The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-12-10
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/ Fort Layfayette, in New York har
Dor was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday. Government loss from
8 to 100000.
the cattle disease Congress, is in
session, in Springfield, Ills. Prof
Townsend, ofour Vegetable College,
represents Iowa.
Cameron, copp. contests the sea,
of Roots from the Helena. Ark,
Dist.
Nashville, Dec 2.
Tho Electoral College met to day
and cast the vote ef Tennessee for
Grant and Colfax.
| Clay Newlaud was appointed mes
senger.
The College adopted unanimously
resolutions recommending Horace
Maynard for seat in the Cabinet.
and gave Mr. Newland q letter to
that effect.
Richmond, Dec 2.
ChasOCOnner arrived this evening
to participate in the argument to
quash the Davis Indictment to>mor.
row.
The following is Gen. Sheridan's 3
report to Gen Sherman, Of the recent
bloody Indian fight.
GENERAL: have the honor to re-
port for the information, OF the LIT.
General the following op erations Of
General Custar's command. On No
vember 23d, l ordered him to pro
ceed with eleven companies Of his
regiment, the 18th cavalry, in south
erly direction toward Antelope Hills
in searth of hostile Indians. on the
26th he struck the trail of war par
ty of Black Kettles band returning
from the North near where the cas-
tern line Of the Pan Handle of Texas
crossed the main Canadian line. He
at once coralled his wagons and fol.
lowed in pursuit over to the head
waters of the Washita, thence down
that stream, and on the morning of
the 9th surprised the camp of Black
Kettle and after desperate fight, in
which Black Kettle, assisted by Ara
phoes under Little Raven and Kiowas
under Lantala, captured the entire
camp, killing the chief, Black Kettle
and one hundred and two warriors,
whose bodies were left on the field.
All their stock ammunition, arms,
lodges, robes and fifty three women
and their children were captured.
Our loss was Major Elliott, Capt
Hamilton and nineteen enlisted mer
killed; 1t Col Barnite badly wounded.
and Brevet 1t Col j w Custar, I'd
1t q Marsh and eleven enlisted men
wounded. Little Ravens Band of
Araphoes and Lantala's Band of kio-
was, were encamped six miles below
Black Kettles camp. About 500 or
900 Of the animals captured were
shot. The highest credit is due Gen
Custar and his command. They
tarted in a severe snow stor n aud
travelled nll the whIlcd in snow about
2 inches deep. Black Kettles and
Little Ravin's families are among
the prisoners. 1t was Black Kettles
Band who committed the first depra.
dations on the Saline and Solomon
rivers in Kansas.
A Kansas regiment has just come
in, they missed track and had to
struggle in a snow storm. The
horses suffered much in flesh and the
men liveing on buffalo meat and 9th
er game for days. We will soon
have them in good condition. five
can get one or two more good blows
there will be no moreIndian troubles
1t is my opinion we will be pinched
in ability to supply, and nature will
present many difficulties in our win.
teroperation: but we have stout hearts
and will do our best.
Two white children were re capsur.
ed, one white woman and one bov
ten years old were brutally murder.
ed by the Indians.
Signed P H SHERIDAN.
Mai Gen in Command.
Seward and friends go to Europe
after their ticket of leave, next
March. t
Nothing now remains of Fort Las
fayette, but a mass of blackened
brick and morter.
A letter from Gen Barnard has
been published, setting forth the ut
ter inefficiency of our forts to com
pete with the service of ordnance of
our own and other countries.
The Tribune says great frauds
have been discovered by custom off.
GERS here, and some operators arres-
ted; also, that large quantities of inn
ported cigars, silks and clocks valued
at not less than S1oO, 900 have been
seized.
DR. Neal, as physician of city 'pris-
OBS, vouches for the insanity of Com.
modore Meade. 1t was on his affida.
Wit that Meade was sent tc the luna.
tic asylum.
Police Superintendent Kennedy
has been released from arrest by
Judge Sutherland, there being moth
ing criminal in his retention Of prop
erty left by Mrs Gatewood, the klep.
tomanist.
The Rinderp est Congress is still
holding forth at Spring field, Ills.
DR.. Townsend of our vegetable
College, appeared and took his seat.
Reverdy johnson the Great Amer
lean Toady, and Champion Diner
Out, was Toasted and petted by the
John Bull aristocracy, Mt Birminy-
ham, night before last.
Reveldv was delivered OF his usual
post prandial drivcl, OF funkeyism.
The London Telegraph, News and
Standard applaud the prompt action
OF the Premier AS calculated to save
the Queen from mbarrassments, and
his party from needless modification
Coon HI1 AT PULPIT PROFANITY.
"A few years ago, at the conclusion
of sermon, the preacher requested
some one to pass around the hat and
'take up a collection" A Young
man, a stranger in the place iImped