The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-07-12
Another Small Fight, and the Indians
Defeated.

A press dispatch from Portland says the
following news has just been received from
Lewiston, via Wallawala, under date of
July 2: A courier just in from Kamia says
that Colonel Whipple and his command had
an engagement with Looking Glass band on
the Clearwater to-day. Four Indians were
killed and left on the field dead. Many
others were wounded. The squaws and
children took to the river, and several were
drowned.
The fighting was still going on when the
courier left.
The Looking Glass band is estimated by
scouts to number about four hundred.
At three a. m. a courier arrived, having
left General Howard's camp on the night Of
the 29th. The troops had made crossing
that day, and the scouts, who had been out
on the hills, found stock, but no Indians.
The latter are believed to have gone down
toward the mouth of the Salmon, and to be
making Gray's Crossing on the Salmon,
thence crossing Snake River at the mouth of
the Granderonde. Dispatches were for
warded to Wallawala to be telegraphed so as
to apprise persons in the Granderonde and
Wa1lawala Valleys that they may be on the
lookout.
A private letter states that the body of
Lieutenant Theller has been found, and sew
tEdl OtlcT uSdI ps. II SlSdo
of empty cartridges near by gave proof that
they sold their lives dearly.
Late, Saturday, the Nez Perces, Pakons
and Spokanes, and some other Northern
Indians, held council about ten miles
north of Ceur d'Alene Camp, on Hangman's
Creek, at which the murderers of Ritchie
were present. A majority of the council
approved of the killing, and minority had
separated from the others, and wanted to go
back to the reservation, but were afraid to
go lest they should be attacked by the
whites. The Ceur d'Alenes offer to send
out ten men of their number to accompany
few white settlers to bring in the murderers
of Ritchie.
The whites had no arms to spare for going
with the Ceur dAlenes, and a messenger is
in town for arms.
The following is full list of the killed
and wounded at the Indian massacre and
fight, as far as is positively known:
Killed Citizens Ben. Norton, James
Baker, Saml Benedict, Harry Mason, Henry
Elferes, Lew. Day, Mrs. Manuel and child
H. D. Horton, George Woodward, VIM. Os
born, Leo. Willmote, French Frank, Peter
Batard, R. Devine, H. Backridge, II. Bland
]. Manuel and John Chamberlain.
Company F, First Cavalry
Gum, Sergeant Ryan, Corporal Thompson
Trumpeter Jones, and Privates Armstrong
Burch, Colbut, Hulbut, Donnie, Liston, Mos
forth, Shullan, Shaw, Blair, Connolly
Douche, Lewis, Martin, Quinlan and Sulli
van.
Company H, First Cavalry-Lieutenan
Theller, Trumpeter Marshall, Corporal Lee
Corporal Curian, Privates Crawford, Nor
rissey, Shay, Werner, Cavanaugh, Edward
Nelson and Simpson.
Wounded-Mrs. Ben. Norton, F. Swarz
Joe Moore, G. Shearer, L. D. Sargent, Capt
Trimble, U. S. A., VIM. George and II. c
| Brown.
A Press dispatch from Silver City, Idaho
says that Colonel Sanford's command, com
prising Companies C, D and 1, of the Firs
Cavalry, Captains Wagner, Sumner ant
Sard, Adjutant Cresson, Quartermaste
Huntington, and Surgeons Nevelands ani
| Kober, have arrived, en- route to Boise
where they will join Major Green's com
mand to operate against the Indians in tn
Weiser Valley and beyond. The command
has two Gatling mountain howitZers and
train of thirteen wagons.
| FURTHER NEWS.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-The Commissions
| of Indian Affairs is to-day in receipt of
telegram from Inspector Watkins, dated Fl
Lapwai, the I'd inst, stating that the hostile
are falling back towards Wallawala Valley
that the troops are pressing them, and tina
the Northern Indians are quiet
| A general order from the War Department
directs the transfer of the Second Regimen
of Infantry from the Department of tn
South to the Division of the Pacific, for tn
purpose of reinforcing General Howard il
his operations against the Indians.