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Show a Nt Ivor of tary blouses, and Isome in white hats. saw OBe man with a buckskin jacket, trousers, top boots and white N. ' HeraM. July 30. bat, and felt sure I recogniaod him p- ... .1 as w. re halfway over the V ; m Capt. Tom Custer. With this onviction 1)11 ' tne 8'tf b nk and I stepped out on the KU',,H creek l n" '15 don't leave called, !,n returned to tak it. us here " ,vd hiil The distance was only a It prtt uiled itself in the branches few yards, and my call wa- answered and slipped our. of mi haud. I di.s by an infernal yell and a discharge AS I was .nntml tO DICK it UD. f300 or 400 shots. 1 then sa hor3e was struck that the ibont to uiouut uiT savages wer elai io clothes with a bullet, and, becoming fright- and mounted on horses which they had captured from our men. My ened, rao inD the Indians, leario the io of i self and th soldier jumped into the coropanj jiie bont 300 Siiux not more thau fifty bnsh (thfi bullets mowiug down the a vol branches at yards distant. Tbey poured every volley), and crawlbut I managed to escapt ed off to get out of In doing ley at ine, range t the thicker near by, where I found so we uiovd the top branches of the Mr (Jrauard, the interpreter, a half undergrowth, and the Indiaus on the breed Iutli;in, au! Private O'Neill, of top of the bluff fired where they saw Company Cr, Seventh Cavalry. Ihe the commotion, and thus covered us first two had their horges,but O'Neill, with their rifles. We now dec;ded to I told crots a cltariug of about like myself, was dismounted. twenty the owuers of the horses that the yards and gain another wood, but presence of the animali would betray doing this I took the precaution the same at that time look t out. The prospect was uj guggestiug they be stampeded. They declined discouragiu2;, for ou our immeto act on the MUjgistion, and I left diate riuht, not more than fiity yards them aud crawled through the thick distant, I saw four or five Iudians underwood iuto the deep, dry bottom galloping toward us. Near by me of the creek, where I could uot be were cottonwood stunios, uearly I had not been iu tou'jhiug each other, aud Lelsiiid this tatiily discovered. this hiding place more thaD ten min slender barricade we knelt, he with ute when I heard several pistol his earbiue aud I with my revolver, ahots fired in my immediate vicinity, ready to do for a few of the sivages and shortly thereafter the voices of before they could kill u.s. We deI raided my head termined uot to fire until they came several 'quaws." wi h great caution to see what they so near that we could uot muss thm, wiT-and there we waited. Tney had sot at, and found tberu at the work of scalping a soldier seen us, and wLea the foremost man Two was who was perhaps uot yet dead just abreast of me, aud about tea iht-?er ii cutting away, while purdd distant, I fired. wo others performed a sort of war At iay fire the savages turned a its muti right about, and were aaking off, Jance around the body 1 heard a crackliug noise but Private O' Neill fired his carbine ktors, The Indiaus had iguiitd a at the second savage, who at that aeur me. The wood beiug very dry the moment was reiuitig ia tii ire pony to itmes made rapid headway, and I turn him back. The private's eye 1 was trae and his earbiae was farced from my hidiug plast. trusiy, fo crawLedout cf th cseek bottom as 1 the Iudiao let go his rein, threw up bad appajashed, ani as. I was about his paws aud dropped dead. The to aceud the bank, I was n joked gentleman I greeted rode a short by the jarty 1 had. left a, sho:t while distance and then did likewise. The like before. were rode turned the of the rest They myself on, party afraid of the fare; but fortuuately for corner of the wood and disappeared. u the wiud subsided and a little Ounng all this time the fire from rhe rain fell, sufficient to arrest the bluffs continued. From our position Sanies and revive our hopes that we could see the Indians on the we might be able to remain, there till bluffs, their horses picketed under night-- . 8 cover of th hill, and a line ci U waa sow 3 o'clock p.ni six all lying fiat oa tkLr 8 torn mure hours to wait and we could achs hear aud often see Indians near U3 We could hear tnc bMk goint; on the time tvndej above caoie when, us on the hills, the contiuued 1'iually the protection of night, we were abl rattle of the musketry, the cheering to. coma out of ur hiding place and of our command, and ths shouting ot bike the direction of the ford, two the savage. miles to the south, through an op ?n Our hopss jgvlved when we heard Mr. Grouard and the scout the familiar cheer of our comrades, plain, mouuted their- herses, and the but despondency followed fast, fer and myself took hold each one ou? wood was on fire. The sharp 'f a howe's tail and followed the crackling of the burning timber ap horses. proached nearer and nearer with ra In our transit thioEgh the- open pidity, and we had to shift our posiplain we passed many Indians re- tion. We erawled almost to the turning 6o their village, and could edgo of the wood, an I discovered fire bear bu& sot stta them, us the night on Doth eid s. We moved around was. very dark. We reached the until we found a thick cluster of wood, near what we took to be the what they catl bullberry trees, under ford we had passed in the morning, which we crept. but were mistaken and bad to hum The grass on the edge of taia place lor the crossing. Once we forded was very green, and as it had been was but it at a bend, and raining a little before, aoi. there was stream, we had to ford it again. When, we uo wind, when the fire approached recrot-sethe river we raa full iuto our hiai-nplace it ran very slowly a band of to smother it with eight BavagaB.. The- - two and I mouuted meu ran for their lives; the my gauiitlet gloves. The fire consoldier aud myself; all underwood sumed the around us, the into jumped bushes nea? u& The wasalmost and evi oxpanded by this savages We could see savages going 4tntly thought from the precipitate time Mreat of the two mounted men that backward and', forward, and one on of us haddocamped, and began to picket not mora than eighty yards talk among themselvcv. In a few from up, evidently pnt thereto wauh minutes they coutinued their course. the progress of the fire. HQd soou went out of hearing. We At about 4 p.m. this picket fired tan saw that the fords were all well four pistol shot in the air at regular Guarded by the savages, and that it intervals, which I interpreted as a would- be very dangerous to attempt signal. Sooh afterwards we heard a I - - a a be-fo- re ter-ribJ- y g i ad sharp-Yioter- boI-liic- r - te was-enable- d - After marching ceeded southward. ascended a very high two miles I hill and saw a fire, probably two miles from us. fire--i- t might be conjectures on this an Indian fire and it might be from our command. The only way to ascertain was to approach it cautiously and trust to cbauce. Accordingly, we took the direction of the tire, and after proceeding a mile or mor again stopped on a high hill, and listeued. We could hear voices, but not dis tinctly enough to tell whether they were of the javafs or of our command. We proceeded a little further and heard the bray of a mule, and soon after the distinct voice of a sentry challenging with the familiar words, "Halt! Who goes there?" The challenge was not addressed to w and we were too far off to be see by the picket, and it was too dark, bub this gave us courage to eont?nue our course. We were about 2Q0 yaids from the fire, and I resolved to call out the picket aaJ tell him who 1 wu8. I told my companion to be ready to follow after uwj, and, after I had well sarveyed the ground, cried out, "Picket, don't fire; it is ieut. De Rudio aud private O'Neill " We received ai aaswer iu a loud cheer from all the members of the picket aud from Lieut. Yarn urn. sou. -- VniverKlv Lull 1h: Jtilin Howl rrv, Lewis 9. Ililtf," J)in Vhu CvU. Civile f nt(itive Karr. ;, liStVli)4lj76S 1 7(f jSo 6 51 I ill -- t ti lt i 43;7iJ i4lrii!7aij W!44j5ll4;l 7li 1471 1474 i 147.1 i tn til AM.nbl: D. II. I'eery, l8iri(il 104 80. lot 687 S:'M6l 44 51 43, 7 27,97 Si 44 51'43,;s 32 Sistttring: Prolmte JudRet: F. D.JticlianK Aurou F. Farr. 7101 SfKl P,lectniBn: F. A. llmnmond. 708 90 2 Ooonty TriHurcr: Knbort McUuarria. '04 1171 1452 34 4 53 WIT 3 39 23 6tU o KU 57 84 44 51 !W 76 1473 4 13 SO 51 z 703 tittttnuc: j ;j riii" ti 104127 !M 8444 M"i li4l;.7!58!Mi 7'H !! tem: 1 HOj 69 84 41 51 U 104 78 1471 7 7 Priweciitinp Attorney, r'ruiiklm S. UirluiriUi Scalteriiit;, Win UrowH.. 9i 7( 4la SO- 1 So ioti7 6 Hi 4 5l!42 75 14W 7 84 44 51! 43 78 1473 3 ScuUeriug: Ponntor: Win. N. rife. Sktitloring: f.9!84 44 102 80 104 5 70S 41,70 1473 i 3 ?rm(rlnten(1jnt nt I'oiitiiion sclioola: I.. F. Monrh, 95 (H H.C. Murdlutgh. fiittte'ilict 6;i l lot l 80 lo4'27 594 43 51 43,18. 1411 54 4 All well. Married Yesterday. Mhh Sarah Ann Farr to Mr. Uicbard J. Taylor. Tne ceremony wua performed by Hon. . John Tiiy lor, faihtf ef the Tbe bride is a daufl her of Hob. Lorin Farr, of this ctij. The htippy pair tbe bf8t wixhes of the Junction for their future hpp5B9 and priprriy. By the P.ev for. MHIer, at the Ulsb Hotel. 8undy August gth. 1876, Mr Wm Guard to Miss Sophia Odea, both of Keltaa No cards. bridi-groom- ill he In 8nH Lake- City, August 9th, inst , Mr Jonath'tB Pugmire, SeB , aged bout 77 years. Mr Pugmire wan a natife of England, to 4 has rrsided in Utah einct 1847. la Bouotifal, August 6th. at 11:40 p m., of paralysis, Chancey Loteland, aged He wae born 79 years and 10 months. ia Connecticut, and left that State with his parents when eight yearn old. and nettled in tbe Western Renew Ohio. At the time of the inartyfinin of Joseph and Hyrum Qcmth, he resided at cob lien conCarthage, Ills. H nected with the Cbtti h, but wall dis posed to it, exiendingthe warmest bos piiality to tbe EMcrs. Dec aed was btii Ued into the Church Saints at of Jeeus Christ of Latter-dato this came ami iu1846 Iowa, Pisgah. city with the Pioneers, the following year, 181, and resided from thnt lime until his death ia ibis city and in Bountiful, paxsing through all the varied incidental to the early settlement of this Valley. He ia fattier of Colonel Chester Loteland, of Brighnm City, between whose ages there was hut one yeare.differen e, the two iu consequence haiog been frequently taken for brothers He wm a man of unwavering fa ihtSu and integrity to tbe work of (he Lord, and he was greatly reppeced and esteemed by those wbo knew bim He a man of powerful- cons.icuti jr. never Caving felt the hand of disease until near tbe close of his life. CoM Deseret Evening News. 11J ! 1 1 PMVvl fc l m- -- v Ik a. 41 i w - an r rnmm WE ARE NOW RECEIVING OUR. GOODS Direct from Eastern and Western IffarkttK And are therefore able to compete in price and quality with. any house in UtaL Our stack, consists of, DRY y STAPLX and TANCY GOODS AND. GROCERIES, Boots and Shoes, Heels and Caps Oucensware, Glassware, Jilrvtsr OU$ Hardware, Patty,. Glass, Tinware,etc.. rimvs etc., tnty, FMSF A HOWARD & HARPER CLISS MMM 8f GEMS' CLOTIIIXG OUR WHOLESALE. DEPARTMENT is full in all its Special laduoeuieots offered to lbs trade. iraocbev new! for . 'ap Tbe merchants of Northern Utah will find at this bouse all plies. One very important adiantae to storekeepers in buying at the Leg 5 Brunch should not be overlooked. Small quantities can be obtained and oold, and new purchases made and dispesed of and tbe process be several times repeat ed io the same time it would tate to make one shipment rrom Ogden or Lake. Thus with small profits, qu ck returns- frequent salef. uiercaoti1-prosperitcan be assured. Wool, Hides, Grain, Butter, Kggs eto., taken i tiy ai OF SUPERIOR QUALITY A SHINGLES, maueat Rand&lph, Rich County, for sale WEBER MILLS, AT the.-blttff- d , All Orders addressed to Oen I'tr. I Latx-lliu- exohangr. at the $4. per Thousand r Selected specially Tor this marliet, and sow telling at Bed Rock Prices. Tbe best variety to chooee from in all this section of tbs Territory. a - ;, direc-tbnio- AUGUST 7th, 1876. j. tTirmty Mitchell Jibjm.) (?ioror toBLACK we heard mounted Indians galloped, away. ANDOALVANIZED rCLLLINKOIf "n'.mmcnse tramping as ot Iron Vipt and KittiDgs kept la ttock. Howe large Soon the remainder of those on the ' and re'ired. also Pipe Kitting f r me. ARent for uiriMy'i bluffs and the walry command, splashing ce4ehraWnd Korea and Lift Fnmpi. I'ouipa reu' iiter, a of t roe During the thirty six. hours that paired, and fuiap Fitting! on bard. pa. crossing the I ittiatrinaJ ir. tiVer. nr iraa flnm. we were in suspense we had neither HJ3NACE WORK ASD ROOFING, as I mad, c Mild distinctly hear the water nor food. At li) o'clock P. M. 0Wniwd Pbft lr(8 Coroka made to order. 8olrired Top fruit and Slf of horse's shoes striking, the we dropped ourselves into the river Honey Can a ipecialty in their aeKon. waists our reachad tones, and cautiously the water Order from the oeuutry promptly C!ld snd stepning te the dge of the bushes to look out crossed it twice, carefully crawled up bippad. Wor than three snd fioallj reached the Warvboaao ao4 Workshop, Weat Triple St i yards from the HALT UKE CITY, 't) thought I recognized some broken high country, took our Cppofite OtyMaat Market. S;")' horsea mounted slowly and. cautiously pro J,0. Boa. 306 by men in mili jst - I5 of this city, a daughter and a oof day 'uni WEBER COUNTY, Oo the 8th jjiat.. itf 5:45 and 6:50 p m to the wife ef M?. S H. Iliggin-botkuit- part of the river. Hop savage crying out, makiug the same ! probable return of our sound fvur times, and after these wmmaod in the morning, or that signals we saw 200 or more savages PEEP.Y, HKRRICK & BURTON. 'oe Iudians would leave, we sought leave the bluff and ford the river, s63-l- u the hiding place in the thick under evidently abandoning ground )d and, briers near the river, and About one hour later the same double DAVID JAMES,. t"en awaited our fate on the morrow. signals were repeated, and many Tinner. Water ANteam A In the dim daw IIF.LD IN THK DIFFEUENT rRECINCTS Or Uirlli- - - croea any itig fur the OF THE Of course we made two 1 to ABSTRACT OF RETURNS JLT. TJTA TCHER,. JHtmngtr Will receive prompt attention,. 374T SI. B. CLAWS ON, PEEBLES' DRUGS, Patent 3ldiciut s, NOTIONS. 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