, 1877-08-24
Howard Apparently Gaining on
the Nez Perces.
Indians Gobblo the Pack Animals Of
- tie Montana Volunteers.
And fntrencf1 Themselves
Among ltnpcnetrabIc
Rocks.
Gen. Sherman Think tiihbons' Ftght Nas q
Splendid DlpW at The Saragts.

N"Hs whitman AubHNH hlHHpu1 flEHt WN$
Splendid Dlow at The Saragts.
aAtr LAKE, Utah. Aug. 13.-f;cn. ffnward's
force In pussuit Of tho hn.te Indians passed rcas.
Ant Valley. fdals un the 18th. their way routl.
They parsed a. fur aonth on the Stage Fona IN tic
Dry Creek Stage Station eight miles south; then
turned eastward tnward tho head VI Cntnas Creek,
Thu t1nstc indiana Ilad crne-etl the range SOMA
hlfv nr sixty miles 10 the westward. and lad al
rived Hpon The ttage.rond on tho 1Gth taking pos.
Fcss!Gn Ut fioic he tock Stage Station twenty.
slx miles south from Ilrusant Valley. Tnc Indians
destroyed tho telegraph line In this vicinity,
an'l esorpca tta:cs and oil travel npon The
Rad. an wcro In tho HcltlIInrh1ol Of tt1s ktatlni,
for three tara. The Indians lad bccn for nearly
two daya without water when they nsti1ed upon the
ttage-l!nc, and tho ttock was much rcattcred anil
In bad contition. They hlopncd To gather ali the
lnoFe stock and fcci tic nnima-. u-ng or dentroy-
ing all the grain at The station. and destroying
ali The proptrty there, inclad ty tomc twenty
Fct. Of harness. Tic 1nlians left 1Iulc.fn.the-
Rock Station IN the 1!th or 10Th, IN tho approoch
nf Howard. going cast or nnrtheast md surprised
I!owasls men who had Charge OF the pack anf-
naals.
~ daylight IN the morning Of tic Goth, at Camas
Meadows, which Is about twenty niles west Of 1lry
Creek ttaec.station. the Indians got away with
atast 100 of iiowats pack nnlmaId. and also about
shAA9 HVIreS HEluHEIHE 10 aluHI1Hh FOfHnleGfes
Capt Norwood and Col. aanfurd fultomcd the In.
dian4 with three comuanics Of eavalry, aal over.
took them about six miles distant, when thcrc was
skIFR.tsh in which ono Of The fuldltrs was Killed
and SIX wounded. Tho s0lit!crs were taken 10
Pleasant Wiley Station, whcro one named Samuel
A. Giats has sinco dled.
Howard haa been reinforced by Capt. lainbrtdgc
from hrt Hail. with ono company nnd about alty.
Hammock Indians, and Ia At present In pursuit Of
{hr 1tnHti1rA In so
lenry's Lake. which 10 about sixty miles northeast
from the ftago road, wharo tho crossing was male
Gcn. HowArds foEco was canpcd yesterday
noFning on Shotgun Greek. which 10 shout forty.
fsc miles distant from the stage road.
On tho 10th, 1iowartl'a fdfco was Increased bY
tho ARRIVAL Of Col. Miller with about otO ufantsy
III wagons. Inward had with hin, about $50
cavalry, in addition to tho force with Capt. lain.
bridge.
While Howard was camped at junction, eighteen
miles north Of Pleasant Valley, ho ecnt sixty men
md s0lne Indian scouts across The country to
licnry's Lake TO intercept tho Indians, This COM
monA did not find aDy Indians there anu returned
and parsed pleasant Valley yesterday.
All hut clRat or ten vACinia City volunteers hare
gone home.
The Indians hare not been In hurry or anxious
10 ayold light. They are supposed to number be-.
tween 400 ana Loo, and seem 10 bc making their way
towards the Crow country. on the Yellowstone.
Tho frc!sh-tTntll Of James Hayden, on the S4ln,-
On River road, ia supposed to have been destroyed
by tho Indians. as number Of mnles belonging to
him haye been fon1d m the stagc road, also mules
Of anashcr train belonging tn CnI. Shoupe
courier ls expected from Howard to.day.
LATER.
from Fot Es ETr rot Aas IN .e2n
tr thy ssps' esp,nw es on ienf, Lake n9t
Lieut.: Leary. lIoward's commitsary. .ays when
~ iefs IT, Front tao Indians wete fe.tifyln: Ut
An ladtpfad<nt special from Fort shaw, Mon.
tana. soth. says ncws from Fort Bcnlon statea
Tho Gros. yentrea. Assin,bolnes. and iIegaas sit-
ting Bull ia ut Fort Peck.
Sixty horses were stolen from Twenty eight
Milo arFinRs and thc ftlackfoot Agency.
SHERMAN TO SHERIDAN.
arc essa oas fiom ns9 el1ws *paehe'
~ Park. iiad hs.a but mott lnterc.t'as It's. It's.
:psst SHAW ss s S,nss ss''!X hes anu le.ptn IN
W Ma ox 'e9Sn u 9n sst vas 's,sfe snd :gieE
s sla.e Puf'nt, with ~ adequate fotse. !
]. irft: undrrtuni thss Siilc. ' b.. MT nat
.cnt . tue j., eo1npaaisa q the Hrconl cavalry
aa c at ae ts hsts 6s g.
rercca would reach suacG Shell or Jndl.h. Gi5.
bol! 9uEht to h4vs cavalry. III. inisniiy fer!.
tnrn ont. They have much u they can do to DE-.
fcnd their tcatlered rauche* and homes. ) -
~ G 'ce mors ne q Mo1.ana ha,ics
sectn subject to scArta. took -four men with nlo
to the r'fk ami had not Fst.sI: q .Io91!s
sHERtDAN's IlErLy.
Gen: Sheridan to-day replied 10 this dispatch us
npssaHeo PC" IL & tsSsn: ea iofe !: v TaS nS
hIshiy up6Gs,atsd p!y c o. 16on. infant
Seen .st a ave oiasa ilonar sappe. ss9a aiss fss
hlm WI. he 'cu! g. Fort Hall % meet any no.slbte
S asst nunSst d'sfsd q ,} Jfts}
Ysa*.!ons and g ies ea.e tho ~ r.. Pf5ess
tho Secoai Cavalry viii ass viii 60 baek 10 Kan. ~
Una =. soon as po,snle, hope Howard viii con.
fnr shs rs:,s ~ %n 20 o'sttaks. q d,iscs the
Park. amt Us much farther ~ he can.
Thu labor trnables aro III aver foe tho present,
except u prnnsylYanla, where Hancock has his
& r. Second ca'stfy 's orderedto tho Yellowstone
po''' nowAnp's opsRA4ion., Il y: sH*"'D"*'
Camp ienson, shot't'un Creek, uniicr dats Of Tho
20 T. !ss sssi h9' Gen. sw.1a .a tele;
rsrt%eat; ncai Henry. Lila; that Il iisinesidso
anil they we're giving Tho Generat r,altr.al help;
md. n,ole Important aitl. that tho hostlo bauds
s s4espo% sn foY .as.n ias .'T ~a
eeis.d i army headquas.ers JestrrdaY TO throw
any light on the situation.
legal rroceo1InGs Against French Govern.
nent Officials,
HisputcA 10 London Tt,nts.
PARIS, aug. .J.-Legat proceedings against tho