The new North-west. [volume], August 25, 1876, Image 2

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B EPUBTLICAN NATIONAL TICOET.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
3" RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
O O OIO.
I, -
k FPOR VICE-PRESIDENT,
b, WILLIAM A. WHEELER,
b, OF NEW YORK.
s -All the regular appropriation bills were
, approved before Congress adjourned.
-Disraeli is a peer of the realm. Few of
' the common blood ever reach that "Dizzy
hight."
. -The Senate, August 8th, passed the
h Senate Bill to establish the Territory of
t Pembina by a vote of 31 ayes and 19 nays.
U -Delegate Maginnis has been singularly
C fortunate in getting his appropriations
a through. He couldn't have been more so
if he were well liked in the House and had
t said : "These are small amounts; my con
a stituents need and deserve these things; I
i may want to come back and just need this
card to make my hand good."
-Sitting Ball now explain~to Agent
Mitchell's emmissaries that: the bad white
man forced him to fight for the "green
graves of his sires," etc., and that he wants
tn be a anood Indian
*When this cruel war is over,"
We hope he will be. The government
ought to make arrangements accordingly.
Crook and Terry may do so without further
orders.
-Sheridan was about right in his esti
mate of the value of the Indian scouts. All
but 25 of the Utes who had just enlisted
and armed deserted the first night out from
Laramie ; the Crows who deserted and im
perilled Crook in his first battle have again
shirked and come back to camp, and even
the Shoshones, the best of all, have fallen
short of good service. The Indian allies
are not reliable.
-It isn't Sitting Bull now as much 1a it
is Running Bull. The Sedentary Bovine
has elevated his tail and scooted. We sup
pose this is some more of his masterly strat
.egy devised from close study of Napoleon's
campaigns. But the Little Corporal never
picked up an army of superior force and
scampered off for the wilderness. This
denouement will knock some of the non
sense out of S. B.'s admirers.
-We find the following in the Bozeman
{ Avant Conrier credited to the Black Hills
Pioneer. Didn't H. N. Maguire write it
and publish it in the Bozeman Pick and
Plots some years ago?
"'The Star of Empire Westward takes its way."
Wheu Bishop Berkly wrote was very true:
But were the Bishop living now, he'd say
That brilliant star seemed flx'd to human view ;
From Eastern hives it filled Pacific's shore
No more Invitingsunset lands are near;
The restless throngs now backward pour. •
From East and West they meet,and stop right here.
'-In the House, just prior to adjourn
anent, Mr. Banning made a conference re
port on the bill increasing the cavalry for
the Sioux war,and explained that the House
receded fiom its proposition authorizing
the raising of 5,000 volunteers for the cav
alry, and accepted an increase of the regu
lar cavalry by 2,500. The report was agreed
to by 17 to 89. Banning had previously
been strongly in favor of the House Bill
calling for volunteers on the frontier instead
of restlars.
-The dispatches announce that a Com
.mission is coming out to make another
treaty with the Sioux. Now that they have
slaughtered a battalion of soldiers, cost the
government several millions of dollars,
knifed a hundred or two citizens, stolen
thousands of stock, and had a splendid In
dian Summer generally, they will doubtless
be willing to accept presents and make a
nice treaty to be fed, clothed, armed and
prepared for more devilment. The Indian
Ring and theirsentimental dupes down east
have got things set for more swindling,
theft and murder.
-Regarding the work on the Yellow
stone posts the information is oorroborated
that it would be impossible to get material
up the river by boats as the water on the
Yellowstone is verylow. The supply boats
for General Terry's Command were unable
to oros the shoals and bars and had to be
lightened in order to make the trip with
partal loads. The steamers which were
freighted with material for the new posts
discharged their cargoes at Fort Buford,
where they will remain till spring, when
the work on the proposed posts will be com
menced.-N. Y. Herald, 11t.
-It seeme in reading Tilden's letter of
acoeptance that he had made a mistake and
was laboring under the misapprehension
that he was writing an inaugural message.
But last week be took 498 pages of legal
cap to deny an allegation of the St. Louis,
Alton and Terre Haute R. Roo. If ever
•that venerable exemplification of prolixity
does get a whack at a Message it will have
to be published in serial parts like a Mags
sine novel. The average American ean't
devote over eighteen hours a day to read
Ing even as thrilling an effusion as one of
Sammy's State papers.
.&-A writerinthe Pubhesaystherehasnot
been a decline in silver but a rise in gold,
aonsequent on the accumulation of gold
coin in the Banks of France, Germany and
England, ani hbe shows the apparent de
diose in sliver oorrenpons eaetly with the
increased amount of gold eoln ook~ ap In
their banks. In 187 the balnks oflt~lad
Germany and Franee held 959,881,147T1n
specie; In 1876 the same banks hold $7128
117,700 in specie; only a small part of tihlis
is silver. The entire amount of gold coin
in the oooidental world is estimated at $2,
00,000,000. Thislook up of gold he do
claresis theAi1 cause of the apparent de
aine in fivbr.
.The propoeMon to have rsilmratteo o
struted hom Beaton to Hulema s being
proml.nt ly diseussed on the last Side. It
is talked ofo a thebls of glimg $500,000
to ,00,000 of a subsidy imcoany boebds;
the om-pany that weuistokt it. De.a
Lodge eoatlyls igeed in ass eaoatrhbter
to thauteatnt of 5000 to 486,000. We
have beast consMiderable expressioe in reo
latMon to the-smater. 4rhero.0. eppod
tion whatever o the oes tuuot of . the
road. But the expression we have heard
is asusi ed na ad l the is tyasy
s Moa el mb eadwha to ski it
We bl it e thias ..tUin.t is v ryuipum l,
asS peebas uass- Thesre-s aseer.
alpar u Would dhe.V nat
eg my e.; senten;·ebt
-The post to be built this fall was loca
ted at the mouth of Tongue river, but Gen.
Forsythe discouraged construction until
next spring. Accordingly the troops will be
obliged to build huts for winter quarters.
TI e 5th Infantry will probably remain in
the Indian country during the winter, the
remainder of the troops coming in the poets.
-Bismarck Tribune, 99h.
-Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota, is out
in a letter to the President defending the
peace policy opposing the transfer to the
War Department and submitting an
amended plan for the temporal and spiritu
al salvation of the Indians. He thinks be
cause the selection of agents has been en
trusted to the churches that the agents are
now Christians and honest men, and that
the Indians are a terribly abused people.
The average clergyman hasn't very practi
cal business ideas, and the higher up they
get in church dignities the more they are
likely to be visionary theorists. Bishop
Tuttle is one of the few titled clergymen we
know who is eminently practical. Montana
is in his diocese and the Indian question is
one vitally effecting the people under his
charge. He has had better opportunity to
observe the real condition of things, and
resultsof the policies adopted than other
high church dignitary in the country. His
many years residence in Montana and Salt
Lake has also familiarized him with the
character of the army officers on the fron
tier. In view of these facts, with the pre
oedent expression by Bishop Whipple, we
would like to hear from Bishop Tuttle and
think if the duty of expression was clear to
one at least the privilege of it might well
be taken by the other. We know not
what Bishop Tuttle's views are, but what
ever they are they would largely influence
pubjic sentiment wherever he is known,and
nowhere more than in Montana. We trust
he will find time and opportunity and deem
it a sufficiently vital question to give an
opinion.
NEWS PROM THE FRONT.
The news from the Indian country this
week are very different from what had been
anticipated. Crook and Terry have united
their columns without opsosition from the
hostiles, the Indians have fled eastward on
a line parallel to the Yellowstone, and the
united commands are pursuing them into
the bad lands, while a steamer with infant
ry is patrolling the river to prevent the
hostiles from escaping to the north.
The hostiles are estimated 8,000 strong;
the united column of troops at 8,500. An
Indian rumor comes via- Chicago that the
hostiles have been overhauled, defeated
with heavy loss on both sides and have
scattered with the troops in pursuit. This
may be true. All previous news from In
dian sources have proved false. We dis
credit this. The report gsays the fight oc
curred on the 10th or 12th ; we have reliable
advices to the 11th, when no engagement
had occurred. The next day, however,
may have been the occasion of a battle
through the troops overtaking a rear party
of hostiles.
We hardly know how to account for the
present state of affairs. Terry and Crook
had each about two thousand troops. Sit
ting Bull was estimates to have at least
5,000 warriors, and had the two commands
separated. It was believed he meant fight,
that his warriors were bhrave and his chiefs
skillful. Why did he not attack one column
or the other? Why did he permit them to
unite unmolested ? Why did he run? It
is said he was out of provisions. He might
have replenished from United States sup
ply trains, and if he is half the fighter he
is rated could have overwhelmed either op
posing force and captured their commissa
ry. Beside the country is full of game and
meat is Indian diet. We take it that star
vation has not induced the present move
ment.
Sitting Bull is either retiring to the Bad
Lands, where he can and will fight the
troops with still greater advantages on his
side, or his command for some rea
son has broken up, the agency In
dians going back to live off the government,
while Sitting Bull with his irreconcilables
will strike acnoss country, cross the Yel
lowstone and Missouri and get into the
British .Possessions. The campaign has
not suffilciently developed to demoistrate
which of these plans are being carried out.
The reported extent of the trail indicates
the hostiles are yet united, and that means
a fight in the Bad Lands. On the other
hand it is reported from Carroll that BSioux
women and children have for some days
been crossing the Missouri below Wolf
Point going north. It may at first seem
incredible that any considerable number of
Sioux could have crossed the Yellowstone
with Terry's forces and scouting parties
moving and supply steamers continually
passing up and down. But that some war
tors who were in the Ouster massacre have
appeared at Fort Peek, and that they have
captured forage stations on the Yellowstone
are well known facts, while it is stated to
us by eld and well-informed frontiersmen
that the entire hostile command can cross
any Montana river in half a day. In such
a movement each lodge acts independently.
On reaching the bank of a swimming river
the lodge and traps are in half an hour
transformed into a buoyant aft. The
women and children are placed on it; a
couple of men with lariats attached to the
rafmt dash into the stream on horseback and
in a few minutes the entire lodge is safely
landed on the other bank. It:will be seen
how much advantage they heye of troops,
and what little probability there is of a
steamer intercepting them if it is their
prpose to go north.
All these things oonsidemed, we incline to
to the belief that the hostiles intend to
fight. They may have eacorted, the squaw
eamp to the vicinity of the river and sent
it north as good riddance for a time, but it
hardly seems possible they are going to let
the campaign end so ignonalnloualy It
they wantight they have not had so many
warriors in hand before for years, and never
so good a field as in the terrible Bad lends.
If oar meagre ooluun was to attack them
-and it is shameful that forty-three mll
lions of people send less thf 4,000 soldiers
ti fght ,000oqr 6.000 of the .*ta Indian
warriors an the eontlue--. t Is tP be re
gretted the engagemeat wasnotbrought on
In the open country west o Powder Rlver
wheratbre assvry and aMril could ope
-te. Wsru not of thoeehowevezwho eon
dean Oreok aia Trry for awaiting rein
focemesnts. Theyaregeing againt feartf
odds era ve now, anidhathejinvoked dlaas
ter by bringbn eW a general egagement
phiuepratated and oat numbersed ive to
e thease .wae ar'ping, eats t ome ri&
ien woud iate beanq satai d lonudes4 s
We await wsith xueuaIa elleitnMlvThe
next advies. Weas ae> agti iv tie
byh 'tieri .. H ay mt* waan d
sU1bit can and dla bmai y hesr
; rtetreat.o
lies lid a
BT THE DXIN OP THE TEETH.
After all it is just by the merest chance
Congress made the appropriation for, and
ordered a legislative session in Montana
next winter. Mr. Granville Stuart a short
time ago, having seen no mention of Dele
gate Maginnis offering any bill in compli
ance with the memorial of the Legislature,
enclosed him a copy of the memorial and
called his attention to the necessity of
procuring an enactment in compliance
therewith. Delegate Maginnis answered
him August 8th, stating that his letter and
the enclosed memorial was the first inti
mation he ever had that such a memorial
had passed the Legislature; that he would
have gladly given it attention, but believed
at that late date it was impossible to get
anything done at the current session of
Congress. As now announced he did fortu
nately succeed in getting it through even
at that late day-four days before adjourn
ment. These facts show great neglect of
duty somewhere. Whose business it was
to furnish Delegate Maginnis with copies
of the memorials we do not know, but
that it was neglected is demonstrated. It
is altogether probable now that not one of
the seven memorials to the President and
Congress was ever sent to them or Dele
gate Maginnis would have been advised of
it. It is hardly worth while to spend $500
a day in getting up memorials, and to
print them in the statutes, and then never
present them to the parties addressed. We
believe " Dck " in David Copperfield put
m his time at that business, but Dick was
a trifle "off" in his head and a legislative
body ought not to be. Should a subse
quent Legislature draft any more petitions
to the powers that be we trust measures
will be instituted looking to their presen
tation and the delega'e in Congress be the
bearer of dispatches and mediator at Wash
ington.
THE NEW YORK NOMINATION.
As the political situation looks this cam
paign the most prominent and sagacious
papers and public men have pretty gener
ally concluded:-" As New York goes, so
goes the Union." It seems to be the bal
ance of power. It is still more closely
figured: The Republicans might possibly
win without New York; the Democrats
cannot. The Republicans believed they
could carry the State, but there were two
or three aspirants for the Governorship in
the field, the nomination of whom would
have alienated large masses of the party
and especially the Liberals. The action of
the convention was therefore the most im
portant movement of the National cam
paign and has been awaited with intense
interest. The Convention met Monday
and unanimously nominated the great
war Governor of New York, E. D. Morgan.
Everts polled the second highest ballot and
it is significant that Curtis, who nominated
Everts, moved to make the nomination of
Morgan unanimous. This indicates con
clusively an enthusiastic and solid support
of Morgan, and we believe he will be
elected by 40,000 majority. So far the
tide all sets for Hayes and Wheeler. Til
den has lost ground every day since he was
nominated, and the New York Convention
is the hardest blow he has received. Tilden
must turn the tide soon or he is hopelessly
gone.
NOTES OF TIlE DAY.
This is fugil tempus-fly time.
A Kentucky hearse is in daily use as a
watermelon cart.
Boston staggers off with 6,000 dozens of
bottled lager daily.
The street salutation in California is
fHow's yer scab?"
A dispatch of August 19th announces the
death of Speaker Kerr.
Pere Hyacinthe is about to connect him
self with the Church of England.
Over $3,750,000 of capital is invested in
the manufacture of ale and beer in Newark,
New Jersey.
Bostonians now sleep with one ear open,
expecting every moment to hear the first
I brick fall from the Old South.
Either the world will come to an abrupt
and fiery termination on the 20th of this
month, or Carl Guggenheim of Berlin is a
liar.
The Black Hills miners are agitating the
carvation of a new Territory from Dakota,
Wyoming and Montana. Call it Sittinbul.
-Graphic.
Only a miraculous victory or the open
espousal of Bervia's cause by a powerful
state can restore the prospects of Servia's
independence.
Major M. A. Reno, who behaved so gal
lantly at the Custer disaster, will be re
membered by old residents as Lieut. Reno
of Ft. Walla Wall,
Mary Bogardus, of Columbus, Ohio, when
she heard of the death of her husband,with
Gen. Custer, became insane and attempted
I to destroy her child by fire.
Aldrich says : "As wild as the winds
Sthat tear the curled red leaf in air, is the
song that I have never sung." The man
who knows a song like that, and nobly
forbears to sing it, is a credit to any coun
try.
At the Assembly-7:15 p. m. Speaker
(aside to member)-For heaven's sake, fin
ish your speech 1 I give a dinner-party to
night, Member (aside to Speaker)-I
know it, Another time you'll invite me.
Paris Paper.
Intelligence has been received in Wash
ington that the Rev. E. P. Smith, Presi
dent of the Harvard University, and late
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, died at
Acore, on the west coast of Africa, during
the latter part of June.
William B. Hunt, of Iowa, is the cham
pio. rascal. He has a wife and clchild in
nearly every eorsidet ite town in the Uni
ted States east of Kansas. His latest are
in Portland, Me. He marries a iiri, re
saains with her for two days, and leaves.
His occupation is that ofhotel clerk and he
is very handsome.
An example much to be commended to
people of every section is that of the Cath
oiles of Boston, who have decided to dis
eonUdaue the hiring of carriages for funeral
pgroesesons, except for the chief mourners,
sad to give the money which a costly fr
esral requires to the widow and children.
Love laughs at breakers, A "blooming
daughter" at Nrramaett Pier was mar
ried to her disgatuised lover in the surf the
etber day.' The digna Parent had re
-tedi, h e t ma, .sidenu, emeister all
'Ieated oewn" up ttheir necks and the
msdage was pesbormedheerse the I, P. sn
the tasel reeqlseda one er them.
3Peytid et6riow `telis of a Yankee whl,
inkiota inat the ietsoStL Petersburg a one
muddy day,ast m beGQrea l uks-Coasisti
thi tle %18op ,' tahe was deep ing
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LATEST PROM THE INDIAN WAR.
Sox Attack Berthold and a Train Near Fort
Lincoln-The Battle Story oepeated.
ST. PAUL, August 23.-Pioneer-Press
specials from Bismarck says:
A white scout named Burke has arrived
from mouth of Rosebud with dispatches.
Generals Crook and Terry after making a
junction and following up the main Indian
trail left their wagons, tents, etc., took 37
companies of cavalry and 8 of infantry, and
were making forced marches, expecting to
overtake the Indians before they reached
the Yellowstone river.
Night before last a large war party of
Sioux appeared on the opposite bank of the
river from Berthold agency and demanded
supplies. On being refused they opened
fire which lasted about 15 minutes. They
then withdrew and struck south toward
Fort Lincoln.
A large party of Black Hillers who left
Bismarck for the Hills a few days ago, and
who have been unable to break camp four
miles from Fort Lincoln owing to the heavy
rains, were attacked on Sunday night and
lost seven horses.
Late dispatches just received from the
Commanding officer at Standing Rock says
that an Indian has arrived from Sitting
Bull's camp and reports a terrible battle
between Sitting Bull and Terry and Crook's
combined forces. The Indians were repul
sed and have scattered. Terry and Crook,
however are reported as having sustained
quite as severe losses as the Indians.
Eastern Wool Market.
BosTOn, Aug. 23.-The market for wool
sustains the recent advance with good
demand for fine fleeces, supplies of which
continue to be sold up close. Manufac
turers are free purchasers and sales of
Ohio and Pennsylvania have been at 36 @
38 for extra and No. 1. Some choice lots
of No. 1 at 40, and XX and above at 40 @
42). There is very little XX now offering
except at higher prices. Michigan and
Wisconsin fleeces have been selling at 32
and 35 and quite firm. Combing and
delaine wool continues in demand with
sales 40 @ 50 for delaine to choice combing.
The stock of California wool has been
considerably reduced but there is still a
fair assortment offering ; sales at 16 @ 30
for common and choice lots of spring. In
pulled wool there have been sales at 25 (
38 for super and X and some small lots of
choice super at 39 ( 40.
Reported Battle and Victory.
CnIcAoo, August 23.-A dispatch just
received at military headquarters here says:
An Indian arriving at Standing Rock agen
cy on the Missouri river yesterday reports
a severe fight on the 10th or 12th between
the troops and Indians at a point north of
the Black Hills. The loss on both sides
was very heavy, but the troops held pos
session of the field and the Indians broke
into bands and spread over the country.
The soldiers were in pursuit.
NEW YORK STATE CONVENTION
E. D. Morgan Nominated for Governor on
the First Ballot.
SARATOGA, N. Y., August 23.-The Re
publican State Convention met to-day.
John M. Francis was elected Chairman and
briefly addressed the Convention. A com
munication was presented from the Liberal
Convention, now assembled here, pledging
their support to Hayes and Wheeler. The
communication was accepted and the Lib
eral delegates invited to seat on the floor.
B. Platt Carpenter reported the resolutions
which reaffirm the Cincinnati platform and
principles set forth in the letters of Hayes
and Wheeler, are eleborate on civil service
reform, denounce the repeal of the re
sumption act as repudiation and disloyalty;
shows Tilden's inconsistency, excoriates
the Democratic House, and recognize the
patriotism and public services of President
Grant. The platform was unanimously
adopted.
The nomination of a candidate for Gov
ernor was then proceeded with. Phelps
presented the name of War Governor, E. D.
Morgan; Geo. Wm. Curtis nominated
Wm. M. Everts; Depew named Wm. H.
Robertson. and McArthur nominated Mar
tin J. Townsend. Gov. Morgan was nom
inated on the first ballot as follows: Mor
gan 242; Everts126; Robertsoh 24; Town
send 18. Whole number 410; necessary
to a choice, 206. On motion of Curtis the
nomination was made unanimous and the
Convention adjourned until 8 o'clock.
Sioux Threaten Canadian Blackfeet,
OTTAwA, August 22.-Advices from In
dian Commissioner Dickenson, dated Fort
Ellis Agency, states that the Sioux now on
the war path against the United Stateshad
sent presents of tobacco to the Blackfeet
and requested the latter to join them. The
Canadian Indians replied they would keep
peace but would not join thtm in fighting.
The Sioux sent a message in return that
when they had finished the Americans they
would cross over and capture the Blackfeet
country. The latter wanted to know if
they could be assisted by the mounted police
and the officer in charge assured them they
would be protected. The Blackfeet said
they could muster 2,000 warriors if any
trouble arose.
Orders Concerning Sale of Arms.
WAIsrInGTON, August 22.-The follow
ing order was sent to-day to hearly all the
Indian agencies by Indian Commissioner
Smith :
WASHINGTON, August 22.
Sm :-You are advised that all sales of
arms or ammunition to either whites or In
dians by parties holding licenses as traders
issued by this offioe [is prohibited. They]
must be so notified as your traders, and you
will be vigilant in seeing no violation of
this order is allowed. If any instance of
such violation occurs, you will revoke the
license of the offending party and report
the case to this office for further action.
(We have siuiplied the words in brackets
above as necessary to make htim disaiatch in
telligible. These may or may not be cor
rect )--ED. N. W.
No $Money for Poltical Purposes
W ASHINoTON, Aug. 14.-The legislative,
executive and judicial appropriation bill,
as reported from the conference committee
and passed by both branches of Congress
to-day, oRotains a section prohibiting exe
cautive offiers orempiloyee of the United
States .now appointed by the President and
conflrmed by the Senate, from 'requesting,
giving to or receiving from any other omfcer
or employp, any money or thing of value
for a political purpose. Offenders of this
provision are to be immediately disobarged
from the service, and shall also be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor.
--t iscoujetured. probably without any
authorisation from him, that Delegate Ma
ginem~ in the ild for a third term. He
has been a good DIen aeb, has done better
than we anticipated he would.!, He would
Mike a rae nomiuaq be
a do j ithat. its j
i~sf~CAia5WOW e
A TREATY WITH THE SIOUX.
Commissioners Appointed by the Secretary
of the Interior
WAsHnSrTON, Angust 18. - Secretary
Chandler has appointed the following gen
tlemen to act as Commissioners to treat
with the Sioux, as provided in the Indian
appropriation bill, as passed by Congress:
H. C. Baliu, Iowa; George W. Moneypen
ny, Ohio; Bishop P. Whipple, Minnesota;
A. S. Gaylord, Michigan, Assistant Attor
ney General of the Interior Department;
S. D. Hinman, interpreter; Charles M.
Hindley, Washington, Secretary. Gaylord
will actas legal adviser to the commission
and represent the Interior Department.
The Commission will start once and will
meet at Omaha on the 25th inst.
On the Move
ST. PAUL, MINN., Aug. 15.-The Pioneer
Press special from the Terry expedition
says: Preparations are at last complete,
and we march at day break to-morrow, the
route being up the Rosebud, and the objec
tive point the Indians, wherever and when
ever they may be found. Primarily, we
expect to effect a junction with Generrl
Crook, but no deviation from the main ob
ject will be made for that purpose. Sick
ness is showing itself among the men, with
a tendency to scurvy, and that which is to
be done must be done soon. The weather
is hot beyond precedent, the mercury in
dicating from 109 to 115 in the shade.
Much apprehension is felt as to the effect
of marching in such heat. General Terry's
force, exclusive of the depot guard, con
sists of 919 infantry, 574 cavalry, 40 artil
lery and. 74 Crow Indians. The organiza
tion of the commands is shown by the fol
lowing extract from general orders that the
troops in the field will be organized for the
coming movement as follows : The battal
jionof the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Twen
ty-second Infantry, will constitute a brigade
under command of Colonel Gibbon. The
Seventh Infantry battalion, the Second Cav
alry, the Seventh Cavalry, the battery of
artillery and the Indian scouts, will report
directly to the department commander.
One of the most formidable difficulties to
be anticipated on this march, is the want
of water and grass, there has been no rain
for several weeks and Rosebud contains but
very little water at the mouth, and it is
feared that the grass which has survived the
drouth has been burned by the Indians.
The country hereabouts has been covered
with smoke ever since the battle of the Big
Horn.
A Judge Abducted.
CHEYENNE, Aug. 15.-The following is
from Boulder, Colorado: This morning,
as the Colorado Central train reached a
point about six miles north of Ralston, an
obstruction was discovered on the track,
in the shape of ties, which brought the
train to a stop. It was immediately board
ed by twenty-four armed and masked men,
who ordered, at the point of the pistol, the
passengers to go forward to the baggage
car, all except Judge Stone, who was
forcibly taken from the train and taken off
towards the mountain. It is supposed
that it was done to retard the qualification
of Receiver Moffat, Jr., which was to have
taken place here to-day.
Hendricks Needed at Home.
INDIANAPOLIs, August 15.-Governor
Hendricks is expected here to-morrow,
when it is probable active steps will be
taken to quell the strikers along the rail
roads. There is no general outbreak, but
considerable feeling is manifested by the
strikers, meetings being held, and trouble
is liable to occur at any hour.
Nominatlons.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The President
has sent the following nominations to the
Senate to-day, being the changes necessi
tated by the consular and diplomatic ap
propriation bill, as approved to-day :
Charge d' Affaire-John Meredith Reed,
to Greece; Michael J. Cramer, to Denmark;
Benj. Moran, Portugal; Horace Rubble,
Switzerland; John C. Caldwell, Paraguay
and Uruguay; the foregoing having been,
till to-day, United States ministers resident
in the respective countries named. Also
Schuyler Crosby to be United States Con
sul at Florence. The Senate, in executive
session, confirmed all these nominations.
Republican Nominationu
SPRINGPIELD, Ill., Aug. 15.-The Re
publican Congressional Convention of the
Twelfth District this afternoon nominated
Bon. D. L. Phillips by acclamation. Mr.
Philips is proprietor of the Illinois 8tate
Journal. He is known on the Pacific coast
as having been sent to San Francisco as
a special revenue agent in connection with
the whisky fraunds of last spring.
The Railroad 8trikers.
CINCINNATI, Aug. 15.-Dispatches from
North Vernon, Indiana, indicate the re
newal of the strike of the brakemen on the
Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, with even
more alarming indications than before.
Late last pight it is stated they tapped the
telegraph line and took off some dispatches
from the Superintendent to the president
of the road, of a nature which highly
incensed them, and before morning the
report wad general. It is stated on good
authority that the superintendent of the
road is a prisoner. His car, like the freight
trains, has been detained by the men.
The strike reached Flora, Illinois, late to
day, and the Governor of that State being
called on, immediately sent his guards to
the scene, and several men have been ar
rested,
Gen. Crooks Force.
CHIcAGO, Aug. 15.-An Inter-Ocean spe
cial correspondent, with Gen. Ctook, under
date of the 4th of August, seLds news later
than any received from the command. He
gives the following as the strength of
Crook's force, including that of Merritt's
Second alry;- file- eempanies; -Third
rtavnr ten companies; Fift h avialry, ten
com eais Fourth : Cavalry,, three com
panies ...inth Infantry, three companies.
The earv ry avergge;about 45. men to the
company; lufantry, 40. The sum total for
present'eapaign, .1,400 cavalry, 400 infanu
try, 250 Indian scouts ; total 2,050. Buffalo
Bill oomeswith the Fifth Cavalry, as scout
and guide. Orders are jest r'-coaved to take
fotr days' i.ons in the addle bags, fifteen
being taken on pack mtlrM, and to move
pt daylight August th.
CsEYmmE, Aug. 15u.- .Vcapale D and
F, Fourth Caalry, left for the north yes
tery;' ao companies of the Fourteenth
I~nt rrive f"roema Utahyesterday, and
awaiterderm F.eroompanieiseothl Fourth
Artilery, from the Pacifio coast, an. one
moms of thie Fo.ptb Coalry, making aix
compabes of this regiment In all, ae exr
peii eto-uorrow. Sixty-fgit itse enouta
wlRJa ve Fttterman on Tbu qy,. eno-:
1tJr)-*4i Q Sea. be aa. t tSidney,
Zsea
THE INDIAN CA)AAIGN.
Sitting Bull's and Flying--Crook and Terry
. in Parsuit--ffrts to Intercept-S. B. Wants
to be a Good Indian. "
ST. PAUL, August 18.-Captain Collins,
of the 7th Infantry, arrived at Bismarck
from Fort Buford last night. He fails to
confirm the squaw reports of a recent bat
tle between the Indians and Terry's forces.
Scouts from Terry's column, two days out,
arrived at Buford on Monday evening.
Couriers who arrived at the supply depot,
at the mouth of the Rosebud. on the 11th
inst., report that Terry's command met the
head of Crook's command early on the
10th. Cook's men were following
A LARGE INDIAN TRAIL
in the direction of Powder river. On a con
sultation of Generals Terry and Cook, the
commands were united and proceeded on
the trail Crook was following. The 5th
Infantry was detached from Terry's column
and ordered back to the stockade, with or
ders to take 40,000 rations, embark on the
steamer Far West and
PATROL THE YELLOWSTONE RIVER
as far as the mouth of Powder river, and
ascertain whether the Indians had succeed
in crossing the Yellowstone. If not, they
are to prevent them. In the meantime
Terry will come down on them with the
combined commands and force a battle. It
is not positively known whether the In
dians are on Powder river or Tongue river.
Five hundred Crows volunteered to join
General Terry, and they were at once ra
tioned and forwarded to him. They will
be sent down on the north side of the river
with General Miles' command, the 5th In
fantry.
A Bismarck special to the Pioneer-Press
says the steamer Far West was fired into a
few miles below Fort Buford on Tuesday by
a party of fifty Indians,but without material
harm.
ARMED INDIANS
recently ran off a herd of 400 beef cattle
from the Black Hils;i killing all but one.
A number of horses have also been run off.
The boys killed one Indian, and his head
was preserved in alcohol, and will be sent
to Washington when an opportunity pre
sents.
GREY EAGLE'S SCALP,
taken by Dave Campbell, was sent to the
Bismark Tribunea by the steamer Josephine.
Medicine Cloud and his party, belonging,
to the Fort Peck Agency, by whom Major
Mitchell, Indian Agent at Fort Peck, sent
to Sitting Bull a message on May 22d last,
has returned to the agency. The message
sent by Major Mitchell to Sitting Bull was
to the effect that he desired him to come
and visit the Fort, hoping that such a step
would result in his retiring upon the reser
vation and
CEASING FROM HOSTILITIES
against the whites. Sitting Bull replied
July 27th, as follows : Tell him I am com
ing before long to his post to trade; I did
not commence the war; I am getting old;
that I did not want to fight, but the whites
rush on m3 and I am compelled to defend
myself ; that but for the soldiers stationed
on the Rlosebud, I, with my people, would
have been there; that if I was assured of
the protection of the Great Father I would
go to Fort Peck for the purpose of making
peace; that I and the other chiefs want the
Black Hills abandoned, and we will make
peace.
Medicine Cloud numbers the hostiles as
consisting of Brules, Uncapapas, Tetons,
Minneconjous, Sarasacs, Ogallallas, Chey
ennes and Blackfeet, of the latter but thir
ty lodges. He says he does not remember
the names of many of the principal chiefs.
Four Horns and Black Moon are Uncapapas.
Each nation has two or three chiefs pres
ent and they all insist that they did not in
tend to
FIGHT THE WHITES,
but the Santees commenced the trouble.
Some years ago the whites crowded them
back so they took it up. He says also that
there are no Yanktons now with them. He
estimates the hostiles as consisting of from
eight to ten thousand fighting men. The
Sarasacs and Cheyennes are the most nu
merous. There are no white men co-operat
ing with them. They have plenty of guns
and pistols. He thinks they get their am
munition from a place called the Burning
Ground, beyond the Black Hills. They
captured many horses during the fight and
but few mules.
THE BLACEFEET INDIANS
made many presents, consisting of horses,
etc., to the warriors in order to induce them
to retire from the conflict, but after accept
ing the offering the request was not com
plied with. They watch continually for
the whites not intending, to attack them,
but to fight hard in their own defense.
They are living entirely on meat which they
find hard to procure owing to the close
proximity of the whites.
The hostile camp is now on Tongue'river
on the south side of the Yellowstone, one
and one-half day's ride from .the latter.
The Indians are in a constant state of alarm.
There is no sleep in their camp. In the
fight of the Little Big Horn, the total num
ber of
INDIANS KILLED
was thirty-one and his estimate of our loss
corresponds with what has been herefore
published. He saw five dead Indians in the
camp in citizens clothes. The horses sacri
ficed around the tent were the property of
the dead men and were killed in accordance
with their religion.
The letter concludes: "While I am writ
ing a large party of hostile Indians have
just arrived upon the opposite bank of the
river, including the sons of the chiefs Four
Horns and Black Moon, and are now tele
graphing across the river by signs to the
Indians on this side, but what their object
is has not yet transpired."
Terryv' Adance.
FORT BuvORD, Aug. 11, via BISMARCK,
Aug. 14.-Terry's main columin was on its
departure from Supply Camp, on the Yel
lowstone, at the mouth of the Rosebud, on
the 8th inst. It numbered a fighting force
of about 1,600 men, and was accompanied
by a train numbering 225 wagons, contain
ing supplies for a campaign extending over
thirty days. Owing to the heavy train the
movements of the troops will be neceesarily
slow, and as Gen. Terry expects to return
to his base of supplies on the Yellowstone
about September 15th, it will not allow
him over twenty fighting days. He will
endeavor to form a junction with Crook,
who will move down the west bank of the
Rosebud fifty miles, when the combined
force will endeavor to engage the Indians
in the region of the Big Horn Mountains.
A Crow scout reports the main body of
Sitting Bull's band eneamped on the Stink
ing river, a tributary ofthe Big Horn, and
to engage them it will be necessary to cross
the Big Hern mounfains, which: wiltbe an
almost impossible undertaking at this sea
son of the year. There appears to be no
prospect of an engagement with the Sioux,
unless the Indians make a fight. The
troops will be unable to overtake them
before the approach ofoold weather. It is
reported that large bodies of northern ae
dians have been seen crossing the Missouri
below Fort Benton, going north into the
British Posasesions, and it is not believed
they will wake a stand against the troops
again this year.
Ms.jo, G.nmn, of the Fifteenth Infantry,
has been left in euirge of the Supply Camp,
at the mouth of t- Rosebud, which has
been garrisoned byi y of infantry
and one hundred and .t{$y dismounted
cavalry. The garrison has also been sup
plied with three °Witing guns, to gguard
against attack. Theý eponecupies aslight
prominence on the le ofthe Rose.
bud, and is protected by eaitbworks os the
three sides commanding theIblaft, which
overlooks the garrison from the west bank
of the Yellowsaine, and the Indians . iUI
undoohbtsidly ur ace the attack during the
abb .e pi f -e amain body, but it is be
'hied inc a _ defense ean be made.
The of the pesieon the'Yelew
stone has beenOs U I sar, t=ya eno
:atte*mut lw n d this coentry
dn~ll.cLrre pt ~i~Is W a )tss'y blow
expeditaio rim' ppes tai
Telegramu In Brief.
Gold in New York Wednesday closed
1.10o®1.11.
Caterpillars are taking the cotton on the
Alabama prairie belt.
The remains of Speaker Kerr were to be
at New Albany, Ind., Thursday.
The New York Prohibitionists have nom
inated Jos. Cummings for Governor.
The Democrats of the 8th Alabama dis
trict nominated Col. W. W. Garth, for
Congress.
Wm. A. Knapp, of Columbus, Ohio, is
appointed Chief Clerk in the Postoflice De
partment.
The Democrats of the First West Vir
ginia district nominated Benjamin Wilson
for Congress.
The Democrats of the Lexington, Ken
tucky, district renominated J. C. R. Black
burn for Congress.
NASHVILLE, Ky., Aug. 23.-Hon, James
R. Underwood, ex-U. S. Senator from Ky.,
died to-day, aged 86.
It is rumored in New York a new daily
Tilden organ is to be established, and the
Evening Mad discontinued.
Ex-Secretary Bristow made a strong
speech for Hayes and Wheeler at Burling
ton, Vt., Tuesday, dwelling mainly on re
form topics.
The New York Chinese company having
brought on more Johns from 'Frisco than
the hard times would justify are going to
send them over to London to start laund
drys.
The Attorney-General orders all preced
ing whisky prosecutions to be taken up and
disposed of at next term of court. In case
of those who have plead guilty sentence
will be passed.
It is rumored at Winnipeg that Sitting
Bull'is getting ammunition from there via
Saskatchewan, and that S. B. is asking the
mediation and arbitration of Queen Victo
ria between the United States and himself.
A greenback ratification mass meeting
was held in Chicago Thursday. Sam'l F.
Cary, nominee for Vice-President ; Stewart,
Democratic greenback nominee for Gov
ernor of Illinois, and many other prominent
men were present. A letter was read from
Peter Cooper saying he was still.,in the
field.
W. W. Garth, Dem., is nominated for
Congress in the 8th Alabama district ; O. L.
Conyer, renominated in the 7th Michigan
district ; John H. Hudson, Dem., nomina
ted in the Sandusky, Ohio, district ; James
A. Garfield, Rep., renominated in the 19th
Ohio district. B. F. Wade was unanimous
ly chosen District Presidential Elector
at Cleveland.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs is
drafting instruction to the Commissioners
appointed to carry out the law concerning
the removal of the Sioux to the Missouri.
No definite arrangements are to be made
with the Indians until the President and
Congress have confirmed the action of the
Commissioners, but they are to be assured
of food, clothing and education. Secretary
Chandler will refuse to issue any rations
until they consent to remove to such a point
on the Missouri river as the President may
select, give up the Black Hills and remove
entirely away from them. It is thought if
the hostiles are whipped by Crook and
Terry there will be no difficulty in bringing
them to terms.
Latest from wten. Sherman.
CHICAGo,Aug. 23.-The Tribune's Wash
ington special says: Gen. Sherman this
evening says advices of the last few days
indicate that the Sioux can't escape without
our forces striking therp. IIe fells full con
fidence in the ability of Crook and Terry to
inflict severe punishment. No information
of any recent encounter with the Indians
has reached headquarters. Reinforcements
are being moved to the Departments of the
Platte and Dakota, part of which will be
sent to join Terry to head off the hostiles if
they try to cross the Yellowstone or Mis
souri rivers.
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Official Changes.
WASHINGTON, Aug 18.-The President to
day, at the instance of the Republican
Congressmen of Mississippi, made an ex
tensive change of Federal officers in that
State, including the Marshal for the
Southern District and the principal post
masters. These Congressmen say that
new appointments will have the effect of
reconciling all differing elements and
strengthen the party, with a prospect of
securing the State for Hayes and Wheeler.
Destructive Pire in Indlanapolis.
INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. 13.-The stables
and car-house of the Citizens' Street Rail
road Company were totally destroyed by
fire this morning. Of 175 horses in the
stables at the time of the breaking out of
the fire, 50 perished before they could be
rescued. Twenty-five cars and a large
amount of other property were destroyed.
One of the employees was fatally injured.
The loss is estimated at $50,000, partly in
sured.
Condition of Speaker Kerr.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Samuel Kerr,
the Speaker's son, arrived here to-day from
his home in New Albany, en route to Rock
Bridge, Alum Springs, having been tele
graphed for by his mother. There are se
rious apprehensions here that Speaker
Kerr cannot survive many days. Should
his death take place during the session of
the House, it would necessitate the election
of a Speaker, the Speaker pro tem. being
elected to serve only during the absence of
the permanent Speaker, and without re-el
ection he could not serve another day.
With so many members.absent, It becomes
a serious question what the House would
do in such a dilemma.
Disraeli's Elevation.
Maqwar~.z a, Aug. 14.-The Guarditca's
London dispatch says that Disraeli's ac
ceptance of the Privy Seal, has occasioned
almost as much surprise as his elevation to
the Peerage. The object is to secure him
,a pait to fall back on if it should prove that
his health is not strong enough to lead in
the House of Lords next session. It is ex.
pected the title of Earl of Beaconfleld will
be supplemented by those of Vis count Hu
penden and Baron Disraeli.
The Edinburgh &otsman says : A trust
worthy correspondent informs us that Dis'
raeli's elevation to the Peerage is the first
step towards his resignation of the Premier
ship-not now, but before the beginning of
the next session. Earl Derby is mentioned
as the new Premier.
Colonel Sturgis to be Relieved.
From the St Louis RIepidiaen.
Col .. I. Gregg, of the Eighth Cavalry,
bat reeloved ordoes to relieve Colonel 8. D.
Sturg a ' t superintendent of the mounted
recruiivrelu station at the St. Louis"
depot. Oelbel Sturgis commands the 7th
of death with CIuste. tlonel tgls
ssor to his regi&e,., hepto
- "F'ast 4 opaiue
r.1i iii )Ie
HUik~d~i
THU BLACK HILLS.
A Montanian's Estimate of the Mines
and Clmate.
From the Independent, Ang. 22d.
The following letter was writen by a gen
tle man who was a resident of Montana for
many years, is known to a vast majority of
her people and his statements can be relied
upon as correct :
DEADWOOD CITY, D. T.. Aug. 7, 1876.
I arrived here a week since. There are
some good mines-plenty bad and indiffer
ent. There are lots of men here and more
coming. Hundreds of men are leaving
every day. The country is
FEARFULLY OVERDONE.
A great many Montana men are going
back and more of them wish they were able
to.
The Indians are very bad and not any of
the country
CAN BE PROSPECTED
except by very large parties. They are
seen near Crook City-nine miles from here
-almost every day.
Messrs. Hilderbrand, Wheeler, Suther
land and several other Montanians have
THE BEST GROUND.
Wheeler has already taken out over one
hundred thousand dollars and has more in
sight.
There are a number of quartz lodes taken
up, but no one can tell whether they are
worth anything or not.
It is the hottest country this side of h-il
in the day and as cold as December at night.
There are
MORE SICK MEN
here in one week than you would see in
your country in a year. I have been sick
ever since I arrived.
I may stay here and try to get into some
thing, but I am liable to go up the Yellow
stone into Montana.
Jim Matkin, Ira Myers, John Belding and
others, have a ditch out of which they will
make
PLENTY OF MONEY.
I will write you again as soon as I am
well enough to look around and give you
full details.
Give my regards to all the boys and tell
them this is no place to come to this Fall.
Yours truly,
GEO. F. INGRAM.
To J. C. KERLEY, Helena.
BLACK HILLS ITEMS.
From the Black Hills Pioneer, Aug. 5.
Sol. Star and Seth Bullock, of Helena,
Montana, arrived yesterday with a train
loaded with merchandise. These gentle
men have purchased the two-story building
corner Main and Wall streets, and will
open their stock in a few days. They will
have an auction, commission and storage
house.
A. P. Carter, of Helena, Montana, and
well known to all Montanians in the Black
Hills, reached here on the 3d inst. with a
stock of liquors, and will locate a perma
nent business in Deadwood.
Miller & McPherson, of Minneapolis,
Minnesota, formerly of Montana, reached
here to-day with a large stock of groceries
for the Black Hills trade. They will, in
connection with the grocery business, do a
general banking business.
Should it ever be our misfortune to kill a
man, which we pray God it may not, we
would simply ask that our trial might take
place in some of the mining camps of these
Hills.
Judge Ford, of this city, formerly of Bis
marck, loaned General Custer a famous
dog. The dog accompanied the General
during the engagement against Sitting
Bull. Ten days after the battle the dog
returned to Ft. Lincoln, a distance of 500
miles, in search of his master.
The quickest time yet made between the
U. P. Railroad and this city was by Clarke's
Centennial Express, which left Sidney at
3:45 on the morning of August 1st, and
arrived in Deadwood on Friday evening,
Aug. 4th, at 5:30.
Wm. Cowan, a printer from St. Joseph,
Mo., died in South Deadwood, of too much
whisky, Aug. 2. He was a printer, aged
40, and leaves a wife and two children.
The Langrishe Troupe is playing "Trod
den Down," " Serious Family," "Flies in
the Web," etc., in Deadwood, Mr. and
Mrs. Langrishe, Gross and Griffith of the
old troupe are with the company. It is
well spoken of.
Indians have raided during the past week
through Spearfish city, Crook city, and
Centennial. They run off 30 or 40 horses
and 400 head of cattle, killed them and got
off with the meat. They were followed,
one Indian killed, and his head brought
into DeadwooC.
The Country Where Crook and Terry
Are Operating.
Correspondent of Independent.
BOZEMAN, Aug. 21, 1876.
Since I wrote you, Messrs. Mounts and
McCormick have arrived and I have been
enabled to get further particulars from the
front.
As I wrote you, the Sioux broke camp
and started towards Powder river. Crook
struck the trail and was following when
he met Gen. Terry on the 11th inst. The
forces were immediately consolidated and
moved in pursuit on the 12th. Col. Miles
with six companies and artillery was dis
patched to the river, there to take boats
and patrol the stream to prevent a crossing.
Up to the latest dates the Indians have not
shown any intention of doing so. The trail
leads down and parallel with the Yellow
stone, about 20 miles from it. It is so large
that those acquainted with such things es
timate the force at from eight to ten thous
and Indians. The signs made aire some 8
days old, some 5, some 3, and some only a
day or two ahead of Crook, showing that
they moved in detachments, but all pursu
ing the same course.
As I wrote before Terry and Crook fol
lowed on the 12th, leaving the train of ar
tillery and Gatling guns, taking only such
arms as they could carry and fifteen days
rations, intending to make about 35 miles
per day. By examination of the map you
will discover that from where Terry and
Crook formed a junction on the Rosebud,
that by the trail the Indians took,lt is about
35 miles to Tongue river and about half the
distance from Tongue river to Powder
river the Bad Lands conmence, and Mr.
Mounts says he has no doubt that a battle
has occurred before now. He thinks the
Indians intend to draw the soldiers into the
Bad Lands, where they cannot use heavy
guns, and there in a position selected by
themselves togive the soldiers battle. He
thinks the forces are entirely too inade
quate to cope with such a large body of In
dians. 'From what I can learn of the Bad
Lands they consist of deep, almost perpen
dicular ravines, with here and there a nar
row trail leading down into one of these
gorges and following up or down some dis
tance where a like narrow trail leads out of
it-a-country unavailable for artillery or
even for the employment of cavalry to ad
vantage. This being so, we can readily
see that the Indians have a terrible advan
tage over a force hke that under Terry and
Crook. By forced marches the men and
horses will be jaded, while the Indians will
be comparatively refreshed. Of course it
is hard to conjecture what may be the in
tentions of Sitting Bull, but I think it is
safe to say he intends to fight, else his fol
lowers would have separated into small
parties and eluded the soldiers. Fromrall I
can learn, instead of Crook holding the In
dians in check they have actually besieged
him for six weeks, driving in his pickets
every day and otherwise harrassing him to
prevent a junction- with Terry, and when
Terry was likely soon to form a union with
Crook they silently fold their tents and
away to ground on which they can more
successfully compete against the combined
forces; where artillery cannot be used, nor
even Gatling guns, and where cavalry can
not operate against them so successfully.
GALLATIN:
Ores to Franklin.
Cor. Salt Lake Herald, 1fth.
And another thing. which I consider as
indicative of future importance to Franklin,
is the growing interest in the Montana
trade. Mr. J. A. Leggat, of Grand Haven.
Miebhi. stopped at the Lewis Housa on
Tuesdy bihght, and left on the northern
stage Wednesday morning. This gentle
man is one of a.number of Michigan capi
talists who are heavily interested in Mon
tana mines, and he was making his first
trip into that Territory since becoming so
interested some ten years ago, for the pur
pose of making arrangements and ternm
for the conveyiog of immense shipments of
ores from the north to Franklin. He ap
peared eoa8dent of saoees in perfecting
his plans for this new line of transporta
tioa# aad of beln* able thereby to bring his
ores at low freight rates to the market here
san5d resail~ zetip frs their sale. This
and t 4 lhs Vlteho townb
.rase one tins will bring Oil
, a1 tl riI