Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-08-05

othef Duliolngs, anu serlousIy 1nJursu CROPS
and other farm products Mrs Geo. Webb
was instantly killed, and her mother-in-iaw
| fatally injured An infant belonging to
Jacob deinor was also killed.
The Platte-Goode Case.
| WASHINGTON, AUG. 1.-Goode's absence
again to-day from the banking and currency
committee although he was in town, ana
| was in the House, and voted on the naval
| report, strengthens the belief that his being
seated was part of an arrangement on the
| money question. Another oonfirmatOry cir
cumstance relative to the trade is that Morri-
| son on the day of the Platte GOode discus
sion, expressed his purpose to vote for
Platte and volunteered the opinion that he
would be seated, but when the vote came lie
recorded himself in both ballots as in favor
of GO0de. There is no reasonable doubt
of the truth of the charge concerning Goodies
vote on the currency legislation. The cvi>
dence of truth multplies.
| Indian Account of the Battle with
| Custer.
CHICAGO, Aug 10-Capt Pollard, of the
| 9th infantry, commanding station at Stand
ing Rock agency, reports to Gen. Ruggles
that seven Sioux Indians who were in the
| battle of June 25th, have arrived at Standing
Rock and give the follwng account Of the
| battle: The hosiles were celebrating the
Sun dance when runners brought the news
of the approach of the cavalry; the dance
was suspended and a general rush followed
for the horses, equipments and arms. Major
| Reno first attacked the village at the south
and across the little Big Horn. The narra-
tive of Reno's operations comedies with the
published account; how he was quickly con-
| frcnted and surrounded; how he dsmount>
ed, ran into the timber, remounted and GU
his way back over the ford and up the bluffs
| with considerable loss, and the time when
runners arrived from the north end of the
village or camp, with the news that the cav
airy had attacked the north end, some three
or four miles distant. 4 large force enough
| to prevent Reno from assuming the often
sive was left, and the surplus available force
| followed to the other end of tie camp, where
| finding Indians successfully driving Cuser
before them, instead of uniting with them,
they separated into two parties and moved
around the TANKS of the cavalry. They re
port that small body of cavalry broke
through the line of Indians and escaped, but
were overtaken within a distance of five or
six miles and all killed After the battle the
souaws entered the field to plumber and mu
tilate the dead. General rejoicing was in
dulged in and distribution of arms and am
unition was then hurriedly made, and the at
tack on Reno vigorously renewed. Up to
the attack the Indians had lost comparatively
few men, but say their most serious loss took
place then. They give no idea OF the mum
bers. but say that there were great many.
Sitting Bull was neither killed nor personally
engaged in the fight. lie remained in the
council tent directing operations. Crazy
Horse, with large band, and Black Moon,
were the principal leaders on the 18th of
June Eagle Chief, of the Blackfeet, was at
the head of some 20 lodges of this agency
The Indians were not all engaged at any one
time heavy reserves were held to repair
losses and renew attacks successfully. The
fight continued till the third day, when run
ners kept purpOsely ON the lookout hurried
into camp and reported a great body of
troops-Gen. Terry's command advancing
up the rivcr-and the lodges having been pre-
viously prepared for a move. Il retreat in a
souiherly direction followed towards and
along Rosebud mountain. They marched
about 80 miles, went into camp and held n
| consultation, when it was determined to send
into all the agencies reports of their success
and call on them TO come out and SHIRE the
glories that they were expected to bear in the
future. We may expect an influx of over
bearing and insolent Indians, to urge by
force, perhaps, an accession To Sitting Bulls
demands There is general gathering in
~
the Missouri river Red Cloud and Spotted
Tail, as also the northern Cheyenncs and AR
rapahoes. They report for the especial bene
fit of their relations here, that in the three
fights they had with the whites they have cap
tured over hundred stand of arms, carbncs
rifles, reviewers not counted, and ammuni
ton without end and some sugar, coffee,
bacon and hard bread. They claim to have
| captured from the whites this summer over
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operation against the soldiers, Crow Indians
and Black Hills miners. A report from ans
other source says the Indians obtained from
Clusters command J92 carbines and rcvolvers.
| Ihave since writing the above, heard from
returned hostile Indians, which they commu-
nicated as secret to their particular friends
here, information that large party of Sioux
and Cheycnnes were to leave Rosebud noun
tain, of the hostile camp, for this agency to
intimidate and compel the Indians here TO
Join Sitting Bull. If they refuse, they are
ordered to beat them and steal their ponies.
| smallpox.
SAN FRANCIsco, Aug 2-Thc scene the
health Office this morning reminded an oh
server of the panic on California street
when the Bank Of California suspended,
except in the composition of the attendant
throng. Rooms devoted to the business of
dren, tired and cross women, and impatient
men. The crowd stopped over on to side
walk and street rendering access to the build
ing difficult. At about noon the office sus
psnded operations, the run on the establish
mcnt having exhausted the supply of virus
on hand The rush today exceeded all pres
vious occasions. The United States govern
mcnt seems to have caught the infection of
alarm, as the postmaster this morning ad
dressed communication to the health officer
declining to deliver any more letters at the
health office On account of exposing the car