The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-09-26
FROM WASHENGTON.
The Indian War-A Report from General
Shp riMnm.

sheridan.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-The following tele.
grams were received at the War Department to.
dav from Lientenant-General Sherman:-
ST. LOUIS, Sept. H.--To Adjutaut-General
United States ATmy.-General Sheridan reports
this day desc1i 10, ION of the dght between his
aid.de-camp, Colonel Forsyth, aud the Indians,
on the Upper Republican river. Several other
other columns are moving TO the same point,
and trust the Indians wi receive a just pun
lsbment
FORT HAYS, Sept. 23.--I have Just heard thai
the report sent here to-day is substantially cor
rect. Lieutenant Bceoher Is dead and Fors ythe
wounded. as before described, but the party is all
right, although surrounded by Indians, aud can
hold ont, as they have plenty of ammunition
aud mule and horse flesh. They have given the
Indians salty dose. Forsythe has lost Lieut.
2 killed and l8 wounded. He reports thrty-fvo
Indians killed and many wounded. Forsythe
says he can whip the party and come on If it
was not tor his wounded and having his horses
all killed.
P. II. SHERIDAN Maior.General
To w. 7. Sherman, Lieuteuaut-General.
Department News.
Two hundred and foTty-fve new money order
offices go into operation on the 9th proxtmo.
The amount OF money cent through the mails
III this way Is steadily increasing.
Commi ssioner Wilson has issued Instructions
to John A. CLARK, the newly appointed Surveyor
General OF Utah, directing that officer TO pro-
ceed at orce to Denver, Colorado, and obtain
possession of the original evidences Of surveys
in Utah, now in the custody of the Surveyor
General at Denver, and repair to Salt Lake CITY,
where the Secretary of the Interior has directed
him TO establish his office. The Commissioner
has approved contract for the survey of eleven
townships south of Platte river, in Lincoln
county, Nebraska. 1t embraces about 250,GOO
acres, short distance west OF Kearney City, and
within the twenty miles limit to the grant OF the
Pacific Railroad.
The North German Confederation
The Hanse towns having recently been merged
Foho
Schumacher, their Consul General at Baltimore
who Tor some time past has also been acting as
Charge dAnaires, called on the Secretary of
State yestt rday to deliver the LETT er of recall of
Mr.. Rossing, the regular Charge d'ATaires Mr..
Schumacher made the following remarks on the
occasion to the Secretary OF State:-
to you viii you OF me Cause of
Or the Har seattle mission. The interests OF Lubeck
resented North Germsn M aa'ufg Gnsn FeS Of
hands than those OF ts present disnsSished Ieore
sentative. Nevertheless 1 cannot help Iegretting
andyp pH51eS SlsS
this teeUS is c6mm16 40 ] SUDDEN zen Close beileye
Hanseatc repnbIca ana also sharcd in general % 6y
Of 6add ast nSmfTs5 % oon6as fna
eSms IN me future prosperity Of the
sentative shall prefer wishes ia their they viii
nsem o. M giVen % u them canno al ow this opportunity
2nSs . @ a6T my % Ss sad
tion OF which have Deen the rsCipient while re.
gallon; Ard assure yJn' Mr. seGTetaSy thai my s;
oihclal nterconrse With your Department ana other
aOnal authorities Will EVER be held by in CRATE
ful remembrance
Mr.. Seward replied as follows:-
Mr. schum acheI:-I viii BubmiC to The p .esident OF
ilyered 10 from the ies HsnSeSlc cities of Luz Luz
time make known TO him the friendly feelings and
Shs eoeve S Sn 'ds dsesons e.
@ Sknoweate the letter wish cordial apprecatI51 Of
liberty which have long distinguished the Han.
course which exis ed between the Hanseatc re-
an y gyeS ny me t % 70 bear witness 70 he
been repre- sened here gives me equal pleasure t9
Whc me sr OF and
your sG sRFe pros %
Transfer of Officers.
Paymaser Dennison is ordered to the Michi-
gan.
Chief Engineer, William B. Brooks is ordered
to tae Portsmouth Navy Yard.
, Chlet Engineer Staur is detached flom the
Powhatan aud ordered to duty as Fleet Engineer
Of the P@clhc squadron, IN place of Chief Eu,
Engineer of the South Pacific Squadron.
Chief Engineer Robel is detached from the
and ord cred home.
Chief Engineer Whitaker is detached from
Ihe portsmouth and ordered to the TdscaroIa.
Army Orders.
Brevet Major Bascom, 18th Infantry, is Or
Tered 10 report for duty to suDerintend general
'ecruitlrg service in New York.
The Alabama Delegation.
The delegation from Alabamq, headed by |
governor Smith, to request the President 10 |
end troops to that state to preserve order. |
'rriyed this evening.
Internal Revenue Appointments
1t is not true, as stated, that Colonel Gooiloe |
las been appointed Supervisor OF Internal Heye-
lue in Kentucky. Colonel Mari Is the only |
supervisor as yet appointed.
Legal Question.
The Secretary of the Treasury has written
etter to AtIorney-General Evarts, asking his
opinion as to whether party who failed to take
he oath prescribed by the act of July 2, 1862 is
nutled to be paid for services performed BIZ
Inn as Treasury officer. This covers a class
II cases in the South, where various persons
emporarly acsed rs such officers who could
lot take the oath.
Indian Difficulties Before the Cabinet.
Among the questions considered at the Cabi.
et meeting to-day was that relating to the
indian difficulties.
General Butler in Court.
General Butler, by his counsel, has fled in the
superior Court OF Baltimore city petitions in the
ases of Kimberley Brothers and Charles A.
foolley claiming that, as a membeT of Con-
ress, he was not liable to be summoned, and
ray ing that the service of said summons may
le declared 10 be illegal and null, and that the
herlHs return be set aside and quashed.
Base Ball.
The Cincinnati Baseball Club played the
'lympIcs OF this city this afternoon. The game
pas won by the Olympics by score OF 22 to 8.
Latest from Europe by Gable.
PARIS, Sept 25.-0fisial dispatches from
oyal authorities give an account of an affray at
They report that after share fight
rebels rnGu in ha