Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1878-10-31
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
ANOTHER BAND OF CHEYENNES SURRENDER.

ANOTHER BAND OFCHEYENNEs SURRENDER
A Camp Robinson, Neb., dispatch O
: Oct. 2Sth says: The famished savage:
| after defying the troops, cold and hun
cry for nearly forty-eight hours, came
} forth from under the bank o.
Chadron creek yesterday at noon, Cart
lon having sent them word the preyi
, Gus day by his guide that if they
: did not come forth and surrender
, before noon he would blow every one
of them from the face of the earth
This threat had the disired effect, foI
in few minutes after the Interpreter
| returned all the savages came forward
and surrendered themselves. After be-
: ing disarmed they were marched to
this post arriving here at midnight
where comfortable quarters and supper
was given them.
: THE FLORENCE TYSON SAFE.
Advices from Provincetown, Mass.
of Oct, 9th state that the Artic schoon,
er Florence Tyson, supposed lost, ar
, rived this morning The vessel sprung
leak near Sable Island, on the 10Th
and had been pumping day and night
since. The last mOrsel Of food on
: board was eaten this morning. Capt
Tyson reports there has not been such
an icy season north for 80 years. Crew
are well.
Capt. Tyson reports at Cumberland
straits, they took on board a number
of Esquimaux men and women. During
the passage to Disco they were obliged
to slowly work their way throuah 20O
miles OF ice, and the weather was very
heavy the entire passage, making il
necessary to keep the matches bolted
down most of the time. At Disco they
expected to meet an expedition steam
er, but after waiting IN vain many days,
on the 22d of August they started on
their return to Cumberland straits. On
this passage they experienced several
terrific gales, during one of which the
vessel was hove to days, drifting help
le88ly among immense iceberg8. During
these four days death constantly stared
them in the face. They at length reach
ed Cumberland straits on the 31st
of August, and remained nearly a
:, fortnight to rest. On the 10Th oi
September they set sail for home, and
until they reached ST. Johns, September
Goth, experienced a succession of heavy
; gales. They remained there till the 18th
inst, and again sailing, experienced
, heavy gales, during one of which the
schooner sprung leak south of Sable
, Island, since which time they have been
: obliged to keep constantly at the pumps.
To add to their discomfort. the supply
Of provisions failed and were entirely
consumed before reaching port. The
coldest weather experienced was 53 de-
grees below zero.
r A VICTORY OVER THE CsLFYENNES.
5 The following interesting news was
, Nebraska, on the 25th instant: Thurs,
: day afternoon, companies B and D.
: Third cavalry, under command of Capt
J. b. Johnson and Lieut.. ThomasOn,
while scouting in the sand hills about &c
? miles southeast of this pest came upon
: 80 Cheyennes un(er Chief Dull Knife.
l The hostiles at fist showed fight, but
7 seeing themselves outnumbered, gave
up and were brought into Mai. Cartoons
camp on Chadrol Creek, where they
were disarmed and their stock taken
away, the latter numbering about 14O
horses and mules. All were sent here.
A courier from Qadron Creek this af-
! ternOOn reports that when the hostiles
! were informed that their destination
! was Camp Robinson they refused to 90,
and scattering over the prairie com
menced digging rife pits with hunting
knifes. They APPEARED to have rifles
which they secured, having given up a
few old guns and revolgers. Artillery
has been sent from here to shell them
from their positions, should they con-
tinue their resistance. Considerable ex-
> element prevails ove1 the anticipated
!, trouble.
! A still later dispatch sent to Chicago
! says:
CAMP OF THE THIRD CAVALRY
CHADRoN CREEK NEB.. Oct. "a.
5 Via Camp johnson Oct 25
5 Arrived in camp lat night in vIo-
, lent snow storm with 10 prisoners, and
, 40 head of stock. Dbl Knife and Old
Crow are with them. Iy party consists
v of companies B and }, Sd cavalry, the
2 latter commanded oy Lieut.. J. c..
Thompson. Have dimounted the In
: dians and sent the STICK to Camp Rob
, inson under guard of company A, Sd
cavalry, Lieut.. Chae commanding,
Johnson captain, Sd cavalry.
GEO. COOK, Brig. Gen.
F.: TERRIFIC SoRM.
| A fearful rain and Wind storm swept
: over the Atlantic coas Oct. 23rd inaict-
V ing incalculablc damage, especially
2 through eastern Pennsylvania, New
? Jersey and New York A New York
l dispatch of the 23d says: The storm
: which broke over thiscity this morning
originated in the Gulfof Mexico. The
velocity of the wind vas so miles per
hour, the rain fell sgere, but not as
heavy here as furtheHouth. The area
: covered by the storm is narrow belt
| along the coast. AT Albany the gale
! was terrible, as it was also at Trenton,
n. j., Wilkesbarre, Harrisburg, Potts
town, Chester, and esewhere in Penn
sylvania, at Washington and other
: points. The following graphic dispatch
, from Philadelphia illustrates the sever
, ity of the storm all aOng the course:
A tempestus gale unprecedent in
severity, swept over the city early this
5 morning, connecting about $50
o'clock and reachingits heigth between
and Z 80 \. NJ, an( subsiding with
) heavy rain fall towa1is o'clock. Dur
( ing these brief morling hours incalcu-
, liable damaoe was zone bv tho wind