Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-18
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OUR INDIAN ENEMIES.
Ten Thousand Sioux in Arms,
Latest from Crook and Terry.
More About Casters SAD Fate.
THE WAR IN THE EAST.
Austrian Rights Violated by Turkey.
THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
OUR INDIAN ENEMIES.
Latest from Crook and Terry.
More About Casters Sad Fate.
THE WAR IN THE EAST,
Austrian Rights Violated by Turkey.
THE UNIVERSITY BOAT RACE.
THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN.
Ten Thousand sfoax An a

THE INDIAN CAMPAIGN.
Ten Thousand stoax An Arms
INV 1okk, July ia Bismarck tDako-
"a dispatch of July Il ssys:-shermsa nad
Sheridan certainly underestimatal me
strength OF the hostiles. sitting BaIi's band-
before Il wac Joined by Crazy Horse. nam,
ing force, and Crazy Horse has proven HIM
self strong enough TO defeat Crook IN every
eSgagement without me aid OF Sitting BAH.
Colonel Burke, agent at STANDING Rock, who
certainly Is well informed aud not disposed
10 exaggerate their strength, estimates tha
hghtine force OF The sioux At ten thousand,
and IL should be remembered that women
aud children are not elements OF weak uess,
for every nine year old boy VIII handle a
gun, stone, mallet or bow 10 better advant-
age than ma GRITTY OF recruits handle their
muskets. sQUaws do the camp drudgery,
and are ready Tor the battle II taeiT services
The Custer Plight.
sitting Bulls Uncpapss lost $50. and other
oands nearly as many, Ia Gu ster's nght. Toe,
hees al Al fort Lincoln mourned several days
over custer death, cutting themselves with
Knives, and exhibiting genuine sorrow in
other ways peculiar 10 the Indian. One re
used 10 mourn, and in the widest manner
called on Clusters spirit TO drive tue Sioux
from the land, and Insisted that hts brave
band would do IT, Tue fact that Caster.
though with the expedition aud nominRllv
In command OF his regiment, hal No cor,
manu Whatever until after Reno's return
rom DIS fruitless scout of the 2Oth, has NOT
INTO Two wiDgs-the right under Reno, and
the left under Benteep, while Caster was LETT
10 wabble where he would without responsi-
Oh. nllLy ana without command. Much Of the
time was spent with his brothers aud a few
rusty men, hunting aud scouting on his
own account. Generally he was with ina
advance, but not IN command of IL Two or
three times he was called upon 20 fiud masses
through the bad lands or mountains, and
once Terry said no other officer but Custer
could have conducted the command through
0lfnCnl1lDG Wkfgh N.e. -
so successfully. On the morning of June %
for the FIRST time, Custer was given a COM
mand, and those who know him do not won
der that he tried 10 make the most OF IL, and
nazaroed al In an attempt 10 conquer the
Sioux without assistance.
Refnforcements for Terry.
On Thursday next six companies OF the %
regiment, two companies OF the 5th Infantry.
and one hundred recruits for the 7Jh cavalry
VIII leave here under the command OF Col.
Ous, OF the I'D, TO reinforce Gen. Terry. So
far no troops have gone to his assistance.
Ire four companies which were under mis-
immediate comm were promptly ia mo-
ton and have been encamped here for sew
eral Gays Unfortunately, Col. Smith, Gen.
Terfy's adjutant general, left Fort Lincoln
70 return 10 the scene OF operations the day
before Col. Otis arrived. AS a result the
Colonel's command, which is largely com
posed OF old Indian fighters, is chadng under
the delay. However, everything Is being
Pu. i in order ana as soon as the balance OF
steamer Carroll arrived to-day aud will re-
turn Immediately with reinforcements and
supplies.
Custer's Widow Heart-Broken.
The condition OF Gen. Clusters widow con-
tinUes 10 be alarming. During divine SER
vice at her house yesterday she tainted and
remained In swoon for nearly an hour.
FOREIGN NEWS.
Revenue Reform I'm Italy.
LONDON, July lS.-rne Hour says inst the
"Free Ports" bin now before tue italian
Parliament proposes that within the pre-
cincts OF Ancons. Genoa, Livarno (Laghornl,
ana oIber large coast towns, goods may bs
duties.
Another Failure.
LONDON, July ls-Walker & Co, worssd
spinDers, OF Bradford, have failed. Liabli-
ties, $500.
A Financial Crisis.
LONDON, July ls.-rhe Financler says it
has reason 10 believe that, in Consequence
OF the very unsatisfactory tenor OF accounts
just received IN London, and the prospect of
some important failure, q large amount OF
bank notes have been transmitted by sDme
of the banks 10 the iron districts. The York
Herald says the great depression IN tue
Cleveland iron trade appears likely to cul-
inmate in disastrous financial compIica-
tons. Rumors have been circulated on
Change that bills OF a we'll known firm have
been sent back from the bank. The nrm,
besides being one OF the largest in the iron
industry, Is also a gigantic financial con-
Germ, and in Its safety depends the existence
OF a number OF others. A private meeting
was held yesterday, but IL was rumored
afterwards that all proceedings were adj
lourned until Thursday. II is currently be-
lieved that IL is intended, IL practicable, to
convert the irm into a stock company, and
by that means meet the exigencies of the
case. II that is done the crisis will pass
over without general break down.
Death OF An Author.
LONDON, July 1s-Alexander Russell, the
noted writer, is dead.
KILLED by y Fall from His Horse.
The Globe says that Mr.. Francis Hart
Dyke, the procurator general, died yesterday
from Injuries received by a fall from his
horse.
THE TURKISH WAR.