Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-06-07
WEST AND SOUTH.

IN an interview with a reporter of the
Memphis Avala,ec1te, on the 25th, Gov. Stone.
of Mississippi, stated that he had done all in
his power to bring the guilty parties in the
kemper County tragedy to trial, by request
ing Judge Hanom, Circuit Judge, to call an
extra session of his court for that purpose,
| and that under the laws of the State
the Executive has no power to do more
in the matter. He had gone to DeKalb as
| soon as he heard of the riot, but when he
reached there the rioters had dispersed. and
nothing was left for him to do except to act
| as above indicated. The Governor thought
it exceedingly doubtful if jury in Kemper
! County would convict the rioters, all of
| whom were well known, and resided thoro--
News was received at Bismarck, D. T., on
the 2Sth, that on the afternoon of the 7th
Gen. Miles in command, with companies F,
ii, l., and of the Twenty-second Cavalry
and twenty-five mounted men of the Fifth In
fantry, attacked an Indian village on Little
Muddy Creek, a branch of the Rosebud,
ninety miles. from the mouth of the
Tongue River. The Indians abandoned
the village and took to the hills, where
they made brief stand, but were driven off
through very rough country. Fourteen
dead Indians were met on the field, and many
others were known to have been killed A
herd of $50 ponies and horses were captured,
and tffty-fOur lodges, with their entire con-
tents, consisting of an abundance all kinds Of
new agency annuity goods, were destroyed.
Many saddles, guns, officers clothing, and
other articles, taken from the Seventh Cav
airy in the Custer fight; were captured. The
band belonged to the Mnneconious, and
were led by Lame Deer and Iron Star. Lame
Deer was among the Indians killed The
command lost four killed, as follows: Pri
Yates Charles Springer, Company II; Peter
Lewis, Company H; John Martindale, Com
pany F; Charles Goskcsky, Company F
Eight were wounded.
THE body of little Willie Dean, the miss
ing Chicago boy who was supposed to have
been kidnapped, was washed ashore from the
lake on the morning of the 29th, twelve days
after his disappearance. The little hoy had,
it seems, strayed to the lake, where he un-
doubtedly fell in the water and was drowned
IT was recently reported that the town of
Double Mountain, in the Panhandle of
Texas, had been captured by Apache In
dians, and all the stock in the town run off,
1t is also reported that quite large number
of hunters were killed by the Indians during
the past winter
1HE Governor of Illinois has vetoed the
bill, passed by the last Legislature, making
silver coins legal-t tender for the payment
of debts in the State
THE General Assembly of the Presbyterian
Church of America closed twelve DAYS
session in Chicago on the Both ult.
THE jury in the case of Mullins and
Hughes, on trial at Springfield, H., for at
tempting, several months ago, to steal the
remains of Abraham Lincoln from his tomb
in that city, brought in a verdict of guilty, on
the 31st ult., and the prisoners were SEN
for term of one year each.
THE Democratic State Central Committee
of Ohio have decided to hold the next State
Convention at Columbus, on the 25th of July.
IN Chicago, on May 31st, Spring Wheat,
No. 2, closed at Sl4ST@1.49 cash. Cash
corn closed at 1890 for No. 2 Cash oats
No. sold at 3714c; and 3703714c seller
June. Rye No. 2, zoe. Barley No. q SOC
zoe. Cash Mess Pork closed at $13.S715 Lard,
S9.25@9.30. Beeves-Extra brought S5.75
@600; Choice, S5.5O@5 65; Good, 5000
$50; Medium Grades, S4.75@5 TO- Butchers
Stock, S3.25@450; Stock Cattle, etc, $500
AGO. Hogs brought S500@5.25 for Good
to Choice. Sheep sold at s3.00@6.50 for
Poor to Choice.