The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1876-08-11
THE SAYAGES.
The HostiIes suppOsedsto be 10000
-ReinfOreements for Gen.
eral CrOOk-General Terry
Movements-.Tke Red
skins Concentrating
for q Big Fight.


eral CrOOk-General Terry
Movements-.Tke Red
skins Concentrating
for a Big Fight.
ST. PAUL, August 5.-News by way !
of Bismarck is to the effect that Rain |
in-the- Face, accompanied by two hun
dred and twenty lodges Of Indians from
the hostile camp, have arrived at Stand
ing Rock. This Indian murdered a
trader of Stanley's expedition in 1878,
was arrested therefore by Captain
Thomas Custer, but escaped and is said
TO have cut the heart from Captain Cas-
ter's body and to have fired the last shot
at General Custer.
An intelligent and reliable gentleman
states that though special pains were ia
ken by the agent and the Indians at the
issue of beef on Saturday, to make
showing, still there were not FIVE hun
dred bucks, while there should have
been over two thousadd, from which it
would seem tha, large number are
with the hostiles. There are those who
are we'll informed who rate the Sioux
fighting force at $1,000, and believe
there are 10000 well armed warriors
now in the field.
CHEYENNE, wy. August 5.-On the
return trip from Deadwoo' 'he stage
was attacked by Indians at Indian Creek
stock station, the mail bags cut open,
the coach destroyed ard one passenger
wounded. A camp OF fifteen Indians
was surprised and attacked at Old
Bridger ferry, forty miles north of Fort
Laramie, by d party of herders. One
Indian and two ponies were killed, and
fourteen ponies captured. The Baker
and Davis train, returning from the
Hills, was attacked near Ovens rancho,
twenty-five miles south of Fort Lara
mie, yesterday, losing ten head of horses
A sergeant and eight cavalrymen and a
number of ranchmen started in pursuit
Ol tHe lHulaiia, UHb idlieO W ONcit van {
them. There is considerable excitement
among stockmen in the valley, and
horses are being corralled.
Curtiss, with sixty-fv Utes, arrived
at Rawlins to-day. They proceeded te
Fort Steele to be armed, and then star
North to join Crooks command. On'
company Of the Fourth Cavalry left ear
ly this morning for Fort Laramie. An
other arrived this evening. They movt
i; North as fast as they arrive. Severa
companies of the Fourteenth Infantr,
are Gil route from Utah.
New York, August IA HeFal'
! special dated Camp on the Yellowstone
August 2, ria Bismarck August 6, say
: General Terry expected to begin hi
march by the 10th inst, and will ferr
e the troops across the river as soon as tn
! first steamer arrives. His movement
\ depend on the arrival of General Mile
!. with the Fifth Infantry The troop
= need supplies badly.
4 BRUSH WITH THE INDIANS.
A detachment of the Twenty -secon
Regiment, Colonel Oils, going to rein
/ force General Terry, had brush wit
:, the Indians on Powder river, On th
:. 29th of July. The Indians fired on tn
|, steamer and the troops replied, compel
ing the Indians to retire. A landin
= was effected. Some ponies were she
IS and quantity captured. Among thes
'. was a carbine and some pistols belong
A ing to Clusters regiment. A large guar
: tity of corn and oats was found in I'll
/, Indian camp. The troops had one ma
) slightly injured and only one Indian W;
"a killed,
% THE STRENGTH OF THE INDIANS.
- Another special dated near Tongt
!? river July 3lst, via Bismarck, Augu
]? 9th, says from all indications the Ind
~ ans are concentrating from all sides fl
~ a big fight. They are estimated at fro
es 5000 to 5000 men.
10 SUICIDE.
/, Captain Thompson, of the Secol
n cavalry, committed suicide just befo
L, the troops left Big Horn river.
~ Crooks ExpeditiOn-J0ined by Il
Fifth Cavalry-MOying to Meet Il
~ Indians.
.h CROOKS EXPEDITION, TONGUE RI
i. Err, VIA Fr. FETTERMAF, August s.
he General Merritt joined US yesterd
1g with the Fifth Cavalry, and the enti
ne command, stripped of all impedimen
10 with supply of rations and ammul
wv ton on pack mules, starts to-morr'
We for fifteen days raid. We move do
a. the Tongue, on General Corners {