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Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-03-12

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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-07-24
THE vICKsBURG TROUBLES

An Offer to Disarm the militia do.
clfned-Negroes Positively Refusing -
Surrender state Arms.
VICKsBUkG, MISS, July %, 1874
The city is quiet The following kilograms exs
plain themselves -
vIoxssuRG, Miss, July 23 1871
To Lieutenant Governor DAVIS, jackson, Miss:
! under you gave As u reason for re0uesun4
United states here that your order tor the
militia return their to the State has not been
obeyed. II You Will Withdraw your request Tor troops
and send order to disarm all the militia he and
the guns to the State and Will execute the
the State United States and without boodshed
WILLIAM FRENCH. Colonel Fourth Regiment
THE RESPONSE.
JACKSON. Miss, July q, 1874
TO wuaIAx FRENCH, Colonei:-
decline to treat with you as to the manner OF eH.
ecutng orders from the office of the COMMANDMENTS
Chief the militia That order mas been seo
at defiance you admit but II remains for me 10 execute
it, Tho appeal for to sent to vicksburx has
been forced upon by the disregard and defiance
OF Ia VS. OF the city and state BY your citizens
A. X DAVIS. Lieutenant Governor.
CHANGE FRONT
The whites claim that the only defiance OF orders
has been by the negroes, who positively REUSED
to surrender the State arms until after the eec-
ton. The whites, when the order was issued ana
at all times since, nave stood ready to return
theirs No effort whatever has been made by tho
Governor to execute the laws, ana no defiance
of ANYTHING has occurred, eXcept defiance BY one
company OF negroes to the order OF the Governor.
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THE TEMPERANCE REPUBLICANS
Synopsis OF the Address OF the Executive
Ommittce-strong Protest Against the
Rehominut ton of General Dtx.

Synopsis Of the Address OF the Executive
ommittce-strong Protest Against the
REORGANIZATION Of General Dts.
SYRACUSE, N. r., July -, lsTA
The address OF the Executive committee APP
publlcans held IN this city last month. viii he pub
blished tomorrow. II commences by reciting
BREEZY the proceedings OF the conference with the
resolutions adopted. 1t declares that the disap-
pointment and Indignation which followed the
veto OF local prohibition has not passed away. nor
the impression that the plignted faltn OF the re-
publican party was deliberately violated in the
hope TO secure the lager beer and an ti-SaDbath
vote in the large cities.
1t expresses q fear that the denomination OF
Governor Dix Will hazard the success OF the repub-
lican State ticket, and majority Of the republican
Assembly candidates, thereby giving
UNITED STATES SENATOR TO THE DEMOCRACY.
II aludes to the difficulty experienced hereto
fore in the Efforts to hold the temperance voters TO
their allegiance TO the republican party and the In
creasing tendency in the direction Oi the indepen
causes Of complaint against the Governor, aud
answers and denies the recent claims that he
sympathizes with the temperance reform ana IA
personally teetOtaller. 1t concludes with au
preserve the integrity OF the party and To retain
within 1t thousands Of earnest and console tlous
men who nave been among Its best ana most re-
liable adherents, and who will be driven on by The
denomination OF Dix The address IN mild In Ian
guage and processes to be issued In no thrcateniny
spirit, and with no desire to dictate or improperly
influence the nominations or the policy OF the
party, bus to give timely warning OF danger and TO
seek their avoidance. 1t is signed by A. C. George,
OF Chemung county; Henry Ward, OF Erie: J. ".
Stebbins, or Monroe; John A. Vance, OF st. Law
renee; W. II. Van Colt, OF Westchester. and :.
Mexican, of Washington.
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THAT HIsPANOCuRAN DUEL,

INV lUNk, jug %, NV
To rnE EDITOR on gBE HERALD
In to-tay's number OF your appreciated lournal
have read that | sent to your oilce the expiaha-
tlon which, asa gentleman, | ought TO give TO
senior Don Jose Perrcr de Couto every time lhat
the words published In yesterdays HERALD ttoa'
dld not fail from my ipsl might BE uttered s
Very scrupulous IN matter al lnis VA. W. , "u
an cnemy OF inaccuracies, must make the ionow-
ing correction First. that dd not schu 70 'ne
editorial rooms at the HERALD. bus 10 seuor uc
Vouto him~eIf the explanation now treaIeu w !,
ana second IA ~ ] do not say that nave no,
taken A single STEP Dut that "hsye ho' nttefeo
ans phrase" -. ,.,,. mo aame ,h,co.
Cor a person might take steps ana preserve silence
UoniuR tnai Won vii have the goodness 10 puD-
4. KQSADAs
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Testimony Taken Before the Congress
sional Commfttse - Judge s~.rie's
Opinion OF Governor Bsatsr-Th- Qso
Wnrrsnto Case.
LITTLE Rocx. Juiy y. isTa
Before the Congressional committee Judge
Stephenson, OF the supreme Bench. testified that
the delivery ana ming Of the written opinion Of the
Court In the quo warranto case Was FASTENED In
compliance with the request OF Baxter and his
friends, that IL might AFFECT Broogs Baxter's case
was then pending before the Circuit Court 1hat
In consideration OF this BAXTER dIsbandea the mii
tia. The decision was filed a. October instead of
November. Stephenson also testified 70 the con-
current action on the part OF the leading repubI-
cans among them Baxter. Mcclure ana himaelf. 10
prevent Brooks oontesting before the Legislature.
Judge searle corroborated the testimony Of
Stephenson and also that OF Judge Bennets a. re.
CARDS their capture
rgs OPINION or JUDGE
A letter was offered IN evidence by Haxfer's
counsel, written by SCARE 20 Trend the day aIier
the supreme Court decided In Brooks' isvor.
aud four days after seare's capture. Ia the letter
Searle says:-"Irooks IL legally Governor and
Baxter is o traitor. thief liar, scoundreL and o
thorough -. and tina, a. was happy thing tor
the State that he was not Governor aud never
would be-" seare said In explanation that he
was mad at the time and did moi know n be had
gotten over 1t yet; that he thought Baxter bad
man. ana that he had instlgated ms a~sassinstiOn.
All i've OF the Judges VINO presided in. ihe quo
war; anto case have been on the stand, aud their
testimony shows that no two men agreed a. 10
what was before the Court, whether the question
OF jurisdiction or not Colonel Bancr0ft gave te--
timony con1rmatory OF HIS testimuny yesterday
In reference 10 Baxter's Withdrawal Of Opposition
10 the Railroad bill. The TESTIMONY taken shows
that the election was regularly held In counties
which were thrown out.
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THE BOY BUTCHER.
Full Confession Of Young Pomeroy Of
the Marder az Meiien-tais Former he
lease from she Reform Sc hool.


Jesse Pomeroy. the hoy murderer. has confessed
that he murdered the Meuen boy on the I'D OF last
Aprll describing IN detail how the murder was
committed.
ms poHxE. RsLgAsf.
A. the question has exercised the pltblic mind
a. 90 the former release OF Jesse Pomsroy. Gar
dener TUFTS. Agent OF the state Board 0s Charities,
has prepared the following statement relative 10
the release OF the boz -
Aner his arrival 81 the state Reform school he
was medically examined and pronounced sane.
Al school ne gave no evidence OF cruel di~po-i-
tiun, hts conduct was exceedingly good. anu ne
rose 10 the highest grade In the school.
"A privilege which he did not abuse:
sixteen months after the eos entered
tnr school the authorities Investigated the fscts
10 bc obtained az the home oi the bOs in regard 10
his release, witch we're found satisfactory; mat
the mother Wa deserted by her husband. and u a
worthy woman. and that the boy could materially
assist IN the support ~ the family. Consequently.
ON inc Gth of February. the bos was released On
TTohatIon. and m accordance Nth the best luug
meut Of careful and honorable men with the facts
h.It
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THE SOUTH NORwALK MURDER.
Verdict ar the Cor0ner's Jury-PM trick
Dougherty Held for the Crime-The
Post-M0rtem Ex mi nation.

Verdict ar the Coroner's Jury-PM trick
Dougherty Held for the Crime-The
Post-M0rtem Exam natiOn.
SOUTH NoRwALE, Conn.,, July 20, 1874.
Patrick Dougberty. the young man who was ar
rested last evening charged with being party to
the death Of the woman, Mrs. Gale already reported
m the HERALD. was brought before the jury OF in
quest At Its adjourned session to-day. He Is a
wickedIooking person, and was sworn by the
Coroner IN presence OF deceased. He was loud
IN his protcstations OF innocence. lie said the
parties with him were all drunk, but that they
had had no particular disturbance. They had OBJ
tanned the liquor with which he was charged
as having helped to Iorce down the wOman's
Westport. His story generally was incohercnt and
very contradictory. John Gale knew very little
about the affair AZ diu Peter Lewis, the second
man In the affair VINO has been apprehended since
the last writing The jury IA their finding rendered
"a verdict substantially rs stated
IN THE fOsr NoRrEM
hrs. Pardee. hin and Higgins found no ex-
ternai evidence OF injury. They found the
lungs, heart. liver anu bowels in their
normal condition. though the heart was
rather small. The head showed several bruises
under the scalp, one extending rom the top of
inches above the left ear. and another about two
and "a hall inches back OF the right ear, and a
bruise over tnc lett eye There no fracture OF
tue skull, but the brain was slightly congested.
Dougherty was bound over to the superior Court
for trial.
O'Bricn, formerly Of BROOKLYN, y. Y, but she had
been known ia this LEGALITY Tor years The body
OF deceased WIS taken IN charge 10y the city su-
thoritics and buried tins morning.
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w A S n IN GTON.

ARLINGTON, July %, 1874
the Proposals Ssr the Five Per Cent
Fssded Losn-Chagrin and Disap-
peinsment OF New York Bankers-
Statement cr Secretary Bristow.
IN accordance with the circular issued by the
Secretary OF the Treasury ON the I'd OF July, pro-
posals for the balance OF the i've per cent funded
loan were received until noon to-day, at which
time the envelopes containing the proposals were
turned over 20 Assistant Secretaries Conant and
Hartley, and BY them opened In the presence OF the
Secretary and >. y. Bgeiow. chief OF the Loan
Division. his occupied several hours, during
Which the schedules we're made out and the con-
tents OF the proposals communicated 10 Secretary
Bristow. 80 Important business transaction
attracted % Washington score OF bankers and
brokers. ~ho we're chagrined at the action OF the
secretary In closing the doors against the public.
Discounted. they returned to New York on the
noon train, with visions OF rings ana corners un.
doubtedly haunting their approach homeward. 1t
Vas not alone interested parties, but representa-
tise< OF the press Who were denied Information,
unti the secretary was persuaded that such
course was not wise. lie thereupon made public
the following
The names OF bidders and amount OF bids are not
made public, but II N announced that large num-
Der OF bids was received; that the aggregate
amount Of arm bids rs s7eeoooo. part of which
Includes an option OF six months for the whole
siTs.ooo.ooo. u IL also known that. besides the
formal bids, the secretary has received a large
number oi applications the direct purchase OF the
new bonds al par The purchasers 10 pay the gold
ana take the bonds at once. To these applications
the Secretary has replied that under existing law
he was not authorized TO make sucn sales, for the
reason that he n forbidden by the act 90 increase
the bonded debt. and ne cannot call IN the SIX per
cent bonds without giving three months pubic
notice. n win he some time before the secretary
can announce ms acceptance OF any OF the bids.
lie ~ grained at the evidences OF financial faith
IN the funded loan. ana has not doubt but the
whole amount OF the nves viii be taken at an
early day and the way prepared for placing the
four ana a hall per cent bonds.
The Value Of the French Frnnc-The
Test Case To he Appealed.
In the case OF Richard W. Collector Arthur. re-
Gently decided In New York By Judge shIpman, IN
regard to the value at which the franc OF France
Should be taken In estimating the value OF goods
subject TO duty al yalorem, the government main
tanned that the value OF the franc should be ~ 10
cents uncer the act Of lssa while the importers
held that ITS value should be n +l0 cents under The
act ofIsss. Judge shipman having decided IN IA
vor OF the importers. an appeal win be taken 10
the supreme Court OF the United states bv tho
Treasury Department other suits involving the
same question are pending In which the whole
amount OF money involved n about quarter OF q
million dollars.
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LONG BRANCH.
Returs Of the estdens-ttsee ptioa of
Knights Tempisrs from New York.

Lose BRANCH. \. j., July q. 1874.
President Grant, Secretary Robson. OF the Navy,
ana General Babcock arrived here tue eleven
O'Clock train this morning.
THE KNIGHTS rFxFLARs.
The Palestine Commandery. No. ~. knights
Tempars. numbering Zoo under the command Of
Samuel spencer, arrived here this morning ron
New York, on an excursion. They we're received
At the depot by "a large crowd. The line OF march
was taken up headed by the seventy -hrt regi-
ment band OF forty pieces They proceeded to the
Clarendon Hotel, where a lunch was pariaken OF,
after which they again fell into line aud marched
up Ocean avenue To the Presidents cottage. where
they passed IN review. The President was well
pleased at their Appearance, they being In fan
Knights uniform. They then returned down
Ocean avenue IN full view OF all the hotels. The
ladies' out In Iull force. They dined nj the
Clarendon Hotel, sf,cr which they marched to the
enc tmpment OF the Filth regiment. and then took
the evening train ior home.
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THE DEPARTURE OF ARCHBISHOP rcLosKeY.

IT'S reported among the Csthone clergy OF this
city that the Most Rev. Archbishop McCls-key,
VINO leaves these shores TO morrow BY the Wrench
steamer VILE de Paris wishes no ostcntati0us DIS
play ON the occasion OF ms departure. tut that he
desires 10 leave quietly, ike any other citisen.
yesterday a servant giri who Is going hSme to Ire
land called at the French company's once 20 buy
sfserayc kei fof haNre, -aytn@ that she believed
there would be M danger OF shipsreck " Sue
crossed IA the same ship a. the Archbishno. Tue
vessel u 60 leave a. two o'co1k aud a. II probable
that many thousand people wih gather On the
wharf 10 " ish The Archbishop prosperous ago
across the Atlantic and asaic rcluru % this city.
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n< ssos~ss OF the Prosees.~,
p,.-.- "a w. "shes'er-A Prompt re-
...... a. ss. <s.s OF tharity.

$1,000 sscs~ss OF the pro,.~s
.,~-.' - - ssehester-A Promp, a.
.,.... a. sn. e., OF Charity.
me suva~ S@suvfues cofan> lced on the grounds
81 sa~ cafnsae rroseet0ry az Nestchester lass
ru.~s.v wsrr stought 60 a sacccssirn close yester-
Dag evening. During the three days %
the pscuic. wsica PROVIDED Tor
q grAnue scais by Brother fellow.
ihs rs,foS o. the rsotecs0ryr the numbers In at
Tendance have excttacd the most sangainc ex-
pectanons ~ those wn0 panDsd the Charitable
anaerakiug. The crowd OF visitors yester-
ss' ~ss e-titsasrd az rom 1880 TO l5,o0
PERSONS anf Ia thls vast multitude not
single uupieaaHt ipcicent occurred to-
mar the harmony which characterized the enter
iainnent throughout lt n. perhaps. lot Just tn
state that the excellent Greer which prevailed
was ia some measure due 20 the presence
OF a large force % police, under the imme-
diate command OF captain steeTs and three
sergeants- The programme yesterday embraced u
literary and musical entcrtaismcnt by the senrOr
department Of the boyF protctory. which eamo
OF In the csapei OF the main buIldiug ancs WAS
witnessed by a large aad delighted auditory.
In tue grove during the afternoon The devotses
moving to the strains of almost every mnsical in
strument known To both ancient snd modern
Among the pleasant episodes Of the entertain.
n,ent was an elaborate address DELIVERED by Mr..
John savage, who, ia the course OF his remarks,
acverted TO the fact That 'tne record shows
that In the nrss eighteen months OF Its
existence the Prc<ectory received abou loo
destitute Catholic children, and the prompt lib
eraiity or Catholic Deneactors enables IL 20 sup
port them. at cossoi about $4,000. OF winch SUM
only ST. was contributed by the state. willis
similar Protestant institutions received nearly
three times that amount Tor the same number Of
children"
The afternoon attractions yestsrday nclnded
addresses 10y Richard O'Gorman, Very Rev. Will
lam Quinn. Vicar General OF the diocese: Brother
FELLOW, rector OF the Protectory; Rev. Father
Mooney, Of 81. Bridget's New York. aud
others. Prominent among those on the
speakers platform were Brother Anthony.
Vice President OF Manhattan College,; Henry h.
H0guet. President OF the Board OF Managers
OF the Protectory; James lynclr Conmis-
sioner OF Emigration; Rev. Father Hughes.
OF 81. Jeromes, Sorth New York,
and Bernard Casseriy. cx-Superintendent OF
Immigration. Before the literary proceedings
terminated, a resolution OF thanks 10 the Ponce
Commissioners, aud also TO Captain steers. was
offered by Mr.. Cassery and carried by Acclama-
ton IL is estimated that the net proceeds OF thd
picnic Will amount 10 the handsome sum OF
$50. O0O which il to be devoted 10 the enia mem
OF the boys ProtectOry.
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ENGLAND.
Prince Leopold Provided for by Parliament
The London Corporation Honorsd
by the Crown.

LONDUN July 20, I0T4.
In the House OF Commons this evening Mr..
Dsraeii moved for an annual grant to Prince
Leopold or $4,000. He euogized the intellectual
ano scientific attachments of the prince, whose
health, he said, prevented him rom adopting q
profession.
Mr.. Gladstone seconded Mr.. Dsraeli's motion.
Mr.. Taylor, member for Leicester, made a brief
speech protesting against the grant.
Mr.. Dsraell's motion was then adopted almost
unanimously.
HONOR TO A LORD MAYOR.
The Right Honorable the Lord Mayor OF London
MI. Andrew Lusk has been created baronet.
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CIVIL AND CHURCH RIGHTS.
A Catholic Introduction OF Con-ecrsted
Burial In Canada NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of tho British Privy Council.

MONTREAL July -, 1874
Intelligence mas Just been received that tue cee-
brated Guibord case has been decided before the
Privy Council In England IN iavor ol the widow OF
the deceased.
The case arose from the refusal OF the Catholic
Bishop TO allow Guib0rd to be buried In conse-
Grated ground, because he was member oi the
"lnstitutc Canadian AN interdictcd society.
The plea was that Guibord. owning u lot IN the
catholic Cemetery, had n civil right to be buried
In IL.
The case had been taken through the Courts here
ana finally to England, where the decision on tue
appeal has Just been rendered.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July %. 1874.
DR.. H. J. Rice, Of Rockville, Ind, has been NOM
mated Congress by the democrats OF the Eighth
Indiana district.
CINCINNATI Ohio, July g. 1874.
Hon. James l.. Evans has been nominated lOr
Congress by the republicans OF the Eleventh In
diana district.
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TURKEY.

LONDON, July "a, 1874
The Dai,v Netcs reports that the SUBLIME forte
has ordered $50 Krupp cannon.
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RESCUED MARINERS,

shipwrecked Sailors Brought Into Port
HALIFAX, July 20, 1874.
The French war steamer Adonis' which mas ar
rived Al sidney, G. b., brought twelve wrecked
sailors OF the Italian vessel Had, Captain Ggn,
neri, lost by striking an iceberg OH the coas' VI
Newfoundland.
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THE GOVERNOR OF TENNESSEE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 70, 1874
The working men OF this State met yesterday
and nominated B. f. G. Brooks as their candidate
Governor.
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HAVANA MARKETS.

nAyAsA, July ~ is1s
Sranish gold. 20 a 2f1 amsriaan ruib. go RS ~.
change acuve ~ unued statts siAu Gays. currency
l2i 10 per canl rrcmums du. short ~ A1
prcminni Dc. NsV Gay. gold. - q 10 rfeiniun' 60,
shOrt sight do, lst it3 prrutiarn ON L1udu1 ~ "a
no ore"'yn Gu fstAs. az lI Nv ntaa0.
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THE WEATHER YESTERDAY.

The following record will show the changes IN
che temperature for the past tweny-iour hours, III
comparison with the corresponding day OF iast
year, as indicated by the Thermometer at HUI
NV = ". A..NVy $3.50 -o 1874
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THE UNTUTORED SAVAGE.


Mexico.
ST. LorIs, July ~, 1874.
Advices rom FL Pito Greek, New Mexico, to July
II say twenty one persons six Americans aud
fifteen Mexicans-ha been killed by Indians. be-
tween Fort Bascom and the Ration Mountains. up
to the present time, and that s0O horses have been
driven out OF the Territory. company Of the
Eighth cavalry left Fort Union July IL lor Dry
ClmarrOn River, the scene OF the late Indian out
RACES.
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OMAHA, Neb., July 20, ls1i.
The Eighth infantry from the Red Cloud and
wnetstone agencies reached Fort RUSSELL wyom-
ing Territory, to-day route Tor Arizona.
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The DepredatIons I'm Wyoming Terri
tory.

LARAMIE CITY, wy. r., July II. 1874
The Indians still seem determined to make mat
tiers very uncOmf Portable for the settlers, judging
from the amount Of damage done by them during
the last few weeks. on the "a inst they fired upon
enough to escape, though on the same afternoon
Mr.. Jesse Hunton was mortally wounded 10y them
and died three days aterward ut Fort FettermaD,
the attack having been made near that post,
MINOR DEpREDATIoNs.
On the 4th OF July Mr.. I,urknardt reported at
Fort Sanders 10 Colonel Brackett that he had seen
three parties OF Indians near Laramie Peak: had
been fired upon by them; had returned their IRE
ana afterwards made his escape to Laramie city.
The Indians made a dash near Fort Fred steele
early on the morning OF the 18th inst, and sue
ceeded IN capturing eight horses belonging 10 an
from the post.
PURSUIT OF A HAND CAR.
On the same day another party esped hand car
on the Union Pacinc Railroad track, about mile
from Fort Steele, ana Immediately gave chase.
The railroad hands made the hand ear lairly ny,
and MIR. Moore, who was on the car. shot an Indian
with q Winchester rifle that he had with him. The
savages gathered up their wounded or dead man,
placed him on horse and started to the north
ward.
THE ATTACK AT THE SEMINOLE GOLD MINES.
On the 18th and 10th the Indians attacked the
settlers ut the Seminole gold mines, thir y miles
north Of Fort steele, in Wyoming Territory, burned
several houses, killed q numDer OF cattle, stole
some horses and murdered miner.
SO you may imagine Indian affairs are getting 10
be quite warm in this region.
To-day company oil cavalry moves up from Fort
Russell to Fort Steele, but the larger body OF cav
airy Is or In the region OF Fort Laramie and the
Red cloud and spotted Tail agencies, where there
are no settlers.