The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1877-02-14
TE G C r a p HlC.
EASTERN DISPATCHES
What an Indian Runner Says.
CHEYENNE, Feb. ID.

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CHEYENNE, Feb. ID.
A Red Cloud Agency special to the
Sun, says Red Sack, an Indian runner
from Crazy Horses village, brings par
ticulars of fight which occurred ear
Tongue River, early in January, and
gives them to General Crook as follows:
The main body of the hostiles. con-
| sisting of 800 lodges, was encamped on
Tongue River, near the mouth OF
Hanging Creek, and body of Chey-
ennes below them, when they discov-
cred some $50 infantry advancing from
the direction of the Yellowstone. A
fight ensued, the Indians retreating to
the main village and giving the alarm.
A large body of Crazy Horses warriors
advanced to meet the soldiers, and
few Indians were thrown forward to
decoy the whites into the canyon, where
the main body Of the warriors were
arrayed on each side. The skirmish-
ers were net followed, and after des-
ultory fire of three or four hours the
soldiers returned northward by the
Same route they came. The Indians
had three men wounded, two of whom
died.
The Carnival at New Orleans.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 13.
Despite the rainy weather, King Car
nival carried ont the programme of the
day. The subject of the procession
was History of the Military Progress
of the World" There were African
warriors, Egyptian warriors. Persians,
Greeks. Romans: ancient Britons,
Huns, Goths and Vandals, Mortimer,
Anglo Saxons, Moslems, Crusaders.
with battering ram of the Middle Ages,
Spanish invasion of Mexico. Cortez and
the Aztec Indians, a scene in the Thir-
ty Years War, the Cavaliers aud army
in the American Revolution, Napoleon
at st. Helena, japanese and Chinese
warriors, Fejee and Sandwich Island
ers, English and French soldiers leav-
ing for the Crimea, Rebellion in Amer
lea, Won Moltke on horseback, sur
rounded by French and Prussian Off.
GERS and soldiers, Turks, Servians and
Montenegrians. The different scenes
were represented in twenty-one cars,
and the periods Of time extended from
1900 years before Christ to date.
There were $4,000 strangers in the
city.
Sensation i'm the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. -.
Tho House Florida Committee re-
ported to-day. William j. Purman,
Republican member of Congress from
Florida, created sensation by favor
ing majority resolution, declaring Til
den electors duly elected in Florida and
denouncing Canvassing Board as I'M
scrupuleus and fraudulent.
The Electoral Commissson.
Democratic counsel, in argument be-
fore the Commission, said they were
prepared to show that Hayes electors
were not elected in conformity with the
laws OF Louisiana. Should evidence be
accepted they would further show that
certificate No. 2 was more conformabl e
to law, aud was lawful in essential
points. Field said the Governor who
issued the certificate is party to the
fraud. He asserted as facts that the
law required election by popular vote,
and Tilden electors received majority
of from 5000 to 1000. He reviewed
the election in several parishes. takin &
as basis of facts, the testimony before
the Louisiana Investigating Committee,
which he claimed was proper evidence
to be considered by the Commission
Supervisors of election had thrown on
large number of votes without {
shadow Of authority. Giving over re-
turns parish by parish, he in eacl