Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-07-20

lisms for the seduction Of the latter's daughter.
When the seduction of his daughter came to
his knowledge Williams went to Dick rsOD, and
demanded that he should marry her. Dlcker.
500 made promises, but never kept them, and
Williams, 6ndiug be could get 10 satisfaction,
went to the depot Office yesterday morDlDg aud
shot Dicksrson through the head with load
of buck shot. Dckersln dying inside oil i've
minutes. When shot Dickerson Was seated at
his desk engaged 10 copying the ll9 b Psalm.
Williams was arrested and held Tor trial.
The Indian War.
CHICAGO, July l9.-The following is the off,
cial report of Col Merritt, received at military
headquarters to-day:
RED CLOUD AGENCY, July 10,
VIA FORT LARAMIE. july 10, 1876.
AS indicated 10 my dispatch, | moved by
forced marches to the main northwest trail on
Iudian creek.
In thirty five hours my command made
about seveuty.fve miles, reaching the trail on
Sunday evening abuu, 9 o'clock. The trail
showed that NJ large parties had passed Dorth.
At daylight yesterday morning | sadded up to
move on the trail towards the agency; at the
same time party Of seven Iudlaus were dis
covered near the command, moving with In.
tention of cutiog off two courlcrs who were ap-
preaching Sage creek. A party was seut out
to cut these off, killing one of them The com
mand then moved out at once stt"r other ln
diaus seen 10 this locality and pursued them,
but they escaped, leaving four lodges aud seve-
raj hundred pounds Of provisions behind. After
securing the country thoroughly 10 our vicinity
we moved at once toward the agency. AT a
distance of twenty five miles to the northwest
of the agency the Indians broke camp ADD fed
in, 80 that ne did not succeed IL catching any
of them. That trail was much worn. The 10
dcatous we're that huadreds OF lndlans were
driven iu by our movement. From repeated
reports, which cannot give in this dispatch. l
was certain Of striking the Cheyennes.
To accomplish this marched hard TO get on
the trail, taking infantry along to guard the
wagons, and to fight, il necessary. The re-
ports received from this point led ME to believe
that many of the Sioux warriors were With the
Cheyenues am now satisfied the number OF
Indians leaving the agency arc exaggerated III
the report, and am certain that not hun
dred Indians, or rather ponies, all told, have
gone north on the main trail 10 the last ten
days.
The Cheyennes whom We drove in yesterday
took refuge 90 the reservation towards Spotted
Tail II they leave again l think 1t viii be to
20 Sou h, or to the agencies, as they seem to
be thoroughly frightened out Of the Northern
trip. Our appearance 90 the Indian and Hat
creeks was q complete surprise 10 lndlaus 10
that vicinity, but those further III were In
formed by runners, so that they got out OF the
way. | have just received your dispatches OF tie
18th. will move without delay to Fort Lar
annie, aud as soun as possible move to JOIN
Crook. My men and horses are very tired.
but few days reasonable marching with full
forage will make them all right.
CHEYENNE, July IA report reached
Fort Laramie to. ri ght that thirty Indians were
seen this evening twelve miles below that post
on Platte river. Captain Eagan, with his COM
pany, started 10 hunt them down. A map
named Fay came into Sidney tonight from
Red Cloud and reported an ludlan named Lame
Deer came into Red Cloud on Friday and re-
ported Crook had fight aud lost many.
Agent Hastings of the Red Cloud agency,
reports by telegraph on the l7th instant that
on the 18th all but twenty lodges oIthe North
ern Cheyenues LETT the agency. Two days
after few returned in the morning and large
number 10 the evening reporting that they had
met with white soldiers and that some of their
number had been killed. Three hours later
General Merritt arrived from the north With
nine companies and reported meeting Indians
Is miles from the agency and killing one. Ii
is believed that the party consisted entirely OF
Cheyenpes The Sioux of the agency are
quiet. 10 council on the 18th instant all of
the Sioux agreed to remain at the agency, but
the Cheyennes could not be prevailed upon to
do 80.
WASHINGTON, D. G., July l9.-The Indian
Office has information that goud service was
III Hoooro1 Nrool in b,c LOT opp ma nj
on Goose creek BY seventy Shoshoncs from the
Shoshone Agency. Wyoming. The General
expressed his thanks for their assistance, and
remarked that they seemed to be under more
than ordinary disci pine, and behaved with
marked bravery during the engagement. After
the fight was over they returned 10 good order
to the agency, having lost one killed ADD four
wounded. General Crooks desiring to COD
tinuc their services led the commander OF the
post at Camp Brown, Wyomiog, to offer to see
that their women ADD children Were comfortably
car, for during their absence. This offer was
imm rdiately accepted and on July 5, one hun
dred and seventy FIVE warriors left the agency
to join General Crooks force.
THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY RAILRoAD.-A
special telegram to the Baltimore Sun, from
Harrisonburg, Va, dated July 49, says:
1.-The meeting of the directors and stockhold
ers of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad Com
pauy was held at the Taylor Hotel, lat this place,
to-day. All of the directors except those from
PENNSYLVANIA were present. The meeting was
secret but it is learned that the subject of an
early resumption Of work Oh the road was not
considered. Robt W. Boyler, Of Charestown,
W. Va, was selected as chairman of the meet
ing. OF the stockholders there were about
thirteen Thousand shares represented. The
meeting was short and harmonious. 1t was
unanimously determined to approve and ratity
the lease lately made by President Mines, Of
the Valley Railroad, from Stanton to Harrison
burg, and Messrs. Milnes and Boyoe were d.
rected to make any arrangement which they
might deem practicable for lease more per-
manent than the presen, one. There was no
other business before the meeting"