Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-04-26
WEST AND SOUTH.

IT was reported at Deadwood, d. T., on the
10Th, that 100 of Crazy Horses band of Indians
had taken to the field again. The cause of this
renegade movement was supposed to be the de-
ception practiced by Spotted Tail, in represent
ing that only the arms taken by them in the
Custer fight would be demanded of them upon
their surrender at Red Cloud, when in reality
the Government demanded of them all arms
and ponies.
A SAVANNAH (Ga.) dispatch of the 14th states
that the steamship Leo, from that port for Mas
sau, was destroyed by fire at three a. M, on the
18th, in a heavy southeast gale eighty miles
south of Tybee, thirty miles of shore Thirteen
of the crew were saved on life-raft. The Others
eighteen in number) and three passengers were
missing.
Gov. HAMPTON, on the 14th, addressed a note
to the Chamberlain officials, requesting them to
turn offices to their successors, subject to a
decision of the Supreme Court This such
officials refused to do, asserting that they
held their offices by declaration of the
State canvassers from the face of all
the election returns; that their contestants had
taken the cases to the Supreme Court, and that
Hampton had no right to anticipate the judg-
ment of that court, or in any way to pass upon
their title, and that his action was a violation
of his pledges to leave disputed questions to
legal settlement.
ABOUT 1000 Northern hostiles made formal
surrender of their arms, ponies, etc., to Gen.
Crook at the Spotted-Tail Agency in Nebraska
on the 14th. Their entry is said to have been
very dramatic. Encircling Spotted Tails camp
and discharging their guns in the air, they
greet them, after which their Head Chief deliv-
cred a short speech before Gen. Crook, indicat-
ing his desire for peace by laying his rife at the
Generals feet.
MAJ. RENO, recently tried by court-martial on
the charge Of insulting the wife of a brother
officer, was sentenced to be dismissed from the
service. He forwarded to the War Department
a request tor delay in the presentation of the
case TO the President claiming that he has addi-
tional evidence which will tend to mitigation
of his sentence and the request has been granted.
THE Chicago Journal of the 18th states that
Mayor Heath had received a letter from Mime
sofa, asking for information as to a lottery
scheme, the drawing of which is advertised to
come off at 8 Crosby's Opera House, Chicago,
June II, 1877" under the direction of the Lara
ME city ana Topeka lotterleS- Inc Drectors
names are appended to the circular, but the
journal says no such persons could be found in
the city, and that paper pronounces the whole
thing TO be a swindle
A DECISION In favor of Myra ClarkGaines, in
volving millions of dollars worth of property in
: New Orleans, has been rendered by District
Judge Billings, of that city. The litigation has
extended over forty years, and it is said this de
cision ends the struggle in favor of the pluck,
claimant.
The California State Supreme Court, on th
18th, issued peremptory writ of mandate t.
the Secretary of State to issue to Pacheco, tn,
Republican candidate for Congress in the Fourtl
District, his certificate.
IT was reported at Camp Robinson, Neb., OF
the 18th, that Crazy Horse. with about 2G00 oi