Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-08-16
EASTERN DlSPATC HE'S.
By Overland Telegraph.
TO THE DAILY SENTINEL,
Congressional Proceedings.

preparation bill, which vas agreed to
without discussion.
Logan called up the House bill
to authorize tho President to ac-
cept the services Of volunteers to aid in
suppressing ths Indian hosti!ities. He
submitted an amendment in the IA
ture of . substitute authorizing. the
President to increase slch companies
| Of cavalry regiments as he may think
| proper to . hundred men each. pro-
viding that the total number OF men
| shall not exceed $4,000, and appropri-
ating $l,63i,7 100 to pay the expenses OF
such an increase.
Confirmation Of tho News Of
Crook ! Victory.
CHICAGO, Aug. IA.
Ar Inter Oceans Sioux City special
says an Indian brought news into Fort
Thompson this afternoon that n great
battle vas recently fought by General
Crooks command and Sitting Bulls
force. The indians wore nearly all
killed. and those who escaped were
scattered in all directions. there not
being enough loft to resist the soldiers.
Marching 80 the Front.
fit. PAUL, Aug. a..
A Pioneers press special from the
Sioux expedition says: Preparations
are at last completed, and we march al
daybreak tomorrow, the route being
up tho Rosebud and the objective
points the Indians - wherever aud
whenever they may he found. Pri-
marily, we expect to effect a junction
with General Crook, but not O devia-
ton from the object will be made for
that purpose. Sickness is showing it.
self among the men, with q strong
tendency to scuryy, and that which is
to be done must DO done soOn. The
weather is hot beyond precedent. The
mercury indicates to-day rom 100 to
ll5 degrees in the shade. Much NJ pre-
tension is felt as to tho effect OF march,
ing in such heat. General Terry's
force, exclusive OF the depot guard,
consists Of 9l9 infantry, 1854 cavalry, 40
artillery, and "a Crow Indians. One
of the most formidable difficulties to
be anticipated on this march is want Of
water and grass. There has been no
rain Tor several weeks and Rosebud
contains but very little water at It's
mouth, and it is feared the grass, which
has survived the drought, has been
burned by the Indians. The country
hereabouts has been covered with
smoke eyer since the battle Of the Big
Horn.
More Conformation.
CHICAGO, Aug. IA.
A Trtbune's Omaha special dispatch
received from Helena about Terry's
fight was FIRST considered improbable,
but has since had sorne apparent con-
iirmAtion At military headquarters
hero. There is no news OF . junction
Of Crook and Terry. Crook left camp
on the 5th. Terry WAS to march on
the 7th. Gen. Williams thinks, from
tho direction in which the Indians
were marching, that it must have been
Crook that met snd whipped them.
Private dispatches from J. w. Dear,
agency post trader, states thai he has
got from Indian sources news that
Crook had met and defeated the Sioux.
Dispatches from Il. ID. Townsend, vt
Fort Laramie. state that lie had new
from Spotted Tail Agency that Terry's
troops had met and whipped the In-
dams.
Indian Trlbes Declare Against the
i0ux.
NEW YORK, Aug. Is.
A Iri6u1c's Washington letter, re-
| ceived here from Blackteet Agency,
says: After u full council all the tribes
OF that nation, namely: Blood, Black
feet and Piegans4have resolved to re-
ject the proposals of Sitting Bull to join
in the Sioux hostilities against th3
whites. They have, on the contrary,
signified their desire to send q com
pany of scouts to join the Government
troops in the war against the Sioux.
The unaninfity with which all of the
other tribes express their desire
to 20 to war against Sitting Bull shows
what intense hatred and fear these OPP
pressive and numbering Sioux have
created in the breastsTof weaker tribes
which have retired before their ag-
gressions. The Crows, Mandins, Sho-
shoEes, Rees, Flatheads and Blackfeet
against the tyrants of the plains. 1t
was certainly time for the Government
to interfere in behalf of friendly In
dams if not Of the whites.
Political Fight ia Tennessee.
DINA, Tenn, Aug. IA.
There was q shooting atfray here to.
day between political enemies, who
were attending a trial. The trouble
was caused by an assault by some OF
the men upon Sheriff Harris. who was
wounded, and amid q general melee
Mack Weller was killed. Two Sheriffs
and six others were more or less
wounded.
The Grca statue of Liberty.
NEW YORK, Aug. Is.
The first shipment Of q portion OF
the great statue OF Liberty which is to
be erected on Bedloe's Island as a light
house, was received from France by
the steamer Labrador of the Havre
line, yesterday. There are eight Sec
tions packed in as many boxes in this
consignment. Only two boxes have
been landed, one containing the right
hand and wrist and the other . portion
of the torch. The casting is of dark
bronze and hollow, the bronze being
between 1-l6 and l Is of an inch
thick, and braced throughout with
wronght-iron stays. Center rods run
through them; portions taking the
GO mo diractiOp 40 tho p1StinGrs a ra hillal