The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1876-09-14
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AN Omaha telegram of the 3lst ult. says
A. A. Jones, agent of Clark's pony express
at Deadwood City, who arrived at Sidney
| that morning, says the Indians raided the
| road between Custer and Deadwood, on the
Goth, killed Weston Smith, a minister and
three miners named Ike Brown, Pollins
and Mason, carrying off their stock. On
| the 22d they made raid on party
five miles south of Custer City, and
killed James Kidd, Samuel Wallace, Jacob
Weilly and Thompson. The indians
were supposed to be Northern Sioux from
the hostile camp on the road to the agen-
cies. Jones says the country was full of
Indians. A statement previously sent that
Deadwood had been corraled is pronounced
] untrue.
THE Chicago Typographical Union have
| recently voted to reduce the price of compp-
sition on morning newspapers from forty
seven to forty.two cents, and on evening
newspapers from forty-two to thirty eight
| cents, per thousand ems. Composition on
weekly papers forty cents per thousand.
A COURIER who left the camp of Crook
uAO ASAAS VII Vic 1OeA uAG., Ut tuC AIoutN vi
Powder River, arrived at Fort Fetterman on
the night of the 3lst The command was
then on trail which was estimated at 10000
ponies. Camptires indicated seven distinct
bands. There was reason to believe that
the Indians were almost destitute of food,
| and traces left in the deserted camps
indicated their reduced extremity, using
raw hides for food. All the Snake allies
had gone home, the Crows remaining. Gen.
Crook fully expected to strike Sitting Bull
| in few days.
THE Democrats of Colorado have nomi
mated Bella NJ. Hughes, of Denver, for Gov
ernor, DR.. Beshoar for Lieutenant G Governor,
and T. NJ. Patterson, present Delegate, for
Member of Congress.
ABOUT $4,000 worth of the property of
Brigham Young, consisting of horses, car
riagcs and other goods, was attached on the
I'd, to satisfy the judgment for $500 as ali
mony due Ann Eliza.
GEN. SHERIDAN sent a dispatch to Gen.
Sherman on the I'd to the effect that COL
Carlin had telegraphcd the former that he
had been obligedt to suspend Agent Burke, at
Standing Rock, who, it was believed, had
been surreptitiously issuing beef cattle to
the Indians. Gen. Sherman sent word to
Gen. Sheridan that Secretary Chandler had
stated that another agent had been appointed
in Burkc's stead, who would soon be at
Standing Rock. In the meantime Col. Car
lin was instructed that he must permit no
issues of any kind of which he does not ap-
prove, especially to Indians not known to
be friendly and faithful.
THE Chicago dailies caution the public
against ten-dollar counterfeit notes on the
Lafayette Qnd.) National Bank.
THE Arkansas State election was held on
the 4th. \ Little Rock dispatch of the morn
ing of the 5th says the State was conceded to
the Democrats by large majority. No dis
turbance was reported.
AT Chicago on the 4th an Indictment for
murder was returned by the Grand jury
against Alexander Sullivan for the killing of
Francis Hanford.
THERE were ten yellow fever interments at
Savannah, Ca, on the 4th, and the disease
had become epidemic. Forty deaths oc-
Cured in the forty eight hours ending on
the I'd.
The latest news from the Indian expcdi
ton, received at Bismarck, D. T., up to the
4th, indicated that the campaign against Sit
ting Bull had been closed for the season.
No Indians Of any account had been seen for
some time. The feeling among both the
officers and men of the expedition was that
the campaign had proved an immense wild
goose chase.
In Chicago, on the 4th, Spring wheat, No.
2, closed at 97@971zc cash. Cash corn
closed at 1870 for No. 2. Cash oats No. 2
sold at 3o2@31c; October potions
were sold at 3lHc. Rye No. 2, 5s@5Shc.
Cash mess pork closed at $3.50
@15.55. Lard, s9.95@1O.OO. Good to
choice beeves brought 81. 5O(45. 90; medium
grades, So. @@4. 40; butchers stock, $3.50
@3. 50; stock cattle, ETC., So 75d3. 25.
Hogs brought IS. 5O@6.2O for good to
choice. Sheep sold at 49, 5O@4. so for good
to choice