The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-22
LETTER FROM pAKoTA.
Correspondence Of 1atsllIscncor.,

Correspondence Of 1ntelligeneeF)
FoRT RIcE, D. I. June 20.
The summer here Is putting forth al
It's sweetness. The scenes oil one long
accustomed to the East, reyel with a de.
gree Of toxication In such q climate, and
among such scenery, the air breathes
balm and odors, for even among the rud.
est mountains every weed you tread on
sends out It's perfume, but I must stop
wasting my time In mere general expires.
sionS Of delight.
Our Fort Is almost deserted, two com.
panles having been sent out on an expedf.
tIon to guard the supplies Of the N. & P.
h Il, which Is to cross the river ct earle.
ton city, about thirty mites above here
This road Is now,fnished two hundred and
fifty miles from Duluth, Wis. to Fargo IN
this territory, and regular trains arc run.
ming. Work is also progressing rapidly
through Dakota, and contracts have been
made m 90 70 finish tho work early i9 the en-:
al the crossing ofthe MiSsodrifFysr the
road will connect with line Of steamers
running 700 miles further west, and The
profitable carrying Of trade to Montana,
and the traffic Of the Upper Missouri river
will thus be secured. 900 ''-' - ''' %
Work Is also progressing on the Pacific
Coast, and fhe construction OF the road
will continue to proceed eastward and
westward with such rapidity as its inter.
ests may demand. ~
The sale OF the Northern Pacific bonds
during the month Of March exceeded 81.
0O0, 900, and for April 81 $4,000.
Unlocking over the newspapers see
the Philadelphia Convention ias n0mi-
mated Gen. Grant for President, and that
eminent statesman, Henry Wilson, Of
Massachusetts, for Vice President, | hope
and trust they may be elected by al over.
whelming majority, worthy Just, en-
hghtened and generous nation
Decoration day was Duly observed
here, early IN the morning the four com.
panies at this post were paraded In full
uniform, and headed by the post band
they marched TO the cemetery wherein
lies over two hundred of our heroic dead;
after the hour occupied 10 decorating the
graves, the procession marched buck 10
the post and listened to an able address
delivered by Sergeant George Bets com.
pany tx" Of this Regiment. The address
was an eloquent and glowing tribute to
our 'country's brave defenders and was
listened to with interest.
In conclusion allow me 10 say a few
words here to show how far injustice, in.
humanity, tyranny and abuse can be CARR.
ed no by officers in the United States
Army when isolated from civilization, and
where they tondly imagine they are safe
from the avenging arm Of that law they
should be the first to uphold and defend.
The abortion case Of Annie Wagner,
and the false certificate OF insanitySthat
vile plot coucocted by certain officers at
this post for the purpose of getting rid of
one Of the best and braYest officers that
ever fought for his county's freedom, for
no other crime than that he was man
of-too high integrity and too much honor
to see such villainy carried on without
exposing it. The seduction and abortion
Of Annie Wagner by Capt. L. H.
Sanger OF this post is too well
known throughout the statsa to re.
quire comment, suffice 1t TO say that
this paragon OF virtue has been tried by q
general court martial at Fort Sully, D. T.,
and it is TO be hoped that Justice is not
as she is reported to be, (blind in this in.
stancel and that he will receive just re-
ward for his past yillainy. The sentence
has not been made public, but it is ex.
pected that he will retire to private life
disgraced and dtshonored, and again
engage in his former occupation, that OF
pedling peanuts. There are several other
officers whose conduct here Is very repre-.
henslble, however I will defer it until my
next letter. Toute Guots, JUNO.