The New York herald., 1878-10-09
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.
DETAILS OF THE HORRIBLE ournAoEs COM
MrrrED LII THE CHEYENNEs-BTTTER COM
PLANTS or SETTLERS AND RANCHMIN OF
THE wAY THE PURSUING TROOPS WERE

PLANTS or SETTLERS AND RAECHMLN OF
THE WAT THE PURSUING TROOPS WERE
HANDLED.
By TELEGRAPH TO THE aERALD.1
KANSAS CRY, No., Oct 8, 1878.
Tho halt has not been told OF tho atrocities COM
mttsd BY the Chey.pnes on their route from sheir
reservation across Kansas leaving as they did behind
them trails OF rapins and blood. l have been over
the whole aeld north OF the Kansas Pacific road from
Buffalo Station to she Headwaters OF Beaver Crock
and the iacts there obtaised simply irightiuL
DETAILS oUTKAGxs.
The indians crossed the Kansas Pacific road ON
Tuesday last, and proceeding north sacked the post
office on the north fork oi the Solomon, but John
Bailess. the postmaster. escaped They then went
in northeastsry direction killed every person
and sacked everything In their way. Near Beaver
Creek they attacked ranch owned BY Thomas Lynch,
who fed to dueout with mis- wife ana two children
The Indians came whooping up, but Lynch killed two
with revolver ana the rest fed.
On Sappa Crock occurred an Outrage the recital of
which makes the blood cold. Tho bowling
demons came suddonly upon tho house Of H. Lang,
and alter killing ths father and sons, outraged
the mother and two daughters, and then satursting
tho house with kerosene set II Ore. Tho little
daughters were only eleven and thirteen years OF age
and are now tn state OF sem,-uiadness. al Of them
eSb16 ASAA snS ~'"e suO ASu uSvhS
leIl
Jus. north Of Lang's place Kate Aberna,hy. .
Seventeen dead bodies were gathered up by tho Yet
tiers and buried ~ Bowden, all OF whom were known.
and nine unknown aud unrecognizsd ones
HORRIBLE MUriLATIONs.
Until after the lndians PASSED. Beaver Crock thoy
killed men. women. children and stock with guns
but after leaving that stream they used 10 XIII
the people, IN nearly every Instance crushing the
lace and skull and mutiatinx the bodies the
bsrbxrous manner. This because they wero get.
ting short ammunition had save every ounce
OF powuer ana Oai.
KNOWN TO HAVE BEEN KILLED
Among those known 10 have been killed were q
Mr.. Humphrey. from illinois; George smith, H.
Lang ana Two SONS, b. Hudson. T. westall and Two
sons, George Evans, Henry Abcrnathy, Mrs. West
ials, outraged aud Horribly wounded; Frank LuiL
Frederick Wsiters rAnchman, from New York; X.
Kelly, Theodore Young and eight children, found
sTswa aisng Inc prairiss with their bra,ns beaten
out
The situation is simply irightiu; but the Indians
have now left tho State, anu people will return 10
thcir homssteada
COMPLAINTS AGAINST THE TROOPS.
During x this time Luo troops only . few
hours the roar ana stockm and settlers very
bitter their dsnuscatlOn oi tue way they were
handled. On ono occasion about Two hundred sol-
diers came up with Indi4ns but neglected TO
engage tnem, giving as excuse that The soldiers
were tired out aud needed rest. General Jef Z.
take ths lcld IN person, anu General Pope. the de.
parimsnt commander. seemed 10 nave little knowl.
edge Of the state oi affairs, he telegrAphed ON
the day the killed south Of Buffalo,
tnat 'thsrs was not an Ind,an In Kansas"
PEARS or TROUBLE WITH THE SPOTTED TAU
AND RED CLOUD sIoUx-MovEMENT or
TROOPS.
By TELE0RAPH TO THE HERALD
BISMARCK, b. T., Oct 8, 1873
There 10 general trsmor running through ali cir
cles hero on account Of wsrliks rumors from the
Spotted Tall and Rcd Cioad Indiana No definite In
formation, however, has been received.
Ten companies OF she Seventh cavalry, under MAJOR
rlford moved cut OF Camp Sture,s yesterday
cept Indians coming sorth hisa lighting strength
would not pc more than $50 men. The companies arc
Lsutsnas,s Derudio Nave. Wallace, Russs, Edssriy,
wilkinson and Mccormick. Colonsi Sturgis 10 NJ
west Point
squad OF men are out from Standing Rock after
renegade Indians going south.
the work on the Dsadwood and Keogh Military Tele-
graph line has been suspended owing 70 withdrawal
General Miles is expected at Kcogh this week.
Twenty thousand rounds oi ammunition hsvo been
sent out 10 Bear Butte.
APPEARANCE OF THE cHEYxNKEs IN NE
BRAsKA-PRAIBrEs SET ON FIRE BIZ TIE RED
SKINS
CAMP RoBISsox, Neb Oct 8, 1873
John McGes an old resident hcre, reports this
afternoon that Indians wero seen this morning BY
some cattle men within twelve miles oil
this post, signalling from Crow Butses,
BY means Of looking glasses, In . south.
sastsrly direction. courier from Spotted Tail
reports that . baud Of Indians crossed Wounded
Knsc Greek she night OF sns 6th going The d.
rect,on OF the Red Cloud Agency. From Information
gathered from couriers. &c, arriving here no less
than four parties OF hostile Chcyennes are said TO
bavo GROSS ed between here and Wounded Knee going
IN cvadng the srocps by runners from Rcd Cloud and
Spotted Tail agencies.
Nothing has been received from Csrletonss oom-
mand Tor the paxt seventy-iwo hours.
PRAIRIxs
telegram from Hat Ircek says:-"MessenRcrs ar
irving - Camp RoDinson this afternoon report the
prares having been SCI hro thirty miles north
Of Hat Greek, by tho nsrd OF Indians that
said to crossed the Sheridan Road the day be-
The atmosphere southeast and eas. Of nero Is black
with smoke. The smell OF the burning praire grass
A large tract OF country must be on Ore, as the
stock IL coming from that direction 10 this range.
THE SEVENTH CAVALRY AFTER THE INDIANS.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 8, 1878.
Ton companies OF tho Seventh cavalry. under
Major Tiiford lott Camp siurses Dakota, yesterday,
Tor tho purpose or oerccpting ludans comirg north
Another dctacnment has lott standing kock alter In
dams gong south.
THE REPORTED DIsaFFEcTfoN OF THE RED
CLOUD AND SPOTTED TAIL INDIANS PREMA-
TURF.
WASHINGTON, Oct 8, 1873.
Colonel o'Beirno tcieEraphs 10 tho Commissioner
Of Indian Affairs from White Clay Agency TIN inst.
VIA Camp Robinson, Nebraska, that scout jus.
arrived thcre reported that Rod Cloud and his chiefs
were then only 1ve miles distant ana coming IN.
Colonel OBcirne also teissrapss that his preparations
for tho reception and caro- Of the Red Cloud Indians
were nearly eomple.sd from all three would appear
Of tncir being upon tho warpa,h have
been upounded or NJ least premature.
rhe Bureau Ia Informed that A. 100 head OF boof
cattle are the way this sg~ncy Tor tho Red
Cloud Indians, anu that considerable supply OF live
moat mas already Deen received there. lhrty-hve
hundred hend OF cattle at Rosebud Agency
Tor spotted Tall bAnd ana 1000 more are on tho
way.
THE ILEeING CHEYgNNEs REPORTED SCAT
TERlD-MovEMENT or THE TROOPS.
OMAHA, Neb, Oct 8, 1878.
A despatch received from Colonel .rhornburgh says
the Indians have scattered. The despatch confirms