Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-10-02
&nCiECr Indian Outbreak,

lnt!al Uut1ietk las tcca.r-a ii EoiCrlto. The
i.io7ice PARTICULARS wc;o obt.laet irtm the
courier who irousht dispatches ivcm Captain
Payne af.e7 the 6sh;: M,jr Yhorrburgh S
expedition agsl.s; the Eost!is Uie Iodials,
when wItbiG seventy mics cf tie tgHcy,
halted fer the night or lAo 26 iustaot and
tho M:ljr sen. CITATION L3TIy. oCe Of bis
scouts, 10 tie sgcGcy TO coumuL!c!te With
Agent Mceker, u1d sec toT matters stood. He
t0utd tic umCs; excitement aud confusion
Ir.VaiIiog. The icti.ns had mt oil their old
men, wcmce, -a4 Children sub, toward the
Blue ri'er. The warriors were decorated aud
painted 10 Il usual war styl.. Tte7 were
about 10 nu!daE Mr.. MeeEtr, bat Mr.. Lowry
prevailed on them Got 10 cJ:onit the decd.
MIR. Meeker toG Lowry that lie attempted to
vented BY tho lndisrs that tho loci!rs sigpi
tied Their rsad1ess Ter va, I'D seemed aIxlcus
for tho approach OF The troops They then
made another move 10 kill Met ker and fire the
bullOlogs. bat were second tlne made 10 de-
sist. Lowry now attempted 10 rctu;n to the
command, but Wss Informed he must rcmaln.
but after eiViog them nunb:r OF ASSURANCES
OF bis pcac9aoIo mission he was allowed TO de-
riorS, who rode with him q number CT miles
aot then left him. Lowry arrived at the com
mGGd, tEcn near Mix creek. on the evening vi
the 2S!h, aud gave Maior ThCrnburgh The
above Information. The ntX: Eor1iog, Sep
t:mber -? the c'mmlId advanced uuder the
guidance Of Joe Ralkn WHO is we'll acquainted
with the c;uotry, about > a. ID. Rankin dis
covered fresh lcdian signs, end having arrived
> bt,r,, Il, !, i,,t hn II
wi i,h would ah,Ed Oh czc,jlcn: opportunity for
ambush, h3 lei The 0o!uncDi around over the
nil over au I'D 'r4lI veil K5oHn 10 him. BY
this movement lie sl7cG tho lives o. tic cou
MAID. for, CT arriving OF the TOP Of tbs bill,
be discovered the lndlars 10 ambush ca either
side If the oabon through which tho
road pas:cl, ThorObl:g iOTutd his men
10 limo AID awaited the coming attack.
tt eek. H. Tvs repeatedly urged 70 Gry on
tie luGlaus, bus rs!sstcr'y retEsed 20 d. SO,
saying that his orders wGu!d Get justify 40 ct
tack. 1w) ndlsua 20" rode up 10 within q
hundred Yard, dis ntu tied, and with savage
sell Ii'ed, shooting Capt. Peyn3 through the
arD. At this s'Sn.l the lndiaos Ravo war
Whoop, and the battle CO uInCtc d. Thornburgh
COW touad that he Was sGrtguGGad, sud order
ed charge. which he gnllntly lsi il person.
AMI suc]aedcG IL cutt'ig bis Hsy out, and
when within about five hun1ted yards Of his
wagons hu fell dead with Two bullo,s through
bis brain. Cap Payne n3H t,ck command,
and the ta:'i. vas cared CO unt,l s .. ill.,, he
troops uS'ap the war0os snd an;m,'s as brtas;.
works. Tae lGii4ps fell back sloyt distance
and ven. ITO camp. Durcc the engagement
Lowry vas killed., I;so c3suaItic1 are about as
Io'lnws:
Maj. Iton blrpt, Lowry a5d Is en- i,ted
men. The T:gonmasier A:knsjrS aud one
teams!rr killed. CAPT. Payne. Cap lawson
Surgeon Glint7, ii.u.e. Paddock sud Wolf
AID 5 men wounded Nj. rnorobucgh's
body YES Mt rp !agcird ;ehan E:pkia lett With
the Dispatches Capt. Payne had fortified lis
position, ant thought taa, Ia could rossibly
told 1t until tho arrival Of rsiEforcemants, in
.Ssa they wore Gsnt promptly. A52u! 10 head
II mules aud horses vera killed by tina Indians
1t ls reported lha! Agent Mcckcr aad his fam.
y snd oil emploYes hsya been murdered, and
.ho agency buildings destroyed, but his ropor!
scks ccnh7M.!i1A. oc!lle!s from Snake and
Beer rivers srs fochirs in fer safety, pnd
CONSIDERABLE oxciterucht prevails
M,j1r Bryant. Fourteenth lnfantry with four
'omp .nies. left OG Ism, U.sh, Jestsrd,y after.
1oon for tho relief Of .or yhorogburS CHS con-.
nard.
CHEYENNE, w. 4, Oct 2-Two frejpbtars
Iou'~i i1iEtSy hhu HHII!icT, VINO wore r0SSnlIV
engaged in hauling Cap. Uodges compsnyis
baggage to Stan hca. tipriCs& from Middle
Park, arrived here from North Park last even
rg. They report seeing irosh pisns OF indians
hrcugh rhsPask a9d Of meeting q yuurg Erraps.
poe, whotoli them ,hat thoArra3mhoss had joined
ma utss for the purpose of driving tho coioIed
,n!clers (Cspt. uCd.o's company cut OF the
Para Thy thn& the indians we're about tC
proetei 10 Steamboat Strings to attack Dodge
WIEN Thornburgh's approach attracted their ut.
.enllon, Snd they attacked hin instead
MErEORlC Display. --Prciessor Tic. SAYS
ht t We are 10 have na the night Of November
3:h the u.Gst lr.i.i.D: !rctcCrio display eysr
cen siGc3 1883, w1tu to al iLt.n's and pur
tos-s the SKI literally tajuci ire. TDe display
TOR this yeah XII not c.mmerce u9til about |
/, ock 10 The morning. Ia. tha Professor slys
hat the rag6i6o2tc3 Il tic display will more
han commensurate i0r tho nc02Vcoccco OF tie
-Vomgomcro, I1Lu Adrerttscr.
a disps:ch rom Berlin Gays Yesterday Hsrr
FIiedbcrE, theS Sec. ofState opened tho Imperial