The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1876-07-13
FRIGHTFUE INDIAN MAssACRE.

A Salt Lake telegram II Jul& 5,h
.avs. GA snecial cerSespondknt of
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Tue i.o'o""' -o'o "SSa
STILL WATER MoNTAN4s M = 4s7eS
July y 1o'"S
Muggins Taylor, scout forGeneral
Gibbon, got here, last night, direct
from Little Horn rlyer. zen. Custar
found the Indian camp Of about two
thousand lodges on Little Horn, and
nmNdiatlx Attacked the camp. .ss-sA;Ra:.
tar took i've companies and charged
the thickest portion OF the camp.
Nothing 10 known OF the toPeratlooe
of this detach0ent, only - they tseee
1t by the dead. SAaJorI Reno c0m-
manded the hoehcril seven compcn,es
and attacked the lower pocssoe p 4ne
camp. The indlA1s poufcohn uf-
derOus hre fro0 aiidarectfons, ,pe!soce,
. greater portion fought ht,0n'hofseces1.
C0star, MS I've eososaers, nePaDWs
and brothor.in-laWS were al ,ks"ed.
Not ONE Of his idetaehmont escaped.
Tive hundreds snd ilsexen mea : were
buried in ere plsee. and the kiHcd are
estimated ae threeehundred, Witt OEsy
thirty-one wounded! .osa .i.sE -.
command and :heldltAAmsO one @ day nin
the hilis. t,ut OF fr0ul water, until9ib-
hons comu,and csuIe iins sight, ,hiwhen
thew hrok 3 CAMP IN the night and left.
The Seventh fon sht Ike; Stiesfs.a and
we're oyercome by mere brute force.
THE indian loas cannot he nestimated.
a. thev hore off most of ltAeiss Killed.
The nemnant. of The. Saven1li ACayaJrv
and C;hhons com nd A. "a iresrr0ips
70 tbe month of IittlA Hn,n. fwherea a
st.smhost lea The Indians oot.i all
.h. srms Of the k,Iles1 soIAiessI trbere
ws,e sevsrteen commiss;oned a fIicers
r;I,ed The whole Custar family died
a. the heed Of their calnmn. YTteB ex-
.ct losa Ia MT kno,vn AZ hotf Al int nts
J nd she, serusa m .m.ioru we're k;IIed.
The Ird;sn c.mn vss ifrc,n y three : tn
fnnr na;Ies long And -v,ns twenty miles
nm the Iittie Horn from Tits mouth.
The indiana actually pulled men of
their horses in some insta Dces.I I i Give
This as Taylor told me. Ias he was over
the field after the battle. .svIsss'l
, The above isl acoafirn,ed ' byt other
Ietters. which saw Gustav net fearful
disaster iG~-A fsiH2ghiOaoE Sdvi 'jHs
I3ifaIE .vorarp H..,,x,oi,xr yo sts2zi
H gpl. ~ iin5 fldH NHiii5i 9al aoci
SALT LAKE, UTAH, Julys5.--ATiMes
extra from, Boseman,s Montana, July
I'D, p. NJ, says ,AE. taylOfs ueafet
of dispatches from Little Horn to Fort
Ellis, arrived this, evening, !, aud reports
the following The Battle wa: fought
ON the 1Stn, th1rtyl Or tofIyn mics De.
low the Littis A0rn: :, C1s.ar as..c eou
the indian viItage .oIotreI eMon.y -hse
huno!so W iv1r Gs,ns, .noJsiru ps aa..u.sOn
que s.ne, ~uu SUIor. ns r.oS
JACK IL on tue 0'ner. .lee 1solnpau
les were pisceu =. nl ~ Ieeol so
zen. Custar anu n'eeea,, ohcele ~"
every mAn OelcnS Vne hss oOn
psnies WAS AiIe9.. iiFI.eno Fe.leetou
underl tne. prvIges.on ,'!, ~, sne IesSa ss.
ne wnoac aess Ao Ss:s.,.e''
ncAusen slsu ~. s:s. ~ o.Es..
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oaA'le's s!cuuI AoOkSu ae.e siseS I've.
pen, as !: IeSiy,~"s, WI a:. "a. Sns ~.
row rAsing. tAe i"o~oe ooelios' 'S"o' . .
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the -nlg, Hern, 'SuIy. ~ s.ys q. - ~.
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it0seou4 WIN .weivS' .coPsu'os t1
Io.ow .ne S: anu.a" ms q -, =. Aasgo De.u
OF .nostme o.vu fl1y ..aGI0M MSs Ts
Ia sno uirec.lon .s;. ~. ~ :. ns
inuaHns VIZ .Ak M 1871. easSo."
Dranch o.! the n1ttIe Ds2 .hosn; zen zen
Terry. WIN .iDDoas Soi.. nu " nss
com mPauies y. lh,"y -sI1 ,i'.lp;" ,ioul ~
4SsFy, s.aIs ~ .sosa s.is 1so - -.
norn 10 s1.aGk Ing ene'ny yG In.ne. soaE
I'm ishe lsoruint " n.e -o'n' AWoc,O~
scouts 1ofougn: inte,Ige"G oi tne oa'.
tIe Oh the preslous nay. ~ pon IecelP,
otftne news me eohntnaha connenceo
its marchT5inf a. ,soeaherfy ildirsGtion
where SMOKE, couia oe seen, whlcn 1n'
dicated thst Sustar hau nred tne Andi'
an lyiaaSe' Nextmornngt tne neaa o.
the column entered . pinno 0orderinR
On the eDanKeoitDe1aittie %big hOrn,
where had recently $1,000 an immense
Indian village, three miles IN length.
The ground WAS strewn with siaught.
cred horses cavalry ieqnipmcnts and
the dead bodies OF nine Indian ehiefs
The clothing Oh 'Lle1tenants Sturg't
and ferter were Also Jound, pierced
with. builets.n iFurfher ON wass founa
just then q scOnt arriye ed with the in
telligence thatC Head was intreneh-
ou, IN .''Ans =. .uo Nv.
aipsun nceE Oys Iwsits"s D"o,. IN
with the remainder Of fseven compaa.
ies.s UReno's command had been fight.
ing since Sunday nson, 25th, until re