Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-10-15
A HORRIBLE SPECTACLE.


On entering the Agency a scene
of quiet desolation presented itself;
all the buildings except one were
burned to the ground and not liv-
ing thing in sight except the COM
mand. The Indians had taken
every thing except flour and de-
eamped; the women and children
were missing, and nothing what
ever could be found to indicate
what had become of them. They
have either been murdered or bur-
led, or else taken away as hostages.
Their dreadful and Uncomfortable
sympathy. The dead body of
Father Meeker was found about 100
yards from his house lying on his
back and shot through the head,
the left side of his head mashed in
with some blunt instrument, q
piece OF barrel stave driven into
his mouth and one of his arms and
hands badly burned. The dead
body of w. H. Post, Father Meek
er's assistant, was found between
the buildings and the river, q bull
let hole through his left ear and one
under the ear. He as we'll as
Father Meeker was stripped entire
ly naked. Another employ6 NAM
ed Eaton was found dead; he was
stripped naked and had a bundle of
paper bags in his arms; his face
was badly eaten by wolves, a bull
let hole in his left breast. Frank
Dresser, brother of the one found
in coal mine, was found badly
burned; he had without doubt been
killed instantly, as bullet had
passed through his heart. The
bodies of Eaton, Thompson, Price,
Eskridge, and all the other en-
ployes not named were also found.
Eskridge was found two miles this
side of the Agency, naked and a
bullet hole through his head.
WHITE RENEGADES WITH THE
INDIANS.
In the position occupied by the
Indians during Thornburgh's bat
tie, in their breastworks, made of
stone, was found the dead body of
an unknown white man dressed in
buckskiD. He was sitting on his
knees and had his gun in position
| to fire. He was shot through the
forehead. From this it appears the
| Indians were not alone in their
hellish work. The supposition Is
that the Indians have gone to join
the Southern Utes, and the impress
sion among the officers of Merritps
command is that the Indians who
fought Thornburgh numbered at
least seveu hundred.
miscellaneous Items.
NEW YORK, October 13th.-The
Tlnaes's Washington letters receiv-
ed from Ohio at Republican head
quarters here express the fullest
confidence in the election of Foster.
A note received from Secretary
Sherman states that all the indica-
tons point to good majority and
give fair promise of Republican
majority in the Legislature. Re
publicans are sanguine of obtain
ing 1000 majority.
The lribune's staff correspond
ent in Ohio writes that Republic
can victory is beyond the range OF
| FedSUUaDlt oOuobs
Lloyd, lawyer of Cincinnati,
states his belief that Foster will
have 10000 majority.
The SUMS Washington special
says: A gentleman familiar with
railroad matters pending before
Congress, thinks an attempt will
be made this Winter to get subsi-
dy for the Texas Pacific. He thinks
the effort will not be met with sue
cess.
The N. Y. sun On the Uae Uprising
i NEW YORK, Oct. 11th.-The Sun
says: There Is little doubt that the
revolt of certain number of White
river Utes against an imbecile civil
ian control, propped up by bayo
nets, will be seized as a plea fo
, robbing the whole tribe of the ricl
, reservation and driving them from
Colorado. Already Sheridan
! flushed with the gallant defens,
made by Payne, and the gallan
rescue effected by Dodge and Mer
rift, announces that he will pu
troops enough around the reserva
ton to annihilate the Utes. TIL,
! very people who were, only til,