Mexico weekly ledger., 1876-11-02


body of h0stiles had crossed the Yellowstone
at the mouth of the Big Horn, en- route for
Fort Peck. He adds that they have made
overtures fer peace, and asks what course
he should pursue. In reply, the Indian
Commissioner telegrsphed that the only
conditions of peace must be the uncondi-
tional surrender OF Sitting Bull, who would
be treated AZ prisoner Of war.
The whaling bark Florence arrived at San
Francisco on the 21st, from the Arctic
Ocean, bringing 100 men Of the crews OF the
Arctic whaling feet, II vessels OF which are
reported lost in the ice, with portion OF
their crews, with no hope OF their es-
cape. The Three Brothers, with others
Of the crews On board, made for Honolulu.
The number Of those on board the aban-
doned vessels is believed to be 80 or 60, a
portion OF whom are Kanakas. The value
of the vessels lost is estimated at about $500,
600, mostly insured.
On the 18th, Government supply train
was attacked by Indians between Forts Fet-
terman and Laramie. T. M. Coleman,
gon-master, was seriously wounded in
the ankle, and several horses were killed.
Four Indians were reported killed and
wounded. On the 10th party of hostiles
attacked Colonel Otis's command of four
companies, who are guarding the trans
portation of supplies from Glendiye to
Tongue River. The train was driven back,
the Indians capturing go mules. Colonel
Otis reports the Indians very troublesome
about Gleudive, numbering 500 to 800, and
harassing the troops on every side. Rein
forcements have been sent from Fort Bu-
ford.
A special to the New Orleans Bulletin
states that W. I. Law was murdered near
Bastrop, La. on the night of the 21st. Law
was riding out of town when he was fired
upon and mortally wounded and his horse
killed. There was no clew to the assassin.
Five men, named Charles Blum, Herman
Knapp, Charles Smith, John Smith and
Mr.. Casso, were drowned while crossing
the Saginaw River at East Saginaw, Mich.
on the 23d. They were in small skitf,
which was swamped by the swell of pass
ing tug.
Major Oscar Mack, u. s. A, died on
sleeping ear of the St. Louis, Kansas City
and Northern Railroad, on the 23d, while
on his way to Washington from Denver, ac-
companied only by a servant. His disease
was consumption.
Gen. Ruger, at Columbia, S. c., report
ed to the War Office on the 23d that every
thing was quiet throughout the State. He
does not anticipate any trouble Of serious
nature, as the presence of the military will
have the effect of deterring both parties
from making disturbance.
Capt. Lloyd, of the Eighteenth Infantry,
7 A yho orIo 70 ho ~
the recent disturbance near Aiken, S. c.,
reports that on his arrival at Rouse's Bridge
he found body of 300 mounted men under
command of A. p. Butler, who had thrown
out skirrnish lines, surrounding the ne
groes, and says there was undoubted evil
dence of well digested plan, which, if car
ried out, would have resulted in the slaugh-
ter Of nearly all the negroes in the place.
The presence of troops brought about an
agreement by which both armed whites and
negroes disbanded.
The residence of Chief of Police Blocher,
of Little Rock, Ark, was burned on the
night of the 22d. 1t was probably the work
of incenGIiaries, and the family barely es-
capped with their lives. Loss, S., 200.
The managers of the Chicago and Padu-
the Decatur and State Line Railway, with
the intention, it is said, of at once con-
structing the connecting links for a through
line from Chicago to St. Louis. The loca-
tion of the new road will be midway be-
tween the Chicago and Alton and the Illi-
nois Central, and it will be when completed
the shortest railway line between the two
cities.
A Cheyenne dispatch Of the oath says:
General Crook, being satisfied that Red
Cloud and Red Leafs bands of Sioux were
about to depart with view of joining the
hostiles in the North, they having refused
to comply with orders to come into the
Agency 70 receive rations, determined on
disarming them, and at daylight on the
morning of the 23d inst, General McKin-
zie, with eight companies Of the Fourth
Cavalry, successfully surrounded these two
bands, consisting Of 300 lodges,
and captured bucks, squaws and ponies,
without firing a shot, and they were march
ed into the Agency after having been dis
armed and dismounted. Spotted Tail, who
has evinced and answering loyalty to the
whites, was made head chief and Red Cloud
deposed, and Spotted Tail and Little Wound
have agreed to furnish General Crock with
all the warriors he may need to cooperate
with him in the coming campaign, which
will be inaugurated at once.
Governor Hayes and party left Columbus
on the oath, in special car, on visit to the
Centennial.
A petition, signed by a number Of promi-
nent citizens of st. Louis, asking for the APP
pointment of Federal Supervisors of Elec-
tiors in that city, was presented to Judge
Treat on the 23d, and by him referred to
Judge Dillon, with instructions to make the
appointments asked for by the petitioners.
The Court therefore appointed Mr.. E. t.
Allen Chief Supervisor for the District, and
instructed him to report to the Court the
names Of Supervisors for the respective dis
tricts. Col. Broadhead opposed the grant
ing of the petition in an argument of some
length, in which he took the ground that
the law under which the Court proposed
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