The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1876-07-20
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WHEELING REGISTER.
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Union Line, ONCE Northwest cor.
ofMain and 18th Sts.
DOMESTIC NEWS.
THE INDIAN WAR.
Frightened Out OF Joining the Hos
tile Indians,

THE INDIAN WAR. E
Frightened Out Of Joining the Hos
tile Indians,
CHEYENNE, July l9.-Gen. Merritt
having marched nearly one hundred
miles n thirty.six hours, successfully in
tercepted the eight. hundred Cheyennes
who had left the agency, and drove them
back to that place. The Indians, being
advised by rumors of the approach OF the
cavalry, broke into small bands, and scat
tered like sheep. Their vigilance and
the Jaded condition OF Merritt's animals,
alter his hard march, enbled them to
gain their peaceful agency home with no
casualties, save one killed by a scout.
Gen. Merritt believes to have thus
frightened these Cheyennes ::out of any
further attempt to join the hostile
Indians, and has taken up bis
line of march for Fort Laramie,
thence to join Crook as early as possible.
Four companies of the Fifth cavalry are
here now, and will leave for Ft. Laramie
in few days. Whether they will join
their regiment and 60 north, or remain
to guard the settlements and watch the
agency, is not yet fully determined.
Indians Driven Back to the Agency.
CHICAGO, July 19.-The following was
received at the military headquarters
here to day:
Fort LARAMIE, July lS, 1876.
Col. r. c. Drum, AJjutant. .Generatof the
Division of the Missouri, Chicago, Ill.,:
A courier, who has just arrived from
Red Cloud, reports that on the 10th inst,
Merritt intercepted the 800 Cheyennes
and Sioux who had left the agency to
ioin the hostile bands against Crook and
Terry, and drove them back to the
agency. .
iSignedl EFF. TOWNSEND.
OficiaI from the sioux Country.
CHICAGO, July 19.-The following
official report of Colonel Merritt, was re-
ceived at the military headquarters to-
day, from Red Cloud Agency, July 18th,
via Ft. Laramie, July 18th:
"As indicated in my dispatch, l moved
by forced marches to the main northwest
trail, on Indian creek, in therty. five hours.
Nv command made about seventy-fve
miles, reaching the trail on Sunday
evening about nine o'clock. The trail
showed that a number of large
parties had passed north at daylight
Yesterday. l saddled up to move on the
trail toward the agency. At the same
time party of seven Indians were dis
covered north Of my command, moving
with the intention of cutting off two
couriers, who were approaching Sage
creek. A party was sent to cut these OIL,
killing one OF them. The command at
once moved out. Other Indians seen in
this direction, gave chase, but they es-
caped. leaving four lodges and
several hundred pounds Of provisions be-
hind. After securing the country
thoroughly in our vicinity, we moved at
once towards the agency. A distance OF
twenty-five miles, to the northwest ofthe
agency the Indians broke camp, so
that we did not succeed in catching
any of them. The trail was much worn
AID indicates that there We a Indred
l adams driven in by our movement.
from repeated reports, which l
cannot give in this .ds2atch, l
am certain of striking the Cheyennes.
To accomplish this, l marched
hard to;get on the trail, taking the in
fsntry to guard the wagons and to fight,
il nee isary. The reports received from
this point led ME to believe that many of
the Sioux warriors were with the Chey-
ennes. / am now satisfied that the num-
Der of Indians leaving the agency is ex-
aggerated, and l am certain that not one
hundred Indians, or rather ponies, all
told, have gone north on the main trail
in the last ten days. The Cheyennes,
whom we drove in yesterday, took
refuge on the reservation towards
Spotted Tail. If they leave again, l
think it will be to 60 south of the agen.
cies, as they seem thoroughly frightened
out of the northern trip. Our appear
ance on Indian and Hot creeks was
complete surprise to them, but those far
ther in we're informed by runners, so that
they got out of the way. I have just re-
ceived your dispatch of the 18th. l will
move without delay to Fort Laramie, and
as soon as possible will move to join
Crook MY men and horses are very
tired, but few days reasonable marching
with full forage, will make them all right.
In Hot Pursuit.
A report reached Fort Laramie to
night, that thirty Indians were seen, this
evening, twelve miles below that place,
on the Platte river. Captain Eagan with
his company, started to hunt them down.
Loyal Bly, was killed near Pawnee
Springs, Nebraska, while returning to
the North Platte from the South Loop,
with an axe team. He was shot twice.
1t is not known whether he was shot by
the Indians or not.
Dented.
A number of eastern papers have pub
lished statement accrsditlng the officers
at Fort Laramie with having denounced
the conduct of General Crook in the late
action. A meeting was called at the
post tonight and resolutions adopted
denying the charge; on the contrary up
holding and applauding the Generals
action, charscterizing it as wise and pru-
dent and that any criticism thereon
would be unsoldierly.
The Robson lmpeaenmedt Case.
WASHINGTON, July l9.-The situation
in regard to the impeachment OF Secre.
tary Robson, this afternoon, is in full
discussion with the Democratic members