Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-22

never in any speech or by any public act ad
vocate the imitation heresy, and they say he
will not advocate it in his letter of accept
ance.
Dispatch from Gen. Crook.
CAMP ON GOOSE CREEK, Wyoming, July IL.
My last information from Red Cloud
agency was that the Cheyennes had left there
to reinforce the enemy in my front. AS this
takes away the disturbing element from that
section, had availed myself of the Lieuten
ant Generals permission and ordered eight
companies of the Fifth Cavalry under Col.
Merritt to join me at this point. The best in
formation | can get from the front is that
TIE Indians have three fighting men to my
one, although have no doubt of my ability
to whip them with my present force, the vic
tory would likely become barren of results,
and so l have thought it better to defer an
attack until can get the Fifth here and then
end the campaign with one crushing blow
The Indian War.
The Times Chicago kilograms tonight
state that the Indians are moving on to Med>
icine Bow station, ON the Union Pacific
Railroad, almost due south of Fetterman,
supposed to be for the purpose of capturing
or destroying supplies which have been
stored there recently in great Quantities by the
government, there being $4,000 rounds of
ammunition among other things.
Irreconcilable Difference between Til.
den and HIndrlcks.
New YORK, July 1S.-A special from Sara.
toga to the Commercial Advertiser says it
has leaked out that there is an irrcconcilable
difference between Tilden and Hindricks,
and hence the non-appearance of Tilden's
letter of acceptance. 1t is very evident from
the hurried manner of Tllden as he lert Sara
tim hat
one, and that there are wide differences be-
tween them on the currency question which
may oblige Hendricks to repudiate Tilden or
peacefully withdraw from the ticket.
Warrington News.
EX-Gov. T. w. Bennett, recently nomi.
mated by the President for Governor of Idaho
Territory, declines the Office.
The general impression is now Congress
will adjourn early next week.
Glowing Reports from the Mines.
Judge Bowen, an experienced minor who
has just returned from the Hills, believes the
Dead Wood Mines will yield s., OOO, 900 this
year. The Whitewood and Deadwood gull
chcs alone will employ $4,000 men, with big
profit, for five years. The Rapid Creek
Mines, being deep and lasting. will prove
exceedingly remunerative to capital. The
Black Hills quartz promises immense returns
the rock being largely dccomposed is readily
worked
Death Of a Pioneer Minister.
NEWARK, N. j., July 1S.-Rcv. John Blair
of the Newark NJ +. conference died to
day. lie was one of the first Methodist
ministers to California and established two
churches in San Francisco.
Washington News
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Thc committee on
ways and means have completed their
amehdatory internal revenue bill and may re.
port it tomorrow. Thcye.are no alterations
in taxes. The changes are principally with
reserence to the better administration of the
present law.
The Inter Ocedn's Washington special says
that Proctor Knott has announced he does
not intend to press any further the questions
in rclOtiOn to Cabinet matters which BristOw
refused to answer last week. 1t is whispered
that Bristow has written to Knott that he has
nothing to tell
NEW YORK, July 1.-THE Times Wash>
ington special says: There is great anxiety
on the part of Glover, chairman of the COM
mittee ON real estate pool, and Whitthorn,
chairman of the committee on naval affairs
about resolutions of impeachment against
Robson, each of them being DESTROYS of
getting ahead of the other and each is afraid
to bring in resolution. The point with each
is the same, the transfer of gOvernmct money
to Jay Cooke, Mccullough l. Co., at the
time of the panic three years ago. This they
regard as impeachable, though the proof
shows every dollar was amply secured to the
government.
Ex.Kuklux Leader Nominated for tho
North Carolina Legislature.
"A Times Washington special says: Last
Saturday, in Meeklenburg Co., r. A. Shots
we'll, who was some years ago confined in
the Albany penitentiary for crimes commit
ted as Kuklux, was nominated for the leg
islature. He was in the dark days of 1871,
known as brutal and active leoder of the
Kuklux. He has not repented
south Carolina Riot.
The New York Tribune says of the late
riot at Hamburg, s. c. The riot was caused
by the whites and was attended with the
atrocity of unarmed negroes being shot in
cold blood. Chambcrlin says the punish
ment of the offenders is demanded by the
honor of the State. These riots, which take
place from time to time in the South, are as
cribed to constant dread OF the negroes
rising in the South; the existence of lawless
class there, feeling that the colored man not
as good as the white man.
Honor to Custer.
A town in Illinois has been divided and
one half named Custer.
Reception OF Gov. Jewell.
HvRTFoRD. July 18.-Thc reception uf
Gov. Jewell in this city tonight was grand
affair. A committee of citizens of both
political parties met him in New Hoven,
and after reception there, came to Hartford
by special train. At Hartford thousands of
people assembled ut the depot. A salute of
Is guns was fred and the arrival of the train
was hailed with music and rockets. Jewell
was welcomed by Mayor Sprague, Democrat,
blot upon his escutcheon; and that the deter
injustice had added to this assemblage many
pressed his qualification at she cordial well
glad to be promoted to the highest possible
rank, that Of an American private citizen. A
procession consisting of companies of the
Guard, the Cambridge Guards, colored, then
being sent off on the route and the residence
ated and the streets arc thrOngcd with people
made and address welcoming him again to
Hartford. He said his friends had applaud-
ed his promise to conduct his department at
sstance of entreaties and threats of bad men,
aud his efforts in the cause OF political reform
to which the sound heart of the nation is es
xso11y hot