The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-08-25
TELEdRAPHIC.
WASHINGTON.
MiDisary Movements In the s0uWsern
ana Gulf Departmen ents.

ana WupI
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. The War De-
partment directs Col. Roger, upon
ssanminQ command Of the Department
Of the south, about the first of Septem
ber. to transfer the headquarters OF the
department to Atlanta. The companies
of the al Infantry In the Department
81 the 0nlf, will be transferred to the
Denartment of the South, and the head
quarters end companies OF the 10th
Infantry. now In that department, will
be transferred to the Department OF the
Gulf.
WASHINGTON, Aug. N.--The Secretary
OF the Treasury has concluded con
tract for the sale OF three hundred mil.
lions OF Al per cent bonds, 10 be- issued
under the fnnding net OF ls7o-n, ana n
duo in 1891. The combination unites
the three parties who have been com
peting for the loan.
THE INDIANS.
VOrred Marches ana y Reported Moody
Hattie with the si""x.
BISMARCK, Aug. "a. "A white scout.
named Burde, arrived from the mouth
OF the Rosebud with dispatch. Crook
and Terry, after junction, left their
wagons, tents, etc, and took thirty.
seven companies OF calvary, eight OF
infantry, and are making forced march
"a To overtake the Indians before reach
ing the Yellowstone.
Djspatches from Standing Rock say .
Indians from Sitting Bulls camp report
u terrible battle between the Indians
and the combined forces Of Crook and
Terry. The Indians were repulsed and
scattered. Crook and Terry, u Is re-
ported. sustained as heavy loss ~ the
Indians.
TopgKA, Aug. 24.--The Democratic
Convention made an agreement with
tho greenback party on the basis of the
withdrawal OF part Of the greenback
ticket, and nominated John MARITIME. Of
Topeka, for Governor; NJ. @. South,
Treasurer; Sheldon, Auditor. and Bar
rett, Superintendent Of Schools. With
the excel tion OF MARITIME. the above are
candidates on the groenback ticket
The balance Of tho ticket will DO com
posed Of Democrats.
A nmnch VI items.
NEW ALBANY, Ind. Aug. A.--An i'm
mense crowd visited the Courthouse to-
day, where the remains Of the late
Speaker Kerr were lying In state. Every
evidence OF respec: and sincere regret
WAS exhibited The funeral will take
place tomorrow.
MONTGOMERY. Aug. U.-Hon. r. Il.
Lyon, of Macon county, until Novem-
ber next Lieutenant Governor or Ala
hama, Was yesterday nominated by the
Democrats for Congress, from the Fifth
District.
RICHMOND. Va, Aug, "a Hon. q. @.
Walker WAS nominated for Congress by
the Democrats OF this district by Hccla-
nation.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 24.--G. A. Finklen-
berg consents To be the Republican can
didMte for Governor Of Missouri
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 2.--Hon. Joseph A.
Underwood, United States Senator, Is
THE EASTERN WAR.
Meavy FIghting NJ AIeximaty The Result
sim Uncertain.
LONDON, Aug. 24.--A dispatch to the
Reuter- Telegram Company. from Bel
grade, says the Turks Yesterday made
desperate attacks on the Servlan posi-
tiOn at Alexinatz, and some OF the Ser
viMn batta lions lost more than n quarter
OF their strength. Several Russian OIL
GERS were killed. The Turks also lost
heavily, being exposed To n cross-iire OF
artillery from the entrenchments. Gen.
Tchernayen, who commanded tho
troops In person, succeeded In repulsinE
the Turks on each occasion.
The Turks renewed the attack early
this morning, and were repulsed along
tho whole line, and fell back a distance
OF two kilometers. Gen. Tchernayeff Is
understood to have decided In the event
OF defeat to fall back on Deligrad. Cup
ria, on the Morava River, has also been
fortified ~ a third line Of defense. Ii
Tchernayeff Ia successful he will ad-
Vance on Nisch, in the direction OF
which the Servian General Harvatovich
10 now advancing.
Gen. Tchernayeff teleQraphs Prince
Milan as follows: Our affairs are not
progressing badly, the Turks have eva
cuated the line OF the Timok, but still
occupy Saitschar."
A strinx Of News.
PARIS, Aug. 24.--The Radicals OF the
Belleville District, Paris, are circulating
petitions requesting Gambetta to resign
the seat he holds In the Chamber of
Deputies as their representative.
A dispatch to the Ddiiu Telegraph
from Paris says: News from Rome, re-
ceived here yesterday, gives no hope Of
Cardinal Antonclli's recovery.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-Advices from Cape
Coast Castle. August Q. state the King
OF Dahomey has confined all the Euro
peans at Whydah In their houses, and
threatens TO massacre them.
The proportion OF the Bank OF Eng
land reserve to liabilities, which last
week was 6Oi per cent is now the same.
Erie Railway shares l2l. Paris advices
quote 8 per cent rentes at 1861 22kc.
Amount OF bullion gone into the Bank
OF England to-day El0l 600, and amount
withdrawn e326, ,UOO-all for Lisbon.
BELGRADE, Aug. 24.-An official dis
patch recounting the Turkish fight,
says that both sides maintained their
positions.
ments To the number OF $4,000 men.