The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-09-01
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WASHING TON.
WASHINGTON, August 30.
Yellowstone Expedition.

The War Department to-day received
a telegram from Colonel Stanley, giving
an official account OF fight between
Gen. Custer and the Indians and other
details Of the Yellowstone expedition
already published.
News Items.
The Naval Court Martial in the case
OF Medical Director Duvall, at Ann apo
liz, have completed their duties and the
adjournment of the court has been
ordered. The papers in the case have
arrived at the Navy Department and
will wait the return OF Secretary Robe
con. 1t is understood, however, that
the court acquits Duyall.
The Navy Department gives notice to
correspondents, officers and seamen
abroad, that they must prepay letters
otherwise they will not be forwarded.
A large number Of such letters have
accumulated here on account Of the
noE-rayment OF postage.
German Oranges.
The records OF the Secretary OF the
National Grange Association here
shows that Notwithstanding a great
number o. German farmers in the West,
there is as yet no lodge Of German
oranges in the country and very few
German members OF the American
oranges. The reason assigned is that
the manual an ritual OF the order have
not been translated in German. The
prominent Germans in the West have
reccatlv suggested that the lodge should
lie introduced among the Germans. 1t
il stated that plans will soon be taken
10 have the ritual and manual trans
lated so that exclusively German lodges
can be organized.
lii estimated that the reduction OF
the public debt for August will be some
thing over SO, 100000. Up TO the close
OF business yesterday the Treasury De-
partment paid for the month Of August
:5,0O0,000 in pensions.
The government has received in'or-
nation regarding large quantities OF
carbines and ammunition shipped by
Indian traders TO different Indian agen.
cies, marked hardware, and then sold
to the Indians.
The Fort Sill Affair,
1t appears from iniormatiun received
here from Fort Sill, dated shortly be-
lore the reported massacre that the con-
dition of the garrison in point OF num-
hers is very unsatisfactory. After the
departure OF the cavalry on their re-
connisauce there will not be hundred
troops lett at the fort. As the p!ace is
fort only in name, being entirely with.
out defenders and the Indians in the
vicinity being numerous, treacherous
and uneasy. The greatest anxiety ex>
ists. Fort Sill is also the head quar-
ters OF the 10Th csvsly and conseQuent1
" the wives and families of many Off.
GERS are there.
Fort Gitson is about one Hundred
and sixty miles towards the Arkansas
line, and is the nearest post and Is
within telegraphic communication with
the States. Waco, from whence the
report was telegrapbed, IL two hundred
and fifty miles to the south. Unless
couriers have been sent out from
the Fort 10 communicate with either OF
these Forts it will be impossible TO re-
ceive definite news from Fort Sill for
SO days.
Sales or Colo.
Tie Secretary OF the Treasury has
directed the Assistant Treasurer, OF New
York, to sell six million dollars worth
o: gold, being one half millions worth
Of bonds, during the month Of Septem-
ber, rs follows; Thursday, Sept. 4th,
one million, five hundred thousand !;
Thursday, Sept. llth, do; Thursday,
Sent. 18Th, do; Thursday, Sept. 25th,
10. Total sales S6,000,0O0. Purcha8-
ers Of bonds for Wednesday, 18th, five
hundred thousand dollars.