The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-07-13

some of their gang in Kentucky several months
ago, reappeared in public life few nights ago,
near Otterville, on the Missouri Pacific road.
train was stopped, the express safe captured
and opened, and large amount OF cash Sc
cured, with which the freebooters rode gaily
off, leaving the railroad men to get their en-
CINE out of pile of ties into which it plunged,
and the passengers were badly scared,
but not otherwise molested-to get to their
journeys end as best they might. The bandits
secured about SIS, 900 belonging to the Adams
Express Company, and some $4,000 from the
United States Company. The citizens OF the
neighborhood organized themselves into scout
ing parties, and at last accounts were In hot
pursuit of the robbers.
Gen. Terrys official report adds nothing OF
importance to what intelligence had already
been received concerning the fight at the Little
Horn. It confirms the previous reports as to
the disaster, and estimates the fighting force
of the Indians at $500, or about eight times
Clusters force. The latest advices from the
West indicate that the Indians have retreated,
dividing into two parties one of which was go
ing toward the Big Horn mountains, while the
trail of the other was eastward.
The grasshoppers are disappearing from
Minnesota, flying in a northwestern direction.
The propeller st. Clair, from Duluth for
Ontonagon, was burned on Lake Superior, off
Fourteen-Mile Point, on the 10th inst. The
| fire caught in the hold, and in less than five
| minutes the boat was enyeloped in flames from
one end 30 the other. Owing to the rapidity
with which the flames spread but one boat was
| launched Life-preservers were brought on
deck. and all succeeded in putting one on
when rush was made for the yawl, which was
swamped six or seven times. The water was
very cold, and it was not long before all but
one of the passengers, sixteen in number, per-
ished, with ten of the crew. When the boat
caught fire she was about five miles from shore.
The Crow scout heretofore reported as hav-
ing escaped massacre at the Custer charge
proves to be the only survivor of that terrible
slaughter. He was in the fight, but escaped
to the river, washed off his Grow paint changed
the dress of his hair, put on Sioux blanket,
and charged with the Sioux, escaping, how
ever when an opportunity presented. He
saws the Sioux completely enveloped Custer,
who killed his horses, using their remains for
breastworks and fought desperately, the In
dams charging his position time and again,
losing heavily, the Crow believes more than
Custer. One company, that of Capt Smith,
tried to cut it's way to the rear. but all
we're killed. and their bodies lay some rods from
Custer, all in little knot. Custer was among
the last to fall. Col Cook, with his heavy,
flowing beard, was the last one standing that the
Indian recognized. Custer and command were
all killed within all hour. Clusters command
having been finished, the Indians gathered
their entire force about Reno, leaving the
sduaws to mutilate the dead and torture any
who proved to be living. The remains bear
many evidences of torture. Some were
tortured in an uncomfortable man
ner. The heads of nearly all had
been crushed with stone clubs, while In other
cases their heads were severed from the body.
The entraiIs had been TAKEN and from many the
limbs were choppedoff. Other bodies were par
TALLY burned, few were not found, but clothing
belonging to them was found and recognized.