The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1877-07-12
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lngt0n Territory, July O.-On the sec
ond instant Col. Whipple's command,
with volunteers under n. B. Randall,
came across Looking Glass's band at
Clear creek st : o'clock in the morn
ing. The Indians told Whipple they
were prepared to fight, and, it is said,
opened the affrsy by firing first, when
the order was given the soldiers 10 FIRE.
The Indians soon took for the hills and
places of shelter. Il Is not known
how many were killed or wounded, as
they scampered off in all directions
The command captured the Indian
camp and burned al! Heir provisions
snd plumber su,Atuok alb Jut a thousand
head Of Indian horses, which they
brought here. No citiz-us or soldiers
were killed or wounded. The CON
maud returned last night. Capt.
Elliott, of the Idaho rangers, captured
st twenty-five of Chief Joseph's cattle
and tforty horses. They had q Skin
mish on the NimsnI. The Captain says
be does not know how many were
killed, as they had TO retreat The In
dians are mostly between the Soake
| and Salmon rivers, and are now re-
/ W Ubb Ili't NAl a. tliN'.
Capt. Booth will 90 10 Walla Waila
with seventy men from the cove.
There are twenty-Onc men from linn
county, Oregon, now in the Walla Walla
Valley. News has beea received al
department headI Iarters here from
Gen. Alfred Sully. commanding At
Lewiston, that Col. Perry, with thir-
| ty. men. ON his way 80 the cotton
woods, was attacked by the hostiles.
Lieut.. Rsines and ten soldiers and
two citizens were killed. Colonel
Whipple joined Colonel Perry ard
drove the Indians OF. The fight is
still going forward. Major Jackson's
company of the First [ avalry, which
left Fort Vancouver vest, rday morning,
will arrive at Lewiston at noon to-mor
row." The following dispatch comes
from Walla Walla. Il probably
reached there by the steamer Tenino,
which arrived at 9:l5 on Thursday
night: ut is said that chief Joseph
decoyed Gen. Howard across the Sal
mon river, and then Joseph recrOssed
the river and got i'll the cottonwood<
between Gen. Howard and Lapewa
within thirty miles of Lewiston.
A special received from John A.
Farrall, of San Francisco, who has just
returned from Colville, dltcd Palouse
Landing, July 3, DiH Wslla Walla,
says: "Joseph Oppeaheimer and my
self arrived here this evening and
crossed the Spokane bridge. Gester
day we noticed between three and four
hundred buck Indians, who were said
to be in council. They were all well
armed and equipped. They consisted
of Yaktomas, under Moses, Palouses.
Somerilles, Spoksnes, Colleshal's, and
renegade young men from other tribes,
whose names are not known. The out
look for this county is bad. The set
tiers on Pine creek and the Palouse
plains, except five men, have left their
homes. The county is in the hands of
the savages.
IN decisive battle In Bulgaria our
task will be completed in short time.
| If the Turks retire into the Balkans,
and l have reason to believe they will,
we shall have annoying delays, be
cause of their excellent position for de-
ficulty in provisioning the army"
EREzERoM, July S.-The following
is the actual position of the forces in
Armenia: The Turkish right wing
confronts the Russian left at Utsch
| Kilissa; Fsck Pasha has fresh body
of 10000 Russians opposed to him
near Bayazid another Russian division
of 10000 is marching towards Vada-
han; Moukhtar Pasha's advanced guard
is within fourteen miles of Kars. A
battle is expected at Utsch Kilissa and
Bsyazid. It is also believed that
Moukhtar Pasha will be engaged soon.
The provisioning of the belligerent
armies is now a matter of great diff =
Guilty. "
WAsH1NeToN, July "A Republican
reporter interviewed ex Marshal Pit
kin, of Louisiana:
Pitkin-Well, neither Packard nor
myself is bent upon any deep seated
revenge, but as far as we can afford the
Republican party legitimate redress We
will not hesitate to do it.
Reporters it true that you two
gentlemen have brought about the in
dictment against the members of the
returning board?
Pitkin-It is an atrocious falsehood
We have had nothing whatever to do
with 1t. The grand jury is composed
of Democrats and the judge (Whitaker)
is violent Democrat. 1 am satisfied
that the whole movement was insti-
gated from New York in the Tilden in
terest. Moreover / am led to believe
that the original returns of the late
election are to be promulgated in favor
of Tilden and Nichols.
LONDON, July 9.-The Siunetza cor
respondent of the DDily Ns'cs says il
IS understood the Gar has resolves
finally to cross the Danube and see ~
much of the war as possible. The
Czarowich will be appointed 10 the
chief command of the army designated
for the siege of Rustchuck.
A dispatch to the above paper, dated
Erzeroum, Sunday, says the Russians
are advancing into the Ort valley, and
it is feared this movement is In conse-
quence of their withdrawal from other
points. The Turks are moving to re-
slst them.
The Ne,cs' Vienna dispatch states
that 20, 600 newly armed Russian troops
are now on the march from JAssy to
Galatz.
The Times's correspondent at Blu
charest says: "The Russians assert
that the affair at Biels was simply a
feint. This Is probably true, but the
feint became more serious than in
tended. Probably the Russian force
making the demonstration on B ella
found the Turkish force stronger than
they excepted and suffered severely IN
consequence. Several hundred wound
ed have reached Bucharest from this
engagement"
Two Russian corps are marching into
koumanis to form q reserve.
Abdul Kerim is said to be fortifying
the line from Shumls to Jambah to de-
fend Adrisnopls.
MANCHESTER. July 0.-The Guardi-
ans London correspondent says that
he understands the government has in
formation that the Russians intend to
occupy Constantiuople at ali risks I'M
less the Turks anticipate that event by
making peace on the Cars terms.
The effect OF the receipct of this and
other intelligence as to Russian In
tentions, says the correspondent, has
been to modify, very considerably, the
view taken of the crisis Jy certain
members of the cabinet. The practi
cable outcome will probably be that if
the more energetic members should
feel bound to adopt an active policy,
that thav Mill mn l.,n.rar ba 0npoaod H.,