Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1879-10-14
TUESDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1879,
Tho Latest Indian Fight.

The Latest Indian Flight.
The inevitable Indian outbreak has
onsued in Colorado very soon after the
discovery as the carbonates of silver in
tbe Leadville and San Juan. regions OF
Colorado. As these wars usually begin,
there has been disaster to the United
States troops, and apparently severe
one. Major Thornburgh, in command
of the detachment on the borders of the
confederate Ute reservation, was caught
IN "bad cannon" near Milk river, and
the surprise was SO complete that the
coptain and eleven Of his men were kill
ed, and about twenty-five men and Off
GERS wounded. The command is in great
difficulties, apparently, but is fortified,
and expects to hold out until relieved
The attacking Indians are what is known
as the confederate Utes" who still have
n large reservation on the western bor-
ders of Colorado. A large part of this
reservation, however, was taken from
them in 1872, upon the discovery of gold
there, and it is probable that what re-
mains of it has been invaded by adven-
turous miners in their usual unscrupu-
lous way. The Ute Indians are the
remnants Of once great and hardy
branch of the Shoshone family, which
roamed through all the region west of
the Rocky Mountains and east of the
Coast range, from the Gulf of Califor-
mia to the British Territories. The Utes
are hunter tribes, active, brave, athletic.
They have usually been friendly to the
United States, notably at the time of the
Mormon rebellion in 1857, but have CIV
en- some trouble at various times. Win
ncmucca whipped Capt. Ormsby at
Truckee in well fought battle in 1864,
and Black Hawk, Sandpitch and Anko-
tash have been difficult fellows for our
troops to handle. The Utes on the diff
ferent reservations number about lb,-
600, which would give say $500 war
rlors, well armed and we'll mounted -
OF course the tribe will need to be Sc
vcrely punished, and perhaps decimated,
in order to teach them what "the march
of civilization" means.-Balttmore san.
IIolstOn synod, Evangelical Lu
theran Church.
The Hoston synod OF the Evangel-
ical Lutheran Church held its eigh-
tecnth annual session at New Ha,en
Church In Sullivan county. Of which
Rev. w. G.. WolfOrd II pastor, Sept.
25--28. a correspondent who attend
ed the interesting meeting writes as
follow4:- KnorUiNe Tribune.
The writer travelled through n fine
portion of East Tennessee In going to
this meeting, and having mnde him
Irlf independent OF the rallroad had
good opportunity OF observing the
country. Were the roads as pleasant
as the scenery, and the farms as good
us the dinners. especially when the
"parson" Is there, what good coun-
try ours would he! Particularly
striking was CHIMNEY Top
Mountain" It's sides dappled os sun
shine and shadow, their successive
visits make It's garments OF vernal
beauty changed for the autumn robes
Of purple and gold, standing like
giant sentinel between the rival noun
talns OF the Alleghanies and Cumber-
land.
On Thursday morning the session
was opened Rev Mr. Schaidt preach
Ing the "Synodical Sermon" Elec-
ton OF officers resulted as follows
President, Rev J G Sohaidt; Becreta-
ry, Rev q II Cox; Treas, Mr.. w. II.
Burnett Supt. OF missions, Rev A J
Brown. ID ID. The necessary routine
work, appointment OF committees,
etc., occupied the afternoon.
The main business attended to by
the Synod on the following days was
tho provision for the missionary work
and Mosheim Institute. II carried
out the provisions are ample aud sat
ieiaotory, and will be an honor to the
church. In regard TO the Institute
asplendid beginning has been made,
not TO mention the vigorous and en-
thuslastlo debate.