Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-07-29

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Blaine Bright, Alert aud Brilliant.
A private letter says Mr.. Blaine is bright,
alert and brilliant, with keen interest in and
clear. sharp views about everything. He
shows the effects of six weeks illness, is
easily fatigucd; but plays billiards, walks in
the grounds and talks freely on all subjects
not excepting his own condition and feelings,
and the. Cincinnati convention. He will
speak at IL or Is places during the last month
Of the campaign.
Decision on soldiers Additional Boun-
~ Act.
Secretary Chandler acting on the advice of
the Attorney General, who is the law officer
of the Interior Department, has finally de-
cidcd that entries of land under the soldiers
additional homestead law are not required to
be made in person, but may be made under
powers of attorney. This decision confirms
the title to large tracts of California timber
entered by AlvinZa Hayward and others last
year.
Political.
INDIANAPOLIS, July 1S.-The chairman of
the Independent Greenback State Central
Committee denies the report that the greens
back party of Indiana will support ills
den and Hendricks in case the House repeals
tuC lCSuIuptlOu HCt, anu says III ilO Case Will
the Independents of Indiana support the
Democratic ticket, either State or national.
They will stand by Peter Cooper and their
own State ticket at all hazards, believing
they can carry the State The Committee has
called a new State convention for August
18th to take position on the silver question,
and will declare that the State legislature
has the right to make silver coins of the
United States, full legal tender without limit
as to the amount, and will make the question
test one at the election for members at the
next general assembly.
Peter Coopcr's friends say they will nomi-
nate him as candidate for Vice President
next weec in place Of Booth, who is believed
to have made the great mistake of his life in
dcclffing. They expect to carry Missouri
and Indiana in October, and agect to believe
Cooper more likely to be elected than Hayes
or Tilden.
The Herald's Washington dispatch says:
The desperation with which the Western soft
money men are pursuing their project of re-
peal the resumption act, obviously reveals
their object, which is none other than to
drive Tileen from the ticket. The leaders in
it are these who are opposed to Tildens as
tendency in the party, and will not hesitate
to do anything that will embarrass or cripple
him. 1t cannot he denied but what Hem
bricks has encouraged this movement very
recently, and since his meeting with Tildcn
at Saratoga. 1t is plain fact that Hendricks
can't make up his mind to be the tail end of
the ticket.
Prom the Scat of War.
The Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Agencies
have been turned over to the military by the
Indian Commissioner.
Sheridan reports from Chicago that every
thing is making satisfactory progress, and
that active operations will be resumed with
in few weeks. 1t is officially reported here
that SO soon as necessary arrangements are
made and supplies forwarded, Sheridan will
take the field and personally superintend the
movements of troops, as he did in his sue
cessful campaign in in 1868 and 80 against
the Cheycnnes and Comanches, between the
Platte and Red River of the South.
Suits against lhe p. M. Co.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 24-Thres suits were
commenced today against the Pacific Mail
Co. One was by by Dolhegny IL GrOnZales,
for $500, 900, for failure to touch at San Bias
and remove goods per advertisement; one by
James Hastings for $500, 900 and one by Pat
rick Tiernay for $50 900, both for accidental
injuries received on the COmpany's steamers.
Washington News.
WASHINGTON, July 24-Thc Senate in ex>
ccu,ivc session to-day confirmed the fellow
ing nominations: +. J. Brady, of Indiana,
Second Assistant Postmaster General: Mason
and Thos. B. Shannon, collector of customs
at San Francisco.
The President signed the silver bill; also
the army appropriation BILL
The bankinS and currency committee, at
their meeting to morrow, expect to agree on
a bill providing for the repeal of the resump-
ton clause of the act of January IA, 1875.
Dispatch from GEN. Crook.
Chicago, July 25.-Thc following dis
patch was received at Gen. Sheridan's head
quarters this morning:
CANT ON GOOSE CREEK, Wyoming, July %
To Gen. Sheridan:-I sent out Lieut. Sib.
Icy on the 9th with small detachment of
the I'd Cavalry to escort my guide, Frank
Gruard, in making reconnaissance. When
the party came, on the eth, to point near
where the Little Big Horn debouches from
the mountains they encountered the Sioux in
strong force, and saw enough to convince
them that the main village of the hostiles is
not far from that point. They succeeded in
making their escape only after abandoning
their horses and marching across the rugged
foot hills of the Big Horn mountains Lieut.
Sbley and Frank Gruard are entitled to great
credit for their GOODNESS and judgment dis
played in the detachment when surrounded
by largely superior forces of the enemy
The Sioux Differentiated.
One of the greatest mistakes in the cans
paign is the under estimate of the number of
Sioux and their disposition to fight. Gen.
Miles says he is satisfied nearly all of the
fighting men from Standing Rock are out.
and he stopped there long enough to look
the ground over; and the agent at Lower
Brule adds that his Indians are all out, and
also those from Cheyenne agency, not to
speak of Spotted Tail and Red Cloud, who
are certainly with them The hostile bands
have been largely reinforced since the battle
Gen. Miles gives the key to the recent re-
moval of women and children and friendly
Indians of Standing Rock agency to
the east side of the river; the hostiles had
notified them they intended to raid the
agency unless all joined them, and believing
they would do it, they have removed to the
other side of the river for protection. A
Sioux scout in the employ of the Governs
ment ut Fort Rice, after the recent battle,
said he always knew The Sioux Outnumbered
the whites, and that he believed they would
conquer in the end The idea prevails to a
great extent among the young warriors who
go into the campaign better armed than the
whites, with a knowledge of every ravine in
the country, and almost every tree from be>
hind which an Indian can shoot a cavalry
man, and they are confident that they will
win. Well informed river and frontiersmen
insist that the Indians have an effective force
of at least 10000 well armed and abundantly
supplied.
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