Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1877-08-11

rHE INDIANS DEYEAr GENERAL
GInsoNs' connAND.

rHE INDIANS DEYEAr GENERAL
oinsoNT ConnASD.
[srscfAL D~srATcnks TO THE Coin Hri
DAILY Nrws.'
The Prssident on the Maine Ces'
vsutiea.
NEW YoRE. Aug 1.-THE Worid's Wash
ington special says the President OF being
interviewed touching the Maine convsn'
ton. said that while no would Of courss
have been greatly pleased II the Rspubli'
can convention In Maine had adopted res
olutions endorsing him and his admlhis-
tration OF tho Government. yet no was no,
In the least disturbed BY its failure TO do
20. The Introduction Of such . resolu'
ton and the speeches made In favor OF u,
indicated what he knsw we'll enough 30.
fore. that he had considerable backing IN
tho Pine-tree State. Referring 70 Blains'l
course. no said no was not surprised o.
LlAt oitilcfs - DtAiuo ubu thAou cAhehy
the same course that might have been eI'
pccted from his u~tterances at Woodstock.
Hayes also remarked that the proceed.
ings In Augusta yesterday. showed
the feeling and influence OF individual
members Of tho Convention rather than
the general feeling Of the whole body. The
President expressed confidence that 10 will
not be long before Maine Republicans gen.
orally will DO ready to indorse him. The
President In undoubtedly much moro dis.
turbed by the outbreak Of . hostile feeling
among his Republican neighbors In Co
lumbus. Ohio. than by anything that 90
Cured In tho Maine Convention. Some
OF his intimate party friends participated
In that affair. and Il Is naturally an un.
unpleasant thing for him. This action ID
interpreted here a. meaning . serious do
lection In the Republican ranks In Ohio,
and indicating that the Republicans will
not be able TO make . harmonious or sue
cessful campaign. There 10 also some so
licitude here As to tho effect Of Shorman'a
financial speech. He 10 expected to defend
his resumption policy. and TO argue In
favor OF tho harmlessness Of contraction.
Sherman eau hardly say anything upon
financial topics that will not be 81 element
Of weakness TO tho Republicans.
An Indisu Victory as mig SIeIs.
HELENA. N. T.. Aug. LITTLE following
was received this morning:
Bio Hole, Aug. 0.--To Governor Potts:
Had q hard fight with the Neg Percos.
killing O number. and losing . number OF
officers and mon. We need = doctor and
everything. Send US such relief as you
JOHN 0IBBoN. Col. Com'dg.
Bio HOLE. Aug. 9.-To Governor Potts:
We are hero near the mouth Of Big Hole
pass with q large number Of wounded In
want OF everything-food. clothing. medi-
cines and medical attendance. Bend No
assistance at once. (Signcdl:
JOHN dIBDoN. Col. U. y. A.
To Governor Potts; We hal . hard
fight and took the village. hut were finally
driven back with heavy loss. Captain Lo-
gan and Lieutenant Bradley are killed.
Generals Gibbon and Licutenants Cool
idge, English and Woodruff are wounded.
English seriously. The troops are en-
trcnchei and the Indians were leaving
when the messenger left. General 0ibbon
said, " want an escort sufficient 10 pro-
tect the wagons which are going In to re-
lieve MS. Load tho wagons ~ light rs pos
sible. The Indians cut me of from my
supplies"
DEEn LopoE. August II, Q A. NV. II.
Edwards has Just arrived from Big Hole.
bringing accounts of o terrible battle be-
tween Gibbons command and tho Neg
Perccs on the Big Hole river ON August
9th. Gibbons command. consisting Of
ls2 men. II officers. I33 regulars and "a
citizen volunteers. crossed over from lloss
Hole 10 neal the Big Hole on Wednesday.
starting at II o'clock. On the same night
they moved down all the troops with the
exception Of . few left TO guard the trans
portation . few miles above. close 10 the
Indian camp. which was made on the Big
Hole three miles below, where theBitterIioot
and Bsnncck Trail Crosses. At daylight
this forenoon the fight opened by the vol.
unteers firing on and killing an Indian
going after horses. Tho charge was then
made on the camp and hard lighting oc-
CURED for tho next two hours, during
which time large numbers Of men and
Indians were killed. Tho soldiers then
charged on the lodges but were repulsej
In the attempt. The Indians then at
tempted 10 cut them on from . high wood.
cd point, but tho soldiers charged ani
tho Indian alliance from 10
held Il and at oncc fortified. Fight
Ing continued here all day, aud was
still progressing ftfully whom tho courier
left. at II o'clock. Tho Aghting was dcs.
on both sides. the full forco VI the
Indians being In the fight. Captain Logan
and Lieutenant Bradley were killed. Gen
eral Gibbon. Captain Williams. and Lieu.
tenants Coolidge. English aud Woodruff
were wounded. General 0lbbon only
Bradley was the iirst u killed.
TIL messenger Gays that after they failed
to capture tho lodges tho Indians moved
their camp or In tho direction Of
Bannack. all Of their horses being
captured. Tho messenger hal 10 como
from French 0ulch, nearly GO miles. on
foot. Another messenger was sent "a
Howard. who shonld have reached there
A howitzer had been left SIX
miles behind and was ordered 10 DO moved
up at daylight. Daring tho fight they
heard II discharged twice aud then u vas
silent. A band Of Indians aftcrward APP
with . large band Of horses. aud u
IL believed all the horses Of the command,
the gun and their supplies were captured.
Gen. Gibbon thought when tho courier
left there that no still had . hundred ef-
men. and believed the Indiana had
I'll Withdrawn from his front. The
messenger says be thinks ono hundred In-
disns were Killed and nearly half tho com.
mand. including citizens. we're either
killed or wounded. Gen. Gibbon has sent
for medicines, surgeons, supplies, etc.
DR.. Mitchell will loave to-day with a e.
cort. General Gibbon particularly asks
Tor ambulance wagons 70 como under ts.
sort. and every available wagon will 10
from here, This Is one of .is
Indian lights on record. and Glib
command made . most gallant AMI
desperate nghtagainst overwhelming num-
bers.
DEra LopoE. Aug. lilo A. M.-we
have get all the men We want hero 10 es.
sort the wagons. We are rushing up