Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-02-18
Western News,

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Jeanne 10 at $50 r. IN. yesterday from th'
pack train and reported that about II
miles from the mill, Lieut. Robinson ana
Corporal Coleman were surrounded By
about City Indians. A private named
Fcles was near by, and says that the las
he saw of Robinson was that he was lean
log forward in his saddle, aud the Indian,
very close behind firing at him. Robiusor
aud Coleman rau toward the mill, anC
Noles rau toward the the train which
was about five miles north of where the
attack was made. His horse was sho,
and killed. and he ran the remainder Of
the distance OH foot under the fire OF the
Indians. When within sight of the train
the Indians left him. Basties left the
mill about two hours after Robinson, which
was about au hour after the trainhad left,
and saw nothing of Robinson and Coleman
or of the indians. Capt. Egan was or
dered out Immediately, nth two compa-
mics of cavalry, but nothing has yet been
heard from him. The train arrived here
at 2 r m. to-day. Indians made q raid
on the rauche yesterday about nine miles
fiom here, and took one horse aud fred
on the herder. 1t is supposed that gen.
eral raid has been made on Laramie.
Col. Bullock arrived ut Fort Fetterlnan
yesterday. He says he saw large party
OF Indians At the upper crossing Of Hors,
Shoe, singing and dancing what seemed
to be scalp dance.
The seriousness of the Indian outbreak
in the Northwest increases, and the pros
pect of a lively time is rendered more
certain as additional reports from that
quarter come in. At present, the out
break is confined to the Sioux and Chey-
annc tribes, and among them are the In.
1iaus who visited Washington with Red
Cloud two years ago. Their head.quar-
ers are on White river. Dakota, and the
'ecent murders were perpetratcd west of
Fort Laramie, at the saw-mil near Lara.
ME peak, or about 200 miles away from
heir reservations. The region Threatened
extends along the line of the railroad
rom the forks of the Platte to western
Nebraska to the black hills in Wyoming,
distance of about $50 miles. The
oun'ry exposed to attack is very exteu.
I've aud the available force entirely in.
deqaa,c to ctf-ctually cover the vast re.
ion.
"A carrier who arrived at Cheyenne
'ity, Saturday, from Fort Fct,erman,
yomiug territory, reported that nearly
i the Sioux aud Chcyennes are off their ,
'servation, and that over $50 lodges Of !
oux are within so miles Of Fort Fettcr- I
an lie reports plenty of buffalo in the
ig Horn country and thinks the Sioux
III 90 up there also that Red Clouds ,
n was killed, last Monday night, by a t
'rty OF Sioux whom he had compelled c
return stolen stock. Two companies of I
'valry were ordered from Cheyenne to ..
'rt LARAMIE, Saturday. !
A despatch from Omaha, Neb., states :,
at large amounts of ammunition arc q
ing shipped from the Fort Leaveuworth
d Rock Island arscnals to various n
Sis IN that department, and all post :.
are ordered to keep their !.
In readiness to take the field I,
moments notice. Two companies Of II
Vairy and one Of infantry left Omaha. II
sterday by rail for Fort Russell and II
'nee to Fort Laramie. The Indians a
the ranchmen IN, six miles West of h.
Springs, Saturday, and 40 cavalIy. nj
II under Capt. Mills have started IN x
fSult OF them. The officials are ve,y =,
ieent' desiring to Keep their movements di
quiet as possible, 80 that half.breeds in
rehegades may not get hold of infor-
llon valuable TO the Indians, to whom pl
y would certainly carry it. tn
ln response toa telegram from Gen. bl
'ridan at New York, announcing his
'ptlon OF setting out at once for home, w.
'uperin'eud any necessary action, Gen. tn
rman replied that he (Sheridau) would ar
justified in collecting the most effec. DO
force possible, even if he drew cay. c''
from Fort Riley by rail to Cheyenne. ~; H.
march to the Red Cloud Agency, an
s'pg every party of Indians that op. di;
IS; that every Indian who has mar. toy
ed south Of the North Platte should r. re'
emahded and held as au accompiice .,
Sti
le murder Of Lieut.. Robinson and 60,
: as their ponies must be very poornow, era
the game must be scarce, the occasion
i've the Sioux lesson long merilcd h no
ed to him fayorably, Gen. Sherman bu,
d that his opinion was that the Sioux rur
ID never again have an agency away tiol
the Missouri river. is il
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John u. SAKE lectured in BLOOMING. ing
Illinois, afew nights since, then Ma
to bed, as any SAKE might do. AT. pled
10 preliminary nap loud knock was Gus