Arizona weekly miner., 1876-07-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
spe.I ts the Miner by U. B. Military and W. D. L,ssI

San Diego, July 2.-The Union this morn
 ing has this dispatch from San Francisco
 General Custar with five companies ofthe 7tl
 Cavalry met about 2,OOO Sioux Indians a
 Saltwater, Montana, on July End, and | fight ensued. General Custar's whole com
 mand was either killed or wounded, inclu
 ding himself, two brothers, brother-in-lav
 and nephew. The only trace of the com
 mand left is the dead and about thirty
 wounded. The command numbered 300.
 New York, July 2.-Foreign War news i.
 complicating. Montenegro has sent hel
 declaration of war to Turkey. English
 French and Austrian Ambassadors have no
 tified the Porte the three powers had resolved
 not to interfere.
 New York, July 2.-Major General John
 A. Dix, has accepted the chairmanship oi
 tkc National Committee of Veteran soldiers
 and sailors of the U. s. He declares in
 favor of Hayes and Wheeler and says it ii
 in the power of the Veterans to decide the
 Presidential question.
 Washington, July 2.-The Senate has met the House half way in all matters of reduction which do not involve change of existing laws.
 X compromise on the Indian and Legisla- tive bills is not probable within the next eight days.
 San Francisco, July 5.-The whole coun- try is engaged in celebrating the Centennial |; banks and other public offices all closed and all business suspended.
 London, July 5.-The first engagement between the Turks and Servians resulted in a victory for the Turks. Serviaus' loss 2,O00 men. Great powers still neutral.
 Washington, July 5.-Morrell takes his seat as Secretary of Treasury to-day. The President has received an autograph letter from Emperor William of Germany con- gratulatory on the American Centennial.
 St. Louis, July 5.-Schurz declares for Hayes and Wheeler.
 Messilla, New Mexico, June 22.-The Cal ifornia column had reunion to-day and gave jollifcation. W. s. Rynerson, Presi- dent; Westfountaine, Secretary.
 San Diego, July 6.-The Unions special dated Saltwater, Montana Territory, July End, says Major Taylor, sent from General Gibbons arrived here last night direct from Little Horn River and says General Custar found an Indian Camp of about 2,OOO lod- ges on the Little Horn and immediately at- tackled it. He took five companies and charged into the thickest portion of the camp. Nothing is known of the operations of his detachment only as they are traced by the dead Major Reno commanded seven other companies and attacked the lower DOT tion of the camp. The Indians poured in murderous fire from all directions and the greater portion fought on horseback Gen. eral Custar, his two brothers, nephew and | brother-in-law, were all killed and not one l of his detachment escaped. POT men were buried in one place. The number of killed | is estimated at 300 with only 31 wounded
 The Indians surrounded Major Reno's and held them for one day in the hills cut of from water until General Gib- oons' command came in sight, when they broke camp in the night and left The 7th Cavalry fought like tigers, but were over come by brute force. The Indian loss can- lot be estimated as they bore off and cached most of their dead. The remnant of the 'th Cavalry, together with General Gibbons are returning to the mouth of Lit le Horn where steamer lies. The Indians ,ot all the arms of the soldiers that were filled. There were F commissioned off, CTS killed. The whole of Custar's family lied at the head of their column. Both the ldjutant and Sergeant Major were filled. The Indian camp was from to5 liles long, and 20 miles up the Little Horn rom its mouth. Indians actually pulled len from their horses in some instances. he above is confirmed by other letters hich say that Custar met fearful disaster. The Bozeman, Montana Territory Times, ktra, confirms the report and says the whole umber killed was 315. General Gibbons lined the command at Reno. When the ,dians left, the battlefield looked like a l aughter pen as it really was, being in a Q irrow ravine. The dead were horribly mu- lated. The situation now looks serious. General Terry arrived at Gibbons camp l the steamer and crossed his command over 4 join General Custar, who knew it was D ming before the fight occurred.
 Lieutenant Crittenden, son of General ,ittenden was among the killed.