The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1876-10-22
CSEYESSE, Oct. 20.

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CHEYENNE, Oct. 20.
Almost .ovory hour brings nows OF
some now degradation by indians
upon ranchm located I west and
north of tho Cheyenne ION Sunday
morning Currt's train near Laramie
peak, WIS run flowntto Kenfs, on tlie,
laramie river, mud tho saddfo and
blanket md vest belonging to n
man named Sullivan, Of tho Iudo-
pendent Volunteers, VAS found near
that place, and he is probably killed.
Frank Spmger was attacked on Mon
day, on his ranch Mt tho Old Mill
near Laramie Peak. Ho fought tho
Indians during tho.wholo day, kill
ing two. They burned his hay md
his ranch, and run of all OF his stock.
He decamped, barefooted, to Georges
ranch, on Richard crock, before tho
Indians fired tho bushes in which no
had been concealed. Kerr, who ar
rived Mt tho Cliug, today, saw an
Indian camp within two miles OF
Searight's ranch, and mon and am
munition left on lis ordor to-day. a
large body OF Indians nro emcampcd
Mt tho head OF tho North Laramie,
distant from Fort Laramie fifty miles.
A party of volunteers who went in
search Of A. s. 'Hcnfeltcr md tho
ninii carrier from Laramie City, who
was duo ut CHING on Monday night,
returned tonight to that place, hay
ing discovered no trace Of tho miss.
ing men. di @i"EaaS"G"" "-'dl J" ynf
......r,I CoLuMBIA, 8, G. Oct. 90. -,
Six whites returning home from O
Democratic mass meeting mt Edgeiield
about dark last evening, wero fired
into by colorcd men in ambush, kill
Ing one man instantly and .wounding
another severely. Maior Kline, and
other United States officers, ut tho
request Of the whites, went to the
spot and while they, were viewing the
body, II white man who had been
scnt for the Coroner, VAS also shot
from nm ambush, his leg shattered,
and .lis horse wounded. Tho meet
ing had been quiet and orderly. .,1
PHILADRbplIIA, Oct. 90.
Tho ceremony Of unwilling tho
Witherspoon monument Mas per.
formed this morning on the Ccnten-
nial grounds by ID. ID. 'Wood, grand
son of DIR. Withcrspoon. Tho excr.
ciscs consisted of prayer by Rev. G..
". Musgrovo. singing of hymns,
md reading by ROY. Henry G. Me-
Cook of n brief history Of the effort
to erect the. monument. .-...
"' j.. ..t" New YonK, Oct. 90.
a Washington special says tho
presentation address of ireland to
tho President, through O'Connor,
Power and Parntil, members of Par
lamont, lIaa been deferred. Power
md Pnrnell have been informed that
according to etiquette, tho resolu.
tons will haveito como through tho
British Minister" hero, and tho State
Department to the President. 49," 81"
B a.
4 tow boat strHck The wharf at tho
foot OF Twentieth street, North river,
yesterday, and caused n pile Of luln-
Der sixty feet high 10 fall on work
men; ono OF them was KILLED and
others were Injured so that they AFRO
not expected 10 1.-Two. -. ...,....,i,.. - .,
90 RS. GLES Loon, Pa. Oct. 81. go
About $3.50 this morning tho vito
OF CT. Baker, (colorcl,) residing Mt
this place, was .EUGn RAINING along
thh road in n frantic manner, and
wlIGn she reached the station Rhe in.
formcdln gentleman that slie Ind juet
killed her four children, and then re.
sumed her wandoringa.' Tho gonslo-
man drove, to tho house, and not
tin.ling her husband, hunted him up,
and the two visited tho house, and
found thrco children, ngud respect
tively.two, four and six years, in nm
almost lifclcss condition, their hGnds
being bcatGn to a. jelly with Il heavy
club. E. Tho baby. nyod two months,
WAS covered up witliLa ilIoHyy feather
bod, tho Intention If tho mother Icing
to smother il. Tho thrCo children
cannot POSSIBLY survive. People
have gone in searOlr Oi tho unfDrtu.
nHlo viomaD, WHO is undoubtedly IN.
, aiho" .aGrb .lieun'n %F.2 H""f G'."
. &ii'''r. WAsItiSdros. Oct. 20.
Adviccs have boon received ut Tho
War Department, That General Terry
will Immediately lcayo Fort Lincoln
in pursuit OF hostile shyaBcs.
+ Hi. Griffith. ofInwh, IL appoint.
cd1mcciycr Of Public Moneys Mt Dcs
MOinc8. ha. ''.' " .'
'.'.'..'.' LpSDoy, Oct. 90.
|. Tho Cabinet met yesterday with
mi U,o St;u;aInru ,,rr,tnut THO T,,ueo