The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-18
WARRINGTON.

/ WASHINGTON.
Turkish Dispatches ,r'
WASHINGTON, July 1.-THE Turkish
minister received the following official
dispatch from Constantinople, dated to-
day: r..lg a .Jli55 .,
Pache attacked the seryians yesterday
afternoon, the engagement lasting six
lhour. Our soldiers captured. with the
bayonet, the ehtrenchments occupied by
the enemy and defeated them completely.
We captured a,large number Of arms dc.
In consequence OF the moment In advance
OF Suleyman Pacha, the Servians
abandoned their entrenchments al. Bas
blne, Glarzo, and retired into SOrvia.
MOVEMENTS OF THE Army.
Gen, Sheridan has forwarded the. fol-
lowing dispatches 10 Sherman: e.
Ihaye already ordered Gen. Merritt TO
Join Gen. Crook, but he will be detained
a few days in attempting TO intercept the
Indians who have left Red Cloud agency.
/ would suggest 10 Crook 10 unite with
Terry and attack the Indians, but I am
so far away that I will have to leave them
to act for themselves as 1 have done.
CAMP ON GOOSE CREEK, WYOMING, \
f,.a. July IL, VIA FErTRRMAs, +
CO.. ... July Is, 1876.
: Ny last information from Red Cloud
Agency was that the Cheyeunes had left
there 10 re.enforce theenemy in'my front.
As this takes away all the disturbing
element from that section, l have
ayailed myself Of. The Lieut.. Generals
permission and order eight companies Of
The Fifth Cavalry under the command OF
Gen. Merritt TO join me al this point.
The best information l can getfrom my
front is that the Sioux hayeithree fighting
men to my one. Although ! have no
doubt Of my ability to whip them with my
present force, victory would likely be
one barren Of results, and SO ! have
thought II better TO defer an attack until
I can get the Fifth here, and then end the
campaign with one crushing blow. The
hostile Indians are, according 10 my ad-
vices, encamped on the Little Horn, near
the base Of the mountains, and will prob.
ably remain there until my reinforce
ments come up. I received dispatch
from Gen. Terry this morning asking me
to cooperate, and I will do so to the best
Of my ability. GEO. +. CRooK,
Brigadier General.
NO AGREEMENT YET. i
The committee Of conference on the
Legislative, Executive and Judicial
Appropriation Bill, met. this morning,
but adjourned without an agreement.
The indications for IN adjustment OF the
difference, however, were encouraging.
PoppLEroN's REPORT ON THE NEW YORK
rosToFfIcE. .,s-'
The Committee on Public buildings
and Grounds adopted Poppletons report
on the quarter Of q million deficiency in
the appropriation for the New York
postoAice building. The committee say
that the prices Of the supplies were rea-
sonable, and that there was no. extraya-
gance in the furniture, but find that the
expenditure oi 1927, 900 in excess Of the
appropriation constituted official mis- |
conduct on The part OF those who had
charge Of the work, for which there Is no
excuse or palliation. Your committee
are satisfied, and they say in conclusion,
that the persons in charge ot the work
have been guilty Of gross negligence and
carelessness in the discharge Of their ofi-
cial duties II not utterly reckless Of
public interests. The committee find,
however, that, the persons holding claims
against the government for supplies thus
furnished in excess Of the appropriation
acted in good faith and should be paid.
Mr.. Pratt, member Of the committee,
signs minority report extenuating the
conduct OF the officials on the ground Of
the urgency ofaspeedy completion OF the
building.
CoNGRAruIAToRY.
The members Of the Universal Israelite
Alliance of Paris, addressed q letter to
the President expressing to him, 10 Con-
gress and the whole American people,
their good will for the prosperity OF the
Union.
THE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS
have completed their amendatory inter-
nal revenue bill, and may report it to-
morrow. There are no alterations In
taxes, but The changes ara principally
with reference 10 the better admlnistra-
ton Of the present law.
THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
to-day directed E! H. Dsnforth, Indian
agent at the White river agency, to allow
all the Ute Indians who wished to join
General Crook to leave their reservation
for that purpose.
. DECLINES THE OFFICE.
Gen. T. W. Bennett, recently nominat-
cd by the President for Governor Of Ida
ho Territory, declines the office.
SOCIETY APPOINTMENTS,
General Sherman, President Of the So
ciety Of the Army Of Tennessee, has ap-
pointed Admiral b. D. Porter, Gen. VIM.
Mckee Dunn, Col. A. II. MARYLAND, Capt.
Is. L. Phelps and Col. John N. Bacon a
Committee Of Arrangements for the an
nual meeting to take place in this city the
10th and 18th Of October next, at which
time the statue Of Gem Mcpherson will
be unveiled. I'm,
TIE APPROPRIATION BILLS sTrLL UNSET
TIED, . n"
The appropriation bills are still in an
unsettled condition, with the prospect Of
favorable adjustment by Saturday. The
Sundry Civil Bill was fixed upon Friday
last in the conference, and was supposed
to be ready forreporting TO both Houses.
To-day, however, the bill was tax
en- up again, and new proposi-
tions entertained which will require
at least one more day for ad-
justment, II It don't delay the bill a
much, longer time. The same thing has
occurred to The ARMY bill. The confer:
ennce agteed on a report on Saturday and
It was written out to-day. When i was
ready for tile signatures Of the eonferees
| IL was ascertained that some Of them had
new amendments to submit, and the bill
will, be delayed another day. The con-
ference on the Legislative bill spent the
whole, time at their meeting to-day in