Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-06-23
EASTERN DISPATCHES
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The I.aian War Opened II Earnest
"A Tear HsuPs' Rattle.
CHEYKxnE. Juno 23.-As indmatst
in the last dispatch Crooks command
left camp on the morning OF tho lest
with four days ~rstions. They ssruei
ACROSS to Rosebud. . branch Of the Vel
low Stone. In Montana. Following
down this creek. nsxs morning about
avs miles down. the Snake and Grow
scouts brought word from the front thai
the Sioux were Id force In the hills, and
BY $50 the command was In position
and an extensive dre wss inauguratsd
among the Bluffs to the north Of the
creek. The enemy. who had began thu
attack. showing thereby their oonndsncs
In their ability to whip the command,
retired a. the soldiers and alliss
advanced. The Sioux were al well
mounted and we'll armed. and swarmsd
In numbers. AZ times they wsf'
proligal In the use Of ammunition
The fight lasted four hour. when the en-
envy retired ont Of sight ct every point.
The ~oasualtiss are - follow: Third
Cavalry. Company F-Ssrseant Msrshal
and private Roe killed; privatss Brodsr'
SON and Festhsrsby wounded. Company
I-Phvaiss Allen and Flynn killed.
Sergeant Enoch. Corporal Cartz and pr.
Yates Smith. Stewart. oBhsn and Los.
ssybosky wounded. Company L-Nsw.
tirksn, Bennett, Potts. Connors and
Mitchell killed; Cook. Edwards. Snow
and Cramsr wounded. Second Cavalry,
Company D-Captain Henry and private
0'Donnsll wounded. Company B
Steiner wounded. The latter are all
likely to recover One Snake scout was
killed and three wounded. and four
Crows were wounded. The dead bodies
OF thirteen Sioux were found or the
hsld. and II Ia certain that . number Of
more were killed with the usual proper.
tons OF wounded. Several Sioux ponies
were killed. and General Crooks horse
was shot under him. The eight occurred
ffty miles from the wagon and pack
trains, and owing 70 . want OF ra-
tons and that those who were
wounded might BE- cared for. u was
necessary to return thithsr. The officers
and soldiers all displayed marked gal.
lantry. The nature Of the ground
making infantry advantageous General
Crook has ordered Ave companies TO
join him at once. the cavalry meantime
continuing operations on the plains and
In the hills should definite information
from the village BE- obtained. One
months supply Of rrtions ara In camp.
The Sioux have returned to their homes.
The Snakes will remain. The rich game
country Of the Zig Horn affords an
ample commissary department for the
Sioux.
Atsssps ~ Ssiside.
NEW YoRx. June -. "A Wortd's
Washington special says . man who had
BEEN adjudged against In the American
Mexican Claims Commission attempted
TO commit suicide In front Of Thornton's
residence to-day. BY taking lsudsnum.
Thess Muiiigan Letter. AEais.
NEW YoRK. June ga Times Wash
ington special says Judge Pisrrspont has
been s~ubpensed by the Judiciary Com
mitiss to appear ON Tuesday TO testify
In regard to the MulliRsn lsttsrs. At his
own request he was excused from COM
ing TO Warrington. ON . suggestion from
him that he would answer Immediately
any interrogations sent TO him In writing
and return q sworn answer to the Com.
mi,,... TIL. Lis. Of questions have
tbsr.fors bssn .spt 10 him TODAY. Il
seems that Pisrrepont was called into
counsel with Carpenter and Black over
the Mulliean letters, and II 10 alleged
that hs refused to sigu the opinion
which the other eminent counsel
rave TO Blaine. The intsrrosatious
ara iptspdsd 10 discover whether
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