The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-05-28
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.

WASHINGTON, May 20.-A consular
agent of our government who has resi-
ded at Cuba during the past year
has arrived here, and to day had an in
terview with the President for the pur-
pose of Informing him respecting az
fairs on the island. He gives his opin-
ion that the Spanish authorities will
be unable to suppress the rebellion,
and that the Insurgents will eventually
establish their independence. He says
that the Spanish troops are not famil-
lar with the mode of warfare adopted
by the insurgents in fighting in de-
tachments and guerilla bands. If
they would come out in open field and
give battle the Spaniards would un-
doubtedly whip them. The warfare a
dopted by the insurgents is harassing
to the Spanish troops. The insurgent
leaders inspire their troops by assuring
them that reinforcements will constant
Iy be received from the United States,
and that they have the sympathies of
the Americans in their struggle for in
dependence. When the sickly season
sets in the ranks of the Spanish troops
will be fearfully decimated by diseas-
es incident to the climate, to which
they are not acclimated. 1t appears
the parties who purchased the steam
ram Atlanta from the Navy Depart
ment some two weeks ago did not
make purchase either for the Cubans
or the Spaniards, but for Salnave, for
the Dominican Government.
Chicago, May 18.-The following
military intelligence was received at
General Sheridan headquarterst to-day:
Lieutenant Mason Custer, writing from
Fort Hayes, Kansas, May 10th, gives
an account of the killing of some In
dians who were confined at that point.
The chiefs were ordered to be removed,
in care of the guard, from the cor
raj to the guard-r0Om, when they
gathered in their tents and began the
death whoop, and, taking out their
knives, attaeted the soldiers. Cardigan
attacted the sergeant of the guard, and
was knocked senseless by blow with
the butt of a musket. Sallie, fero-
cious squaw, welding a knife, tried
to sheath it in the body of an officer,
when one of the guard shot her dead.
Big Head looked with scorn on the
circle of bayonets surrounding him,
and stabbed Sergeant Haze, dangerous
ly wounding him in the back. A
guard shot him dead. "Dull Knife
tried to stab everybody near him,
and he was picked seriously by bayo-
nets. He and the senseless Cardigan
were then disarmed and placed in the
guardhouse.
Omaha, May l8.-A wagon train of
the Fifth Cavalry arrived at Fort Me-
Pherson yerterday, under the COM
mand of Lieut.. Forbush. They report
that seven companies of the / ifth Cav
airy, under Gen. Carr, while moving
from Kansas towards Fort Mcpherson,
struck camp Of about 500 Cheyennes
on the 18th fight ensued, in which
the Indians were defeated, leaving %
warriors on the field and carrying off
large number of wounded. Gen. Carr
lost three men killed one officer and
two privates wounded.-Gen. Carr is
still in pursuit, near Medicine Lake
creek.
A dispatch from Helena, Montana,
says that from one hundred and fifty
to two hundred Santee Sioux attacked
a settlement on Muscle Shell river on
May Sth. Seventy white men remained
IN the stockade and sixty sailed out
on the Indians, when desperate fight
ensued, lasting seven hours, and thir-
ty Indians were killed, including a
half breed, and thirty were scalped.
The remainder escaped by swimming
the river. One white man was killed
and another badly wounded, 1t is re-
ported that reinforcements of from two
to three hundred Santee Sioux are
coming up to attack Muscle Shell a.
gain, but the whites are prepared fer
them.
On the 18th instant 159 persons were
arrested in Paris for creating disturban-
ces. At Nismes demonstration is re-
ported, on which occasion the people
sang the Marseilles. At Bourges pol
itiical agitator was forcibly released
from Jail. In the Department of Aube a
riot occurred, in which blood was shed.
Highly excited demonstrations occur
red also at Marseilles and other pla-
ces.
A girl eighteen years of age, living
in Beeringsville, was burned to death
on Wednesday by the explosion of an
oil-can, from which she was pouring oil
on fire. Before assistance reached
her she was completely enveloped in
flames, and burned I'm most horrible
manner. Her sufferings were so in-
tense that she lived but few minutes.
Nancy b. Madam, Of West Dedham,
Massachusetts, was convicted of the
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