Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-19
THE INDIAN WAR.
Bloody Work. All Along the
Line.
Savages Numbering and Mutt
lating.
They are Better Armed than the
Whites


Whites.
GALVESTON, July 1S.-A NelrS' specia
from JacksbOro says: At 11:lO A. NJ. OF
last Friday, about twenty-five miles north
west Of this place, raiding band of In
dians and portion of Wise county ranger
collided. The former being in superior
force caused the rangers TO retire with
loss of one man killed and several wound
cd. Later in the day the Indians attacked
LOving's rancho, in Lost Valley, Jackson
county, fifteen miles distant, from which
after a hard fight, the Indians were driven
off with loss, taking several horses and
killing one Of LOyelis men. a
courier was Immediately dispatched to Fort
Richardson for armed assistance, and with
in one hour and twenty minutes fifty cav
alIymen of the tenth regiment with three
days rsItiOns were enroute at full speed for
the seat Of war. On the arrival of the
troops in the valley, not an Indian could be
seen nor trail found. The troops then
moved of, going south toward keOche Val
ley, and arrived here at the garrison to-day
at twelve O'Clock.
LATER-The Indians drove in a heavy
force of Rangers, and after five hours hard
fighting night closed the fight, leaving the
Indians holding the field, and having the
Rangers entirely surrounded. This was the
situation last night at S o'clock, when Mai.
Jones, OF the Rangers. sent in a courier to
the pOst-commander, for immediate assist
ance, stating that be had three men killed,
i've wounded, twelve head of horses killed
and fifteen men missing.
Mr.. Loving also writes for long range
guns, saying that the Indians with their
Ill
with their Winchester rifles. Within one
hour after the courier arrived one hundred
mounted cavalry were again in the saddle
going at the top of their speed for the
field of action. They left here fifteen
minutes after 10 O'Clock last night. which
would put them in the valley by l O'Clock
this morning. No later news from the
Indian fight. The estimate Of their num-
bel is from 100 TO $50.
Man SealPed and Horribly Mutt.
lated before the Eyes Of His Wife.
ST. LOUIS, July 1S.-The Republican
has special from Kansas City giving an
extract from a telegram from Caddo. In
dian Territory, to the KdRSds CHy Times
10 the effect that fight occurred between
company of the Sixth cavalry under Col.
Carpenter and large body of ComanclIes.
thirty miles west of Fort Sill.
Carpenter was badly wounded and
six men killed. The Indian loss
is unknown. After the fight the Indians
came upon the s,age-keeper and his wife.
killing scalping and most shOckingly mu-
tilating the body of the keeper in the pres
ence of his wife. The woman was carried
into captivity. The latest accounts of the
Indians are that they attacked party of
wOod-chOppers and billed them all. The
ate Of these fights is l5t en-.
Attempted Massacre Of Wyoming.
CHICAGO, July 1S.-A special from Fort |
Steele, Wyoming Territory, says: A |
bridge gang and the section bands at Green
vile station were attacked yesterday and |
driven into Rawlins. Before leaving they /
succeeded in killing one Indian and wound |
ing two Others. The one killed was /
stripped by his companions, a stake driven |
in the ground and his coat huug on il. /
This was done to mark the place for future
revenge. All the depredatiOns were com
mitted in this vicinity by three different |
bands, but they are now united and have
gone in the direction of the Wind River
Valley fully IO0istrong. Forty-fiye citizens
mounted and fully equipped left Rawlins |
IN pursuit. The Indians have all breech-
oading rifles and plenty of fixed amuni-
ion.
Miners Fighting Two Days.
OMAHA, July 1S.-A dispatch from
Rawlins, Wg., states that on Wednesday,
he 18th, two hundred Sioux Indians at
acked the mining camp at Seminole and
ought the camp of thirty-ive miners for
wO days. Fears are entertained that the
Indians have attacked other caIppS in the |
-icinity that are too small to resist.