our most renowned Indian
dghter as to the war and ita causes. It must ha re.
member* d that it was chiefly owing to bis own reports
ot the examination of the Blsclt Hills region that the
public became fired witb the gold fever, and It Is theretore
quite clear that he recognized the true cause ot
the Indian outbreak.
WARLIKE aUMORS.
On February 17 a despatch Irom Omaha says:?"It U
staled on the most competent aud reliable ofllctal
authority that the Sioux, Cheyenne end Arapahoe Indiana
have beeu and are yet uiaktug the meat extensive
iirpnArHtlnnd tutaaihla fur ah <iiithr<?Alr in a vorv taw
weeks. They have been purchasing large quantities ol
ammunition and arm* wherever they could get them,
going as lar south as the Indian Territory for this purpose.
It has been knowu lor soma time past that the
best lighting men bad deserted the agencies and are
roving in the Big Horn, Powder River .and Tongue
River countries, concentrating and arrauglng forces for
ibis war."
As a set-off against the above the following despatch
from Wisner, Neb., dated February 24, sbows that the
invasion ol the Black llills continued without interruption
"Seventeen double mule teams, with slsty-eight men,
well equipped, lelt hero to-day lor the Black Bills, via
ibo Klktou Valley route. Parlies are arriving daily.
Another train will start Insido of ton days. Small
pariles start dally on foot, haoling handcarts."
Here is evideuco of a deliberate disobedience of the
government orders without the least attempt at concealment.
arms HOSTILITIES.
The garrison of Fort Pease, on the Yellowstone, and
located on Bitting Bull's camping ground, had been
cioseiy uemegeu oy me oiuux an uescnueu id iue
Hk&ai.d ul March 8 and April 8, 1870, but were rescued
by a small parly of soldiers under the command of Colonel
Brisbln, who, with the garrison, were forced to
abandon the tort and tight their way back to Fort Elliot
through tho encircling enemy, after losing in tne
sloge and rescue six killed and eight woundod. Following
tho announcement of this event a despatch trom
Omaha, dated March 1, describes the departure from
Fort Fellermau of a lurge expedition under Oeneral
Crook against tho hostile Sioux. The route selected
Tsr this expedition was via Forts Reno and Phil Kearney.
1 he column consisted of ten compantos of f cavalry,
two of Inlantry, twenty-five scouts and 160 teamsters
and packers, with ratious lor six
weeks, conveyed In eighty wagons and on
400 pact mules. The plan of action of the column was
to depot tho provisions and park the wagons at a
point a little north of Fort Reno, under the charge of
the infantry, and for the cavalry to push on In search
of the Sioux by a series of rapid marches. This plan
Ccncral Crook carrleu out with tho loss of two mon
while marching to Fort Reno, from whence he advanced
north and atruck Crazy Horse's village, at the
mouth of Little Powder River. Ibis he destroyed, together
with largo supplies of war material, alter which
he returned to Fort Reno.
General Sheridan, after describing the probable richest
gold deposits in the Black Hills, adds the following
tary posts at tha mouths ot lha Big Horn aud Tongue
rivers:? "Military
operations have now been commenced
agsinst tho hostile bands of Sioux, by request of the
1 Ltcrlor Department, and I consider this appropriation
so necessary that 1 especially request immediate action
on It."
tbi missouri column.
This force, which was organized to march from Port
Liucotu Westward and co-operato with Crook's column
from Port Pcttermau inarching northward, and with
General Gibbons' column Irom Port Ellis marching east
ward, all the lines of route converging on the upper
region ol lbs Yellowstono Valley, was originally Intended
to operate under the command of General Custer;
but that gallant officer having offended our modern
Cawar In some way was superseded by General Terry
and reduced* to the command of his own regiment
ol cavalry. This diagracelul piece of Executive
spleen probably settled the late of poor Custer; lor
had he been In chief command, as orig nallv Inteudod,
his life would not have been sacriliced in an Indian
massacre, winch he oertalnly was experienced enough
to avoid. General Terry, who succeoded Custer In tha
chief command, leit Fort Llnculu, Dakota, on May 17,
and his lorco was, as fully described in tbe Hkrald
special despatch or that date, published May 18, composed
of lbs following:?The fall regiment of the Seventh
cavalry, under command of General Custer; a deiachtn'.'Ut
of ludian scouts, also under Custer; three compa
nies of infantry and a battery of Galling guns, a train
of ISO wagons and 200 pack males, and thirty days'
provisions and forage for the march due westward to
the Yellowstoue Kivor, where the converging columns
before referred to, were to be met by steamers containing
further supplies for two montns.
TUK KOKT KLU8 OOLt'MX.
This column was organized under the immediatecommaud
of General Gibbon, but subject to General
Terry's orders, and was ordered to move eastward
along tbe line of the left bank of the Yellowstone
River, from fort Kills, in Montana, toward tbe depot
or point of concentration referred to. The object of
this movement was twolold. First, to reinforce Terry
or Crook, whichever was tirsl met with, and second,
to prevent Sitting Bull's retrsat across the Yellowstone
and to the westward in case he found himself overmatched
by the eastern and southern columns. General
Gibbon's force comprised six companies of infantry
and lour ef cavalry, a force loo weak to cope with Sitting
Bull in the held, or to obstruct hia retreat if he
desired to make one.
simxo artt's aativ.
Indeed this force really it-serves the title of ariny,
both on account of lis strength and the consummate
skill with which its leader handles It in the lace oi
three strong columns of regular troops General Caster
estimated Sitting Bull's available force at from
8.000 to 10,000 warriors, hut there are decidedly strong
reasons lor btlieving that not more than oue-third of that
number are now In the held under his immediate lead
ersbip, although it Is probable that fully o.OOO warriors
sre held in reserve or gusroing their villages. Hs has
been Dgbling on interior lines to defend his large village.
which, the 11 aaalu correspondent states, was located
along the valley of the Koseuud River. He thua
presenti his full lorce st sll times to ?acb ol the three
columns, or to sny two of (hem united, with
all the advantages or broken ground and choice
of poiition In his Isvur. or course his
large camp, which requires cunstaut waichiug and
moving, decrease* tbe mobility or Sitting Hull's force;
but Uiis difficulty nearly weighs as touch on bit adversaries
at on buntelf. Wo have an I u-lance ol tbat in
the retreat of Crook after tbe tight on the Rosebud.
tiis movkmssts or crook.
From bis start from Fort Feiierman to tils being
surprised by Sitting Hull on tne Rosebud River Crook
soems to have considered tbat be had an easy duty to
perform In puuishiug h.s red adversary. Hut lbe
check he received in his first serious oncounter with
tbe cneiuy has evidently changed bis opinion
ol tbe situation and has rendered
him unnecessarily cautious. II, instead or
retiring on bis old earap at (loose Creek he had been
nble to push forward his cavalry toward tbe great ren
dczvou* wltu Terry, tbe probabilities are thut sucb a
movement would have induced Sitting Hull to abandon
bis fasluessv^ iu the Rosebud Mountains, aud, being
encumbered with bis camp, be wou d have been compel
etl to retire a considerable distance to the westward
before establishing it agnln. The genuineness of
Crook's sarpriss is clearly proved by tbe (set tbat lie
bad ouly scouting rations with his force. If he anticipated
meeting the enemy and auy lormidsbls resistslo
e, lie cctaiuly would have prepared bis troops to
lullow up any advantage be nngut gain In the bailla
fho mauuruvres bave bvuu MnnuUrly unfortunate
for lb* ri'iMU that l.e |>eriiiltled bia contempt ot In*
nerav 10 overrule bis judgment lu dealing wnb Sitliuy
Hull's forces Tbe scouting of thu river valleys aud
\
SHEET.
the necessary weakening of his force before be had '
determined the position and condition of Crook's col- ,
umn, wee a grievous error which ezpoeed the columua
to be beaten In detail by the Napoleonic tactic, and I
strategy of Silting Hull. Readers of the Hirai.d who
wero aware of the serious check to Crook's colutnu,
rrtnlfl K/*Arr?tv fall tn baa th? Mart (tab run hv T orrv
when hs divided bit army into three parts
end separated the in by lmpaaanbln raviufis,
mountain ridges and swollen rivers. The slaughter of
Custer's lorce was rendered inevitable by the manner
in wbicb it was bandied, unsupported by any adequate
body of troopa. Tbe grant danger tbat now threatens
the expeditious la tbat Sitting Bull, Hushed witn this
Immense victory over Custer, may suddenly assault
Crook and overwhelm blm by sheer weight of numbers.
There is a wide apaoe of ground occupied by tbe
euernv between Crook and Terry, and there Is considerable
danger that neither will ever cross It to unite
their forces Such la the history of tbe Indian war to
the present time.
THE KED MAN'S TliEACHEliY.
The history of Indian wars shows tbat In nearly
every instance where the savages have gained udvautages
over white troops the successes have been due
to either overwhelming aupsriority o( numbers, to i
treachery, to ambush, or to surprisn. Tbe Indiana
have never failed in such caaea to manliest their bloodthirsty
instincts by the use of the scalping knife or the
tomahawk on all who fell into their hands. Tlie destruction
of Cutler's command Is by no means without
a parallel in point ol magnitude or pruuaoie results. ,
In fact the United State* had hardly achieved Its Independence
when Us army sulTcrea even greater reveries
In combating the aborigines, and it will be seen that
such disasters have not been uncommon down to a late
period.
THS MIAMI OAMrAlOX.
Although peace had been effected between Great
Britain nnd America In 17S3, yet the savages, who had
been persuaded to take part with the latter, were un'
willing to bury the bloody hatchet. Without any protext
whatever they continued to exercise toward
Americans the most wanton acts of barbarity. From
1783 until 1700, the time the United States commenced
offensive operations against the Indians,the latter had on
the Ohio and on the frontiers on tba south side killed,
wounded and taken prisoners 1,600 men, women and
children, besides carrying ofl thousands of horses and
other property. They also made repeated attacks on
dotachments ot troops In April, 1700, Major Doughty
was ordered to the friendly Chickasaws on
public business. lie performed his doty In a
boat, having with him a party ot fifteen
men. While descending the Tennessee River
be was met by a party of Indians In four canoes.
They approached nnder a white flag, the well known
emblem of peace. They came on board the Major's
boat, received nls presents, continued with him nearly
an hour and then separated In the most friendly manner.
But they had eoarcely cleared hla bare before
they poured In a fire upon hla crew, killing and wounding
eleven out of the filteen soldiers In September,
1790, General Harmer was despatched with 300 federal
troops and 1,100 mllttla to the principal villages of the
Indians on the Miami. On their arrival there they
were found deserted. The first opposition was met by
s detachment of over 200 men near the Great Miami
Tillage. They came up with and were attacked ou surprise
by a large body ol Indians, who were concealed
In the thickets on every side of a large plain. The
conflict was short and bloody. The troops were soon
overpowered by numbers, and all fell except two or
three officers and two or three privates. The next
battle which occurred aftor the army left Miami village
WAS STILL MORS DISASTROUS,
At ten miles distance from the town Harmer ordered
a halt and detached four or Ave hundred mllltla ami
about sixty regular soldiers, who were ordered to
march back. An their flrst entrance in the town there
appeared a small body ot Indians, who immediately
fled at the flrst onset, and by that means decoved the
whole body of the mllltla by making their flight In diffcfttit
directions and encouraging the mllltla to pursue.
By thle stratagem the few regular troops were left
alone and the Indians bad effected their design. They
succeeded In routing and destroying the regulars The
defeat of the troops was complete. The dead and
wounded were left on the field of action In possession
of the savages. The wholo of number soldiers killed
I waa 183; wounded thirty-one.
ST. CLAIR'S MIAMI SXPKDITION.
When General St. Clfr, who was Governor of the
Territory weat of the Ohio, was sent against the Indians
! 1791, Washington took leave or his old military comrade
in words that were uot more a warning to him
than they should have been to a soldier so well read as
General Custer.
"Yon have your instructions trora the Secretary of
War " said the President. "1 had an eye to them and
will add but one word?beware of a surprise. You
know how the iudtana tight, I repeat it?beware ot a
surprise."
The troops (or the expedition gathered early In
September at Fort Washington, now Cincinnati.
There were about 2,000 regulars and 1,000 I
militia, most of them being a beggarly :
and disorderly lot. The regulars deserted one
by one and the militia threatened to go in a body.
Discontent ruled throughout the march, which began
on the 7th of September, and continued through dense
woods and unexplored country for nearly two months.
On tha SOth of October sixty of ths militia dessrted,
expecting to plunder the supply trains in ths rear, and
i a regiment was detached to bring them back, or, at least,
! to frustrate their designs. Thus reduced to 1.400 cflec
tlve men St. Clair continued his march until November
I 3, when be encamped on a rising ground with n stream
I forty feet wide in Iront. The encampment was surrounded
bv close woods, dense thickets aud the trunks
or fallen tret *, with here and there e ravine or ewamp,
the best kind of cover for Indian warriors. It was Si
Clair's intention to throw up a alight defensive work
on the following day so as to make the camp more
secure, but before the nest day arrived he met tbe
enemy and was defeated.
TBS ATTACK
was a surprise and throughout the Indians longbl
under cover. From the begiunlng the treops met a
murderous fire, and although some brave and effective
charges were made the day was doomed to be one of
direful defeat aad disaster. Tbe retreat was a disorderly
oue, not only tbe dead bat many of the
wounded being left on the field. The whole loss was
660 killed aud 200 wounded, and out of u& commissioned
officers who were on tbe field 31 were killed and
24 wounded. Washington, wheu he' heard the news,
broko luto an uugeveruable burst of passion, and recalling
hie warning to Si Clair aaid:?
"To suffer that army to be cut to pieces, lacked,
butchered, tomahawked by a surprise, tbe very tbiug
I guarded him against!"
When all the lacu came to be kuowo Congress exculpated
31 Clair from the blame of tbe disaster, uud
Washington again extended blm bis confidence uud
i friendship; but public sentiment was not so easily up
neased and It was a lone time helore the hr*r? a?lit...e
| regalnod the place he oace held iu popular esteem.
mash.ick* or uaui'e command
In 13& the population of Florida consisted of ls.unu.
1 whiles, 16.000 Slaves and about I'.OOO hostile Seminole* .
The latter had comiuitted tuany depredation* on the |
I settler*, and a considerable body of troop* was voncen- |
! trated In the Territory, under General Clinch, iu order ]
! to nunlsh them. On Chriatuia* eve, 1SH4, two com pa j
' Dies of infantry numbering lot oncer* and men wore
: iteipatchcd from Tampa Bay, and a ueld piece, under
1 Major Dade, for Fort King, and, alter puriu.ng their
I march until the U8ib of December, they lound them
' selves, at about eight o'clock in tho mom ng of that
! day, suddenly surrounded by about 1,(WU Indiana
: They were caught In an ambush, and so little were ,
those troops aware ol their dauger that they did not :
see a Seminole until alter oiauy shots were tired. '
The first yolley of the enemy was very destructive.
Every man of the advance guard fell
' uoad, sad among thorn Dade, who dropped drum bla
I horse a corpse. The command now devolved upon Cap|
tain Gardner and the soldiers proceeded to throw up
breastworks, but belort ihey could raise them high
,sAiivh for elltnient uralertion th* li.1isi>? -itia>*n?u1
i thein again. Uardner nasi tall mortally wounded aud
hit acalp wu takeu by the ludiuoa. The American*
brought their field piece into play, but the breaetworka
not baiOK b gh enough, every man who attempted to
i work It waa abut down. All the olHcer* and mora ibao '
1 two-third* of the men had BOW failett, when tbe aur,
vivora lound all tbulr ammualtion expended Tbe
Indiana perceiving ihia, ruabed in, and, wltb tbe ex- j
i ceptlon of two meu, who, though aeveraly wounded,
contrived to conceal tberaaelvaa aud nlttmately
to make their eacape, not one of the
whole detach men! eu a pared. At the
verv time ol D .do j maeaacre Osceola. tba prmclpa ,
\
Seminole chief, with a email band of warriors, WM
prowling in the vicinity of Fort King. While General
Thompson, tho government agent for their removal,
and a few friends wero dining at u store only -50 yarda
away from tho fort, they wero 6urpribcd by a sudden V
discbarge of musketry, and live out of tho nine were
killed. The bodv of Thompson was found pierced by
filteou bullets. Osceola and his party rushed in,
scalped tho doad, and retreated before they could be
flrod upon by tbe garrison. The same band took part
in the closing scenes of Hade's massacre on the same
day.
BTSPTOa'S U*F?tT IK 186S.
In 1868 there nail been lor some tirno an csnibiiioa
of au lusubordiuale uud hostile spirit among the Indian J
tribes of Washington uud Utegou Territories, and in the ^
spring ol that yeur It broke out Into open hostility. On
the J J of May Colonel Steptoe, with C, h and U companies
ol the First dragoons and a company of th? Ninth
iufaulry, with two mountain howitzers, left Fort Walla
Walla lor Callvllle. Alter marching eight dayi they
reached the Feluuse Kiver and were about passing into
the country of the ripukaues, when they learned that
their further progress would tie resisted by lore*. Ths
Spokanes had always been regarded as friendly to the
whites, and when the column left Walla Walla no on*
thought of baviug an encounter with them. On ths
morning of the lClh of May Stoptoo suddenly found
hlin.-ell In presence of 1,200 Indians of various tribes? Tt
tspokanes, Pekiuses, Occur d'Alenes, Yakimas and
some others?all armed, painted and defiant. The soldiers
moved slowly on until Just about entenug a ravine
that wound along the bane ol several bills, which
were all crowned by the excited savages. Perceiving
that It was their purpose to attack
SlepUKi turned uslde and encamped, the whola
wild, Irenzied mass moving parallol to his men and bf
yells, taunts aud menaces apparently trying to drlvo
them to an Initiatory act of violence. Toward night n
number of chiefs rode up to talk with Steptoe and In- ?
quired what was hi* motive lor such an Intrusion into m
their country. They were informed that the troops
were passing on 10 uoivuie mu uuu no uo.-iiib intentions
toward the Spokancs, who bad always bees
friends, nor toward any other tribes who were friendly.
The chiefs expressed themselves satisfied, but would no<
consent to furnish canoes, without which it was impossible
to cross the Spokane. Steptoe then determined to
retrace his steps at once, and tho next morning turned
buck toward Walla Walla. Uo hud not reached three
miles when tho Indians, who hud gathered on the hills s
adjoining the lino ol march, began an attack on tho
rear guard, and immediately
THK FIGHT HSCAMK (IENEUAI,.
Tho troops labored uuder the great disadvantage ot s
having to defend the pack train while in action, and in I
a rolling country peculiarly lavorable to the savage '
mode ol wuriure. The supply of ammunition was smull
and the soldiers could not be restrained from firing it
in the wildest manner. They did, however, under the
leading of their respective commanders, sustain well
me reputation of tho army for some hours, charging
the enemy, repeatedly, with gallantry and succoss.
Twice tho Indians gavo uoitnistukable evidence of a design
to carry Steptoa's position by assault, and their
number aud desperate courage led to fear aerious consequences
from such an attempt on their part. Captan
Taylor and Lieutenant Gaston of the First dragoous,
bad fallen mortally wounded, and their loss, with
many of their comrades, began to toll
upon tbo spirit of tbe soldiers, many of
whom ware recruits but 1 recently Joined?
and what was must alarming, odIv two or three f
rounds of cartridges remained to some of the men and
but few to any of them. It was plain that the euem? ^
would give the troops no rest during the ntgbt. Altei
cuusulutiun It was determined to oiake a force*
march to Snake River. about eigbty-flve miles distant,
and secure the canoes In advance ot the Indians, wb?
bad already threatened to do the same in regard to th<
troops. Everything was abandoned that could imped*
the ntarch, including the two howitzers. The nece?
sity tor the last measure gives a conception of th?
strait to which the column wua reduced. The only r?
source left was to fly. Nino Indians were killed an*
about forty wounded. In addition to the two otflceri
mentioned above, twenty soldiers were killed.
THB HAVAOKS PUSISBIO
This defeat was the signal for a general rising of the
tribes, and an alliance was speedily formed between the
Spokanes and Coeur d'Alenes. together with many
straggling warriors ITom among the Pelouse* and
other nations Immediately upon this outbreak Gen i
era! Clark, in command of the Pacific division, gatlsored
all the troops at his disposal and precipitated' *
them into tnu heart of the Indian country, where a
powerful force of savages was already prepared M
meet him. The campaign was prosecuted with great
activity aud vigor by Colonel Wright, who gavo battle
to the Indians on several occasions, always routing
them completely. After beating their foroes, capturing
many prisoners and destroying large amouuts of
their properly aud laying waste their country, the Indians
surrendered at discretion, with their wives and
children, and sued abjectly for peace. The criminal
offenders among them who hnd been guilty of murdef
and rapme, the chief instigators of all disaalialacliua
among those tribes and the Immediate cause of tht
hostilities, were surrendered, tried aud execated.
tbr sacmrica or ca3ht.
The pertidious massacre ot General Canby by the
Modoc Indians, a little over three years ago in the
Lava Beds in the mountains of Northern California, is . }
no doubt yet fresh in the public nund. Hostilities had
continued for some time against the savages undet
Captain Jack, autl the government determined to seek
an accommodation by appointing a commission to confer
with the ehiels in order to bring about peace. In
accordance with agreement Canby, Kev. Dr. Thomas
and Mr. lleacham met the Indians about one mile is
IroDt of the camp occupied by the United Slates
troops April 11, 1S73, and while thus engage)
the red devils, pretending to be friendly, suddenly at
tacked the unsuspectlug commissioners and kiHot
vanoy >nu iuuidii. jviier hub ircacueruus proceeuin|
it was determined that the army should oommenct
where it should have begun?that la, to make shon
work of Captain Jack and his hand. This result wot
seon attained. The peace policy was cast to the wmdf
and In a short time the Modoo chiels were prisoner
and the most culpable sudcrrd an ignominious dealt
for their base crime. No naine, according to Genera
Sherman, stood fairer or higher lor the personal qualt
ties thai command universal respect, honor and afieo I
lion of his couutryuen than did that ot Canity.
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POLITICAL NOXE8.
Newark Courier:?''Joel I'irker's nomination for
President seconded by John Kelly! What has oni
worthy e.x Governor done to merit such a fate f"
Brooklyn Argut:?''The latest caoie despatch:?
To 8**1 kl J Tildf*:?
Grace mercy and pease.
WILLIAM M. TWEED."
I'hilsd.lnhla Pretr:?"The platform, adouled aft -r a
.stormy contest, Is a mosaic of platitude* and word I
Jugglca. rii? curreucy resolution, upou winch interest
is ceulred, ia cleverly drawu, ao a* 10 look bolt
ways.''
Philadelphia firm:?"We doubt if the ticket will rail)
the strength of ttie party, as the action on the money
plank or the platform plainly stiowa that the feelinj
between the hard and soft money men was of bucj i
character as not to be easily smoothed over."
Philadelphia ini/inrrr: ? "The rest of this Verbose
campaign document (democratic platform) la made op
of glittering generalities not reallr worth tba paper
they are written on, and really an insult to the intelligence
of the American people. This platform will be I
lound entirely too weak fur tbe support of Mr. Tilden.''
Brooklyn K<u}U:~ "The platform spelli <>nly out
word?reform. The people need only one policyreform.
The candidate all through tuoarnates reform
Platlorm, ticket aud people agree tn reform. Tbe pm
ntnble declare* 'the urgent need of Immediate reform.'
Ttien follow* a sound confession of faith la
the l.'nton. the constitution and equal right"."
Philadelphia Ttmst. ? "There is on* thing at least to
be said for the Hi. Louis Convention. It has noiul- (
naied a man who has done something, aod of whots '
everyhedy has heard. There will be no need to go around
asking who is be, or what has ha done* there is ns
mistaking tbe man, his character, his record or hit
position. w oetnar we line rum or itoi, we know wtu r?
he stand*."
Brooklyn Aryut:?"Tha Saalhern Stitoa demand the
hospitality which can alone bo tendered to them bv the
democratic paly. loose who believe thia will muk
oilier considerations and vole for Tildan; but, unloriu- ?
natcly lor hire, those who entertain thie idea are J
nearly all alt on the democratic party already. Ne />'
great accession can outno Irom thia source?not aa ,
many democratic voter aa Tiltlea will lore trum among
tboae who i>c;o*vc that ho ir a railroad jobbar, a sh.npluaier
banker aud a cunning bolitiaian "
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