Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-12-03
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DOMESTIC NEWS. q .a1.. y
OHiciaI Repori of lhe Late Indian
| msI aaa isq Battle. 5i.1I - '-i.
| -rs a5t,is --ls r7ssd ST. Louis, Dec. q
| The following official report of the re-
cent Indian battle has been read atmilitary
! headquarters: s,.rd saoq fsra.is -.
In THE FIELD, DEPARTMENT OF THE NoRTHl I
! CANADIAN RIyER.AT JUNCTION OF BEA-i 81
YER CREEK INDIAN TERRITORY, Nov. 30
To Breuet Mqjor General w. Il. Nichols, A,
a. G,s Military Division Of the Mtssouri:7
General IL have the honor to report for
the information of the Lieutenant General.
the following operations of Gen. Custer's
command: ,-rssa-i tf,,i.J 7s.-sj 1.S s.-s-,5J
On November 23d ordered him to pro-
ceed with eleven companies of his regi-
ment, the 7th cavalry, in southerly di-
r ction, toward the, Antelope Hills, in
search of hostile Indians. On the 26th he
struck the trail of war party ofBlack Ket-
ties band, returning from the North, near
where the eastern line of the Panhandle
Of Texas crossed the main, Canadian. He
at once corralled his wagons and followed
! in pursuit over to the headwaters of the
Washita. thence down that stream, and on
the morning of the 9th surprised the
camp of Black Kettle, and after a desper-
ate fight. in which Black Kettle was, assist
ed by the ,Arapahoes, under Little Raven,
and the Kiowas under Santanta, we cap
tured the entire camp, killing the Chief
Black Kettle. and l02 warriors, whose.
bodies were left on the. field; all their
stock. ammunition, arms, lodges, robes
and SO women and their children. 10 Our
loss was Major Elliott Captain Hamaker
and 19 enlisted men killed. Brevet Lieut..
Colonel .BornitZ, Brevet Lieut.. Colonel J.
W. Custer, I'd Lieut.. u. Marsh and III en-
listed man were wounded f'an- 921a-i
Little Ravens band of Arapahoes and
Santanta's band of Kiowas were encamped
6 miles below Black Kettles camp. About
eight or nine hundred of the animals cap
tured were shot; the balance were kept for
military purposes. The highest credit is
due to General Custer and his command
They started in a furious snow storm and
Travelled all the lie in snow about twelve
inches in depth. Black Kettle and Little
Ravens families are among the prisoners,
| IT was the Black Kettle band who commit-
ted the first depredatiohs on Saline and
| SOtOm an rivers, in Kansas. fF-a Ees- E-s
Ihe Kansas regiment has Just come in.
| They missed the trail and had to struggle
/ in the snow storm, the horses suffering
much in flesh and the men living on Buff
ialo meat and other meat for, eight days,
\ we VIII soon have them i'll good condition
II we can get one or two more good blows
there will be no more Indian troubles in
my department. uWe will be pinched in
ability to supply, and nature will present
many difficulties in our winter operations,
/ butewe have stout hearts and will do our
best. Two white children were recaptur-
| ed. One, white woman and one boy ten
years oldrwere brutally murdered by the
Indian women when the attack commenced,
| 'loigned1 Z. III. SHERIDAN; .ig0
| .i,ss '1 -r ri Maj. Gen. commanding.
National Board of Trade,
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2.
The National Board of Trade held its
preliminary session this morning, at the
Council Cham ber, being called to order at
ll:3O by Vice President John A Gano.-
Frederick Fraley, of Philadelphia, as
Chairman of the former meeting of the
| Convention. took the chair eX officio. The
report OF the Executive Council of the Ma
tional Board of Trade was presented and
| accepted. with afew minor changes. ai
! The Convention then began with the
! nomination of Mr.. Fraley as President this
year, and having vacated the chair, John
A. Gano, of the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce, was called to it. Mr.. Gano's
name was. however, also proposed for
President, and ballot called tor, whicn
| resulted in 50 votes being cast for Mr.. Fra
ley, and 6 for Mr.. Gano. fy1a"S. ~ sn'n -.
| The nomination of Vice President was
then entertained, which was the subject of
some discussion, and on which the Conven-
tion took a7recess for consideration. -''''
The Board, through their President, sent
the following dispatch: ~ 5sl2l = L
CINCINNATI, Dec. 2.
To Alfred Field, Birmingham, England Z
! The National Board of Trade of the Uni
ted States ssembied in Cincinnati, to the
Birmingham Chamber of Commerce,
greeting: Great Britain and the United
States of America are bound together for
the civilization of the world by lineage,
language and customs. May they be at
! perpetual peace. and their only rivalries be
those for the tull development of agricui-
/ ture, commerce and manufactures through
4 out the earth, and the unity of the nations
in fraternal sympathy and love.
| [Signedl FREDERICK FRALEY, Pres't.
On the report of the order OF business
motion was made to circumscribe the dis
! cussion on any one subject to but one
I speech from each member, and ten minutes
only Oh each subject. 5- Il, i +. sa-e
A committee of five on Credentials was
appointed is 7i4i' i- sf b1s' sat G-r1 ~ .zIt
1 1t was moved that two sessions be held
per day, each morning session beginning
at A. NJ, with view of getting through
i business by Friday evening.
l After accepting an Invitation to supptr r
to be given by the Cincinnati Chamber of
Commerce., the Board adjourned until A.
". ". w. o-lniVrlIoo". CEE EEE. Esf srgE--
i gIt Resolutions of Coincidence
| sd -ssG-ssv s.au5l COLUMBIA, Dec. 1. g
In the House OF Representatives to-day,
resolutions of confidence on the death Of
Senator Randolph and Representative
Martin were adopted. Eulogies were de-
| livered by several members, after which
the House adjourned. United States Sem
atOr I'D. Robinson, who leaves for Wash-
I iDgton Tomorrow morning, addressed a
large Republican meeting this evening, on
the political situation. I7fasj z,as's' 81.
Erie Railroad natfers-Referee
j ..s7r-1f5i irs Appointed. on. D. , rsa
4 A note dated Port Jervis, 1st. from Jas
Fiske, states that he left New York early
Monday morning to settle up some affairs
n relative to the rolling mill OF the Erie COM
lpany, and for no other purpose. The
money of the Erie Company, he says, is
not, nor has, it been, in his charge, but in
the. e.treasury of the company, and the rival
receivers can get at it now as well as
when he was in the city. Justice Balcome,