The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-10-01
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Fort Wallace Kansas, Sept 81.

Fort Wallace Kansas, Sept 81.
The chief scout, NJ. L. Horne, just
from Col. Forsyths camp on the Del.
aware Fork of the North Fork OF
Republican river, reports that Col.
Carpenter, who started from near
Cheyenne Wells on the morning of
the Gath reached Col. Forsyth on
the morning Of the 25th. The COM
mand which left here on the oath
under Col Bankhead with provisions
supplies &C., arrived soon after Col
Carpenter. Col Forsyth lost 5 killed
and IL wounded and all his horses.
The Indians loss was not far from 81
killed and wounded besides large
quantity ofstock. S
The fight the first day is described
as being the most desperate that has
ever taken place on the plains, the
Indians making charge after charge
sometimes coming within fifty feet
Of the men who lay almost entirely
exposed, their only defense being
little sand breastworks which were
thrown up with no tools but their
hands, and these were made by the
men between the attacks of the In
dams, who rode round and round
charging down upon them.-
One party of the men were digging
while the rest fought tho indians,
who were Sioux, Chyennes and Ara
pahoes, numbering from 6 to 200,
and were well armed with Spencer
Carbines and Henry rifles. 1t is cs-
timated they fred not lessthan 10, 600
rounds besides a quantity Of arrows,
the ground all around being thickly
strewn with the latter.
But little fighting was done on the
scond day and after that, though
q portion of Indians stayed in the
vicinity until the last 4 days, no at
tack was made. The scouts saw the
trails of large parties driving many
horses and mules going South and
East and it was thought to be. the
design of these Indians to get below
the Arkansas and that they would
probably cross about Monument
They will be closely watched.
Col. Forsyth's command was to
start for Fort Wallace this morning
and will reach here in or5 days.
Chicago, Sept. %.
At mass meeting of Catholic citi-
zens Of West Side, last evening, ut
which the quarrel between the Bishop
and certain of tho Clergy, was under
consideration. Resolutions were
adopted opposing the removal Of
Father Roles, and omphatically en-
dorsing the course of DR.. McMullen,
who has gone to present the matter
to the Holy Sec, and urge the remov-
al of Bishop Duggan. Upon the adop
ton of the resolutions, q majority Of
the Bishops friends withdrew from
tho Meeting.
Springfield, Ills, Sept. %.
Last Saturday as a heavily loaded
Freight Train was ascending the up
grade near Alton, number of cars
broke loose from tho engine and
started back and collided with Con
struction Train, resulting in gcner
al smash-up. One man was injured
The track has been cleared and trains
are running as usual.
Madrid, Sept. 26.
The Insurgents have torn up the
railway in the Sierra Moreno. Count
Gergente, with his troops, is COM
PEELED to remain in the mountain de-
files. General Prim is expected a,
Barcelona to-day where the people
gre only waiting for his arrival te
rise. Madrid, and Saragosa are al
so ripe forrevolt. The van guard O
the army, under Novalechez, number
ing 5000, has joined the Insurgents
He has, in consequence, been obliged
to wait for achievements. The
French Squadron has arrived at Bar
celcna.
Rochester, 20.
| Noah Davis, wasto-day nomi nateG
by the Republican, as candidate fol
Congress, in the 18th district.
Boston, %,
The Republicans of the 9Th Mass.
district met IN a convention to-day
and nominated Ben. f. Butler, fol-
Congress, he received IT'S votes, foul
scattering nomination subsequently
made unanimous.
Portsmouth, N. H., %.
Abner Grcenleaf formerly editor
and proprietor of the New Hampshire
Gazette, died to-day, aged SO years
old.
Clinton. Iowa, 49,
The Iowa State Fair opens here to
day with very fattering indications
of success. The weather which ha,
been SO decidedly disagreeable for /,
time past, is now pleasant, and ther'
is excellent prospect for it's continu
ing fine duringsthe fair. The numbe
of entries was never before SO larg,
on the first day. The fair will doubt
less exceed very largely the numbel
fany preceding exhibition. There il
an immense number ofvisitors in th,
city, and "still they come" The mum
Der of fast and fine horses present OK
cites particular observation and re
mark, while the exhibition in all it,
departments is equal to the mos san
guine expectations of the the Off
GERS of the society. Great credititdu,
officers than whom no more energct
ic or efficient men in their position,
can be any where found. The low:
State Fair can be safely put down a.
a success.
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