Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-09-27


Other Witnesses corroborated this evidence
A courier who left Gen. Crooks command
on the 10th arrived at Cheyenne on the 10th,
with the intelligence that the General, who
was route for the Black Hills, and whose
forces were suffering considerable hardship
through wet weather and short rations, had,
on the 18th, sent portion of the pack train
ahead under the escort Of Col Mills with
100 cavalry. On the evening OF the sth
the Colonel discovered a Sioux village
Of forty-one lodges, and having band of
several hundred ponies and American horses
About two o'clock on the morning Of the 9th
an attack was made upon the village, the
Indians being taken completely by surprise
and driven from their lodges. A large
quantity Of supplies and 240 ponies
were captured. Among the spells
were portions Of the articles taken by
the Indians in the Custer fight. Word
was sent back to Crook Of the discovery and
capture of the village, and he Immediately
came forward with achievements, reaching
Mills at eleven O'Clock The latter had kept
up good picket fight during the forenoon,
the Indians having taken refuge among the
rocks and in the gulles surrounding the
village During the fighting the whites lost
three kiled--Prvate William Sell, of Com
pany A, Third Cavalry; Private Kennedy,
Company c, Fifth Cavalry, and Frank
White, citizen scotland fourteen Others
were wounded. In the afternoon reinforce
ments were received by the Indians from
Crazy Horses band, and a running attack
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driven Off in every direction. The village
was thoroughly ransacked, and much am
muniton and several guns were found in
the lodges. Among the Indians killed was
the chief American Horse. Some Of the In
dians were made prisoners, and they stated
that most of the hostile Indians were going
into the Agencies, with the exception Of
Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull, and their i'm
mediate followers. The captured village
was destroyed.
A telegram was received IN Chicago on
the 18th from Gen. Sheridan, dated Fort
Laramie, Sept. II, announcing the reception
by him Of dispatch to the effect that
Col. Carlin reports that XIII Eagle and
Little Wound with 140 people, all their
arms and ammunition, and about 100 po-
MES, surrendered 10 him at Standing Rock
on the 18TH Twenty nine men surrendered
all of whom were In the fight on the Little
Big Horn"
IL Is SAID large number OF counterfeit
coin half dollars have been manufactured at
Baltimore and scattered throughout the
country, and the public is cautioned to be
on the look out for them They are dated
1858, 1875 and 1876, and are of light weight.
In his account of the recent fight with the
Indians by portion of Crooks command,
the scout Gruard says thirty-ive Indian
lodges were burned fourteen dead Indians
were found on the field, and four bodies
were known to have been carried OF; TWEEN
ty-one Indians were captured, of whom
eleven, including nine squaws, were subse.
quently released
A New Haven Comm special of the 18th
tells the following: Samuel Lester, of Shell
ter Island, died, as was supposed, very sud
denly, o few days ago, in Norwich, and the
body was taken home for burial. The man
employed to till the grave heard strange
noises coming from the coffin, as if
Lester were trying to break out Of
II. He sLpcrstitiously fled, but re-
turned soon and heard noises again.
Finally he filled up the grave and said moth
ing about the matter until day or two ago.
The coffin has been cxhumed and it was
found that Lester was buried alive evidences
of horrible struggle for release being
plainly apparent.
A st. Paul (Mnn.) telegram of the 10Th
says the pursuit of the Northdeld robbers
had been given up aud the pursucrs had re-
turned home. Two of the robbers were fol-
lowed ato Oak ota to point between Sioux
City and Yankton. 1t was not positively
known in what direction the other four es.
capped, though they were doubtless out Of
the reach Of the officers OF Minnesota.
\ committee has been appointed in Wash
ington to raise funds for the assistance Of
the people Of savannah, Ga. Like commit
tees have been appointed in New York, Phil
adelphia and other Eastern cities. Great
suffering exists in the stricken city, especial
~ among the poor aud destitute.
Another Mollie Magsire-T Thomas Duffy
by namc--hss been convicted of murder in
the first degree, having been concerned in
the assassination of Policeman Yost at Tam
aqua, Pa. This makes the ninth conviction
of the members of that organization for
murder, live being already under sentence
Of death IN Schuylkill County, and three in
Carbon County
The total number of yellow fever inter
mcnts At Savannah, Ga, on the Goth, was
thirty six, nine more than ON any previous
day.
News was received It ST Paul, Mimi. on
the 2lst, from Madelia, Watouwon County,
to the effect that four OF the Northdcld rob
beers had been captured six miles west OF
that place, in a swamp where they had been
surrounded by a party of l5o men, one of