The New York herald., 1874-09-02
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.

Changes OF Troops in tho Departmeas
Of the Platte-FOul Treachery Of .
Soldisr-He Murders and Robs His
OMAHA, Ncb., August 2S, 1874.
Captain Charles Wheaton, with his Company q
Twenty. third United States infantry, has arrived
at Omaha Barracks and taken post. Captain
wheaton is the advance guard Of the Twenty third
regiment, changing station with the Eighth United
States infantry the former coming from and tne
latter going to Arizona. The other companies
of the TIVE nty-third inantry are now en- route for
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE,
and expected at Omaha by the 5th OF September.
Six companies will be stationed at Omaha bar
racks one company in the North Loup VALLEY.
Nebraska. and the remaining three companies
alonQ.the line of the Union Pacific Railroad. This
regiment has been on duty in Arizona during
the past two years, and is known as General
Jefferson G. Davis regiment General Davis.
when relieved from the command Of the Depart
ment OF the Columbia by General o. o. Howard.
will come East and assume command OF his regi-
ment with headquarters at Omaha Barracks.
Colonel Richard J. Dodge, the Lieutenant Colonel
of the regiment, will, probably, be assigned to tae
command Of she new post, now being built Ia the
North Loup Valley, Nebraska, and the Major OF the
Twent y-thrd, Alexander ]. Dallas, to the COM
mand Of one OF the lorta along the Union Paciao
Railroad.
CHANGES AT FORT LARAMIE.
General John II. King, Colonel OF the Ninth
United States infantry, had arrived at Fort Lara
mis, wyoming Territory, with Captain Pollock's
E, Major Burt's and Colonel Devin's Com
panies of his regiment, and relieved the garrison
Of the Fourteenth infantry at that post. General
King had also relieved General John Smith
Colonel Fourteenth infantry) from command Of
the fort district Of the Black Hills and the Sioux
expedition. General King will make mis- head
quarters at Fort Laramie.
CAMP DOUGLAS, UTAH.
General Smith, with CAPTAIN Balnbridges A, Ken
nington's b, Burke's G, Atchis0n's and Carpen-
ter's companies OF the Fourteenth infantry,
marched to Cheyenne and proceeded by rail to
rison Of the Thirteenth United states infantry.
DISPOSITION OF THE OLD GARkIsoN.
T s ss g Gp Os
Captain Eliis' Company j., Colonel Nusenps Com:
Captain McGinnes' Company I, Thirteenth United
states infantry-One company to Sidney Barracks,
two companies to Fort Fred Steele, wy. +. Tns
commanding o1cer will designate the captains
and companies to OCCUPY these i stations. General
and at present commanding the regiment, In the
absence Of General De .Trobrand, who is IN
Europe, will take post and assume command OF
relieving General N. A. M. Dudley. Third United
States cavalry. who, on being relieved. viii take
Nebraska. As soon as company OF the Thirteenth
infantry arrives at Fort Sanders Company F, Four.
teenth iniantry CAPTAIN Dost & commanding' nM WI. M,M
70 take post. Four companies Of the Thirteenth
Southern % Utah All the c@ompanies con Of the Eighth
United states infantry have been relieved irem
duty In the Department OF the Platte and are On
route for their stations in Arizona.
4 SOLDIERS TREACHRRY.
The murder reported by telegraph on the fstA
OF q soldier in the Wind River country seems 70
have been most atrocious anar. The full par
lowing are the facts:-Company L, Captain
w: r to relieve Captain Bates, oompany:
corporal and four men, acting as an escort.
had reached the north fork OF Popoagi0
River, seventeen miles from Brown, one OF tho
escort, private Green, rode up to another soldier.
named private MahOney, and without moments
warning, drew pistol and shot Mahoney through
the lungs Green then opened an lndiscriminats
side and another through the bowels As one Of
the men, private Ryan, FELL the soldier remaining
stlrrups and while he was doing this Green made
of into the buns, taxing with HIM two OF the
wounded mems horses. An ambulance, coming
Fort Brown, Mahoney dying before he reached me
post The other men viii recover.
PURsUIT OF THE MURDERER.
General Ord was telegrapbed and asked to Onef
. reward OF $500 Tor the apprehension OF Green.
The General replied saying ne could not 90 tnis,
there beng no APPROPRIATION Ior sucn aa Eases Gus
should have the three horses, they being worth
considerably more than the amount OF reward
named At last accounts Severai pa,ses c% were III, n
trail The murderer, no doubt, ere THIS mas been
killed or apprehended Robbery seems to have
been the only motive for the commission OF the
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