Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-05-30
YESTERDAYS DISPATCHES.
OUR E BRETHREN !
a SHARP ENGAGEMENT ON
THE LITTLE MUDDY!
Lame Beers Band Routed by Gen
eral Miles
FULL PARTICULARS OF THE FIGHT (!

An Inter Ocean special from Bis
marck, ID. T., says: Lieutenant Alfred
+. Fuller, just arrived by the steamer
Peninah, from Tongue river, gives the
details of a fight with the Indians on
May 7th. General Miles, with Com
panies +, II, l. and q of the Second
Cavalry, and rs mounted men of the
Fifth Infantry. attacked an Indian vii
lage on Little Muddy creek, 90 miles
from the mouth of Tongue river, sur.
prising and routing them. They pur-
sued the redskins five miles owe a
rough country on foot. Fourteen dead
Indians we're counted on the field, aud
many others are known to have been
killed. Four hundred and fifty ponies
and 81 lodges, with their contents,
were taken. The cavalry found many
new Agency goods, saddles. guns, Of
ticerS' clothing, etc, taken rom the
Seventh Cavalry in the Custer fight.
The band were Mineconyons, led by
Lame Deer. The command lost in
killed, privates Charles Springer, of
Company c; Peter Lewis, of COmpa-
ny ii; John Martindale, of Company
f; and Charles GOgosky, of Company
+. The wounded are Alfred NJ. Full
er, shot through the right shoulders;
privates Frye, left arm; Rosborn,
right arm; Vim. Jeffreys, and Patrick
Ryan, left arm; Thos. Gilman, neck;
VIM. Wilkes, right thumb; and Geo.
Leonard, chin. General Miles had a
narrow escape from being shot by two
indians, who, under cover OF a friend
ly greeting, came near shooting him
just before the engagement.
what lhn ('nIiraof NAV In
WASHINGTON, May %.
Probably the Cabinet tomorrow
will instruct Secretary Evarts TO notify
the Mexican Government that the de-
pr1dations on the Texan border must
cease, and if Mexico is unable to pre-
vent further aggressions upon the
United States, this Government will
take the case in lis own hands, and
General Ord will be instructed to pun
ish the marauders. 1t is probable that
Ord will have orders to cross the Mex
lean line when in immediate pursuit of
the marauding bands, when able to
capture them IN a days march. Hith-
erto the Rio Grande has been the limit
Of pursuit.
Secretary Sherman is much pleased
with the New York Custom House
Committee and expects TO save money
and increase the revenue by followin.
out its instructions.
Terrible OIL Explosion AMI Loss of
Life.
NEW YORK, May %.
This afternoon, while a lighter was
being unloaded at the foot of Forty
first, North River, a terrible explo-
sion occurred from some unknown
cause, and in an instant the whole
body of oil was in flames. When the
flames were extinguished it was dis
covered that three men had been
burned to death, and another had re.
ceived probably fatal injuries.
CaIifOrnians Murdered and Robbed.
GALVESTON, May %.
Francisco G. Flores, q prominent
citizen of San Diego, and son, have
been murdered by eight Mexican rob-
bers. The same party committed
other robberies, and the whole coun.
try is hunting them.
Negroes Lymched I'm Georgia.
COLUMBIA, Georgia, May %.
Three negroes were lynched to-day
for the murder of Mrs. g. C. Chamb-
less, of Stuart county. They attempt
ed To rob the house, and were resisted
by Mrs. Chambless when she was shot
dead. The murderers were hanged
with trace chains, negroes participat-
ing in the l%ynching.
WASHINGTON, May %
Secretary Sherman, in a letter to the
Commissioners, says: The report is
approved and a reduction of 20 per
cert. will be made. The hours of en-
ploymsnt after May 3lst Will be
from 8 A. NJ. until 4 p. NJ. The method
of carrying into effect the reduction of
Collector,