New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-08-02
GOLD SALES DURING AUGUST.

The Assistant Treasurer at New York has
been directed by tire secretary of the Treasury to sell
gold during the month OF August IA foll"ws VIZ: one
and bali million dollars the rst aud hTd Thurs
days each, and million dollars On the second ana
foIith Thursday each Tie total amount to be soid Is
$J,0OO,OO0
THE LATE FIGHT OF THE SIOUX AND CROWS.
The War Department has received the re-
port Capt. Geo. L. Tyler concerning recent Indian
nght Capt Tyler says the Mountain and River Crows,
the Ecz Perez and Gros Ventro Indians, upon leaving
the agency this Summer, down the north bank Of
the Yellowstone point nine miles below the mouth Ok
the Big Horn. About the nth inst. ut this place they
longht with the Sioux ACROSS the Yellowstone
Tie lighting continued three days. On the thrd
day the eiOux crossed the river. md tie
Crows rrtreated One Sioux killed and three Crows
wounded 81 il reported that the Sioux numbered from
200 70 800 warriors. The Crows hd 300 lodges ana
the Nez Pcrces lodges, with small number of Gr0s
Venres The latter il IS Thought, will go To the Judith
Rasin 10 hunt and later u the return 90 the YET
lowstonc in the ncighborhood OF Prior's Creek The
Crows do not usually go below the Big Hon. nor have
they been below for the past Ave years. They were In
ncrd ~ 80 Major Pcnsc who w1s IN command OF an
expedition Oh ia way down the Ycllowstone. Major
Pcase expected to lcn the Indians Of tho Big Horn, but
being deli yed in starting, the Indians arrived uift ana
wee att.icked by The Sioux. CAN'T Benham writes
that be thinks the reported number ~ the SIOUX vs. "xag-
nave een large force there TO have driven the Crowa
veE;rs, and Neg Perc's back ron the river ana
denfe His failure 20 and assist them In the h&hf
viii probably destroy his influence over them anu may
snrnusy cmbarrss him IN what Is Said Ia be one or hS
schemes namely peace between the Sioux AMI (Tovs
Everything indicates that hoStcs may be looked Tor
an the llplpr Yellowstone this Summer. Some of t4e
s0ckIncn on the Yellow drawing ~ Their a,
mails and "A Stew abandoning fhelr rsnthes All
fnlsed IA ~ thew were fearful Of % rail-
THE DEFAULT or TEXAS NAIL CONTRACT.
The mail contractor between Fort Concho
and F paso Texas having failed 10 perform the se vice.
t ncst,a ster at Fort ConcAO has Informed tie Post
Office DEPARTMENT that he had contracted for temporary
servi. twice week ai the rate OF $4,000 per Hunrin
The old contract price was $4,000. The Department
promptiy replied that that arrangement WAS d'apr"'ea
and he was directed to employ temporary service ~
rate NOT over $500 per round trip, once week. The
Postmaster cncra under tie law, s1 offered the coh
tract 10 tho bidder upon he route whose bids dd not
evcced h sum of $50 900 Tic defauting contract was
for $4,000. The bidders, going M the nst,
,,poar in the following order Matthew ID a.
nor r. l.. Pcase c. s. Gonii. James &. Kinney,
,bo , ~ the latter being S2e s-s II ither Of these
bidder. . accept the route viii have to be readv"r-
,ied the Postmaster encral says tEat II the route
cannot be made twice week at ON $50 900 10 ~b3ooo
tr mails Will have to cease erii or he reduced 10
monthly or semi monthly service, or Ice Carried py mount
ed ronrieis to supply military poss on the routes hc
,rr uniuy interested IN II. Tee Department II u.'SI
mined m p-sre q Ngorona policy ~ TIE ina.'tc LAST
.sL the ID parimcnt coniSaed three checks lH-Itu
hv Nifyej, Draper with his BID fOr catlyiS tt mails
~ Inc 10 81 $50 he having failed 20 perform the
sry,rc Yesterday the Drperinieit received lr W9n,y
an H., Checks n being the trrt money ever OiNah" ny
tie Department from de!au'ling contractors