The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-08-15

The Indians wherever they can he
Found.


ST. PAUL, August l4.-A Pioneer
Press special from the Sioux ex-
pedition says preparations are at last
complete and we march al daybreak to.
morrow up the Rosebud and to objective
points, and will attack the Indians
wherever AMI whenever found. We
expect to effect junction with General
Crock, but no deviation from the main
object will be made for that purpose.
Sickness il Showing Itself
among the men with tendency TO
scurvy, and that which is TO be done
must be done soon. The weather is not
beyond precedent the mercury to-day
ranging from 100 to ll5o in the shade,
according to locality. Much apprehen'
sion is felt as TO the effect of marching in
such heat. General Terry's force, exclu-
sive of the depot guard, consists OF nine
hundred and nineteen infantry, five hun
dred and sevcnty-fve cavslry, forty
pieces of artillery, and seventy Crow and
Rec Indians. The organization of the
command is shown by the following ex
tract from
General Order No. ::
The troops in the field will be organ.
lied for the coming movement as follows:
The bstalions of the Fifth, Sixth,
Seventh and Twenty-second infantry
will constitute brigade, under command
Of Colonel Gibbon, of the Seventh in
fantry. The battalion of the Second
cavalry, the Seventh cavalry, the battery
OF artillery and the Indian scouts will
report directly TO the department com.
mander. Ono of the most formidable
difficulties TO be anticipated on this march
is the
Want OF Water and Grass.
There has been no rain for many
weeks, and the Rosebud contains but very
little water at its mouth. 1t is feared
that the grass which has survived the
drought has been burned by the Indians
The country hereabouts has been covered
with smoke ever since the battle Of the
Big Horn.
Confirmed.
OMAHA, Ausust l4.-An official tele-
gram from Fort Laramie to-day, says
that the report of General Terry's fight
with Sitting Bull ia confirmed through
the Indians coming into Spotted Tail
agency. They report heavy engage
ment and the defeat of the Indians, with
great loss, and Sitting Bull wounded.
Heavy fires have been seen from Fort
Laramie 10 the eastward. 1t is feared
tnat the Indians have attacked the hsy
ranches on Mitchell bottom, and burned
the supply of Hay.
Gen. Terry's Figbt-Sifting Bull
Wounded.
CHICAGO, August AR. Williams,
Assistant Adjutsnt General At Omaha,
telegrsphes TO General Sheridsn's head
quarters here, that the following had just
been received by him:
FT. LARAMIE, WY, Aug. IA.
The report of General Terry's fight
with Sitting Bull is confirmed through
the Indians coming into Spotted Tail
Agency. They report 8 heavy engage
ment and defeat OK the Indians, with q
great loss and Sitting Bull wounded.
Signed lowssEsD'
It is proper to say that the accuracy OF
the information contained in this dis
patch. coming as il does from a ques-
tionable source, is discredited.
Not Confirmed.
WAsHrSGroy, August IA. On inquiry
at army headquarters, to-day, it is sscer-
,sined that nothing whsteyer has been
received confirmatory Of the report Of the
Sioux squsw, that terrible battle has
taken place between General Crook and
the Sioux Indians, ard that the latter
had been almost snnihilated. The story
considered doubtful.