The New York herald., 1877-07-08
AN OFFICER And TEN SOLDIERS KILLED
Details Of the Fight with Looking
Glass Band.
FEELING AMONG THE TREATY INDIANS.
General Howard's March Against
Chief Joseph.
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL, July 7, 1871
press despatch. dated Portland, Oregon, gives tho

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LEWISTON, Idaho, July I.
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On the 2nd inst ColoneI Whippo's command. with
volunteers under n. B Randall, came across Looking
Glass band ut Clear Greek seven O'Clock In the
morning The Indians told Colonel whippie they were
prepared to tight, and II IS said opened the airay
by nrinR the arst shot when the order
gwen 10 the soldiers to hre the Indians soon broke
for The hills and places OF shelter II Is not known
how many were Killed or wounded, rs thcy scampered
of IN all directions. The command Captured the
0oa a' h 'ne ana
they brought here No citizens soldiers were
killed or wounded Tho command returned lasa night.
skiRMIsH WITH JOSEPH
Captain Elliott, OF the ldano Rangers, captured
seventy five Chief Joscphs cattle and orty horses
They had u skirniyn on the Nlmuaha. Tho Captain
says no does know how many were Killed, they
hat TO retreat. The Iniians are mostly between the
Snake and Salmon rivers. and are now reported 300
strong and vol armed. Captain. Booth viii 20 TO
Walla Wala with seventy men IRON the Cove There
nre twenty one from Union county, Oregon, now
in the Waiia Wulla Valley.
ATTACK COLONEL FERRY.
News has been received mt department headquarters
hero from General whAam Alfred scully, commanding
az Lewiston. Idaho that Colonel Perry, with thirty
men, his way TO the Cottonwood was attacked by
hosties Lieutenant Rims, soldiers and citi
xsns were Killed. Colonel whipple Joined Colonel
Perry and drove the Indians OH The light Is stll
going Major Jackson's' company, First cavalry,
which lett Fort Vancouver yesterday morning, will
rive at Lewiston to. at
HOWARD DxcEIvED.
The following despatch comes from Walla Valla II
probably reached there by the steamer Fenino which
arrived at fifteen minutes past nino on Thursday
night
1t s said that Chief Joseph decoyed General Howard
across the salmon River and that then Joseph ro-
crossed IT,, aud got tho Cottonwood between
General Howard and Lapwai within thirty miles OF
Lewiston.
INDIANS IN COUNCIL
special received from John A. Farrell, OF San
Francisco. who has Just returned from Colve dated
Paiouse Landing, July 8. via Was Wala 6th says
Joseph Oppenheimer and myself arrived hero this
morning. When We crossed the Spokonc bridge yescr
day we noticed between three hundred and four
hundred buck Indians VINO said TO be In
council They we're all we'll armed and equipped.
They consisted of Yakhamas under Moses Palousc,
Saperlls, Spokones Callcshalls aud renegade young
men IRON other tribes whose names are not known
The outlook for this country Is bad. Tho settlers
Pine Creek and the Paouse plains, except five n,ep
have lett The country is in the hands oil the savagcs
At THE UNArILLA RESERVATION
A Boise City despatch gives the following extract
from letter received there from MajorN A. Comoyer
Indian agent for many years at the Umatlla ReservA-
tion. has lived In tho country aud personally
acquainted with tho Indians spoken OF 10 his letter
over thirty avo years Tho Indians referred to In his
letter embrace everything within the roach Of the
tiles except the Bannocks and Piutes:--
On this reservation tho number OF Indians last Jan
uary were 49, men, 147 women, 262 boys and l47 gI2
Now havc some more, think an AddiIiou pt about
two hundred, and tho Indians are all here. Two
only at Iapwai with passes, and both are
very friendly TO tue whitca Mono have gone to JOIN
the hostile Indians. estimate the Indians The
Yakama Reservation and tho renegade bands on the
Columbia River from Cells to White Blur, ut about
1000 Know nothing oi the oth,r tribes North. These
Indians win not take up arms against tue whites. am
also sure the Cocur dAcnes VIII main flendly The
repor.s that the Umatlilas are moving to JON the
hos e Indians are false; none have gone, and
not believe uny will Co. fne ch els ana head men OF
this reservation are keeping their young close
discovered"