Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-06-22
The Indian War.

a Silver City dispatch says the stage road
between there and and Wiunemucca is clear OF
hosiles. Jerry Wnnemucca and other friendly
Piutes who have been 10 the hostile camp late
~ say the Banuocks said they had then killed
thirteen whites, and bad three Of their OVID
Indians killed. The white men we're killed and
burned in a cabin near STEMS Mountain.
Recently the Malheur reservation Indians were
behaving worse than the Bannocks, slaughter
ing every animal that came within their reach.
General Harvard is still at Malheur City.
A Boise City dispatch says parties from Fort
Hall and Lemhi report having seen tWo hun
dred Indians 90 Wood River about twenty
miles east Of this place, who claim to be friend
~ and on their way to Fort Hall agency. These
Indians stated that John Dempsey, white
man, who has an Indian wife, and who has
lived many years with the Indians, and who
was with the hostiles 10 the lava beds at the
commencement Of the outbreak, had been killed
by War party before they left the lava beds
on their radiDg tour.
Small parties of Indians and traces of larger
bodies are daily discovered 10 the country
bDrderiDg the overland stage road. These In,
dams are % doubt SCOUTS and struggling rein
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the main body, now in the neighborhOod OF
) Sleius Mountain.
They arc keeping up regular line Of COM
munication between the lava bed region and the
place Of rendezvou and watching the move
meuts of the troops.
Major Sanford, who was last nghl at Canyon
Creek forty miles east Of this place, will arrive
here TO- night and 60 with General Grover to
Join General Howard in the Mslheur country.
, General Howard, with about 400 men, will
proceed to day 10 the direction OF Stein Noun
tain, where it is understood the Indians have
{ concentrated, decided to make stand.
A great sun dance has Just been held by the
! Indians under Spotted Tail about fifteen miles
. back from the Missouri River. 1t is stated
, that 1000 Iodians aod twenty FIVE whites wit
e messed the dance. Forty eight young braves
passed through the terrible ordeal Of self torture
aud now rank as warriors. Spotted Tail was
master OF ceremonies. 1t is said that Spotted
Tails Indians are now ready to be moved to d
new agency.
/ ST.. PAUL, MIMI, June 22.-The best in
formed persons here have been utterly iucredu
ous az to any serious Indian trouble 10 Wis
consn from the first and the opinion is con
/ 6rmed by report OF tho Pioneer Press repre-
y sentative who went to Graudburg and tele
graphs. after full Investigation ofthe matter
The panio is great. Many houses IN the coun
| try are being deserted and the towns OF ST.
Croix Falls, North Branch and Rush City, are
filled With iugiives, but no grounds Tor alarm
can be disccrucd and 20 hostile Indians can bt
D found or heard Of The report can be traced only
to personal quarrels of the Indians with whites il
which the former have suffered. Onc Indian
was killed by his companion for spreading ru
y mors of trouble. The Indians deprccatc panic
!. fearing punishment. 1t is evidently ground
;. less panic on a large scale. Cen Forsythe, OIL
t Gen. Sheridan's staff, went to Rush City to
:, night. He makes light Of the whole matter.
TIE --LATEST WASHINGTON SCANDAL.-Th(
Washington Republican gives The following &C
I count Of az affair that occurred at Welkcr'!
j. restaurant, 10 that city, last Wednesday, il
0 which congressman was kicked out Of room
q for an outrageous assault upon lady
"Abo six clock last Wednesday evening
: General Rosser. An ex, Confederate officer, ano
at present Surveyor Of tho Northern racine
r Railroad was dining in the company OF lady
4 friend at the restaurant in question. Their din
, ner was Interrupted by tho sounds Of ladg's
. voice, evidently in distress, proceeding from on
q adjoining room. This was quickly followed BY
scream and the thud of a falling body. Gen
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t room from which the sounds proceeded, bu
r found it locked Being a man of powerful
+ physique, he easily forced open the door. The
only two occupants Of the room were j: ID.
q Acklen, member Of Congress from LOUISIANA
? and lady, who had fallen to the floor in faint
u ing fit. The condition of things showed imme
diatey what had been going on, and General
0 Ros.er, without waiting for an explanation
c elected Acklen from the room. When the lady
o had sufficiently recovered from hor alarm, ne
:. escorted her to her home, and underworld t
:, learn her name, but she declined to give It. Ii
has since tEsnspired that the lady is the sister OIL
the wife of member of Congress from the East
| The facts were first made public yesterday and
j. formed the sensation Of the day. As Genera
o Rosser and Con gressm man Acklen hsd both let
d the city, the news hunters were conaderst y
bafled in their attempts to learn what the pEln'
T.. cpals in the sfair had to say. Congressman
Acklen, who has won for himself very unploss
:, snt notorety is the youngest member Of The
House. being only 2S years of age He was born
= | in Nashville Tenn, in 1850. Of Louisiana pa
b rents; ia lawyer By profession, but owns 8
n large sugar plantation in Louisiana. This IS bis
/ first tsrm in Congress- he having successfully
| contested his seat as Representative of the thlrc
| Louisiana district with Hon. @. B. Darrall."
y Mrs TfItOn's accumulation.
J. Alta business meeting in Plymouth church
last night Brother halliday arose and read the