The Montana post. [volume] (Virginia City, Montana Territory [i.e. Mont.]) 1864-1869, 1865-10-14
TELEcRAPHIc.
The following telegram was received by
the Salt Lake Vedette of the I'd inst. The
news is brief, but s'bully" every way:

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The following telegram was received by
the Salt Lake Vedette of the I'd inst. The
news is brief, but ''bully" every way:
t-aE Fort Laramie, Sept. 30.
General Connor has returned. His cam
paign of sixty days sums up as follows:
Four pitched battles with Cheyennes, Sioux
and Arapahoes; loss, on our side, one officer
and twentyfour men killed, and two wound
ed Indians, between four and FIVE hundred
known to be killed, and a large number dis
abled; five hundred horses and mules cap
tured, and one entire village of Arapahoes
destroyed. ~, - -
The Arapahoes are now coming here sue
ing for peace. 1t is thought that the Sioux
and Cheyennes have not yet been sufficiently
whipped. '..r.- ..
The expedition was made and successfully
carried out without one pound of the sup
plies intended for it.
-...-.. New York, Oct. 2.
The Herald's special says: About the
middle of September. Gen. Baker received
information of a plot at Lynchburg, Va,
to rob the Post Quartermaster's safe of a
large amount of money. The case was
worked up, and has resulted in the arrest.
last night, of Brevet Brig General j. C.
Briscoe, of the 109th Pennsylvania Volun
teers, commanding the post at Lynchburg.
and W. Sackey, of Worcester, Mass, for
merly Sutler at that post. Gen. Briscoe is
an lrishman by birth. and has been in COM
mand OF the post at Lynchburg since the
surrender of Lee. Capt. Alberger has been
Quartermaster at Lynchburg, and had in his
charge, on the 2lst of September, $l2O, 1000
in greenbacks, besides a large amount of
captured gold coin and bullion, which had
been placed in his charge for safe keeping.
Gen. Briscoe approached Alberger throug Oh
Sackey, and proposed to him as the war was
about to close, and none of them had made
money out of it, they should make grand
haul, and in concert, pocket $50, 900 apiece.
Alberger kept the funds in a safe which for
merly belonged to rebel officer. This fact
would give color to the charge which was to
be made, that the rebel having duplicate
key to the safe, had robbed it. Briscoe was
to arrest the Quartermaster, his clerks, and
half the people of Lynchburg, to avoid sus-
picion, and took an impression of the safe
key in wax, and sent Sackey to Philadelphia
to get the keys made. Alberger, ostensibly
in the plot, informed the Secretary of War,
and two of Gen. Bakers officers were sent
down to Lynchburg to arrest the guilty par
ties. These officers saw, through the holes
in the ceiling of the Office, General Briscoe
come in, while the Quartermaster and his
clerks had gone to dinner, and saw him un-
lock the safe with false key, and take out
three packages of greenbacks, of $40, 900
each, and load himself down with coin and
bullion, to the amount of near SIS 900 !;
having previously ignited saturated paper
and cloth, with view to burn the office.
They followed him across the hall to his
Office, and burst in on him counting and
taking the money behind his bolted door.
Wax moulds and false keys were found upon
him and proof was indisputable. These
proofs are now in Gen. Bakers possession.
Briscoe and Sackey are in the Old Capitol
prison awaiting trial.
Advices from Charleston of the Goth cf
September, say the South Carolina Conven-
tion passed the Constitution with some slight
amend dments. The Convention adjourned
on the Goth. By the Constitution the right
of voting is given to every white man of
full age, who has been two years citizen
of the State and who is not pauper, nor
now a commissioned officer, or a private
soldier in the army, nor a seaman, nor a
marine of the navy of the United States.
right to vote to the European emigrants
who have declared their intention of becom-
ming citizens two years previous to the day
of election, and who have resided six months
in the election district. The election of
Governor, and Lient.- Governor, will be held
in conjunction with the general assembly, on
the third ednesday of the present month
A request was signed by all the members of
the Convention to induce Col. j. L. Orr, to
announce himself candidate.
The Brazilians are stationary, awaiting
the Paraguayans, the forces on each side
are evenly balanced, and make total of
5000.
Philadelphia, Oct.2.
DR.. Wilmer, secesh clergyman, who left
St. Marks Church to 60 South, appeared in
church to assist in the communion service.
A large part of the congregation immedi-
ately retired. -.- .-.... .- ....
.-. r.. ... St. Louis, Oct. 2.
A special from Lawrence, Kansas, to the
| Democrat, says that Col. Jones, Superinten-
| dent of the Southern Indians, has made an
| important treaty with the Usage Indians, al
| their council grounds, one hundred mile:
south of here. The Osages cede about one
million acres of land, for which the govern.
ment pays $780, 200. About two millions o1
acres have also been ceded from the north
side of their reservation, to be sold in rrus
for the Indians. All the lands which are il
Kansas, and the rights of settlers and tn,
heads Of families on them, are protected by
the treaty. ag. a. ga -r
| New York, Oct. 2.
The POSTS special says that it is under
stood that orders will be issued in shor
time to disband the different veteran reserv,
corps. The regular army has been sufi
ciently recruited to take the place of thi
corps.
The case of Ketchum was to come before
the General Sessions to-day, but was post
poned until next Monday, on motion of tn,
District Attorney. Apanel of one Thousand
Jurors has been ordered, and notice is giveI
that further postponement will be opposed
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