Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-26
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airy M the Powder River 10 aid In clear
ing tho South Pass and compelling the
Indiana 10 dee. They are now practically
surrounded by troops, and II they would
only show fight the campaign would DO Of
abort duration. While at Fort LArsmie
he took svery precaution 70 protect ths
settlement from any sudden attack Of the
Indians. and did not think any trouble Of
this nature need be apprrhendcd.
NEW YoRx. June PA special from
General Crooks camp. on Goose Creek.
via Fort Fetterman, to-day. gives tho de-
tails OF the big fight between his troops
and the Sioux. The fight lasted i've hours.
The troops had reached the hesdwaters OF
Rossbud Creek on the night Of the 18th.
and formed into . hollow square In an.
| ticipstion Of . night attack, - signs Of
| the Sioux had been seen. There was, how
ever no demonstration and the march was
resumed 81 5 o'clock 4. n. In two columns.
A sudden halt was made 1t signal from
the Snake Indians who galloped mp from
the front crying the Sioux. Tho lighting
began at once. The friendly Indians
counted their bands quickly. and the
Crows sang their war song. In . moment
| all the Crows aud Snakes rualed In the
| direction Of the Sioux with savage yells.
| General Crook wished IN attack with tho
| troops first, but the Crows could not be
restrained. The Grows and Snakes made
| tho Sioux rapidly recede. Captain Kanc's
| infantry advanced ~ the crost Of 0 ridge
and opened fire. The Grows and Snakes
| then began 10 DO holly pressed by the
| Sioux and were beaten back before the
Sioux. who had taken up = northessterly
position. Captain Noycs' cavalry charged
| the Sioux 10 the north, and ~dlsmounted
| and poured two volleys into them. Captain
| Mills cavalry then moved forward ahead
| Of Noyes' command. AMI charged them
still further. His men laid down and
maintained q steady fire for half an hour
against the crowd Of concealed Sioux
skirmishers. The Crows then made nm
| other charge. but were again driven back.
| Tho Sioux now crept forward ready 10
make another dash, when Mills command
again drove them hack. Tho sioux gave
| them several volleys, when they broke aud
ran up the valley. General Crook's aid.
de-camp then delivered To the command
an order to cease firing, and advance
directly north along the stream to the
Sioux village, two miles of, but the order
was countermanded. The command pur-
sued tho retreating sioux four miles.
| After somc further firing the order was
given TO fall back and concentrate for q
general advance. This proved disastrous.
Tho Sioux held the highest ground and
poured q destructive fire on the troops.
The recruits behaved bravely. While the
order was being performed nine men were
| killed by the Sioux and twenty wounded.
| The Grows and Snakes at this critical
moment made another charge. and fought
the Sioux nobly. A o o NJ q Junction
was effected the Sioux hegan 10 yield. The
infantry drove them from the high bluffs.
The snakes pursued them several miles.
At I o'clock the firing ceased, and The
troops fell hack TO the place where Che
battle began. Tho Grows determined Ia
return home. being dissatisfied with the
support received from the troops. The
sioux committed some horrible atrocities
ON the field. Nine soldiers were killed or
wounded. eighteen Snakes were killed and
wounded. Many VI the dead and wounded
Sioux were carried of. e.
spsaher pre- lem. Cox Depesed.
WASHINGTON. June Alt was designed
by some Democrats 10 elect Representative
Holman Speaker pro tenn. In place Of Rep
rcsentative Cox. on his way to IT. Louis.
The resolution read originally N follows:
RESOLVED. That Hon. W. X. Holman. 4
Representative from the State of Indiana,
be the Speaker pro tem. during the PRES
sent absence 81 the Speaker and the Speak
er pro TEN. heretofore elected by the
House.
II has been ascertained that there was q
movement among the Republicans 10 sub
stitute the name Of Hon N. +. Banks for
that VI Holman. and Cenger Of Michigan
had been selected to move the amendment.
The principal duty Of the Speaker pro- tcm.
during the remainder of the session. and
especially during the coming week. will be
to appoint committees OF conference on
the appropriation bills. IA Holman's
known views on that paint were distastc-
full TO the Republicans NJ well as To many
Democrats, Il was hoped u sufficient NUM-
Der of Democrats could 10 secured TO en-
able the Republicans to substitute the
name Of General Banks for that 81 Hol-
man. For some r~eason-either becausc
this new had come to tho knowledge Of
Randall. or because Holman objected Ia
he used merely to keep the place for Cox.
besides giving mp his place on the Confer.
enceC Committee already appointed-as soon
~ the prayer of tho Chaplain was con-
cluded. Randall moved that the House adj
journ. although last night he refused 10
consent 10 III adjournment till Monday.
Harris of Virginia opposed adjournment
and secured ayes and noes on the motion.
thus defeating II as 0 as tho motion to