The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-08-09

mark special Of to-day says: The steamer
Carroll arrived this morning from Gen.
Terry's camp. having on board General
Forsythe and many sick and wounded
when near the mouth Of Powder river,
found Indians on both sides of the Rig-
or and for two and half hours they
kept up a running fire on the boat. only
wounding one soldier
The steamer Far West. after leaving
Buford for Terry's camp, found her
load too heavy and discharged a part Of
her cargo. principally grain, about 20
miles from Buford. On her return for
the balance of the cargo. the Indians
were seen destroying most If the grain,
and at this point they attacked the Far
West. She had on board Col Moore,
with three companies Of soldiers. The
Indians stood on both banks Of the riv-
or and dared the Colonel, with his
troops, To leave the boat, and land. A
lew shells were fired from a twelve
FOUNDER. which scattered the Indians
and they disappeared from the South
bank of the river Dave Campbell. pi
lot Of the Far West, and two scouts
then landed and went 10 reconpoitre,
but found the Indians were endeavoring
10 cut them off from the boat. Then be-
gan an exciting race for the boat The
horse Of one Of the scouts Jagged and
was shot, As was his rider soon after by
the same Sioux who shot the horse
Dave Campbell and his six companions
turned to rescue him from the scalping
knife, which they did by killing the
Indian. Gen. Terry has fallen back 80
miles from his camp on the Big Horn
and is now near the mouth of the Rose
bud. Prairire fires envelope the sur
rounding country for miles and Terry
finds the grazing scarce. A scout from
Gen. Crook got there Aug. "a in a des-
titute condition Crook was IS miles
away from there and the Indians were
harrassing him AS he attempted to reach
Terry The Indians picked off men,
stole stock and kept his march down to
about six miles per day. The men of
both commands are reported as much
disheartened
NEW York. Aug "A Washington
special says that the Secretary of War,
General Sherman and the Commission
er of Indian Affairs have recently held
consultations with the President on the
Indian question, aud have reached q
conclusion which. if put into practice,
will make Sitting Bull and his warriors
surrender and will make another Indian
war impossible. They propose to pre-
vent the Indians now in the field from
obtaining further supplies of ammuni-
ton. Stores at all the agencies and
posts will be confscated and severe
penalty inflicted on any one who fur
nishes an agency or hostile Indian with
powder and ball. Through friendly
Indians the authorities have recently
discovered attempts to supply Sitting
Bull with ammunition and no Indian
will be granted rations until he surr.n-
ders his arms.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7.-Postmasters
appointed: Granville o. Haller. Coupe
vile, Island Co, W. T; James NJ. Wat
son. Elma. Chehalis Co, Washington
Territory.
New YORK, Aug. S.-Thc 7ri5unes
Washington special on the House pro-
ceedings says: As no disposition has been
shown on either side Of the House to
take advantage of the other side in
ma,tesOof reports, the whole proceed
iugs to-day seemed to be an unnecessa-
ry. The uncallei for piece of gossip
which are in circulation this evening to
the effect that the wrangle had been
previously arranged for between Cox
and Hale in order to consume time, and
prevent a vote on BANDS silver or other
Objectionable matter which some men,
eers desired to bring up, may possibly
help to explain the proceedings. 1t is
| said by n member of the conference
committee that in q half hour after the
next meeting decision may be reached.
and that agreement bitches on one po,ut,
the salary of members Of Congress. So
it is probable that the bill will lie re-
ported To each house to- morrow, or that
tho committee will report that all agree
ment is impossible. The tea days for
which the present. appropriation lasts
will expire on the tenth, ani the Presi
dent is represented from several quar-
tiers rs saying he would sign no more
bills extending the present appropria-
lions
The 81" has. the following gossip On
the New York hotels: the Fifth Avenue
makes Money; the Hoffman House, las,
year, cleared $4,000. the Clarendon
aud Everett both run by Weakes
4 Co. did handsome business; the
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