The New York herald., 1876-07-25

sage IRON Goose Greek nothing has been received
At army from the forces operating against
tho Sioux.
SHERIDAN TAKE THE FIELD
There is truth In the that General Sheri
dan intends to take the field person. At least
he has given .intimaton Of such q purpose
in his communications with the General Of the
Army As sthe more immediate commander
OF the military division which embraces the seat OF war,
General Sheridan is held responsible for the results OF
the campaign, but he has received no orders from
Washington to take the field in person, nor has any
suggestion to that effect been made him from official
sources In fact, as General Sherman said tonight
when asked about the that Lieutenant General
had been ordered 90 the of operations Gen.
eral Sheridan is better able to control and man.
age the campaign from Chicago than
he should be in the field, for the
that with the telegraph lines converging at Chi
cago he direct the movements OF the troops from
that centre with much readiness than If he
isolated the Sioux country with only single wiro
behind him.
THE SITUATION.
Otherwise the situation remains unchanged With
Generals Gbbon and Terry united from the north and
west and with junction formed by General Merritt
with General Crook and a subsequent union OF tho
entire force in the fcd effected by the second week
August blow will he struck that will be-as General
Sherman says-the beginning of the end Of the
Sioux. lt will be hard lighting, though" he went
say. "The SIOUX tho very best lighters Of tho
Indian race, but Sheridan will wipe them out ns he
wiped out tho Kiowss and Comanches two years
ago."
on LEAVE OF ABSENCE
Colonel Bacon, Of General Sherman staff went West
suddenly by the early train this evening, and good
deal OF significance attached to his departure, the
hen hC hear Of
dispatches to General Sheridan. But it turned out
later that he had gone away leave Of absence 10
visit his family and in search of rest after proacted
service at army headquarters
NEWS FROM CRooK-AwAIrING THE ARRIVAL OF
REINFoECEMENTs.
WASHINGTON July a. 1874
Tho following dispatches wero received last even.
ing
CHICAGO July %, 1870.
To General ". I. SHERMAN, Washington, D. c. =
The following despatch from General Crook is trans
mittcd for your Information General Merritt will
reach General Crooks camp on August l, with ten
companies OF cavalry instead OF eight at first con-
tempatcd. General Terry has moved his depot from
north OF Powder River to Big Horn, tie Rosebud,
and has notified me of his intention form Junction
with Crook.
p II. SHERIDAN Lieutenant General
DESPATCH CROOK.
HEADQUARTERS BIC HORN YELLOWSTONE
EXPEDITION, CAMP on GOOSE CREEK, Wy. T.,
July IT, Via FORT FErTERxAY. wy T..
July %, 1876
General SHERIDAN. Chicago
send IN courier to-aay to carry duplicates Of my
despatch General Merritt fear the mails may
not have reached ther destination. / send courier
to General Perry tonight to INFORM him that will CO.
operate with him and where TO 6nd me; also giving
what information have regard to Q Inaians. II
,s nv intention to move out a,er the hoses as soon
as Merritt gets here with the h shall prob
ably send in another courier unless sonnet ng special
should require me to DO so. l getting anxious
about Merrtts ability to reach soon the grass
Is getting very dry and the Indians liable to burn
any day. General CROOK, Brigadicr General