The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1864-09-01
LATEST FROM THE PLAINS,

General Curtis az Fort KeRruey-Pre-
pRratiOns for the Indian Campaign
The Sioux and Cheyennes Engaged
DesOlRtiOn Along the Route - An Eu.
gRgement-A Company of Soldiers from
Port HcRrney and some of the Me-
braskR Militia RepnIsed, etc.
We conversed yesterday with gentleman who
left Fort Keaney few days ago, having come
in by way of Omaha, and from thence by boat to
this city.
General Curtis, with several hundred troops, is
now at Fort kearney, Hnd great activity is mani
fesfed IN the preparations for the campaign
against the Indians General Mitchell wi lead
our forces in the held Colonols Jonnison, Of
Kansas md LiTngsion, Of Nebraska, will be
uHdeT hm; iy2ry-FE1
The O,,ilaue Mail COMPANY have removed
most Of their stock 70 Fort Kearney for protec-
tfon, and between that post and Denver there
are but few white Inhabitants left. All have
gathered into the two fortified posts between
kearney and Denver, Forts Curtis and Columbus.
The Chief OF the Pawnces has agreed 10 assist
General Curtis TO put down the savage outbreak.
The principal portion Of the hostile Iudians are
Of the various tribes Of the Sioux, who have per-
suadCd some few of the Cheycnnes TO cD-ouerate
with them. Their attacks have been RAPID and
heavy, and, having thus far met with but little
opposition, they are inflated with the idea that no
suCces ssful opposition can be made to them. Ter
ror has leen struck % the hearts of the unarmed
where recently all was life energy and hustle, is
now dCsoation. The overland stages have now
stopped running Mail communication with the
West is stopped for The present. Mail communi
cation with the East by overland stage line is also
cut Off. sksflSb.te4 a. - f4s~ao
All along the road from Little Blue to Fort
Kearney, hundreds Of deserted wagons NAV be
seen, the men in charge having either been mas
sacred or driven Off and the stock stampeded
The trains of Mr.. w. II. Young, Of this city, and
that of the Messrs HOLSTER, which were freghted
with corn for the Government, are standing in
the road where they were attacked, neither
wagons nor grain having been disturbed. The
cattle were either taken by the Indians, or they
have wandered off on the plains. Mr.. Young and
other freighters Of this city have sent out men TO
look after their interests.
From the last Marysyie Enterprise, we learn
that on Monday last Captain Murphy aud Cap
tain Cool left Fort kearuey with &C men aud one
howitZer, and with the assistance of n militia
company of "a men, from Beatrice, Nebraska, and
10 yolunteers-makingi in all IA force of 10 men
started in pursuit of the Indians whom they
encountered, about three hundred strong, on Elm
creek, at what is called Fort Riley crossing about
twelve miles south of Little Blue station. The
hOwizer was rendered useless at the first dis
charge, but the men CALAMITY drove back the
Indians for some miles, aEd killed four of them,
our loss being one soldier missing supposed
killed, and one wagon master, Mr. Constable, a
volunteer for the occasion, killed. Mr.. Constable
was acting as skrmisher, and getting too far
from his comrades, was 0yertaken by the Indian
skirmishers, and shot to death with arrows. His
friends rescued his body before the 1ends had
time TO mutate or scalp it.
After following the Indians for some time they
found the number increasing, and too strong to
make raid upon them without u larger force,
and consequently retired. The Indians were OF
the Cheyenne tribe.
This skirmishing occurred about eight or ten
miles west of the farthest point reached by the
first force which went out from Marysyille, under
command of Col Manning.
On Tuesday, 10Th inst, sixty or seventy In
dians attacked Pawnee Ranch, but were repulsed,
with two of the number killed, by about thirty
men who defended the place. la this encounter.
a stage passenger named California Joe was Sc
vcrely wounded and is now at Fort Kearney.-
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