The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1876-07-28

WEST ANDsoUTH.
Agency Indians along the Upper Missouri.
who have received an account Of Custcr's
/ fight through some hostile Indians who took
part in IL, say Custer shot three Indians with
his pistol and killed three others with his
saber, when he fell. shot through the head
I by Rain-in-the- Face--a chief whom Custer
forcibly arrested some time ago
nor murder. The Indians lost
20 killed. among them many noted chiefs
The fight was hand 10 hand. The indians
say they did not fear the pistols as much A.
they did the sabers. They are nearly out OF
ammunition, and will not fight again until
they get supply from the Agencies. The
bodies OF the slain Were treated in the most
barbarous manner. Rain -in-the- Face cut
the heart from Clusters dead body, aud put
I il on pole, and grand war dance was held
around it.
The Democrats OF the Louisville (Ky.)
Z District have rendered 60 Mr.. Henry Wat
Z terson the nomination for Congress to MI
\ the vacancy caused by the death Of Mr.. Par
sons, and Mr.. Watterson has consented to
I be a candidate.
7 At the special election for Mayor OF Chica-
I 90, held on the 18th. Monroe Heath, Re-
( publican, was elected by large majority
over both his competitors.
1 The st. Louis Times OF the 18th publishes
I a report OF an interview with Gen Sturgi-,
4 Colonel OF the Seventh Cavalry, Of which
Gen. Custer was the Lieut.. Colonel.
in reference TO the recent dsas-
trous encounter with the In
dians. Gen. Sturgis freely expresses
his opinion that TO Clusters dsobedicnce Of
orders and rash and unskilled handling OF
his troops is wholly due the unnecessary
slaughter which ensued. Lieut.. Sturgis,
ason ~ Gen. Sturgis, was one OF the off,
GERS killed in the engagement.
II was reported at Fort Lincoln. on the
18th, according 10 the Chicago Tribune dis
patch, that Sitting Bull was killed in the
fight with Custer, and also a white man
named Milburn. sitting Bull schief adviser.
haywood Grant was hanged at Rome.
Ga, on the 14th. for arson. lie confessed
TO having killed four men. one Of whom was
Gen. Hindman, a the Confederate Army,
at Helena, Ark.
The Arkansas Republican State Conyen-
ton will be held on Aug. ..
Adyices from both Crooks and .Terry's
command, received on the 18th, report the
troops in good health and waiting for sup
plies and reinforcements. The Indians were
still lowering around the Little Big Horn,
and had repeatedly fired into Terry's camp
and tried to burn them out by firing the
grass. The victorious Sioux are dressed in
Clusters mems clothing and mounted on
their horses. Crook has been joined BY 200
Snake Indians.
Information has been received at Burling-
ton, Iowa. OF the massacre by the Indians
on the Goth Of June, near Custer City, 81
six miners, named Carter, VIM. Brown.
Henry Brown, Lowell Valentine, John Hun
and VIM. Page. Two Of the party. Hanscom
and Cook, escaped, and the former brought
the news to Burlington.
Gen. Custer had life Insurance policy
for 5000: Capt. Yates, 5000; Keogh
SO, 900; Lieut.. Calhoun. 5000; Critten-
den, so, 600; and Porter. 5000.
A dispatch was received from Gen. Crook
on the 18th. dated Camp on Goose Creek.
18th. saying that the hostile Indians were
encamped on the Little Horn. near The base
Of the mountains, and ia the opinion Of the
General the Indians outnumbercd his
force three to one Gen. Crook
signifies his intention TO cooperate
with Gen. Terry. 1t was reported that
SO Cheyennes had left Red Cloud Agency TO
Join the hostile Indians in the North. Gen.
Merritt, who was under orders 20 join Gen.
Crook with the Fifth Cavalry from Fort
Laramie. was instructed TO intercept them
II possible. As the Indians had about two
days the start OF the troops, it was not con-
sdered probable that they would be over
taken.
The official reports at the War Department
state that General Clusters body was not
mutilated in the least, but that Captain
Tom Clusters heart was cut cut and carried
away.
The Kansas City Price Current has adj
vices that the grand total ofthe Texas cattle
drive to July is 800, 200 head. OF this
number 80, 63S have been held in Northern
Texas, while the remainder (254. 6j2) have
been driven North. Several thousand bead
which were wintered in Northern Texas last
season have been also driven North, which
will probably swell the total to between
96O. 900 and go. 600 head.
The cotton worm has appeared in great
numbers IN all the cotton fields in Middle
and south Alabama. and the total destruc-
ton OF the crop is feared.
FOREIGN.
The English turret ship Thunderer,
while making trial trip on the 18th, burst
boiler, killing % Of the crew and wound
ing many more. The bodies Of the killed
, were horribly mutilateG. the flesh being