The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1873-08-28


Cured about O'Clock this morning, at the
American iron works Of Jones s. Laughlin.
in South Pittsburg. The report was heard
for miles around, arOusing the most intense
excitement. The boiler was torn into frag-
ments; large piece Crushing through
warehouse car standing near, which It dc
molished, and fell on the hank Of the river,
fully 1850 feet distant No one was injured.
as the explosion occurred before the men
had commenced work.
CHICAGO, August 25.-Anton Frankel-
meyer, injured by the collision on the
Chicago ard Alton Railroad, died yes;eT-
day.
1t is understood that the railway and
warehouse commissioners have fixed the
passenger tariff on first class railroads in
this State, at three cents per mile Among
the roads thus classified are the Chicago
and Alton; Chicago, Burlington and Quin-
cy; Toledo, Wabash and Western; Chi
cago, Rock Island and Pacific, and the
Northwestern, over which the present rate
of fair is about four cents mile.
LITTLE Rock, August 25.-Gen Bishop
has just returned from Perry county, he re
ports that Morris is near Perryyille, with
about thirty men. Gen. Bishop made
speech TO the people, telling them that
llambriSht, the sheriff, should make all the
arrests. While speaking, the sheriff left
the crowd and was seen no more. The
people arc very well disposed, If the sheriff
would only do his duty. The General re-
commended the organization of the militia
in that county, and tonight the Governor
would commission officers for three COM
panys. More trouble is apprehended.
Cholera.
ST.. LOUIS, August 21.-Four cholera
deaths at Fayette, Missouri, yesterday.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn, August 24.-Judge
ThOs. A. r. Nelson late Judge of the
Supreme Court, died at his residence here at
6 O'clock this morning of cholera, after an
illness of two days.
Fire I'm Maine.
BELFAST, Me-, August ga fire COM
menced in Dennett's sail loft, north of Sib-
Icy Bros.'s wharf, and spread with fearful
rapidity along the wharves as far as Carriers
ship yard and the marine railroad crossing;
thence extending to High street, consumed
all buildings in southeasterly course, as
far as the house of E. X. Boyle on High
street, where the fire was stopped. Over
125 buildings were destroyed. Mostly wood.
Loss half million.
Battle with Indians.
FoRT BENTON, Montana, August 25.-
A dispatch from Mussell Shell river, dated
August 10, says: The abundant prepare
tions which the Yellowstone Expedition
made for the reception of Indians has been
fully justified. August 4, Gen Gustav,
with Bloody Knife, and squadron of cav
airy, had been detached by Gen. Stanley to
go on several miles in advance of the wag-
Ons, to look up q road. Having gone
about ten miles ahead, they halted and
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river, to wait for the train.
Two hours after, six Indians appeared on
the plains and made demonstrations towards
the camp. A dismounted line of skirmish-
ers were thrown out, the horses Saddled and
Indians easily driven off, but it proved to
be a decoy of q large party in the neigh
boring wood, who were waiting in ambush
for the cavaly, finding that the r1tSe failed,
the Indians to the number of three hundred,
boldly rode out and advanced on the grove
occupied by the cavalry. Gen. Custar had
only eighty men, under command of
Capt. Mahlin, who dismounted and
formed a skirmish line. The Indians also
dismounted and formed a semi-circle
around the cavalry, who had the river at
their backs. Rapid firing was kept up at a
distance of three hundred yards. Gen. Gustav
deferred charging, hoping that the main
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capturing the Indians. After three hours
charged the Indians, who preeipitately fled,
dropping many of their equipments. After
retreating several miles they took to the bad
lands. One man was slightly wounded in the
arm and one horse wounded which formed
the extent of Custar's loss. While the fight
was going on, several Indians left the party
in search of stragglers from the train coming
up, and DR.. Hausinger, veterinary surgeon,
and MIR. BOllivin, cavalry sutler, who were
less than q mile from the column, were
killed, the Indians taking their clothes
and valuables. Private John Ball, of the
cavalry, while out hunting, met with q SIM
liar fate. In this fight two Indians were
killed and several wounded. They lost sew
cral ponies. Gen. Stanley directed Gustav
to take the cavalry, numbering $50 men,
and follow the trail, and if possible overtake
and punish the Indians.
Gen. Gustav left on the night of the
eighth. On the morning of the eleventh,
ut daylight, he was attacked by about 800
Indians, who came down the river and fired
on the camp. The firing was returned for
two or three hours, both parties using trees
as cover. A party of 800 Indians then
crossed the river above and below the camp,
endeayoring to gain the bluffs in the rear.
The men dismounted, and posted on the
bluffs, received them bravely. The Indians
beyond the ridges kept up a CALLING fire,
until Gustav ordered charge. The men
then mounted and pursued them holly for
about eight miles. Just at this time the
train came up and opened on the Indians
across the river with artillery. A few shots
dispersed them and ended the fight. This
battle, which took place within two miles
of the Big Horn, was fierce. Gen. Gustav
and Adjutant Ketchcm had their horses
shot under them; Lieutenant BrOden
was badly shot in the thigh; private
Tuttle, Gen.. Custar's orderly, was killed,
and twenty soldiers slightly wounded
four horses killed and three wounded.
The Indian loss is estimated by Gen. Gustav
ut forty killed and wounded.
The Indians were well armed with heavy
rifles and had an abundance of ammunition,
and some of them dressed in clothes pro-
cured at the agencies. The Indians were
mainly ArrapahOes and were supposed to be
under the command of Sitting Bull, and
are supposed to have received their supplies
from Fort Peck, on the Missouri. The
expedition arrived at Pompey's Pillar on the
fifteenth, and reached Mussel Shell one
hundred and fifty miles from Fort Benton on
1 the 1lncIccnIn, Out ufC now, uOWCfeI, uOulc-
ward bound. Gen. Stanley expects to reach
Fort Rice by the first of October. The
health of the command is good Lieut..
Broden is getting on well.
The Late NIIssIssIppI Steamboat Disaster.
MEMPHIS, August %. The steamer Julia
arrived here about II o'clock to-day, bring
ing most of the survivors of the ill-fated
George Wolf. Among them, Capt. Henry
S. Carter, her commander, was considerably
bruised about the head and had his left leg
badly bruised. Capt. Carter states that q
short time before the explosion he had gone
to his room to take a nap, leaving the mate
on watch; the first he knew of the accident
was that he felt himself lifted into the All
with a severe shock and fell with the debris
on the lower deck As soon as he could ex-
trieate himself and look around, he saw that
the forward part Of the cabin and texas had
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