The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1874-07-18
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Inc California grangers are said to be
organizing bank with a capital Of five mil
lion dollars, distributed in 50,0 shares of
SsSoO each-
The ravages of grasshoppers in some
OF the counties of Minnesota have been so
terribly destructive that all the crops have
been swept away completely, as by fire.
Capt. Jos Rashs commanding mill
tary station at ehe Lower Brule Agency.
Dakota. whites tllet the Indians there are in
vsrliIze mood. and nothing but good show
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The war department has received dis
patches from Lone Tree, Nebraska, confirm
ing the presz accounts of the battle with the
Sioux Indians, about 90 miles from Camp
Brown, in which fifty Indians were killed and
wounded. Lieut. Young is reported danger
.ously wounded.
Capt. Carlyle Byrd, commanding at
Cheyenne agency. reports that the supply OF
rstions for the Indians are about exhausted
and says should the issue of rations, and es-
pecially beef, be stopped for any heightened
period, it will lead to serious depredations, If
not actual warfare on the part of the Indians
A national soldiers reunion is an
nounced to be held in forest camp OF 100
acres near Caldwell, Ohio, ON the 18th and
18th days of September, to celebrate the
Swelfth anniversary OF Antietam. Prominent
among the-speakers announced are Gen. Geo.
W. Morgan, Senators Sherman snd Thurman,
Gems. Logan and Banks. The convention is to
be kept clear of politics.
Telegraphic advices from Fort Lara
mie state that reports received from Spotted
Tails agency say that seventy-five lodges of
of Ogallahs under Black Twin are moving to-
ward that place; that Mineapacas and Mime
conious are moving across the Yellow Stone
river, and the Arapahoes and Cheyennes are
camped on the headquarters of Big Horn
river, near the Big Horn mountains.
Col. John F. Smith, of the 14th in
fsntry, commanding the Sioux expedition, un-
der date of Camp Robinson, Neb., June %,
writes as follows: Indians arriving from the
north yesterday, report large war partiee, es-
timsted at from 400 to GOO Indians, have divi- |
ded into four parties: one for this vicinity
one to the old Red Cloud Agency, with the iu-
ton of crossing the North Platte; one to |
Laramie and one to Fetterman, these two
last intending probably to cross between the |
two posts. Also party is reported going to
Sweetwater. OF course this is an Indian re- |
Authentic information has Just been /
received that a war party, supposed to be
Northern Sioux, who attempted the capture of
party of soldiers, were followed up Wind
river valley by the Shoshone scouts, and
trsiled to their camp, some seveuty-five miles
east of north from camp Brown. party ef |
troops and Shoshone scouts were organized |
under command of Capt. Bates, and Lieut..
Young, of the 4th infantry, commanding the
scouts They followed the taail for three
Nights, and on The isaTss t =
mp to and attacked the Indians, killing and {
wounding about 90 Sioux, and capturing over
hundred head of horses. Three soldiers
were killed and three wounded. Lieut..
Young WAS wounded, but not seriously. |
These Indians have b. en- committing depreda-
tions along the frontier for some time
Gen. Pope has written letter to the /
Governor of Kansas, showing that the whole /
frontier of Kansas is lined with troops and it
seems impossible that the Indians can do any /
damage. Gen Pope says in relation to the |
trading firms at Dodge City, who, in violation !
of law and to the incalculable injury of the |
peaceful and honest farmers and frontier set
tiers of Kansas. established trading posts or /
rather grog-shops in the panhandle of Texas
to trade with the buffalo hunters and rufians
who have invaded the Indian country |
and committed violent and inexcusable |
outrages upon the Indians, he has no word |
of sympathy or concern, and if he should /
send troops to the locality of these unlawful /
trading establishments it would be to break /
them up, and not to protect them. He says To |
the Inscriptions and Illegal transactions of |
these people the murders of innocent settlers |
on the frontier are largely attributed, andthey |
ought to be punished and not protected