New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-16
THE WAR PATH.
No News from Crook

WASHINGTON, July l5.-No news has been
received from General Crooks headquar-
ters. Ii is regarded that no news ia good
news in this case.
General Crook will have a force of 1900
men with which, it is confidently expected,
he will successfully wsge the war. There
are no advices from General Crook at army
headquarters, but General Sherman says
Crook is ~abundantly able to take care of
himself.
A Rumor that sitting Bull was Killed.
CHICAGO, July ia Fort Lincoln special
says Sitting Bull and a white man named
Milburn, his chief adviser, were both killed
in the fight with Clusters command.
A RumOr Denied-Arriyal Of Tr0ops-The
Strength of the Acknowledgement
OF the Settlers.
A special dispatch ffom Bismarck, to-
night, says: There is no truth whatever in
the report of the massacre of two families
by Indians on the Northern Pacific railroad.
-Four companies of the Second Infantry,
under Colonel Otis, arrived at Bismarck
this morning. and will proceed up the yell
lowstone about Monday. Two companies
in addition are en- route via the lakes
and SIX via the Missouri river from
Leavenworth. The impression prevails
at Bismarck that the military author
tiles do not yet realize the work they
rave to do. The Indians in hostile camps
are believed by good judges to number at
least 10000, while there are many women
and children; nearly all of these are etfec-
tive in a campaign.
There are certainly 5000 to 1000 Indians
who can and will fight until subdued. There
is little uneasiness among the citizens east
of the Missouri river, though they, as well
as most military posts, are without sufficient
protection, should the Indians determine to
raid the locality.
Two Companies of regulars from the forts
about New York city will leave Chicago for
Bismarck, via ST. Paul, tomorrow morning
to reinforce General Terry. Seventy-one
recruits from Carlisle Barracks will also
leave to garrison Fort Abraham Lincoln,
and relieve a portion of the Seventh Cav
airy.
General Sheridan says the troops will
probably reach General Terry by the TWEEN.
tieth.
An Attempt to Enlist the Utes in the Fight
against their Old Enemies Frustrated
by an Indian Agent.
CHEYENNE, July l5.-Negotiations have
been making for some time through Captain
the Ctes, who are old enc mics of the Sioux,
on account Of repeated attacks upon them,
to secure their cooperation in the present
movement against the Northern hostile
Sioux. M. M. Curtis, of Rawlings, who had
been dispatched to the Ute reservation to
bring in the detachment, returned tonight.
and telegraphed Captain Nickerson, as fol
lows:
SIN obedience to your dispatch of June
q, l proceeded to gather up the Indians. l
went as far as the White River agency and
was successful until stopped by E. II. Dan
forth, United States Indian agent, who for
babe me taking any from the reservation
until he was authorized to let them 60 by
the Commissioner of Indian Affairs. The
head chief at the agency said, General
Crook, / would like to CO."
General Merritt's Regiment at Fort La
ramie.
General Merritt's Fifth Cavalry arrived
at Fort Laramie to day, and will move north
via Fort Fetterman 10 Join General Crook,
from whom no additional news has been re-
ceived, although no fears are entertained
of the safety Of the command. General
late action has had the effect to
tax the courage of c~Ouriers, and none can
be had to make the trip with a message fer
Crock.