The Black Hillers

[Stoux City Ti-li-KTum to Chicago ïinu-s.] Gapt. Walker, nitor releasing Gordou's train, whioh ho recentiy captared in Nebraska, sent to Gou. Crook's depaHmont for assistanee in foreing the (Jartlon party aoross Mae river iuto Indita TciTitiM'y. Two pampailisfl of cavalry and a Gatling gun wore i'urnisliod f rom Spotted Tail'.s agonoy, and early on the morniiig of Friday, the 21st inst. , surrounded the oamp at Gordon City, Neb., and perpètrated the most brutal outrage on peaoeablo oitizèns of which we have any record. TJu; Boldiers compilli'd men who wcre making prepftrjiMons fot Inviikfaxt (o tekyo Ulo camp, thon helpWl tbemselvoa. to eycrythiiig they cimld l;iv lln'ir hands on in the onmp, ingliuUng ']oi'k(!t.boolis and olhcf valuables which v(-re left ÏQ the tont, even the b'OöjbS, sllOCB aml clitliiii;r, wlii.'hthciiyi) wore not aJlowed ünaé ( ptitoa. The Soliüers at down and ato th lin'akl'aHl, Hie tóen had pre'pai'cd lor tlKunsclves, aiterwhioh lliey built b fiíe and pilad oii it nearly all the provisions and wagons, thirty-iiiiiii of tho latest pattcru "u ehester riflöB, and otlur Rrins'beloaging to tlie lart-y. In fací overythitlg was desh-oyrd, exoept a smiill aminuit of bóggago md i-atiiiüs, ènongh ta take tlioui into Fort llandall. Atlcr i li is vvoi-k of dcsti-uction and robbery, tho military startcd with tho (iordon party i'or lAu-t Raudal], They eompdlod the palfty to yalk, nmnv oí wliom had MCiu'ccly dothcs tmough oii tu cQvertlieu.' nakedues, and a gi-oat many destituir bf boofa), whicjl tho poldiors had apir(iria led. In this cimilüion, barel'ooled and hungry; Uio tuareh wns öommeueed. On Satnrday uigtlt, olie of the party, nnmpd A. Oollms, managiul to -lndc tho vigilance of lus captor and eseaped. He describes tho BOOOQ at the timo oí' the capture ;i'; beifïg more hrut:tl tli;;n anything ke had over lieard or read of oven of ludían doings, oxcept t lint PO icalps were takon ly IIn' soldwïü! Tkb foundation of the oldest church u Norway was luid in A. JD. 996,