Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-10-09
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
TILE INDIAN WAR.

Gen. Carr, at Fort Mcpherson, las no
titled ranchmen in that vicinity that
hostiles have been fighting settlers
on Red Willow creek, directly south
of North Platte, and he is of
the opinion that this band will
come up and attempt to cross the rail
road near Brady Island. If this is the
case, this band is separated from that
one which left Republican river last
night, all mounted on fresh rancho
horses stolen at that place, and are
now only thirty miles south of the
line of the railroad at Ogallalla Sta
ton.
An Ogallalla special reports the Indi-
ans crossing the river at 10 A. NJ, five
miles east of that station. Fifty citi-
zens in Ogallalla are mounted and pre-
pared TO defend the town, should it be
attacked. .... ..l. sa.
The engine and caboose has just re-
turned to Ogallalla. The engineer says
the trail is across the track and the In
dams on the bluff. The troop train has
not yet departed from Sidney.
A Denver dispatch Of the 4th SAYS
advices just in from Fort Wallace K as,
referring to the band OF Indians which
left the reservation near Fort Reno has
just been received: =. ....# u ....a.. r-
The Indians crossed the Union
Pacific Railroad Sunday forenoon,
going north. When about %
miles north of Buffalo Station, they
commenced killing the settlers, and SO
far seventeen dead bodies have been
found along Sophia Creek. The Indi-
ans do not SO out Of their way to kill
white people, but if they meet a man
on horseback, they kill him and take
his horse. They are now SOor 100 miles
north ofhothe Kansas Pacific rail
way, with the troops pressing them
pretty hard, they have killed no wo-
men and Children and have not thus
far mutilated the bodies of their vic
TINS The report that Lieut.. .Bodgerick
was killed is untrue There has. been
no fight since Friday, and Bodgerick is
here, we'll and hearty io'a9o ''' '''
/ be9eyg ~ PRAIRIE FIRES. ''''0 1"
"A st. Paul dispatch of the 4th
inst. says q gentleman just re-
turned from Big Stone, Red river,
reports great prairie fires, extending
miles in distance, which have Destroy
ed thousands of tons of hay One
burned twenty miles in one hour and
forty minutes Another, still burning,
is thirty miles IN length. The burned
country is completely desolate. ~ 90
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES OF INDIANS IN
5t.,l4 ieH1aj KANSAS. ..-l Z '2'.''.' %
Says a Denver special of Oct. I'd !:
4 - ID l.
Station, on the Kansas Pacific road,
gives an account of Indian depreda-
tons in that vicinity and the killing of
seventeen persons. The special says
The Indians crossed the Kansas Pacific
load on Sunday morning. after killing
Col. Lewis in the battle of the Goth on
Beaver creek. They crossed twenty
miles south of Monument, struck
northwest to the cattle trail on the
north fork Of the Salmon river, and at
= $ :. 81. ! ed the herders Of Smith & Savage,
peding the cattle. They de-
stroyed the Sheridan postoffice and
ranch of f. Bayles, besides several
others in the same vicinity, going north
vest to Prairie Dog Creek. On Monday
they cleaned out J. Il. Peck's store and
postoffice and the ranches of A. Robin-
son and j. Gaummer, on Soppa Creek.
However their favages were worse than
before, for they killed every white man
they met, seventeen in all, including Ed.
Miskelly, . a well-known cattle-man.
They also killed many cattle and stole
all the ponies they could find. Late on
Monday afternoon a party, of pursuing
citizens came up with them. and a
fight followed, in which two Indians
were killed. The Indians number two
hundred, we'll armed and mounted.
They are pursued by military and citi-
zens. the force being now close upon
the savages, SO that another fight may
occur at any moment. 1t is said that
some women fell into the hands. of the
savages and were terribly maltered be-
fore being dispatched. Of y5lta1p iugal
DEATH OF CYRILLE DION. 10 fI9
Cyrille Dion, the great billiard player
died at Montreal of congestion Of the
lungs, when en- route to witness the Han
lon-C Courtney boat race, Oct. End. e..t re-.
.aw = THE VERMONT LEGISLATURE. .....
"A Montpelier, VT, special Of Oct
End says: The legislature met to-day
The house elected Jas. M. Martin speak
Ell, and Henry S. Newell, clerk. 5adl cd
81 VIRGINIA SCHOOL FUND EXHAUSTED. ii.
A Richmond, Va, dispatch Of Sept
3Oth Says: ID Gov. Halliday, the state
treasurer and the auditor of public ac-
counts have had conference with
some presidents of banks, the object
being to obtain a loan Of $250,0O0 for
the purpose of paying the expenses of
the public schools. The schools have
just been re-opened but there is not q
single dollar in the state treasury
with, which to carry them on
Or pay alrearages and salaries due
since last session. The teachers are
cIamoring for their pay, and in some
places they have actually refused to be-
gin the labors Of the present session un-
til they have received the amour! due
them for the last. 1t is claimed shat the
taxes levied and collected for the sup
port Of the public schools have been
perverted to other uses, but principally
r. dafra vino exnenSeS of the state gov