The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-09-23


with command Of II officers, 1872 Tner
and 81 citizens. The attack was lcaGe
late in the night, tie Indians Icing
completely surprised, bat as tLeS i'm
mediately sought the bushes for shelter
and poured their volleys into the troops
Is the la:ts= came into open ground.
they did considerable execution. low
ever, in twenty Minutes the whole
camp was in possession of the troops,
the indians being driven out. He still
shot with deadly eject st long range.
BY change u base, sk:lter was OBJ
tanned and re;alintory firing was COM
Eieneed with equal destruction of In
dian life The Iudiaac in the mean
time had captured the kow;tzer, which
vas coming under escort ard on
mules back, Tie plivates who were
With it fleeing and leaving the officers
to an unequal fight. During the day
many s:rategies were employed. but Il
was abou: II O'Clock ut night before
the Indians finally withdrew. o. the
llth the dead We're buried. Gen. How
srl cane up tina. day, lat to late TO
render assistance.
TIE report speats in terms OF the
highcs, praise c: the conduct of tie
officers and men, and mentions only
fey g the killed and wounded rs rUte-
vo.thy for bravery; 20 were Killed and
~ wounded. Tie burial party report
SO dead Indians found on the field and
six more found dead i'll Iavinc some
distance from The battlefield.
The citizen volunteers killed We're
L. c. Elliott, John Armstrong, DAVID
Morrow, Alvin Lockwood and Camp
bell Mitchell.
The wounded citizens were Myron
Lockwood, Otto Lyford, jacob Bukcr,
William Ryan and II. S. Bcs.wicii.
The post guide was killed.
The Merchants, Farmers and Me-
chanicS' Savings Bank, 10 Clark street,
this afternoon, and o. II. Horton. in
behalf of .cany depositors, will, to-
morrow morning, petition the United
States GOuit 10 appoint Receiver.
1t is reported that Sheriff bradley,
OF North Platte, has struck the trail Of
the express robbers and found reyolyers
ana nm empty coiu boz ten miles from
Big Springs. .
New YoEK, Sept. 19.-The IIorhrs
Washington special says the concur ..
renee OF opinion among Senators and
Members oj Congress who have been
i'll the city during the pas! few days,
engaging quarters for winter and look
ing -fter their departmental business,
ihet the extra session will be confined
mainly TO the purpose Of which it is
called, the passage Of the bill making
appropriations for the army for The
present fiscal year and to provide for the
deficiency in the payment Of the navy.
CISc!pHATI, Sept. l9.-Gov. Burbank
this morning says Senator Morton has
rallied frosg his low, nervous condition
Of yesterday, and is now quietly sleep
ing. ''
Ex-Ministcr Washburnc returned from
Europe i'll tho steamship Scyth!n. Ex-
Gov. Hendricks, WHO had Intended sail
ing in the scythia, wGs detained 10y
business n week longer in London tLan
he had anticipated.
LowDoH, Sept. l0.-Tho artillery of
Grand Duke EichOlas still continues 10
bombaId tho Ottoman entertainments
around Plevua. III the fighting last
week the Turks arc arid TO have lost
$4,000 men while tho total loss Of tl.o
l.mGs;au5 il placed ut 1900. That
the ammunition Of O5nan pnsEn III fnil-
ing, il very probable, for the ladders
hHTO spared no bullets.
Tho first brigade II The I",pcrinl
guard has arrived ut tho Imperial head
quarters nt G0rny utudcu.
a correspondent before Plovnn gays
that on the 18th Inc scigc proceeded by
snp aud trnnGl. Tho Turks mus. soon
he slut III entirely. Tho Gpirit Of ali
rnDka III The Russian GrIny il admirable,
supplies plentiful aud the weather
splendid.
ApriATnrhr, Sept. 0.--Sirong hopts
OF " speedy victory in Sclyipkm pass are
still entertained there. The Turk. by
con1tan. fro nigh. and day, prevent
repairs Of the IiusSian works. The Hu,.
Sinus arc withdrawing part OF their for
cc8.
CoHSfhWTu"rLf, Sept. l9.--Tkc Porte
tclrgrOrhth It's representatives. abroad
thai Tho thirty ilousHmd mon who hive
l'ccn Gent To the assiE!Ruro Of Osmnn
Pnshn have arrived Mt Oichnnic.
CEffI ~. Sept. 19.--Thu Turkish
garrison Of Biloxi haa been permitted To
depart.
The Munlchrgrins hro marching
against StOlHtz, and have commenced
operations against forts Sordru one;
Inlossup in Dngn pass.
NrESaA, Sept. 20.--Tho rulnors about
mediation locking toward an nrrnislicc,
which nh0nndcd Ola tho eve Of the Snls.
burg meeting hciwacn 1iiBnnrl; aud
Amdiassy Gro uufoundod. They have
not only been Gcmi.oiliciully denied
from 81. Petersburg, but nothing Us
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