The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-25
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.... 5ss1ia WASHINGTON.
Latest Intelligence from Gen. Crook.

WARRINGTON, July N.-The following
dispatches were received last night la
s,a qss CHICAGO, July 70, 1876.
To Con. Sherman: fae 1oi f.yTea.H
n. The following dispatch from Gen.
Crook Is transmitted for your informa-
tion. Gen. Merritt will reach Gen.
Crooks camp on August /, with ten
companies OF cavalry Instead Of eight,
"a ut first contemplated. Gen. Terry
has moved his depot from north Of
Powder river to Big Horn or Rosebud,
and has notified me Of his intention to
form junction with Crook.
r. II. SHERIDAN. ..tf
hSr1A5 '3 Nv i'4 oNA Lieutenant General.
HEApons BIG HoRs AND YELLgwsTosE Exr'N, /
le8f Camp on Goose Greek, W. T.. july 10. [
Via Fort fetierman Wyoming, July az. 1875.
10 Gen. Sheridan Chicago
send ia a courier to-day to carry d,i-
tplicates OF my dispatch to ten Merrlttl
FOR fear the originals may not nave
reached their destination. send ~
courier to Gen. Terry Tonight TO INFORM
him that / will cooperate with MIN,
and where To find me also giving. what
information have IN regard TO The LII
NV intention is to move out after the
hostiles as soon as Merritt gets here
with the Fifth, and shall not probably
send In any other courier, unless some
thing special should occur requiring me
to do so. / am getting anxious about
Merritt's ability to reach me soon, as
the grass il getting very dry and the In
dams are liable TO burn il any day.
GEo. Crook, Brigadier General
Indian commissioner. ter r4Ia
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
X on Saturday photographed tho Indian
Agents at Red Cloud and Spotted Tail
) to turn over their charges to the mill
n tary officers at Camps Robinson and
Sheridan, respectively. This was done
y by the Commissioners for the reason that
y be thought 1t best, under the present
condition of affairs in the Indian
country, to have perfect harmony be-
tween the military and civil officers near
the agencies, and thus prevent any pos
sible controversy between the officers at
those points and the agents. aC
d ael.6s Congressional Notes. no
The Senate proceeded with the inn
parchment trial at IL o'clock, and Man
ager jerks spoke on the side OF the
The Banking and Currency Com mittee
adjourned to tomorrow, when some
conclusion will be reached II possible.
The legislative appropriation confer
ence report good progress toward ad-
y jlistlnent. .lili.- = 49, 49,
tt Ine House III iutI. Iucy dig ItuulNR
n every bill, demanded by Republicans,
\, to prevent motions by individual mem
" bers on the money question during the
morning hour. INA ..see1.sgi- - ..,,s
COMPUTATIONS. Joseph u j. Brady,
Second Assistant Postmaster General T;
: VIM. G. Spruinee, District Attorney for
Delaware; Thomas Is. Shannon, Collec-
/ tor of Customs, San Francisco. Also the
& following for appointments by transfer
to the Seventh Cavalry: Second Lieuts.
William II. Robinson, Jr., Daniel G.
Pearson, Chas. B. Schofield, George T..
y Chase, John r. Wilkinson, Ezra b. Full
Ter, Geo. o. Eaton, Edwin Z. Andrews,
J. w. G. Gresham, Hugh l.. Scott, L. s.
Mccormick and Albert j. Russell also,
George +. Talbot, Solicitor. 81 the Treas
nry, vice Bluford Wilson. .t,
Committee ON Naval Affairs.
2A The report Of the majority of the Com
mittee on Naval Affairs concerning
/, alleged abuses IN the navy, etc, is
signed by all the Democratic members
and by Mr.. Burleigh, Republican, the
latter saying in a note that no signed
the report as read, believing it to be in
accordance with the evidence taken anu
4 substantially Just, but he has no SYM
pathy with so much OF the report IA is
Of partisan character. .s 9tt
The minority of the committees, Mr..
y Harris, of Massachusetts, and Mr.. Dan
ford, are now preparing their views upon
the subject. ISLE w y.
The points of the majority report have
been published.
Bluford Wilson Is here to testify be-
fore the whisky committee.
The Controller OF Currency has de-
clared final dividend to the creditors
7, of the First National Bank Of Washing
ton, paying them In full.
N The President has signed the silver
and appropriation bills; also the resolu-
y ton removing Gen. Beauregard's dis
abilities. 5s g.,.s4 ,,,..
Congressional Proceedings. ..,.g
senate. beislq 5at u
WASHINGTON, July "a. MIR. Logan
moved to take up the bill equalizing
bounties. Agreed to; % TO 40, Mr.. Key,
OF Tennessee, voting with the Repub-
licans, Messrs. Booth, Robertson and
Sargent with the Democrats. No action.
Impeachment resumed. Manager
jerks and Counsellor Black argued to
executive session.. Adjourned. w8f
ta House. 244 &aQts
5., Mr.. Hubbard, of Illinois, Offered a
resolution, reciting that the Northwest
ern Indians are supplied with arms re-
quiring special metallic cartridges, and
directing the President to take measures
3 to prevent such special ammunition
being conveyed to the Indians. Referred
to the Committee on Military Affairs.
sss Under the call OF States a number OF
bills were introduced and read by de-
mand. y sSe.,.l .- - 3es,5..,e-,, f
nv, Mr.. Young, of Tennessee, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt q resolu-
ton directing the Attorney General,
s Secretary OF tho Treasury and Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue to suspend
: until the first of February next all fur.
ther naction in reference to lands sold
: for direct taxes, under the act Of August
!, 6. 1861. Adopted yeas 1879, nays As.
N Mr.. Kelly, OF Pennsylvania, moved to
suspend the rules and pass bill for the
coinage OF the standard silver dollar OF
42iA grains, as provided in the act Of
18th Of January, 1887, and to make 1t a
legal tender In payment for any sum
wkataver Reiecfed Yeas lf8 nays G.