The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-07-12

jacob RcadskoT, he sentsnced each 70 /
one days imprisonment in the county
iail AMI fine Of 81 900: Leopold With, |
distiller, six months imprisonment and |
a fne Of 81, 900, r. schoufeld, dis,iller, |
FIVE months imprisoumcn. and $1,000
wergenthal four months imprisonment
and 81 900.
New York. July li.-Clara Louisi
Kellogg oilers one thousand dollars
towards building a monument for Gen.
Custer. James GORDON Bennett gives
ten thousand dollars. and several others
subscribed
A fire to-day destroyed the Presbyte
rian church AID other property at
Clinton. New York Loss $50. 600.
Insured.
CfScISSAri. July 1.-THE extensive
stove foundry owned by Messrs. {. H.
LsrErs 4 Co, at Irontown. Ohio. was
destroyed By fire last night Loss
$4,000. Partisliy insured. Six
companivs Of L. s. infantry viii leave
here Cor the West tomorrow, TO rein
force the corps Of troops now operating
against the Indians
-uN MI XrSs tA,iv. jlr,~Ar gn5fesBo qae
scene Of the late Indian battle Nc
Intosh who was mounted on a horse
which had been wounded was over
taken, pulled from his horse and
plugged with pistol shots while lying
at the feet of his murderers. In this
state of confusion three companies
reached the ford. narrow pass, into
which men and horses were crammed
| and damned with the Indians firing
into them ct short range from the front
flank and rear While in the river
Lieut.. Hodgson was wounded and his
| horse killed. He received another shot
just as he reached the bank. and tum-
| bled back into the river dead. The ford
being passed, wild scramble COM
menced 10 reach the bluffs beyond
The side If the bluff was 80 steep that
the men were compelled to cling to
the necks Of their animals 10
prevent sliding from them. Colonel
Smith declares the incline to he
the steepest he ever saw assembled by
horse and mules. Though the Indians
were yelling on every hand and firing
into the retreating force at short range
they gained the summit, and just as
they reached il eight men, shot on the
way up, fell from their horses. Lieut..
Matthews ut once set about building
barracks for hospital Dead ami.
mails and dead men were used for this
purpose as well as stores from the pack
mules. Those who fell in the retreat
were placed under Portcr's charge
and the number rapidly increased.
Surgeon DeWolf was killed just as he
reached the summit, aud Porter was left
alone with no help, until Girard escaped
from the thicket, when with his assist
ance two amputations were performed
Officers informed your correspondent
that when Custer came in sight of the
1900 lodge village with upward OF
1000 inhabitants, he, Custer, swung his
hat and said: " hurrah Custer has
struck the biggest Indian village on the
American Continent Hating here
only for coffee, lie pushed forward at a
rapid gait. He took five companies for
his personal command. gave Reno three,
and kept four in reserve under Benton.
DR.. Porter believes the result would
have been the same hsd Custer charged
with his full force. only the massacre
would have been more terrible. Reno,
instead Of simply failing to accomplish
any good result, so misconducted his
forces as to harrass If not seriously and
permanently mar all hopes of future
success Of the expedition. He had not
only deliberately and without shadow
of excuse failed 10 observe written
orders issued by General Terry's per-
sonal directions. but he had acted in
positive disobedience to strict iniunc-
tions Of the department commander.
Instead of conforming his line of march
to the valley and water courses laid
down in his written order, he moved his
command 10 the mouth of Little Powder
River. and instead Of following the
latter stream down To its mouth, there
tn unite with the main command, he,
for some upaccountable aud unex planned