Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1878-10-11

all settlers along SappO Greek nave
taken refuge III Oberin, and are being
cared for. They have been literally
stripped of everything they possessed
II is reported that troops have scattered
the Indians in all directions and that
the worst isover.
AT RTE BLACK HILLS.
A st. Paul dispatch Of the
9th inst, says reports received
at military headquarters here say that
both Spotted Tail and Red Cloud Sioux
have left their reservations in Dakota
and are moving west directly toward
the Black Hills. The supposition is
that they rc about to join. the fugitive
Cheyennes il descent upon the hills.
Much soliciude is felt for the safety Of
the cities there which are protected BY
only four companies of soldiers ut New
port. The seventh cavalry is under or
ders to march.
GONE TO THE FRONT.
A Portland, Maine, dispatch Of the
9Th says: The United States steamship
Plymouth sailed this afternoon for Santa
Cruz having been ordered to protect
AMERICAN ClllHcIls lllCIC.
THE ROW IN SANTA CRrz.
Says n Kingston, Jamaica, dispatch
Of the 4th inst: The Insurgents IN Santa
Cruz are burning estates. Frederick
stadt has been reduced to ashes and
several leading planters have been muir
dered. The governor has arrived from
ST. Thomas. Only fifty soldiers are
available i'll engagements. At Anas-
hope estate the negroes were routed and
two hundred killed. The town of Bas-
sen is threatened but is yet safe. Eng
fish and French frigates are daily ex-
pected ut the Island.
THE INDIAN WAR.
Cheyenne advices of the 4th inst, say
it is understood at North Platte that
Gen. Carr, at Fort Mcpherson, has no
titled ranchmen in that vicinity that
hostiles nave 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 OgalIalla special reports the Indi-
ans crossing the river ut 10 A. NJ, five
miles east Of that station. Fifty cti-
zens in Ogalalla are mounted and pre-
pared to defend tho town. should it be
attacked.
The engine and caboosc 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 18th says
advices Just in from Fort Wallace kas.,
referring to the band OF Indians which
left the reservation near Fort Reno has
just been received
The Indians crossed the Union
Pacific Railroad Sunday forenoon,
going north. When about %
miles north of Buffalo Station, they
commenced killing the settlers, and 50
far seventeen dead bodies have been
found along sophia Creek. TIE Iadi-
ans donot 80 out Of their way to kill
white people, but if they meet man
on horseback, they kill him and take
his horse. They are now SO OF 100 miles
north Of the 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 Bodgcrick is
hero, we'll and hearty,
PRAIRIE FIRES.
a st. Paul dispatch Of tie ith
inst. SAYS gentleman just re-
turned from Big Stone, Rcd river,
reports great prairie fires, extending
miles il distance, which have destroy
ca thousands Of tons Of hay. one
burned twenty miles in one hour and
forty minutes. Another, still burning,
is thirty miles iii length. The burned
country is completely desolatc,