The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-16
Troops Concent rating for an
Effective Blow.


m position, Colonel Miles opened nre on the hosss,
Who returned It without effect, neither side sust,iu-
ing any injury.
4 By TEE INDIANS.
Tits method OF procedure was continued until
noon when the Indians attempted to charge Colonel
nllss' lines but beaten or being unable 10 stand
urs from the In the charge the Indians srs.
,aiaed considerable loss. those present estimating
heir dead At nnsen Colonel Miles, casuals'eslconsist
" two men wounded, In the arm and ono in the
n Shortly alter one O'Clock the Indians Tell back
Uward the mountains.
DESPERATION or sAvAaEs
rhis was the first during tho present
paien that the hoetiics attempted 10 charge and
SHOWS they are driven TO desperation. During the
whole Hgnt they shot wildly. Colonel Miles object in
view Of the overw hcImDg number against him,
70 prevent tho advance OF the hostcs, and If posi-
bic hold them in check reinforced. This he did,
although hfs force was afcos and tho savsges were
we'll mounted.
During Friday the lndisns competed the destruc-
tion OF Cayuse station, which on the day previous
thcy had partially destroyed. Its feared Meachsm's
has met simuar fate. Among Interested spectators
OF colonel Miles, night were large member OF Una.
appeared 10 relish the sport. 1t Is said that =
number Of young men OF this tribe under Wcnap-
snos. cyo joined me noss Colonel cornoyes
MOVEMENTS or poRsyrHE.
At ten O'Clock shis morning Colonel Forsyihe, with
bis command, was a. Weston, having been ordered 10
me scSns o. soua ,4sy. me now in
The Umatiia country amount to 100 men, and, IL rs
believed. VIII be sufficient 10 bring the host,ies to
Terms In q days. Notwithstanding reports 10 tho
sonsrary, 1t Is almost certain that portion Of Tho
aestlIes nave succeeded In crossing tho Columbia
RIVER
Several mill meu have Just como into town with tho
Indians, who appear to De largo numbers. vol
untcer company has been organized here aud placed
~ tine disposA OF Governor Ferry
LATER NEWS OF MILES FIGHT THE INDIANS
DRIVEN TO THE HILLs-rRooPs COMING UP.
PORTLAND. Oregon, July IL. 1875.
Tho following despatch been received from
Pendleton: = "rhe troops under Colonel Miles
have driven the Indians into the hills
Csyuse Station. They fought In tho valley
tour or hvs hours at long range Finally
tho troepsand volunteers charged drove Indians
four miles into the hills end captured several
horses on tho field. Tho volunteers did well,
them highly. Many OF the Indians were killed but
the number could not be aecertaned Nothing but
s,s Sssf today e
Tonight Colonel Barnard's cavalry arrived
uma:. E,ys' m Dsv, 'os . 9'sr ,0s HH
early tomorrow morning. Colonel Sanford
IL coming ur from LIE Grande to the vicinity Of tire
hostiies on Meacham Roads Ae the Indians sur
rounded, warm work Is expected Tomorrow.
xNcoUHTEn BETWEEN CITIZEN SOLDIERS AND
THE INDrAss-A PANIC AMONG THE SETTLERS
FAMIIL1s.
WASHINGTON, July Is, 1873
Indian Agent W. v. Rinshart, OF Malheur Agency,
Canyon City, Oresco. under date OF July l. wSitcs
the Commissioner OF Indian Anrirs, giving detailed
account Or q fight which occurred thirty miles
OF that place, IN which one killed and four
wounded. The citizen soldiers driven In confu-
sIou aud they sprsad conservation through the
Elements they retrcased toward that point. Anew
hours sser tho Indnns were sweeping up ID: valley,
aud tho panic which follow WINS ndescrbabs.
FAnLns LEAVING TRsIR BonKa
Over ooe hundred families lcit their homes and
elsmbered hastily up the steep bun west oil Inc tewn
10 reach the esrthworks susruius the tuaas,s for
merry msds oy miners. Four underground tunnels
nghted with candies and hned with women ana chill.
oren. ScOots wsreeeut out, and toward night INTEL
ieeuee was rsosivsd that second party OF tbirscn
cisixsus had struck the Indians twenty miles down
the valley, and also rcpuSed and flying befotc
sod two ism houses burned. The Indians were
finally ovsrtakcn by United States cavalry, and their
changed without too result Of furtner desstuc
don TO ife and property.
lrrEMPr 10 DROWN AN INDIAN AGENT
HOSTILE PARTIES ON A NAIL ROUTE.
(BY rxLEoBAPH TO THE HERALD.1
BISMARCK, d. T.. July Is, 1873
Last Friday . party Of Standing Rock Indians
,aught the Indian Agent, Major Hughes, dragged
sim down 70 the Missouri and tried to drown him.
tbe commanding ofleor General Carnn succeeded tn
s.''1I INDIANS ON rgE MAIL ROUTE
The Hsst mail onthe rouse between here and Fort
Keogh arrived ut Kcogh the 7th inst. The driver
psrts seeing several hostile Indians the way.
AMONG THE PEACEFUL ABoRroINBs-MovE-
MKNrs or THE SIOUX coMMrssroN--oooD
DISPOSITION or THE VAIN SPRING IrDIANs
AND THE PIurEs-sxErcH OF THE uMArII-
Las
WASHINGTON, July Is. 1873
The following teisgrxm iron lndau Comm issioner
Hayt dated Yanxtoo. d. T., July IL, received at
ne rsdian Department this morn,De:-
The Sioux Comm isson left Rod Cloud Landina on
the Missouri River, yesterday TO tho country
a far vrst az White Clay. They will be absent and
probably ard from for the three week& no
lnoiaus quiet ADD apparently peaecabiy ospoeei.
Commissieasr Hsyt In blessing tho despatch sAys:-
snsm return Immediately Wis New York, where
shall stop two or three days 70 expedite tne shipment
THE WARN SPRING INDIANS.
John smith, agent Of the Warm Spring Indians,
ander date Of Warm Spring Agency, Oregon. July IL,
"a Dsiies, July H. tciegrsphs the Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs as foliows:-
None Of my Indians absent 10 my knowledge
WITHOUT leave, except two that lett eight ycsss
no grievances that make them unfrieDdly. Tboro
n nothing duce them fght whites
Rssurpsd to-day from spending last night with tho
principal bsnd OF wsrm sprng people, csmped fifteen
u,Ios nor, Invest from the agency. Rev. Fee and
three ladies' accompanied me. Found the Indians
very friendly, but fearful that The snake Indians
would como murocr them and steal their horses
Held religious services WITH them. They swear list
,n~ 0asI,sy TO tho whites. Have means oi knowing
the numbes of hostiiss outside OF newspaper reports
winch ave abeut hundred wMriora All my In
dians swear lasting fidelity.
Tine PiUrrs
General Sherman has received Tho following from
ssnsraI Mcdowell
PRssfpfo, SAH.Fk Ayc1sco, Juiy n, 1878.
had \ vtsn yesterday frorn katehex end other
shie1s. of the Pfutee They that, except
SD1ts, and Egan-p bnDds tbeirs not with tho
ssss lo0,sve They claim that Egnn rs with them