Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-02-06
Another Victory over she Hostile


CHICAGO. Feb. GA st. Paul dispatch
received to-day officially at military head
quarters hero. says: The following Is Just
received via BozemAn and Helena:
HEADQUARTERS COMMAND on
YELLOWSTONE. January 20, 1877.
Ihavs tho honor to report that this COM
mand fought the hostile tribes Of the
Cheyenne and Ogallala Sioux. under Crazy
Horse In skirmishes on the first, third and
7th Of January and In Q 1--WE hours en-
gagomsnt on the 9Th instant. Their camp,
consisting Of some six hundred lodges, ex-
tended three miles along tho valley Of
Tongue River. below Hanging woman's
Greek. They were driven through the
canyons Of the Wolf or Panther noun
tains. In the direction Of the Big Horn
mountains. Their fighting strength out
numbered mine. two or three TO one, but
by taking advantage Of the ground we had
Thorn at q disadvantage, aud their loss Ia
known 70 be very severe. Our loss
IL three killed and five wounded. They
fought entirely ~dinmountsd. and charged
on foot 70 within fifty yards Of Captain
Casey's line, but were taken In flank and
front by Captain Buffers and Lieutenant
MoDonald's companies. They were do
feated o. every point and driven from tbs
held, and pursued a. lar ~ my limited
supplies M worn down animals would
carry my command. The Indians appear
TO have plenty OF arms u smmunition'
but otherwise are In q destitue condition.
Soms OF the prisoners now In cur hands
were captured with frozen limbs and were
living on horse meat. The weather has
been very severe, aud tho SNOW IL from one
to three feet deep. Tho command Is In
good condition.
Signed. NELSON A. MILES,
Commanding.
/ desire TO invite the attention Of the
Lieutenant General TO the great vigor and
zeal which have been displayed by General
Miles and his officers and men. with ex-
trefnely limited means and under ths
most disadvantageous circumstance.
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WASHINGTON NOV o'-rho houss
Louisiana Sub-C0mmittos to-day examined
| Ch.rl..' n. Abcll. secretary of tho late
1-,,-' n',.-.- ~, NJ L.
LouislAnA mourning "'s'u' nv Aao"
Littlefeld and recommended him ~ clerk
fer the Board. at his. Littleaeld's. request.
From the parish Of Vernon there wero no
returns received from the commissioners.
and he knew Of the consolidated statement
Of the supervisor from there. lie
dined with the Board on Sunday, the
~tventy-third OF December. when oil
. ,Snaain y. hia .s,i. A. ,ho uor's
Committee arrived In New Orleans, Little
field told witness he had destroyed the
sstno" Lsr ,hano I,,,Ioaoid m"Js III
retnrns mol Tho rsturns from Vernon
Parish was opened In presence OF the
Board and the committee from tho North.
The %transfer Of the polls two and nine Of
Vernon Parish would have no elect npen
the election OF any candidate.
In answer scnator Mcponald' witness
said tho tabulated statement SHOWN Tue
hepubiieah VISITORS, snoIea largo Dehh9'
cranc mAloriles, J, uiu no. IheIu.e
All INC returns cer.,heu 70. ~ IesA,u W
tho ITO votes LOT 'he hepuoi,eAns lton
vernon parisA, nc sala 'na. na.ihs 'uli
e~onhdeneo IN tne e'srhs =. qua. In m, ~
knew mounting aDou. the 'ihnsposi'oh "
votes. The copy mat Li',,enelu maae
Was put on NC W Witness. ihc,c was no
statement that ING original had Deem a'-
stroyed or Loaf, but the paper purported 70
DO . correct copy OF the original.
Judge Davis, Chief Clerk Of the late Ns-
turning Board, gave testimony similar 70
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'"' WIN WI a"'na'""
up a. soon a. possible.
Sherman from tho Finance Committee
reported fav0rably the House bill author
izing tho Commissioners OF tile Freed.
mans Savings Company ~ buy and sell
certain property. The bill, after discus
sion, was laid aside.
Sargent submitted q resolution request
Ing the Secretary Of the Navy IN transmit
IN the Senate q narrative Of Halls second
msJa h, c.nisin Hall mi purchased from
his widow. Agreed 10.
Az noon the House went into Committee
n.asiepey Inrronria,ion I'm
waldron said tho bill a~ppropriates
$i,4i7, 900, the largest appropriation being
half q million for the deficiency In the
Navy Department, and S2l7 900 for limb |
less soldiers.
Ch'cAoo, rep' "a '""'"".' Washing
ton special says the House bill appropri-
stinp a half million for Eais was rerorted
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