The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1877-09-02

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Ho4ard, with his entire command, zoo
cavalry, us infantry and IS artillery,
pack train, etc.. will start towards the
GeTser basin aud Yellowstone country
Tomorrow morning. in pursHi. of the
lndiHHs. who are th9pghtto be heading
tG"Srl the Grey Agency. Two com.
paniss Of artillery npd opo of cavalry
have been sen. from here via Rozeman
to intercept Dem: u is said the hos.
ai's have murdered several settlers in
the Yellowstone country. The weather
" good. but the nights cold upd Llar-
kets scarce. .---..
HELENA, NJ. T., Aug. 29.-The Her
qET' SPECIAL from Bozemau says Pistcr
has just arrived. All the Helena pnrty
Ind arrived at Mammoth Springs pt 10
4. NJ, except Kinch aud Foller, who arc
still missing. A. J. weikart is wound
ed In the shoulder s!ialhasly and ], s!unrt
in the sido and ankle, but not seriously.
The Indians SURROUNDED their camp six
miles above Mud Volcano md they
took them completely by surprise.
They did not follow the IGen nEter. they
fed. Kinch WIS las! seen running
close to timber. Mr?. Cowan's nus
band was shot in her arms. Tie is tho
only one Of the RAIDER burg pnriy
known to have been killed. The rest
may have essaHfl. Tho Indians were
reported or Girtlner's river yesterday.
WAsuISGTo', Aug. 29.-The COM
miltae Inspecting tho custom house Mt
BastOn, recommend reduction Of the
force AID Increased compensation for
those remaining. Tho net saving By
their recommendations, if adopted.
will DO little over SG.OQQ,
The Secretary of the Ipiurior has nr-
pointed Joseph Long, nj INDIANA, to
look after timber land tlppredaliops ip
the West.
The Government is informed by q
telegram fran Qen. Miles of the cross-
ing Of Milk river by Sitting Bull and
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aud tho Missouri river, in tho neigh.
borhood of Little Rocky Mountains.
and about Fifty milcs southeast Of Fort
Belknnp.
New Yan5, Aug. 2o.-The American
and British teams met at Oreedmoor
yesterday in practice. The best shoot.
ing was done by nnGIey Selph, of the
Crescent City team, who made 2l2 in
apostolic 225. but would havo made
2l7 had he not shot on the wrong tar
get, packing bull's eye. I:is believed
be will be put upon the American team.
Selph also ninde O bull'E eye in one
otf.hGud shot. The American team
proper mado q total of 1910 poinls
in IL possible Iar0. Thu highest eight
scores fGg.rA up IL total " lGiO poiu.s,
while tho highest eight q; the foreign
iGhrksmcn Gully ;Gnau Ijlg points.
DIS aGSTs, Ia, August 29.-Detnils
o! the railroad accident on The hica.o
Rock Islnud 4 Pacific Rni!ruad, n. the
cast brunch Of Four Milr Creek. seven
miles from this city nre beginning to
arrive. The raniber Of kill"l il sati-
ElGtel at f;4in ten 10 City. All the
trniR bit the sleeping car went down
into no stream. The gle is COM
pletcly out OF sight. Barnu.n's show
car went down among the rest and ii il
said all Of the elaycn occupants hut nne
are killed. II in imr4ssih!e 10 &c. full
particulars yet, rs the accident ACQUIRED
sevGTEl miles from telegraph office.
Arrangements will he innIlo made for
tolegruphiI conmunicati9n direct t;2m
the scene OF accident.
a special to tho State Register from
the wreck says there are sixteen killed,
80 fHr NJ known; twelve bodies are out
on tho banks, rs follows: Billy Rnkcs-
loan, engineer; S. X. bolt and tlnngl,.
ter boone. H.; VIM. Cummings. nowS
boy; AIRS. EmmH Dnbcocl;, school
teacher, Rock isinnd.
Six Of Bnrnnm's men are also billed,
rs follows; +. u. Baker, J. II. Bruce,
a. Mack. q. Rockwell, G. Thompson,
j. Purcell.
-Four dead bodies Rrc aIill seen In the
wreck, but cannot DC gal out at present.
The accident was occasioncd By the
washing out of bridge. md occurred
about 1 O'Clock THU Mo!Llng.
The bod Inst taken ont WIS TINT Of
Mrs. Crow, the wife OF workman in
the pork house, here. Her hend was
cnnght mud mashed between two cars.
The top car is now pulled off.
lhTER.-Threo more budios have
hccn taken out--nll mCn. Ono IL sup.
poscdhy papers Oh him to hp cogen. n
coIn'ncrcial traveller from reBlia, Ills.
Tho other two are unidentified. Tho
body Of lady now in tho wreck, makes
the eighteenth person known to bo kill
cd. Tho other cnrs nro 80 firmly tel
cscoped together. II is impossible 50 far
to Try them apart, aYen with block
and tGoklc.
LpY2ps, Aug 9h,s--Tho oditor Of the
M"'trna Times. q member Of tho relief
committee, writes unIer daio OF August
lat: "Thc population Of Southern