The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1876-08-11
DOMESTIC Hxws.

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tossreil a labcock. ~ New lurg, mannfsc.
nrerr u printing rfe-ses, have failed
West.
Capt. !. n. Poland, of the sixth isfantrs. hss
forwarded TO uen. lnggle~, from standing
lscck Agency, 4 very interesting account of
Clusters last nshi, ~ told by some sioux III.
iians who were III The battle. Their account
Il ~ follows, 1he ho~t,lcs were celebrating
their greatest of religious fc~tivaIr, the ~nn
dance. when runncrs brought ncw~ % Tito sr-
rroAch 81 cavalry. The dance ~as suspended
AMI general r,,sh followed. mistaken BY Cns-
ter perhaps for retreat for tho Lorca, equip
mcnt~, and arms. Nal. seno hr~s attacked tho
village II the south eud and acrc~~ The lAttle
tsiH Horn Their narrative III Nenps operations
caincides with tho published account How be
wAs quickly confronted and .nTrousdcd tow he
dismounted. rallied in tho timhcr, rrmoun,ed
and ent lila WAY back over tho fnri and NJ the
bluffs Will, considerable loss. and Tho continue
ton u tho tight for some little thnc when
rmncm arrived fron, Tho north eNd u Tho
village or camp with tho ncws that Tho cavalry
had attacked tho notth cnd, some tl,rce Or feur
miles distant. The Indians about I.eno hAd
not before thin tho nllghtc~t lntimat,on of
lighting At any othcr point. A forcc large
enough 70 prcvenl nsuv fsun assuming tho
nfTclsive wan is!s, and TIM surplus available
force followed TO th@ oib~v cnd of thu cAmr.
where, finding tho Indians successfully driv~
ing Custer before them, instead OF uniting
With them. tlacy separated Into two partic~
aud moved around tho fiAnks of his
cavalry. They report lhat Custer ero~scd The
rlver, but only succeeded In reaching the edge
tho blnr~ the nsht lasted perhaps ~ hour.
4 s,aAll number Of cavalry broke through the
limo of Indians In their rear, and escaped, but
were oscrsaksn within distance of fivc or III
miles aud Ali killed. After the bAtlc the seuaws
entered tho neld 10 plMAder aud mutilAtc the
iesd. General rejoicing wAs indulHe,l In, aud
.dIrtrih.ion of srn.a ami ammunition hurried.
" tnAdc. 1hen tho attack ON Reno was viz.
oro,,aly removed. u 10 this attack the lsslisn.
hal Lost comparatively few mon, bnt now the,
say their most s.rious lo~s took place. They
sivo no idea of nutnbNra. but say tllcxs were
great many. sitting hull wa@ neither killed
usr engaged In tho light. IIe remained la
the council tent directing operations. Tho
Indians were mot Ill engaged NJ any ono
limo. llc.sy reserves wore hell ~ repair
o~scs and rcnew attacks ~aeoea~ivcly.
4 Cheyenne dispatch rsAsos thHl the stage
eoAeh of tho HwestwAtcr HsAgs Company wAs
halted by masked naen last week three miles fro,n
3onsi, ra-s City. Tho mon presented rayolycrs 10
tho drivers heed and robbed him Of hin ,aonsy.
There heing M passengerS ON board, tho rob.
bera loft doing no harm. hut leaving over
ti,ooo In icgiais tered packages IN ll,s mail. bag.
llol,ert Clarke. Aged 81, and Nora Mckay
Aged H. both OF Cleveland. o.. mot few daye
ago NJ tho house of = friend hs appointment.
While there quarrel en~nesl Clarke. drawing
. revolver. fired three ~,nts n Nora. ono of
thsm taking effect Ia her thigh. Thinking hc
had killed hcr, hc placed Tho weapon II tlc
aide Ut his head and hrcd, wonnding himself
nortaily.
Three u the bandits who robl~l tho railroad
train ncAr Ottsryille, Mo-. somc threo or iou,
weeks ago, havc hesn arrested and u, NO III
slle nsulon money recovered. The rArtica Ay.
rcssel are l,rnec Younger. llohtM caroy and
Nhatles l'ts~. Ill residents III Crawford county,
Kan.
News from the hlMk Hills. sAys \ Laramie
Dispatch, continues II tho most encouraging
character. People aro returning daily With I
large quantity VI dust, and mt grcwlef among
them. All speak Of Doa.lwood and thai north.
orn country In glowing terms. II In said thai
Il leA~t NJ, MOO l,0 II cached In tl,c vlrInll, al
Deadwo0t c,iy. Custer In growing lively Ag.In
and many ntill think that Custer cty Will n,ak,
TIN commercial town VI that northern conntr,
'rhe Cheyenne and Hack Hills stage limo /. nov
mixing regular uip~. and liz co.cl,cs Ar,
| crowded with paAacugcrs'
An Indian who recently arrived II i!etl Clo,,.
Agency from tho hostile camp says hitting l.ii
u fully prepared aud eAger ~ meet Creek ii
Terry, " both combined, AMl FOOLS con,lac,.
~ hir ability 10 whip them. Itc further state
that fcinsnrrements arc ioluii,. tho l,smiilc
FROM tho north aud llri,isl. America. and Il.
from Minnesota.
A silG nusgot. taken f,o,n tho Dcal~on
tlilsrk it,lla) dg.ing~, hx1 born received .
Laramie.
Tie Indians N shs Gleysnnc Agency hav
rsqie~tod the unitei ktAtcs W suspend l,.~ssl
operations ag.ins. sitting Hull and tho Aio,l
with hin TOR eight weeks, In order shAl the
| tthe Cheyenne niouAl may visit lilo hostile In
.lisnr md arrange Tor l,oAae. II /. harii
likely that their request VIII lo Agccslcl 10.
~susslh.
Mcmphis l,Hs snaercd severe Iu~s III III
unlln.cIy A,id tragic death VI commuiur
farmer. QUO of Tho Mohawk victims. Tho Il.
asAssi. tLongh not over III years " sge. VA
the heaviest manufacturer Ut uuston gouis i,
the United 6tAtes. and spnn annually NOT ls~
than 7a.0O0 bsis~ Vt cott4n. ~ this auNntis
10 bought annually III Memphis 3s.O0O /
3O, 400 i,aie~ and wA1 over flrm friend Ii tn
market.
A dispatch from t'ulimlas. n ~. r.ysf III,
inquest over the victims " Hamburg hss b..
brought 70 elose. The verdict chargss Ger
NJ. e. IIniler, Col, A. r. butler Ds. Pierce Hu
lpf the key. j. Meeting, and nlsv. three ulh1