The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-19
THE INDIAN OUTBREAK.
STRENGTH OF THE sAyAG GEES uNDEa-EsTIMAThD--
FRIENDLY INDIANS MOURNING FOR CUSTER
CUSTER WITHOUT CoMMAND, tstWABBLING' -


Horse has proven himself strong enough to
defeat Crook IN every engagement, without
the aid OF Sitting Bull ifsG51 gais .z5r.,.1
/ = :I,,I,,5 THE NDIANs' NUMBERS. - -
r. Colonel Burke, agent at Standing Rock,
posed to exaggerate their strength. esti-
mates the fighting force of the Sioux at 49,
900; and it should be remembered that wo-
men and children are not elements of weak
ness, for every nine-year-old boy will han
die a gun, stone, mallet,: or bow. to better
advantage than majority of recruits handle
their muskets. Squaws do camp drudgery,
and are ready for battle il their services are
needed. r..t : dtisr -! =, arii,ng +"
i a.I CUTTING SORROW OF THE: INDIANS. + (;
Sitting Bulls Unkapas lost $50; and the
other bands nearly as many, in. Clusters
fight. a.e.t' r,eRT .Ittniia
The Rees at Fort Lincoln mourned seve-
raj days over Custer's death, cutting them
selves with knives, and, exhibiting genuine
sorrow in other ways peculiar to the indian.
One refused to mourn, and in the widest
manner called on Clusters spirit to drive the
Sioux from the land, and insisted that his
brave band would do it. .f44,/l r.sr =
CUSTER WITHOUT COMMAND.
The fact that Custer, though with the
expedition and nominally in command Of his
regiment, had no command whatever until
after Reno's return from his fruitless scout
OF the 2Oth,. has not been made public. The
regiment was divided into two wings, the
right under Reno and the left under Ben
ton, while Custer was left to wabbe
where he would, without responsibility
and without command. Much lof hisEt time
H. hro% Il
men hunting and scouting on his own ac-
count. Generally he was with the advance,
but not in command. ~ -''@t - =!
~, q. r. f. "a JOB GIVEN CUSTER,
Two or three times he was called upon to
find passes through bad lands or noun
tains, and once Terry saidno other officer but
Custer could have conducted the command
through difficulties which seemed insur-
mountable so successfully. On the morn
ing Of June 22d, for the first time, Custer
was given command, and those who knew
him do not, wonder that he tried to make
the most of 1t, and hazarded all in ND at
tempt to conquer the Sioux without assist
ance. ~ -.
=: I, - MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS. - i -
On Thursday next six companies OF : the
Twenty-second regiment, two companies OF
the Fifth infantry, and one hundred recruits
for the Seventh cavalry will leave here under
command Of Colonel Otis, Of the Twenty
second, to reinforce General Terry -Four
companies, which were under his immediate
command, were promptly in motion, and
have been encanlped here Tor several days:
| Unfortunately, Colonel Smith, General
Terry's Adjutant- General, left Fort Lin
coin to return to the scene Of operations
the day before Colonel Otis arrived. AS a
result Colonel Otis's command, which is
largely composed OF old Indian fighters, is
chatting under the delay. However, every
thing is being put in order, and rs soon US
the balance Of the force arrives Colonel Otis
will advance. The steamer Carroll arrived
to-day, and will return Immediately with re-
Inducements and supplies. m. ...,s,a
-. : MRS. CUSTER I'LL.
The condition Of General Clusters widow
continues to be alarming. During divine
service yesterday she tainted, and remained
in a swoon for nearly an hour.
PANIC IN MINNEsoTA-FRIGiIT OF THE SET
%: TIERS IN THE BORDER COUNTIES.
ST, PAUL, July 17.-The disaster to- Gus
ter's expedition naturally caused SOME TN
easiness in, the regions Of the country near
the Sioux reservation in Dakota, and this
1lneasiness in some of the border counties
in Minnesota developed the proportions OF
panic. Settlers in Murray, Douglas,
Grant, and other sparsely-settled counties
focked to the. villages and more denseiy
populated districts, and all sorts OF wild
rumors prevailed. The people Of these
counties are new settlers, wholly unfamiliar
with Indians, and they naturally class the
friendly Indians Of the Dakota reservation
with the wild savages OF the plains. !;
~ .....i - GRoUNDLEss PANIC. a-a,:y az
To dispel this groundless panic Governor
Pillsbury, several days ago, sent agents 70
all points of the exposed front to examine
into the facts of the case. These agents
have now nearly all Feported, and show the
utter groundlessness of the alarm. The
Indians are all perfectly peaceable and
peaeeably disposed. The most exaggerated
Stories were easily traced to very small
foundations. a band OF ,Pipestone CHIP
pewas, on their annual pilgrimage to the
Pipestone quarry, nearly depopulated Muir
ray, county; the Imagination Of a telegraph.
operator in an isolated station panicked
Grant and Douglas counties; q squad OF
villagers gathering blueberries sent thrill
of alarm along the Red River Valley, and
500 men organized for defence . ~ = ~
.;.Esa ORGANIZATIONS FOR DEFENCE.
Several military companies have boon or
ganized at frontier points, to whom Coy
ernor, Pillsbury has distributed arms Ynot
because there was the slightest cause to an
ticfpate their need, but to aid in ailay1ng the
fever OF Excitement prevailing. The action
of the Governor he's had the desired effect,
and the settlers are generally returning to
their homes satisfied that their fears were
without the shadow Of foundation.
~ ~ A eI.AIRyoYANT's PRE- DIcTIoS:",
.,,i i Dr.. Thomas, clairYoy want physic Of
Minneapolis three years ago, while IN 10
trance, gave fair sketch OF Custer battle
ground, aud fegetold the massacre or fhe
entire party at that point,,an giving cor,
rect idea of the sorrow throughout the land
following. This ciretinista nee was recalled
BY an officer OF Terry's commando yester-
day, to whom the prophecy WIS reiateg &C
fhe time OF Clusters Black Ellis eXpeGson,
in the presence Of your cori'espo ndents..T,
go THE LAST BOOK, GUsTRR READ hi.
When. Cllsteraentered, his last march ne
was reading Alexander's Her. Dearest
Foe.'1, J. THE eorrespon lent haye Just been
shown the book, and ind many passages;
SHOWING the strongest affection and the most.
kindly and forgiving marked, but
this :: ct have faith, In my, own fortunes.
and believe, shall conquer i'm the end
struck me most forcibly. That faith in his
~, n the cha fss had received