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ELMIRA DAILY BAZOO. VOL 1 ELMIRA, N. Y., JULY 11,1877. NO, 9 The following is the most authentie ac- count of the late Indian tight in Washington 'I'erritoi-y: Lieut. Raines, with twelve men, were sent in advance to reconnoitre, and were attacked before Whipple could get to liim after he heard the lii ing. Rains and his whole party were killed. iSoon after. Captain Randall and sixteen volunteers from Mount Idaho appeared. About 150 Indians intercepted them at the junction of Elk City trail with the stage road. They being seen trom Perry's position on the hill at the riUe pits. Captain Randall and his sixteen men liroke through the Indian line, reached posi- tion, dismounted and returned the tire, in the charge Capt. Randall was mortally wounded, Benjamin Evans killed, and three of the others wounded. They tought there for nearly an hour and kept the Indians at bay. In about half an hour. Col. Perry gave orders for lifty men to go to their relief It w.is quickly obeyed, and they were relieved in about one hour after the charge. Tlie volunteers know they killed several Indians and wounded many others, as they saw the Indians packing otf their dead aiul wounded on the same night. Morrill says that Ran- dall, after he was mortally wounded and had got into his position, sat upon the ground and loaded and tired many shots at the Indi- ans, the last one not more than live minutes before he fell back dead. The Indians are in full possession of the campas prarie, except Mt. Idaho. Grange- ville and the camp at Cottonwood. Yester- day several fires were seen in dittei ent di- rections, and the appearances were that houses, barns and haystacks were burning. The Mechanics Saving Bank, of Boston, pays it s depositors a dividend of 40 per cent. The assests remaining will pay all demands. Cyrus W. Field and Samuel J. Tilden sail next week fo r England, to raise a loan fo r th e benefi t of th e elevated railroad. There are 5,697 unlicensed saloons in New York city. A subscription i s being raised in England to pay the expense of the rifle teams to Creed- more. They star t th e i 6th of August. 134 WIST W4Tii ST., Will Be Found GREAT BARGAINS in all departments of DRY GOODS. Don't fail to call and see. ONE PRICE ONLY! m mnm m m\m% 134 West Water. TWENTY PER CENT. SAVED, \\\ Buying your Teas at the ELMIRA CITY TEA POT. t'opyri^hlcd--lh;:! lij R. MORRIS, PropT. Wm. PHILLIPS, Carriage Trimmer and Harness Maker, 42 6 EAS T WATER STREET , Opposite the Homestead Hotel. ,\ few sets of Harness for sale clieap. BepairiiiR- done at short notice. UNION TEMPERANCE SOCIABLE! To he given hv At Cowman's Hall—Wellsburg, N. Y.. Friday July 13, 1877. TICKETS 50 CENTS. LADIES FREE. WANT TO RENT a five or six room house within ton minntes walk of the Post Office. Rent must he low. En- puirc at the UA>^00 pfitce.
