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THE BLACK HILLS,



prr % thc t'sc Tecf ve s as.e IT. @ " sy sonp
tl,o n!ncrs. that VIC might R!vcour rcalcrs so1no
iasa q what Is being done ii tlc placer dfggIngs.
Riley. who o'Yn and opcrntc No. II, below dis
covcrr, OH Doad Wool. These gentlemen
bought t'Ils claim recently, paying for tho aarno
t5oo; lave only lYan runnlnF o,,a set Of suices
Right on bedrock, In thcc.eek, they have struck
one ol the best defined anl richest quartz lolea
yot discovered. air. Flourman mas had eighteen
years cTpericncg In mining, and thinks tiicru is
ny" ny la SIaim on Dnad Woo4 but what will pay
We passed from No. i to tho famous No. 9,
owned md orcrated by Messrs. W. r. Wheeler
d 70. Ihcy run two net Of sluIee.loxcs day
al..l n,ght; hayo been running about fifty 1ays,
4i0,0U0 Mr. Wheeler Is thoroughly practical
miner, and tiaa studied the plncer- -dIggings of
the Dead wood country thoroughly; says very
,, tew o. t!Ic claims are being worked properly;
whit Will pay Iargcly when properly opened; !;
says tic Ercnt want is capital n1ld cxperlptce 10
operate them thinks that next year there will
b. Sl0 taken out where there ia 81 this,
w i ne! stop was At ,unysys; ners wo met
uperntcs No, 4 above discovery. Mr.. 0ny says
thrptaccr-diggtugs will not bu exhausted hero In
ten years, whilo tho quartz leads enfold wealth,
s,sl! ~ tho world haa not heretofore scen, Ike
that our people arc too impatient for results.
E. T. Hoffman OWNS No. on Black Tall
Clnlr1, opened last week; took out over 81, GOO
in six days; took out ID ounces last Saturday in
Six hours; runs but one sat OF slu1ccs.
Mcssrs. Fcursten St Chayoun own No. 8. on
Dobtatl, Which has been worked since Fchrtary,
They recently bought t., ahl 1t Is paying from
SIS TO $40 pGr day to thu mntl.
On White Wood aud Gold Run q la1ge amount
Of work Ia beiug dong, but not ons elhn, IN
twenty Ia vet QpgnL HUnel0 Ofck sf-We kt1otr
no other nnrno for htn--has Just got hsa CHIN,
No. 2S White Wood, open tn tho pay streak.
The tlay VIC wore thorc, from ono pun Ge took II
cents, n,ld yet not down to bedrock. Not one
mine In ten will be open on Willie Wood this
season; many think That I'll tho aggregate the
cla!ms on this atrcan will pay mucG better than
Dcud Wood.
Rich diEgtngs have boon discovered during tho
week on F0lse Bottom, about 8 1nt1ea from hero-
Mr. 8. Brown showed us one nugget weighing
30 cents, anl 4 fine prospect taken fron, otic
pan, l fcet abnre bedrock, On discovery; there
haa been quito . stampede To thut locality,
s,auy mincra think thefu arc sntno claims IN
tlsu creek that will rival tic richest on DcaI
Wood when developed. At lArk last night Wo
wore told of still another discovery nude about
30 miles from here, which, II true, will rynl tho
richest m!nos eyer discovered In Montann.
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dim sald eosno other In,l,ans hui gone In
tho direction OF Moorfeo1 and Fargo, and TINT
the Indians At the stsscttn Agency hntl gono
ont TO light. returned to the post AMI ordered
4 small detachment tu prpccctf to i,reckinridgc,
thcse to communicate with the Indians and nd
vtsc them 10 return to their n9cnttcs, aud, ns
tho Indians werc going n tho direction Of
EllzabGt1, tho detachment wns 10 camp there,
and then procssd to Fergus Falls to keep In
formed of ll0 movement OF tho tndians; Il,
quiet The alarm Of the people rcs[l'ng In tha.
section, and to give tliem assurance VI protec-
ton. United States Marshal Durham rcrorts ur-
tis,la1 numbers Of Indians now wandering from
their excavations, custon, lint aOltllo prntlt,-
IT'D. ! 10 mol think .lcse 1utlIans viii cum
nit any serious dcprr.lations, but deemed 1t
advisable " Look after them, aud find ,,ut the
trao statc ot ailolrs.n Tho prompt actfon OF
Capt. Bennett has received ltla approval Of tho
commanding officer Of tho department, AMI
further Atsps will hc taken to relieve the minds
q the rcpleAa and to satisfy thom that i,o danger
"a to b9 fGared
On July. 0, Capt Bonnet wrotu agaiu, uti-
nounsdng that ali the Indians but two Ind left
t!'e ne'ghbothood of Breektnridgo and gouo IN
tho direction Of Willie Earth Agency, to whici,
tigy bnlonged, and all WIS quiet.
II will, therefore, 10 seem that there is no like
!ihoot that any Minncsotians will be tlisturbct,
by any warliks pranks OF tho ahorIgIncs.
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AE@AN6N4A1 ~ NAHUklt WHATEVER
Special DtapatcA to The Trf5uaA
ST. PAUL, Mini, July 1.-The Governor and
oisicors at the department. headquarters cop
tinue nnnoycd by false sumors Of Impending
outbreaks Oh the Mlnnesotn frontier by tho
Sioux Of Eastern Dakotn and the C!ippewas OF
Minnesota. At headquarters no Information
has been received to Justify my scaro wl,at-
ever. Gov. P!llsbury answered Inquiries BY
telegraph to-day rs follows:
bavn, during ~ past ten daye, procured all the
information possible from all portions OF the State,
and cannot learn that my acprcdattons have been
tho Adjutant.Gcnctal will be fully prsparal.
The Governor l,aA sent three gentlemen from
Ills oilicc to visit the Indian reservations nnd
frontirr settlements, TO learn tic DISPOSE
tton OF the Indians, tho numbcr absent froni tho
dofcnsc-
ORIGIN or TUE PANIC
Tho Western scare j. occasioncd by unfonnl-
Cd rumora that the Sioux woro moving aetuss
nak1ia p, toN'ar., Minnesota, md is subsiding.
always. friends OF tho whites, and hereditary
foes ot tho Sioux, anseA fruIn tho pres.
ei'ee Of blacberry-pckers u,nong tho act
slars and Tue movement, of largc num-
DaSota, ht" ~hsrs 41 thoy agfeoS usS's A1as' fsR'
lnuntlls ngo, under pressure ot white friends,
to meet tic Sioux of lower Missouri for a cello
brattun OF the first treaty OF peace then cdnslll-
eIl between the Sioux and Chlppcwas.
rrlrHScrD or 'PtIRH nsilfr
That nj tlu'lgeF need bc nppEelrn'cd from
the ChlpW.Hs.a Or disbanled Sioux rvIl,aninE III
thls State unt1 DRk,tn, east uf tlc Missouri. b
evidenced .l y the tset that every white IN this
city having Indian accI,lantn,,rcs llas lmun made
the bc;urr Of p1terH ct Indians, Sioux III well IL,
ClppcWnt. to enlist TOT iu tiuycrn,,lellt against
shs l,9stiles Of t!c bly, Horn country. solnc,ot
tha Chlppewn oilers l!AYu bee'l sent BY ru,ncrs,
who trayuled hundreds OF mllas.
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Hustncss.1Iour& In England nr,


There aro fey facts IN tic business Tia .,
Amcrtcn which strike MI Eugltsl,n,au tnoes W
toFcioly tlan tao absorbing character Of sS c,IS
1lnil,e pursuits and Tho severity Of tho Iaior n
Wniel .EnSas,1, nc subjects himself m London tho
mc1'ted tho buaincss II the day bcforc q a. ,n
tho only exceptions being those who 1n,nlstcr ", !,
illc carly brtakfast wants Of tho cotnnlrntS "
lhc merchant ts rarely at his Office before 10 Il
te s,s milosnlng ana nc clerks ana secretaries II
posts much before II q. III. Tie a.nount c,iE'e
named classes Is interrupted by frns
qns;nt gossip, tI.o pcrusal Of d newsuapcyS.
aost dnd P9otG}Sd lunch and nearly all qt tcr
ployc, on tho other hand, is often at Its ofls,
by q. sn., nauy tralosnen opcn their storos s ~
Cor q MI, ind during long day the attcntions m
t 70 antT y y Linceasasnt, only broken BY llalf aa
much work dono on one sis AID e'i loo Iltta 1oo
tl.e Other. In America VIC press into tue twcn.
ty-four hours a. mitch acvere labor as thn hn.
man framc can bear; in England men do as II.
TIC as they posalbly can. = "''
+ nes great but accepted position IN tiIe HIgs i.
a!a onieo 1or low months during tho tc1,a,cy
Of the eecrotaryshlp BY tho Duke Il Argyll, siai
this is low tle work waa done. - ~ '1a
On entering upon my duties inquired IL
Tos ho noa tht b. expected to bs prcse
clerk oi the department, ard asked him at Ut WIZ
hour 10 usually canac. "ON," lie rcpliel.
"about :. 1Q-an easv 1Hsay hslf-past io''
"0ooa,". rejoiucd. II wilt be hero ut ]la!t.
past 10.' Tic next day was Ut my post. MT
\ soul had asrircll There Is an .o7i1ce for tla
messengers, as they nrc called, IN eacl, corr.or
Of which there nro elk In the India Of)lce. i
asked the bead messenger, IN old man ot CO.
when the clarks might be expected. 'Sr,n Id
and often later." sure enough, Il wa vS, avar,
ter past II before they begun to drop IN, Ia
Change their coats, arrargc thcir papers, and
ilnterellango matnttnal, ciY'litlcs occupied thS
.Siddons IN 0a,azy for Aug4si. we
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l!rst time III my lie ocva8lon to Witness how IT,
'iaiis scalp their fallen foe, md Il Ia 1ultc Inn
in,saiblo to relate how nnics It Is tlonr. wnr-
rl"s, atr!ck by tho deadly bullet, drops from hla
lnrsv. The vtetur in rnild coslrsu runs toward
inR and rcn,ountlnE are performed In no time,
the victor warrior l,uclling the ground with ono
fos only, t11c other leg resting still on The sal,
Ole. a grip for illc sealp, tlash OF the knife or
tornallAwls, and Jerk. 'fhe warrioris Is rcn,ount-
scalp Of long jet black talr fastened TO the
laMce and raised high nhovc tho vlctors head
tells that nne more redskln has Kopo TO tho
liappy hunting grouMd
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Money Spent for Drink In IlvcrppoI.

The Liverpool Nercurv statcs that borough
magistrate has lnado rough talcuiatIo,, Of t},o
Anuuhe uf nloney spent upon drink IN Liverpool
PER weok md pei year. 1Io pointa out ihat
there are go .puhllc- WAero drink ID
drink. This latter number ducs not !ucltllIo
hotels or cattng.hnuses. OF these 600 houscs
le holds that 1t least thtrl-l.a,nly, 17O--aro
drinking houses pure aud s!mple. liz adls tAia
drink, making tlie total number VI urlnAlng.
lonscs l,4l0. lle contincs Ills calculations L,
thesc, anil 'nakea tho following catin,atc ii
their weekly reeepts' Ten at Zoo, l., 900; 2a
q, s,7to; 10o at Zoo, s0,u00; 100 It x5o, ei0,0U0|
S01 ls E!0. Rl2, 100; 500 ut ESQ, E9O00; @ u
A1, 94,00O; 100 At Il0,. Il 900; l00 VI e7, G70d
making . grand total per week VI :E3l,a5O
weeks IN tho year, gives III a1liual expcnIiturs
of E,s'l, 4o0. which he consllors unles rather
tbRn over tho mark.
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sbo1e there are very few Of our people, OF tho
Northern Chtyonnes Black Moccasln 1s Chief,
with about III lolecs; Rlaekscot, Chief senhby
gSe speeesR sasesR' sse; s; SME " Sa' ehs H
II all thesc atc llttio over 2,ooo ltslrss After
the troops pot into tho country, eonM not get
away. The Indians made soldiers to watcl, the
Sitting Bull hcfore leaving antl then moved my
ludge out In The night, coming very far around
TO keep out u the way of both tho Indians and
tho troof,e, and cn1nc home BY the road known
tho Hack lfilla, striking tho ROAD hl,out half.
way between the Missouri anl Hack Hills, and
then Cnina strhight TO tlfs Agency. Sitting
Dull scnls word 70 my Agent, t' D'soncste, an,l
sny o!,e south ot tiic Blaek IIills, 6ut viii arht
tllo whltea IN that country IA long ~ the qucs-
ton Is unsettled and, II not suttlUtl aa.long "a
he ,isss' A. .oon 10 Tho Black lllls question y
gscas inany guns and other things about the
and been left OH the prairtcs.
"sittinE bnli asked huw the Drulsa were
sss ttss'f aos aast tafs s o @ r. xs ~ M s
tho whites, nnly steal from, them rs they have
70 sett1su,ent,, -, Whites kill themselves, and
make nlack liills stink, 30 many dca.l men.
~ wouldn't be allowed 10 return. liz has ninie
law TINT no visitors sLal! pass between tho
agency mud t,la camp, cither Indians Of whites,
When, tho rasca1lty about tho Black Hills il
settled. then he Will stop his rascAlIty. Tho
Government l,as promised much To the agency
people thut never waa fulfilled, md Il wants 70
inovo the ngcncics again. II moved, who will
occupy tho landl 1tbelongs TO you. II you ro-
nlaln whero you are, / want you 10 send me
word. II good white pooplo will listen to tho
Great Father no moro, your young mon Will
listen tn their cllicf.
to him he must light thou,, but II they don't
CONG out he Intends ko visit this agency, and h
will counsel his people for peacc."
Bcnr-SLlnt-Up, who makes this statement, Is
reliable. ae was In Sitting Bull's camp uino-
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His Education French, and His
"Idees" Napoleonic.
A Later and More Detailed Account
Of tho Custer Carnage
Departmental Data Concerning
: tho Sioux and Cheycnnes.
No Need Of a Scare In Minnesota
---Concerning Gen. Crook.
FORT LINCOLN.
INDIAN ACCOUNT or T1iH CUSTER FIGHT,

INDIAN ACCOUNT or TuH CUSTER Fight,
Spectal Dtspateh 10 nas 1TeunA
FonT LINCOLN, D. T., July n, VIA Brs-
; uAncK.-Thc following letter has been received
by Capt. McCorkoy, commanding this post:
sTAspIxo Rock AaxscY, July 11:-on Sunday
chtf Of hg 9 TINT hon os
whes neaf Big iieatt Iatte they WI party q r,x
Ehc Agency, but werc afraid 10 come IN; They
Ssa!d 4 sss Sss 4 s s;n TIN. Ss a bss TO-
and .o0 indians; that. sitting 1Iull and Gall, an
nsrsps aa ss .oaor ot s rwen
oys # f ssSssa I Asusy sss s9ff sna t' 1 sc
Z @ S 'Sss sSs ltS ~ss 'iS Fs with 9 4s II so s
assacy s nay e ,ss sfEPs ss z nesn is'' to s,eas es
ltat, tho military power increases IN thsif v!
and lie nroHna tho fort nna lines Of travel until
lub4Stence gives out. wen they VIII return TO
tl4eir assnste. 1s"psstfu!ly susscst Tint yoa
Sixth Infantry, commanding.
Four companies OF thu Twenty-scgond III.
laEtry, Lieut. Col. OILS commanding, twelve
officers, and no mon, arrived this morning, and
Will leave OH suuday night Tor Terry's com.
mafld :!
Tus GUTTER MASSACRE.
, Tho wounded nre all. doing well, and uscro
Kill be no tnoro deaths.
Additional particulars Of tho mutIlation Of
:llo dead In Custcr's light arc coming In. Col.
To,n Ctiator's henrt was cut out, imputed OH L
ltlcls, and planted IN thc ground 1lcar Its body
Th!s was undoubtedly tic work u N1n-in-tlio-
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How tho 1nt,Ians Get Ar,ns and Ammunition.

An army officer III thu Dix Torn expedition
wrote letter to q friend ia this city d few days
prior 70 the slaughter q Custer's command,
~ tllInk this will bs II very long anl very tirt-
some campaign. ! doubt II VIZ SEQ our p,sts
ngasn bof9ro fal II tl!c',; Tho scarcity ot wutsr
country generally nllicll wurse than Arlzona, Ito
only growth Tor miles hclng tho Irrcprcsssb!u
cactus. The tndans arc ycfy strong III i,ulis,crs
md splondtdly armed, AMI tcy boast that they
6tates can aand against thuil. BIottsd Tail
prctenda to by frlellaly, aul u, thu stsungth of
It lio goss to Cheyenne, buys E,0O0 rounds Of
a!nlnUnltlo!l, and RETURNS to thu agcncy witt. it..
ont fully cqulppel. Or tho Wisdom Of allowing
tlts proceeding say nothing. III was IN Chry-
einu when We wore there on our nlaryh IN, Ifq
Vlcks up nll tho Information he can get conecrn-
lug our movements ull forwards It to lila
friends. II thls surt Of thing continues, YOU
can Judge how aucceasful ssu alIail bc.''
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RpME, June 2S-Cola.tlcral,lS sensation ya,
created IN tho TrbunGB oi tho Senate This after
noon by tho unusual alRht Of Bishop Of the
ltonan Catholic Church III full saccrlotul habit,
sitting among the Senators and voting WITH
them, The Right Rev. Senator was Monslgnoro
d GIacofno, Bishop u Ptedln,oute Allie, III the
Ncanolitan tsrrItofy. He was created Senator
al,ortly aftor the Migration Of Nap1os, Oh the
rceonnsen!iatton of Connt Cavour, i',lt las never
since the Capital was removed from Turin
to florence 1Io Is the first of tho Eplsyupui
Senators who has hken Lis seat In the House
since Ronia hcclmc thu Capital. On entering,
hayo made a mistake, hut on quietly answering,
To tllur great surprise, that liz ,yns q Senator,
he wis usherel forward with All possible defer
onee. At thu close of tho sitlitig, tho Bishop
Grace and Justlee, with Signor Nlgotura, t|u
Minister of thD Interior, md with some Of tho
Senators.
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Ths nemotlal Of the lato William D. AAtor 10 b
thu shspo VI Eored0s, composed or Ctcn stunS
M col0tcd marbles. Tho coat Of the rvretoy viii
b 10 " uslsAbosbo9d of S8o, 0o0} II " to ke eotA.
plotted by Aacenaton Doy.
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Is, 1S7U-TWELVI1 pAGu
s f9nS' ' sys ss eG9G: ,n, 1 H. sss sth a
s!de The indian. had 10 20 nj {. below Il ctus,
apa she moy Sn atAsse @. n
what s)tarc wns Tim chynlry!
catre.poisienEilow did tho Indians approach
sseat.Gn both sides; Tint Il aOout half u'o
s.sl s"r'' commence tho
~; ssoutrYes. ny .!t: The Indan. commenced Tho
81 went about i've ies "a try 10 sct - son,s @ wstes.
Thote wa "a goo! water thoto. and Tho 1n!llana cut
e .ss s' xsas s.Hs :sont s' = wh'5p r @ y: :
tidso W Sfs:e es:ts; w. NJ: ID +. ssh. @yssi, .
beiota W want ior water. Thcso mon ws.o Wild
a x H. % ee. ,o ssx
ssont-I!oat. l1oag.en ns va. about 10 yar,,a
from the river. snw him. and be waa slot right
ln tho head. Tho Indians weta right up eluso 10
him when ho WINS shot
,Co.r0spondcns-Who no "ns tho ne1t onlcor you saw
,.i' Si''onMIasn. a,iL Me1n.csh gae,s hs va; about
company toll 'uc he was killed.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES son,pan!es did Rqn9 haye'
column Tha noxt ot'.ser WA First % Lieu.ensnt @ h,
fS%pfan, IL s,ss hsa sy hs, and xas haaant
se. W.T. plSSsb, sSgs Il 1sap SHapy py
1tndlo.l Thc soldlcss told nc Gen. cnater was
Sergeant told him TINT custar vns klllod down IN
,Gsn5d ss1t aT s;,; m d2 Dos S,a osa a wsh c!srG
, 1876-07-15
THE, AGENCIES,

RECOMMENDATIONS or 1SsrEcroN vANpERvsRs
W1sn,Moron, D. g., July l4.--Indtau-In-
ipcctUr Vandervoro reports that at tic council
S'Ith the IulaMs of tho itcI Cloud nil Spotted
Tall Agencies, June 70, thu Chiefs und others
expressed wlitugMcsa.tu ,ullnt,ul.l, the Black
Hills country on terms offered by Vanlervcrc.
The Chiefs al! promised to keep their people at
horu auu 10 yelaa!u about tho Ageneles. Thoy
DECLARE, mid tho uyk.oiacp hero sustaIns lhcir
icclatution. that very few Sioux arc ubscnt, md
that 1t is chiefly tle Chryenacs wllo havc co,l,-
naittesl thu drpte,lntlons IN tllts nuighiorhoo1,
II 1s T inspeetEcr s E say.: e rs 'no arsansenent ,ua
eltb tic Indians Tint rGgaM VI prar-
leable IT.: tho preaeNt tins II nll rgreenunt
sctMern them and thy Government by wl!lrh they
,hall rclnqutsh III right u tho D!aik Hills mil
consent to uucii diminished boundaries Ut their
reservation ~ shall secure thia object. III ron-
liberation Of this reltnqufshAcnt The Qovar,.
hiul1t shall Eutralitcc to continue supplies Of food
treaty for Ys yoos from te datu Il IL tic 'st ,'eW
nasrcttnunt- iwould further Et!pulate with tho
lNdlant llfat they shall, WliencyGt tho Ooycr.-
r1cnk requires, consent t0 tho removal uf tllcfr
Aencss from the ptsso losa9n to my
near the Missouri lltycr, where better farming
lands can bo found, OF " wlGrcyer thu GUverl,-
lNcnt may chousu to transtor thcni To better
thclr cuulitlo,l As III indurelnent to tIelr cpn-
bc u1lercd them d reasonable supply VI stock
eattc. ,n1c!t faruliug Implements, lumber lor
houArt1 ouokl,l tuy0s, ard utnnslls, wagons,
sG,, to b. distributed 10 thotu only who take
land klid sut.lu upon II for cultivation, ur who
engage in t.oek-ralsiuE Or other usef,ll Indus
Try. pluvlstoh also Should bo ulaae for sclIool-
plg Children and for tho instruction Of tho
youug snrn tn 1slecl.anic arts. Inv should b.
Established uinong thuIu, and the Jurisdiction Of
our courts extended to them tho same us 10
white men,. wnul. glys the Sioux trbcs tlo
privilege oe scldlns onv Of thclr uWn people 10
tt ns d delegate III Congress. Neally thu cutlro
1orco Of thu Agency Iniaus arc hers now a,ltl
anxious for yoaee. Statements representing q
different ktate Of things arc not en-.
titled. TO credit. Nothing could DO more
unfortunate than 10 atop tho rssions Of thcsu
Indians o. the present. time, aud to thus drive
them to the alternative Of stealing or starylng.n
HRARSrANphuP AEgTs slrriNo UULL-
Appended to the report Is this following state.
mclt u Ecor.3tandsup, M Indian OF the
kn9ttea Ta Agsnsy who arrived iro'a Sitting
VI went north to the hostile ellnp for the
purpose of bringing tlo1ne suiau re!atioHs mud
children belonging TO ny wife, Thcru aru few
Northern E4titecs, YMlktonlIs, AssInaboIlles,
Arlcka1ces, and tros ventrcs. Tue Chiefs vi
the above arc 6antec, Rcd End, Yanktouia,
WMte faca: othars not known. Anon: tLG
, 1876-07-15

lio crossed tflu rlver, dashcl Into the vlllaRr,
seized n horse, covered hilnaclt with HouI
sAle to catl.nats tho forte Uf tho InIIans at
a,0Nl Warriors, alMl their loss lii battle at many
hundreds.
vLIdnT or TIN tsn1ANs.
Dantcen and Reno strengthened their posjtion
lur!'it, tho night al nwaltcd tho attack oi tho
Indians. It was ilntlc at s1aybrcrs, aid wins rc-
snmea at intervals during tho day. In tho uvcn-
inR ssn!utnn appeared III the distance md
the village and largc quantity Ut prpyslona and
nmlnuhitihn Two days wrre sileut by thp troUna
on tho battlefield Tho dead were buried, and
l,nsso lltters wcrc constructed for tho trll,spur-
lle trooos were IN no condition 10 follow tho
l9tllals, alsl retreat was ordered to tho mouth
OF tho Dtg Horn, after .Ae ammunition sud
stores III the vlslagu hull leen destroyed.
ACc0UHr or TllH Fl0Iir HY 4 SCOUT.
Gdrfe*nvHd<nct Sfv iUrk 19nI4s.
CAN'T on THE lELLowsToNB, NEAn Powpnn
islvKH, July III ssI"l yotl exclusively 4teuo-
Eraph!e reort VI thu statement made to us by
lilly Cross, Il half-bruud scout and intesrrctcT.
liz tnlks very good EHgEtsil, but sometimes Ills
expressions ,!re unlquu. | give lis statement
Verbatim. Ihls WI. our first positive inforlna-
Ton y the h5ht. Tho sttcMclt of Cross was
CorrcsEoudcnt-Q!v ns q, little account Of this
thGlas; Gs,, WIEN @ We \ M this hHls con''nencedi
Corsespoalent-An.l il lasted until night, did IN
bcunt-ics, anu theM cumlnonced aXatN Bnntlny.
lett abn4t ! ocleSk. Une Ut tic tlHes overlook
NY yeatcrnay vt Totgao Alysf; told nlu It waA
Cofresp.n,lcnt- faf up tho Mig ltorn,
c.!w interpreter to,l me It WIS about @s snic.
C0rfcaponlent-Afal. Kcnu md uc,,. Custer wore
II command! and Gen. Custer VIA on this Ills oi
seout--rhu tlrst day wo .aw tho Indian, Reno
tGok @ thrsc colnp1ntss on 1ha other slla OF tlo
Cotreapondeat-DId liz como up 10 thcir Llg
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1876-07-29

time for stations in this country being mad,
There were four heats, the second being a
dead heat. Time, 2.lfJ<, ais, ALI, ago..
The fast mail tfairs are 10 be withdrawn, as
the government will not pay sufl dent for
them :. In the United States House Of ReIre-
sontatives, Mr.. Williams dem. }, OF Michigan,
introduced bill granting pension Of 800 per
month to Mrs. Elizabeth Custer, widow OF The
late Con. Custer. II also passed bill giving
the fsthef and mother Of the deceased officer
$50 month IS pensions. All the families of
officers aud soldiers under Custer we're also
voted pensions. -. An official report states
that during thc Servian attack on Nova
Yorosoh, the Turks placed Christian women
and children in the intrenchments. Many
we're killed by the Servisn fire ... The SEN
fences upon the persons tried in connection
with the outrage at Sslonica have been in
creased. The chief of police is condemned to
degradation from rank and fifteen years penal
servitude, the commander OF the Turkish
frigate to degradation from rank and ten
years Imprisonment, and the commander of
the citadel to three years confinement in a
fortress. 49, The following arc the balances
reported in the United States treasury: Cur
rency, $li5l7 525; special deposits of legal
tenders for the redemption of certificates of
deposit S33,6O5,OOO; coin, SCI, 252 ,O36; in
Guiding coin certificates, $50, $4,000, out
standing legal tenders, $3.50, 7T2,284.