The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1876-07-10


get them to renounce their allegiance
to the whites, to whon; they had ever
been friendly, and hostile to Sioux. and
until the treaty at Lincoln last summer,
brought about through Clusters active
influence, and united them, and he
offered them $500 horses if they
weuh do SO. 1t was about this time
they refused to furnish scouts for Gus
ters expedition, though subsequently
reconsidered their refusal. They now
see the defeat of the soldiers, and
remembering Sitting Bulls magnificent
offer it is not surprising that they con-
template accepting the offer and raising
the tomahawks to destroy the people
who have for years fed aud protected
them, as long as they Deeded protection,
from lifelong enemies, the Sioux.
These Indians number about 5000,
aud an effective fighting force are dis
posed to join hostilities, and unless the
Government takes prompt and vigor-
ons measures to chastise the Sioux
friendly agencies will be enormous.
and to copquer them will be no small
undertaking.
Indian Sharpsho. tors.
Cavalrymeu s~hn ws---in Reno s bat
tie say the Indians picked off R-no's
men at the rate of two or three an hour
from points beyond reach of the Cav
airy carbines,
Incidents of the Massacre-Horrible
Ba, bariiies.
Many interesting incidents are re-
ported from the scene of Casters oper-
atoms. Terry received his first in
formation of the battle from three
scouts, who described the battlefield
and told of CUSTER disaster; but the
story seemed too Improbable to be-
lieve, still Terry had received no
tidings from Custer, who WAS to report
by carrier if be was forced when he
reached the mouth of the Little Horn,
where Custer was to communicate his
plans aud wait instructions before the
final attack on the village. Terry Is
uneasiness knew no bounds, still he
could not accept the story of the scouts.
On the morning of the 20 last. Lieuten-
ant Bradley, chief of scouts, reported
to Terry news that Custer and 220
cavalrymen with horses lay dead. and
most of the bodies were naked and
mutilated. 1t was then three days
after the battle, and the bodies had
been scorched by the sun and had be.
come badly decomposed, in eonse-
quence all were buried where they fell.
The Grow scout who reported to Far
west proves to be the only survivor of
Caster charge. He was In the fight,
but escaped to the river, washed off
the Grow paint. changed his clothes,
put on a Sioux blanket, charged with
the Sioux, but when an opportunity
offered escaped. He says the Sioux
completely enveloped Custer, killed
his horses, the Indians charging his
position time and again losing
heavily, the Crow believes more than
Custer did. Que company. that of
Captain Smith, tried to cut it's way to
the rear; but were killed. and bodies lay
some rods from Custer in knot.
When Clusters command was ami
hilated the Indians attacked Reno.
leaving the squaws to mutilats the
dead and murder the wounded. Some
were tortured and shot with arrows i'll
private parts; heads were crushed with
stones and severed from the bodies, the
entrails were taxen out and limbs bro
ken.
A Murderer Lynched.
CINoINNATI July 9.
A diabolieal outrage was committed
near New Richmond. Ohio. last Thnrs-