The crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1877-1878, 1877-10-18
GENERAL NEWS.
Capture of Joseph's Band.

Capture of Joseph's Band.
The following dispatch explains itself.
1t is dated at Eagle Greek, on the Yellow
stone, Oct. 5. Gen. A. Terry. commanding
the Department Of DakOtah: Dear General
We have had our usual success We
made very direct and rapid march across
the country, and after severe engagement,
being kept under fire for three days. the
hostile camp of the Nez Pcrces under Chief
Joseph surrendered at two o'clock to-day.
| intended to start the I'd cavalry toward
Benton on the It'll. Can not supplies be
sent out on the Benton road to meet them
and return with the remainder OF tho COM
mand to the Yellowstone? hear that there
is trouble between the Sioux and the Cana
dian authorities. | remain. General, yours
very truly. NELSON A. MILES.
Colonel. Brovot Major General L. S. A..
commanding.
As soon as tho companies of tho 81 cav
airy, of which Gen. Miles speaks. arrive
here. tho commission will start for Fort
Walsh
How They Fought Joseph.
After Gen. Miles first battle with the
Noz Perces. the troops held the reds in a
narrow ravino, and there picked them or
from rife pits, losing only four men them
selves. Joseph raised tho white flag four
times Offering to surrender If he might
keep his guns Milcs demanded an uncon-
ditional surrender, and on the last duy
Joseph raised the flag again, advanced In
front of the lines. handed his gun to Miles
and shook hands with him. The remainder
Of the command did the same. Forty
wounded Indians were in the camp. The
number Of deud Is unknown, as all were
buried. The glory Of the fight rcsts with
Miles. The cntrcnchmonts of tho Ncz
Pcrccs were ngenously constructed.
Their bravery was unsurpassed throughout
the nght, and they arc credited with numer-
ous acts Of humanity to wounded whites.
Insurgents Surrenderins.
A Havana lettor says: A general
feeling of dcmoralizatlon prevails amoun2
the Insurgents. During the week lOi sur
rendered with their arms and baggage. and
il is reported that Gen. Prendegast has
gone to Marzanillo to open negotiations
for the surrender Of 1900 more Insurgents
the greater portion Of whom are officers.
Archbishop Bailcy's VIII.
Archbishop Bailey's will has been fl
ed for probate. All his property of every
kind in New Jersey is bequeathcd to Cardi.
nal MeClosky and Bishops Laughlin and
Corrigan. All the remainder OF his proper.
tyto his successor, Archbishop Gibbons
. and Bishops Becker and Kahn. The last
named devises are executors.
Centennial Settlement.
The Permanent Exhibition Company
has appointed committee to treat with
the creditors who are said to be willing tc
accept fifty per cent. The debt OF the
company amounts TO S6400O; $4,000 is due
the Centennial Board Of Finance.
Effects of Novel Reading.
Frank Edsoll, of Hamburg, n. j., Q
schoolboy whose disappearance has beer
reported. has been heard from by hi:
friends. Instead of going to his school ht
took steamer for England, and arrived
there safe and sound.
The Sioux Come to Terms.
The commissioner of the Indian af
fairs has advices from Red Cloud Agenc!
that the Sioux, since the return of thei
chiefs from Washington, express willing
ness to 60 to the Missouri river.
The Great Engineer Dead.
The announcement is made that Hen
ry Meiggs died at Lima Peru, Sept. Goth
lie had been sick for some three months
having had two strokes of paralysis. TIL,
result is said to have been softening of tn,
brain, causing death.
Freight Pool Failure.
The Grand Trunk railroad has REBEL
ed against the pooling of eastern bount
troights. They want to carry cattle by thu
on.
Wcst-bound FreiGhts.
West-bound freights from the scaboart
have been advanced S9H per cent.