New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-07-19
BY TEL EG RAP H ,
THE WAR PATH
A Battle In Jack County, Texas-Texas
Militia Surrounded by Indian.-UniIed d
States Cavalry Going to Their Relief,

A Battle In Jack County, Texas-rexas
Militia Surrounded by Indian--Unired
states Cavalry GOing to Their Relief
GALVESTON, July lS.-A Ne'cs specias
from Sherman, Texas, dated ,Jacksboro.
July IL, 10 p. NJ. says: On last Friday.
about twenty-five miles northwest of this
place, a raldins band OF Indians and a pore
ton of Wise county rangers coihded. Tho
former being il considerable force cause;
the rangers TO retire with loss of ene man
killed and several wounded. Later in th6
day the Indians attacked Lovings rancho.
in Lost Valley, Jack county, fifteen nliles
distant, where, after a hard fight. the In.
dians were driven Oft, taking several horsee
and killing one of Mr.. Lovings hands,
John Heath was shot through the head.
A courier was immediately dispatched to
Fort Richardson for armed assistance.
Within one hour and twenty minutes fttT
cavalrymen of the Tenth Regiment, with
three days rations. were on route at fult
speed for the seat of war. On the arrival
Of the troops i'll the valley not an Indiars
could be either seen nor a trail found. The
troops then moved off. going south, toward.
the Keechie valley, and arrived here at rha
garrison to-day at twelv,O' clock.
Yesterday the Indians in heavy forca
again attacked the combined force of tho
Rangers, and after five hours hard fighting
closed the fight. leaving the Indians hold.
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tirely surrounded. This was the situation
last night at eight o'clock, when Majos
Jones. of the Rangers, sent in a courier To
the post commander for immediate assists
ance. stating that he had three men killed.
and wounded, and twelve head Of horses
killed, and fifteen men missing.
Mr. Loving also writes for the long range
guns, saying that the Indians without long
range guns were able to keep them OFT With
their Winchester rifles. Within ore hOur
| after the courier arrived 100 mounted cave
airy were again in saddle, going at the top
| of their speed for the field of action. They
| left here fifteen minutes after ten o'clocls
| last night, which would put them i'll tho
| valley by one o'clock this morning.
| No later news from the Indian fight. Th9
estimate of their number is from 100 to l5ss
The Miners Fighting the Indians.
| CHICAGO. July lS.-Word has lust beer
received by General Sheridan that ths
miners in the Seminole mines have beet
| lighting tie Indians for two days. Partss
culars are looked for.
| Lively Times about H awlins.
A special dispatch from Fort Steels
| Wyoming, states that the bridge gangs and
| iron hands at Greenville station were cts
taxed yesterday, and driven into Rawlinss
Before leaving, they succeeded in killing
| one, and wuunding two Indians; the one
killed was stripped by his companions. q
stake was driven in the ground, and his
| blanket hung thereon; this was done 20
mark the place for future reference.
| All the depredations were committed sA
| this vicinity by three different bands, bus
| they are united, and have gone in tho
direction of the Wind river valley fully
| $50 strong. FOrty-tve citizens, mounte8
and equipped. left Rawlins in pursuit; they
have all breach loading rifles and plenty %
| fixed ammunition.
The Tenth Cavalry hns n Fight with thes
| Camanches-The Commanding Officer
Wounded and six Men KilIed-HOrs
ribie Outrnges by the savages.
ST. LOUIS, July lS.-The Republican pubs
fishes a special telegram from CaddO, 1ns
dian Territory. to the effect that fight
| occurred between company OF the Tenth
Cavalry, under Colonel Carpenter. and ID
large body of Camanches, thirty miles west
of Fort Sill.
Carpenter was badly wounded and si1s
men were killed. The Indian loss is uns
known.
After the fight the Indians came upon G
stage keeper and his wife. killing and
scalping, skinniug and shockingly mutilats
ing the keeper in The presence of his wites
| The woman was carried OFT.
| The latest accounts of the Indians show
they attacked party of wood choppers
killing them, it is feared. The date OF the
event is not given.
Sioux Earrassing the Miners.
| OMAHA, July l9.-On Wednesday party
| of 200 Sioux attacked the mining camp at
Seminole, and fought the camp OF thirty five
miners two days. But one miner killed
party of citizens, of Rawlins, Wyoming
we'll armed, started fol Seminole yesterday
| to assist the miners.
Dispatches from Rawlings state fears ars
entertained that Indians have attacked
other camps that are too small to resist
| Governor Campbell, of Wyoming, ha:
relegraphed General Ord for assistance, to
be sent from Fort Steel which is the nearest
point. General Ord has ordered a company
of cavalry to 90 at once by rail from Fort
camped on Deer Greek, near Fort F..tss
nan.
A Guard Attacked.
a telegram from Fort Fetterman. Wy
oming Territory, dated the sixteenth. says
} A corporal and six men, acting as guides
, for hay contractors. report being attacked
, by twenty Indians at five o'cloct this morn
ing, at the mouth of Deer Creek. The In
dians were repulsed after an exchange o.
forty or fifty shots. Arapahoe Indians have
been charging around contract camp toi
several DAYS. No soldiers were hurt,
A Fight Between the Snakes, Ute. i'm,
Arapahoes.
: dispatch from Rawlins, Wyoming, say
Long Cuin, Cheyenne Indian, reports tC
, the commanding officer at Fort Fetterman
that about the tenth instant Snakes ant
Utes attacked large party of Arapahoe
; at the head of Powder river. killed twenty
six, and captured several prisoners ant
about 80 horses.
> The Qunkers Think the Indians arc isc
: having Themselves.
LAWRENCE. Kansas, july lS.-The asso
ciated executive committee of Friends OF
Indian affairs, in session at Lawrence, hav
ing under consideration the present condi
ton of agencies and their care. requested
r the resignation OF Agent john d. Miller TO-
his warlike dispatch OF the seventh instar
, to the Commissioner of Indian All tirs. /,
! formation has been received that of T.
tribes under their charge large proportj
are in prosperous condition. Civil or
! ic oil