Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-16
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.wrpNrsnAY. IANrARY 70. 80.
THE INDIAN MASSACRE.
DisgraceGuI scenes sf Fort Laramie
savage MutIIRtiou Of the Dead.
From the Columbus Journal
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FoFr LARAMIE. d. T., Dec. 26, 1866
EDITOR JorRSAI: Christmas has come
and gone. and we are heartily glad of it.
Never during our course Of human events
have we been blessed with the liberty OF
viewing 80 much obscenity, debauchery and
drunkenness The whole garrison was on
"bust." With one or two exceptions,
every officer, u0n-cOmmi7sOnedo thceT and
private were more or less under the Intiu-
euce Of liquor yesterday. The scene beg
CARS description, and even did it admit Of
minute record, pen and ink would rise M
revolt az such atrccious application. Last
evening. the officers resolved to "Cele-
brate the event Of being Christmas night,
and right merrily did they DO il, too in
measure equaling, or rather re-enacting
the days glories," and the night was made
"hileous" by many n Jest and song" Of
intoxicated officer and soldier. Fighting
was the order IF the day, and the unem-
ployed " bullies" were in all their glory.
At all hours Of the day we might see some
disgraceful brawl going on-no efforts on
the part Of the proper authority to restrain
them. Ia fact, but a re-enactiou OF the
New York riot Of 1868, on q small scale,
and the fact Of there being many Of that
honorable fraternity present lstill unhungl
rendered the smile semi-peTiect.
INDIAN OUTRAGEs.
And vet, while all this was transpiring,
we hear the rumor-which we dare not
doubt-of bloody and sanguinary fray at
Reno. resulting in the loss Of life to many
-four felIow-comrades and soldiers. The
( rumors are conflicting, yet at least fifty men
| are the victims Of the Indian massacre.
| Yet later reports even exceed this. So
! soon as full particulars are received, / will
| transmit them 10 you. Lieutenant II. 5.
Bingham Of the Second cavalry, was killed
/ some two weeks ago near Fort Phil.
| Kearney. Sergeant William Bear was al
so killed, at Reno, by the Indians, who
came boldly up to within twenty yards Of
| the outer stOckade, and attacked, killed,
and scalped him. Lieutenant Bingham
/ was calamity leading his men into a charge
| when, by some unaCcountable means he
/ became detached from his command, some
/ ifty or more yards, owing to the timidity Of
! his men, it is presumed, and as natural
/ consequence, was taken and killed. Three
| scalps were taken from his head This
NAV seem inexplicable to some readers Of
/ the journal, but, however, it is tue. An
indian takes a scalp from the immediate
top Of the head, which is about equal in size
to a silver dollar, or the circumference Of
an ordinary watch thus you see, when a
very desirable palelace, or "wasichi," (wau-
su-chee,) is killed, and scalps are scarce
the whole scalp, or hair Of the head, is
taken and cut into smaller scalps for judi
cious distribution among the admirers OF
the article. have the scalp OF a red-skin,
| "Dacotah." Sioux Indian which was
| given me by the veteran hero" James
or, better known as Jim Bridger the
oldest palmer alive.
The weather continues cSld-freezes one
day thaw another; snow in the interim
Skating has become quite passion with us
at present, and the fortunate ones who
possess a pair the articles, derive quite a
revenue from lending them ont, etc.
SAM.