Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-03-24
LATEST EASTERN NEWS.
su.try's last BATTLE.

VI UNtf. ~ tNH. Nil'U vas SuuSthH
.... i.uuNs. TN Greasy Grass terek
ul.u ,tupu %! the hoslil,s. \
. it, luIgr Nt~ situated in the
,r..ff a. sc camp The tncapapI.,
A,..... .,.u e. ,ntec. were ,ampcd north
,t.,f u.. go ID tight. facing the battle
D,l a.. intvcpnInns. the two Kettles
p.. .rm,i HE center on the lvit.
I.,.S, w,tr th' pgnilalas and Chcy
... uu 40, murn.ug oi the attack.
,ut 81 s1I -tNCtl w"m'n were cut about
amii, FROM camp suddenly one OF the
..,..t tnN n'tou .iun 10 4 C;cud al
i.3.- in the tc,Ghhnrl.opd al The
.. ~ Iau ir camp. When got
.f... t.t-.t.pt Ter nj uprv I" Cnlnc To the
. Itftr. | lpuJd many c"unrilmcn
,.r.., tUrt, Wh.n arrived We bad no
.,a4.uii one tHptli,r A. Ia What ac-
...tld thiv. We gave directions
.r,,.t. ludiah 81 vt ni~ nur'c aud arms,
I.r go women aud chlidrrn Ia mount
.... .ofs,. aud get cat of the way and
Co., l. tu4ing men To 90 aud meet the
u. Among The latter WAS an officer
u.. t.I, kor,c With four white feet.
g. luirns have ion.hi II great many
a.u people. aud very brave on,s, too;
I.. tie, all -iy that thls man was the
tr,,,st man they had ever met. don't
krHt Nh,lhti thi. man Mas General t'l>-
ttt.f nd | saw this man several times
10 lto Il .h', tut dii not see his body. 1t
Be- sitd b. Is Killed by Sin,cc who still
hoiIs his hHtss fhis officer wore large
tram,i hat ard "a hurkskin coat. lie
aisn0 saved hi- command number OF
times hy farming "a his horse in the re-
treat snmutino before this light We were
tmtpd IN the Rosebud. but We moved
Il nj II "A m #
Gfs,si GTtss creek, iuiiuN inr 1t down 10
tia uuuih We then ornsscd ,'rcasy Grass
tttgk nhi vent into camp on the west
hauk An Indian stated to 80 10 the Red
4 ipnl agency thai day, aud when but a
fss mll,- from camp he discovered the
dust rlsing lie turned bach aud report
a ihd a latRc herd uf buffalo was APP
iifut, dihR the camp The day was very
a4tln nn1 a thutt time after lie reported
l.I. he amp wa, rtihVkrd by the troops,
.I.t bad t,lluwcd our Trail down the tri5.
I.ul aud rrt.std t'rrnsy Grass creek u
Ir. a'nSe where We did, and above the
m.5ih 1T this tributary. They attacked
t.,. ulHrr end sf the camp, wh,r. the Tn
,.I#pts Wtte The women and children
d / ,mh, diairly down Gre ssy Grass creek
% lfii|, way AID crrsscd over. The troops
go utr iu ~. lodges aud the warriors then
t,ild tud Hiiacsci this command IN
ut,tv hrlminF force. and drove them in
t.tnfusitn urf,rs the creek They forced
th,n uvrt . place below where they first
,ia..si The ,t,rk MAS very high and
sA.t', gud ftvrth at the troops were
I,uenri After driving The patty back,
ft. lndiaas rufralird ia, ~ GA the top OF Il
hi.h lili tud held th,m there until they
.ts thu women aud ,hi.itcG ia danger Of
A. a..
eht,h hld iust then mn,ic it, appearance
b.tue lhr ford aud passed among the In.
Itaus l.k VhiriWiBd, aud they all start
a 600 pli,,~ m, new party, leaving the
troops ~ the hill. From this hill 10 a
t.aUi uh,tr the troops we're seen below is
tttr tfuu Il all The way except the small
" lpian | spoke of before. Once we
thaiIrl ght IN until We scattered the
Whel' 'i them, iisht!ng among them hand
90 htti the band of soldiers was in the
pat of ~. When they charged we fell
4. b AMI stood Tor moment facing each
uthtL The Indians got courage and start
"a frl them IN solid body. We went
but ilttlp distance when We spread out
and ,pcirlcd them All the time We
could see their officers riding in front and
hsat ih'm shouting Ia their mon. Ii was
ln The rhntgo thai must of the Indians
w,fc Killed, Ne lost i:i6 killed. 1860 wound
81 We finished up This party right here
IN the favine.
tiir Indians went back ~ massacre the
in,ups on the hill After sktmishsng
around awhile Ne saw the walking SOL
dl,is coming. These new troops making
ihrt appearance was the saving Of the
rihtu The attack was made on the
camp about noon The troops, II appears,
o,tr divided, one party charging right in
g. camp We drove them across the
,f,fk apd when We attacked the others
patty Ne swafm,d down on them and
drn,r them IN confusion. No prisoners
wete t,hrni all were killed. These troop
,rs used Few ~ their cartridges. | took
gun aud a couple Of belts oil two dead
HtH cat uf Que hult two cartridges were
gone. uut uf The other, live. II was with
,tpIut,i ammunition and arms that We
fought The other body OF troops. II they
tti 40 remained together. they would
htt, huft Us very bad The troops up
M ilt,t made The first attack, skirmish-
iHg little while \ ter the fight com
mrn,,d With the other troops below the
village. aud while the latter tight was 60
ilg "u. ~ pasted some Indians TO prevent
ite other command from forming "a june
ton Spmc uf he in,n took the clothing
~ iho dad aud dressed themselves In IL.
There were several men among them who
had rll,s"n'- clothing They went up and
Niarktd the ether command that way.
u Hh bank. If the river were very steep
nni difficult nf ascent Many troops were
killed. while ,ros.ing When they got on
The IN They made SOME Kind of lighting
wpfks, AMI the ilght was then continued
n distance, the young men sometimes
changing close up The fight continued
~ long range until the walking soldiers
caRr This was ten. Terry column which
arrived nj q point near the battlefield
OF tie night oi the 26ih Of June.
There are many little incidents connected
With this heht. bu, ! don't rocel!ect them
aos don't like 10 talk about that fight.
II ! hear any Of my people talking about
u J always move away.
Nsmtasslems Confirmed.
w,-uiSoros, March 1.-THE Senate
confirmed tho nomination OF Frederick
Douglas -. L. \. Marshal for the District
Of Columbia, and Henry Finck, Y. s.
Marshal ior the Eastern District of Wis,