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---e%4s- - ssss~orS-Sring on the bank of
the Little Big Horn river, where had
recently stood an immense Indian vii
lage, three miles in length. The ground
was strewn with slaughtered horses,
cavalry equipments and the dead bodies
OF nine Indian chiefs. The clothing of
Lieutenants Sturgis and Porter were
also found pierced with bullets. Fur
ther on was found the body of Lieutenant
M'Intosh. just then arrived the news
that Colonel Reed was intrenched with
the remnant of the Seventh cavalry on a
bluff near by, waiting for relief The
command pushed on, and found Reed
with the remainder of seven companies
of Reno's command which had been fight
ing since noon of Sunday, the twenty
fifth, until relieved by Terry on the
night of the Goth. Terry's arrival caused
the Indians to retire. Reno knew moth
ing of the fate of the other five compa
nies which were separated from them on
the twenty-ffth to make an attack, un-
der Clusters command, at point about
three miles down the right bank of the
stream. Custer had apparently made an
attack on the Indians, and was compelled
to retreat, but was cut off from the main
body. They were forced into narrow
recess, where horses and men lay slaught-
cred promiscuously. Here was found
the bodies of Custer, his two brothers
and nephew, Mr.. Read, Colonels Yates
and Cook, and Capt. Smith, all lying in
a circle of few yards, and here one after
another of Clusters brave command fell
Not man escaped to tell the tale.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21

There is a paper church actually
existing near Berlin which can contain
nearly one thousand persons. 1t is cir
cular within, octagnal without. The
relieves outside and statues within, the
roof, ceiling, the Corrinthian capitals, are
all papier-mache, rendered waterproof by
saturating in vitriol, lime-water, whey
and white of eggs.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21

Ex-MAYoR EASTMAN, of Poughkeep-
sic, has given I've hundred of the street
boys of that city straw bat, with this
advice pasted in the crown: Don't
drink, don't swear, don't chew, don't
smoke. Be industrious, work hard, study
hard, play hard, and you will never be
hatless.' With the best wishes for your
f,,.nra walfare -
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ENGL4ND and EGFPE.
London Examiner


The air is filled with rumors about an
Immediate occupation of Egypt by Eng
and in the event of the danger of war
|rowing greater. 1t is confidently af-
trmed by some military men that the
,lan is fully prepared, and that the
Ehedive is party to the arrangement.
The result of such step would, in any
rase, be TO relieve Egypt altogether
rom the nominal sovereignty of Turkey,
md to make her direct dependent of
England Thus, people say, we should
lold always our way to India, and might
ook with philosophic eye to the fate OF
he Turk. 1t would be superfuous to
'ay that all this is at present but rumor
ind gossip. Rumor and gossip, how
'yer, do sometimes foreshadow realities.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21

In the last year the Chinese church
in San Francisco has received thirteen
additions, and fourteen Cinnamon have
united with the First Presbyterian
church at Oakland, under the pastoral
charge of Rev DIR. Fells.
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LIEUT.. A. B. CRITTENDEN, of the
Fourth Infantry, who was among those
killed by the Indians, was the only son
and child of Gen. Crittenden, of Ken
lucky, who now resides in Washington.
Lieut.. Crittenden entered the service in
October, 1874, and at his own request,
was assigned to duty in this expedition
against the Indians.
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VOL. XII. NO 25.
4 TERRIBLE sLAUGHTEs.
General Custer Affocks Large Force nf In
dtdns--Thc General, Fifteen OH
GERS and THREE Hundred
Soldiers Killed

Soldiers KILLED.
A special correspondent to the Helena
| (Montana) Herald, writes from Stillwa-
ter, Montana, under date of July %. as
follows: Muggins Taylor, scout for
Gen. Gibbon, got here last night direct
| from Little Horn river. Gen. Custer
found the Indian camp of two thousand
lodges on Little Horn, and Immediately
| attacked the camp. Gen. Custer took
five companies and charged the thickest
portion of the camp Nothing is known
of the operations of this detachment only
as they trace it by the dead. Mai. Reno
commanded the other seven companies,
and attacked the lower portion of the
camp. The Indians poured in a murder
Gus fire, besides the greater portion
fought on horseback. Custer, his two
{ --r1@--s----nep piaa-x- and -brother fn-1aw.
were all killed, and not one Of his de-
tachment escaped. Two hundred and
seven men were buried in one place, ano
the killed is estimated at three hundred.
with only thirty.one wounded The In
dians surrounded Reno's command and
held them one day in the hills, cut of
from water until Gibbons command
came in sight when they broke camp in
the night and left. The Seventh fought
like tigers, and were overcome by mere
brute force. The Indian loss cannot be
estimated, as they bore off most of their
killed. The remnant of the Seventh
cavalry and Gibbons command are re-
turning to the mouth of the Littlo
Horn, where a steamboat lies. The In
dians got all the arms of the killed
soldiers. There were seventeen commits
stoned officers killed. All the Clusters
died at the head of their column. The
exact loss is not known, as both the adj
jutants and the sergeant-maior were
KiIled. The Indian camp was from
three to four miles long, and was twenty
miles up the Little Horn from its mouth.
The Indians actually pulled the men off
their horses in some instances. / give
this Is Taylor teld it to me, who was
over the field after the battle
a special dated Bismark, Dakota Terri |
tory, July lst, says information from the
Sioux expedition dated Mouth of Big
Horn, July 1st, says that General Gus
ter left the mouth of Rosebud with
twelve companies to follow the Indian
trail of a large band of hostile Sioux,
and followed it up in the direction of
the Big Horn. The Indians were max |
ing for the eastern branch of the little |
Big Horn. General Terry, with Glib
bon's command of five companies of in
fantry and four of cavalry, started to as
cend the Big Horn to attack the enemy
in the rear. On the morning of the
twenty-fifth two Crow scouts brought |
news of a battle on the previous day.
Upon the receipt of this news the COM
mand commenced to march in south
ireCtIOn where smoke could he
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21
4 LABoR-sArING SUICIDE mAoHINE

The recent suicide at Lafayette, Ind,
of one Moore, for horrible ingenuity has
rarely if ever been excelled in the an
mails of self murder. The poor wretch
made his preparation in every unique
way, and displayed an amount of inven-
tive talent which would have accom-
plished immense results if it had been
applied to legitimate mechanical Pur-
pose. Since quietus can be made to
ones life with a bare bodkin, it will
strike most persons that the Indiana
farm hand put himself to good deal of
trouble with his ingenious machine for
head-cutting. His trouble, however,
secured absolute certainty in the opera
ton of his machine. The AK was sus-
pended in such manner that 1t was
sure to fall in certain direction at a
certain time. He placed himself in the
path of its decent, so that there could be
no possibility of avoiding its edge, either
by voluntary or involuntary motion.
Where the ak would strike, he placed a
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In New Jersey church paying
|oniy S400 salary, and without a pastor.
|receIved seventy-four applications in
three weeks for the vacant situation.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21

THE Cuban revolution is not sup
pressed yet. The insurgents have a
powerful ally in the yellow fever, which
thins the ranks of the newly arrived
Spanish soldiers so rapidly that the
troops are practically powerless. Every
insurgent loss is repaired at once, and
the wearing and wasting campaign goes
steadily on to one inevitable issue Spain
is using the "Queen of the Antilles" as
cemetery for her soldiers; it bids fair
to become the grave OF her pride.
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\ TRAGIC ghost story comes from New
manstown, Lebanon county, Pennsylva
mia. Two young ladies were returning
home from fair in phaton with a
young brother OF one of the ladies as
driver. It was about eleven o'clock at
night and the road was dangerous. While
passing through a raviue known as
Ghosts Hollow, the driver says he saw
an unearthly white object, which
frightened them all, suddenly spring on
the horses back, driving it at terrific
pace until the phaton was dashed to
pieces against stone bridge. One of
the young ladies was instantly killed,
and the other is now at the point of
death
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LIEUTENANT M'INTosH

| saw Lieut.. Mcintosh soon after he
fell. He had his horse shot under him
early in the action, and at the time he
was killed he was riding soldiers horse
He was shot on the river bank while
riding back to the ford.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21

AN imperfect record eff the accidents
occurring on fourths of July in New
York city in the ten years from 1866 to
1879 inclusive, shows that thirty-nine
persons were killed and four hundred
and forty-two wounded, many of the
wounded subsequently dying, as a result
of those accidents average of four
persons killed and forty-four wounded
for each celebration f the fourth. Last
year the number of killed was eight and
q wounded one hundred and two. In
the period from 1868 to 1875 inclusive
there were in New York city two hun
dred and eighty-ene fires occasioned by
fireworks alone on the fourth of July, in
voiving loss OF Sl5S,667, an average of
thirtyfve fires and a loss of $50. 900 for
each celebration.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1876-07-21

RUSSIA proposes to try the protectiv,
policy on a grand scale for the benefit O
Its iron and steel manufacturers. There
are five special features embraced in the
policy, rs follows: First. That in future
duty shall be imposed upon all i'm
s'' te't rails. second. That all conces-
IONS to Russian railway companies shall
ontain clause compelling them to Nse
lot less than one-half rails of Rdssian
nanutacture. Third. To allow a pre-
mium TO all rail manufacturers. Fourth.
To give them orders for work extending
over four or five years. Fifth To give
them a special cheap rate of transit not
|only for their manufactured rails. but
also for their ores, pig-iron, fuel, and, in
fact, all the materials of their trade.
How it would delight Pig-irOn Kelley to
i've in Russia. The new departure
winch that country proposes must glad
len his heart. He might, however,
|naintain that the object aimed at by the
Russian government could be accom-
P'ished more efectually by absolutely
prohibiting the importation of rails and
ky providing that the government shall
purchase all the rails that may be man
p Fractured in Russia at whatever rates
he manufacturers prescribe.
IN the last annual reportof the British
Fegistrar-generdl of births, deaths, and
marriages, a chapter is devoted to the
comparative duration of the life of per-
ons engaged in various occupations.
rom this it appears that the average
mortality of butchers and fshmongers is
Fery high; that pubIicans suffer more
rom fatal disease than the members of
lmost any other known class. Clergy
|nen and barristers, from twenty-five to
Iorty-fve, experience low rates of NOR
'ality. Solicitors experience the full
verage mortality after the age of thirty
ve Physicians and surgeons, from
fouth up to the age of forty five, expe-
fence mortality much above the aver
ge; after that they differ little from the
fverage. The mortality of chemists and |
ruggists is high; commercial clerks, ex-
'eptionally high; railway servants, high;
eterinary surgeons and farriers, very
3igh carpenters and workers in wood
generally, low at all ages; drapers, above
he average, owing to the in door work
arbers, high; shoemakers, a rate below
he average, except from twenty to
wenty-ive and at advanced ages; tailors,
|nuch above the average; bakers, a little
bove the average; grocers. low rate
pbacconists suffer very much at all the
ounger ages, indicating that the use of
bDacco is prejudicial to young men.
pne of the most gratifying exhibits is
hat made in respect to factory hands,
nd the report says that the wool, silk
nd cotton manufacturing population no
|onger experience an exceptionally high
IlOrtilitv
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DEIrn or s4vrl AvvI.


A great old man, whom the world
knows As Santa Anna, died in the city
of Mexico on the 2Sth ult. He was
born at JaIapa, in 179S and first became
prominent in the war for independence
in 1922, when he expelled the Toyalists
from Vera Cruz, and was appointed to
the command of that city. The same
wear he was deposed by the selfpro-
claimed Emperor I;urbide, but young
Santa Anna raised the banner of the
republic in Vera Cruz, and year later
compassed Iturbide's downfall. From
that time until old age compelled him
to retire from active pursuits, he was
the one conspicuous figure of Mexican
history.
He was a leader in every revolution
or political intrigue, and at different
times ruled Mexico as president, dicta
tor or soldier. His life was a series of
almost uuhroken military successes until
in 1886. after storming the A lamo and
massacreing it's heroic defenders, he was
routed at San Jacinto by the Texan
army under Sam Houston and taken
prisoner. The year lS47 found him pro-
visional president of Mexico an on his
way with twenty thousand men to meet
Gen. Taylor and defeat at Buena Vista
Gen. Scott defeated him again at CerrO
Gordo in the same year, and finally after
the disasters of Contreras, Cherubusco,
Moiinos del Ray and the city of Mexico,
he was compelled to resign the executive
chair The siege of Pueblo followed,
where Gen. Lane forced him to retire,
and in February lst, 1913. conscious that
his cause was lost, Santa Anna obtained
premssion to retire to jamaica. He
was recalled in 1858, after years of wrang
les had turned the eyes of the Mexicans
to Santa Anna as the one man who could
restore peace and control the factions.
He was declared president for life, but
his rule was despotic, and after two years
of revolution General Alvarez forced
him to sign an unconditional abdication.
A few years ago. after residing in Vene-
zucla and in the Island of st. Thomas,
he returned to spend his remaining years
amid the scenes of his former greatness.
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ACCORDING to late English parlia-
mentary -"turn, there weIe on the 1st OF
January, 1875, in the several union
workhouses in England and Wales, fifty
four thousand and eighty-eight men,
sixty-seven thousand three hundred and
seventy women, and forty-four thousand
six -hunired and thirty four children.
sfhe PalhNr@ll Cia0ttts. se eests hat IL
would be interesting, y Il were possible.
to have return of the number of rela-
tIons owned by this army of paupers,
with a correct account of their incomes.
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CHANGE oF POSITION.

In the evening Col. Reno changed his
position and fortified the new one, it
being higher and stronger than the old
one. We expected the Indians would
renew the attack next day, but in the
morning not an Indian was to be found.
Every one felt sure that Crook or Terry
was coming to our relief, and Col Reno
sent out runners. About ten O'Clock
the glad intelligence was received that
Gen. Terry, with a large column Of
troops, was moving up the valley six
miles distant, and the head of his col
umn soon came in sight. In reply to
questions, Mr.. Haynden said:
L went in with the scouts on the
left of Reno's line. There were about
sixty of us, thirty-fye being Rec Indians,
six friendly Sioux, six Crows and the
rest white men. l saw Bloody Knife,
Rec scout, throw up his arms and fall
over, and think he was killed. The |
two cavalry soldiers left on the timber
when | went out have no doubt were |
killed, as they have not been seen /
since"
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; wounded were reported dying for want
of water, and good many soldiers vol
unteered to go to the river to get some
or perish in the attempt. We were
| fighting on the bluffs, about seven hun
dred yards from the river, and ravine
led down from the battlefield close to
the rivers edge. The men had to run
over an open space of about one hundred
yards to get into the head of the ravine,
and this open space was commanded by
the Indians on the bluffs. The soldiers,
about fifty strong, dashed over the open
plateau and entered the ravine. They
rushed down it to the mouth and found
it closely guarded by party OF
Indians posted in the timber across
the river The water could be APP
preached to within about thirty
feet under cover; but then one had to
step out on the river bank and take the |
Indians fire. The boys ran the gantlet
bravely. Some would dash down to the |
river with camp kettles, fill them and |
then take shelter in the bend oL..the RAJ
zine, hs-I-s--.-thss sssfisf wT1ose can I
teens were filled and carried up the hill
Before all the men and wounded were
supplied, Que man was killed and six or
seven wounded in this desperate attempt
One man had the bone of his leg shat
tered by ball, and it has since been am
phtated.
About two o'clock the Indians began
lrawing off, but kept skirmishing until
ate in the afternoon, and near dusk all
lrew off. We now got water for the an
mails, many of them being almost dead,
nd they were put out to Craze on the
Hillside.
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You wonder at my single life,
And say pm breaking Natures law,
And tits high time took a wife,
And that need the name OF Pa
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forgot to state that about ten o'clock
in the forenoon, and soon after Benteen
made his charge, the men began to
clamor for water. Many of them had
not tasted water for thirty-six hours,
and the fighting and hot sun parched
their throats. Some had their tongues
swollen, and others could hardly speak.
The men tried to eat crackers and hard
tack, but could not raise enough saliva
to moisten them. Several tried grass,
but it stuck to their lips, and not one
could spit or speak plainly. The
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-04
TEXAS AND THE SOUTHWEST.

ihh EELEGRATED TEXAS FR0STIER-SATUIsAI
AbNAAFAGES--CATTLE--G AME--IND1ANs-
AFFAIRS IN ALABAMA AND MISsIssIPPI.I,y
ltorresl0ndcnce nf the Richmond Disprtch.1i
IAiNEsViLIE, ALA, August 80, 1876.
nope that these items, sent by Il former
constant reader OF your excellent paper;
may prove OF some interest <'' ,, ~
have lately come from IL stay on the
texas frontier. For its great reputation Ms
10 climate, soil, and natural advantages
generally. Northwestern Texas is niue
oycrrated '..".' Z. :'s, "ft't.r''f (
Water is very scarce. That beautiful
looking network OF streams laid down ON
maps Is network merely OF rocky raYines,
WIN an occasional hole OF standing water.
hc>e holes furnish water for the stock, and
ior the people also in many cases; and
nave seen them haul it in barrels for fotn
ana I'VE miles, glad, too, to have it SO con
'ehieht. There are some wells, but the
Ma'cr-yclns are hard to strike, and not COCO
when found. ~, = ~ -. n {, ,.f',.s
:, The country, rs q general thing, ris,a POLL.
aS prairie, with occasional small mo untain
ridges. ,,; '7.' u - ''.'7T71 .'S7'
There Is but little timber. The knerled'
HS0hlcd post-oak is the chief tree. Around
IIe BASIS OF the mountains and in the val.
~ II grows quite readily, but HeSer .attalns
any size. 5AIlthe lumber used Tor building
- aauled on wagons from Dallas and Waco,
10y 10y and 200 miles. This, with 'freightihg
, .'a Tie stores, gives employment to many
s s."iAs and men. In the valleys and on the
"''ea'ied creeks" the soil Is pretty good
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Aisnoss i Mlot.

Almost n Rf0t. -
Tw0 DRUNKEN MEN CAUSE R0w-wHrTEs
i hsD BIAeKs TAKE sDEs- II GREAT rUMuLT
5.---oFRIgERs P0wERBEss END. THE COURT
81 -INyApED-PEAcE REsToRED. re. ~ z
i, from file Brunswick Advocate, list uitinaol
About the middle OF the afternoon OF
Monday tot,r streets was the scene OF d most
lump pleasant occurrence, which ier, years has
not hadit its parallel among u.s.. Messrs.
James r. Seward and III. ]. Wesson were
here in liquor, q condition Cor them which
Is by no means unusual, when they ire
here-yery good men otherwise. Mr. Yves
son, in q kind of horse4play, forced q
tussle upon a colored man named Stephen
Pelham. Mr.. Seward, who did not see
the beginning, and seeing his friend
engaged in.what he imagined fight, rushed
up and struck the colored man with stick.
The crowd closed around them. The ex-
element became intense and the color line
was rapidly extending upon other than
purely political Issues, as no one, exactly
peace officers were powerless, as the men
who should have supported them seemed
to have! shrank away. AT length the
melee surged towards the courthouse, and
one of the constables rushed in and an
nounced that he was powerIess to keep'the
multitude back. The Judge promptly or
dered the doors to be thrown open, ant
announced in the. hearing Of the foremost,
WHO had entered, that the court was ready
to receive Them His words 1acted like
magic, and they tumbled ont as they had
come in. n. But the ROW continued without,
and at last the Sheriff asked the Jud ge's in
reference. The Judge Quietly ;Yacated his
| chair and. walked down to the!stiles where
the negro preacher Pettigrew was harangl-
! ing the colored people, AS he assembled
the steps the negro asked the question,
"Who created this disturbance g'' and re-
piled, to himself by, saying HThe. .Gonserva-
| TIVE party, Judge Mallory placed his hand
4 upon his sleeve, arrested his attention,
stopped him for a moment n and said to the
~, too ask who created this row2rsI
The response was prompt: .., .,,,. :. :.
'"Two drunken men, sir.'''.,.. : i, :
eyes," said the Judge, Wtwo drunken
men, who shall be dealt with as slInmarily
as the law directs, III. you will point them
| out" 81 -;
The troubled waters were quieted. The
preacher proposed! a hymn. Mr.. Seward
and his opponent were arrested and carried
before q magistrates court Mr. Seward
confessed judgment and threw himself upon
the mercy Of. the court, was fined ten dol
lars and recognized to keep the peace. Ste
phen Pelham, with the entire sympathy OF
the court was discharged upon small for
NAL bail-bond only The. court continued
to hold over until Tuesday, and the Judge
had a special grand jury empahelled to in
yestigate the disturbance on Monday, The
Jury found a true bill and capias was is.
sued for some five orjisix OF the rioters, In
his charge to, the grand jury his Honor took
occasion to lecture and instruct the magis-
tracy, and called their attention to statutes
that custom has allowed to sleep. Drunk
enness and cursing must be stopped, or the
public pay fine for the privilege. ~ -.