The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-06-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
WARRINGTON.

Assignments.
Gen. Schoneld has been ordered Il
West Point: Gen. Mcdowell to the Mil
itary Division OF the Pacific, and Col
Huger to the Department OF the South
The Division of the South will be dis
Conservative money and strong Chi
nese planks with Tilden are most whis
pered, but there has been no positive
demonstration In any direction.
The ResumptiOn Hill.
The Banking and Currency Commit.
tee will vote on the resumption bill
again on Monday, when Gen. Gibson
will be present.
THE INDIAN WAR.
News from Gen. CrOOk-A severe Plight
Relnforcements ordered.
Gen. Crook reports nine white men
killed and fifteen wounded In the Third
Cavalry, three wounded in the Fourth
Infantry, and Capt. Henry, Of the Third
Cavalry, severely wounded In the face.
The loss Of the Indians cannot be ascer-
tanned, but thirteen dead bodies were
left on the field and many had been re-
moved. Gen. Crook has ordered hve
additional companies to report to his
headquarters, In the field, at once.
4 Congressional Proceedings.
eRNATE.
Amendments 70 the enforcement Act
Indian Appropriation BilI.
Mr.. Edmunds called up the bill amend
ing sections 2, and OF the enforce
ment act. Passed.
The Senate insisted upon its amend
ment to the Indian appropriation bill,
and asked for q committee Of conference.
Adjourned.
The Committee On ElectiOns--C Civil and
Naval Appropriation bills.
The Committee on Elections reported
In favor Of retaining James H. Kainey,
of South Carolina, In his seat. The re-
port was adopted.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
was resumed. An amendment increas-
ing the appropriation for lighting and
buoyage OF the Ohio, Mississippi and
Missouri rivers was adopted.
The House non-concurred in the Sem
ate amendments to the naval appropria-
tion bill, and appointed o committee Of
conference.
The House will be in session tonight
Mr.. Hancock, OF Texas, offered an
amendment approopriating $4,000 for
stween the army posts on the Texas from
tier, etc. After debate the amendment
was agreed to-.
Passage Of the Civil Appropriation Bill
The New Military Order.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-At 3 o'clock
this morning the House passed the
sundry civil appropriation bill.
The new military order which goes In
to effect July /, throws Alabama, Arkan
sas, Louisiana and Mississippi under
Gen. Sheridan.
INVESTIGATION.
Ensrmous Illegal Expenditures in the
New York PostofI1ce.
Nnw YokK, June %. The sub commit
tee OF the House Committee on Expen-
ditures on Public Buildings have arrived
at the Astor House, to make an investi,
cation into the alleged excessive and
Illegal expenditure OF $227, 600 on the
new postoffice.
sub.Treasury balances.
NEW York, June 23.-Gold, $39, ,453, 1873 ;
currency, $34, $3.50. .15O.
The sub-treasurer paid out on account
OF interest and for bonds $28, 600.
Customs receipts to-day $239, 900.
RenOminated.
ELLSWORTH, Me-, June 24.-At the Fifth
Congressional Convention to-day Hon.
Eugene Hale was renominated for Con-
gress.
TINE INDIAN f1GHEs
capt. Nickerson's Report-rhe Boys I'm
Blue Camp on the Field.
OMAHA, Neb., June 23.-The following
headuuarters. from Capt. Nickerson, Aid
to Gen. Crook, dated Camp, South Fork
Tongue river, June 10, via Fort Fetter-
man, 23d inst: We had sharp fight
on Rosebud Creek on the morning Of the
10th inst, lasting several hours. Our
loss was nine men killed and twenty-one
wounded. Capt. Henry, Of the Third
Cavalry, Is the only officer hurt; he Is
severely wounded n the face. We won
the fight and camped on the field. The
Indians made the attack, and had o
to whip this command. A private dis
patch states that Gen. Crook had a
horse shot under him during the en-
sasemen'' MEXICO.
uinitarsy situation Pronunciation
on the Wanc-Americans Massacred.
C1rY OF Mexico, June 16.-The mill
tary situation remains unchanged. The
prOnunciados are said to have about
5000 men, badly armed and provisioned,
At Flaxco and San Juan de Lonosplac,
fifteen leagues apart.
The Government General, Alatorre,
troops, is at Apizaco. the junction Of the
Vera Cruz and Mexico and Puebla rail
roads, ready to march to the relief Of
either Of these places II they are at
tackled.
Gen. Alatorre expects reinforcements
from Gen. Escobed0's 8 command at Ma
tamoros, by way of Vera Cruz. After
their arrival he will commence active
and vigorous operations against the pro-
nunciados with part Of his forces.
This will alter the situation consider
ably, and probably give death blow to
the revolution.
The revolutionary chiefs in Oaxaca,
and othes States treat foreigners with
much severity, especially Americans,
who are all in favor Of constitutional
government. Gustavus Nolte, an Amer
lean citizen, and three other foreigners,
supposed to be Americans, were massa-
cred at Numerol,
DR.. Guadalupe said the affair grew out