, 1879-01-21

cratic lineage. Dr. her side vas a little aisl,wn,
Ike hrrself, was remarkable fot soft, gazcife
eyes and bright, sunny-ltucd fcaturc:. The
little one had made doll out Of an old hloo.l-
stalncd blanket ard was tcnlcr'y nursing Il In
her arms, EwayiNg to aud fro With It Us II en-
aeavorlng to nut It to sleep.
MOTHER AND GHtLD.
Just beyond her mother who had heen Eery
strf0nsly wounded was ltIf.lfng In cancellation
the l,pn.l Of her 1o-ycsr-old daughter, who was
distant, with m infant strappcd +" lcF DICK.
tho hazardous and rapid midnight fight.
THK FALSE CnAR1B or nuTCHRNY.
Tho Saving and sparng pf this wretched peo-
pie tnust speak for itself In stro'!K and con-
and snI!ets nn,l IN rcfutation Of the false and
malicious cl,arg1 TINT women, children, anti
Infants were shot down by them in cold blond.
Of r1,usac many were wounded, but in the night
ttre Cheyenne warriors It cnuld not he hc1pcl.
and It Is regretted by nnile mure than them.
selves TINT It WIS unavoidable.
BIG HRAn'a sTonr.
An interview was held In the presence Of your
correspondent by Lieut.. Chace with tho ptinct-
llcad. When askesl what was tl,e plan Of tho
Chiefs for the escape Of The imprisoned Cliey-
cnncs, he replied that there was nonu agrcetf
upon, but that Hon.c of the yoinE warriors llal
W islHkE kuG AtiC1k'kf AuA ttt IEft
followed. y hen It was undertaken many were,
ho said, In bed Or asleep, md when the excite
1nent commenced tneu, women, anil cl!tlrcn
just jumped ont Of tho wnduws after them.
cnncs were goInr. and, with true Indian tact
and evasion, he replied he did hot know.
THE scRNs or TIE ESCAPE.
The appearance OF the barracks lately occl1-
pied by the reckless rrtsuncra httests different
ttatc u facts from those inserted BY llIg lead.
were tnrn up. A eaptal brcastwork of earth,
'tai bceu taken from underneath the l,uding
md thrown ND In lunctte form, evidently 10
dofcnl against an attack tf1raugl, The Windows,
Of which there are three. To tlle left Ut this
position the door Is batricadcl br n huge wootl
stove placed agatnat It. It fs supposed that
when the flooring was torn up the women nnd
children were to he placea for safety during tho
fighting hstwecn tho bean's and tu the cTeava-
wild confusion. Barbus1c aceoutrcmcn.s lay
tossed abont here and there, Among then, thu
saddles ,nadc out uf deer and elk bones, with
fastenlngs Ut buffalo and deer hide. t)hl bows
and arrowr, torn garments, and hundred
supcrluous. nttcst the wilducss and desperation
Dr tho bot,l ftrokc for liberty, the whole scene
resembling what might fc the secHc or ships
deck when everything is left Just heforc the
the ptankA hatl been concealed thu Indians
rifles, uf The most improved patterns, calibres
forts-ln4tr md iltty,. which wero not taken from
thctA when captured. or were sl'ugglc1 IN nfter'
wards by siuaws or visiting Sou1, who brought
thcin from where they had hccn concealed he.
fore surrenslcrlng to Capt. johnson q fow
months agn.
TIE ROSTER or THE BRAVES.
Tile o!llters clai1n that twcnly-ons brave!
wefu killed. DR.. c. V. rcttys, Asststant Sur
Eeon United States Army, says ho saw fourteen
dead. There were fort y-nino bucks In nll. Foul
are now Ut Capt. vroolE's ca1np, Viz: Hog, Oh
Crow, Left l1und, and Porcuplne. There arr
five here In the guar.l-house-nstncly, Big Head
Noisy Walker, b1acksnltt, the sIo.lx, and Stu,
Foot. These t,lnu, With tho twenty-one kIlIc.
aud tho nnctgcn out, account for the 0rigina
total OF wsrrlurs.
THE PRISONERS CARED FOR.
Tho prisonera aru we'll cared for md fed
| Capt. Wessclls Fave orders In the hcarng U
yout correspondent that DR.. Mosely, Un!tcs
Stntce Army Post SURGEON, should EXTENT t,
the Indians tho kindness nnA careful trcatnion
duo to prisoners III their situation.