Evening star., 1877-09-20
Grand Ledge OF Odd Fellows.

TAAhIION AND hhPR
The Grand Lodge OF the United States, l.
o. o. F., held the third day OF its annual ses-
sion yesterday in Baltimore, Grand Sire j.
W. Stokes. OF PniladelDhis, presiding. Tae
report OF special committee Oh the plan of
taxation and representation, presented on
Monday, came up for considerat Oh. Zoe re-
port recommends the maximum per diem be
S5, and mileage, 10 be allowed one way,
eight cents Per mile. Further, that the pre-
sent law providing for one rep preventative
from each grand lodge AMI encampment,
ard when the members exceed one Thousand
then two representatives, should, in view of
the vast increase In membership, be altered
10 suit the present condition OF the order. al
that & time shall be fixed bv tn Grand L,o tye
10 ODsider In commItte OF whole a prooo-
sition TO this effect; reduction il also prD-
posed In the expenses of the Grand Lofge OF
20 = per aanum; That portion OF tn re
port relative TO mileage aud per diem was
lnd'finitc'y postponed, the lo1ge having on
be Pr viOus day fixed the p r diem at Sc per
Jay for seven days, add the mileage at Ten
cents per IN zone wa.
DRESS Fo2 STREET PARaDEs.
spec al conm tjoe appointed 70 consider
All appropriate d-eIs for members % the or
er iCr street parsdes rep ,rtsi th at caps
vorn on such occasions should be uniform
4 design, plain wbi;o gloves, jewel collar,
wo ana a-half inches vide At the widest
part, uniting at point in front, to be m ade
II Light blue silk, edged with silver lace or
braid: medal to be worn hanging from the
,oiiar bearing on one face the three links or
he order, and on the other the all seei az eve.
The clothes TO be plain black.
The BATTLE OF Bic HOLE enersl
sheridan * III his recei pt OF The Off :ial report
II The battle OF Big Hole, Montana, August
e, al q OF The operations in that district pre-
ding the oaLIl'. Col. GihbDn rei-cts Sc
verely on tnh1hitants of Montana who su,-
'ained the nurderous NeZ + Perces ~ trailing
OH provisions for stock stolen by tn sra from
whites, thus prolonging their Il iEtt And add
ing to the danger OF pursuit. The bes' esti-
MAZE OF their strength gave them 250 war
rlors, well-arpned aud equipped. b. fore ID
marches Gibbon came up with the no stilcs
| with a command OF II officers, 1872 m an and
| "A citizens. The attack was mate "a g 81
| night, the Indian. boing co onp.sLSIy sur-
! prised, but as they Immediately sought Ise
| bushes for shelter and poured Ihsir vo'ieys
INTO the troops as the latter came into the
| open ground, they did considerable execu-
ion. However, in twenty inmates the
Whole camp was in possession OF the troops
The Indians being driven out st!ll shot with
| deadly effect at long r-nge. BIZ change OF
base shelter was obtained aui retalisfory
| firing was commenced with equal destruc
| ton OF Indian life. TIE indians meantIme
h0d captured the howi,Zer which was com
ing under escort on mules backs, the two
pIiva,es who were with IL fleeing and leay-
lES The officers 10 an unequal fight. Daring
The Cay varlous strategirs were mplOyed
but II vas IL O'Clock al night before ths Ia-
dians finally withdrew. On the 1lth thedeat
were buried. Gen. Howard came up ths.
day, but too late TO render assstsnce. The
ard 10 wcUrded. Tue burial party reported
S3 dead Indians found on the f.li, antGmal
found dead ia the ravine some distances from
The bsttle- EalI