The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-28
General Shertnan's Forecast
Of the Indian Trouble.
THE SIOUX TIRED OF FIGHTING.
Preparing the Programme Of the
New Loan.
THE POSTAL SERVICE EMBARRASSED.
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, d. c., August q. 1870
GETTING READY THE NEW LOAN FOR THE SYM
DICATE-aRATIFYINo ASSURANCES SENT TO
THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.
The Secretary of the Treasury is of the opinion that
in the early part OF tho coming month the syndicate
will apply to HIM for the FIRST instament of $40 900 600
Of the foarandahalr per bonds just negotiated
They are now being printed fast possible and rs
the first lot is delivered he will make call for
the funding OF proportionate five per cents
four-and a-half per cents Immediately aferward he
will be prepared to send to Europe the bonds re-
qurcd there and Will take steps at once to
carry out the programme accordingly. He has
received gratifying cable despatch from the Roths.
chds, signfyng their satisfaction at the arrange
ments completed by him with those acting in their
behalf for the share of the bonds be taken on
their bid kilograms have also been received by hun
from different sections Of tho United States stating
that about $500 900 Of them Immediately taken
up in this country for banking and investments in
which he far of State Of Texas joins Reports come to
HIM, in fact, from all points OF the encouraging
signs that the loan Will be we'll received
everywhere and taken up quite rapidly
In regard 10 the four per cents authorized by the
OF July H. $780, he continues to feel that at the
that little additional legislation the part OF Con-
gress will be needed to the effect among other pro-
visions, that they will have forty years run. Sew
cral inquiries have been made OF him to know what
extent and how he going to provide for the sink
ing fund, but he has not felt called upon
to say anything positive about It, lie says
however, that he thinks he Will be able TO make full
provision for II to the extent which is required and
will get ahead OF 81 600 by the retirement of
fractional currency which going in the substtu-
tion of silver CON-
secretary Morrill, hopes that he will be able to get
away from here Tuesday and will thcrefores probably
be at Long Branch Wednesday, when he will call on
the President prior to going to his home in Maine. lie
will make perhaps two speeches in the campaign one
In his native and in Augusta or some other
part OF the State OF Maine Some changes contemplated
the Treasury Department will not 1t IS believed DO
made until his Washington, which will DO in
about week or ten days.
GENERAL SHERMAN OF OPINION TEE INDIANS
DON'T WANT TO FIGHT.
General Sherman continues to DO OF the impression
that the hostile Sioux have been divided up or that
they cndeavorng to get out OF the Powder River
and Big Horn country He says that he Is of the opin
that they do want to fight any moro and that
they will endeavor to cross the Yellowstone to get
away. II they succeed In dong this, which he
doubts of General Miles, patroilng forces
they will then be heard OF at the agencies There are
but three lords practicable for them the Yellowstone
and It will take long to get their old men, women
ponies lodge poles that they will be pounced
upon by the United States troops before they ac-
compsh such a movement General Sherman be-
lieves that the Indians under Sitting Bull would not
have allowed the junction OF the forces OF Generals
Crook and Terry II they meant to fight and hun i.
looks though with broken up crowd of the hostes
Sitting Bull IS likely TO be getting ready surrender
and sccrre tho best terms possible. At all events no
such determined lighting as heretofore is looked
for. Beyond the $500 additional soldiers now
being recruited additional troops Will be
required. Hence there is not much probability that
the request Of the marine corps to be employ cd
will be complied with, unless 1t may DO deemed advis-
able place them at the agencies TO carry the
resting of the returned hostles found the agencies
The Commissioner OF Indian Affairs looks to the
army exclusively at tho Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
agencies to establish the authority OF the government
and conduct the management Of Indian affairs there
for the time being, under which arrangement IT sue
ccssul, the commission will proceed to remove the
Indians to the Indian Territory