The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1877-06-14
THE WEST,

IN Inter Ocean special from Bismarck
ID. T., says; Lieutenant Alfred f. Fuller,
just arrived by the steamer Peninah from
Tongue river, gives the details of fight
with the Indians May 7th. General Miles,
with companies +, II, j and &, OF the Sec.
0nd cavatrv, and twenty-five mounted men
OF the Fifth infantry attacked an Indiaa
village on the Little Muddy creek, ninety
miles from the mouth of Tongue river, sur.
prising and routing them. They pursued
the redskins five miles over rough country
on foot. Fourteen dead Indians were
counted upon the field, and many others are
known te have been killed and wounded.
Forty five ponies and horses, and tifty.four
lodges, with the entire contents, were taken.
The cavalry found many new agency goods
saddles, guns, officers clothing etc, taken
from the Seventh cavalry in Clusters fight
The band We're Minnecinkens led by Lame
Bear, the commander. Killed-PrivateS
Charles Springer, company G.; Peter Lewis,
company III; John Martindac, company T.
Charles &. Kcsky, company +. The wounded
are: Alfred NJ. Fuller, stabbed through the
right shoulder; privatcs Frcyer, left arm ;
K. Osborn, right arm; Wm. Jcifrics and Polk
Ryan. left arm; Thomas Gilman, neck VIII
liam Wilkes, right thumb; George Leonard,
chin. General Miles had narrow escape
from being shot by two Indians, who, under
cover OF friendly greeting, came near shoot
ing him just before the engagement.
General Crook reviewed six hundred
of the principal warriors at camp Robinson
fcws day ago. Crazy Horse and many
others knclt on the ground while they took
the Generals hand. The council was opened
with speech by Crazy Horse. Red Cloud
was one of the speakers.
General alarm prevails throughout
California at the prospective ruin of the
farmers and stock ralaers of the state by the
drouth The San joaquin and other great
agricultural valleys are utterly bleak and
desolate. In the foothills and valleys there
are thousands of dead and dying sheep, and
the bones OF sheep and cattle whiten the
fields. Mr.. Hollister, the famed sheep king
who owns fifty thousand sheep in California
told friend that if five thousand remain
alive next spring he will consider himself
very fortunate. Friedlander, widely known
as the grain king, who controlled all the
shipments of wheat from San Francisco
failed recently by reason of loans made to
farmers. He used to pay six hundred dol.
lars per month for accommodations for
himself and family in the Palace hotel, San
Francisco. In the northern part OF the
state, where rains never fail entirely, the
prospect is better.
A special from Leavenworth TO the
Globe.Democrat says a letter in the Kansas
City Times, from Sweetwater, Texas, gives u
report that the town Of Double Mountain, in
the panhandle of Texas, has been captured
by the Apaches Indians and all the stock in
the town run off. No particulars given.
The letter also states that quite large mum.
ber of hunters had been killed by the In.
dians during the past winter also that a
fight recently occurred in the panhandle
between about sixty hunters and twice that
number of Apa ,hes. The hunters started
after the Indians to avenge the murder of
Mr.. Sewall, one OF their number. They fol.
lowed their trail many days, and although
their provisions gave out they still pursued
them, living on what game they could kill
on the way. At length they came upon an
Indian village, containing number Of
lodges, on the bank of a small stream, and
although they had been without food for two
days, they attacked the Indians under the
cover of the banks OF the stream. The fight
continued several hours, and was only
stopped by the darkness. During the night
the Indians struck their lodges, and took
their women and children, and killed and
wounded, and ile1. The Indian loss is not
known, but is believed to be considerable.
Several hunters were wounded, but none