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Newspaper
Butte Miner
Location
Butte, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1876
Page
2
The dispatch from Missouri reports a bold train robbery on the Missouri Pacific eastbound near Otterville. Fifteen masked men halted the train by placing ties on the track and entered the cars taking cash from express safes. About $26,000 was seized. passengers were unharmed as pursuers close in.
A call urges rapid action to organize a fire company in Butte and adopt preventive measures. The piece warns of insecure roofs and careless installations amid rapid urban growth, urging a fire marshal with authority to enforce safety rules and protect the town from devastating fires. It references earlier militia discussions and a broader context of emergency readiness.
On July 4 a vast crowd gathered in Philadelphia to honor the centennial of American independence. Five thousand veterans and dignitaries from many lands marched and listened as Gov. Hayes, Gen. Sherman, and Emperor Dom Pedro attended ceremonies at Independence Hall and Independence Square. Richard Henry Lee read the Declaration as the crowd cheered, and a program of music and tributes followed, concluding with prayers and the Doxology.
A telegraph summary from July reports Russian officers in Bohemia ordered back to regiments while Spain resists Cuban exemptions. Turkish flank gains near Aitch and Palurka. Russian Black Sea fleet prepares for action as arms flood into Russia and Roumania. Bulgarian uprisings near Vidin. Servian forces clash on the southeast frontier, Babina Sara captured after heavy fighting. Turks retreat under pressure. Dwina river crossings near Leetina. Rastakh governor says Turks won’t retreat from the Danube coast with gunboats. Moukhtar Pasha retreats toward Bosnia. Montenegrins pursue Turks. Rutce Medan expedition besieged. Paris dispatches claim sanguinary fighting near Theherngoli. British stance on Turkey shifts from past support to caution unseating illusions of Russia advancing on Constantinople. Lord Granville recalls 1829 Greece independence treaty, suggests new accord to secure Syria independence.
A private letter from a 7th Infantry driver recounts Custer moving to attack Indians twelve miles from the Little Horn mouth. He splits forces with Gibbes, attacks the upper valley, and perishes with 440 soldiers and 17 officers. Gibbon arrives hours later to found many dead and wounded.
Turkish dispatch reports Servians crossed the frontier and attacked, sparking a sharp general engagement. Osman Pasha drove Servians back, advancing toward Saitschar and taking nearby positions while Servians suffered about 2,000 dead. A separate dispatch from Urkub notes Serbians attacked a camp southwest of Dissa, with 500 killed and Turks winning several engagements.
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