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Show More ov Indian Affairs. Yesterday Yes-terday Major Gordon left for the south in oommand of throo companies of cavalry, ordered to tho scene of the Indian troubles. General Morrow was to leave yesterday evening, and would endeavor first to try paoifio measures if ho could get the Indiana to meet him- A telegram, which appears on our second page, from Saupcto, charges an attack made on Friday night on a telegraph operator, to tho account ol tho Indians, though tho affair, as at first presented, looked something out of the regular way in which Indians go about their work. Tho following dispatch dis-patch to Gen. Weils last night puts another face on the matter, and apparently ap-parently exonerates tho Indians from tbiL outrage: Mount Pleasant, Aug. 17, 1872. D. II. Wells: Last night, between ten and eleven o'clock, our operator, J. D Page, was attacked by some persoo. Three gashes were cut into his head, one di rcotly over tho rinbt eye, cut until you can seo tho brains; one over the right car; the skull boue id cut until there has a piece como out. The other wound, on the top of his head, is not cut through. Ho saw a personage, but does not know who did it. It is doubtful doubt-ful about it bcintt done by the Indians, as was tirnt reported. Wo would like to have Dr. Anderson come up as soon as possible. W. S. Seeley. |