The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1879-10-21
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MEMPHIS, Oct. 11.-Twelve cases reported
to-day; for the week. "a; total to date 1,421.
| Deaths to date 425. ID ..n.... E.a. -...,.-. F.
| WASHINGTON, Oct 1.-THE Secretary of
the Navy and FIRST Assistant Postmaster-Gen-
eral Tyner, returned to Washington to-day.
! BosToN, Oct 1.-THE Grand Jury has in
dicted Charles Demond for elnbezzling $229,-
! 600, the property of the Massachusetts Home
| Missionary Society. ,'.t .s ."5....'
| MILWAUKEE, Oct. 11.-Judge Henry Hay
| den, of the Wood county court, politician
| well known throughout the State and call-
didate for AttorneyGeneral on the Greenback
ticket two years ago, was shot and killed at
Centralia, Wisconsin, last Thursday, by
W. Ii. Cochrane, cashier of the First Nation
al Bank The affair grew out of the alleged
intimacy OH the part of Hayden with Coch-
rane's wife, the scandal being one of long
| standing. Cochrane had separated from his
| wife some time ago, although no divorce had
| been obtained. The weapon used was shot
gun loaded with five buckshot, the entire
charge penetrating the right side of the vic
| tim killing him instantly. No words passed
| between them, SO it is supposed the killing
was premeditated
RAwLINs, Oct. 11.--Rumors are current
here tonight and are authenticated by infor-
nlatlOD ODtdlneu ulleCJ from NcllcIaI MefTitJ 5
| command through Il citizen named Duffy,
who left the command on Thursday morning,
that ever since the morning he reached Capt.
Payne's camp he has been fighting the In
| dians. The savages seem determined to keep
the troops from reaching the agency and have
| fortified themselves in a commanding posi-
| tion. They have constructed line of fort-
fications out of rocks and are continually at
work strengthening their position, and to
dislodse them will require additional force.
Col. Bracket, Of the third Cavalry, with a
detachment of six companies of cavalry and
two of infantry. will leave for the front on
Monday. Horses to remount the dismounted
men of Capt Payne's command will be sent
forward tomorrow.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1l..-The Republican
to-day publishes a column and a half inter-
view with Ex-senator Mitchell, devoted prin-
cipally to his views of the real inspiration and
ultimate political significance of General
Grants reception on the Pacific slope. Mitch
ell informed the interviewer that the Pacific
coast and especially Oregon, is wild for
Grant, solid for Grant, and that his observa-
ton during a three weeks journey to Wash
ington, in the Western States, and subsequent
ly in New York and the East, convinced him
that the ratio of popularity of the three most
prominent names mentioned for Republican
Presidential nomination are the same through
out the whole country as he found to be the
case on the Pacific COAST Grant first, Blaine
second, and Washburne good third. Mitchell
predicted that Grant would be nominated by
acclamation.
RAwILNs. Wyoming, Oct. 13.-Mr. Eml
Wabber and George Fuhr, two colriers, have
Just arrived from what was few days age
the White River agency. From them | learr
the following particulars
General Merritt advanced on the Indians
on the l1th inst On his way he found man,
dead bodies. among others he found the body
of Carl Goldstein, a teamster, who had beel
with Government supplies for the Utes a
the White River agency. He was found in ;
Culch six miles this side of the agency. liz
was shot twice through the shoulder, ond wa
about two miles from his wagons. A team
teamster named Julius Moore, formerly from
,, Bainbrid.e, Mass, who was with him whel
he left here, was found about 100 yards from
Goldsteiu, with two bullet holes in his Dreas
and his body hacked and mutilated with
knife or hatchet. As the command advance
through the canon they came to an old Goa
mine, in which was found the dead body G
an agency employe named Dresser. He hat
evidently been wounded and crawled in TIL
mine TO die. us coat was folded up ant
placed under his head for Il pillow. Desid
| him Law a Winchester rifle containing eiSl
cartridges. In one of his pockets a letter wa
found, which, as near as the courier can re
memember, was as follows:
"WmTE RIVER. Sept. 29th, l o'clock p. N
Major Thornbuig: | will come with Che
Douglass and another chief and meet you to
morrow. Everything is quiet here, and Doug
lass is flying the United States flag. We hav
been Oh guard three nights and will be te
night, not that WE expect any trouble, but be
cause there might be. Did you have an
trouble coming through the canyon?
CSnuedl N. G. MEEkEE,
| United States Indian Agent
On entering the agency Il scene of qul,
Gesolution presented itself. All the building
} except one were burned to the ground, ant
: not il living thing in sight except the com
l manv. The Indians had taken everythin
except -four and dccamped The women all
children were missing, and hing whatcVe
) eould he found to indicate what had becom
/ of them. They have either been multlere
5 and buried or else taken away as hostages
Their dreadful and unnlentionable fate call
forth the most profound sympathy
The dead body of Father Mecker Wa
found about one hundred wards from hi
house, living on his back, and shot throu%
the head. the left side of his head Dein
mashed III with some blunt instrument
, niece of barrel slaye driven into his moutl
and one of his hands Il arms badly bllrne'
Tie dead body of Mr. w. IL. Post, fathr
, Meeker's assistant, was found between tn
: b:,iding and the river, with bullet hoi
!. through the left ear and one under the eal
d, he. as well IA, Father Meeker, being strlppe
y entirely naked. Another "mploye name
Eaton was found dead. He was also strippe
: naked, and had bundle of paper bags in Ii
arms. His face was badly eaten by wolves
: and he had bullet hole in his left breast.
a Frank Dresser, a brother the one found |
the coal mine, was found badly burned. IL
$ had without doubt keen killed instant ", as
o bullet had passed through his heart: In
!, bodies of Eaton, Thompson, Price, krldS'
+ aud all the other employees not named wei