Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-07-30
The Sioux War-Fears that Crook Is
d vermatched.


An Evening 7etegraph's Washing
ton special says: 1t is believed at
army headquarters that the forces Of
! Crook and Gibson are not over 80
miles apart and can readily be brought
within supporting distance. Crook
feels that he is going to have hard
fighting, but intends to make it decis-
i've. It is said there are at least 5000
warriors in the field under Sitting
Bull, and it is feared hat the
Sioux may have received accessions
from the Sioux in the British Prov
inces, which might swell the hostile
force to 10000. The Sioux, if driven
to the wall by the troops, will go
north and take refuge in the British
Possessions. 1t is feared that Crook is
overn.atched.
A special from Terry says all are
well. It is expected hat Terry, un-
der instructions, has by this time
reached the confluence of the Big
Horn and Yellowstone rivers. Crook
wants Terry to march toward bis COM
maud half way, as the Indians are in
the mountains and the battles must be
fought there.
The Snake allies says the Sioux are
occupying the mountains where Sib-
ley's party struck them, and will COM
pei the troops to fight them inch by
inch. This will be a deadly warfare.
They know every foot of the ranges, OF
which the troops are entirely ignorant,
and will guard every pass and ainbus-
cade of the soldiers at every step.
With plenty of dried meat and an
abundance of game, they can make a
prolonged resistance. Veteran officers
say it would be wise to accept volun-
teers.
The Louisiana Troubles.
NEW YORK, July %.
A Worlds Washington special says
the report of the special committee on
Louisiana affairs promises to be an I'M
portant one. 1t will probably be the
only report, so far as Is now known,
which will be brought into the House
to openly and directly censure the
| President. The committee find that
the New Orleans Custom-house has
been corruptly managed by Collector
Casey, the Presidents brother-in-la law;
that these abuses were found to be SO
glaring two years ago, by investigation,
that the removal OF Casey was recon-
mended, and that under the pressure
then made he did actually tender his
| resignation, which the President re-
fused to accept, and thereby declined to
| interfere with the terrible maladminis.
tration of affairs, which has continued
to grow worse.
Panic on q Steamer.
New YORK, July %.
A terrible panic occurred IN the
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| sion boats running to Rockaway Beach
| The engineer left his post for a few
minutes, when a small hole was blown
in the boiler, and several persons were
| slightly scalded by the escaping steam,
which enveloped the boat so that OBJ
jects two feet away were invisible. The
widest scene of confusion followed
women fainting, men crying fire, and
| the boat nearly sank by the passen-
gers collecting aft. The steamer was
at last lowed to Coney Island, where
the engineer narrowly escaped lynch
ing for deserving his post.
Reported Disaster 10 Crooks Com.
malAd.
NEW YORK, July %.
The Herald has a special from the
West to the effect that there has been q
terrible slaughter of Crooks command
by the Sioux-three hundred killed.
A HeraLd's editorial says: We think
we may we'll doubt the story of the
disaster to Crooks command, which
comes to US this morning by round
about ways and from uncertain
sources. Lame Deer, who reports the
story, may be a myth. His story is III
itself too circumstantial to be trust
worthy. When it is considered how
short was the time, after the battle
which he allowed himself to get to the
point whence it was brought to Sidney
We are told SO much about the disaster
and its consequences that it is no easy
to believe there was any disaster at all
Death Of Commodore Garner.
NEW YORK, July %.
Memphis, Tennessee, has u t.
mourn the death of Commodore Gar
ner, who was the heaviest cotton buye
, in that market. He purchased about
f 10000 bales a year from Memphis fac
fore onH fha local nunnrS ara ax praqS